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MAY IMPRISON VIOLATORS ON
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No Fine Second Time
Dealers to Have Licenses Revoked
Two Years for Failure to
Comply.
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P/vliimhia \Tarr?h 9 Amfme1 the
most far reaching pieces of legislation
enacted at the session of the
\ general assembly just closed is the
Hamblin-Hamilton-Hart measure to
prevent the sale of extracts used as
.beverages. Provisions are that pur
. 4 chases of these extracts must be
made by certificate. First violation
' is punishable by a fine of not less
than $100 nor more than $500 or
imprisonment for not less than three
months nor'more than one year, in
the discretion of the court. Subsequent
violations are punishable by
imprisonment, without - the alternative
of a fine, of not less than one
year nor more than two years. Druggists
violating the act may have
their licenses revoked, by the State
board of pharmaceutical examiners
for a period of two years. The hill
as it passed the two houses reads:
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Section 1. After the passage of
this act it shall be unlawful and
against the health and morals of this
State foi; any person, firm or corporation
to sell or offer for sale, receive,
have in possession for unlawful purposes
or purchase within this State,
any tonics, bitters, drugs, medicines,
toilet articles or compounds containing
alcohol if the alcohol contained;
. in such compounds or preparations
is in a greater quantity than is n6cessary
for the purpose,, solution or
JT" v preservation of such preparation and
the sale, receiving, purchasing or
having in possession of such tonics,
bitters, drugs, medicines, toilet artiv
cles or compounds which can be used
as a beverage, is prohibited, unless it
can be made to appear as hereinaf
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medicinal use.
. Sec. 2. Every dealer in any of the
aforesaid preparations shall require
each and every purchaser who buys
any article mentioned in Section 1
of this act to sign a certificate as
follows: "I. hereby certify that I have
this day purchased from
the following preparation to be used
only a medicine, toilet preparation
, or flavoring extract and will not my*'
sejf use or allow any of the same to
be used as a beverage."
Sec. Any person, firm or corpora*
tion violating any of the provisions
4 of this ac^ shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof
shall pay a fine of not less than $100
or more than $500 or suffer imprisonment
for not less than three
months or more than Qne year, in the
discretion of the court, for the first
offense, and for any subsequent offenses
shall suffer imprisonment for
\ not less than one year or more than
two years, in the discretion of the
court; And, provided further, It
1 shall be the duty of the board of
pharmaceutical examiners, to cancel
the license of any person repc 'W to
A said board and found guilty by them
r- for a period of two years. Provided,
further, that any person, firm or corporation
convicted under this act
; shall be prohibited from employing a
licensed druggist for a period of two
years.
Sec. 4. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
4^ Seci 5. That this act shall take effect
immediately upon- its approval
by the governor.
Expense Bill Defeated.
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'*'/ Columbia, Feb. 26.?The house
* resolution providing $100 each for
members of the general asembly as
expense money provoked a little tempest
on the senate side. Senators
'" hnston, Sheppard and Black op.
.ised takine the SI00 for exDenses.
Senators Rogers and Clifton saw no
objection to accepting the house resolution.
The senate by a vote of 9 to
17 refused to concur and killed
the $100 expense item. The
finance committee amendments to
the general appropriation bill will be
on the desks of senators in the morning.
American soldiers in engineer
nnits who say they'll help rebuild
France at market rates evidently
> feel that the world ought to be safe
for engineers as well as democracy.
0-STOKY OF AX AUTOMOBILE.
Xorth Carolinian Claims Car of Bamberg
County Man.
Quite a go6d deal of interest-is attached
to the story of an automobile
in this county. It appears that some
three or four weeks ago a citizen of
Ehrhardt bought from a young man
a Hudson Super-six car, the selling
price of which is $2,450, paying the
young man for it $800. ^Saturday
5Ir. Grimly, who is president of the
Jefferson Fire Insurance company, of
Greensboro, N. C., came to Bamberg,
claiming that it is his car, and that
it was stolen from him several -weeks
ago. It appears that the numbers
had been erased from the car, but
Mr. Grimly stated that he identified
the car by certain marfcs on it. Claim
and delivery papers were taken out
by Mr. Grimly to regain the car's possession,
and it is now in the possession
of Sheriff Ray. The gentleman
who .bought the car has three days in
which to take out replevy papers, if
Jie cares to continue to claim possession
of the car. It is stated that the
whereabouts of the young man from
whom he bought the car are known,
but up to yesterday no arrests had
been made.
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COMING TO DENMARK.
Rev. O. J. Frier, of Winnsboro, Accepts
Pastorate.
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The following letter from Rev. 0.
T TTrior nf Winn shorn, anncarpd in
the last issue of the Baptist Courier,
and will be read with interest by the
people of Bamberg county, as me
Rev. Mr! Frier was for several years
pastor of the Bamberg Baptist
church, and is most favorably known
to- a large circle of friends throughout
the county:
"After seven years as pastor of
the Baptist church of Winnsboro, 1
have felt that duty leads me to tender
my resignation the first Sunday in
this month to accept a call to the
church at Denmark, S. C. I expect
to move about the first of March.
"During these1 years of service
with the Winnsboro brethren and
sisters, I led them in building a pretty
brick church that for five years
has been our delight, and it has all
been paid for but a little over $300,
which may also be raised before I
go. Every subscription made to the
building has been paid p full but
one small one, and the church has
kept up her apportionments to missions
and benevolences while doing
this, and has gradually increased
their pastor's salary along with it all.
"It was a painful duty to urge
upon these good people my regisnation,
cot because I felt that I wanted
to leave them, or that any of them
wanted me to go, but because I felt
that I ought to go to the Denmark
church. This has been my longest
pastorate, and I have never had a
more pleasant one. I sincerely hope
that they may secure a strong man
to continue the work among them."
Big Robbery at Aiken.
Aiken, Feb. 27.?A "second-story"
sneak thief entered the elegant
Whitney home Tuesday while the
hostess, Mrs. Willard Whitney
Straight, and guests were at dinner
and got away with jewelry amounting
in value to between $40,000 and
$50,000. The jewelry consisted of
diamond rings, necklaces and
brooches belonging to Mrs. Harrison
Tween and Mrs. Arthur Swann, of
New York, and were taken from the
rooms of the guests at about 7:30
o'clock.^ Mrs. Straight had locked
the door of her room before going
down to dinner, and by the act saved
much valuable jewelry.
This is the third robbery which
has occurred among the winter tourist
colony this season. Some time
ago Mrs. Josef Hoffmann's home was
entered and about $5,000 worth of
gems taken. Lady Kemp, the guest
of Mrs. F. S. Stevens at Sandhurst,
also was the loser of valuable jewelry
through the act of a sneak thief
last month.
Sheriff Howard and Chief Cleckley
have warned the people through
the local newspapers to be more
careful in laying valuables around
loosely, as it is'believed some "firstr>looo''
ornrtL- hou fnllnwpH nn thp
, winter colony from the North.
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She Knew the Symptoms.
"Charley, dear," said Mrs. Torkins
in a tone that was kind but firm,
"did you tell me you were up late
i last night with a sick friend?"
I "Yes."
"What made your friend feel
| sick? Was he a heavy loser?"?
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BATTLE DEATHS
SHOW BIG TOTAL
MORE THAN' SEVEN MILLION
KILLED.
Estimate by Gen. March
Chief of Staff Also Tells of Awards
of Distinguished Services Crosses,
to Rattle Heroes.
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Washington, March 1.?Battle !
deaths during the war among all!
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participants so far as available statistics
show, were given today by General
March as 7,354,000. This represents
only men killed in action or j
died of wounds.
In the list prepared by the general!
staff, Russia led with a total of;
1,700,000; Germany was second!
with 1,600,000; the United States |
was last with 50,000.
Approximate figures for other nations
were: France, 1,3S5,000; England,
706,700; Italy 460,000; Turkey,
400,000; Belgium, 102,000;
Roumania, 100,000; Serbia and!
Montenegro, 100,000; Austria-Hun-1
gary, 800,000; Bulgaria, 100,000.
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
Both Bodies Concluded Work Early
Sunday Morning.
Columbia, March 3.?The first
session of the seventy-third general
assembly was concluded at 7:25
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0 ClOCK yesceraay murniug, wucu
the house adjourned. The senate
adjourned at 7:14.
The engrossing of the general appropriation
bill, after the free conference
had completed adjustments
between the two houses at 8 o'clock
Saturday night, dragged on wearily
through the night. Many of the
nlembers, anticipating that the general
assembly would adjourn sine
die during the night, began to leave
Saturday at-noon.
The free conference report on the
general appropriation bill was received
in both houses shortly before
7 o'clock yesterday morning and immediately
adopted. Only a brief time
elapsed before Governor Cooper had
affixed his signature and the few remaining
details of the session were
cleared from the desks with dispatch.
The fight in the house -for additional
pay for the extra work the
Ipp-islatnrs remained in session was
continued into the very last hojir of
the session. Mr. Miley, of Bamberg,
argued strenuously for a resolution
to instruct the free conference to
write into the appropriation bill additional
pay of $100 for each member
up to the minute the free conference
report was received. After
the free conference report had been
accepted a motion which' had been
made earlier in the night, that it was
the sense of the members that they
were entitled to this extra pay, was
passed in the house. Several members
protested, among them being
Mr. Mower, of dewberry,; and Mr.
Meares, of Fairfield. Mr. Russell, of
Berkeley county declared with emphasis
that "he would not accept the
extra pay, although it might "be voted
and appropriated. Mr. Hanahan,
of Fairfield, also spoke earnestly
against such a proposition and, resented
the allegation that some
members wanted the pay but were
afraid of their constituents, and for
that reason were opposing the resolution.
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Agents Visit County,
Mrs. Dora D. Walker and Miss Mary
Martin, State and district agents,
were here last week visiting schools
and clubs in the interest of Home
Demonstration work. One allotment
of wilt-resistant tomato seed has
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Faust, county agent, will have different
members experiment with these
varieties. In the last few years it
has been hard to raise tomatoes in
some sections owing to blight. In?
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tion and especial stress laid on savj
ing seed, so that they can be widely
! distributed, and this difficulty entirely
overcome.
Unmasked at Last.
"Don't talk to me about Methuselah,"
exclaimed the army man.
"I never heard anything against
him."
"Well, I have my suspicion that he
reported his age as high as possible
to make sure of being beyond the
draft limit."?Washington Star.
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REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Transfers of Land Recorded During
Month of February.
The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in the office of
the clerk of court during February:
McP. Eubanks to William Ximmons,
two acres near Govan for
$200.00.
McP. Eubanks to Monday Odom, 10
acres near Govan for $1,000.00.
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.\i rs. -W. Cj. nuiiu lu nuiatc .iivCaskell,
Pink McCaskell and" Tom
McCaskell, 127 acres for $3,810.00.
Mrs.,Mamie J. Baxley to Boncil H.
Dyches, interest in 432 acres; also
interest in certain personal property
for $500.00.
Heyward B. Dyches to Boncil H.
Dyches, interest in 432 acres; also
interest in certain personal property
for $500.00.
| James S. Stephens to Levi Stephens,
one acre in Bamberg for $350.
Rev. D. J. Sanders to James
Grant, one acre in Bamberg for
$425.00.
Rivanna Riley to Mrs. J. A. Wiggins,
lot No. 4, block No. 66 in Denmark
for $206.50.
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| Inline -MOye, ^uniena, oeasc, uuia
Willis, Laura Johnson and Susie
| Wesley to Alfred Smith, interest in
30 acres for $5.00.
J. S. Walker to Charlie Folk, lots
Xos. 12 and 13, block 37, also lots
Xos. 14 and 15,-block 37 in Denmark
for $500.00.
Daniel Morris to T. W. Grimes,
lot in Olar for $300.00.
Celia McCormick to Ansie Aiken,
interest in 75 acres for $5.00, love
and affection.
L. A. Hartzog to Charlie Moncrief,
four lots in Olar for $1*50.00.
Heirs of Aaron Kinsev, deceased,
to William, Lee, and Mayme Henderson,
17 acres for $5.00.
Uttie Stevens to Carrie Rush and
Lillie Bell Stukes, 100 acres for
$200 and other valuable considerations.
Mary H. Watson to Milton Harlev,
145 acres for $3,350.00.
Wagener R. E. & G. Co. to S. W.
Sandifer, tract No. 1, 16.7 acres,
tract No. 2, 11.7 acres, and lot No.
7, being portion of the Alexander
property in Bamberg, for $4,084.30.
W. S. Clayton to L. R. Clayton, 147
acres for valuable consideration.
F. E. Steedley to Hunters Chapel
colored school, 1acres for $\00.
LAWS NULLIFIED BY OVERSIGHT
Six Bills Formally Passed, But Not
Ratified.
Columbia, March 3.?The legislature
has adjourned but by some unexplainable
oversight six bills which
were passed by both houses and enrolled
for ratification were never
ratified and so cannot become a law.
Two of these are of special importance,
one being the bill to regulate
the operation of street railways and
the other being the bill to exempt
from taxation 25 per cent of a bank's
stock if that part f its capital is invested
iA liberty bonds. The others
were local measures, one relating to
the taxing of abutting property in
Pendleton district, another to a
school district in Barnwell county,
another creating a system of rural
policemen for Georgetown > county
and still another creating a board of
commissioners for Horry county.
Street Car Law Included.
The bill of greatest importance
and interest is probably the one relating
to the'operation of electric
lines. This contained a special provision
regarding the Charleston Navy
Yard line, about which there has
been so much complaint and legislative
debate during recent months.
The aim of the bill was to require
the Consolidated company in Charleston
to improve the service on the
line to the Navy Yard. The failure
of ttye legislature to ratify these acts
will" be the cause of surprise and
much comment throughout the
State. This failure means that these
six measures will not become law
this year unless the governor calls a
special session of the legislature.
It seems that the bills never got
to tne senate cient at an out remained
in the hands of the clerical
force of the house. How the oversight
occurred is unexplainable.
The Limit in Collars.
The Knut?It's simply absurd!
What's the use of showing low-cut
collars like these? Do you mean to
say you keep nothing taller?
Shopgirl?I'm sorry, but your
next size is cuffs.?Cassell's Saturday
Journal.
Dry or Buttered?
Huh! Beer is liquid bread is it?
Well, then, hew* do you toast it?"
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SHARE OF CROSSES
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DIVISION RANKS SIXTH WITH
177 TO ITS CREDIT.
Announcement is Made
Total of 3,918 Distinguished Service
Crosses Won by Expeditionary
Force.
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Washington, March 1.?Of the total
of 3,9IS distinguished service
crosses awarded for gallantry in action
to American soldiers, Gen.
March announced today 664, or more
than double the number given to any
other division went to the Second
regulars. The First division of regulars
came next with 300 crosses
awarded to its members. The Third
regulars with 233 was third.
The Twenty-sixth (New England
National Guard), the fourth in the
list with 229 awards, led all Xation!
al Guard and National Army divisions.
The Forty-second (Rainbow)
came next with 205 and then the
Thirtieth (Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina and District of
I Columbia National Guard), with 177.
The Twenty-seventh division (New
York National Guard), now on the
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nign seas reiumiug numt,
139. The Seventy-seventh (also a
New York division) received 14 6.
* The other divisions in order from
the Thirtieth, which was the sixth
in precedence, were as follows:
Fifth, 163 awards; Twenty-ninth,
150; Seventy-seventh, 146; Twentyseventh,
139; Thirty-second, 134;
Ninety-first, 134; Eighty-ninth, 97.;
Seventy-eighth, ,95; Seventy-ninth,
80; Thirty-third, 76; Fourth, 66;
Twenty-eighth, 58; Ninetieth, 57;
Eightieth, 42; Eighty-second (Georgia,
Tennessee and Alabama troops,
34; Seventh, 30; Thirty-sixth, 24;
Ninety-second, 21; Eighty-first
(South Carolina, North Carolina and
Florida troops), 19; Thirty-fifth, 17;
Sixth, 10; Eighty-eighth, 1.
Thirtieth Got Full Share.
Washington, March 1.?General
March, chief of staff of the United
States army today made a statement
! of the number of distinguished service
crosses awarded tq the various
division of the American expeditionary
force.
^e + fn-nnh'.nino divisions of
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the list, the Thirtieth ranks sixth
with 177 such crosses to its credit.
The Eighty-eighth came last, with
only one. About two-thirds of the
divisions received less than 100 and
one-third received less than fifty.
The Second division led with the
phenomina! number of 664, the First
came next witji 300, and then came
the Third, Twenty-sixth and Fortysecond,
with 233, 229, and 205, reI
spectively.
PRAISE FROM CAPT. RICHEY.
Corp. Gerard Xiinmons One of Best
Men in Company.
Capt. W. R. Richey, Jr., commanding
company L. 371st infantry, has
written Isabella Nimmons, of this
city, mother of Corporal Gerard Nimmons,
who died en route from
France, the following letter of appreciation
of her son, whom he desrrihes
as one of the best men in his
company, always faithful to duty:
"Your son, Corporal Gerard Nimmons,
a member of this organization,
boarded this ship for return home at
Brest, France, Feb. 1, 1919, in comparatively
good health. The second
day at sea he was taken sick with
pneumonia and was removed to hospital,
where he received the best
medical attention afforded in the
army; nevertheless, on Feb. 7th he
died.
"His body, together with personal
effects will be sent to you in due
course of time by the government.
"I counted Corporal Nimmons one
of the best men in my company.
"He was always faithful to duty,
honest in-his actions and courageous
in battle. I hated to lose him and
sympathize with you, whose loss is
much greater. So far as I can ascertain,
his last statement was to the
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done his duty by his God, his
country and his loved ones. At the
time of his death he carried $5,000
war risk insurance. You were named
in the policy as a sole beneficiary
and under the terms of the policy
you should receive monthly for a
period of 20 years $28.75."
Read The Herald, $2.00 per year.
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COLSTON' CLIPPINGS.
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Items of Social and Personal Mention
of the Community.
."My such raink weather we are
having." Hope Mr. Sunshine will
soon come again.
Misses Evie Ivirkland and Mamie
McMillan and Messrs*/ Jones McMillan,
Johnie Kirkland and Wesley
Kearse spent Saturday evening with
Misses Nettie and.Inez Clayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. B. ,
D. Bishop.
Misses Davis and Hutson spent the
week-end with Miss Hutson's sister, >
Mrs. Cook, at Salley.
Mrs. J. F. Clayton spent Friday
with Mrs. Lewis Wooley.
Misses Mamie McMillan and Nettie
Clayton spent feunday with Miss Evie
Kirkland.
Miss Minnie Kirkland is spending
a few weeks in Florida.
We hear wedding bells will soon
be sounding in the Colston sectio^
Best wishes for the bride and groom
to-be.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Clayton left Saturday
for Walterboro, where they
will make their home in the future.
Misses Laura, Thyra and Eleanor
Goodwin spent Saturday night with
their aunt, Mrs. Yarley, in the Oakgrove
section.
Miss Easter Padgett spent Friday
night with Miss Aileen Beard.
Mr. Will McMillan has purchased
a new touring car. Ride folks, ride;
there's nothing like it.
WILL VISIT SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Each School in the County to be
Made Official Visit.
Every Sunday school in South
f!arnlina of all denominations is to
be personally visited during the
month of March by an official representative
of the organized Sunday
school work of South Carolina. This
is the first time that a tfhole month
has been set apart for official school
visitation in this State.
Organization for the visitation has 41
already begun. Each of the two
hundred district presidents in the
State has been asked to appoint an
official visitor for each school in the
district. This will mean a force of
about twenty-five hundred visitors.
These official visitors,' upon invitation
of the superintendent, will
speak briefly to the Sunday school,
extending the fraternal greetings of
international, State, county and district
Sunday school associations.
They will also speak of the coming
State convention at Florence, June
3-4-5, and make other announcements
that will be of interest to every
member of the Sunday school.
The officials at the head of the organization
in this county are: C. F.
Rizer, Olar, president; G. J. Herndon,.
Ehrhardt, secretary-treasurer,
and the following district presidents:
D. J. Delk, Bamberg; L. R. Clayton,
Ehrhardt; J. L. Proveaux, Olar;
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35-HOUR WEEK.
State Association ofxManufacturers
Vote to Reduce' Hours.
Spartanburg, Feb. 27.?Four and
one-half million spindles were represented
by seventy-five cotton mill
men who attended the meeting of
tjie South' Carolina Cotton Manufacturers'
Association here today. Three
important recommendations were
made to members of the association:
First. The adoption of a fifty-five
hour week instead of the sixty-hour
week.
Second. The reemployment of every
returned soldier and sailor to
his old position.
Third. Appropriations of $500,
unsolicited, to aid in furthering the
movement to reduce cotton acreage
of South Carolina and for the stabili
zation of price.
The tneeting was executive, but
Victor M. Montgomery, the president,
gave out a statement.
The following resolution was
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passed:
''Resolved, That the association
recommends to the cotton mills of
South Carolina a schedule of fiftyfive
hours per week, and not exceeding
ten hours in any one day, beginning
March 17, 1910."
And Then He Woke Up.
"Did you try the simple plan of
counting sheep for your insomnia?"
"Yes, doctor, but I made a mess
of it. I counted 10,000 sheep, put
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em oil me cars aim suippcu iu
' market. And when I'd got through
counting the wad of money I got for
them at present prices it was time
to get up."?Boston Transcript.
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