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?tjp Bamhrrg firralh ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Thursday, January 11, 1917. Governor Manning's message to the general assembly is a conservative paper, and has received much commendation from the newspapers of the State. The governor does not ask for'any radical legislation, and economy is pleaded for. One of the .important things the message contains is the governor's recommendations concerning prohibition. The chief executive says that it should be the purpose of the legislature to reduce the consumption of whiskey as much as possible. Looking to this end, the governor recommends that the quantity-per month be reduced, and suggests that wines and beers should be substituted for whiskey. It is undoubtedly true if the the people who insist on drinking should use wine or beer, instead of whiskey, it would be better, but we do not think it would be wise to allow the importation of more than a gallon a month of any kind of alcoholic drink. It might be better for a person to or% der, say sixty bottles of beer, as was proposed last year, but this will open a wide avenue for the blind tigers to ply their trade. Undoubtedly, if the legislature wants to reduce the consumption of whiskey, the way to do it would be to stop all shipments entirely. But we would not attempt to -say that this would be the wise thing to do. Another important. part of the message is that relating to taxation. The State faces a serious problem here. Either there will have to be a retrenchment in appropriations or a larger levy. The action of the general assembly in regard to this will be watched with interest. Much of Bamberg's liquor supply eoo^es from Jacksonville; in fact, we believe that most of it comes from Jacksonville. There is, therefore, much speculation as ?to what effect the election of Mr. Catts as governor will have upon the liquor situation in that State. It will be recalled that Mr. Catts was a candidate in the , Democratic primary as a prohibitionist. His friends maintained that he was cheated put of the nomination, which went to his opponent, Mr. Knotts. He entered the general election as a prohibition candidate and an independent, and won the election ar safe majority. The following editorial from the Clearwater (Fla.) . News, tells of the situation in that r ' * State in regard to the liquor ques. tion: Interest is growing more intense as the time approaches for the new legislature of Florida to - assemble in Tallahassee, in its probable actioc as ~l to legislation bearing upon prohioi;;: tion. Of the 52 counties in the State 45 {of them are already dry, the seven wet ones being Escambia, Duval, ) Monroe, St. Johns, Palm Beach, Pi^ nellas and Hillsboro. The 45 dry . " .counties were made so by the counties acting independently and voting out liquor under the local option law.. Under this law a county, may be voted dry and after two years another election may be held and the result may be in favor of a return to the sale of liq,uor. The ' * "nre of the prohibitionists is to ka.e the next legislature take action which they hope may lead to State-wide prohibition. superintendent Kent Fendleton, of the Anti-Saloon league, is enthusias > tic over the result of the November election with relation to the friendliness of the members elected toward prohibition. He claims that there will be a safe working majority in both houses pledged to vote for a State-wide amendment to the constir* ; tution. The existing local option law cannot be changed except, $rst, by adoption of the amendment by the legislature, then by a vote of the people, which would make it at least 1919 before State-wide prohibition could go into effect. Negroes Without Cotton. i* While the South is talking of giv? ing up the contest with the cotton boll weevil and raising other agricultural products where the pest is so prevalent as to make cotton raising difficult and unprofitable, the Charleston News and Courier is considering the effect of this change upon the negro population, whether themselves planters or simply laborers. They are particularly adapted to cotton culture and cotton raising is particular suited to them. It does not require the long and continued care and cultivation that other crops do. , Have the negroes got the perserverance to work at general crop raising? Is there going to be enough employment for them? If not, what is to become of them? How are they to support themselves, or how will they be supported? Where will they go if they leave as a consequence? The News and Courier asks these questions without attempting to answer them. These people can find plenty to 'do in the North at present. By the time the demand for labor becomes slack it will be found probably that cotton raising is waiting for all who cannot stand the pace and the temperature of the North.?Waterbury American. P McLAURIX WILL RESIGN. Warehouse Conimissioner to Quit His Post. Columbia. Jan. 8.?John L. McLaurin will resign as State warehouse commissioner upon the presentation of his annual report to the State legislature next Tuesday morning. In a conversation over the long distance telephone from Bennettsville last night, .Mr. McLaurin said: "My resignation is embodied in my annual report. It will become effective when the report is in the hands of general assemblymen and I expect to have it on their desks next Tuesday morning." His reasons were amplified, he explained, in the report of the warehouse system for the year. Copies of the report have already been widely distributed. Mr. McLaurin contemplated resignation early last fall and so advisea J. A. Banks, of St. Matthews, September 16. Ten days later he withdrew this proposed resignation, at the request of the executive committee of the State warehouse association, the meeting being attended by Mr. McLaurin, John K. Aull, then secretary to Mr. McLaurin; W. A. Stuckey, of Bishopville, Don McQueen, of Bennettsville and G. A. Guignard, of Columbia. One reason advanced in discussing his resignation at that time was that he was "tired of public life." Mr. McLaurin also emphasized that he had taken an active part in the recent State po litical campaign impelled "to fight for Blease," and "I did not do it in - U.T? 1 ? J '? a. xia.il ueai ieu ?aj. On September 23, 1916, Mr. McLaurin asked Gov. Manning for an audit of the accounts of the State warehouse system. There were 15,122 bales of cotton then in the 158 warehouses holding membership in the association. The State warehouse system was created at the special session of the general assembly in the fall of 1914, immediately after the outbreak of the European war, when economic conditions were so disrupted that cotton could not be marketed at prices equivalent to the cost of production. Mr. McLaurin fathered the warehouse bill in the upper house of the general assembly and was elected commissioner immediately after the bill had been enacted into law. The last general assembly appropriated $15,000 for the maintenance and development of the system, as advocated by Mr. McLaurin. 4 COMING I WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7th H MATINEE AND NIGHT B Henry B. Walthall MB (Star of Birth of a Nation) I "The Sting of Victory" Hj This is undoubtedly the best BB picture that Henry B. Walthall ? has mer starred in. not exceot Birth of a Nation." j ?m \ You can also begin with first week and increase yoi each week. In 50 weeks: 1-cent club | 2-cent club \ 5-cent club \ 10-cent club i You can put in $1.00 or and, in 50 weeks, have $5C We add 4 per cent inten Come in, ask about it ai Club" Book FREE. You can start 1 People IBAMBE _____ Senate Organizes. Columbia, Jan. 9.?This was distinctly a day of organization in the general assembly. It was otherwise uneventful. The temper was to let well enough alone, and make no changes. This was the view in the reelection of Speaker James A. Hoyt, president of the senate pro tern. Le Grand Walker and in the reelection of the old staffs from Clerks .Marvin .M. Mann, of the senate, and J. Wilson Gibbes, of the house side on down the list to the very humblest position. The senate tried itself a bit this morning on an invitation to visit Winthrop college. After some discussion, all pleasant enough, the invitation was accepted by a vote of 25 to 12. A number of new bills have al, ready been presented on the senate side, among the more important being two relative to the State cotton ! warehouse system. The senate reelected: Marvin M. Mann, of St. Matthews, I as clerk. R. Beverly Sloan, of Columbia, as assistant clerk. J. Fred Schumpert, of Spartan; burg, as sergeant-at-arms. ! Dr. W. S. Stokes, of Denmark, as ; reading clerk. Dr. C. A. Freed, of Newberry, as chaplin. The senate machinery, after prayj er by Dr. Freed, was started by Lieu| tenant Governor Bethea. Mr. i Bethea's address made'a fine impresi sion and touched the temper of the j body. First came the organization of the ! senate, the s^ection or standing comi mittees, then the reading of the compact annual message - of Governor Manning. Senator Buck wanted to clear the | desks of the elections just as soon as ; possible, and had a committee appointed to report on the elections to be held this session. Senator Laney also provided for the inauguration of the governor on the 16th of the month. Charleston's fire loss for 1916 was little over $35,000. T special notices. ~ _____ / Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Rent?Small store room on Main street. Apply to J. T. O'Neal, city. It For Sale?Dry pine stove wood, delivered anywhere in city. H. L. HINNANT, Bamberg, S. C. 2-5; Lost?Near Binnaker's bridge on the night of January 2nd, a hand satchel containing owner's name. Reward if returned to E. M. McCOWN, Denmark, S. C. It. Why Let Your storage batteries run down? We have installed up-todate machinery and guarantee all work. Electric troubles a specialty. MUTUAL GARAGE. Denmark, S. C. Lost, Strayed or Stolen?Saturday night, one small, light colored dry Jersey milch cow. Left with rope : dragging. Unmarked, with small : smooth horns, about three years old. i Reward "for return to H. M. GRA~ j.HAM, Bamberg, S. C. 1-18 %5cents weekly i I or 2 cents or 10 cents the jr deposit the same amount Days $ 12.75 Daps $ 25.50 Days $ 63.75 Days $127.50 $2.00 or $5.00 each week ) or $100 or $250. 2St. -?H not a "Christmas Bankina ' ODAY? START! ;s Bank RG, S. C. ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The Auditor or his deputy will be at the following places on the days and dates named below for the purpose of taking returns of personal property, transfers of real estate, and income tax returns: At the court house until .Monday, January 15, 1917. Farrell's store, Tuesdav, January 16, 1917. Denmark, Thursday and Friday, January 17 and IS, 1917. Lees, Monday, January 22, 1917. Govan, Tuesday, January 23, 1917. Olar, Wednesday and Thursday, January 24 and 25, 1917. St. John's, Friday, January 26, 1917, from 9 a. m. to 12 m. Kearse's, Friday, January 26, 1917, from 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. Ehrhardt, Monday and Tuesday, January 29, and 30, 1917. At the court house until February 20, 1917, after which date the 50 per cent, penalty will be added. Every taxpayer is requested to learn the name and number of his school district before coming to make his return. Taxpayers are also urged to come prepared to make separate returns for town property, giving number of acres and buildings, and lots in town. Persons living in town will please state the fact to the Auditor so that they will not be charged with commutation road tax. All real and personal property must be returned in the school district in which it is located. R. W. D. ROWELL, Auditor Bamberg County. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned as administratrix of the ?.-I - - ? > i T \r D.'m. n,;ii estate ui ;uis. jaue .u. rti^ei ww make her final return before the probate judge of Bamberg county on Friday, January 26th, 1917, and at the same time will apply for her final discharge as administratrix of said estate. MRS. G. W. M. KEARSE. 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