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?lje iltforfo. 1 ,- VOL. XXVI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, EERRUARY 13, 1918. NO. 49 Jj - ^ r 4 IrHrifril MWfrlififrt D : THE PERFECTIOI VACUUM CLOTHES WASHEI shown in Boiler wuhing clothe* I refine and Casket 11 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY I ELECTS NEW JUDGE OF FIRST CIRCUIT?SOME MEASURES PROPOSED AND DISCUSSED. PnlumKici PoKrHa rv fi (Snppial): ? UVlUUlVid) a vv* vtv.. j w The General Assembly of South; Carolina escaped a horrible fate at | noon Wednesday. It was on the! verge of being accused of "doing nothing but doing that very well" when it convened in joint Assembly anfa elected a Judge of the First cir" I {Jut Ilderton W Bowman, a prominent attorney of Orangeburg, was the lawyer elevated to the bench, j He has announced that he will accept and will at once come to Columbia and qualify. Last Wednesday W L Glaze was elected to the position but to declined to accept on account of ill ^^^Tjealth. Major Glaze was not a candidate, but was put in nomination L when Senator Carlisle voted for him. The names of P T Hildebrand, M S I Connor, E J Dennis and Octavus Cow hen had been presented to the joint Assembly through the nomination channel. At the election of Mr Bowman the choice came on the first ballot, the Orangeburg man receiving . $2 votes. Senator Dennis of Berkeley county received 73 votes while Col J Otey Reed of St George received five votes. The election fills the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge Robert E Copes. '"Joo Cftnoo ttTOQ hv thp last I U wpva nvw Vtvvwv. ~v ~ i General Assembly to succeed the late Judge Dantzler. The House Wednesday killed the Rembert inheritance tax bill by the very close vote of 60 to 56. This! has proved a much discussed bill. A similiar measure was proposed by the same Richland Representative at the last session of the Legislature when it was Rilled. Much of th? . MM- A | Gfr/s are looking A I nerve oanfc I Ferrer, I Young man, the most va i I if you are thinking of ge Wman. Uater on the poor I because> being poor whe I fortable, is no fun. Start I business affairs with sorn I It will be YOUR BBSTFj I knows. - I Oo YOUR bai I We Pay 4 per cent inter -Ik, FARMERS MEJ If^BSOLUTEJLY SAFE" La*:-' In twenty minutes time a go about your other dutie: THE PERFE( Its workings will be tested fo without any hand labor, does it practical, simple, easy, economicf ed in the new way that we are sp The money consideration is si Kirn ~I 1 time of the House on Wednesday was consumed with debate on the bill, much of the discussion concerning the constitutionality of the bill. Among those speaking against its passage were: McQueen of Marlboro, Haynsworth of Greenville, Hunter of Bamberg, Ashley of Anderson, Stevenson of Chesterfield. Those raising their voices in favor of the proposed measure were: the author, Wyche of Spartanburg, Wyche of Newberry, Gary of Anderson, Williams of Pickons, Youmans of Rich-; land. During the heated discussion of the inheritance tax bill, W A James, Representative from Lee county.said that one of his "schemes" for legislation in the future was to prohibit the owning of more than $10,000,000 worth of property by any one man in South Carolina and not to allow anyone to hold title to more than 1,000 acres of land. He said that hp was of the oDinion that when a corporation made more than 25 per cent on its capital the excess should be paid into the State treasurer. Such a law as that suggested by Mr Lee would not work a hardship on many South Carolinians as far as the provision as to $10,000,000 worth of property is concerned but the 1,000 acres of land stipulation would affect many. Francis J Pelzer of Charleston is reputed to be the wealthiest man in South Carolina but it is not believed that his fortune ?* - ?1A ftrtA AAA TViowi oro BHiUUlilS M) |J1V,UUV,VVV, xm-i,. U4V probably half a dozen other men in South Carolina worth over a million. At the sessions Wednesday both the Senate and House endorsed the transcontinental highway to the Pacific coast via a Southern route. The highway would run from Richmond, j Va, via Raleigh, N C, Columbia and points in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to El Paso. Texas j to a connection to the Pacific coast. < The Senate, convening Tuesday I. VOUF IU VC CM M I CAM A. CM MM KM. * vy ux eAfOAEF/A' T/fiS BAXK. KIHXO. Ask any man who iking with US. est on savings accounts. ^CHANTS BANK. LAKE CITY. S.C. rc or husbands -who nfsy so are their }ts. luable asset you can have tting niarrie'd i$ A HANK girl's parents want a poor 'man won't want himself; n he might have been com ???? nd consuming one hundrei s with :tion vacul r you by us or we will let you test thoroughly and easily and mak il. no trouble, no mess. Doesn't wi 0k' leaking of suffer no wear and tear, mall, but the Perfection Vacuum C fstree H; Wholesale and night after a recess over salesday, took up the McLaurin warehouse bill and heard an extended sj>eech from the author. Senator Ginn of Hampton expressed his disapp-oval of the bill but had not comple ted his objections when the joint Assembly of Wednesday was announced. Fob lowine the election of a Judge the Senate went into executive sesnicnfor the consideration of appointments. The bill introduced bv Prinze T Youmans of Richland allowing the introduction of dying: declarations in evidence in civil suits was'paused to a third reading by the House Wednesday night. J Brian Bell. $8 INSTEAD OF $24. For This Wile, Says a Baltimore Judge. Baltimore, February 11:? Criminal Court Judge Dobler today said that a man is the head of the h Duse and the fellow who meekly turnu ov er his weekly pay envelope to his wife is no man at all. The occasion for this legal dictum was the trial of Thomas Nichols for failing to support his wife. Nfthols makes $24 a week. In a spirt of remorse and generosity Nichols told Judge Dobler that he would hereafter turn over all his money to his wife each week. "No," said Judge Dobler in vigorous protest, 'I do not want you to do that. A man who gives his wife all his salary is no man at all. The man is the treasurer of the family and he should be the financial head in reality as well as in theory. A man who turns over his envelope each week to his wife cannot be a very strong character, and I am not in favor of a man putting himself in such a position. A man. must taKe some pride in the fact that he is a man and the head of the house." After a little talk it was arranged that Nichols should give his wife about 88 a week and the case was dismissed. ikl =Cades 1 N Com ? ????? You have heard of, a quality of our goods, becai ? ^amt?/-v^nlliT r? r"?/i n cf a LU yvu pci ovnaiij axivA c*o v With our complete sto? Buggies, Wagons, Farm I] position to give you exc i prices prevail in all depart is here a-plenty. Let us figure with yoi ments for the season of 1? seed. We have just recei Valentine Beans, grown b of Detroit, which we will THE CADES IERCi Cades 4 * t 1 i d gallons of soapy water, y M CLOTHES it your own way. The Vacuum, ^ es them white. The skeptical m ear out the clothes. Wash boards Come down and let's talk it over lothes Washer is all right. ardware Retail Dealers WORK OF SOLONS AT COLUMBIA. HIGH LICENSE FOB CHARLESTON -AGAINST 2-CRNT FARES?MAY ADJOURN NEXT WEEK. Columbia, February 11:?The dispensary committee's report presented Friday was one of the most interesting features of the week. That report, the result of charges contained in a message sent by Gov Blease to the General Assembly last year, has reported^ that there is no sign of moral obliquity on the part of the Ansel commission appointed to wind up the dispensary affairs ex? ? * 1 cept that B F Arthur or union wnen a member of the commission, over- j charged the State. The report finds that Gov Blease's charges agahist the members of the commission: Dr W J Murray, chairman; J S Brice, Avery Patton, John McSween and A N Wood?are "wholly unsupported by the testimony and therefore without foundation in fact." The report further goes on to say that the testimony it took led it to believe that there was a regular system of graft in Charleston in connection with the work of the dispensary constables. Of an extra legislative character, but conducted by the Legislature, or rather a committee delegated by it, was the investigation of Dr S C Mitchell, president of the University of South Carolina, in connection with the charge of Governor Blease, expressed in his inaugural address, that Dr Mitchell has done harm to the cause of education in this State by signing an agreement whi9h deprived Winthrop College of a confettaatile pany nd are interested in, the | jse of what quality means I ur customer. ft ck of General Merchandise, I mplements,Etc., we are in ellent service. Tempting ments and money saving i on your fertilizer require113, as welj as your bean ved a shipment of Black y D. M. Ferry & Company, sell at prevailing prices. WILE COMPANY, I i, s. c. J our clothes will be washed s WASHER?I vhen properly applied, makes possi lay hesitate, but the Perfection \ did; laundries do. Even delicate ar , Let us show it to you, then you'll Co. We Le X siderable amount of money which Winthrop might have received from the Peabody fund. Dr D B Johnson, president of of Winthrop College, >was cited by the Governor as his authority. An investigation was ordered by the Legislature and the committee took testimony at some length. Dr Johnson on the.stand admitted telling Governor Blease that he thought the University hadi cost Winthrop a large sum from the Peabody fund. He further admitted that Winthrop had received $90,000 i from the fund, $40,000 of this being i ' L.* L iL. n 1 3_. I ] i muiiey wnicn trie reauouy uoaru at i one time intended devoting to the 1 University. This was corroborated 1 by Former Governor M F Ansel .who admitted that he had something to i do with the change. Governor An- < sel was a member of the Peabody ) board at the time. ; Dr Mitchell then took the stand and cleared up the clouds quickly. ' Governor Blease's charge was that , Dr Mitchell had signed an agreement by which the Peabody board would divide its funds between the State University and the negro schools of the various States. Dr Mitchell ex- < plained that he?in common with < representatives of nearly all other ? Southern State universities?had < signed a petition requesting that the < then remaining portion of the Pea- < body fund be divided, each Southern ? | ? I IF II vm t | ARE 5 uns ance, it's because you pay t i stead of checks, and have f action. A checking accou I overcome the difficulty i < up a substantial bank acc< I . You are invited to tra | The Bank ? Cades | Siegfing M ! W 243 Kin 133 i Charleston, I The above firr I ploy a salesman : I business, selling I and Talking Mac I the above firm, g mowy white while you 5rice $2.50, ible the washing of clothes vacuum i/iomes wasner is ticles of fine materials washyou'll know. sad?Others Follow. State university receiving $100,000 and the negro schools getting the remainder, a small sum comparatively. . 'v The result, according to the testimony, of Dr Johnson's requests and Governor Ansel's suggestions was ? * i ; 1 AAA v mat wintnrop rewivcu ^;tv,vw ouu the University was offered $6,000 instead of the $40,000 which most Southern State universities got. The investigating committee had reached this stage of the affair Friday, when adjournment was taken * until Tuesday. J E Swearingen, State superintendent of Education, will be among the witnesses to be # heard when the inquiry is resumed. Long and at times lively debate marked the passage of the bill to establish a State medical college. Passed by the House on a snap di- , rision Friday night, the measure !?2ff (Continued! on page 4.) * A IITOTICB. i | I will sell pure Webber Long- < staple Cotton Seed at $1.00 per < > bushel. Cotton sold for 17>?c per < | pound. Orders must be made at ' > once. Write 3 Chas Crosland, \ i Bennettsville, S C, j J or see R W Crosland, < > l-30-3t Kingstree, SC. J i. ible to strike a Cash Bal- I small bills with cash in- ? no record of the transint with this Bank will , > and aid you in building - * ount. i nsact your banking here. J1 of Cades, ., !] I, S. C. I ' ?? ' usic Houses. g Street j| ? S. C. | n wishes to em- 1 for their country i Pianos, Organs I hines. Apply to | ;iving references. ?