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VOLUME XXIX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914. NUMBER 27 STAT[ [MASK[R NOT AFRAID OF 1 OR Bills Considered Before Being Enacted. ELECTIONS ARE NOW OUT OF THE WAY Programme for This Week Includes Measures of Wide Importance to the State. Public Property and Primary System Attract Attention. Columbia, Jan. 25.--The most strik ing feature of the session up to the present time is the decided disposi tion to work. This does not moan that bills are passed, but It does mean that they are considered. It does not take many years as a legislator to realize that the most effective work of a member does not consist in 'pass ing bills, but In either killinng useless and senseless legislation or In so shap ing measures that are proposed as to meet conditions. The most important measures that are to be considered at this session in the way of innovation have not yet been taken up, most of these measures are scheduled for next week, but some of them will hake to be taken up a week hence. Week's Programme. The legislative programme for the week includes the consideration of what is known as the optional compul sory education law; the suggestion to dispose of the State Penitentiary farm property; the policy to be adopted with reference to the development o' the new property of the State Hospi tal for the Insane and the handling of the present plant in Columbia. In eldentally the consideration of Mr. .2eigler's bill to raise additional reve nue for the protection of fish and game is scheduled for next week. Later on will come the matter of the 2-cent mileage bill, which promises to be one of the issues at this session, although Mery little is heard about it for the present. It is to be remembered that the Gen eral Assembly has only been in ses sion for about ten days and in that time has disposed of every election that is due during the present session, ard there will be no further elections during this session unless there should be some resignations or new positions established. All of the elections were held without friction or the injection of partisanship, the only approach to it being in the election of Judge Ern est Moore, in an effort to defeat his election. Asylum Inquiry. The most absorbing and generally talked of matter of the past week was tihe Stevenson resolution providing for an'ivestigation of conditions and com plaints relative to the State Hospital or the Insane. This resolution went through the "House without a sugges tion of opposition, but when it got to the Seniate there was decided and em phatic protest against any -further in vestigations, but after a long drawn out contest the resolution was -passed by a vote of 30 to 9 in the Senate. The committees of three members from each the Hiouse and Senate wvill be ap pointed probably Monday or Tuesday,1 a'nd the result of this hearing is keen ly awaited by those who have been more or less interested In the situa tion. An unexpected dlevelop~ment of the session has boen the in troduction of bills, both in the llouse and the Sen Mte. In the 6ee by Senator Carlisle, ahd thme other by Mr. MceMill'am, look igi to the Immediate and unqualified enftranchisement of women. Mr. Car lisle's bill1 is not for unqualified suf trage. It is to be remembered that when -the Constitution of 1895 was be sing prepared that there was no mestric tion made against women voting. In flact, at that time-anost twenty years ago-It was suggested that the Con mention, had better look at the issue, squarely and prepare for the enfran chisement of women. Educational Bills. The two comp~anion bills that arc li able to be0 taken up dui'ng the coming week and~ passed are, first the Mc~ra vey-Iiarpor-ILawson optional comul sory eduontion b~ ii. A bill along this line, It will -be renr embered, was passed at the last session of .th'e legislature, 'btit was-vptood by the governor. The Plurpoeil to pass a bill at this time COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR' ON APRIL 17TH. Executive Committee Met Saturday and Decided upon Date. Other Com mittees to he Appointed. A meeting of the prime movers of the proposed county school fair met at the city graded school Saturday morning and outlined a few tentative plans for the annual event. After a thorough discussion it was decided that the fair this year would be held on Friday April 17th. Last year it was held on the 18th. The following executive committee were selected: James 11. Sullivan, county superintendent of education, Miss Wil Lou Gray, county supervisor, Supt. B. L. Jones, Misses Yarborough, Riley, Garlington and Cunningham, all teachers of the county, Messrs. J. D. W. Watts, H. K. Aiken and W. R. Mc Cuen. Other committees will be ap pointed by the executive committee. It was announced at this meeting that Miss Mary Elizabeth Grayser, of Winthrop college, would tour the county next week in the interest of domestic science work in the schools. NEW BANK COMMISSIONED. To be Known as Farmers Bank with Capital of $50,000. looks of Sub scription Open Tomorrow. The organizers of the new $50,000 bank, to be located in the building Just remodeled by the Laurens Trust company, has received its commission to sell stock from the secretary of state and the books of subscription will be opened at the Laurens Trust 'Company tomorrow. The capital stock is to be $50,000 most of which has already been spoken for. Farmers Bank is the name selected by the or ganizers at the last meeting. In the commission issued from the secretary of state M. J. Owings, J. C. Owings and I. Fleming Jones are named as incorporators. The bank will be op en for business about the first of March. For Burning Mtore. According to the weekly report of Rural Policeman Lowe, he has arrest e(l one John M. Jones, of the Vaughns ville section of the county, below Cross hill, charged with burning a store and merchandise. Further than the report of the rural ;oliceman, noth ing is known of the crime by the sher iff's ofilce, the policeman not being called on to give the details of the charges in the reports. that will more nearly meet objections. The idea, of course, is to 'pass such a bill as will offer an entering wedge and demonstrate in some few coun ties, after the vote of the people in that county, the advantages of com pulsory education. There are several bills pending look ing to a solution of the liquor situa tion. Senator Carlisle has a hill which seeks to provide for a general election next November on .tile matter of State wide prohibition. Senator Sinkler has high hopes of piassing, in the Senate, the Rittenberg bill providing for a high license sys temn apiplying to Charleston, and1(, the Senator from Charleston, has a series of amendments which lhe ~thinks will overcome objections there may be to the propmositioni. Dispensary Law. Mr. C. C. Wyche andl others have va rius pilans for tightening up the dis pensary lawv with particular -reference to clubs and the sale of "blindl tiger" liqluor. A noticeable feature of the sit uation is the 1>rotests that are takingI form in the bills looking to the prohibi tion of the establishment of dispensa ries in very small towns. The gen eral verdict seems to bie that wvhere these dispensaries are located in small towns of several hundred people it has com-pletely demoralized the communi ty, -'id two bills are pending, one to pirohibit the establishment of a dispen sary in towns of less than 5,00 pop~ula tion, another that no town of less than 1,000 population shall have a dispen sary. If the county dlispensary pilan is to last some such piropiosition will have to .be adopted. There has bden a considerable skir -mish in the Senate on the State ware house plan, and while the members generally seem to favor the adoption of some such system, the question seems to lbe in providing the funds wvith which to inaitgurate the system. Senator Mc-1 Laurin anid Mr. McQueen, whlo have it in charge, belibve they can work out a atisfactory solution of this problem. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL CLINTON HAPPENINGS Many Things of Interest About the People of the Neighboring Town. Clinton, Jan. 26.-Wednesday at 1 o'clock Mrs. A. V. Martin gave a very elaborate and beautiful eight course luncheon in honor $f Miss Jane Ken nedy whose engagement was announc ed to Dr. W. C. Harper. The living room was lovely with red and white carnations and in the din ing room the color scheme was yellow and white. The place cards were cu pids which held for each guest a verse and each verse read in turn made a most attractive poem announcing the engagement. The favors at each place were small gold harps. The in vited guests were Mrs. J. W. Kennedy, Mrs. William II. Jones, of Atlanta, Mrs. W. B. Owens, Jr., Mrs. James M. Sprunt of lillon, Mrs. J. A. Chandler and Misses Maude and Mabel Sumerel, Ola Young, Florrie Burdette, Irene Lit tle, Essie Young, Bera Bailey and Ruth Bailey. Miss Kennedy and Dr. Harper are among the best known and most pop ular young people or the city. Miss Kennedy is the younger daughter of Mrs. .J. W. Kennedy and is a charm ing woman and has a host of friends and admirers. Dr. Harper comes from a prominent Anderson family, and since coming here two years ago has madle many friends, lie is general manager of the Clinton Pharmacy and has been quite successful in his chos en profession. The wedding will be in the spring and this announcement will be receiv ed with interest throughout the state, but particularly hre where both are most pleasantly known. On Friday night Misses Maude and Mabel Sunerel entertained a number of friends. Saturday Miss Ola Young gave a very elaborate iund beautiful six course dinner in honor of Miss Jane Kennedy and Mrs. James Sprunt. Molnday n iglit Mr. Spurgeon enter t:lined a number of his friends at a stag suppor. ' Mrs. W. D. Copeland and Mrs. J. I. ('opeland gave a reception from four to six o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. I. Copeland on North Main street. About 100 friends called during the afternoon. Mrs. William H. James of Atlanta, who is visiting 'her mother here, has issued invitations to a party on Wed nesday afternoon in honor of Miss lane Kennedy. The Presbyterian choir gave a most interesting musical program on Sun day night at the Presbyterian church. The program consisted of anthems, quartets and solos and was enjoyed by a large congregation. Mr. Parks Adair left on Sunday with Mr. Joe Little for White Springs, Fla., Mr. Adair is to be married on Wed nesday to Miss Rochel Leake. Mr. Adair is very popular here and is salesman for 'M. S. Bailey e, Sons. Miss Leake has visited Mrs. Clayte Bailey sevoral times and will receive a warm welcome here by .relatives andl friends. They will comne to Clinton the last of the week and will be at home with the groom's parents. Miss Marion Fleming of Augusta spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. W. S. Bean. Misses ~Em'mie Rlobertson and Zee Wright left Wednesday for Clemson where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. T. (1. Robertson. -Miss Perrin, of Abbeville, visited Mrs. .Mazyk, last week. Mi1ss Ruthu Bailey spent last week in Columbia, Miss Julia Neville has returned from Bolton where she visited her sister, Miss Eliza Neville. Mrs. J. Q. Phillips has returne ' from Macon where she spent the past month with Mrs. Charles Akerman. Mrs. -J. W. Smith has returned fro.a a visit to friends in Spairtanburg. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, of Boston have moved .to Clinton and are with Mrs. J. HI. Young on South Broad St. Mr. Johnson is with Jacobs & Co. Miss Booe, of DavIdson, N. C., is the guest of Mrs. J. FI. Jacobs this week. M rs. James M. Sprunt left' yesterday for h~er huome in Dillon. Miss Irene Dillard is visiting her homofolks 4This week. ,Miss Emma HIlpp, of ifountville spent Sunday here withu her parents. Mrs. Mack 1iipp, of Abhsville, spent last week with her father, Mr. Tom TO CO-ORlINATE TWO INSTITUTIONS Governor Sends Message Relating to Management of Confederate Home and the Other to Teaching of White Teachers in Negro Schools. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 24.-Favor able action was taken today by the ways and means committee of the house on. the joint resolution by Rep resentative Lum pkin, of Richland county, providing for the co-ordina tion of the University of South Caro lina and the College for Women at Columbia, and transferring the prop erty of the latter to the former. The property of the College for Women is ,valued at $250,000 and the resolution provides that $100,000 must be raised by popular subscription for the improvement of this college. Nine directors are provided to control the College for Women, all to be selected by the university trustees. Two Messages. Two messages from the governor, one relating to the management of the Confederate Home of this city, the other to the teaching of white teachers in negro schools, were re ceived by the house at the morning session. A unanimous favorable report from the ways and means committee was received on the resolution providing for the merger of the College for Wo :nen with the University of South Carolina. More than fifty bills of a local na ture were passed to third reading. At 12:15 the house adjourned till 10 a. in. Monday. Primary Measure Urged. Senator Nicholson made a half hour speech on the floor of the sen ate this morning urging the passage of his primary measure. He moved to strike out all after the enacting words of his original bill and insert his substitute. The senator from Edgefiell, pointing out that other State had seen fit to pass laws, pro tecting the primary, said that this measure was by no means a partisan one, but was designed simply to In sure an honest vote and to protect all persons running for oillee of whatever political party. le said that his bill was right in principle, and would be right in practice. "iven a prize fighter wants fair rules to govern the contest," said Senator Nicholson. The bill will be taken up each lay after third-reading bills, and de bated until passed; and the senator tinks that it will be passed. MR. FRANK HAMMON DEAD IN GREENVILLE Well Known Citizen who was Well Known Here and Highly Regarded. Mr. Frank Hammond, well known here because of business connections and family ties, died at his home in Greenville early Monday morning af ter a lingering illness. Mr. Uammond married. MIss Mary B. Caine, sister of the late Dr. E. M. Caine, and in this way became idlentifledl with various Ibaurenis enterprises. He assisted D~r. Caine in the organization of the Bank of liaurens and was a director in this institution until several years ago. Mr. Hammond was a native of 'rip on, Iowa, coming south and settling in Greenville in 1869 for the benefIt of his health. lie is survivedl by two daughters, Mrs. Joe McGee and Mrs. Samuel McGowvan, of Greenville, and two sons, Mr. Frank Haimond, of Birmingham, -andl Mr. E.ugene H1am mond, of Greenville. Hie was sixty two years of ago at th~e time of his deoath. J, Wright Nash Ill. J. Wright Nash, of Spartanburg, a nartive of Clinton and Well known hero, was reported in tihe Spartanburg Herald yesterday as being dangerous ly ill at his home in that city follow ing an opeOration for appendlicitis. Late Monday night his condition was grave and considerable doubt was entertain ed as to his rebovery. Violating Dispensary Law. D~eputy Sheriff Reid and Rural Po liceman Suilliv~an made a raidl in tihe Jeorsey section of the city Saturday and( succeedled in securing about three andl a 'half gallons of wvhiskey. Mag gie Stoddard andl D)unk Garlington, colored, were chargedl with having this in their piossesslin for illegal pur poses5 andl bot~h wIll probably be bound over for trial. RE-SURVEY OF THE STATE IS PROPOSED Compt. Jones 'thinks State Should be Ie-Surveyed for Taxation Purposes. Columbia, Jan. 24.-A re-survey of the state to show the number of acres in each tax district is recommended by Comptroller General Jones in his annual report to the general assem bly, made public hero tonight. He says that by cooperating with the Federal government which is making a survey for the agricultural department, the re-survey could be made at little cost. The comptroller general thinks 1hat the taxation on timber provid ing that all taxes shall .be apportion ed between the road, school and or dinary fund In the counties in which the taxes are collected, is unconsti tutional and thinks that the taxes should be distributed between the State, county and school districts as are taxes on all other property. He also questions the constitutionality of the provision excepting a large num ber of counties from the act. The three funds under control of the State sinking fund commission, he says, are as follows: The cumulative sinking fund for reduction of four and one-half per cent. South Carolina brown consols, created in 1892, is derived from the Phosphate royalty and has a balance of $521,591,44 to its credit. The ordinary sinking fund has a balance of $100,401.24 to its credit, and the sin king fund for State in surance of public buildings, has total assets of $105,925.37 to its credit. The $50,000 received from the United States treasury on account of the Morrill fund was divided equal between Clemson College and the State negro college at Orangeburg, says the report. These funds are de rived from the proceeds of sales of lands given in each of the States for the benefit of -agricultural and Me chanical arts, under the acts of con gress of 1902 and 1890. The permanent school fund amounts to $68,503.72. The interest for 1913 was $2,900.15. The coinptroller general says that the sum of $59,015.05 was bequeathed by T. G. ('lemson to the State for Clemson college and of the a-mount $58,539.39 was invested in perpetual six per cent South Carolina stocks. and the balance represents a small un invested sum, Including accumulated interest of $581.01. The credit portion from the sale of the old State dispensary buildings amounting to $100,400 is payable in eight annual installments, says Mr. Jones, the first on March 1st, 1914, amounting to $17,170 which will be available for distribution to the schools after that (late. The license fees last year on cor porations amounted to $131,098.86. Mr. Jones things this year this will amount to $140,000. ite says the law is work ing smoothly. lie recommends that instead of the present system of imposing a one per cent ipenalty on dlelinqiuent tkaxes after Jan 1st, two per cent after Feb. 1st, and1 three 'per . cent after March 7st, that a p~enalty of tour per cent be im posed( on all unpaid taxes after Janu ary 1st, and1( executions on all re maining taxes after March tihe first. Governor ('ommiutes Sentenc'es of For-. ty-TLwo PrisonerR. Columbia, Jon. 24.-Governor Cole L. Blease todary replied to tihe legis lature's proposal to stril) him of tihe power of executive clemency by comn mutlig tihe sentences of fourteen con victs in thle state 'prison, including four murderers. This brinigs tile gov ernor's commutation for January to 40. All that number will be put at work on roadls in Anderson county,! under reduced sentences. Among the fourteen comnmutations, seven wvere in sentences of prisoners freonm Sparltaln burg county. App rex iamtely forty convicts have been released from the state prison 'M mont by 13 tis 'procedure. Gov ernor Illease contends that the con victs will lbe of greater service on tile ounty works. 'Will Be Operated On. Mir. J. M. Smith of Waterloo, father of Mr. JToe Smith, -retu-rned Monday from Spartanburg whriee lie went to consult D~r. Steedley. Mr'. Smith hlas been unwell for' some time and will returnl to Spartanburg shortly to be olrntedaon. [DUCATIONA[ RAm[[S FOR COJNI ISCOLS Clemson College to Send Experts Here. FIVE SCHOOLS WILL HAVE RALLY DAYS Agricultural anud Educatiotal ltallios to b Held at Woodrow Wilson, Trin. lt.y-lidge, Now Prospect,. Rock Bridge and Renno Schools, According to a notico from W. W. Long, state agent and superintendent. of extension work, flvo educational and agricultural rallies will bo held in this county (luring the Interval be tween February 9th and 19th. The ral lies will be held at flive' or the schools in taho county which have been se lected for co-operative and denonstra. tive work, but interested pupils, teach ers and patrons ac invited to attend from other schools. The program will be made to appeal with especial. emphasis to children and farmers. The following are the places and dates of the meetings: Woodrow \il sun, Feb. 9; Trinity-Ridgo, Feb. 10; Prospect, Feb I; Hock. Bridge, Feb. IN; llenno, Feb. 19. Mr. I.ong has written tie following letter :s to these meetings: I'roinent speakers, representing Clemson college, the state department of education and the United States delart.ilt of agriculture wil hold. rallies at the demonstration schools in Laurens county. 'T'hese schools are co-operating with the farm demonstration work on school plots in the effort to teach the rising generation practical agricul ture by writing the lesson on the groun(d in growing crops. This is tho first effort that has ever been 'nado to teach praetical agriculture in tire public schools of this State. We cor (ially invite everybo(ly to attnd-t Ih eso meetiiigs,-especially boys, girls and the parents. W'e hope at tlhese meet ings to organize Strong clubs among the children, and to make these schools the centres of co-operativo colmmnity life. F'armiers and teach ers will be especially interested In what Will be said and done." EVERIYiBODY NOW H.tI''. Since Dale Hiats been Finally Fixed For the Big Show. After kareful konslderalion it 'has been decided that Friday night, Feb, 6th, 1914 is the date most suitable fo1. all the inhabitants of this school dis trict to attend the 'Play "A Regiment of Two". As has been hereinbefore stated, the aforesaid play is of the local talent variety and replete with. scenes calculated to tickle everybody from Little Willie on up to the limit. Many familiar faces, including the scenery, will take a part andl the bal ance of laurens wvill be tahere to takeo a nap cir enjoy themnselves-anything to the contrary now withstanding. The play is being given by the ladies of the E~piscopal churi ch and will take place in the opera house on .the date 'mentioned. Reservedl seats willl be Placed cin sale next Monday, Feb. 2nd at Powe Urug Co. and the early bir'd catches the best seat. Five cents saved for 5, '7 or 110 days will be sutlict for the InitIation fee. Play at Hickory Tiaveirn. There wilIl be a play entitled '"Be cause I love yeou" given at H ickory' Tavern achool cn Priday evening Jlanuary 310th, 1914', at 8 o'clotk. Th'is. play will be prmesented by the Trinity RIdge school for the benefit of both schools. The publIc Is cordiilly in vited to- attendl. Admission 25c and Opens Office Here. Mr. W. Carl W'hiarton, of Waterloo, has opened an office in the city, rent lng (desk room in the Bank of Lau rens, on the ground1 floor. lHe will 'make a -point of being in the bank ev ei'y Saturd'(ay regularly and at odd intervals on other days. 1nsixpecting Schools. .1 iss Sadile tGogginsx, ruiral super visorm ot Newvherry ('oun1ty, is accomn p:ininig MIss Wi'l Lou. Gray on an In spec'ting tour of the county this w''ek. .uiss Goeggins is mneeting withi muhli success withI hoer work in Newherry~ ouintV_