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• >. V •. 4 -•* f • % «■■■ ./f***' \ - * TOL. 39. limiNGS IN THE GENEML (SSE1LT - ■ u MMXE of the things being DONE IN COLUMBIA BY. OUR k LAWMAKERS FOR PEOPLE SOME BIG THINGS DONE Maj be Mentloaed BaDoC, Ratification of Prohibition Columbia, Jan. 22.—The legis lature convened today at 1 o’clock after a recess from Friday at noon. During the past week many mat ters of consequence to the people of the State were discussed ' and passed upon. The House ahd th» Senate were both busy, and a great deal of work was done. Elections consumed some time, but on the whole the work of the session is well under way. The Ways and Means committee of the House and Finance eommir- tee of the Senate, hold daily ses sions and are fast getting the ap propriation bill in shape. As soon OROER TO CLOSE r ' ALL PLACES OF BUSINESS CliOS- ED MONDAY AND WILL CIX>SE TEN MONDAYS WALTERBORO, S. C* WEDNESDAY,'JANUARY 23, 4918. CONCLUSION Of GOMD JURI S REPORT OF CHECNRG DORE BY M1T1N1 WON NO. 21. ORDER CAUSES COMMENT Walterboro Business Men Wonder and Discuss Bat Decide Will ingly to Comply. The recent order of Fuel Admin istrator Garfield to close all places of business was met with a determi nation to obey the letter of the or der in Walterboro,. and as a result all the places of- business were closed Monday. A few grocery stores were open till noon, and one or two tried to hold their stores open without fires, but this was soon discontinued, and soon every place of business was closed down for. the day. . According to the terms of the order, the stores and places of business in all states cast of the Mississippi river will close for ten Mondays, or from Jan. 21 to March 25. TREASURER JONES’ OFFICE FOUND SHORT ALMOST $10,000.00—MR. JONES MAKES STATEMENT WHICH IS PUBLISHED HEREWITH—CERTAIN RECOMMEN DATIONS MADE BY GRAND JURY TO COLLETON DELEGATION. 1909- 10, 1910- 11 ... 1911- 12.:.. •01.99 1.051.2a 551.15 The following la the conclusion i Irregular Warrants and Clahna. of the summary prepared for I* 1 *I}?®?*?; press by the Grand Jury. i» re the recent checkins, of the officers of the county. The first installment of this report wna published last week, and was widely read and*4la- cusaed. Accompanying this report Is a statement made by Treasurer R. E. Jones, which seeks to clear up the * ipaia rtport in so far as his office la con- - cerned. Foreman C. W. Pellum and T, R. Risher, members of the grand Jury. Net .... .... ; 92,729.59 Add 1911-12 clerk salary ov erdrawn .... 50.00 1915-17 J. of P. lunacy ov- .... «-«• « 10.00 MDSON REPLIES TO GOMD JUTS REPORT HAYS VANN’S REPORT BASED ON LAW THAT WAS REPEAL * * Ed in itis. GRAND JURY’S STATEMENT There la Now No 'Law Requiring the Clerk of Conrt to Tttrn Over Money to as this is reported Xo the Hous**, t yj, ig order came very much as a and the county supply bills are got ten in shape there can be some talk of adjournment. As It is now there can be only conjecture, but there seems little likelihood of an- early adjournment. , ' x Among the big things done^ T>" surprise to the people of the coun try. but everywhere they are re sponding to the order and are re maining closed. The penalty fo~ failure to comply is very severe, and no one !n Walterboro desired to incur the wrath of the powers that 22.789.59 This matter should be thoroughly investigated by the proper official went to Columbia last week and re-' , ' , once and the county protected, ported the findings of the-expert to Mr Vann also calls the attention of Governor Manning with the result! ^ Krand Jury to. the payment ot that Governor Manning senior the warrant for .salary o J. E. Colleton delegation and' informed Mo °". a * Hi f h ^ ay Commissioner them of his purpose to turn the ™ V^e 31 of his report. We ask matter over to the delegation for ‘t! ^ourt to such action they deem proper to tior> . (lf any ) „ may ^ necessarv protect the intereatk of the county Mr. Vann criticised Mr. J. E. Moore The. following \ statements from Clerk of Court D.‘B. Hudson and the grand Jury will be read with much interest by the people of Colleton county: Grand .Jury Makes Correction. . Walterboro, S. C., Jan. 23, 1918. The undersigned is the commit tee appointed by the grand jury to look after the report submitted by Mr. Vann.on the checking of the county’s offices. We have given th-- matter careful attention and our attention has been directed to the fact that the law referred to by Mr. Vann which required the Clerk of Court to turn over to the county treasurer all money* received above Vl.00ft.n0, has b«*en repealed. This POLITICS ILL OE IMIS YEM MITCH INTEREST ALREADY BE- t . » ING TAKEN IN APPROACH- ING ELECTION* OFF-YEAR - IN BOUNTY Only Five OAeea Will be Vacant This Tear. Bat Interest Win bo Neverthel ^ aml for not signin?, law was repealed by the legislature _ at its session in 1913. and hence, there ri j'| not lacking' po praised of the intention of the Gov-^— g approved as’required by law’, ernor, and have had no meeting a'>| ()f oourM(> thi8 sho , lH havp b ^, x yet to discuss the MkHer, adjohrti-1 ( i ori( , but we are informed that ment having come before tn®x'™ af -jyluring this year all claims were an- tor waR/Teceive^. Senator i*Adpett • T)r . vo< i u v au p Pnimtw nf This will be a kind of off year ta county politics, as there will be only five officers to be voted fot^ In the primary next ’ summer. So many of the county officers have four year terms and they expiring at different times, causes one cam paign year to have morfe vacancies than another. There are, howevOr, several most Important offices va cant this year and there will be a numbey/of candidates for each va cancy. * / In addition to the county officers to be candidates there will be much Interest in the candidates for State offices. Much interest Is already felt In' the race for governor, an t for that of United States Senator. While the* war-is overshadowMng th j campaign at this’time.. It is thought The House passed the Australian rYor.nl men of WalferbOTO in /Cotti- srpt clerk, is a-verv competent 1 there Is no law which wquld 1*0'-tntical interest as the., i... ^•’lao on ire the Clerk of Court to turn *ax**s warm, as It is almost ra • V \er such moneys. - - , ) both locally and in the State. We are delighted to know that | folKMon county voter* will b Albert 1 ti 1 that Trcasurcr/Jono* will not l»e « candidate tq<succeed himself, b > thej* are .jpg ^ij.w ...i i«—^ n |theseC^W, 1’elliftu wvl\l!. II. Auditor Jones will (ixubt• )j^(\ be a candidate tir ru‘ccee<Y hiui-^ t7lir Proba^A-Judge Head Ser.ltf r Padgett’s term t-xoiros, hut h ■ Yr; <• not Pkr.OUttc-d hfh do. tonpiratfon in tht» hiatter. K. t. Fishherne, E«e.., i's• spoken of ’a:; a candidate f*n- this neslHen. H rn er» hep to the race for representati o Foreman NTTTI.ES, e'^Lv-nektov uf a.: destr- offAmon•; The Elections. • • :}ie present crisis, and realising that aujlH made, bv Hie time (voirt con Considerable time was "consumed hTie only fatf and patriotic course tolyene* in M^irch. Heprcsentative e rsCi unanipmy, do hegeby firmly agre^qn the matter at\all. Tiie dolega- CmcerKlng . the -*nu>loympjnt convey tY'r mformatjdn hereto*ft« r , no ^ tn n(>h TPsahl It Is. thought tVt coumv, ptiyslcians and attorneys, contained to the people of Colleton j) n I’eurffoy will be a candl: this week in voting for the various : pursue bCto act cheerfully and with jCoodwin' hns not expressed himself offices to be elected .by the lepisla- unaniinUy, do hereby firmly agre^qn the matter at all. The dclega- for ourselves amd our business in-ition will* doubtless hold a meeting * ests that wA* and each of us will at ohee and decide upon a course of ture. Circuit Judges F^rnest Moore, of A bbev Lancaster; Franl^ B. Gary, of tor Devillo; .T. J. Mauldin, pf Pick-fat twelve o’clock on Monday. Janu- ens; Hayp« F. Rice, of Aiken; John jary 21. "1918, absolutely close, our S. Wihi m. of Manning, were re- jplace or places of business and not elected without opposition, judge ( transact any business whatsoever Bowman, of the First, Circuit, wasttherein and not allow* any, fire or re-elected over E. J. Dennis,. of^other artificial heat thefenfS*! Berkley. Judge Thos. H. Spain, of Darlington, was defeated by Ed- nd Che: Asso- rlck was re ward Mclvcr, ciate Justice D. elected wit ho . Insurance ('onunlsaion Six coiididates were In the field for insurance commissioner. Wed- S vflien balloting began by the assembly. -They were W. A. n. of Newberry; S. L. Miller., of'Cohimbia; J. 11. Fulmer, of Co- Uimbiftv Harry G: Coker, of Dar lington; ^W. A. Barton, of Creen- vflk*, and Sam M Grist, of York. The first ballot give. McSwain the lead, althouub faV jrprh tbe neces sary sevent y, ucede^l^ Th" firfct bab thefe that we will do the same thing throughout the entire day of every Monday after today for nino con secutive Mondays. We further tgree that this agreement shall be published so that the public may know that we transact no busi ness on the days above named. We likewise agree that P. F. Cone, of Lodge, the chairman pf the board of <fi»t»l administrators of Colleton county, shall be requested to see to it that this same agreement Is mad? and observed throughout foIMon county. - H. W. Black, Jr F*rm *rs Merc. & Warehouse t> T«n > &'Shaffer, n't Walterboro H. W. Coh.u. Inc. action. The' lialance pi* report fol lows: the following Very, appropriate ree- county, omrm ndatlons were made '‘by Mr. 1 Sob-Div isiap/2, Section 1217. of •Vann: * * s -—^ ^A'ldmiie 1. Code of Ixiws of 1912. “County Phyntcian:— A sina'ly^aa the ^^cUoo under which M . salary is paid count;. physicmnc.'jVann .reported my office rhftrt^ a which I cannot see the necessity of. pnrq^considerably .above fH.ftftft.ft'* f The repoi iery import 'ounty Knpcrvisor. lot was. M' f'wxitV^'". 3ilHJer s. Put-1 nier 24. Coker, kf l. BartotNtj. GrUt i Koccj - Hirfdwatv' Comphp' 2ft. » x. f». Levy. Beach' Brothers. T-. N. Clover. M *' On Jhiv^frst ba.Hnf Thnrs«’.iiy M<- Swein rerei\e<l 1 ftft votAs aeftin t 1 . for' lyufmer. 19 fqr Cpktr iuol 1 for MiJFer, and was declared v!*-tter’ * *1 H. Herndon 11. VV. Cohen (Continued on- Page Five, i - (Contin^d on . Pajpo Four. > DISCOVER PLOT TO BLOW UP DOCKS IN ALL COAST CITIES Washington. Jaa. 21 The gov ernment has unearthed a plot to blow up docks at the principal sea port* on both co:t«ts. it was learned tonight. The CffPspitacy called for th*' execution of the wholesale sabbta-v at a given hmir trjtfiorrow night.\ Telegraphic ois1«rs r*en» out bv the'department of justice within the pa«t twenty-four hours are expect- »*d to result in a number of arrests. Official*! are extremely reticcTF, but if was admltttd tfiat guardP iiar'e l>een doubled at all the prin cipal <looAp. munition factories an<t other irrportent re-erxat'or* along botji seaboards. Shipyards, if i;; .fated, ft *-<• ; l:o to ln»r‘ to lorstall srti> ejiorts t<* do in- jttry'at this point. • x. •* All yesterday afternoon, and last nicht speedy hosts manned bv fully armed crews were patrolling the har bor from below the Battery to points ♦ port of Mr. Vann upon this important office is comprehen sive, and the attention of the court is called to this part of his report in. full. The main criticism found by Me- Vann in regard to this of fice deals with, (1) warrants paid by County Treasurer, but no claims or record • In Supervisor's office; (not even stubs of warrants.) (2) Warrants paid by Treasurer, no claims on file, but entered on Claim Register; • bearing duplicate numbere. (3) Warrants paid .by Treasurer (he Haims covering yrhioh appe.ir to have been made in full and probrted 11 If probated at all > by same party j writing warrants. .Most of the No- (tacy I'ublica. names signed to tjie ^T- jfldavits am ynknown in the countv. 14 \ Raised claims. . * * I «5l Overdrawing sttlrry h> cl< rk i»f board. < ' if*, i Double payment of warrarts. 'rarne party receiving pay twice fo- attfo work. With regard to the- raised idriinis m>uttoned ahotl*. the grand j’irv has rarefujly Investigated this ter f.nd are convinced that iYie claitr* werV raised in the office of the County Slrpervisor ajul not bv •he parties drawing them. We huvo < arefully checked the warrants or coiinty’B checks issfie j upon the claimr and find in each Ciiae thst date. Whether or not Mr. , Smpak will be a.Candidate to succeed him self has not been announced. Mr Goodwin resides in the territtorv wlileh has petitit)n»*«l to be cut off ^ , ^Coin Colleton county and annexed as doctors certninly render, bills This seinion provides that the (Terk^,, Bamberg county. If this election sufficient to take care of nil bases'of Court can only receive JS.fitioxti within the county.’* / ' - from hia office and must turn Av^r •Hbsuity Attorneys:j—The county the Treasurer the romfiining pay* both a salary/to the County , f li ftds. " " > carries, he will, therefore, be out side the county, and will not be a candidate to succeed himself. Oth erwise he will doubtless run for re- reen 1300.00 and | page I68 t of th - Ve * in addition to Jeea-fi* -U** ♦i^Tr T al A-wmbly* of ; lall amount of work seslior. fr U,y \rl tbe tcV. .* ig flection. There will be a number of candi dates for the offices of magiatrates, if the party places thia in. tbe pri mary which is usually done. «• There will be plenty of political talk In a few weeks/or about th.v time, the democratic clubs meet. Presiding Elder Called Away - _ ./ N. il mi,— TbC first quarterly conference for * was to hJrve Attorneys and also fees in probablv , This'Motion was repealed y >e all cases. I cannot s«*e the wisdom 1«isiaure at '♦'< I 91_2 sesshm. h> of paying between 8400.00 rnlary for the very small done by the attorneys. If you will ’ 8 ^ refer to statement* of expenditure*; “Be It enacted hr the Oneta* approved by supervisor for each Assembly- of tbe State of Sojith Car- year. you will see at top of state-,°^ na - That Subdivision 2 n; ments cliarges for attorneys fees. 42Ug Volume 1 t *-Code 7-vf Laws, and under heading, at bottom of|l»l2. be. and the same is hereby, said statements, of salaries. chargev^P®*!^-*’ . T for ralriries. which, when added tb- I came Into office it th- fir'd ot eother, make quite a sum. ^Too. ! * oe year. 1913, and It will thus too the fees n-e not provided for^n^tfe** tj-en that'Since f have been. *n "f-1 9 h?' brst supply bill, therefore, sucmVxnend- fire there has beeq tyo law which re jUflUerboro Methodist it tires appear to hpvb boHi illcrallv. quir«*d me to turn over To th*> conn U'een held Sunday bight, followim, T call especial attftnti-yft <o the fol- »* Trcs**irer any,, fumjs derived sermon by Ret. (’. Lmort Edwards, lowing rate na an example: from rti> office. Out of fairness t< I rewiding Llder of (he Charleston “Acf. Y917 pr/tvide s tory myself, 1 think It neeessary for me District, but on accoupt of a tele of ehiio*v f.ttofjtcvtAiftO.ftO. Th.* to state this to the people 'of th cynm calling hint to Ht-bwav Cpmtiilaftoner If.pavin county and I am suO- that they np w, ' r ' r< * M r:; Ldw;ird. m>»tbrsr dlod,. conn} atXmnevs *35ft ftu for (h • verify« this information by applic:- he was forced to cancel the etigaga- vear, atxf i.p to October 1. bud psiq* ^ - , 1 «, ^ three garters at $87.50 per nuurttr ,T “• ™y***'*» at • n « thfcl Chef'k vraa drawn in favor of Pad- ((ontmued. t»n Page I our.i circui • \ ' gOtt & Mrtrrer, Of loiter 1. 1'-17. fee. : :: — —— — * — :»^.^m^revolt sweeping austria ; ' ; N We enll upon (!»«• ■OfTicial* .fo live TS: ; ' NEARLY 2,000,00 ON STRIKE ommend to. the delegation to tfio, 'y 1 General Assembly, that the position of county attorney he created, whrjs" duttes it will .be to advise ill/Tbe T;** fto« nTv om^rs. When and ^ received the correct amount of mo-1. _ • .» i • > •_ t<» conduct witnout adoitionai coin- 1 ney an otlglnally claimed itn<l 'n .... ^ ___ wildfire pace. Over night tie ... #111* pepsation. all minor iitication in number of strikers has grown from none ofytiie casesxof rais.al claims r of , he rn untv. We believ-; l"0.0b* to nearly 2.000.000 men _* / f l ef* V. .. wv nvAa diik I. j w*:re any moneys paid to the par- !t!eu r than they were eutltleYtn., In above the navy yard looking for auv jollier words, the checks isaoed. tallv .suspicious movements. Ktith the mrr-ect amount* of the The guards along the shore bad,claims. In‘connection with t!iis hi'en increased and no one was al- matter, we have delivered to ttift lowed, !.t was reported last night,' Highway Commissioner in s« a!f1 to approach any tof tfie. vantage pcints without being aide to tbor- igJtly..ident"“ ---* * • iw business. Reports from Jacksonville yester- package, the original clalm« and vouchers dealing with this office in o'lfhl.v...identify bimself and explahrlnnler that he mav turn them ov<w to the proper oTTici jx>se of brfnctng s legal actio". [day were to the effect that soldiers < rimiral or civil, as tuay he neces- to protect the comity’s inte:- along the water front on both ''* l - / Mr. Vann finds thftt the ra - Amsterdam. Jan. 21.- Kevplt is. must bark down, that much seems sweeping through AustriarHungary inevitable. Has Czernin Resigned? If it be true that Count Czernin has quit as foreign minister, then* is no doubt in diptoraatfe quarters here that the German annexation ists have won out. Czernin was th? first European statesman to endorse that Jf the officers has a* county i&o? women Tbe empire’s aftinc attorney to consult with, that the * dh output is paralyzed. Trade and public account woubl not have* btw*n; e rafflc almost at a standstill > found so many irregularities. W** ? * P l where they are kept going by . . „ roconiij/end that this position be-droops hastily summoned from the the Russian formula of no annox- created at a salarv hot exceeding front. Peace and bread riots are, ation* of indemnities, and be has I5ftft.00 per annum, with no add!- converting the cities into armel again and again re-endorsed it. In tionnl comnensfition eveent for ox-With the demands for peace ceedinglv important matters un*l an< ^ bread is mingling a cry of hate against the pan-Gorman* who ary , .. that the county attornev he select . for ho P |,y leg)'lative doleration togeth- 1‘? hi rcKponaitile for the fhet Ihsi or with the Highway ConirC/l«*Yoner, and that no xittorney who is engag ed in nolitics at the time be 'ibl<* for anoointment to*this .office.* V.’ ■ pence has not been concluded, at 1 . t with Russia TVi <-..bin»d t C'o'lK* Czernin, in - •• !• :>«Y. is j aid ta h*vju resigned. and at Brcst-.IJt Vienna, Berlin ovsk. ** $ ' The effect his resignatfon will ha?e upon Germnn opolitical life is expected to sehje as a barometer of i^he junkers strength. If the reich sttu: majority take* It without pro- test, it will be a sign, observers ar- cd to inspect closely i»’.t to const “roni Norfolk south to Miami I Cotletne hTix j»r»do i^env oxnerl'.:en» v • '*>d — / j the :r, r-nnent fiar.-4aken precan- ’ Shor* age—’'There is an apparent t n condnrtiro'-4br« office, hut wo be- Goanling {Im* IlarYxir. 'ionr. and the fact that the plot w*aa shortage fi\, this office, which a*>- ij© V e that the did |>lan\of or * sup Since yesterday mafrning measures Mscovered In tine, together with -peers to be chargenhle to Mr. 0. , \ i.ave been, taken ct the Charleston the w.Vtch maintained, at~ expected . Albert Beach, then clerk to ©ounty I . x -■.-Nr* navy yard an1;<Y1’points in the har-/to have the desired effect. 1 board The Berlin Morgen-Posh assert* '*ie. that the German “hloc’’ ha.s rhis-, c<; ling that Count Tog-enbur- been brought under the anne.vatlon- t -s t * ask**/! by Ea ueror Charles ,8 f R sway. • » fr.riu a r» v govt rr. ;hent. 1 fft tbe Hapsburg empire-kingdom Th* voun/X eTnp»**-c/r hin:«'el'* itself the effect of Count Czernin’* haul between tbe menace to hlj fall ’cannot he estimated. Those i '•■me from v iffilti and complete who know conditions there best r?* r.der io the nnekat'onintl at ’ ’’ ‘l HsDmc of tbe masses \ r ;in. against the crown, not. because of \ frantic In'ercharge of me**- th “ man but of the whole \ 1 as been going on all rinv and conciliatory policy he personified. — :,il night between the two Teuton iContinued on Pag* Three » Vaoitals One : ide or the other* (Continued on Base Four.l