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SELECT SITE FOB OFFICE BUILDING 6TATE WILL ERECT 8tRUCTURE AT CORNER OF 8U MTER^XfTo"" SENATE 8TEET8. WILL COVER TWO CITY LOTS 8inking Fund CommiMion Deoides That Building Will Be 8lx Stories High. Columbia. The state office building is to be erected at the southwest corner of Sumter and Senate Btreet, and will be Bix stories high. It will cover two lots, and will front on Senate street 166 feet, running back 206 feet on Sumter street. The site was selected by the sinking fund commission at a meeting In the capttol. One lot was purchased from Trinity Episcopal church for $34,600. A lot adjoining was' purchased from B. F. P. Leaphart for $17,250. The legislature appropriated $500, 000 for tho state office building. The price of the two lota is $51,750, leav ing approximately $448,000 for the building. The sinking fund commission do* cided that the building would be six stories in height. All departments of state government, except those left in the capltol, and possibly a few other exceptions, such as some at the university, will be located in this building. The governor, the secretary o fstate, the attorney general and the comptroller general, and possibly the supremo court, will remain in the capltol, It was stated. The members of tho commission are Governor McLeod, Senator Gross, chairman of the senate finance com mittee; Claud N. Sapp, chairman of the house ways and means committee; Comptroller General Duncan, Attorney General Wolfe and. State Treasurer Carter, all members ex-offlclo. Governor Sifint Number of Acts. Governor McLeod signed a number of acts passed by the general assem bly. Among the were the following: An act to regulate the Importation and placement of destitute, depend ent, rejected and delinquent children in South Carolina. A Joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 16 of Article 4 relating to extra sessions of the gen eral assembly. An act to Increase the appropria tion for Confederate pensions. An act to make it unlawful for any ?person to make, buy or sell or give away any duplicate key to any lock in use by a railroad company on switches or switch tracks. An act to require the teaching of the constitution of the United States including the study of devotion to American institutions and Ideals In all the public schools, universities and col leges of this state. Requiring that all applicants for teachers' certifi cates shall also pass a satisfactory examination theroon an dshow loyalty thereto, and providing a penalty for violation thoreof. An act to prohibit persons unlaw fully killing other porrfbns. from bene fiting by reason of their unlawful act. An act to regulate traffic upon the highways. An act to provide for the erection, upkoep, equipment and supervision of a game propogatlon farm at Camp Styx, Lexington county. An act to provide for tho establish ment and maintenance of a 'rural po lice system, Charleston county, and to abollBh tho present i^-stem. An act to amend Sections 1, 2 and 3 of an act entitled "An act to raise revonue for the support of the state government by the levy and collection of a tax upon Income approved March 13, 1922, by further doflning taxable Income by further making provision relative to foreign corporations and none-resident persons, by changing the method of paying tho taxes and by repealing Section 13 of the act. More definite procedure for enforce ment of act to tax inheritances, de vicea, bequests and legacies by fur ther providing penalties for violation. Teachers Body Has Good Year. More than $4,500 was In tho treas ury of the South Carolina Teachers!, association March 20, according to a financial statement given out by B. JL. F'arkinson, president of tho asso ciation. Tho receipts for the past as Aociatlon year were $8,862,50, which, with a balance of $1,083.23 of Juno 22, 1923, gave a total of $10,845.73 to bo accounted for. Expenses for tho year amounted to $6,282.93, leaving a cash balance of $4,662.80. New Charters Granted. The Rock Hill Oil company of Rock Hill was granted a charter by W. P. Rlackwnll, v secretary of atato. The capital stock of the company Is g'lven an $10,000 and the officers are: T. Q. Blaokwelder, president and treasurer; J. K. Glasscock, vice president, and C. B. Porden, secretary. The Central Service station of Gfipnretown was also granted a- char ter, the capital stock being given as ilOlOOO. The president In George D. Anderson. Sr., and tho 'secrotary and treasurer, George D. Anderson, Jr. Wttl l*wi Check on Auto Thefte. 1 Automobile stealing, so frlghtfally common now, will be reduced to the j minimum, If not practically wiped out, by the new auto tltld%egtstratlon law which takes effect next- year, accord. Ing to L. H. Thomas, secretary of the state highway commission, whlcb will be entrusted with enforcement of the law. "This is one of the fine acts of the recent legislature," said Mr. Thomas; "It will mean much for the protec tion of the motor car owner; If Geor gia will pasa such a law South Caro lina motorists will be relieved of the mortor car thief nuisance which is ?o great now." This new law takes effect January 1, 1925, when new automobile licenses will be due. Under the act .owner ship of a motor vehicle will have to be established and & transfer of owner ship of a motor vehicle will have to be recorded. When the law first takes effect every motor car owner will have to establish titlte to his vehicle, and bo issued a certificate of title. The highway department will issue this on payment of a fee of one dollar. When a car* is sold by one owner to another, a transfer will bo recorded and the fee for this transaction will be 50 cents. The motor car owner, after establishing his ownership in tho car, will have to sign his certificate of ownership, In case ownership is questioned. No 1925 license will be Issued to a person who does not estab lish clear title. The certificate of ownership will show from whom the car was bought. , Under thiB law, If an officer of the law suspected a person of not having clear title to the car he was driving, ho could demand that the driver pro duce his certificate of ownership, and | could then require him to write his namo. if the name was not the same as the name on the certificate, It would be positive proof that the car did not belong to him. The highway department would keep the records of titles. The first year of the law's operation, Mr. Thomas stated, the work devolving on the state highway department would bo heavy; every car In tho state would have to be recorded and certificate of ownership issued to each. Thereafter, the work would not be so heavy. This new law was recommended by the state highway department, and Secretary Thomas and other official! of the dopartment are enthuslastlo over It. They believe It will bring good to the motor-owning public. The bll} was Introduced in the senate by Senator Crosson, of Lexington, and In the house of representatives J. O. Sheppard, of Edgefield. It Is said that the insurance companies are also gratified at the enactment of the law. It has been signed by the governor. North Carolina has such a law. Georgia has not. Motor car thieves do the work sucessfully by crossing state lines. When Georgia passes a. similar law. It will rtu?an the greatest posslvble protection for the South Carolina car owner. And by the same token South Carolina's law will bring benefit to all other adjoining states, as well as to South Carolina. Many other states have passed similar laws. Tho South Carolina act omb'odlos what its authors consider the best features of other state laws on tho same sub ject. Legion Offers Many Prizes. "Why Communism Is a Menace to Amerlcanslm" Is tho subjoct this year selected for the national essay con test to be conducted by the American Legion, according to advices received by James II. Hope, state superintend' ent of education. LaBt yoar a similar contest was held and a numtfer ot boys and girls of >he state submitted papers. The rufes of tho contest this year are as follows: "All girls and boys between the ages of 12 and 18, Inclusive, are eligi ble to enter this contest. "Only one essay to a person. "Essays will not. be over 500 words In length. "Only one side of paper to bo usod. A margin of one Inch must be allowed on either side of tho paper. "After essey Is completed, paper should bo nently folded ? not rolled. "Spoiling, penmanship and neatness will bo considered In Judging the win ner. "Ago will also bo given full consld oration." Tho prizes nro as follows: First prize, $750; second prize, $500; third prize. $250. First prize in each state will bo a silver medal; slcond prize, a bronze medal; third prize, a certifi cate of morlt Issued by national head quartors of the lefelon. | Tho cash prizes will be used only toward scohlarshlf ? In collegos des ignated by .the winners. I^ast. 'y?ar more tiian 3R2.000 chll dren participated In the essay contest conducted by tho American Loglon, according to a letter received by Mr. Hope, and this year It is likely that even a greater number will take part. Tho contest this year open April 1 and closes June 15. Governor Stops In Capital City. Washington ? Bn route to Now York, Governor McLeod of South Carolina stopped over ln? WMhlhgton. While here he interviewed Senator* Smith and Dial and Representative Ilyrnon and tho comptroller of tho cur rency/ Mr. McLeod Is en route to New York for Ihe purpose of borrow ing $3,000,000 with which to operate the state until the taxes are .collected for the current yen r. He will bo Join ed In New York by "Ram T. Carter, treasurer, and Waltor K. Duncan, comptroller general of South Carolina. THREE MEN ROB WflLKALLft ' BANK NEARLY EIGHT THOU8AND DOU LARS IN 3MALL CHANGE MISSING. SECURED $300 IN PENNIES Policeman Grant end a Taxi Driver Bound and Gagged and Later'a Car Taken. Anderson. ? Three unknown men bound and gagged Policeman Guy Grant at midnight and robbed the En terprise bank of Walhalla, according to reports received here from Walhal la. They succeeded In getting $776.16, although there was more In a safe, which they were unable to open. Po liceman Grant, who was lying In the rear of the bank bound and gagged, said that It took the men three hours to Jimmy the side door and get the money. They had blow torches and other implements of safe crackers, ac cording to statement of Policeman Grant. Approximately $300 secured by the .robbers was In pennnles, the remain der In small change. After breaking in the men turned their torch on the door of the vault, melting a hole large enough for a man to get through. Leaving Walhalla, they took Police man Grant with them, and left him near West Union, still hound and gagged. After several hours Grant made his way to a phone, describing the three men as one being less than medium height, one wore overalls, the other a blue suit. Policeman Grant states that he could Identify the men on sight. Mayor James H. Moss stated that officials of the bank said that the bank was fully protected by burglar insurance. The three men arrived in West minster a few nights ago, saying they were government men. a taxi driver said, and before getting to Walhalla bound and gagged him, robbing him of his watch and several dollars, and left him in the woods, taking his car. This Ford touring car was found near Westminster. Legion Gets Health Body. Walterboro. ? The American Legion post In Colleton county has rendered the cltirens a signal service by bring ing to a successful conclusion its fight to have a health unit established for the benefit of the mass of citizens. The post started Its fight in this direction last August and did not moet with much enthusiasm until about two months ago when after good work by its publicity and through the efforts of E. J. Smith of the post's health and sanitation committee assisted by W. W. Smoak of the delegation and Dr. L. M. Stokos of the county medi cal association, it succeeded in hav ing th$ bill passed. York Farmers Need Negro Labor. Rock Hill. ? Speaking of labor con ditions on the farms of York county this Spring, County Agent L. W. John son reported that a preliminary sur vey Indicated that many planters are in acute need of negro labor. The scarcity of such labor is accounted for through the wholesale migration of the negro to northern industrial cen ters. Those who predicted the return of the negro during the past winter In largo numbers appear to have been wrong In so far as this section is con cerned, for few that 16ft are reported to have come back this spring to fol low "Ole Beck" down . a furrough. Board of Health In Setslon. Columbia. ? Among Important mat ters to come up before a meeting of tho executive comtnittee of the Btate board of health, held In the offices of the secretary in Columbia was a dis cussion Of plans for the use of tho appropriations for tho department for tho coming year, the appointment of a committee to draw up regulations in regard trr the sanitary making of mattresses and bedding, a discussion of the lack of regulations In regard to tho contents of self rising flour, and a discussion of tho use of tho $5,000 appropriation for state caro of crip pled children. Rook Hill to Reduce Tax Levy. Rock HIU. ? At tho rogular mooting at tho Rock Hill city council a reso lution providing that tho tax levy for this city bo reduced one mill was giv en Its first roading. Tho levy is now 37 mills and If such a reduction Is authorized, this levy would be drop pod to 36 mills. Reports showed that tho flnancos of tho city are In oxcel lont condition. Sum Appropriated Greenwood Ohurch. Greenwood. ? Members of the local Associate Reformed Proshyterlan church wnra elated over tho news that the hoard of home missions and church extension at a meeting In Char lotte, N. C., appropriated the sum of $30,000 for a now church building In Greenwood. Tho congregation recent ly purchased a lot on tho corner of Calhoun avenue nnd Lander street, near lender college, for $7,3R0 and has raised a considerable sflm by subscription' to be applied,, with tho proceeds from the sal^ of property. SUMTER FIRE -DOES DAMAGE Dry Goodo Stock Totally Destroyed, Other* Damaged; Chief's House Bums. Sumter. ? Sumter suffered from twc disastrous flres when flames, discover ed in McCollum Brothers' Dry Goods ?tore destroyed the entire stock with more than $25,000 loss and damaged adjoining establishments, and at the ?ame time two dwellings in the resi dential section were destroyed with a loss of about $8,000 or $9,000. In surance to the amount of $15,000 was carried on McCollumn's and about $1,? 000 on one of the dweHlngs. which belonged to Chief R. E. Wilder of the Are department. . x The fire In McCollum's seemed to smoulder for some time, breaking forth only when the skylight broke. The crash was the first intimation persons on the etreets had of the Are within. The entire stock of this es tablishment was destroyed, while the James M. Chandler Clothing storo next door suffered damage from water and smoke. Considerable stock was damaged and lost In an effort to move it from the building. The Levy & Moses Grocery store on the other side of McCollum's was damaged by smoke and water, the Bky light breaking from the heat and water being poured In by the depart ment to prevent a spread of the flames. Stubbs brothers next to Levy & Moses, a clothing store, also suffered damage from smoko when the sky light broke from the proximity of the flames. McCollum's carried $15,000 insur ance, while the loss to the other e? tabllshments is covered. While the entire flro department was giving Its attention to the busi ness section, flames broke out in the residential section in a house belong ing to Chief R. E. Wilder of the fire department, and occupied by R. H. Mathla. The flames spread to the home of the Misses Brunson next door aud it also was destroyed. The dam age to the Wilder house Is estimated at $3,500, with $1,000 insurance, while that to the Brunson home was about $5,000. It is not known what Insur ance was carried on this dwelling. The flames in the business district were just being extinguished a half hour after midnight. Overseer Kills Negro In Fight. Charleston. ? Shooting over his shoulder while he was being held from behind and attacked from the front by another negro, Loylese B Llmehouse, farm overseer, shot and instantly killed Jack McCray, negro [arm hand on Johns Island. Harry Brown, who, according to statements of the affair, struck Mr. Llmehouse while McCray held him escaped by fleolng when he saw Mr. Llmehouse draw his weapon. Two shots \*ere fired after Brown, butyhe got away uninjured and was still' at large Saturday afternoon. Mr. Llmehouse was painfully hurt in the encounter. Contest* Staged at Great Falls. Great Falls. ? In the grammar school auditorium In the presonce of a largo and appreciative audlenco there was held the annual oratorical contest of the Great Falls high school. The winner of first place for the i girls was Alma Varnadore, her selec I tions being "Confession of a King's | Musketeor." Alice Gibson, whose se j lection waa "Ostler Joe,'' was given j second place, For tho boys, Arthur : Gross, yho Bpoke on "Tho. Destiny of Democracy," won first ' place; and j Shockley Hajl, whose subject was I "The Victor of Marengo," caine sec ond. ? ] Preabyterlana to Meet In Charleston. Charleston. ? Thw Charleston Pres byterlal, which meets April 8 and 9 with the Knox Presbyterian church of this city, has completed an interest J ing program. Mrs. S. C. Hodges Lb known widely i for her ability as a speaker, and will i bo heard with great Interest In her | devotional and Bible questional?. 1 Mrs. D. P. Junkln was for somo time a general secretary In tho Y. W. C. A. and has had long experience as a Bible teacher. Her Bible t^ass dem onstration will be very helpful to those who are Intorosted in tho organ ization^ of this work. Mrs. Bramblet j tho synodical auxiliary president, will be here throughout tho mooting and ' will bo avallablo for consultation. Her | address on "Official Responsibility" I promises to be very Inspiring. j Tho two nights of tho meeting will j bo given over to missions. Mrs. J R. Graham of China will speak Tues day. She is already well known to tho women of, this community as ft powerful speaker. Mrs. Graham han given talks at a pumber of the city churches and always her audiences ar# thrilled and uplifted by her stirring appeal. # Farmer Make* Washing fylachlne. Oaffnoy. ? Allle Davis, a farmer llv ; ing near Oaffnoy, has Invented a rtla I chine which he cAllms will revolution luft tho laundry business. Ho ha* i opened a laundry In the J. W. Konnotl budding on north Limestone streol artd has installed therein five galvan l*ed Iron machines manufactured bj Mr. W. R. Davis, who operatos a til shop In Oaffnoy. A number of thes< machines aro already In u*e In Chero koe county and aro Haid to be glvlnj splendid service. Mr. Davi* has hat hta invention patented. TTiyA TTTM tjie JJjL- 1 \ Ml vS SKIM MILK IS GOOD FOR CALF FEEDING Skim milk Is the most satisfactory substitute for whole milk In calf feed ing. Feeding directly from the sepa rator saves labor .and makes cahf rais ing a comparatively simple matter. Sktin milk calves make a vigorous, sturdy growth of body and frame. The butterfat in whole milk supplies energy and not protein and oil meal need not be substituted for It when skLm milk Is fed. Corn, oats and o'Jtier grains will supply the energy. If the calves are taught to eat some legume hay such as clover or alfalfa at nn early age, by the time they are three weeks olQ the skim milk may be gradually substftuted for the whole milk at the rate of one to two pounds a day until the change la made. A safe rule for feeding skim milk la one pound for every eight pounds live weight. This should be Increased as the calf grows, up to the point where 15 pounds Is fed dally. This amount need not be Increased unless there Is an abundance of skim milk available, as grain and hay may generally be used to better advantage. It Is a good plan to feed skim milk until the calvea are six months of age if possible, and In Borne cases even up to one year. Freshly soured skim milk may be fed safely to calves over rilx weeks old but it must not be decayed. Irregular amounts of sulm milk may cause digestive troubles sn It Is safes? to weigh the milk at each feeding, both as a preventive of o*er-feedlng and to assure a uniform amount at each feed ing. Over-feeding causes more trouble than under-feeding. The belief that sklin milk Is thin or lacks In food value is responsible for feeding more thun 'Is necessary. A uniform temperature should be maintained for all feedings. IJody tem perature Is the right warmth for skim milk fed to young calves. Calves that ore over six months old may have the skim milk cold In warm weather but care should be taken to have the tem perature uniform at each feeding. Separator foam should be removed. In trying to drink foamy milk, colvua often suck in large quantities of air which causes them to bloat. Give Extra Attention to Cows Before Freshening Every cow should be dry at least six weeks before freshening. It is not uncommon to hear a dairyman say* "You simply cannot get thot cow dry. She milks right up to calving." I'er Rlstent production Is very desirable In a dairy cow, but such an animal re quires e-xtra attention during the lnt ter part of her lactation. A dairy cow has only two ways to dispose of the feed which she receives, j?ut It on her hock or put It in the pall. Th? real dairy cow does little of tfle for mer If she receives the proper kindt of feed. Succulent, Juicy feeds and those rich in protein produce most milk. Dry, starchy foods, such as timothy hay, ear corn and corn fodder, are poor milk producers. The only time timothy hay can be called a dairy roughage Is when a cow should be dried up. The first step In preparing n cow for her next Inctntlon Is to sub stitute dry roughage for some of the silage and give a grain rfitlon con taining less protein. In some cases, silage may have to be withheld en tirely and only dry roughage fed. Ivlilk of Better Quality May Be Easily Produced A* .leaflet on clean milk, showing that milk of high quality may be easily produced by following n few simple rules, has been Issued by the dnlry division of the United States De partment of Agriculture. The leaflet consists of four pages: (1) Clean, healthy cows. (*2) sterili zation of milk utensils, (.'!) use small-top milking pnlls, and (4) cool milk promptly. Koch subject Is Illus trated, and references are given to bulletins which explain It further. "Keep milk clean, covered, cold," Is the concluding advice. DAIRY NOTES See tliut the milking herd gets water twlco ench day. * ? ? It takes longer to food n scrub cow than It docs to mMk Iter. ? ? ? Sweet clover will grow nn alkali and nutnbo soils where alfalfa falls. ? ? ? A well4)ullt, well lighted, well-ven tllnted and well planned burn Is neces sary for every dairy farm. ? * * Keep the cows out of the cold winds and rains. It tukpR extra feed to keep cows warm when exposed to bad weather. ? * ? In grndunlly Inrreaslng the number of good cows we arc following th* course of older civilizations where the <*o<v Is IndlsjtfMiMable. ? ? ? Heavy feeding or feeding a balanced ration does not assure success, although It will Incrense somewhat the produc tion of the dairy herd. MY DAUGHTER WOULD CRY AT EVERYTHING Nervous and Irritable. By Taking Lydia L Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound Became Entirely Normal ' Clinton, WUconain. ? " My daughter vu in a very run-down condition, and waa irritable, and would cry at ?very little thing she waa so weak and ner vous. As Lydla E. Pink ham 'a Vegeta ble Compound had helped me when I waa a girl I gave it to her to build her up, and the results were all that wa [could wish for. I wish that every mother with growing girls would try ft for these troubles girls often have. I had taken it myself before my girl was born, and she was one of the nicest babies any one could wish to have. I recommend the Vegetable Compound to women and girls and cannot praise it too highly." ? Mrs. I. A. Holford, Box 48, Clinton, Wisconsin. Mothers can depend upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re lieve their daughters of those troubles they so often have. They know from experience the value of tne Vegetable Compound in the treatment of theso complaints and many, like Mrs.Holford, give it to their daughters. Bridges Over Seine In 1'nrls there nro twelvo Brent bridges over the Seine, with nn aver age of only 345 yards between them. WOMEN CAN DYE ANY GARMENT, DRAPERY Dye or Tint Worn, Faded Things New for 15 Cents. Diamond Dyes Don't wonder whether you can dye or tint successfully, becnuso perfect home dyeing Is guaranteed with "Dia mond Dyes" even If you have never dyed before. Druggists have all colors. Directions In each package. ? Adver tisement. Grownup people suffer as much pain and disappointment as babies, but the.v learn not to cry. BACK ACHY? Lame and achy in the morning? Tortured with backache all day long! No wonder you feci worn out and dis couraged! lJut have you given any thought to your kidneys t Weak kid neys cause just such troubles; and yovi. areiikely to have headaches, too, with dizziness, stabbing pains anil bladder irregularities. Don't risk neglect! Use D'.ian's Pills. Daan'8 have helped thousands. They should help you. 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