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VOLUME XXXV LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7, 1919. NUMBER 25 HIERIFF SANDERS MUST SHOW CAUSE Anderson Officer May be Removed by Cooper Anderson, Jan. 3.- Governor Cooper has ordered Sheriff J. Olin Sanders of Anderson county to appear at the ex ecutive chamhers in Columbia, Mon day, January 1.2, to show cause why his comiuntssioni as the governor's ap poIntee to iI1 the un:i xpird term of Sheriff Ashley. resigned, should not be revoked, and his ofi1e1 declared va cant. Accompanyltig the order served by the governor upon tit Anderson sher itT is a number afildavits and state ment;, inehlR ing nu !fildavit fromt 1. Mi. O'ryat. t ietter from 1. . Whit (ell, foremanr of Anerson county graia jury,.mi the e('port of an in vestigatiop of fhe 'hiiY's ollice by .ames HI. Crnig, tate banic e *:amminer, and other amhvut~i.; concerning oilicial .\Mr. (i rya tp 's aflidavit L. to the ef feet that white on duty as polieman, in this city, I,, had occasion to call at his home unexpectedly, and ho found that his wife was not in their room, but that. the door to in adpjoining loom was locked Upon demanding entrance he found Sheriff Olin San der in this room with his wife. Both admitted illicit relations and Sheriff Sanders covered him with a pistol un ill he left the house, Rccording to the tlidavit. The report of Air. craig is of some length and covers an audit of the hooks of the sherif's ofilce, especially in the matter of delinqluent tax exe cutions and depositions of fines. Other affildavits are by 1f. I. 1i11 liard. relating to the payment of cor ta'n fines to the sheriff: W. F. Monts. r 'lating to his paying a fine to the I sheriff; John W. Fnmmons, chief of -Po1ic of Anderson. cancei-ning infor matten regarding whi skey cases fur nished the sheriff. 11. P. Ii lliard made a iiTlavit to the effect that slot maa )/ L ~ ~a AUrNS .' 1 - chines seized by Sheriff Ashley were ordored demolished by sheriff Sanders ana that the money to the amount of $340 was taken out, and this was de posited in the name of the sheriff in a local bank. lt. 14. Junkin, former Jailer, makes aidavit relating to persons not con fined to jail, giving a list of names. As ordered In the formal order from the governor, Sheriff Sanders will p1ear be:f%)r the governor at the late and time set. forth to show eause MINIMUM WARE OF $90 A MONTH This is Sun to be P1aId AssitanI Tien':hers in the Sne( if Receummen. dt:'ien is Carried Otit. Columbia, Dae. -1. -Gover or Coo :er" todlay made im.h!'' 'ecommt Inenda 1ions by a committee 'epresenting the Stat ;oa ird of Ehi.cat ion, which r tcom'lh'.th )s ('lb race a State wid andl e r u ' ti lye policy for the UnehlIc stchools of South Carolina. A-'oneg I r: 'ecommtn (lations arc that ther'le hall )e a mnim1um wag of $10.a menVth for all assistant teach. ers for nine months, $100 a month for prinlcpall of a t wo or three-teaelet school, $110 for l)riinalpls of four teacher schools anid $120 for princi pals of.. flv-tuecher schools The creating of a State board foi examining and certificating teachers is also recommended. along with re ligious teaehiti in the public schools and a more li-eral use of the public health benefits as may be applied tc the schools. Adequate and pronerlv construo'd buildings is also emphasized and It i. recommended that all construction be nnder the immedi nto aupervision of a State school architect. Finances is the greet drawback to the system. and the ceoirttee points out that instead of $5000 000 h"" expended in the public schools at last ye"" there is immediate necessity fot $12,000,000. R 0 Ptfi The committee in cmggesting mini mum salaries for county superintend ents suggests that the ralary for thoe officials should be at least $1,800 c year. The report concludes wit pointing out the nccerscity of rewrit ing the State Constitution because o the limitations of the organic law a to public schools Thy report wa prepared at Ine request of Governo Cooper by Prsident Inyder, of Wof foil, State Suipevintendent S\vear ingen, Dr. I. Edmuhds, of Sifnter E. '11. Montiomery, of Blacksburg and W. L. leokcer, of Florence *I Wil he adopted by the State boars and presented to the General Assem bl y. PIlAN 1.?I'l1. %''TON 1'GI WOOD AICOHlOi hoper Proposes Samie Ilesrlcotis ei Sale a:itd 31inifacture of (;rnin Al cohiel. eaku11I{ 3 e'n i Laiv Must. h Recmedied. Wahsington, 'Dee. ".0.-Legislatio stbjecting the manufacture and sal of wood alcohol to the saint restric tions as grno alcoho: will be rec oniiirided to congl'ess as a -re.:mlt o the many fatalities in the use of woo alcohol as a leverage, Commissione Roper, of the bureau of internal rev enue announced tonight. The form of the proposed legisla tion has not been decided dofinitel: by the bureau. It is 'inderstood, how ever, that officials have in mind the placing of a heavy tax on the manu facture and sale of wood aleohol ant requiring of permits by all person: engaged in the traffic. This woul: provide the ygovernm'nt with a def inite record of the movement of woo: alcohol from manufacturer to con sumer and would make possible im mediate action by the thorities hI case of violal'on of the regulations. Ofllcials sal:f it had become obvion that weaknesses in the national pro hibition ameninent as well as the in 1 ernal revenue laws must be remced Redt Men Here, M you. Y( from the I 01 This is a money o ( ~knowA Here You willmns C tions frorm I ~ The prices than the s * be worn a CASH CLOTHIE led insofar as wood alcohol ia con Scerned. Federal authorities under ex isting law, it was said. apparently are )without one legal thread upon which 1 to proceed against persons traficing -in the poisoning. "It is obvious," said Commissioner Roper, "tha wood alcohol is in no .soense a liquor or beverage as describ -ed in either the prohibition amend ment or the internal revenue laws, :or can it. be considered narcotic un der the provhiions of the Harrison narcotle law. It is well known to be t a deadly poison and should he regard ed and treated as such. In most of tIhe state.:. if rot all wood alcohol is reco,'nized as; a poison and stringent I:ws have h'en passed regulating its i: r nd :fe anrlding Iho pullic from 1' a busae. No s 'aut i Iaw; exist, 1)ow eve'r, for he use of federal author The department of a;rrticulture's bu rear of Ceml(Eif:;try, wvhich is intrusted k Ith enfo t'rcen: nt of the pure food and drug act, also has informed Com missionr i oper that It has no efrec - e control over the (list rilution of f'od alcohol and that so far as it is conecrned entirely legislation is r, necessary before the new menace can tbe dealt with effectively. Dyed Her Faded Skirt, Also a Coat "Diamond Dyes" Make Shabby Apparel Just Like New-S Easyl Don't worry about rfcet results. Use "Diamond Dyes," guaranteed to give a new, rich, fadeless color to any fabric. whether wool, siik, linen, cotton or mixed Moouls,-drestses, blouses, stockings, skirts, ch ildren's coats, draperies,-everytthinet A Direction Book is in packa.go. To match any m atermtl, have de: !er - showou "Dlianond Dye" Color Card. mlAV- . ). 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