Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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STATE INSURANCE FAVORED 8Y SENATE VOTE WA8 FOUR TO ONE ON BAN K8 BILL FOR W AREHOU8E IN8URANCE. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Oolngs and Happenings That Mark the Progress of 8outh Carolina People, Gathered Around the 8tate Capital.' Columhla. The senate spent considerable tlmo passing uncontested matters, discuss ing the raising of the salaries of coun ty treasurers and auditors, and tho enactment of the bill of Senator Banks of Calhoun, to provide for the insur ance of warehouses operated by tho state, and of cotton Btored therein. Sou.e consideration was given to the bill of Senator Williams of Aiken, which has for its purpose the aboli tion of the State tax commission. By a vote of 19 to 13 tho senate refused to pass this bill tp a third reading, leaving it as a second reading bill, on the ruling of the chair. The vote can not be taken as indication of the at titude of the senate. Senator McUhee of Greenwood mo" ed to strike out the enacting words. Senator Du Until moved to lay this on the table. The senate by a vote of 19 to 13 re fused to lay this on the table, but It was clear tlint fhls vote Indicated noth ing positive in respect to the senate's attitude on th?> bill.. This bill 1b introduced by several whereases to tho effect that since tho warehouse commissioner is required ! to keep insured cotton on storage in ' state warehouses, and since a number of the larger insurance companies have refused to operate under the law regu lating Insurance passed at the . last session of the general assembly, and since the rate charged by Insurance companies operating in South Caro lina have not been uniform and in many instances are and have been ex* cessive, therefore, in order to protect j stores of cotton in state warehouses as well aB the Btate itself from lia bility on warehouse receipts, be it enacted . . . etc., by the geenral as sembly. The bill requires the warehouse com missioner to prepare a schedule of rateg for insurance on warehouses op erated by the state and on cotton stored therein. These rates to bo Bub Joct to the approval of the governor, ] iriBurance commissioner and comptrol- j ler general. The premiums on this I insurance to be collected in advance by the warehouse commissioner and re mitted by him at the end of each month to the state treasurer. Theso premiums to be maintained as a separ ate fund for the payment of losses by fire of the warehouses or of the cotton stored therein. That wtien this fund shall exceed the sum of $60,000, it shall be invested by the state treasurer in interest bearing securities; that no indiv'dual risk in excess of $100,000 vhall be taken; subdivisions of stan dard construction betng considered 1 ^operate risks. Individual risks in ex- ' cess of this to be reinsured. Can Handle Asparagus Crop. Many of tho members of the South Carolina Asparagus Growers' Associa tion have been very much concernod over tho railroad situation, and were doubtful whether or not it would b?i wise to spend any considerable sum for fertilisers to use on this year'* crop. This matter was taken up di rectly with Senator B. R. Tillman and he has been active in looking after tho i Interests of the grower#. On January 23. Secretary McAdoo, i director general of railroads, wrot-; Senator Tillman as follows: "Your letter of January 3 whs duly I received. Wo believe and expect that , the railroads will bo able to handle J the asparagus crop to which you re for. Certainly everything in our power will be done to accomplish that re- ) suit." It would seem from this that Sena- ( tor Tillman has been able to take care of tho aspargus growers in this mat tor, and that they need have no un- J easiness about getting their crops handled this coming spring aq hero- j tofore. i Noted Coach at Navy Yard. The appolntnr.ent of Walter K. Pow ell of Cleveland, as director of ath letics at the Charleston, S. C., navy yard, was announced by Walter Camp, supervisor of naval athletics in tho navy department commission on train ing camp activities. Mr. Powell organ ised athletics In Cleveland schools and was coach in various tihlo colleges. Secretary Issues Charters. A charter was Issued by Bank* Dove, secretary of state, for th? Threatt-Carson Company of Kershaw. The capital stock Is $50,000, Officers are: W. B. Threatt, president; Mm. Cora L. Carson, vice president; John M. lxmt-y, secretary and treasurer. , W. Jfl. Arnold & Company of Wood , r,u# wan commissioned, the proponei capital stock being $8,000. A whole sale grocery and central merchandise business will be conducted. Petition j ers are; W. H. Arnold, B. F. Utngfor* 1 and 0. P. Arnold, all of Woodruff. A 8al? of The Lee CounJj^u^nse^iiceeders' Association in o^^c to the farmers of Lee County and theCstate a chasbe to purchase pure brecS^alry . cktzlcK, direct from the Island ^^Guenuik* has gone to considerable selecting the herd of heifers watch will Le sold at the farm of Robert M Cooper, Jr., Wisacky, on Wednesday, January 30. Leo County Is (he largest j dairy center of the state and tha | Guernsey cattle center of the South. ] Charles L. Hill of Rosendale, Wis., lm- ' porter of the herd from which this lot j was selected, Is an acknowledge! Am erican judge of Guernsey cattle and Is the prlnclal American Importer. He i has on the Island of Guernsey several 1 experts who ship only the bost and purest breed. David and Archie Bell , of Kentucky are now at Wisacky with | the herd. The Bell brothers are the largost Guernsey dairy farmers In ; Kentucky, controlling and operating | five large dairy farms. The produc'a of their dairies supplies many of the large hotels of the West ttnJ Soulh. The Lee County Guernsey Breeders' Association Is composed of the lead ing farmers and dairymen of th>? couuty. South Carolina Raised $5,803.73. From R. M. Kennedy, library cam paign director for South Carolina, It Is learned that the fund raised In South Carolina for camp libraries was $5, 803.78. This exceeds the amount rail ed In 19 other states. North Carolina, for instances, raised only $4, 659, .65, Georgia contributed $6,164, and Vir ginia, $7,786.83. The grand total in the United States was over $1,600,000. oversubscrblng the million dollar fund set as the ob jective by more than a half. Books for soldiers and sailors in camps and wherever assembled are, therefore, as sured. and the American Library As sociation is now supplying them ai rapidly as possible. Camp Jackson and the other canton ments in the state now have camp libraries and the library buildings are in process of erection, Gifts of books and magazines con tinue to come In. Mr. Kennedy has received a great many donations, too numerous to list, which he has turned over to the camp. Would Give 8word. Members of the South Carolina gen eral assembly plan to give proper recognition to the bravery recently dis played by Ensign George Otis Ether- , edge of Saluda when In the command i of a lifeboat he and fellow members j of the crpw of the gunboat Annapolis | Imperiled their own lives In going to i the rescue of those on board the sink- j ing ship Pattlesford. Should the sen- j ate approve the house resolution com- I ^ittees from the general assembly will procure subscriptions from the Btato to purchase a sword, which Is to be suitably engraved and presented to Ensign Etheredge. The resoltulon was offered by Mr. Daniel, representative from Saluda county. Mr. Toole oL Aiken offered a some what similar resolution, providing for the purchase of a gold medal, to cost not more than $100 and to be paid for out of the contingent fund. With the adoption of the Daniel resolution, that by Mr. Toole was continued for further consideration. Posts Filled By Assembly. Dr. W. R. Lowman, of Orangeburg j and E. D. Hodge, of Alpolu, were re elected trustees of the state colored college at Orangeburg without opposi tion when the jolrtt assembly conven- 1 ed to continue elections. Mrs. Virginia Moody, of Columbia. | was re-elected as state librarian, and ' Capt. W. G. Smith, as state warehouse clmmossloner, w'thout opposition. J. Hoyne Hawkins, of Prosperity, and W. H. Canfleld, of Anderson, weri chosen as directors of the state pen> itentiary to succeed Mr. Hawkins and W. H. -Glenn, who has accepted a position as assessor for the Columbia I/and bank. M. C. Harris, of Prosper ity. and A. J. Mobley, of Columbia, were the other nominees. The vote was as follows: Hawkins, 81; Can field, 75; Mobley, 59; Morris. 49. Battalion Well and Happy. The South Carolina battalion of engineers now In France as a part, of f.he Rainbow Division are well and happy according to a communication Just received by Governor Marnin* from Major Johnson In response to an Inquiry made by him. Some time ago Governor Manning received a request concerning the wel fare of J. W. Stokes, who enlisted from hamberg as a member of tho battalion. The governor forthwith cabled to Major Johnson, commander of the battalion asking of the con dition of the battalion as a whole and Mr. Stokes In particular. An answer to his wire arrived which was brief and to the point, reading as follows; Governor R. I. Manning. Columbia, Stokes and battalion well and happy. (Signed) Major Johnson, Commanding. Governor Appoints Officers. Governor Manning appointed JuMus M. Cogswell of Charleston lieutenant colonel of the First Regiment of Bouth Carolina Reserve Militia, heretofore known as the Third Regiment. Stat* troop*. Other appointments made hy the governor were as follows: Captains? Charles J. Epps, Conway: Banr.uel T. Lanham, Spartanburg; Fred erick L. Wlllcox. Florence; J. B West .brook, Chester. First lieutenant--- John D. Hamer, Bnertanburg; W. A. Latimer, Chester. JJDGE M. L SMITH! f SIGNS FOR ARMYj i WA8 FOR NUMBER OF YEARS ' SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF__ j REPRESENTATIVES. | IS MAJOR JUDGE ADVOCATE! I South Carolina Hat Sustained Great ' Loaa on Benoh, Say? Gocernor Manning. j The resignation of Mendel L. Smith ! as Judge of the Fifth Judicial circuit. I was transmitted to both houses of the I general assembly. Mr. Smith has been | commissioned as mhjor judge advocato 1 of the United States army and passed 1 through Columbia on his way to Camp ' Wadsworth, Spartanburg, where he has ! been assigned. Having been a member of the loglb- ' lature a number of years and one of ' the most popular and efficient speak- ' ers who ever presided In the house, ? his visit to the house was greeted with ' enthusiasm. A resolution was Imme diately introduced by Messrs. From berr and Martin, asking Msjor Smith [ to address the legislature. In responding to the call, Major Smith emphasiaed that America's mis- j slon In the war was to be of "service to humanity." A brief sketch of all the warB In which the nation has had part was given, emphasizing that hsr | sole object has always been, in war and diplomacy, service to humanity. The present conflict was to withstand the doctrine of force, formerly employ ed by the Romans and now having 1U rebirth In the Prussians. The members of the legislature were reminded that their responsibility Just now was especially grave as leaders of thought and action in the state. Conditions challenged their utmost powers, he Bald: "No dollar can bo too sacred; no calling too high; and no sacrifice too great." The great cause of righteousness will triumph, he said, "and when the men return It will be the grandest welcome South Carolina has ever glren any of her noble sons. Some will be limp and faltering. Some will be wrapped In the blood soaked soli of France. But If some are absent, it will be a 1 triumph In which It will be glorious ' to live and glorious to die." In his letter transmitting Major Smith's resignation. Governor Manning ' said: "I have tbo honor to transmit hero* with a true copy of the resignation of the honorable Mendel L. Smith. Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina. "In accepting the resignation o! Judge Smith, I wish to commend him for his patriotism and to bear testi mony of the great loss the people of South Carolina have sustained In los ing his services on the bench. I take this opportunity to officially congratu late him on his new commission, and I feel certain that you gentlemen will Join me In wishing him success." Major Smith's letter of resignation follows : "Having been tendered a commis sion as major judge advocate In the officers' reserve corps of the United States army, I hereby tender my teslg nation aa Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit In this state, to become ef fective the first day of February, 1918." Shipbuilding Plant Conaldered. Columbia. ? With R. Qoodwyn Rhett, T. T. Hyde, M. Rutlodge Rivers, Con gressman R. S. Whaloy, and other rep resentative citizens of Charleston, Gov. R. I. Manning hold an important con ference at Waphlngton In the office of Mr. Whaley regarding the opening of a shipbuilding plant at Charleston. Among the South Carolinians pres ent there was a number of well known | shlpbulldors and the matter was raro fully dlscussod for several hours. At the conclusion of the conference Gov ernor Manning said that while the mat ter Is as yet In preliminary statf. It looks exceedingly promising There Is no better place In I ho United States," he said, "for the con struction and operation of a shlpbui'd Ing plant than at Charleston Erect Fine Church Building. Rock Hill. ? One of the biggest real estate deals hero in some time was put through when Whlsonant & Poag sold to the building committee of the First Baptist Church two lots on Fast Main Street, adjoining the postofflce On the lots It Is proposed to erect a now church. The commlttoe proposes to definitely undertake the work of con structing the building In the near fu ture and hopes to have It ready fcr use by the end of the yeer The site Is one of the most attrao tlve to he found In the city. Misfortune Befalla Family. Oaffney. ? Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Radger had the mlsfortury* during the past week to lose two of their chlldron within three or four daya. The flrat one, a little girl, died of pneumonia, arifl the other, a baby boy, died sud denly. Some weeks ago Mr. Badger's second son, a hog of 14, disappeared and nothing has been heard from him tlnce, and no hln return from, thu funeral of hln baby Mr. Badgor recely* j ed a telegram telling him of the death of his sister. BIG ARMY NEEDED FOP, AIR SERVICE FORTY TO FIFTY MEN REQUIRED FOR EACH ACTIVE PLANE AT THE FIGHTING FRONT. FIGURES BY HOWARD COFFIN Veterinary Corp* and Remount Serv ice Growing Rapidly ? Information About the Pay Received by Unole Sam's Enlleted Men. (Warn Ctmmltut ?n Publl? Information.) Washington. ? In a statement Issued by Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the aircraft production board, Is the fol lowing : "In discussing the accomplishments of the air service In the consummation ?f the array program, It will be well to point out the Impossibility of certain proposals enthusiastically and persist ently put forward by word of mouth and In the press. We have seen and heard much of the proposed 100,000 airplanes to be provided by the United States within the next year. In a coun try where one great Industry produces 1,600,000 motorcars per year, the fab Hcatlon of 100,000 planes might seem easy, but actual figures based upon three years of practical experience In the war shows that there are now be tween 40 and 50 men of the auxiliary aerrlcea required for each active ma chine at the front. If this same ratio ahould be adhered to In our service, It woald mean that some 4,000,000 men would be roqulred In our aeronautical department on foreign soil between our porta of debarkation and the fight ing front. "Bven though this number of men could be reduced by 60 per cent by In creased efficiency and standardization, the number required Is still stagger ing. Consider, also, the overseas transportation problem as related to material only and without reference to personnel and its maintenance. The transportation of finished planes, prop erly crated, with the necessary spares, acceasoHes, and equipment Is In Itself a serious problem, In view of the situ ation in ship tonnage." When war was declared the strength of the United States army In animals was 66,145; It Is now 844.000. The remount service April 8 consisted of one officer and four clerks In Washing ton. remount depots where horses were received, and a personnel and purchasing organisation In the field In proportion. The veterinary corps, re sponsible for the treatment of animals, coMtstdd of 64 officers and no enlisted aeraonnel wken the United States en tered the war. The veterinary corps faced the Job ef building an organisation of about 1,000 officers and 12,000 men. The I,000 officers have "been secured and collated men are being transferred at a rate which will soon bring it up to Its full authorized strength. The remount service had a similar task Is securing personnel. - Its pres ent strength ts about 800 officers and II,000 enlisted men. In place of 5 remount depots It has 84, for which plans had to be drawn, sites chosen, and construction of shelter, hospitals, storage buildings, and unloading fa cilities In short time. The greater proportion of deaths of animals In the army results from Influ enza, popularly known as "shipping fever," and Its complications. British losses on horses purchased in the United States during the war have keen about 10 per cent, counting only deaths occurring In this country. French *nd Italian losses have been klgher. The rank of commissioned officers of the United States army is shewn by tnslgnla on the shoulder loops. The shoulder loops of a general bear the coat of arms of the United States and two silver stars; lieutenant gen oral, one large and two small silver stars; major general, two silver stars; brigadier general, one silver star; colonel, silver spread-eagle ; lieutenant, colonel, silver Jeaf; mnjor, gold lenf; captain, two silver bars; first lieuten ant, one silver bar; second lieutenant, gold bar. The shoulder loop of a chaplain boors a Latin cross. A recent comparison of health re ports from troops In the Unltod States and the expeditionary forces shows the admission rate to hospitals to be great er among the men In Frnnce. Admissions to hospitals In one week In the expeditionary forces, figured on a basis of 1,000 men, were 45.2; In the United States the rate wns 88.7 per 1,000 men. In the overseas forces the ?oneffectlve rate (the total number of men excused from duty for any Injury or ailment, whether or not ordered to hospital) was 54.1 per 1,000 men; In the troops In the United States It was The sale of "smllage" books, contain ing coupons good for admission to the aters and entertainment tents In all army camps and cantonments, Is han dled In the smaller cities and towns throughout the country by chautau qna and lyceum organizations. The books come In two sizes, for sale ?t fl and |6. When sent to a man la camp a amllage hook carries the name of the donor on the cover. Rod Cross appropriations for work la Italy from November 1, 1917, to May 1 1916, total $4,771,000. S ? The pay of enlisted men depend* on their grades, ratings, and length of service. From June, 1, 1917, and con tlnulng during the terra of the war the pay of the enlisted men Is as follows: Men receiving $30: All privates, the army entering grade. Men receiving $33 1 First-class pri vates, men promoted to act in minor noncoram'.<"?lonril ofllcef capacity. Men receiving $30: Corporals, sad dlers. mechanics, farrier* and wag oners, and musicians of the third class. Men receiving $38: All sergeant grades In the line, which Include In fantry, field artillery, coast attfllery, and cavalry ; cooks, horseshoers, band .corporals, and musicians of the s?cond class. Men receiving $44: Sergeants of the various corps of the engineers, ord nance, signal corps, quartermaster corps, and medical department; band sergeants and muslcluns of the first class. Men receiving $48: Battalion ser geant majors, squadron sergeant ma jors, sergeant majors (Junior grade), j sergeant buglers, master gunners, an* i assistant band leaders of the line. Men receiving $51 : Regimental ser- j geant majors, regimental supply ser* i geants, sergeant majors ?senior grade), quartermaster sergeants of the quartermaster corps, ordnance ser geants, first sergeants, electrician ser geants of the first class, assistant en gineers and battalion sergeant majors and battalion supply sergeants of the engineers. , Men receiving $50: Sergeants, first class, of the medical department. Men receiving $71 : Hospital ser geants, master engineers of the Junior J grade, and engineers. 1 Men receiving $81 : Quartermaster sergeants of the senior grade of the quartermaster corps, band leaders, master signal electricians, master ' electricians, master engineers of the ! senior grade, and master hospital ser- [ geants. All enlisted men, while on detach- I ed duty not In the field where there j are no army quarters available, re- ' celre In addition to their pay $15 per 1 month to cover the expense of hous ing and also a suitable allowance for subsistence and for heat and light. An enlisted man In active service has no necessary personal expenses ex cept for barber and laundry. Uni forms, underclothing, shoes, hats, quar ters, medical attendance, and subsist ence are supplied them at government expense. Such materials as tobacco, postage, confectionery, and incidentals , ef Individual taste may be purchase4 | at the post exchange at cost. From uncensored sources the com- ' mlttee on public information has re ceived editorial comment on the presi dent's recent massage in the Frank furter Zeitung, a liberal organ with large circulation throughout the Qer- 1 man empire. The following paragraph < appears In the translation : j "The foundation for the peace ne- ! gotlatlons has not yet been found, but ' wa have approached much nearer to it. Wilson seeks a way out of the war i and does so in a manner not entirely i In accord with us. We see no reason , for exposing ourselves any longer to | the charge 'of lack of clarity about our | war alms. Germany and her allies 1 should come out openly with their i terms. Then perhaps it will be seen , that a continuation of the war can be | avoided and the resistance of govern- | ments te the desire for peace of their j peoples can be overcome." I A large harvest and storage of nat- ; ural Ice for summer use is being urged, I accompanied by the statement that un- j precedented demands for ammonia by i the army and navy Indicate a shortage , In this chemical so widely used In pro- I ducing Ice and in refrigerators. A shortage of Ice during warm weath er in 1918 would result in untold waste of perishable foo"is In the home, In small creameries, ?nd other establish ments dependent upon constant Ice service. The United States depart ment of agriculture has for dlstrlbu- j tlon complete information on the har vesting and storing of nntural Ice. A statement by the provost marshal general shows thot of 859.150 total dis charges for dependency 743,141, or 80.50 per cent, were for wife or wife ond children ; widowed parent, 0.51 per cent ; motherless child, 0.00 per cent; minor orphan brothers and sis ters. 0.58 per cent. Of the total of 1 ,057,303 men certi fied for service In the National army 41R.309, or 89.50 per cent, are listed n? Involuntary conscripts ? those who failed to appear or filed unsuccessful | claims for exemption or discharge. ] Voluntory conrcrlpts ? those who iled no claims for exemption or discharge? j numbered 039,054. Under the new food regulation! i Swiss people are allowed only one- , fifth of a pound of hutter per person per month. The United States, Importing before the wnr as much as $10,000,000 worth of aniline dyes a year, In ten months of lost year exported dyes valued at $12,500,000, Four tons of shipping capacity are required te transport a soldier, and another la neressary for his equip ment. In addition, It takes 50 pounds of ship capacity a day to keep him supplied with food, clothing and am munition. A million checks a month will soon be going forward from the bureau of war-risk Insurance to safeguard Amer ica's fighting force* aad their fam tllee. Application* from soldiers and sailors for Insurance are near $4,000, 000.000. MACARONI r Tfta Lar^e Bottle For 35c When vo'4 buy Yager's Lini ment y^u get splendid value I The largo 33 cent bottle contains more than the usual 50 cent bottle of liniment. Trr it (or rheum* turn, neurilgii, IditicA, sprains, cuti f>n4 bniiioc* At *11 dealert ? price 35 cents. GILBERT BROS.* CO, BaltUnor*. Kd. PAPERSHELL Pecan Trees Cheap Thrifty, vigorous, healthy Wall rooted, duj and packed right by axpartt of national reputation Kvorv tr?? juaranteod true and to plaaie you. Bl( booklet on Paean Culture Iim. Writ* for K. Bass Pipershell Pecan CoXamberton.Hlss. hair"Ial*am W1UI |w*Mr?Uon of b?H1 d*mdruff. 4M Atoll ^?lMtotradkMkto _ F?rR?MMtocC*UruKl *^gate rgfcia**' KODAKS & SUPPLIES We Also do highest cl?u of finish In*. Ctltlo|ut upon rtquwi 5. G?U*ki Optical U.. Richaia^ V* nOflPCY .TUtWDlT. air^qnlok Mll.c. "W* ** * Moon nbotm iwtlllif ud ikorl br? IK Vmr kw4 ?( Ita mm! for Orop?y. Try Mb trUI tmtswl Hit F1IL by mail WrttaW DH. THOMAS K. QJUtEM ?aak M<t, Bm to, ? OMATSWOMTM, M, NO ROMANCE IN HIS SOUL Man Who Could Destroy Little Wife'* Illusion as He Old, DIdnt De serve to Have One. "John," she asked, nestling up to him, for It was (he third anniversary of their marriage, "what was the hap piest moment of your life?" "Ah, dear," ho replied, "I remember It well. I shall never forget It. If I lived to be one hundred years old that moment would always stand out as plainly as It does tonight." She sighed and nestled a little clos er, looking longingly up Into his honest blue eyes. After a moment's silence she urged: "Yes, but, John, dearest, you haven't told me when It was." "Oh," he answered. "I thought you had guessed It. It was when you came to me In the autumn, If you re member, and told me that you had de cided to trim up one of your old hats bo as to make It do for the winter." Then the celebration of the third an niversary of their marriage became ex ceedingly uninteresting and formal. ? ? Milwaukee Journal. The Iden. First Magistrate ? "I am afraid of these laws with teeth." Second Ditto ?"I'm not, If they're gold filled." The expression, "He means well," Is generally used to excuse a pretty poor performance. Unlike other cereals Grape-Nuts requires only about han the ordinary qua ntity of milk or cream Likewise because of its natural sweetness it requires no sugar. Grape-Nuts the ready cooked food, is an all-round savec l " Thereto a Reason "