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SHi One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. 0. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916. Established 1891.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
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News Items uatnerea ah atuuiiu we
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
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Ehrahrdt, Jan. 11.?On Monday
m evening of last week, about store
' ?. v closing time with the Ehrhardt gro*cery,
air. J. Ben Ehrhardt discovered
that his bunch of keys were lost.
K : He told the news, and he, Mr. Harry
* Copeland and two colored delivery
boys secured lights and went out on
a hunt, presumably over the ground,
? ' Ben had been over the previous afternoon;
the hunt was progressing
nicely when Harry opened up full
cry on a new trail.- He trailed until
iirs. Jacob Ehrhardt's hen house'
' was reached, there he bayed, when
. the others came with the light they
frnind that Harry had treed an o'pos
sum in the hen house; the door was
f opened and* Harry made a rush ^or
the'pos', but instead of playing 'pos/
sum he offered fight, which caused
all to stand back. With this free,
. dom he made a break for the branch.
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Harry immediately gave chase,
- V. * around potato banks, over chicken
^ S > cobps, under and over fences, over^
V taking him in the open field where
V ; Harry bayed again until the light
K arrived. After making him safe he
s^ras carried in and presented to- Mrs.
Jacob Ehrhardt. They tell a good
Joke on Harry; that if he could keep
his nose to the ground, retain his
present speed and had a tail to wag,
he would; be a cracker-jack 'possum
dog. A great feast of 'possum and
v 'taters is promised the day Mrs. Ehrhardt
has'him prepared. (The keys
were found.)
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j^vone ror tne town, tne aeatn toil was
heavy: Mr. Frank Priester, (farmer)
diedof brights disease. Mr.
Priester die? at Allendale, but was
a resident here for the past few
years. Mr. I. J. Zeigler (contracting
builder) died of typhoid
fever, Mr. Zeigler was the town's on
Iy architect, having built moat of
v the stores and dwellings in town.
Mr. Jacob Bhrhardt (merchant and:
-?r. v postmaster for the past thirty years) j
died of apoplexy. Mr. Ehrhardt servthe
public well and was instrument- j
al in the upbuilding of the town.
The new year was saddened last
- Friday morning by the death of Heher
Herndop (died of pneumonia).
I Heber was son of*Mr. and Mrs. G.i
. * J. Herndon. He was just entering
| manhood, about seventeen years of
f age, .and was a promising young man.
His remains were inferred at St.
John's-Baptist church cemetery last
.-Jj; v Saturday afternoon. All was. done
that could be by skilled and loving
hands to retain his fife, but, alas,
^ ha mnat pa" Our "Vfnefpr's fiaU was !
* ^urgent. He had other work for this
A noble young^man. The heart broken
family have our deepest sympathy.
The A. C. IT. freight train changed
schedule the first of the year, making
* Bamberg its destination instead
of coming back to Ehrhardt for the
night. This change is very inconV
venient for folks down this was that
wish to visit Bamberg, attend to business
and return the same day. Bamberg
being the county seat a1 great
I amount of business is transacted
> there from this town and section of
" the county. The old schedule was
O. K. One could go up on the midday
passenger trairf and return on
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ine ireign* mat evening, inus nav;
ing the whole afternoon to look after
affairs. As it is now to make the
g-.. trip by the train it will require one
F to be away all night and over onehalf
of the next day to attend to only
a few minutes business. So if you
wish to visit Bamberg for two or
three hours' stay, you will have to
hitch up that old mule and leave.beiare
day, same as you did twenty
years ago, unless you have an auto.
I The change in schedule not only
m makes the trip inconvenient, but is
' causing several families and a few
* .young men to move away. They
gave the town a good cash trade the
'/whole year 'round, besides being
prominent in the town's social circles.
We regret very much Ho lose
these good, jolly, merry-making citizens,
and respectfully request that
t the railroad company change back
to the old schedule.
- .One of Uncle Sam's officers was in
town Monday. Went out Monday
evening and arrested Mr. Ed Steedly.
Mr. Steedly is charged with violating
the postal laws by fraudulent
advertising.
Mr. S. W. Copeland left Sunday for i
Baltimore on a Business trip, returning
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XEGRO ESCAPES FROM JAIL.
Man Charged With Murder Uses
Blankets for Rope.
Winnsboro, Jan. 5.?Thomas Matrv,
a negro charged with the murder
of a fellow laborer near Parr Shoals
two months ago, escaped from the
county jail this morning by means of
suspended blankets. A vigilant
search is being instituted for Matry
by Sheriff J. M. Macfie and a posse.
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J. II til I" fcJllUl LD up IU a late uv/ui iuuv
night were fruitless.
The escaped man, as is recalled,
was 1 captured shortly following the
crime at Parr Shoals by the sheriff of
Richland county and an officer from
Columbia. The negro, it is said, then
1 confessed to his crime, which was a
gruesome one. His
Thirst.
Him?Why do you think he has a
thirst for knowledge?
Her?I saw him reading a book entitled
"The Bartender's Guide" the
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Kearse Klippings.
Olar, Jan. 4?(Written for last
week.) The Christmas and new year
holidays were very'quiet in this section,
although the home coming of
the boys and girls who were away,
the dinner parties, hunting trips, etc.,
were enjoyed by all.
Among the visitors with us during
the holidays were: Prof, and Mrs.
W. D. Roberts, of Lykesland; Mrs. R.
M. Williams, Bayard, Fla.; Mr. and
Mrs. G. D. Sanders, Fairfax; Mrs. W.
P. Jones and daugnter, Miiarea, 01
Bamberg; Misses Annie and Zelda
Halford, Blackville; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry plover, Walterboro; Misses
Elvye and Claire Kearse, Cora' and
Dora McMillan, Colston; Mr. and Mrs.
Wade Miley, Hampton; T. S. McMillan,
Charleston; J..Thomson, Hampton;
Miss Clara Gooding, Crocketville;
Geo. T. Durwin, Danville, Va.
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J. Carl Kearse returned to his
school at Tatum last Friday.
Misses Kathleen Oswald, Hilda
Kearse and Salome Brabham left
Monday to resume their studies at
the Confederate Home college, Charleston.
Mrs. Olive Chitty - left for x her
school at Bethel Sunday. 1
. . Miss Agnes Kearse visited Miss
Hiers at Ashton last week.
Miss Ettie Kearse entertained for
the visitors in the community last
Friday evening.
The young folks gave Miss Cressida
Breeland a surprise party on new
year's evening. . >,
Miss Eulalie Coleman spent the
ot hnmo tri RomhorP' return
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ed Saturday and opened school at
White Point Monday morning.
Denmark Dots.
Denmark, Jan. 8.?The Graham
chapter, U. D. C., met with Mrs. J.
S. Matthews Thursday afternoon.
There was a full .attendance. The
meeting was opened with prayer,
then the minutes were read and approved.
In the absence of Mrs. Faust, historian,
Mrs. Matthews made a report
on the exercises held at the
school house December 20, calling
oftnopial tr? thft flririrpss hv
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the Rev. H. G. Hardin. It was inoved
and carried that the corresponding
secretary, send a copy of this address
to the Veteran for publication.
A vote of thanks was also extended
to Mrs. J. S. J. Faust for the excellent
programme gotten up by her for
this occasion. The treasurer moved
that pledges for Arlington and Shiloh
be redeemed at once as she has
enough money in the treasury. The
chapter decided to celebrate. Lee's
and Jackson's birthdays jointly.
Plans were discussed for a spelling
bee on January 21.
'A sweet course was served by the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. F. H. McLean.
The meeting adjourned to
meet with Miss Lillie Cooper in Feb%
ruarv.
Branchville Bolts.
Branchville, Jan. 8.?Misses Sadie
Byrd and Evelyn Bethea returned to
Columbia college Monday.
Mrs. A. J. Allen has returned from
a visit to relatives in Leesville and
Batesburg.
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Mrs. ?tusnion spent uie nouuavs
here with-her daughter, Mrs. B. X.
Mimms.
Misses Josie and Mayme Paysinger
arrived Sunday, after a two-weeks'
visit to their parents in Newberry.
Misses Josephine Bass and Myrtle
McHonica have returned to Fredericksburg,
Va., and Augusta to resume
their college courses.
Mrs. Hughes, of Sellers, is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Berry.
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IN IflJE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Stat? News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Sixty-nine blind tigers of Charleston
have surrendered their internal
revenue licenses to state constables.
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J. B. Nettles to be a special constable
of the Southern railway. Nettles will
be paid by the railway.
Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant governor
who was with Henry's Ford's
peace party in Europe expects to return
to Columbia this week..
The State pardon board met in Columbia
Wednesday. Forty petitions
were given them for consideration.
They will report to the governor.
Robert Cunningham, a 19-year-old
negro, was convicted of criminal assault
in the court of general sessions
at Greenville Wednesday and sentenced
to serve 35 years in the penitentiary.
Capt. C. L. Burdette, formerly connected
with the' national guard of
West Virginia, has been appointed
range keeper and instructor in rifle
practice for the South Carolina national
guard by Adjutant General W.
W. Moore.
reueia.1 guveiumeui agcuis uavc
warned near-beer sellers in Charleston
that if their beverages contain as
much as one-half of one per cent, of
alcohol they will run afoul of the i
United States government.
Former Lieutenant Governor T. G.
McLebd, of Bishopville, has been appointed
a special judge by Governor
Manning to hold the February term
of court in Charleston county instead
of Judge Thos. H. Spain, who is disqualified
on account of illness.
Attorney General Thos. H. Peeples
will probably assist in the prosecution
of Joe Grant, colored, who will be
tried at the next term of the cpurt of
general sessions for Edgefield county
on the charge ot murdering J. T.
Durst, a prominent white man in
1906. . Grant was brought back to
South Carolina recently from Philadelphia,
Pa., after a long legal fight.
Master for Aiken County.
Columbia, Jan. 5.?The much tan
giea ana long arawn uui cuuuuvtusy
over the position of master of Aiken
county was ended this afternoon
when Governor Manning appointed J.
E. Murray master for that county,
vice L. M. C. Oliveros, whose term
has expired. Mr. Oliveros was appointed
by C. L. Blease on the death
of the occupant, and the matter was
in controversy, the question being
was Mr. Oliveros to fill out the unexpired
term of four years. As a matter
of fact, he served four, years. It
is said that on agreement between
Mr. Oliveros and Mr". Murray they
entered the primary in 1914 and Mr.
Murray - received a majority of the
votes of the people. However, Mr.
Oliveros held to his jotx and Governor
Manning today named the man
for master who had received a majority
of the votes of the people of
Aiken county for the position.
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Union, Jan. 8.?Following the
death of a patient, Dr. Theodore
Maddox, a Union physician, was Wednesday
arrested and immediately released
on bail charged with manslaughter.
The warrant was sworn
out by the father of Hulie Studdard,
a lad of 15 years, residing in a mill
village here. Studdard was accidentally
shot by Oliver Austin, a boy of
his own age, while they were hunting
Saturday afternoon.
nr \fftddnv was summoned to at
tend the injured youth. He applied
"first aid" and left at an urgent call
from another patient to whom he
was going when called to the wounded
boy. Two hours later, having answered
the other call, the physician
returned and amputated the leg. The
boy died soon after the operation.
The father claimed loss of blood was
the direct cause of death, and that
lack of prompt attention resulted in
death. The physician says that he
responded to the call even when already
hurrying to another patient,
and that he did all that could be done
at that time; to have operated before
the patient had rallied from the
shock would have meant almost cer
tain death. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was that the lad came
to his death "by misfortune, accidentally."
Read The Herald, $1.50 per year.
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DEFINES OFFICERS' DUTY.
Governor Insists Upon Enforcement
of Dry Law.
Columbia, Jan. 7.?In opinions
rendered yesterday by Thomas H.
Peeples, attorney general, he held
that none of the provisions providing
for the enforcement of old whiskey
laws have been repealed by the
prohibition act, but have continued.
"The law remains the same," he
says. The opinions were given by
the attorney general upon request of
Gov. Manning.
"In reply thereto I will say that in
my opinion the sections referred to
(sections 828 and 830, criminal code)
are provisions for the enforcement of
the law not inconsistent with the prohibition
act, and are thereby not repealed,
but continued by the said
prohibition act.
Search Warrants. .
"I am of the opinion, therefore,
that magistrates may continue to. issue
search warrants as provided in
section 830 of the code.
"The only change, as I see it, that j
has been made in either of these sections
is that in section 828, in case
of forfeited liquor which has been
seized, such liquors, in all cases,
shall be destroyed publicly by the
sheriff of the county, as tjie dispensary
is abolished in all of the counties."
In another opinion the attorney
general held that constables appointed
by the governor should be paid
"out of the ordinary county funds."
'rms opinion says:
"I am in receipt of yours of the
4th inst., which was Ji&nded me by
your secretary on the 5th inst., In
reference to section 840, volume 2,
criminal code of 1912, and the status
of this section by reason of the
enactment of section 7, act No. 76,
statutes at large, 1915. You ask to
be advised whether or not this section
repeals section 840 of the criminal
code.
"In reply I will say that in my
opinion section 840 of the criminal
code is not only not repealed by the
act of 1915, but is expressly continued;
that act providing that
'Nothing in this act contained shall
be construed to repeal any law defining
the offense, and any penalty,
fine or provisions, penalties and fines
shall remain in full force and effect.'
This section not having been repealled,
I am of the opinion that it is not
necessary that constables appointed
under that act should be reap
pointed.
Pay for Constables.
"The only change that has been
made in my opinion insofar as such
constables are concerned is as to the
manner of their payment. While dispensaries
were in operation in counties
in which dispensary constables
were appointed 'their compensation
was paid by the county dispensary
board out of the profits of the dispensaries.
Since dispensaries no
longer exist in any of the counties,
the compensation of these constables
should be paid out of the ordinary
county funds in such counties where
such constables may be appointed by
the governor.
"As to the appointment of 'constables
generally by the governor and
as to their compensation, I would respectfully
refer you to an opinion
rendered by te assistant attorney
general to you on the 7th of April,
1915, and opinions rendered by myself
to you on the 13th of April,
1915, and 24th of April, 1915, which
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you possiDiy nave uu me. n juu
have not I shall be glad to furnish
you copies of same. These opinions
cover all of the questions raised in
your letter of January 4."
After quoting several opinions by
Thomas H. Peeples, attorney general,
bearing on the enforcement of
the prohibition law, Governor Manning
yesterday in a letter to J. Elmore
Martin, sheriff of Charleston
county, said:
"I desire that the constables now
on duty in Charleston county continue
the work they have begun, with
even more vigor and vigilance. The
law has been enacted by the representatives
of the people in the general
assembly. The people have ratified
that law by a tremendous majority.
It is now clearly the duty of
the officers to enforce this law. The
constables appointed by me have, under
this ruling by the attorney general,
full authority under the code to |
enforce the law. The magistrate has
full authority under the law to issue
search warrants for the purpose of
assisting the officers in the enforcement
of this law.
"I desire that: there be no letup ?
whatever in the activity of the officers.
Our duty is plain under the
law, and the law is supreme."
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LAWMAKERS IN SESSION
HOUSE AND SENATE HEAR MES
SAGE OF GOV. MANNING.
Speaker Hoyt Announces Appoint
ments for House.?Legislative Mill
is Ready for Grinding.
Columbia, January 11.?The meet
ing of the general assembly eacl
year brings together the experience
and views of the representatives o
the people of the State.
The house returns to Columbii
with the unusual and remarkabl
record of no deaths in its member
ship during the year. Three ne\
members, Messrs. Richard B. Belsei
of Sumter, R. Burton Hicks, of Spar
tanburg, and J. Terry Wood, o
Greer, were sworn in to take th
places of members who had resigned
The most striking feature of th
day's proceedings was the endorse
ment of President Woodrow Wilsoi
and his administration. Represents
tive Brigham, of Aiken, presented th
'resolution that was passed withou
objection.
From a State standpoint the reso
lution of the ways and means com
mittee was the most important thinj
done today.. This resolution provide
that the committee shall keep the ap
propriation within the two millioi
dollar mark.
There was an unexpected rush o
new bills this morning, the majorit:
being those fathered by Messrs
Wolfe, of Anderson, and McMahan
of Columbia.
Such a thing as tackling the calen
daf on the first day of the sessioi
is almost unheard of, but it was don<
oh the house side today. Severa
measures were made special orders
Several bills were made special or
ders and a few were withdrawn.
The speaker announced the follow
ing appointments for the regular ses
sion, 1916: /
Assistant clerk, on the nominatioi
of the clerk, Campbell W. McLain, o
Columbia. '
General desk clerk, Ralph Arnold
of Spartanburg.
Journal dlerk, R. E. Carwile, Co
lumbia.
Bill clerk, John A. Kaminer, Co
lumbia.
Secretary to the speaker, Miss Kab
Cantwrell, Columbia. ,
Pages, James T. Bacon Sharpton
! Edgefield; Lindsay Odom, Chester
field; John. Radcliff^, Columbia; Er
nest Gary Sharpe, Lexington; Wm
Henry Moore, Jr., Abbeville.
Doorkeepers, W. N. Austin, Green
ville; J. W. McCreight, Columbia; B
G. .Hoover, Orangeburg.
Mail carrier, N. 0. Pyles, Colum
bia.
Porter to the speaker, Mack Gregg
Columbia.
Porter to ways and means commit
tee, Eli Goodwin, Congaree.
Porter to judiciary committee
West Oliphant, Edgefield.
Porters, ike Reed, Newberry; Azrj
Bozeman, Anderson; Jordan Oli
phant, Edgefield; Council Cross
Barnwell.
Senate in Brief Session.
Columbia, Jan. 11.?In a sessioi
of one hour today the senate listene<
to the reading of the annual message
of Governor Manning, in which hi
struck what appears to bjs the ke;
note when he said, "The State mus
have progress, but it must be an eco
nomical progress." The message wa,
referred to the proper committee
Its reading attracted close attentioi
on tile part or tne senators.
The senate was called to order
Senator LeGrand Walker, of George
town, president pro tern, in the ab
sence of the lieutenant governor. A
J. Bethea. President Walker voice(
the hope of the senate when he saic
they wished .a safe and speedy re
turn of the lieutenant governor fron
his trip to Europe with the Fore
peace expedition. He also voiced th<
regret of the senate over the loss ol
Senator Appelt, by death, since th(
close of the last meeting. He urgec
the senate to fix their determinatior
only on the passage of useful legisla
tion, and the speedy enactment ol
such measures and wish for everyom
a happy new year.
The Hon. Charlton DuRant was
sworn in as senator from Clarendon
county filling the vacancy caused bj
the death of Senator Appelt.
The committee of senators who
waited on Governor Manning and
notified him the senate was organized
and ready for business was composed
of Senators Nicholson, D. B,
Johnson and Manning.
The governor's annual message
was brought to the senate by O. K.
T COLKMAN FOR COLUMBIA JOB.
Lever Recommends Man Sixty Years
of Age for Postmastership.
Washington, Jan. 5.?William H.
Coleman was today recommended by x
Representative Lever for postmaster
at Columbia. The recommendation
went to the postmaster general, who
in turn recommends to the president.
Mr. Coleman was a "dark horse,"
u and it is understood that within the
last few days the contest for Mr.
* Lever's endorsement had narrowed
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down to Coleman and Ex-Mayor Wade
Hampton Gibbes. From sources
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e has been heard that Mr. Leva's recommendation
does not settle the
v fight, and that the senators and the
' president remain to be reckoned with.
Mr. Lever said in announcing his
f recommendation:
t "After very thorough and earnest
consideration of the whole situation
e I have today recommended for ap- .[$
" pointment as postmaster at Columbia
1 the Hon. William H. Coleman. A sol- : *
dier in Hampton's Legion, Red Shirt, ;;V
e Democrat, honored and respected *by |
* all men, and thoroughly competent: $
I believe his selection will mean a
-! first-class administration of the af
fairs of the office, and at the* same? / .,:\.M
? time, will prove satisfactory to the
3 large majority of its patrons."
a Tipping the Waiter.
f Dr. William L. Stevenson, presi- ||
Y -dent of the Anti-Tipping league of
Idaho, said at a league banquet in
Boise:
"I visited New York last month. I .
put up at a fine hotel there?$4.00 a '
day, in fact, for room and bath. But
B what service!
T "I went into the hotel restaurant ||9
the evening of my arrival, to order
^ dinner. I ordered a simple enough
dinner, according, at least to our Idar ; 4|
I ho standards?a dinner of clams,
_! cold consomme, grilled brook trout,
i filet of beef with mushrooms, chickJen
a la broche and so on?yes, a. ;
f 'simple enough Idaho dinner; but, by :
jinks, they kept me waiting in the ' v |f
heat and noise and smell an un'
conscionable time. UnconscionableX
"Finally I called the maitre d'hotel
and said:
" 'Is it the rule to tip the waiter
here?'
g " 'Yes, sir,' said the man. 'Oh, yes, v
"'Then,' I said, 'give me a good
big tip. I've been waiting close# on
i to three hours.' "
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"Do you have to have many ser- -.M
* jvants at your summer home, Haw-. ; ^
Kins?" asKea wiggieuiurpe.
"Well, last year we had 18," s$id
Hawkins. ";|||
'* "Eighteen!" echoed Wigglethorpe.
"Great Scott, man! how can you ; J
manage that number on your income^'
v "Oh, 17 of 'em are cooks that-stay- s%
ed on an average of five days apiece," :J|
1 said Hawkins. "The rest were our . ^1
" hired man."
A Pleasure of Memory.
Drolichon bought a phonograph
and insisted upon his mother-in-law
1 having her voice registered by the fm
* instrument. >
e As the good woman refused, he
2 added maliciously:
V "Oh, come nowj^just a few words,
1 You can't think how much 'pleasure
it will give me to hear your voice? $j|
s when you are gone!"
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j Read the Herald, $1.50 per year.
LaRoque, his -private secretary.
7 There has been installed a mag
nificent new desk on the rostrum ot ?
- the senate for the presiding officer
. and the elerkb since the last session^
1 the desk being of mahogany.
1 - What Senator Carlisle called "last. .
- year's bird nests" were stricken from
i the calendar when it was taken up.
1 and called on uncontested matters.
3 The determination to cut down exf
penses of the State government was
3 given striking evidence here this afI
ternoon by the passage of a resolui
tion by the ways and means commit
tee to hold the appropriation bill this
f session to at least $2,000,000. This
} is nearly $500,000 less than was apt
. 'il
propriated last year and over $1,>
100,000 less than is asked for this
l session. With this idea of pruning
' in mind the ways and means committee
and the senate finance committee
> went into joint session to begin heart
ings on requests of institutions and.
departments of the government for
their wants. Clemson college was
. heard this afternoon through W. M.r
Rigga, president, Winthrop college
i will be allowed to present their re,
quests tomorrow.
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