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BUSY WEEK WITH iTHE STATE SOLONS UMANY IMPORTANT BILLS ARE INTRODUCED IN BOTH HOUSES. V 0FFER NEW INSURANCE LAW Aeven silis to Remedy Insurance Trouble Before Lawmakers.-Both Houses Fully Organized.-Governor Manning Delivers Address. Columbia. In an effort to induce fire insurance ."ompanles to resume their policy writ ing in the state, a number of bills Tecommended for passage by Governor Manning and the commission, appoint .ed some time ago by him to investi ,gate the affair, were introduced in the house by David D. Moise, Sumter. -They were put in the senate by Mr. '.Laney The bills provide: Fir:it: The repeal of the valued policy law and substituting in sub stance that in case of total loss the in surance company shall pay to the in 'sured without delay, the amount that, the insurance company admits liabil Ity for and the insured, if the full .tmount of insurance is not paid by -the company has his right of action in any court of jurisdiction for the -differext e between what has been paid aid the face of the insurance carried it is further provided that 'in the -Vent of recovery against the -comi)any. the company shall be Ila. *ble for all costs and 10 per cent of the nmount recovered as attorney's fees. Second: There is an elaborate fire inspection law, providing for the in vestigation of all fires. Third: There hI a bill that seekv to have fire insurance agents exam Ined and placed under bond. The idea is to have careful and competent -agents. The bill does not disturb agents who have been commissioned for two years. Fourth: - A complete building code ds pres.enlted to be used in towns and -cities. Fifth: A bill that provides -the manner in which towns and citiesi shall impose taxes with a view of graduating the tax. Sixth: A bill provides for the ser --vice of summons on insurance com *panes through the Insurance Comnmis sioner. Then comes the rate-making bill. Tle essential features of the all-im lportant rate-making bill are: Firat: That fire insurance compa nes are permitted to maintain bu reaus in the state for classification -of property 'and for making insur .ance rates thereon. All agreements -In reference to the companies main 'taining 3uch bureaus relative to rates *aust be filed with the Insurance Com-. issionier and also all rates made by such bureaus must be filed with the Commissioner and thereby become ~publie records. Second: The 1)111 provides that the Insurance Commnisioner may\ upon01 his -own motion or upon written complaint, refer any r-ate fixed by the insurance -ompaniies to a commission of three -to determine whether or not the rate A 'is unre-asonable or discriminatory. 'The commission after investigation, if it tinds that a discrimination exists lhas power to remove the discrimina tion o~r if it finds that the rate in1 *<uestioni is unreaslonable the commis talon ha-s power to promulgate a rate -which in its opinion is not unrlieason aeble. - The commission is to be made up *of one member- to be selected by the '-4'overnor. upon the recommendation of the Insurance Comniissioner, one uponi the recommendation of the rat -lng bureau having the largest mom roership among the companies doing business In South Carolina, and the third is to be independently selected 'by the Governor. Third: The independent .or non iboard companies are not required to ile a scehdule of r-ates, unless upon -complaint fronm the policyholder. Fourth: Mutual fire insur-ance conm panies charter-ed under the laws of South dar-olina, and operating under ~the assessment plan are exempt from the provisions of the act. There are *other' exemptions, as to sprinkler 4 wisks and railroads. Richard I. Manning, governor, in his annual message to the general assem ibly of South Carolina Tuesday at noon recommended the enactment of a pro ;gram of progressive legislationi and re .viewed the condition of the state gov. emnment. Tihe address was delivered 'by the governor in the house of rep * resentatives before the joint assembly Insurance by the state of South 'Caroline for- warehouses owned under the state warehouse system and for -cotton- stored in those buildings is ~the purpose of a bill introduced by Senator Jf. A. Banks of St. Matthews, Under the terms of the bill the state would "go into the insurance busi -ness" so far as warehouses and cotton 4o' concerned. The nill provides &t 'the. governor, insurance commnis * 'stoner, state treamurer and comaptrol ler general be authorised to execute za note on iho credit of the state for' - :..*. * *50.000. mud a large number of spectators in the galleries. There were several ques. lions that the governor did not touch upon, which will be dealth with later In special messages. The governor only discussed those questions that de. inand "early and earnest attention." The governor in his message dis. cussed education, primary election laws, registration, law enforcement, the Nktional Guard, prohibiton, good roads the Torrens system, rural cred its, boll weevil, the Lever act, the state warehouse system, the state liospital for the insane, salaries and arged strict economy. SENATE. Bethea Urges Dispatch In Senate. Lieut. Gov. Bethea, in convening r'or the third time the upper house, said in part: "Since last we met the country has witnessed the greatets political strug ;le in history. The forces of power mad privirege have been arrayed igainst the people. but, thank God. lie people have triumphed at the poll, ind democracy and Justice have a meaning hitherto unknown. "More than this, and better still, we iave peace-peace perserved in a world at war. In this transcendent chlievement, and others like it, the matchless man in the White House it Washington. has led the way. And the voice of Woodrow Wdson, which Is the voice of America, to again rais ed in behalf of the righteous cause Df peace. . . . We should take cour age and rejoice that it has been vouchsafed to our country and its president, the man of destiny. to lead the world in this effort to lift the stricken nations 'froni trouble into coitent, from suffering into peace, from death to life.' . . . "As to how to accomplish great things and to make this the most no table session in thelhistory of the seii ite. I have but one suggestion to make. I commend to you the method [ saw in vogue in the British house of ords and house of commons a year igo today, and that method was brev ty and pointedness cf speech, thor )ughly prepared in advance, and used )y such men as Lloyd-George and Sir dward Carson when I heard them ipeak. "Whatever we do let it be done with 'eadiness and dispatch. Let us not mcumber the record with useless bills, et us do hard. and persistent and hot-. sat work and then let us adjourn kbove all. let us be true to our trubf mud let us strive In public service to mulate the example of the beloved 7alhoun. HOUSE. House Chairmen Are Appointed Speaker Hoyt has named the fol. lowing committee chairmen: Ways nd means, Mr. Liles of Orangeburg; ludiciary, Mr. Boyd of Spartanburg; railroads. Mr. Boyd of Spartanburg; railroads. Mr. Friombe'.-g of Charles ton; public printing, Mr. Lesenne of Mlarendon; roads. bridges and ferries, Ir. Boyd of Laurens; rules, Mr. "othran of Greenville; state house ind grounds, Mr. Hammond, Rich and; offices ani officers, Mr. Good via of Collet on; legislative library, Wr. Dominick of Newberry; local leg shation, Mr. Rogres of Dillon; medi ~al affairs. Mr. Lanme of Lee; military ffairs. Mr. Richey of Laur'ens; enroll id acts, Mr. McMillan of (Charleston; ~ame, fish and forestry, Mr'. Riley >f Saluda; Hospital for Insane, Mr. VIeuffer of Abbeville; incorpor'ations. dirs. Wright of Cherokee; accounts, dmr. Ford of Fairfield ; agriculture, Wlr. Sanders of Sumter; banking and nsuranc'e. Mr. Molse of Suimter'; -laims, Mr. 1Ellis of GIreenwood;: comn nerce and manufactures. Mr'. Nunn of kfork; edlucation., Mr. Graham of WVil lamsb~urg; engorased bills. Mr. WVrighmt of Cherokee; penitentiary, dr. Scott of Anderson; police regula ions, Mr. Hammond of Ptchland; 3rivileges and elections, Mr. Lesesne f Clarendon. The lower body saw the introduc ion of a number of bills, some of itated-wide cone'ern, and decided, mfter' debate, to go to Charleston ranuary 24. The 72nd South Carolina house of 'opresentatives re-electedl all of its ufficers desir'ous of succeeding them melves. James A. Hoyt of Richland sounty was again chosen speaker without opopsition. J. Wilson Gib~bes >f Columbia defeated HI. C. Booker' of spar'tanbuirg for alerk. A. E. Hutch son of Rock Hill was r'e-elected read ng~ clerk without aii opponent. John 9. Wilson of Lancader, for some rear's sergeant at arms, was elected to suicceed himself over A. McQ. Martin )f Greenville, a former member of :he house. The speaker pro temnpore ias not been selected. To fill the racancy caused by the death of the Rev. John P. Knox. the Rev. [L. 10. Wiggins, pastor of me Green Street 'dethodist church. Columbia. was shected chaplain over the Rev. A. B. Reeves, pastor of the First Chistian shurch. A bill has been introduced by S3en iter Singler' of Charleston~to create a itate highway board, consisting of sine member.. One member' from sach epngressional distr'ict shall be bppointed by the 'governor and these. with the commissioner of agriculture. sommerce and industries as the eighth member shall select *a ninth, who ihall be chairnian of the board. Only be chairman shall receive compensa tion, exclusive of his traveling expen. lea, and the salary of the chairman is to be ?ied by the board. Tern et aff~e sa a benno e ars, G(OVERNOR OF S4 RICHARD IRVI GOV. R. I. MANNING DELIVERES MESSAGE FAVORS CHANGE IN LIQUOR LAWS --SUBSTITUTE LIGHT WINES AND BEERS. Advises Establishment of Highway Bureau-Enlarged Educational Work -Discusses Deficit and Asks Eco nomical Handling of Appropriations Richard 1. Manning. governor, in his annual mesage to the general assem bly of South Carolina Tuesday at noon recommended the enactment of a pro gram of progressive iegislation and reviewed the condition of the state government. The address was deliv ered by the governor in the house of representatives before the joint as sembly and a large number of spec tators in the galleries. There were several questions that the goverpor did not (ouch upon, which will be dealt with later In special messages. The governor only discussed those questions that demand "early and earnest attention." T1hae governor in his message dis cu~ssedl education. primary election laws, registration, law enforcement. the National Guard, prohlibition, good roads. the Torrenis system, rural cred its, boll weevil, the Lever act. tihe state warehouse system, the state hospital for the insane, salaries andm ulrgedl strict economy. "l'rom a careful survey anid observa tion of tihe entire state. I recomimnd that the present law, known as the gallon-a-month net. should bie amend edl and st renmgthenedl in sever-al p~ar ti-ular-s," said the gover-nor, discuss lng prohibition. Among tihe miore lmportant recom mendations made by the governor were: A mt ate-wide compulsor-y education law. A state board of examiner-s to se cure im-re competenlt teachers for the schools of tile state. Ample funds for- agricultural courses in the schools. The ,Australian ballot system for the cities and towns, Liberal supp~ort' for the schools. The r-ighmt to suspend local officers who fail to enforce the law. Liberal support for- tihe N~tlonal Gua rd. A sane but strict law reguating the impor-tation of whiskey. A state highway department to en able South Car-olina to share in the feder-al appropriation, is anmong tile matters submitted for consideration. The governor also called attention to other- highway legislation. A shor-t term rural cr-edits law. A continuation of thme cattle tick eradication campaign. Several acts to strengthen the state warehouse system. Creation of a state institution for the caref~f the feeble-minded. Car-efuT investigation of the work of the state tuberculosis sanitarium at State Park. Liberal appropriations for the sup port of the Confederate veter-ans. Fire insuranse legislation~ "which will adjust our difficulties, protect our interests and be fair to all parties con cerned," Increase .In salaries for state off i cials to meet the high cost of living. Thlat taxes must be held down to a minimum which is consistent with ef ficiency. The enactment of anm inheritance tax law.' I~mnforcement or repeal of the state hwomE'ff tax law. )UTH CAROLINA 3 NG MANNING The message delivered by the guy* ernor contains abotut 7.000 words. The governor was given close attention by the members and the spectators while reading the dotuiment. After pointing out that the prohibi tion law shduld be anosrdled in sev eral particulars the governor pointed the necessity for the appointment of constable to aid the local officers in enforcing the teris of the act. "We need a law that (an be effectively and rigidly enforced." said the governor. Gov. Manning discussed conditions at the state hospital for the insane and urged that a liberal appropriation be made to continue the program of im provements. lie asked that the legis lature visit the institution in a body and see for themselves what has been accomplished during the last two years. Governor Manning's veto of the bill placing the election of state gaue wardens in the hands of the legisla ture and depriving the Governor of the appointment of this official was sustained by the house. The term of the present game warden. Col. A. A. Richardson. will expire this spring and, had the Igeisiature overriddenl the vote of the governor. his successor would have been elected by them. The efforts of Representative Sear son of Barnwell county, the author of the bill. to get it repassed over the veto of the Chief Executive, failed, 52 memIbe rs voting to override the vbeto and (U5 to sustain it. giving. the Governor a clear :najority. Two othor bills vetoed by the Gov ernmo' one the duiplicaite 0' aun ae(. al-. readyv signed valIidatIice a school (-lec tion in LimIest one Tov nsh ia of' (her okee County. and t he other anmendinig the draInage hn w. were s'cssta ined tin an imously. Rlepresentative TI. P. ('e:bran of Greenville lead thme st'ceet'sful' fight which sumsta ined the veto of lte Gov ernor on thle gamce wardcen bil1. The house agreed with the Senate to make the visit to W\iintrop Col lege on t he 19ft h, the j,i :thldayc of G en.I Robert l.. Lee. The first of the new oills wec e (Lrop lped inito the legislative ha~pper. on the housr side, t wo being to make the legal rate of initerest six per' cent, one providing for'the short tsrm system of rural credits. Representative Joseph A. flerry of Orangeburg was elected Spe-tker lpro temi defeating T. P'. Cothrain of Green ville. The appointments announced biy Speaker Hoyt for the session were: Assistanit clerk, Campbell Mc[,ain of Columbia; secretary to the Speak er, Miss Kate Cantwell of Columbia; journal clerk, R. E. Carwile of Co lumbia ;desk clerk. John A. Kaminer of Columbia; pages. John Radcliff of Columbia, James TI. Bacon Sharpton of i'dgefld. Ned McSweeney of I lampnton, (Charles MIilford of Colum lia anid Rutledge iles of Orange burg; piorters for the Speaker, Mack TBreeg of Columbia; for Judiciary Com mittee. West Oliphant of Edgefield; for- ways anid means, Jeff Weston of Congaree; laborers, Ike Rleed of New berry, Jordani Oliphant of Edgefield; Aecra Bozemani of Anderson and Coun elI Cross of Barnwell; doorkeepers, W. N. Austin of Greenville, C. B. Prince of Ahxbeville and J. N. Mitchell of Anderson. Governoir Manning signed the bill passed by the 1918 legislature reenact lag the South Carolina prohibition law. thus, it was said, removing all cloubt as to the law's validity. The law was passed in 1915 to become of fective if approved by popular vote. rhis approval wan gIven in 8eptember, 1915, but later the constitutionality of be law was attacked because the state ronstitution requires that all laws be enacted by the legislature. The law prohibits the manufacture and sale of liquor withiin the state and limits siipmente for personal use to one gallon a month to any . ...... HEW COUNTY DEEATED 4o Williameton County For State. Vote Was Overwhelmingly Suong , Against it. Gleenville.-Complete returns show hat the proposed new county of Wil lamston was overwhelmingly defeat )d in the special election. Twenty Aine of 36 boxes gave 569 votes for :he new county and 1,044 .against It. rhe missing boxes are small and 3ould not possibly change t.e results' A the election, as a two-thirds vote .s necessary for the establishment of tle proposed county. The election was held within the troa of the proposed county which in aluded the lower part of Greenville .ounty and a section of Anderson !ouinty, embracing lionea Path, Bel ton, Williamston, Pelzer and Pied. iont, with Willianston as the con tempalted county seat. The territory xtended within eight miles of the areenville (otirt house in one direc ion. approximately the same distance rom1 Anderson and touched the Laur. 3ns county line. The only heavy vote in favor of the new county was polled at Willimston 6viti 249 for and ttne against the 'ounty. Only one small precinct in 3yreenville county gave a majority in avor of the county and this was at West Dunklin. While the returns rroni Anderson county are slow in 'oming in, the boxes that have been ivrard from indicate that the rural listriots polled at heavy vote against the new county. Talk of Boll Weevil. Chmaileston.--The annual meeting 3f the agricultural society of South Carolina, S. G. Stoney. president, was held. and addresses heard froni ex perts on boll weevil conditions. (attle breeding and other timely subjects. Speakers were J. K. Evans, JUited States department of agriculture, President Riggs of Clemson college; Ira W. Williams and L. L. Guion, and President Stoney. W. G. Hinson re signed as vice president, after serv ing many years. and was made an honorary member of the society for life. L. D. Chisolm resigned as see retary-treasurer. S. M'. Welch and W. M. Frampton succeeded to these of flees. President Stoney specially warned farmers to prepare against the coming of the boll weevil. Mr. Stoney and three others will be dele gates to the Valdosta. Ga.. holl weevil conference. January 24. J. K. Bolton Slain By Sniper. Greenwood.--Seeond Lieut. J. Kax Bolton of the United States marin corps. a natlive of Greenwood, met hi death iat San Pedro Macoris, Sant< Domingo. Lieut. Bolton landed witl a detachment of marines and wa fired upon by a crowd on (lock. Thi informalion was officially telegraphei the navy department by Capt. Chain dler of the ba.ttleship New lailpslhire The ent ire comunity feels bereav ed by the news of his death. Lient loltont was -graduated from the Cita (de iII the class of last year and wa. appin~ited to thle marine .'orps last November. Hie is scurvi ved by his father anid mother, two sisters, Misses Mamnie ElizabethI i and Mild red Holton, and two brothers. I Inrold Bolt on anid Julia n Hiolt on. Go On Reserve List. Waishingt on.--The following South Carolinians were niominiatedl by the prtesidlent to be assistant surgeons in thle ityy medical iresei've corps: .Ju lius C. Sosnowvski. Leon WV. McGr'ath, Williani (. lHodie, Lewis W'. W.haley, .Johni M. Art hut', James F. Jeft'oirds, Thomas P. Chieathama and WIllim C. James. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. D. ii. R. C'artei', assistant sur'geoni general of the United .States puiblic2 health service, has beeii detailed te make a survey of Br'oxtoni townsip in Colletoni county. The survey will he imade b~y the state board of health in an effoi't to stamp) out hemorrhagic malai'ial fevet' or "yellow chills.'" The most destructive fir'e in the his tory of York occurred when the Mc Neill building, a two-stor'y brick strmue' ture on Mulin street in the hiear't of the businiess diistic(t but-ted, entailing a loss of approxinmately $70.000. Gov. Manning has approved the rN4 ignation of Col. E. M. Blythie of the irist regimiett. The resignattion no0W goes to the war' department fori action. Of so mutch importatic' does Sentart'r Tillman think thle recent repor't of t he South Carolina bo0ll weevil commission that he has secured consentt of thle senate to print. it as a putbhlic document. Coy. Mannintg has reeived many ap. Jplicationi fot' appoiuntet as state batnk examiner~ to sntOeeed ivy Mi Mauldin of Pickens, who has been elected ant ativ le vice president of the Palmetto National Banik. Mi'. MauldI i will resigni at an early date. The Pomaria Jburhteran chuirch has been selected as the place'O for the next; ann'ual meeting of the F~vanugelical Lutheran Syntod of South Carolina. which convne i''TC'Juesday after ths second Suniday' in November, 1917. ('itizens of Andersoti have ptition ed the c'ommuisioniers to order an elec. tion on the qumestioni of issuing $125,000 of bonds tot' ctreet paving, ieonr mules and a two-stot'y barn, ownied by TH. Leoni ShutlI, in Columbia, wer'e destrtoyed by fire. The loss was estimated at $6,500, partially covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is un knowni. INDIGESTION, gAs OR SICK STOMAOH Time it! Pape's Diapepsin ends all Stomach misery in five minutes. Do some foods you eat hit back taste good, but work badly; ferment Into stubborn lumps and cause a sick. sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr. or Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Pape's Diapepsin digests everything, leaving nothing to sour and upset you. There never was anything so safely quick, so certainly effective. No difference how badly your stomach is disordered you will get happy relief in five minutes, but what pleases you most is that it strengthens and regulates your stom ach so you can eat your favorite foods without fear. You feel different as soon as "Pape's Diapepsin" comes in contact with the stomach-distress just vanishes-your stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch ing, no eructations of undigested food. Go now, make the best investment you ever made, by getting a large fifty -dent case of Pal:e's Diapepsin from ary store. You realize in five minutes how needless it is to suffer from indiges. tion, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv. Power of Music. "Why do people prefer 1m.44 to Cont versatilon't" "Seemsli to bie some so -rt (of instincet ahoim It. Th'lere isn't anlybody who wouhulil't ra(ther listmn to it cnary bird 1tha11 lto it 11arrot." PROVEN SWAMP-ROOT AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS The symptoms of kidney and bladder troubles are often very distressing and jeave the system in a iun-down condition. the kidneys seem to suffer most, am al m11ost every victim complains of lame back and urinary troubles which should not be neglected. as these danger signals often lead to dangerous kidney troubles. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Itoot which soon heals and strengthens the kidneys is a splendid kidney, liver and bladder rem edIy, and, being an herbal compound, has a gentle healing effect on the kidney., which is ahnost imnediately noticed ta nost cases by those who use ;t. A trial wil convince unyone who may be in need of it. Better get a bottle from your nearest drug store, and start treat ment at cnce. However, if you wish tirst to test this Sgreat preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilner & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for % sample bottle. Wher. writing be sure anm' nention this paper. Adv. Obviously. "Stulthe'-1 11r1)e up tat story hto t ok I." " u-t im ipehn I why he took it to I swallow-tale party." MOTHER'S JOY SALVE for Colds, Croup. I'neumonin sapd Asthma; OO LIN NT for Ne-uralgli, Rhleumiatism11 andi Sprains. For sile by ill Druggists. (lOOSHC IIASI CiOMi'ANY, MfiR'S., Greensboro, N. 0.-Adv. Consequences. "'I noiticeI ihnt yuntg 11n:n1.setln "I''n ll. nl thle ot11i nin Ix set .Cod hiealthi depends upon good digs,. tirn. Sategnaird yourm digestion and you safeguard your health. Wright's Indiaa \ egetable Pilis provide the safeguard. A medicine as well as a purgative. Ady, No Hope. "Youi are~q noti fooils *Ieofuh are Io n I l l 4i'ik' tulu~'i ~tIi'sr SYRUP OF RIGS FOR CHIL'SBOWELS Iis cruel to force nauseating, harsh physic into a. sick child. ILook back at your cildhood days. Remember the "dose" mother insisted -m--castor oil, calomel, cathartics. 11ow you hated them, how you fought against taking themi. With our children its different. aMothers who cling to the old form of physic simply dlon't realize what they do. The children's revolt is well-found. ed. Their tender little "insides" are injured by them. if your child's stoma'ch, liver and bowels need cleansing, give only deli. clous "California Syrup of Figs." Itg action is positive, but gentle. Millions of mothers keep this harmless "fruit la::ative" handy; they know children love to take it; that it niever fails to clean the livdr and bowels and sweet en the stomach,,and that a teaspoonful given today saves a sick child tomohr, row. Ask at the store for a 60-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly (4 on each bottle. Ady. Tion~gs that grip a door..rame have been invented for~ hanging babieV (*hairs or swings in doorways. Oat, One "DROO egg ft~ A strike of undertakets teok plaoe att lIverpool, England, recetij4