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VOLUE XXXI, LAURSNS, SOUTH CAROLIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8,1915. NUMBER 20 STATE APPROPRIATI Governor Manning Studying pense with the Idea 4 Wherever Possible. Larger Every Year., Columbia, Dec. 5.-Serious atten tion is being given by Governor Rich ard I. Manning to the public approp'ri ation and he is studying the various items of expq)lse to see where the pruning knife can be applied. He h'as already stated that he wants the ap propriations kept down to the- very lowest possible figure, .and it is be lieved that the Chief Executive will make vigorous recommendations in his annual message on the matter of public econioimiy. The appropriation bill of the last session carried $2,463,759.82, the great est in the history of the State. The State levy for the purpose of raising the money to meet the appropriations was seven mills this year, as against six mills for 1914. The appropriation bill for 1914 car ried $2,146,253.04 and a levy of six mills. The extra session of the Gen eral Assembly in the fall of 1914 ap proprinted $125,888.42, which made the total for that year the last year of the administration of Governor Bilease, $2,272,1,41.46. The appropriation bill for 1915, the first year of the adininis tration of Governor Manning, carried an increase of $191,618.36 more than the total of the appropriations under the last year of the administration of Governor Blease. This increase came through tfe appropriation of $150,000 for the improvement of the State Hospital for the Insane and the in creased pensions for tonfederate Vet erans. A levy of one-half mill was made to raise the money for the Asy Christmas Hosi Ch~iti wa~s gifts of I'1Iosieri hevoie So uiivers al that, it quite proper to Select lice l for whom1 oie pleases and sured of )leasin.,g the recipk Hose of (111111ity, all pure10 sil Boot Silk Hose, extra qualit black and white .... ... Lisle Hose, soft and comfort for .... .... .... .. ... Children's Hose, good qualii 41-2 to 91-2 at. .10 a Gloves. Are a standard gift, always ing, always satisfactory. amount can1 1)0 invested in and from simpfle1 remnembra r expensive gifts, gloves arec good. Best quality imported Frilw Kid GloveS, iln asorted a ors, per pAf -..-. . .. ' Good qu1aity k(ia dios, ii sorw talen '.......... Stamped En Nainsook Gowns11, stamp 1ed r< quality of Nainsook, for, Stamped Emnb. Piees~ in ei .for .... ......... .... WNhite Mfake useful gifts, pure Alu for only .... .... .... . Shoes! S For the entire family, our si by our store, but conme in Blankets. Nashua Woolnap Blankets checks, 60 x76, good heav~ All wool Keystone Blank< checks 68x82, wvel1 worth y per pair .... .... .... Suit Sale Thurs. Fr I BILL LOOMS LARGE Varions Items of State Ex >f Using the Pruning Knife Appropriation Bill grows lum, and the idea is to keep this up for five years until a total of $750,000 is raised for this purpose. One of the Big Fights. One of the big fights every summer before the elections is the size of the appropriations for the State colleges. This sum reached the past year the total of $407,415.75, not Including Clemson College, which realizes from the fertilizer tag tax under normal conditions about $260,000 each year, which runs the amount spent on the State colleges up to $700,000. The fer tilizer tag tax was off last year and (he legislature authorized the State to borrow about $87,500 and loan it to Clemson. If the (jrequests of the State institu tions are granted this year for addi tional appropriations this item alon" will go to nearly $1,000,000. Winthrop College is going to ask for $100,000 for a new dormitory. The University will ask for $10,000 for a law building and probably fo I more improvements. lRe quests always come from other of the State colleges for increased approrpri ations for imrovements. The appropriations In the last ap propriation bill for the State colleges were: University of South Carolina, $101,161.44; Winthrop, $156,249.32; Citadel $38,500; Cedar Springs, $59, 600; State Negro College, $15,600. If the fertilizer tag tax does not pro duce enough revenue Cleinson College will certainly have to ask for direct appropriations to meet the expenses. Whether they will "make such a re ery. have S DOW Osiery be as nt. k 1.00 10 Where . .50 .ble The wh< .5 smoothly thr y a .15 brush elbows - dise. You p worthy chari Pleas Any Men and Bo csto Trhoechoice of prost'h1 Llway's menI folka is lsv1ays di lmited, b5ut it is always giv~e thlings of necessity ties, collars, socks and c arc most acceptable. The .1.~50 1)e found inl largeaso s- our Men's Furnishing De .1.00 , Special lot Silk Neckwei broidery Pieces. a dy for embroiderinag, good ........ ......... .50 and .75 ivelopes, Richardson Brand .... ......... .... .25 and .50 Fur Boas. rakan fox, very stylish now, ... .... .........1.50 and 2.50 hoes! Shoes! ock is complete. Don't shioo and buy a pair. in large AmoslA y quality 2.25G ts,, large bur money, - Plain SI .... ... .O Neat Stl i, and Sat. Neat' CI (uest for this year is not yet known. Just a few years ago the appropria tion bill of the State was just $1,000, 00. It has now reached $2,500,000 and indications are that all the efforts of the Gnvernor will not be able to keep it from going higher. As a matter of fact, one legislator said this morning that the $3,000,000 mark might be reached earlier than expected. When this happens the State levy will jump to ten mills. Sending Out Blanks. Comptroller Gen. Calton W. Sawyer w-is busy today sending out blanks to the various State officials and public institutions for their estimates of what they will need for 1916. lIe will compile these requests in the form of a budget sheet and present it to the House ways and means committee to assist them In making up the appro piiation bill. It was estimated here today that all the requests will total close to $3,000,000. Th1er Is a general Impression among officials who are posted that when the State tax commission gets through equalizing property assess ments that tle State levy can be low ered even though the size of the ap propriation bill is increased. The idea of the commission is to get all, pro l)erty paying its just share of the tax es. The Govenior may have something of Interest to say along this line in his annual message to the general as sem bly. The %.'ork of framing the revenue measure will fall on Chairman .1. T. liles and his compatriots of the ways and means committee of the House, and when the body is through Chair man Neils Christensen and his asso elates of the finance committee of the Senate will pass on every item. Just where or how the appropria tion bill can be reduced is what Gov ernor Manning is now considering. W. F. Caldwell. The Store of Holiday Shop >le store is arranged for ough aisles as wide and i with pleasant people. ay only the fairest price icter of everything you I y LET US s~ for the ---that you shop e tressingly early in the week safe to month---for the f ,such as ---you will find mt ven shirts ---you will find me ~se can all ---more ease of ei twents in ---more time for c partment. ---better arranged r...50 ---more complete Suit Sale Extra day, Friday ~ Women 's Sample Suits, markt1( worth morne, to go on sale fo An extrao(rdinary sale of one 01 manufacturers. Each season samples, at a reemrkable pr sale coming just at a time w use of these gatrments. A tt< YOUR CHOICE eag - Cotton inghams - Su iades Woven a ripe. Finish4 iecks Imita * TYLERSVILLE NEWS. Tylersville, Dec. 6.-Rev. J. F. Ja cobs of Clinton delivered a very inter esting sermon at Sandy Springs Sun day afternoon. Miss Grace Poole spent Saturday in Laurens. Mr. Hugh Donnan of Clinton spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Donnan. Misses Mabel Blume and Lilie Peter son attended the teachers meeting in Laurens Saturday. Mr. T. P. Poole spent Friday in Clin ton. Mrs. J. W. Donnan spent several days last week in Columbia as the guest of her daughter, Miss Janie Donnan. Mi-. Claude Cooper of Whitmire at tended the funeral of little Marion Cooper which was held at Langston church Sunday morning. Miss Annie Lou Little and brother George, attended services at Sandy Springs Sunday afternoon. Mr. Joshua C. Poole spent Sunday in Lanford. Mr. G. F. Pulley was in Laurens on business Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Poole visited Mrs. Poole's mother near Mlartin's Cross Roads Sunday afternoon. A Big One. "Italy, thoug-h always clashing with Austria, is still preserving her neu trality." "Yes, and doing her preserv ing like a housekeeper." "How's that?" "In a jar." "Left-Handed" Parrots. Parrots seize objects with the left claw by preference or exclusively, and they have been found to make a read. ier use of the left claw for climbing than the right. R C. Better Things ping is Safe an your comfort. The c free as we can make t You select from the best You are absolutely s ,uy, ADVISE ary in the day ---and early in the A saile< ollowing reasons: pre-(tty pla re comfort re attentive service thne ress and ingress -this was ritical selection merchandise samle Cc issortments special ordinary---Thurs Lnd Saturday. ~d up to $19.50. They ar-e r ......... ..........10.00 the largest N. Y. garment we purchase their line of ice C~ccsion. This great hen you can make the best md this sale--Comne early. 10.CTS. YARD Dark itings Flanr nd Colors: Blue id to 'BlacI to Woolens her'd rwo MEN KILLED IN MOTOR WRECK Ash1by Ilavenport and W. C. Switten burg Dend. 3InchIine Crashes Into Seibourd Freight at Early Hour of Morning. (ColumbIa State Sunday.) Two men were killed shortly before 3 o'clock this morning when the au tomobile in which they were driving struck a freight train of the Seaboard Air Line railway at the crossing at Elnwood avenue and Wayne street. The (lead are Ashby W. Davenport, agent for the Atlantic Life Insurance company and William C. Swittenberg, bookkeeper for .1. M. Van Metre. .1. Frank Falls, representative of the Scoleld Auto Music company, the third occupant of lie car, escaped with slight injuries. The three young men, who lived at 1126 Eliwod avenue, were driving east oin Elmwood avenue wheii the car struck the freight train, composed of -10 cars, going nor1Ih. The machine is said to have struck the train somle live vars from the Caboose, tile long train having almost cleared the cross ing. 'I'le gates guarding the t ra ok at the Crossing were demolished by tile ImIpact. Mr. Swittenhurg and Mr. Davenport were riding on the front seat of the latter's touriig 'ar with Mr. Daven port driving. Mir. Fall was on the rear seat. Mr. Swittenbug was. in stantly killed and Mr. Davenport died a few moments after being re moved to a hospital. The young men had been driving and according to the watchman at the crossing had driven west just before the passage of the train, returning a few moments later to strike the train. The injury to Mr. Falls is regarded as slight. The bodies of the men killed were I li i ih / luim d Easy I Chili attr rowds pass hroi Wome iem. You emhi11 of mercha- ome ure of the ]. (li ii Womei ker, 3 ii portcoats f nlobbly Sport Coats, .I give' t dst, fanci(y mnixturest' withi one ( eket, all made wvith belts Pr a spect'tia pu5cs. i end auts $7.50 v'aluecs, v'ery emi. Extra ... . . .... . 5.00 els, Pillow 4 quiality of l)omestic, each .... Stamped Pillowv Cases, good size each I1.... ............... .. 'Utica Pillow Cases, hemstitched, echIi.......... .... ..... .... .. Shee I emlst itch'led Alohawk'l Sheets 81 initr'oductory in Laure'ns... Utica Shee'ts, extra nice quality, New~ Trale 1 ete Avbite with bl 72-imch MIee Gray, qjlulity, ne f, Shep. ~iea Checks. Suit Sale (rgged SOnie (istanlce by the train but the members of the train crew evidently knew nothing of the fatal accident. Dr. S. I'. Ilarnan was notilied and was on the scene a few minutes after the accident occurred. Ile found Mr. Swittenberg dead and .\l Davenport dlying and could only rush the latter to a hospital by an ambulance, on the scene, almost coincident with his ar rIva:. Mr. Fall last night could tell little of tIle accident. Ile was not aware of an Impending accident until aIp prised by the criash that the automo bile had strulck a train. Coroner Scot Visited f1he crossing last nlgllt and 1111anounliced that an in !Iluest will be held is afternoon at -t oclock. lr. Davenport %was a1 son of .1. 1). il;avenport, foille.ly presidelit. of a bank ill Newbe-rry. lr. Davenport. had lived ill kolhinnhia about two years, hlavlig bell I the enploy of the At lalie ife lusuIranice company as so licitor. Ir. Switlleberg was lbookkeeper at .1. M. Van Ale's fInn1liture store, lie had been In ol in i bia for about two or IIIree years, having coine here froi Newhe)rrv. AT 'EPATRIO)T. If lienry Foard were to invite us to accolpally himn to IIIope, and pay all our expe1mnss we should accept ill the following terms: "Moved by a deep (desire to travel, an(1 especially to see IKurope at the present. time; keenly awake to the opportunity to get, a trip which otherwise we could not afford; sincerely desirous for peace, but possessed of the notion that we cold (10 no1thnlug to acceler ate Its 0o111111g. we a t your ill vitat ion." Ien we'dI mark the tole gram "collect" and let her go.-GIreen ville News. landkerch-ief s. 'N not ne hbit t1 l. n r l oi 01f bui ngll1 your. ('hri.stimas Iv Ifm- tha.t pur11pose. 1' S I 1s11 tl itlihod 11111 .liefs. (.1m brt(iderIvd, in at tive olers .. .. .... .05 ,(Il's Ilandkervchifs, with -y bordeA, :3 inl a t tra tive ............. .... .. .15 Vl's 1llndkvehifIs inl letive boxes, colored vm dered designs, 3 ill box .15 n's li andkerchief s, neatI roidered designls, inl vol 3 ill it box .... .. .... .25 Ii's emlibroidered Iiand hiefs, sheer quality, eX ite (esigns, :3 ill a box .25 n1's em1ibroidered 11and iefs, with wide borders, i box, on1ly. ..... .... .50 Towels. 10 SOrt o? sece''I0 that makes el grteftc'ul ,to the dlonor oIf gift. linen Towels, scalloped ', neaft designs, each . . .50 itched ilutck Towels, neat. design, each ...........50 size Turk ish Bath Ti'ow heav'y qual11ity, each . . .25 .ases. ,nice e'xtra1 size, nlice ......... .... .... ...... .50 good qluality D)omestie, ....... .... .... .... .50 size 45x36, good quality ....... .... .... .... .25 ts. 90. This brland nee'ds no .... ... ... . .. 1.00 size 81x90 ... ..... .....90 able Damask. )amiask, l'6-no wide, u10 border .... .......50 rized D)amask, extra heavy fl It stripedl paltternl, nl ........ .... .... ....50 Thurs. Fri. ajd SJ