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Dnnnwbbb, o. c. rbDnvi*ni i». 191* COLKOHN I With Constructive Legislation. FOR HIGHER JOBS Ovwahadowiaf Distinction of 1914 Le*- iakturo It Good Fooling. There is one overehawing distinction- that belongs to the Legislative session of 1914—good feeling, says Col. August Kohn in the News and Courier. There have been no clashes, no ill-temper, no long-drawn filibuters, with politics as £he key-stone. Has there been politics in the session? Of course there has been, and very much of it. It has been the dead-weight of legislation, The politics has been passive, but it could be seen under the surface. Of course, as long as the people are hypnotized With the primary system conditions will continue as at present. The Leg islature is the kindergarten, so to speak, of men in public life. It is the best stepping stone, as experience has •'shown. Majority are Candidate*. The vast majority of members of both the Hop^eiind Senate are either candidates for re-election, or higher officers, but few elect to retire to pri- life. There are on the floo^candi- •<lates running from Governor, and Lieutenant Governor and Congress, Judgeships, all the way up or down the political gamut. There is some thing about the germ of politics that grows. It is a culture that is self-sus taining and self-reliant. No one has ever found serious fault with the idea of self-preservation being the first law y of nature, and if it apply in ordinary life, it is seven fold more so in politi cal life. That is largely why so little real legislation will be undertaken —tax revision, foad building, and the like—there is a campaign ahead next year.' • i, t . {—.! More Light Needed. If the people could only be through ly informed on issues and the reasons, .there would be no real fear of a vote being wrong in a campaign. The 'trouble is the average candidate does not wish to assume the burden of over coming prejudice or conducting a cam paign of education. If a candidate with a personality can only make his constit uency understand an issue and that his ballot has been honestly cast there is nothing to fear—only the trouble is ex plaining. The bills which are standing at the foot of the Calendar in both houses stand little if any chance of getting enacted into law at this session. j It—was expected that the general appropriation bill would be passed by the House Tuesday and reported to the Senate Wednesday. The finance committee of the Senate will go over the bill and probably con sume two or three days before they will have it in shape for reporting to the Senate. It is not believed that the Senate will begin consideration of the measure until the first of next week, and it will probably be about the last of next week before the Senate completes the bill and the free conference com mittee of the two houses adjust any 4ifferences which might arise and the bill sent to Governor Blease. After thb Governor finishes consideration the bill will be returned to the General Assembly for action on any sections which he may veto. As soon, however as the general appropriation bill is com pleted the Legislature will likely ad journ sine die, and many now predict that this wQl take place on February, 28. WarahouM Bill The Senate still has to act on the Me- Laurin warehouse bill, the Fortner bill prohibiting whites from teaching negro schools and vice versa, the bill, provid ing for a flat two-cent passenger rate on all railroads, the Saunders bill driv ing houses of ill-fame out of the State $nd the bill applying the provisions of the Mann white slave law to this State and several other important measures. All of these, with the exception of the warehouse bill, have been passed by the House. 1 - The Senate fixed Tuesday night to on tiie warehouse bill, and the eoaunittee has promised to M report on Senator Earle’s two- bill and the similar measure by the House. . \ boose has stiU to act on the MU, which is in charge of e McQueen, of Marlboro on that side of the Capitol. McLaorin ti pushing the bill in SAUUESHEASUU PASSED IN SENATE Fixe* Pay of County Auditors »nd Treas urer*—Sent to House Amended. s ..- The ways and means committee bill fixing the salaries of the county au ditors and treasures was passed in the senate last week and ordered sent to the bouse with the amendments of the finance committee. Auditors and treasurers get the same salaries and the finance committee of the senate fixed the following amounts: Abbeville, tl,400; Aiken, 11,800; Anderson, $1t660; Bamberg, j $1,200; Barnwell, $1,400'; Beaufort, 1,350; Berk eley, $1,350; Calhoun, $1,200; Charles ton, $3,560; Cherokee, $1,350; Chester, $1,500; Chesterfield, $1,300; Clarendon, $1,350; Colleton, $1,300; Darlington, $!,-' 400; Dillon, $1,300; Dorchester, $1,200; Edgefield, $1,350; Fairfield, $1,350; Florence, $1,600; Georgetown, $1,300; Greenville, $1,900; Greenwood, $1,400 Hampton, if,Horry,',$1,300; Jasper, $1,100; Kershaw, $1,350; Lancaster, $1,- 300; Laurens, $1,500; Lee, $1,200; .Lex ington, $1,350; Marion, $1,300; Marl boro, $1,300; Newberry, $1,500; Oconee, •1,300; Orangeburg, $1,660; Pickens, $1,300; Richland, $2,200; Saluda, $1,200; Spartanburg, $2,200; Sumter, $1,600; Union, $1,400; Williamsburg, $1,350; York, $1,650. GEORGIA’S SENATOR IHEDIH WASHINGTON ST. VALENTINE’S DAY WAS CELEBRATED HERE Direct SCHOOL HAS ATHLETICS. A**ociation Intere*t as- Fir.t H. 3. Senator Elected by Vote el the People. ' _ Washington, February 14.—Augustus Octavips Bacon, TJnRed StatM Senator from Georgia for nearly nineteen years and chairman of the foreign relations committee since, the ascendancy of the Democratic party,-March 4, 1913, died to-day in « hoepitfi here after an illness of ten days. He was tine , first United States Senator elected by direct vote of the people under the seventeenth Cdnstitutional amendment. Though Senator Bacon had been se riously ill with kidney trouble and complications developed.from a broken rib, his death was unexpected. It came suddenly at 2 o’clock in the after noon and news of the end fell upon the Senate as a shock while it was in execu tive session.. The immediate cause of the Senator’s death was diagnosed as a blood clot in the heart. Throughout the morning he had been in good spirits and it was an nounced to his colleagues that he was feeling better than for several days. Physicians had determined that an op eration which ha^ been contemplated, was unnecessary. Despite his 75 years it appeared that the affliction which he suffered was of recent origin and specialists believed it would yield to treatment. This conclusion relieved considerably the anxiety of his friends and associates in Congress. Half an hour before his death the Senator talked with his daughter, Mrs. W. B. Sparkes, of Georgia. She had just left the room when he raised him self in bed. As Mrs. Sparkes re-entered the room her father fell back in col lapse and never regained conscious, ness. - At a Critical Period. Senator Bacon’s demise comes at time when general arbitration treaties with foreign nations are to be taken up for disposition, the treaties with Great Britain and Japan being of principal concern to the Administration. Only a few weeks ago Senator Bacon and his colleagues on the committee conferred with the President, and it was^ agree* that these treaties should be pressed in the Senate for confirmation. Just be fore he was taken sick Senetor Bacon reported eight of these treaties to the Senate with the recommendation that they be ratified and the committee later designated next Thursday as the day upon which discussion should begin in executive session. It was expected then that Senator Bacon might be able to lead debates to follow. The Georgia Senator also hada con ferred with the president with relation to the Mexican^policy, ttte problems re lating to Japan and a general plan for the rehabilitation of the nation's foreign relations, He was first elected to jtye United measure .interferring | States Senate in 1894, re-elected-in 1900 and again in 4907 -by the Legislature. In 1913 he was unanimously chosen in j a general popular election, being the | first Senator chosen by popular Vote. ’ Senator Bacon served as President pro I tempore of the Senate during a portion 1 of the 62nd Congress and presided over the Senate during the impeachment of Judge Robert W. Archbold in 1913. Lava-sick Swafau Sant Maay Maaaaga* of Adfaratinn Arouse* Much at Blackville. Blackville, Feb. 12.—An athletic sociation, composed of the trustees, superintendent and boys of the high school, was organized some time ago. Great interest has been shown in this side of school life since the organiza tion. The boys have an excellent foot ball team, and the girls are preparing for basketball and tennis. Superintendent W. Jay McGarity and Hal D. Still, a trustee, are man agers of the association. Kpger M. ,Still is captain of the football team, and Farrell B. Sanders is coach. Claude Free is secretary and treasurer to the association. The State high school inspector, W. H. Hand, visited the high school Tues day. ^ passed a primary bill, though second reading on a test vote, but the Senate stands evenly divided on the peasure having, already voted one time to inde finitely postpone the substitute*for the Nichlson primary bill and thefe is now pending a motion by Senator Clifton to reconsider te vote bjr which the bill was indefinitely postponed. However, even should some such legislation get through the Senate—which is extreme ly doubtful—it is pertain to meet death at the veto of Governor Blease, for he has declared several times that the primary ought to he let alone and that he will veto any with it. The Rittenburg bill providing high license for Charleston stands as a third reading bill on the Senate Calendar. ' A number of amendments offered to the bill by Senator Sinkler, of Charleston, with a view to strengthening it, have already been printed. The bill only lacks one more reading of passing the Senate and then it will have to be re turned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendments. Acjrlum Investigation. The Asylum investigating committee resumed its sitting on Tuesday after noon in the Supreme Court room. There are several more witnesses yet to be examiqed and the people are wait ing to hear the testimony of Dr Eleanor B. Sanders, the lady physician af the Asylum, against whom charges of fric tion were brought by certain members of the medical staff. This she denies and is corroborated by Dr. J. W. Bab cock, the superintendent of the Asylum. As witness after witness goes on the stand Dr. Saunders puts them through a grilling crosa-examination and the charges of friction have simmered down to very general ones; they all admit she is a very efficient and competent woman and is doing a patriotic work at the State Hospital for the Inacne. Her testimony in her own behalf is awaited with much interest There is no telling when the investi gation will end—probably some time the latter part of this week, for the committee must report to the General Assembly at this session. Political circles have been quiet. Since the recop^Ustian of Governor Blease slid Mayor Grace, of Charleston, and the reunion of Senetor B. R. Hu man and Senator John L. McLaurin, J^other bold of the olive .the dove of the in nore worK Dciore roc MAT SAVE WE FARMERS • MUCH MONEY ON Saturday was St Valentine’s Day, the origin of whit* dates back as far as 210 during the reign of Claudius of Rome; The name is supposed to be called after St Valentine, BiMiop of Rome. During the celebration of the Lupercalla by old Romans at the season of Juno Feb- ruata, the Roman, dandies were accus tomed to place the names of their ladies in a common box anddnrcr from Of Government standard grades of cot- tsves Plan WBI $75.000000. 1 Washington, February 14.—A of $75,000,000 a year to the cotton grow era of the South, It is estimated by Senator Smith, of South Cfrolina, would result if the amendment he pro poses to offer to the agricultural ap propriation MU, is adopted. He would appropriate about $1,<X)0,000 to furnish, each shipping pointin the South a set/ KtiiEn it. The name of the lady drawn by the lad was his valentine and he was bound tt> honor and protect ■ her during the following year. The custom was cele brated during the reign of Louis XIV, of France. One authority gives tne name Valen tine as coming from the Norman word Galatin, sometimes written and pro nounced Valanta, meaning a lover of the fair sex. This ig also the day some churches in Europe choose the pame of the pat ron saint for the following. year; the day on which birds are supposed to mate, and the season of the year in which many festivals are celebrated. The actual naming of St Valentine’s Day is supposed to have been associ ated with St. Valentine more by acci dent than otherwise. The day was celebrated in Barnwell in the time-honored manner of - sending messages of love, many of them gor geous affairs, by youthful Romeos to the objects of their adoration. There were also several parties given in honor of visiting young ladies, as fol lows: Auction Bridge Party. Mrs. William M. Andrews entertained a large number of her friends on St Valentine Day at 10:30 o’clock a. m., with ,an auction bridge party. The spirit of the occasion-was carried out in the decorations and refreshments, the former consisting of jonquils, potted plants, ferns and a profusion of red hearts. Auction bridge was played at six tables and after a number of spirit- ed^games.it was found that the high ‘score prize, a box of candy, had been won by Mrs. Edward Patterson; the no trump prize, a pretty Valentine, by Mrs. G. C. Simms; and the low score prize, a fancy lace apron, by Mrs. Jack Harvard./The scores were kept ofn small/heart-shaped Valentines, each ining a verse. Following tlie mes a delightful luncheon waa served. Twenty-seven ladies were ip- vited to enjoy Mrs. Andrews’ hospital- »ty- , ton, together with a aet of samples showing the spinning value of each grade, so that hereafter producers -of cotton might not be deceived by buy-: ere and by values arbitrarily fixed byj cotton exchanges. Senator Snlith received to-day the department of agriculture suits of its tests as to the di! grades of cotton standardized Government to determine'the an)< of waste in-converting a given number of bales into yarn; to establish the actual strength of the yarn from each grade; to bleach the cotton and yarn from each grade; and to determine ihe cost and result of bleeching. Only the “full grades" were tested.' nt THE LYRIC TO OPEN SUCCEEDS LATE J. A. BYRD. J. Bamberg B. Black President Banking Company. Bamberg, February 14.—At a meet ing to-day of the directors of the Bam berg Banking Company Dr. J. A. Black, Senator from this county, was elected president of the institution, to succeed the late J. A. Byrd, who died last week G. Frank Bamberg was elected vice president. Dr. Black, who for many years has been a member of the House of Repre sentatives or the State Senate from this and old Bantwell counties, is looked upon as a first-class business man, as well as a good and safe poli tician, and has been identified with Mi** Cailiff Entertain*. MissK athleen Cailiff entertained about twenty of her friends Saturday after noon wilh a Valentine party in honor J f Miss Brooks, of Michigan, who is the harming guest of Miss Veryl Holmes. LThe' parlors were suitably 'decorated for the occasion* Bridge w£s indulged in, red hearts being used as place cards. After playing a number of games it was found that Miss Sallie Pate had the highest score and she was awarded the first prize, an apron; Miss Olive Calhoun cut Ae consolation, a boudoir cap, and the guest prize, also a boudoir cap, was awarded to Miss Brooks. A delightful salad course was served. An Enjoyable Evening. On Saturday evening the handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Arthur Best was transformed into a veritable fairy land of loveliness, the occasion being a Valentine party given by Mesdames Best and G. M. Greene in honor of their guests, Misses Sallie Pate, Lai Richards and Blanche Brooker, of Swansea. The spirit of St. Valentine was carried out in detail. The lower floor was thrown en suite, and as the guests entered the reception ball their eyes were delighted with the beautiful decorations consisting of bride’s roses against a background of Southern The library was Barnwell’* Newetb Mori: > Will Soon Be “The Lyric,’’ which is the name of BarnwelPs newest moving picture show, expects to be ready for bqsingtg& on or about March 1st. Workmen are now engaged in renovating the interior of the Burdick building, and as soon as the apparatus, Which has been ordered, arrives it will be installed and the theatre opened. The floor will be inclined so that those in the rear of the hall will be able to see the pictures as well as “the mdn (and women) higher up.’’ / v Comfortable chairs of the most im proved kind for moving picture theatres have been ordered and everything possible will be done for the comfort of the patrons. Messrs. Warren Calhoun, Carter Price and L. A. Cave, the pro moters, state that only the very highest class of pictures will be shown and that there will be a complete change of program every night in the week. had won first honor, while the conso lation fell to Mr. C. E. Falkenstein. Perhaps the most unique contest of the evening was when the guests at tempted to describe their partners, us ing only the iettere contained in file word “Valentine.’’ A curtain was drawn across the parlor door leading into the reception hall /md all the young men requested to retire to the hall, after which six young ladies, each armed with a fishing cane to which was attached a hook baited with candy, 'threw their lines over the curtain and as they felt a "bite” drew their tines in and found a partner. This was re peated until all had obtained partners The descriptions varied, some -being ludicrous in the extreme, while others were highly complimentary. At 'the close the descriptipna were read aloud, giving the names of the gentlemed described and the lady writing the de scription. The guests were then gtvdn slips of paper and requested to vote on the best description. When the slips were collected it was found that Miss Pauline Richardson had received the highest number of votes, with Miss Timberlake a close second. Mr. E. R. Cox was awarded the consolation. The guests were then given an op portunity to know their fate by draw ing their fortunes from a number of peanuts. Quite a lot of merriment was caused when the fortunes, which wer% inside the peanut hulls, were read. J.r.wd Bom Walter Chaw Tw* I _JHra Years Hampton, February and his son, Boultallnr' the kflltog of Chief of Harter, of Allendale, last pleaded guilty to Court of General Seadons her and were sentenced by Judge ! serve ten years and five yean, ively, on the public works of County. The Court of General Seas Hampton County convened here thh morning. Judge Thos. S. Sease, «f Spartanburg, Solicitor R. L. Gunter and Stenographer E. A. Brown being to , their respective places and transacting - tbe business of the Court with dispatch. . The Judge charged the grand jury in an aMe address of thirty minutes, explaining to them that the reason be hind the greftt ifumber of homidde cases on the dockets of the Court of RPH 1. South Carolina was not the trouble-with the law, but lies in the fact that the in* Picture $hoK,-peapte comprising the great body of Ready. petit jurors were not properly educated from a moral standpoint to convict mem guilty of crime. The duties of the grand jurors were explained to them j^n detail in a charge featured with sound logic. Comments heard after the delivery were all to the effect that the charge to the grand jury was one MAF ■Iff smilax and ferns. most of the leading business interests 1 decorated with Southern smilax, hearts of this town. His elevation to the and Cupids in profusion, the little gods presidency of the Bamberg Banking of love being so ingeniously arranged Company puts him at the head of the on invisible wires as to give one the strongest financial institution of the" county, and no one doubts that he will measure up fully to tbe demands of that important position, and that under his administration the bank wiU con tinue to prosper. G. Frank Bamberg, who succeeds Dr. Blade, as vice president, is also one of Bamberg’s wealthiest as well as ntesfcprogressive businessmen. He is the eldest son of the late Gen. F. M. impression of self-sustained flight Dainty little pennants were given the guests as souvenirs. Delirious refresh ments, consisting of pink and white ice cream and dainty cakes, .were served. About sixty guests enjoyed the hospi tality of the hostess. Mrs. R. A. Deason entertained the Young Matron’s Bridge Club Tuesday The dining room, the color scheme of afternoon. There were two tablet, tbe which was pink and white, had just tbe right touch of old fashioned Southern hospitality. * ; ' .Upon arrival each guest was pre sented with a large red heart eontaia- ing a letter of the word “Valentine.” At a given signal the guests grouped i form words sod themselves to fo.u.ww. H mmm, group formed it reported to One of the tfabest score, the 1 Bambmg, who was the first president commitee, who marked s credit on of the Bamberg Banking Compeny. =1 c*nl -»• , ewteMM ■.i.it-s- - [ The person who formed the Misses Sallie Pate. Lal Richards and number of words in a given , .. BUnehe Brooker returned to Swansea awarded a prize, a lovely Heart next campeign is a matter yet to he Sunday afternooo after d pleasant visit After a very spirited contest to reiatives and friends in BaraweiL fl following ladies enjoying her hospita lity: Mesdames R. a Holman, W. O. Simms, T. E. Cummings, H. D. Calhoun, L. M. Qalhoun, A. P. Cornell, Ed wan Patterson, J. O. Patterson, Jr., B. B. , Easterling, and Mrs. Salley, of Orange- jburg. Mrs. U M. Calhoun, having made Ike was awarded the first prize, s cfeiM-MUinnalse dish; the the best ever heard frOm the local i tench. '' / Guilty of MaiuUugfctar. # The case of the State against J. F. V - Walker and Ben Walker wis called for ^ trial, and the defendants, through ' their attorneys, George Warren, E. F. ( Warren, C. A. Beat and J. E. Hailey, announced readiness to proceed to trial and the trial was set for 3 o’clock, 'lie Walken were charged with the. kiUing of Chief of Police J. B. Harter, of Allendale, at Lena, in Hampton County, last September. The uhnntfog of Mr. Harter attracted quite a good i deal of talk and newspaper i At 3 o’clock the Court was ea the defendants, upon being entered pleas of guilty of manslaughter, which pleas were accepted by tike Solicitor and approved by the court Sentences were passed as follows: J. F. Walker was sentenced to the pubtie works of Hampton County for a period of ten years, and his son, Ben Walker, was sentenced to the publie workaef Hampton County for a period of five years. An unusual interest was meat feated in this case, there being.on the Court yard and in tha Court room a great crowd of people, aboqt one t ~ dred of whom were witnesses. The next case tried was that of State against Ida Jones, charged ’ of assault and battery with The trial occupied most of hour, and resulted in a vi assault and battery of a gravated nature. Tbe a sentence of ten months on the pnMte j works of Hampton Countyi or a i •200. •* • ■ 1 There are about ten cases of more or kh importance to be tried during the present week. SEICL1NGV1LLE NEWS. Item* of later**t from Pofromhw LMa Village. Selgllngville, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Lyeaa, of Ulmer, has moved here with bar daughter, Mrs. H. L. Brabham: Miss Jennie Barker spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Augley, ef/ Sycamore. She was accompanied her nephew, Mr. Norman Williams.. Mr. Alfred Mitchell, a guard, and Mr. R. W. Yo visited the former’s home in mount neighborhood last week. Among the out-of-town ttiaitora yesterday ware Messrs. Alfred and Malcolm Moody, of Mr. H. H. Youngblood spent in Willieton, • Mrs. Serah Moody, who p/ boon for so Ifig, la some bettor. Runic T peace la te| tal Mra.T: B.