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WHAT "BUTTERF LE : I AND MANY THINGS LAWMAKERS 2 DIDN'T DO. | 1 tv . ( !^r V . ____________ t Australian Ballot, Cotton Insurance i > and Defense Council Among r Main Acts. * , 1 s Columbia, Feb. 12.?About a gen- c eration ago the distinguished A. B. J Williams wrote sketches about the , South Carolina General Assembly for ^ his newspaper, the Greenville Times. In describing a legislature that had t then just adjourned, he called it the "June bug" legislature, and explained that he used this name because the) ? c legislature had been tied by a string ^ . from "downstairs" and that whenever . s? 1 " "downstairs"?that is, the governor's t office?wanted anything done, it pulled the string and that was all that was necessary. That was in the days H of intense partisan feeling. John Gary Evans was in the gubernatorial chair. Things are entirely different ^ now. If this general assembly is en- ' titled to any distinguishing name, it would be the "butterfly" legislature, because the members flit about from flower to flower, sipping the nectar, and going on to the next flower, en- ^ tirely independent and ignorant of the !>; existence of any "downstairs" or any on? else. If there ever was a legislajg?'; ture that was entirely and absolute?$? * ly foot-loose, it was the general assembly that has just adjourned. There are three reasons for this: s rv First, there was no intensity of fac- v . . tional feeling which brought cleavage in the voting; second, because ^ Governor Manning has, in the opin- ^ /. : ,ion of the legislators, not consulted Is > them sufficiently in the making of | his appointments; and third, because { V Governor Manning has been and is a p business administrator, rather than a ^ I* politician; as a politician he is a distinct failure; as a clear-cut, hon- * : est type of administrator he is a disg^tlnctSirccess. v ^ Seldom Spoken Of. ^ ? - There\has not been a sign of par- C( tisan feeling. Perhaps once or twice a the name of former Governor Blease t< bus been n^entioned, and not oftener baa any one heai;d the name of the re- 0 form movement. Whenever differen- ^ ces have existed they have been per- v sonal rather than factional. The j I chief bone of contention was the game s warden fight, and it there has been s any line, of demarcation, it has rather ^ been the -Richardson and anti-Aich- a .. uHunn frtJlmvine. Tl?is has shown itself on several occasions and yet b jsfeft absolutely nothing final was done t' with reference to the much mooted a . game warden issue. The veto mes- j, j sage of Governor Manning remains 0 ?p?~ as unfinished business. No voting D was had as to Whether the Vqfto c |pr\.- should or should nots be sustained. t The investigation with reference to D ' Mr. Richardson's administration re- a P^Nr. mained unreported. The nomination j, ^ . of: the incumbent game warden remains without action, and the sum . -total is that absolutely nothing decisgive has been done upon the otergfe >: whelming issue of the present ses- t gplf*;'- sion, and which, unfortunately, has 0 f-V-':. been almost entirely personal, and of J x which perhaps the last has not) yet t been~beard. c J??. * ^alking by the newspaper table were three senators. I addressed my- * gy.. self to them, asking what had been v done at this session of the general ? nanAmhiv One of them replied la- ^ conically, "Nothing." The second t held up his two hands and made a r large "naught" and added, "Goose- 1 egg," the third said that in his opin- 5 ieu xthe most important thing had 3 been the establishment of the home jlB-V for feebleminded and wayward girls, J W?' involving at the outset an expendipT>:;v ture of $100,000. Handling the vice r situation, the Australian ballot law t \-vf*-/ and State insurance and cotton might fe -v" well have been added. The fact is that the general assembly is now s x getting to be largely a court for the I decision of local matters. When the < K statutes are published it will be found < pv. . that 98 per cent of the legislation 1 enacted, outside of the appropriation 1 bill, is strictly of a local character; i and that the remaining 2 per cent, c . ^Avaro what iq nf general and State- i VVTVW " v .w - - W k I wide importance. Liquor the Third. In one of the modern dramas, the statement is made that there are only two real problems in life, and that every other jssue is kindred to f' these two problems; they are: property and sex. In South Carolina, / and particularly in the General Assembly, this is no doubt true; but . liquor certainly ought to be added. These topics cover the sum total of the important legislation, both affirmative and negative. The lack of co-operation between "downstairs" and the legislative body is perhaps responsible for the decided tendency of the General Assembly to take unto itself as much of the elective and appointive power ? - - hi <.. '' ' .. . tL ly" :gislature did ? is possible. This was the fundanental fight in connection with the Council of Defense legislation, and hose who insisted upon the legisative delegations naming the personnel of the membership from the counies now without representation won. n-omo wnrflpn t was tne same m wc ;ituation; the only bill that had a jhost of a show and which passed he Senate, provided for the general issembly electing that officer, and laming the county game wardens. In the proposition of electing a >oard of control for the department if agriculture, the suggestion as to he personnel of this board was to :ome from the general assembly, and inder the bill which indirectly abol-, shed the tax commission and sought o provide a general board of tax r.sessors, the source of authority for ,ppointments was also to come from he members of the general assembly, nd so the whole drift seemed to be o concentrate in the general assemby the authorization of appointments, nd this is one of the most significant eatures of legislation today. Re the Tax Commission. The tax commission survived, but ;'s life has been very much impaired: 'irst, by the refusal to give it the loney that it wanted with which to o its work; and second, by the ironlad restrictions that the general asembly would not tolerate a 52 per , valuation on property, but in V/Uu > isted that it wanted something veryl lubh more reasonable, and rather an I! qualization than a raise of values. I, 'he difficulty about | the situation, I rankly and candidly, is that this is 1 tie year for the assessment of lands, I nd the general assembly is overwhelmingly in the control of ther armers and others who own lands nd who do not want any increases 1 assessments on lands that they . nd thei^ friends own. The legisla-j are was after the scalp of "Dolph ones," the man who has devoted a ifetime to the tax problems; the man J who is larley responsible for the tax ommission, and the man, if left lone, who woulcfy get the tax books o reflect real values. The house never let up in its fight n the tax commission. Every time t had a chance it overwhelmingly oted to abolish the tax commission, n the senate there was a decided entiment against this tax commision and but for the conciliatory in;uence of a man like Senator Sherrd, who poured oil on the troubled waters, the situation might have 11 een serious; but from day to day I he bill looking to the substitution of , new plan of tax assessing was deayed, and in the final hours when nly 21 senators voted, the tax com-J W T" ?rrolxr hp. I aission was left aione, lai&w ? . ause no other method of handling I he situa^on could at the last mo aent be provided; and this situation ; gain emphasizes the seriousness of : saving so many important matters < o the fading hours of the session. ; Remains a Problem. j Nothing was done ^vith reference o the tax problem except to romp J n the tax commission and tell it ust as hard as\it could be told that he legislature did not want any inreases in the basis of assessment. In this connection it might be said I hat Senator Sinkler won a decided , ictory in having the income tax law, ,s applicable to State incomes, repealed. The enmeshing net work of he federal income tax law is perhaps esponsible for the repeal of the State ncome tax law, because up to this rear every effort at repeal was univailing. Another significant bit of tax legisation was the adoption of the Motown proposition of exempting legitinate building and loans from taxaion. | Some Results. ! Suppose you drew a line and on one tide placed what had been accom>lished by the general assembly and m the other side what had not been lone. On the one side, under the J Kaon Anrta. wnilld I IfeJctU U1 wjuat uau u^u. uwi?t " w ?De: (1) the continuation of the era of ?ood political feel; (2) the adoption )f the Bank's proposition of the St~te mdertaking to insure cotton in its warehouses; (3) the adoption of and Deginning of the Australian ballot system; (4) provision for the council defense, and the cooperation of the State in war activities; (5) the passage of the resolution necessary to align South Carolnia in the adoption of nation-wide prohibition; (6) the tightening up of the quart-anonth statute; (7) the cooperation af the State in the building up of a State militia; (8) the repeal of the income tax law; (9) the provision for tiomes for wayfard girls; (10) the building of a considerable plant for :he care of the feeble-minded; (11) the establishment of the John de la Howe home; (12) the adoption of a general labor contract law, much (Continued on page 7, column 1.) TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15tli day of October, 1917, until the 15th day of March, 1918, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1918, until the 31st day of January, 1918, a penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1918, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. Jtrom me ist day of March, 1918, until the 15th day of March, 1918, a penalty of 7 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 8 ~-k mills For county purposes..'. 7L> mills Constitutional school tax....3 mills j Total 19 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 2 mills Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills Fish Pond, No. 5 h mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Olar, No. 8 9 mills Salem, No. 9 4 mills St. John's, No. 10 2 mills Govan, No. 11 8 mills Binnaker's, No. 12 3 mills Lemon Swamp, No. 13 4 mills Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills Oakland, No. 15 8 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills Colston, No. 18 4 mills Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 4 mills Denmark, No. 21 6% mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 13 mills Lees, No. 23 * 4 mills Hey ward, No. 24 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate veterans and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable to a. poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1917, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not miHo potumc trt tho Aiirt'tnT* aro rfi UiUUV AWVUAJUO wv v ^ quested to do so or. or before the 1st of Januarys 1918. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1917, until the 1st day of March, 1918. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. Iryihgjor help Lots of It In Bamberg But Daily Growing Less. The kidneys often cry ior help. Not another organ in the whole body more delicately constructed; Not one more important to health. The kidneys are the filters of the blood. When they fail the blood becomes : foul and poisonous. ' There can be no health where there ' Is poisoned blood. Backache is one of the frequent indications of kidney trouble. It is often the kidney's cry for help. Heed it. Read what Doan's Kidney Fills have done for overworked kidneys/ / Read what Doan's have done for Bamberg people^ Mrs. S. M. Kinard, Broad St., Bamberg, says: "I suffered from a se vere attack of backache and it caused me much annoyance and pain through my kidneys. I had headaches and l often felt as if I were falling. Others of the family had found Doan's Kidney Pills beneficial so I began taking them. One box brought the best of results, removing all symptoms of kidney trouble in a short time." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Kinard had. Foster-Milburn Co.-, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, Belting, Gasoline Engines LARGEST"* LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply Store. ' AUGUSTA, GA. Hi LIVER REGULATOR Relieves Sick ,M g|p|?|SHHH is purely veg- r|?0 5j etable, con- fegj jffif tains no calo- J2S?: :?flj 05@?SSi mel or alcohol, !?B| and is a most ESS^r1^ efficient fami- H W medicine ?&? ? gggg for liver and !g stomach ailments. Sold ?""" by druggists, 25c a box. Refuse all substitutes. Demand Granger. Granger Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. DENTAL SURGEON. Graduate Dental Department University of Maryland. Member S. C. State Dental Association. Office opposite new post office and over office of H. M. Graham. Office hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. BAMBERG, 8. G. I WE HAVE THEM I We have on hand some extra nice Mules and Horses that 9 we have just received from the West, and we are expecting 9 another shipment in the next few days, so if you are going B to buy one this fall we would advise you to come and see B the ones we have now, as they are scarce and getting hard- B er to buy and higher in price every day. Come to see us. B ? mji Ib bb I BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS 11 | We have a splendid line ojf Buggies, Wagons, Harness, B Lap Robes, Whips, Etc. We have a number of styles in fi Buggies and Harness, and we can suit you. We handle B only the best vehicles to be had, and our prices are always B right. Come to see us; you are always welcome. B-' /-;* JONES BROS. II -r-. 4 tt TkAiTk A TTT?\TTTTI 1) A If DUDfL C fi I. mm ItiiliiXlUiii/ AVMlUIi JDmuJUUivu, o. v. n km EH ' f^' f * ^H, ' M j v r ?gSB I ^ 9HHHHflHHflHBflflHIHHBBHflMMEHHEHHB9HHHHflHHHiR9B!HHfll - - - ^ - - ? 1 ? ;2lS^^SsMsmfe ?LffljM^ Im' i y& February 26 and 37 , *Jjft 1^1 ' fiV^I yCrlfeMni*inNti&l display 'jBm ?5pi| pws? iiiffl ffl ? - i Tr C-R-Brabham'sSons jjfln ij I Increase the Yield of Farm Crops I | 2j \TOW?when we face the most critical food situation in America's history, it is impera- jE ^ I tive that every acre of land be made to produce its utmost. Crop production must be t 3 speeded up ? methods must be devised to insure heavy harvests, for we must pro- 5E ^ vide food, not only for our own countrymen?but for the starving countries of Europe, as well, g* I Corn, cotton, truck, barley, wheat, oats?these, and all other crops, will bring pftenominany high prices, and a little attention given to the proper soil dressing NOW, will repay you a hundredfold later. Planters Fertilizers are especially suited to the needs of Southern soils. They f have been used with unvarying success throughout the South for years. Ask any farmer who t has used them and he will say: SE PUNTERS FERTILIZER 1 mUBLZS YOUR YIELD fed For every crop you plan to sow, there's a Planters Fertilizer especially designed to increase the productiveness of your soil. Ask our agent in your town for information, free advice, or prices, or write us direct?NOW. Remember, you should be careful in ordering to specify PLANT- J? ERS FFRTILIZERS?other brands are unsatisfactory substitutes. Look for the well-known # *? Giant Lizard Trade-Mark, stamped plainly on every bag. It's your protection from dissatis- t ! faction. Do not accept it unless it bears this distinguishing mark. Orders should be placed 5E ; early to avoid delayed deliveries, due to the congestion of freight and traffic due to the war. JjS - TV .-! JD1 W 3: rianters r erniizer ana muspuaic vu, ^ MANUFACTURERS i S? iS CHARLESTON S. CAROLINA * _ . - .. ?, , The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head ^ Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System EMatlst of ils tonic and laiati? tSect- lAXA. To Cure a Cold In One Day. The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stop* the GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Malaria.enrichestheblood.andbuildsupthesys- ringing in head. Remember the full name and Druggists refund money ii it fails to cure, tern. A true tonic. For adults and children. 60c look for the signature of fi. W. GROVE, 30c. j 2. W, GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. * ' ^*3388 ' . ... 1 'in > '. tf : / ' /' : ' . 'A