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LAWS MIST BE ENFORCED MANNING MAKES STAND CLEAR IX LETTER TO SHERIFF. Governor Issues Proclamation Setting ? Aside Feb. 13 to Discuss Ferti- 1 li/.?*r and Economy. Columbia, Feb. 5.?Governor .Manning has determined that the laws of the State shall be enforced, and he also hopes that each locality will attend to the enforcing of these laws without his having to appoint any special constable or detective. The sheriff of one of the counties wrote him that he did not see how he^ could enforce the law in his county. In reply Governor Manning wrote: "In reply to your letter, I note that you say that you feel it is almost an impossible undertaking to enforce j the law with local aid. "I will have to differ from you in your view on this matter. I do not see why it should be impossible for authorities of vour county * to enforce the law. > All the corporat- * ed laws of your county have their 1 local organization, which should be 1 ample to enforce all the law in that e community. Each magistrate in your * county has his constable, all of whom 1 have power in enforcing the - law. Finally, you have your deputy, and, s if necessary, you have the power to $ swear in extra deputies. With this f machinery in your county, as in all r other counties, I do not see why the * i law cannot be enforced. s "I expect the officers of each locali- c i ' ty, whether municipal, magisterial, c district or county, to do their duty c in enforcing the law. I do not exr ' pect, either, that t?ese officers should a remain passive until initiative for * the enforcement of the law comes 0 from outside forces. Wherever the sheriff or other peace officer knows c or suspects violation of the law, it * should be his business to follow up * ?. the clue to a conclusion. c "The law snouia oe emorceu jusi as much in regard to illegal liquor a sales, gambling, slot machines, or any a other petty violation, the saihe as it a would be.enforced in a case of arson or murder. "I trust that you will view this t matter as I do, and that you and r all other officers of your county will v do their utmost to enforce the law; that they will not, by non-en force- * ment, confess that they are unable 1 to preserve the law in your county. F "I hope that you will let me hear ? from you at an early date on what 1 f progress you are making in this mat- 1 ter. I am, f "Very truly yours, # "RICHARD I. MANNING, v "Governor." ^ * r Fertilizer and Economy. ? E Governor Richard I.-Manning, by j y J a proclamation issued today, desig- v x j nates February 13 as "Fertilizer and c Economy Day" in South Carolina, j He believes that the uses of fertilizer * should be discussed by the farmers , on this day and that mass meetings j should be held. g The following is the proclamation:' t February 4, 1915. e : By Richard I. Manning, governor. " r ' * . . c Whereas, there exist conditions , - ? * . which make it essential that we with t .. . \ I our neighbors, in the South, practice t a strict economy in our business and household affairs, a practice which s f * most of us will find very difficult un- c less we have given careful thought to it or have had prior experiences t in saving; and - . :;; Whereas, it is best that we assemble with our neighbors and give and r take advice on the important problems of saving and spending money l * , wisely, drawing from the depths of , our own experiences and barkening . to the words of others who have j come to the assemblies with helpful , words and practical ideas, in-this way learning many things which will be . useful to us; and Whereas, the conditions which < ' . command us to be frugal and to ] spend our wealth with more wisdom' ( and forethought than we have ordi- , narily displayed in the past, are also . conditions that compel us to change , the fertilizer practices under which , we have been spending a large , amount of .-money, much of it un- , wisely, for commercial fertilizers, r placing many of us in a position in , which we require expert advice on ( what fertilizers to use this spring; , and ( " Whereas, it appears meet and fit- . .ting that this question of fertilizer , practices be discussed at those assemblies at which the questions of economy are discussed; Now, therefore. I, Richard I. Man- i ning, governor, do hereby designate i and set aside Saturday, February 13, j 1915, as Fertilizer and Economy Day, urging that a meeting of citizens be < on that day held in each county 1 r court house in South Carolina; and h Further, I appeal to the good citi-ij zens of the rural communities of j ] South Carolina, and to farmers' wives' i as well as to the farmers themselves, j i to congregate at their respective;' county court houses on Saturday,! 1 February 13. 1915, at an hour to be i determined separately in each county, j 1 % * BURNS PROYK FATAL. Mrs. G. L. Seals Succumbs t<> Injuries at Ilillon. Dillon, Feb. 6.?Mrs. G. L. Seals died Thursday afternoon about 3 D'clock from the effects of being burned about 10 days ago. She was dressing the children with her back to the fire when she realized her ?lothing was burning. She became frightened and ran from the house into the yard, fell upon the ground ind rolled over and over. From the rirst there was but little hope for her recovery. Mrs. Seals was Miss Sophie Proctor, daughter of the late Jasper Proctor. She was a christian wonan, being a member of the Methoiist church of Dillon. ' She is survived by a husband and two little girls and two sisters, who ive<^ with her. Property Versus Life. Since last May no less than six- , een bank robberies, we are toid, ] lave occurred in Oklahoma. During he same period many more than six- een coldblooded murders have tak- , m place in the State and many more ; han sixteen murderers have made heir escape. . The Oklahoma legislature, now in , ession has made an appropriation of < ; 15,000 to be expended in rewards ( or bank robbers, payments to be ( nade at the rate of 51.000 per rob- ( >er, and irrespective of whether the j uspected robber is brought in dead j ir alive. For the apprehension and ( onviction of murderers Oklahoma j ffers rewards also, but in no case, t seems, does the offer exceed $300; ( md even then it does not authorize ] hat the suspects be brought in "dead j >r alive." t The Houston Post thinks that the onditions here illustrated, which are j 13*. no means peculiar to Oklahoma, , lut more or less common to tne ' ountry at large, "call to mind how j nuch more concerned people are ^bout the taking of property than j bout the wanton taking of life'" ^ .dding: ' ( "We shall have advanced far 011 i he road to civilization when men iegin to regard life as the most sac- ( ed of all possessions, when the man t-ho wantonly takes what caii never j e restored is held to have commi- j ed a greater offense against society han one who merely takes another's iroperty.' ' j The fact is that io jthe theory of ^ he law he is now so held, but, un- t ortunately, such ts not the case in iractice. In the vast majority of the ^ itates of the union the penalty pro- , ided by statute for murder is death, ^ rhile in the others it is a term in the ienitentiary ranging from k specified ( lumber of years to a life sentence. Jut, bp it said to our shame, the pro- ^ isions.of the criminal law in this , ountry are one thing and their en- ! orcement quite another. Carefully *' - 1 -X ? Virtf A? AOA ompnea SlHllblll'S suuw uiai vi mvoe i ^ i-ho wantonly take human life a arge proportion are never detected j md brought to bar at all, while of hose who are arrested and made to i tand trial only a comparatively mall percentage are made to pay the i >enalty of their crimes. The imposi- i ion of capital punishment has come o be conspicuous chiefly by its ab- 1 ;ence. while the interposition of all j orts of "legal technicalities and the ( lelays incident to our complicated :ourt procedure operate more often i han not to reduce to a comparative ( ninimum 'the sentence imposed in ases where convictions are secured, rhe unpalatable truth is that we are lot only not zealous to hunt down nurderers, but we are also both slow >nH cnnpamish about inflicting pun shment upon such of the takers of luman life as are called upon to answer to the law for their crimes, in such circumstances it "is not surprisng that homicides should have become so prevalent that the United States today holds the record in this "egard among all the world's civilized nations, barring none, and so "it will continue to be until we have so imended our methods administration in connection with criminal law to render it both swift and sure. If to that end was devoted one-half the time, energy, ingenuity and intellect low expended upon efforts to suppress small vices or comparatively innocent customs, it is a safe wager that there would soon be .1 decided falling off in the murder industry in every section of the country.?Norfolk Vir^inian-Pilot. Why Ho Ate Tlieni. Here is a story of a small boyj a rv>?-ithor njiri n barrel of annles and a moral which does not have to be told In words: The windows of an orphan asylum overlooked the backyard of the house where the bov, the barrel of apples and the boy's mother lived. Xow the apples that were in the barrel disappeared at a famous rate, and the mother being a knowing woman as a matter of course made inquiry of her Jon. Yes. he had eaten the apples, but "Mamma," he said. "I have to; ;he orphans want so many cores."?| L'plift Magazine. IMMIGRATION* BILL FAILS. House Fails to Override President's * Veto. \ e Washington. Feb. 4.?An attempt [ to pass the immigration bill prescrib- e ing a literacy test for immigrants over President Wilson's veto failed c in the house today, the affirmative [ vote lacking just five of the neces- c sary two-thirds. Of 399 members present 261 voted to override the veto, 136 voted to sustain the president, and two answered "present." The final test came at"the close of a day of earnest debate, in which I party lines were abandoned. Majori- f ty Leader Underwood vigorously criticised the president's reasons for ve- 1 toing the bill, and urged the house * to override executive disapproval. Mr. Underwood told the house that the country had in several elections returned majorities in congress fa- s voring restriction or immigration 1 and that the president's contention J that no political platform had placed he issue before he people was futile. "The question," said he, "is d c whether you stand for the American j j standard of living and tne American , standard of wages." t To Sustain President. f Representative Moore, of Pennsylvania, Republican, urged the house to support the president. He declared immigration had had no bad sffects on wages and working condi- t :ions in this country and asserted ? :hat the restrictions imposed in the d Jill were contrary to the fundamen- e :al principles "upon which the fore- v fathers based this republic." 2 Chairman Burdett, of the immigra:ion committee and author of the " Jill, declared the fight for restrictive mmigration legislation would conf inue. s "We lost -by a very narrow mar- j ?in," he said, "and a swing of a few 1 rotes would have passed the bill, rhe fight will be made again in the j lext congress." b The vetoed bill passed the house t iust a year ago by a vote of 239 to ? 140. Today's vote showed a gain d >f 22 votes for it and a loss of 4 votes d 'rom the opposition strength. P The 261 votes for passing the bill * >ver the veto were cast as ionows: j Democrats, 166; Republicans. 78; I Progressives and Progressive Repub- F icans, 16; Independent, 1. * Against the Bill. Against the bill the vote was: Democrats, 101; "Insurgent" Demo;rat, 1; Republicans, 32; Progres- ^ ?ive and Progressive Republicans, 2. f Members who were in the house ( vhen the bill passed last February ? md whot changed1 their votes today j .vere: \ j Voting for the bill and against C jverriding the veto: Bailey, Bartlett, of Georgia; j 3eakes, Brumbaugh, Maguire, of I Maryland; Park, Whaley, Smith, of 1 Maryland; Taylor, of Alabama. * Voting against the bill and for q jverriding the veto: C Cooper. Johnson, of Utah; Kin- ^ caid, of Nebraska, and Scott. Representative Garner, of Texas, vho voted present when the bill was t Jassed, voted against overriding the e ret'o. Representative Steenerson, a vho voted against the bill voted c present today. Representative Volstead. who was paired against the bill when it passed, voted to override v :he president's veto. c Presidents Taft and Cleveland ve- r toed similar mea^fcres and attempts to override them failed. ?1 r Servant Girl and Grocer's Boy. t t Her lips' remark was: "Oh, you kid!" . Her soul spoke thus (I know it did): "O king of realms of endless joy, My own, my golden grocer's boy. i am a princess forced to dwell Within a lonely kitchen cell. ] While you go dashing through the land. With loviness on every hand. < Your whistle strikes my eager ears Like music of the choiring spheres. 1 The mighty earth grows faint and 1 reels , Beneath your thundering wagon ^ wheels. j How .keenly, perilously sweet , To cling upon that swaying seat! ( How happy she who by your side ; May share the splendors of that i^de! I I Ah, if you will not take my hand J And bear me off across the land, Then, traveler, from Aroady, Remain awhile and comfort me. What other maiden can you find So young and delicate and kind? Her lips' remark was: '"Oh, you kid!" Her soul spoke thus CI know it did). ?JOICE KILMER. s ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The Auditor or his deputy will be it the following places on the days ind date below for the purpose of eceiving returns of personal property and notice of real estate bought >r sold since last return. The Audior will appreciate it very much if every taxpayer will make a list of lis personal property and the price it which he wishes to list it with the Auditor. This will save time for all loncerned and ivoid the forgetting any item of personal property: Bamberg?January 1 to January I*. Denmark?Monday, January 18. Lees?Tuesday, January 19. Govan?Wednesday, January 20. Olar?Thursday, January 21. Ehrhardt?Tuesday, January 26. St .Tnhnc Wpiinpcrlnv Jarmarv 17. Camp Hill?Thursday, January 2S, !:30 a. m. till 10 a. m. Kearse Store?Thursday, January !8, 11 a. m. until 2 p. m. Farrells Store?Tuesday, February !, 11 a. m. until 3 p. m. All male persons between the ages >f 21 and 60 (except Confederate ;oldiers) are liable to $1 poll tax. U1 able-bodied male persons between he ages of 21 and 55 are liable to 12 road tax. Dogs 50 cents. Please get your age in your mind. I will be at the court house on all lays not mentioned above until the !0th of February. After the 20 of February a penalty of 50 per cent, rill be added to all personal propery not returned, so make yours beore the 20th. R. W. D. ROWELL, County Auditor. ESTATE NOTICE. All persons having claims against he estate of Shady S. Broughton, deeased, are hereby notified to file he same, duly verified, with the un ersigneu, ana inose inueuieu iu saiu state will please make payment likewise. G. FRANK BAMBERG, !-l 1 Executor. Bamberg, S. C., Jar.. 25, 1915. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open or the collection of State, county, chool and all other taxes from the 5th day of October, 1914 until the 5th day of March, 1915 inclusive. Frotn the first day of January, 915, until the 31st day of January 915, a penailty of one per cent, win >e added to all unpaid taxes. From he 1st day of February, 1915, a enalt^ of 2 per cent, will be added o all unpaid taxes. From the 1st lay of March, 1915, until the 15th lay of March, 1915, a penalty of 7 ier cent, will be added to all unpaid axes. THE LEVY. ?or.State purposes 6 mills ^or county purposes 4 mills ror bridges 1 mill ^or roads A.... 1-2 mill Constitutional school tax 3 mills 14 1-0 mille SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. lamberg, No. 14 9 mills Jinnakers, No. 12 3 mills luford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Hear Pond. No. 19 2 mills Jolston, No. *18 4 mills lenmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills ^ishpond. No. 5 i mills Jovan, No. 11 4 mills lutto, No. 6 2 mills lanipton, No. 3 2 mills leyward, No. 24 2 mills lopewell, No. 1 3 mills lunter's Chapel, No. 16 4 mills ^ees. No. 23 4 mills lidway, No. 2 2 mills )ak Grove. No. 20 2 mills )!ar, No. 8 9 mills it. John's. No. 10 2 mills ialem. No. 9 4 mills ^hree Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of wenty-one and sixty years of age, xcept Confederate soldiers and sailirs, who are exempt at 50 years of ige.-are liable to a poll tax of one 'filar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of .ge on or before the 1st day of Jantary, 1914 are liable to a poll tax tf one dollar, and all who have not nade returns to the Auditor, are reinested to do so on or before the | st of January, 1915. I will receive the commutation oad tax of two C$2.00) dollars from he -15th day of October, 1914, until he 1st day of March. 1915. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. DECIDE YOURSELF The Opportunity Is Here, Backed by Bamberg Testimony Don't take our word tor it. Don't depend on a stranger's statement. Head Bamberg endorsement. Read the statements of Bamberg sitizens. And decide for yourself. Here is one case of it. Mrs. G. A. Rice, Church St., Bamberg, says: "I had weak kidneys and often had dizzy spells during which lark objects floated before my eyes. The kidney secretions were often too frequent in passage and the again scanty. I bought Doan's Kidney Pills it the People s Drug Store, and after using three boxes was cured of all symptoms of kidney trouble. That was four years ago and I haven't had iny trouDie irom my aiuueys aww. Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?ge' loan's Kidney Pills?the same thaMrs. Rice had. Foster-Milburn t>. Props., Buflalo, N. Y. RILEY & COPELAND Successors to W. I*. Ililey. Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE Office in J. D. Copeland's Store BAMBERG, S. C. \ [ =1 I I A Nation |rows as its people* succeed and liberty from i ceaseless toiling ^.Hepends uporr|^saving The wealth of a community is meas- | ured by its banking and you are one of , I the community and should have your I v share of deposits in the Bank in propor- I < , tion to what you earn. 1 We especially solicit the patronage of those who labor and want to save and urge our customers to ask our advice on any business matter?large or small. y Make this Bank your Bank. $1 will open an account. ? 4 per cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. PEOPLES BANK : Bamberg, - South Carolina ^ i ' * Bridging the distance 'twixt you and "anywhere." The Bell Telephone, with its 16,000,000 miles of wire, brings millions of people within earshot of your voice. V- ' Many thousand of them, living within fifty or a > hundred miles, can be reached for a small toll charge. Are you making use of this vast bridge on your farm, in your home or in your business. There's a ' profit of time, money or convenience for you in the Bell Telephone if you will use it. Grasp the Opportunity! . ^ Call or write the manager to-day. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY \i?j/ BOX 108, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. ^ * nii jfi jj 5i I I Rayo Makes Reading I A Pleasure J I | 9 r kHE full mellow glow of the Rayo Lamp rests | I I X your eyes and makes reading a pleasure. The I j I absence of glare and harshness will be a distinct relief | * J j to you. It is this quality that causes scientists to | ^ I j recommend the soft light of the oil lamp. The = jfeyo lamp is the highest point of per- 11 fection in oil lamps. No glare, no flicker, correct 1 If] light always. * | I j Rayo Lamps are easy to light and care for. Inex- | I I nensive?vet the- best light at any price. Your dealer will be glad to show you the Rayo. | I STANDARD OIL COMPANY < i Washington, D. C. (NEW JERSEY) Charlotte, N. C. E Norfolk, Vn. DAI TIMADf Charleston, W. Va, E Richmond, Va. 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