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it ' i I VOL. XXX. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. .JANUARY 13, 1916. NO. 45 " * NE\ We take this opportunit, before you now for twelve y eral patronage given us and always upheld quality, Oui again thank you and solicit 3 Coffins and Cast i ' SOUTH CAROLINA i SOLONS IN SESSION.! { LEGISLATURE CONVENED TUES-j DAY-PRESIDENT INDORSED? STRUGGLE FOR ECONOMY. r Columbia, January 11The House returns to Columbia with the unusual and remarkable record of no ^deaths in its membership during the .J year. Three new members, Messrs v Richard B Belser, of Sumter, R Burton Hicks, of Spartanburg, and J i Terry Wood, of Greer, were sworn in to take the places of members who had resigned. The House buckled down to real work today?a most unusual proceeding. Several bills left over from last session were considered. (The most striking of the day's proceedings was the endorsement of President Woodrow Wilson and his administration. Representative Big( / ham, of Aiken, presented the resoA lution that was passed without ob ? jection. It reads: } A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Whereas, the nation has prosper> ed in peace during the administration of Woodrow Wilson, our great Democratic President, despite the menacing perils of war and financial panic, and the chaotic conditions existing in other lands: and Whereas, these blessings, in large part, are attributable to the wis. dom, the patience and sound judgk ment of President Wilson, and to the wise and excellent legislation I suggested by him and enacted largely through his influence; now, therefore, be it Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, the Senate concurring, That we cordially approve and endorse the eminently able, wise and satisfactory administration of our National Government under the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson, and that we earnestly commend him to the jt Democratic party for renomination, ^ and to the people of the United States for re-election. Be it further resolved, That a duly certified copy of these resolutions, 1 signed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, be I forwarded to the President at Washington. HOLDING THE LID DOWN. From a State standpoint the resolution of the ways and means committee was the most important thing done today. This resolution projrides that the committee shall keep / the appropriation within the two 4 \ million dollar mark. There was an unexpected rush of new bills this morning, the majority being those fathered by Messrs Wolfe, of Anderson, and McManan, of Columbia. Such a thing as tackling the Calendar on the first day of the session is almost unheard of, but it was done on the House side today. Sev- i k eral measures were made special 1 W orders. Several bills were made 1 special orders and a few were with- i drawn. i The members of the House have < + a high regard for their Speaker, Mr 1 * i?mao a wnut He hp has made a : r * ? ? o . V YE y to extend our sincere thanks to th ears and have always made it a poi we assure you that we have apprec long experience has taught us whj rour patronage for the future. Wfl 1 Kinj 1 EV | most excellent presiding officer. To- ; 'day, in opening the session, he said: ; MR HOYT'S GREETING. j *" -? - tt ? tit ': tientiemen or tne nouse: we ore j again assembled today to transact the business of the State as the representatives of the people of South Carolina, and it is not my desire nor { my purpose to delay your work by j any extended remarks. I feel that j at our first session, one year ago, j! the policies of this body werej! wrought out, and, that at the pres- j j ent session there is little that we j should do except to perfect the f measures which embody those poli- 2 cies, should they need perfecting; i then to pass the necessary annual \ legislation and adjourn on time. As your presiding officer I stand ready to facilitate your work, and in the discharge of this duty I feel assured of the kind patience and consideration which every member of this House extended to me at the session of 1915. We welcome several new members today. Several have retired to assume other public duties. We may well thank a kind Providence that during the recess our membership has not been touched by death. We meet today under very differQ ent economic conditions. Our peo- ^ pie have largely, and by their own 8 I i efforts, recovered from the condi- 1 tions which oppressed our thoughts twelve months ago. But the lessons e of that experience abide with us, w enjoining in public as well as private a business economy and conservatism. ^ In opening this session let me n again ask your co-operation in the performance of the duties which P you have devolved upon me, and'a your indulgence for my shortcom- * ings in their performance." ii SENATE IN BRIEF SESSION. rr In a session of one hour today the Senate listened to the reading of the annual message of Governor Man- j fining, in which he struck what ap-1 pears to be the key note when he j said, "The State must have progress, I tj but it must be an economical prog-j t| ress." The message was referred to i the proper committee. Its reading | attracted close attention on the part t| of the Senators. The Senate was called to order by Senator LeGrand Walker, president pro tern in the absence of Lieutenant Governor A J Bethea. President Walker voiced the hope of the Senate when he said they wished a safe a! and speedy return of the Lieutenant 0 Governor from his trip to Europe y< with the Ford peace expedition. He also voiced the regret of the Senate ei over the loss of Senator Appelt by p death since the close of the last ^ meeting. He urged the Senate to ^ fix their determination only on the a passage of useful legislation and the *( 3peedy enactment of such measures I TJ? and wished for everyone a happy jr New Year. j ? DURANT SWORN IN. ? Hon Charlton DuRant was sworn ^ in as Senator from Clarendon coun- r ty, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Appelt, He was assigned to membership on the fi- i ifl nance committee and to all other;w committee places held by the late | ? , U! Clarendon Senator except that on nj railroads. Senators R D Epps of: t\ ? t ;ar ie good people of Kingstree and nt to give you full value for evei dated it. We have endeavored t it is best to buy in our various li diing you one and all a happy ar ^stree H ENTUALLY-^ IKingstree Build' Manufacture Lumber, Kingstree, Real EstateCountry Farms and If You want If You Want We can place you in any s you want. Address all cc Gourdin & Harp< lumter and Evans of Marlboro were iven places on the railroad commitee. The determination to cut down xpenses of the State Government ;as given striking evidence here this fternoon by the passage of a resoition by the ways and means eomlittee to hold the appropriation bill his session to at least $2,000,000, 'his is nearly $500,000 less than was ppropriated last year and over 1,100,000 less than is asked for this ?ssion. With this idea of pruning l mind, the ways and means comlittee and the Senate finance comlittee went into joint session to be id ncai liJK9 uu irvjui-oii) v/? liiuoiwi Ions and departments of the Govrnment for their wants. Clemson allege was heard this, afternoon Trough W M Ripr^rs,president. Winirop college will be allowed to pre?nt its requests tomorrow. The total budget for the State for le coming year reaches $3,147,754.8, which would require a ten-mill 'vy. Bank Makes Good Showing. Hemingway, January 11:?The nnual meeting of the stockholders f the Bank of Hemingway was held J esterday morning at 11 o'clock, lost of the stockholders were presit, and after the report of the resident, it was seen that the bank ad had the best year in its history. 6 per cent dividend was paid, and nice sum passed to surplus. The dlowing officers and directors were ected: W C Hemingway, president; E Huggins, vice president; D C iuggins, cashier, and D D Rhem, D Wilson, F E Huggins, H Edward addy, J M Eaddy, J R Newman, H Raker. W C Heminewav. and W C ollins, directors. The body of Felix Martin, a promlent farmer of Anderson county, as found dead in the woods by a ?gro last Saturday. Death was Lie to apoplexy or some other atural disease, it was thought by >e Coroner. ETIN iberal patronage they have bestowed up You have shown your appreciation of J . . 1 1 1 1 ! i 1 stock on nana, enaDiing us to supply : of forty years of experience in the Har n, yours truly, Co. | We Lead? V? ig and Constro neral Contrac Boxes, Building ilties, Screen Gooc Soul I A /\rrr Two cars Pittsburg in various styles just can make very atti on these two cars. . prices. I The King Hardwa I The Popular Hard I K.iagstree, - - ' i'^eaaifia^Hg I ^ Hou \lcfiSknA 4<pui J jvw ^oftClfok Wvcy l^ut Aovnfe WifaJ START RIGHT NOW TO LIVE THE RE! ARE YOU FACING AN OLD AGE OF POVI IF YOU ARE EARNING MONEY PUT A THE BANK EACH PAY DAY. YOU WILL SEE YOUR BALANCE GROW AND SEE Y IT CAN REALLY "PROTECT" YOUR OLE START RIGHT NOW. BANK WITH U WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON Farmers & Merchants * * rTmrsr -it em 4 rtnii I'iVHSU JUU_Lii<Lj i aa.r .c, Loans Made on Cotton e GRE 1 Williamsburg County for the 1 y dollar you have spent with us. o always keep a full and complete nes and we give you the benefit id prosperous New Year, we remai n f?/4lira na ai u vy ai w iVHY NOT NOV 5v<$v?5wivOv?*v?C$vOw*vA*v?A^^ Manufacturin ers and Ge) 3rs of Coffins, , Lumber Specie ^0^v^?vO^wvQ^5vWv>w^vWv*5vjy? -Farm Lands. I Town Lots For Sale! | to Buy, See Us I to Sell. See Us I lection of the County that | >rrespondence to I sr, Kingstree, S. C. I ALLIES ABANDON 6ALLIP0LI PENINSULA I i LARGE BRITISH BATTLESHIP KING EDWARD VU BLOWN LP BY MINE-CREW SAVED. | | London, January 9:?The remainI ing positions on Gallipoli peninsula ; held by the allies have been abandoned with the wounding of only jone man among the British and ' French, according to a British ofHI pinl ctntpmpnt issnpd tonight. i ? - This news has been expected for several days, for the retirement of the troops from Anzac and from jSuvla Kay three weeks ago left no 1 strateeic advantage to the retention j of the top of the peninsula. Nevertheless, the news will be received with a pang of regret by the people of the British Isles, as well as the colonies, Renewed activity of various kinds noted by the Turkish official com-! munieations in the past few days! has presumably been in the nature j of preparations for the final act of I the Dardanelles tragedy. Tonight's j Turkish official statement covering the period from Thursday to Saturi day, records increasing effectiveness of the reinforced Turkish batteries, j which have been drawing in and con- j centrating on the allies' remaining! position. Another pang to the British public i will be caused by the announcement j tonight of the loss of the battleship King Edward VII, which has been blown up by a mine. The brief official statement on the incident does not reveal the scene of the accident and merely says that the disaster occurred in a heavy sea, despite which the entire crew was saved be- j fore the ship went down. tv.?. Twiner F.Huuflrd VIT renresented I an investment of nearly ?1,600,000, and was one of the finest of the last class of pre-dreadnaughts, corresponding in general to the American ships of New Jersey and Nebraska type, and was only slightly older than the Natal, which was sunk by an internal explosion about a week ago. GS on us. We have been our efforts by the libfour wants. We have dware Business. We Others Follow. ction Co. I tors 1 ; Material I Is, Etc. I th Carolina | L5^^5^'^5202t521$2C520202t tiS ?-I vaA I ; Perfect Fence I ; received. We I active figures! A.sk us for our I ire Company Iware Store South Carolina :hM: I -rv j'j'i iji f\> > *!&,' V . V"^ Kl'-i t tbwaafcjt I VtMyVVVCJL? hmkL 5T OF YOUR LIFE RIGHT. ERTY? ,S MUCH AS YOU CAN IN , BE HAPPY WHEN YOU OUR MONEY PILE UP SO I AGE. S. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. Cit 5 Per Cent.