Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HAS FINE RECORD FOR FIRST MONTH During Which Governor Manning Has Been in Office MANY THINGS ARE DONE Dismissed the Dispensary Constables from Office.-Sheriffs Enforce the Law Under Him. i The first month of Governor Man-j ning's term in office recently closed. | It shows a fine record of important' things done during so short a time. Probably the most important and far reaching single act of the govern- j or was that dismissing the dispense -y constables and all csecret aye 11s of the State and givi ;; notice ta.at he 1 would expect the sheriffs to maintain! good order* and enfu* ^ the laws in their respective couar'es. Though seme of the she;if'\- e.rvl to regard this action a*; placing upon th m loo heavy a burden, as indicated by their i letters to the governor, they wort shown in later letters l'vom Governor1 Manning that the Governor's request was simply in keeping with their oaths of office. Tiie sheriffs, without exception, it was stated at the executive offices' have arrived at a full understanding with the governor and are now working in full accord with his wishes During the past several weeks, a relatively large number have called at the eapito! and discussed fully with Governor Manning his program o law-en forcemeat. Governor Manning noted Thursday i ( rrn* I 1 * ? . 4 4 ' . . 1 _ _ 1 .. A 1 ijiwi ni.-ii ill ' Ifg I.SUilUiV lU'.S i .. acted into law the program ef Ugislation outlined i>y him in his inaugural address, practically without exception. It was pointed out at :ho executive offices that all of the suggest-1 ed laws of State-wide effect have eith or been passed or are in position to be passed and sent to him for his signature before the session of the genera! assembly is ended. The reinstatement of the organized1 militia was another of the early acts of Governor Manning, regarded as i f particular importance. He also mustered out of service two divisions of naval militia at Charleston, which, it was said, were "nractieally dead am! , worthless as defense units" The navy department has assigned a special naval officer to instruct the remaining divisions of naval militia at toe request of the governor. Investigation of the Slate asylum by Dr. A. V. Herring, as alienist of Baltimore, ordered by the governor immediately after he resumed office resulted in the urgent nec i of rc< rganization and development of the institution being made known and has resulted in the passage by the h gislature of lav.s intended to remedy, these conditions. One of the arts regarding the asylum levies a spec'a tax of one-hall mill f r five y nrs on all taxable n \ ; rty for devt /pro; nt of the asylum, T; is act provid: s that not more than dl"0.000 may be expended each year in remodelling, renovating and enlarging the asylum which will mean ?750,000 will be spent at the asylum during the next five years. Special messages Governor Manning sent to the general ascmblv called attention of that body to matters regarded as of importance. One of this number mentioned the absence of certain official records from the executive offices, which resulted in a legislative inquiry; another asked the enactment of a statute providing for a welfare work agent in the cotton mill villages of the State, and another! : ? i ^ i ^ ? 1 i-.-M 'Wfu me nnanciai condition ot the State and called to the legislature's attention the necessity the State j faces of being forced to borrow about $700,000 this year in anticipation of j the payment of State taxes for the | operation of the State government.' This last message asked the legislature to make some provision to meet the deficit of the State treasury that occurs each year. A close watch over the progress of legislation has been maintained by Governor Manning and he has engaged in a number of conferences relative to bills then pending before that body. He has signed 12 acts and has I returned with his veto two duplicate! acts. Because of the urgency of other matters, it was explained, Governor Manning has been unable to determine upon the personnel of his staff of colonels. These appointments will probably be made soon after the legislature adjourns. TAKEN UP. There has been taken up at my place, one red cow, havng white jaws, and with large bell on with rope. Marked with split and underbit in each ear. Also one small red yearling Come to my place about June 1st, 1014 Owner can get same by calling on the undersigned and paying charges. W. E. Carter, 3t. R. F. D. No. 2, Boris, S. C a? ? MAYOR ORDERS LID DOWN MARCH 1 Revives Rules Formerly in Force Against Certain Evils THE ACTIONTHOUGHT BEST For Bringing Local Conditions Within the Pale of the Law. Charleston Evening: Post, t Mayor John P. Grace yesterday made public his program of municipal iw en.f reorient in rseponse to a communication from Gov. Manning, in which the executive chief of South Carolina calls the attention of Charleston's Mayor to coa litions existing hero in alleged violation of the law. Accomnanying the program offered by Mayor CI race is a statement to the effect that lie believes it to be a reasonable program, although not strictly in accord with the wishes of the Governor. 'Gov. Manning has called my attcn :ion very sharply to alleged violations of law in this city, and has stated that unless drastic steps are taken at once to stop these violations Charleston must be prepared for a rather strenuous proigram. I agree that the lawis not fully respected in many particulars in this community. But Charles4 on is no worse than any other city upon which odious laws have boon imposed by those cither misunderstanding or not caring about cosmopolitan habits and conditions. Therefore 1 have made earnest effort to bring the Legislature abound to a proper conception of our problems, hoping that sensible laws might bo missed which all good citizens can join in obeying ami seeing obeyed. Unfortunately while we have made a great impression and much progress with the Legisl.iuire now sitting, we have again failed to get relief. But the future is foil cf hope. In the meantime, and especially now under the mandates of Clov. Manning, 1 feel it my duty to republish the following rules, which the police department will more rigorously follow, beginning March 1: "1. The closing of blind tigers at i- o'clock and on Sundays. ' "2. The banishment of slot machines and ail forms of mechanical gamb ling. The closing of turf exchanges and the prevention of hand books in that connection. "4. The suppression of lotteries. "5. 'idle shutting oil' of illuminated signs which lead to places of lawlessness. "(>. The absolute prevention of liquor selling to boys (and especially those in school uniforms) and to men when they reach a certain stage of into:.ication. ?'* I.I . i A.:? - c i. i JIC ii. uoMiiwne rc'i-u'H-'uun 01 !". mscs of ill fame and assignation. "It will be recalled that these are La'.iy the mlcs twice heretofore promulgated and sporadically enforced until by the intervention of compell iniluences th? v were rendered more or less nugarotry. 1 understand now that it in Gove:' .or .\ianni ig'.5 Inu ntion to prevent Ivu. ( forth a repetition. of tiiose Inhucnces. "Governor Manning is by no means rati lied with nor does he accept tin rules above laid down as a full (Otv.pl.ianno with his ideas of law enfovcemt nt. But 1 have assured him that under all the circumstances in Charleston, if 1 catt carry them out, it will bo as far, for the present, as it is humanly practicable to go. "Of course he would like to see the enforcement in Charleston of every law on lite statute books. So would I. That is a very high ideal, but like every other ideal, altogether unattainable; especially when some of our statute law is in downright opposition to an almost universal sentiment. 1 believe that the minds and hearts of 00 per cent of our people will instantly accept the foregoing program as reasonable and therefore enforceable, which will be a far better condition to achieve than by any more extreme efforts to plunge the whole community into a state of turmoil and hopeless outlawry." OUT OF THE GLOOM Many a Gloomy Countenance in Conway Now Lightens With Hap pin ess. I A bad back makes you gloomy. Can't be happy with continual hackache. The aches and pains of a had hack Are frequently clue to weak kidneys. Poan's Kidney Pills are recommend i ed for weak kidneys. So Conway citizens testify. M. Johnson, policeman, 5th Ave., Conway, says: "My kidneys were out | of order and 1 was in a bad way. The i kidney secretions were very scanty, highly colored and contained sedimentj like brick-dust. 1 tried lots of medi-i cines with no results. I finally got Poan's Kidney Pills at the Norton Drug Co., and they soon relieved all signs of kidney trouble and regulated the passages of the kidney secret' ions." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy. Get Poan's Kidney Pills?the same that ! Mr. Johnson had. Fostcr-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. V.?adv. |LOTS AND MORE LOTS For Sale by HORRY BROKERAGE, & COMMISSION CO. Lots from No. 1 to 32 in one block or block from $50.00 to $250.00. Lot No. 23 of 9 rooms corner lot, in fine shape, nearly new at $2,875.00 Lot No 34 of 9 room, tine locality, a bargain at $2,275.00. Lot No. 35 of G rooms, in first class shape at $1,275.00 Lot No. 3C> of 4 rooms, in good local ity, a bargain at $875.00. Lot No 37 of (5 rooms, on corner, good neighborhood at $2,025.00. Lot. No "R op n 1?1 ? ~ v t V lUI/llli-), lUl'illity, a bargain at $1,525.00. Lot No. 89 of 10 rooms, corner lot. This is one of the best residence sections in Conway; will make a fine home; well worth all we ask, $5,050.00 Lot No. 40 of 4 rooms, in good neighborhood at $815.00. Lot No. 41 of 6 rooms at $815.00 Lot No. 42 having 105 feet front by 100 deep. This is a fine corner lot and worth more than we ask. Price $725.00. Lot No. 48, 9 room dwelling, electric lights, water works, servants house, wood shod and barn. In fine locality at $4500.00. Lot No. 44, 8 room, two story dwelling, bath room and water works, good barns and stables. An ideal place at $4000.00. Lot No. 45, 7 room, two story dwelling with water works and bath r om. Good barns and stables. One of the best bargains and an ideal home at iT I r AA A/\ iJ^OUU.UU. Lot No. 40. six room house, convenient, electric lights and good water, (iood location . Quick sale price $1200.00 One 20-hcrse power Gas Engine, I. H. C. make, almost now, cost $700. Quick sale price $450.00. Easy payments. In addition to the above, , we have listed for sale sixteen farms ranging in size from thirty to fifteen hundred acres and at prices of from $2 to $-10 per acre. If interested apply at the office of the IIOKRY REALTY, BROKERAGE & COMMISSION CO., Conway, S. C. GERMANY^ THREATS ALARM NEUTRALS But Shipping Goes Merrily On in the Face of It CHIEF TOPIC OF INTEREST The Scandinavian Neutrals Arc Shewing Much Alarm Over the Destruction of One of Their Vessels. London, Feb. 22.?Germany's submarine activities continue the chie f topic of interest in the United Kingdom, although their shipping app? rent ly is moving with its usual freedom. The Seandinaviv.n nou\ ras a re showing much alarm. A great sensation was caused in those count ir.- h>; the torpedoing of the N.n \v -gi; a steamship Belridge . .V Folkslor.e last x i r> r 1. Representatives of the Scar.di:.;. a governments are holding another conference today, the outcome of which is awaited with much interest by neutral shippers. The question of a naval convoy, if is understood, is being seriously considered at the conference, but the guarded comments of the newspapers show it is clearly recognized such might eventually bring the Scandinavian countries into the war. The question of the right of the crews of (ivo Danish ships to refuse to sail for English ports now is hefore the court, which is considering their excuse that Germany is now likely to respect a neutral (lag. Following precedents which seem to have made Sunday a popular day for such raids, a lone German aeroplane flew over several east coast towns last night dropping bombs did only slight damage and caused little alarm. Fighting in the Carpathian moun tains is nemg tiercel y prosecuted by the Russian and Austro-Gcrman forces, but apparently without decisive results. These mountain passes j arc now recognized by army men as forming, the most difficult section of the long eastern battle front and the impression is growing among military observers in London that the other movements of both the Russians and Germans merely are strategical operations to affect the result of the desperate struggle at the gateway to Hungary. The French claim officially to have repulsed German counter attacks in the Champagne region and captured an entire section of German trenches northeast of the woods taken the day ! before. I At the eastern end of the western front the Germans have moved forward on the Alsatian flank of the Vosges mountains west of Kolmar. ? A s?? jl ' CONV^ GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINALLY AQJOiiilJiEOif j day Aftftr Sessions of Forty Days x0? Gloss Labors Early Sunday Morning T i the MARKED BY GOOD FEELING! ' broi Among Acts Passed arc Impor- trat tanOne 3 of Com pule cry . T Education and PronioitT? r 1 CG 1 :<.CTi Roierondurn ; ... hi (i. Columbia, Kebj v.ary Adjourn iag' (>r at 3:30 Sunday morning* the South | sj,rr ; Carolina General Assembly completed c^ai a forty-day session marked by the sen jons national episode of the State having* three Governors within one week and j by the adoption of a prohibition referendum by which the people of the ;ivn irk vnir. rm o L!fi rl? vM>r? : H I hibition law September 14. The appropriation and supply bills, the last of the session's work, after a night spent in free conference and j j clerical work, were ratified early this Wc morning and the General Assembly then adjourned. Though it was nearly i C) o'clock the clocks in the two Mi! | houses were turned back, so that j officially adjournment was recorded as Wi before midnight. ; Besides the prohibition referendum other Acts of note were a measure to reform the tax system of the State a one to limit the importation into dry (]on counties of liquor even for private rinj use for any individual, a local option zon compulsory school attendance law, a are law re-organizing the State Hospital ben for the Insane and the authorization her of county bonds issued for good Z roads purposes carrying $5,000,000; corr the creation of a State charities board of 1 and the establishment of a commis- flee sion to study workmen's compensation ing and the enactment into law of the pri- Adi mary rules of the Democratic party in heli South Carolina. A law prohibiting to j tipping also was passed. sigi The session as a whole has been the marked by few serious fights. There shij was considerable opposition to the T i prohibition referendum, largely tak- are ing the form of futile efforts and add mm high license as a third option instead j of < | of limiting the choice to county dis-1 Zep pensaries or State wide prohibition, aire The three governors within five T days were Cole lllease, who, with- the out warning, resigned on January 14, win kXkkkkkV nnrv ni ni l i ri HAVE JOINED MaHnuMVMOTwtmunnjHMHpnMnuMi BIRIJMNM 1|J|| || f-n |i ft w W H ? O H ^ ^ ?<?? ?L ? J V, SOUTH CARC Muni muh imiiiLraijucmuT.Mi n?n K> BBMBMMWBPIBBM ?WWW3?WWHWMH? V. Smith, who was Lieutenant (?ovyv and succeeded to the office and red until the term expired January and Ilichard I. Manning, on that inaugurated for the full term of VOU 1*55 1 O whif'h li/-* \V'??c: /U r.t> i ' ? *%. ? ? I.O V-iV-VLLU III fc iiibc i\ Tax Levy Seven Mills. he free conference report raised tax levy from six to seven nails, s was done u> meet a large deficit ?ight over f mm the last Adminis;ior.. Signed liy the (lovrrnor. he Act to i e ::i re- school attendan-: n South Carolina was signed Sat-; ay night at o'clock by (iovern Richard I. Manning. Other acts 1 led were Acts to provide for a ! te board of charities and corrcct>, and to provide for the reorgani- j on of the Confederate Home. PPEUNAIR SfflPS LOOK FOR SHIPS itching for Food Laden Craft; Bound for English Shores LKE THEIR THREATS GOOD 11 TVT?. TA "U A T? _ ? a. m>r xx xiu wuuui .du vjrreai lvicnaco to Shipping1 After This Date. dthough no reports reached Lonof German submarine activity du? the first 24 hours after the war e decree became effective, there increasing signs that Germany is ding every effort to make good threats against British shipping, eppelin airships suddenly have be?e active inthe North Sea. Two these vessels have been lost, but a ;t of them is reported to be continu, to patrol. Emperor William and niral Tirpitz have gone to Wilnshaven, where it is said they hope [>ive impetus to the machinery deicd to clear waters surrounding United Kingdom of all merchant >ping. he Zeppelin airships, presumably watching for food-laden craft zing towards England. The halting he Dutch steamer Helena by a polin gives a new role to dirigible rr.n. he Austrian.* at last have flung! Russians entirely out of Buko-,< a, but the invaders claim they re-ji )LINA. jsi tired i:i good order. Occupation of Bukowina by the Russians several weeks ago and presence of t ho Ausirians near the Rumanian frontier was halted as a situation which should just:fy Roumarda's entry into the war on the side of the allies; and today, with Bukowina once more in Austrian hands, the situation again j>\\i r.tcrest i .1 g. Newspaper correspond', nts have ecased predicting when Rumania will take up arms, but vvmnathi'-u rs with the allies have not given up the expectation that she ulti. mately wiil take that step. The situation in the northern extremety of the eastern battle lino is not so clear as it was a few days ago. Territory on both sides of the Past Prussian frontier has been desolated, and areas both in Russia and in iiast Prussia have been converted into a sort, of present-day Belgium Pctrograd speaks of the flight of the Russian population before the German advance, while Kmperor William eulogizing the victory of Field Marshal von Hindenburg, laments the depredations of the retreating Russians. Apparently no great battle has been fought since dm T?nooio?o " ~ w _ V.?V/ JLVUOOIUIIO UU^tAII their retreat towards the Niemen. Petrograd insists theat engagements since have been outpost affairs, which would seem to indicate that the Germans have not advanced across the 50 mile strip of territory lying between the Niemen line and the East Prussian frontier. On the other hand the Germans are celebrating a notable victory over the Russians in East Prussia, including th taking of 64,000 prisoners. The German note to the United States still is occupying the attention of British, Dutch and Scandinavian newspapers, while German newspapers continue to assert that in the face of starvation Germany must enforce a sea blockade regardless of j the conscnnmeea ^ For several days the fighting in the west would seem to have been in favor of the allies. The Germans have been counter-attacking violently, but they appear to have had heavy losses. The pressure of the allies has no doubt been timed to keep the German busy during developments in the cast and to prevent the withdrawal of fori'Os for the relief of the eastern line as was done in December.