HUSSION MOST sTRKNI ol's IN
TKN YllVHh UK 11 AS IlKKN IN
LKOJSLAil HI
starting out v\Itli Oul> On, former
Member of HU (Nimmt I tec. He Hail
Much Haul Work to l?o? It ou Way
to Hcco\cr> niter llct-eut lllne>:
Will Take 1 bunte at TiMtoflUv Next
Weak.
Dr. Oeo. W Pick, chairman of the
ways and means committee for the
pant three years until hin resignation
ott last Saturday night a short tinn
before the general assembly adjourn?
ed, returned to the city on Monday af?
ternoon mnd was back in his office
Tuesday and Wednesday. When seen
by a representative of The Item he
expressed himself as well pleased
with the work of the recent session of
the funeral axsrml.lv. which, he stat?
ed, was the most strenuous in the ten
years he had been in the house. Dr.
IMck is now well on the road to full
recovery after his recent illness caus?
ed by ptomaine poisoning, although
hs still shows in his face the effects of
tbs attack.
'As chairman of the ways and means
committee one of the two most im?
portant committees in the house, Dr.
Dlok found this a hard session. To
begin with he' had only one of his
bist year members of his committee,
Mr, J. T. I.lies of Orangeburg, Mr.
lisLaugbter, another member, having
dlejd Just after the general assembly
cSavened without having attended a
?Hagle meeting of the committee. Oth
st members of the committee had not
returned to the legislature or ha.e
been removed to make efficient chair?
men of other committees. However,
he was given three members who had
previously served on the committee,
Meeern Tom P. Cothran of Oreen
* Ute. and D. U flmith ""l 1 '?? n Sellers.
In rajCerrluK to* his committee Dr.
k ataud t bat all took hold w ith a
that, showed their readiness for
t4sbre them. Of Mr.
el She authors of the
law and the author o
tmn of the appxoprlt
(Adk stated that be wn
jdlwt ms
> Service
IQ jhs Isglslatur
? ?l Jrrsat value h
lk, tines who had never been on
tlttee before, as well as those
had and realised the hard work
Cothran, one
Carey-Cothran
>f the present
appropriation bill, Dr.
was probably the
olAst mem> 1 *>" tu.use In ,
of Service gnd i as the. strongest man
re, hk. assistance being i
* the detoi initiation of'
sPftuprsatlotu vi this sssalou. Ml F.
Cf Robinson of Abbeville, who was
taMsn off Dr. Dick's committee and
pasted at the h.-ml of the asylum com
mjRtee. a committee, which, by the way
sftj considered by Dr. Dick as the
sangest in the legislature, came In
sm for a share of,praise from his
ftnner commtttee chief. Mr. Robin
sin> Dr. Dick stated, was the motu
substantial man in the legislature,
and although he did not say much, his
works showed his ability. Dr. Dick
msntlonsd several others as hard
working, conscientious members.
Turning off from the mention of
? ornmlttee members. Dr. Dick told of
what had been done by the ways and
means committee in making appro?
priations. The State was practically
running on leas than four mills levy,
hp sold. One mill levy was for Con?
federate pensions; one mill for tho
maintenance of the State Hospital for
the Insane, one-half mill for the
building and equipping of the State
Hospital for Insane and more than
one-half mill was for the common
schools. This left less than four
mills for meeting the Interest on the
State debt, annual provision for the
Stste linking fund, tho maintenance
and support of state institutions of
education, the Judicial, executive, und
la fact, rvilv department of the State
government. The ways and means
committee this year had divided the
levies so that the people could see
what departments were calling for
additional appropriations. All other
departments were run on t'ae most
economic plans.
I?r Dick went on to say that there
was no extension work provided for
this year except the appropriation of
a small amount for the completion
el buildings for the deaf and blind
and a small amount at Winthrop col?
lege The State owns a plant at
Winthrop which has cost $1,250.000.
for which the State has paid little
g#gf 1400.000,?' saitl Dr. Dick. 'This
is ons State Institution which never
comes before the ways and means
committee without Indus prepared to
make a strictly business proposition.
Whenever Dr. Johnson entered the
cbmmlttee room, we always knew
that he was loaded.1 Foi Inatam s;
?
three years ago sfhea tu- ached for
liO.000 to buy a lot to l.ulbl a train?
ing school, he *t.I ready to cover
that amount with |1M,#M la put into
the bulbllim- ?) Rising 111,.I this
y?sr and $l."..0oo next \ ear, he puts
n|, I in.00?) '"' a not bei budding It
to is nag from year I i ft a Winthrop
IgSllege h>i* become Ihs most nur.:
?jlfteently C?|ulpped school In the
sVouth. And as Dr. John ? .n still re
ipains in touch *ith men oj msani In
?11 sections of the cuunM>, the CO HI
Hlttttt felt that the policy which he
haH pursued lor so many years in
rising these amounts ought to he en?
couraged and therefore an exeeption
was made in this case und a small
amount was appropriated for exten?
sion at Winthrop."
* Everything moved smootly at this
session." said Dr. Dick. "The first
part of the session was the most
strenuous I have experienced in HI)
ten years' service, hut the latter part
was decidedly more to the liking of us
all. as we had not the annual obetl no?
tions thrown in the way of DfOgTOM
by various vetoes with an accom?
panying amount of blue sky' oratory
and the suhseuuent passing over the
veto of all measures of consequence."
Dr. Dick resigned from the chair?
manship of the sinking fund commis?
sion after all matters had been ut
tended to and a reorganization effected
and an assistant secured to aid in
carrying on the large amount of in?
surance now handled by the State on
her own property. After his resigna?
tion he was employed for some time in
turning over the affairs of the commis?
sion to his suoL-esor, Gov. R. I. Man?
ning. He resigned as chairman of
the ways and means committee after
disposing of the general appropria?
tion bill, in order that his successor
might be appointed while the genet -
al assembly was in session. Dr. Dick
remained over in* Columbia on .Mon?
day to see to some of the work of the
committee and he will return there
Friday to settle up other matters, one
of which is the turning over to Gav.
Manning the executive mansion,
which he has been unable to occupy
previously on account of repairs be?
ing made. After the governor's man?
sion and its contents have been re?
ceipted for, Dr. Dick expects to hand
in his resignation as a member of the
house to Speaker of the House J. A.
Hoyt. He has had his commission as
postmaster si Sumter for several days
and expects to have the charge of the
office transferred to him during the
next week.
FOSTER GETS ONE YEAR.
DarlUlgtOIl [Suslnc.SK Man Head
Guilty to Charge of Mull chut* Mis?
chief.
Darlington, Feb. 23.?Court of gen?
eral sessions adjourned here this
morning Tim business of the court
wa? timshed y? ?> ? J-^v afternoon wljn
the exception of the sentence impose.I
In one baA At 9.40 o'clock title
morning Jadge W. 0. Shipp. w|?o
was presiding, passed this sentence,
and adjourned the court sine die. The
sentence, passed this morning was ort
M. M. Foster, who was arrested about
ten days ago charged with attempting
to burn his store house at 3 o'clock la
the morning. He had been seen to
enter bis place of business about 10
o'clock at night, and a close watch
was kept on the store by the police, so
that when an attempt was made to
st^.rt the fire the alarm was prompt?
ly given and very little loss occurred.
The store was found covered by excel?
sior saturated in kerosene, and savin:-;
the hullding was due to the vlllgunce
of the police and prompt response of
the fire department.
When the plea of guilty was en?
tered to the indictment yesterday
Judge Shlpp announced that he would
take the matter under consideration,
.stating at the same time that he had
been waited on by a committee of
citizens on behalf of the defendant,
and he thought it a matter which he
should give due consideration. This
morning he stated to Foster In im?
posing sentence that he sympathized
with him greatly, and his sympathy
would probably yesterday afternoon
have led him to be lighter than he felt
this morning his duty as a public of?
ficer demanded. A sentence of one
year s imprisonment wan passed on
the defendant. After passage of the
sentence, counsel for Foster made an
earnest appeal to the court to suspend
the sentence, but this the court de?
clined to do.
Foster was not indicted for arson,
as under the law Solicitor Spears did
not believe that a conviction could be
had. He was indicted for malicious
mischief, and to this indictment
pleaded guilty.
HOlUtERS AT CONGAREE.
Tlde^es Enter Store of W. <>. Rurkctt.
Columbia, Fab, -*;:.?Robben broke
into the store of W. < >. BuiHett at
Congaree some time Sunday night end
etole elothee, shoes ami other wear"
lug apparel. Guard Bobbins went to
the eeenc \\?11? ins dogs and the trail
led to a negro's house, but as jrel n?>
111 eati ha\t been made.
Presumably efter midnight Ihe
thieves entered a blacksmith shop
owned b) Mr. Burkett and secured
tools with which to break open the
front door to the store. Mr. Burketl
was up curly yeeterda) mornina und
went to his store about I o'clock. !!?
bei levee thai he frightened them nwny.
1 u missed several suits of clothes
and several pair of shoes, hut whtt
further articles were stolen he i IW?
j aide to suv.
EDUCATORS OsV STATE TO MEET
IN FLORENCE NEXT MONTH.
Sessions <?f Association M;i i i h 25, 20
and II?Several Prominent Speak?
ers.
The annual convention of the State
Teachers' Association will meet March
SB, Uli und 27 in Florence. Last year
about 1,800 teachers attended the
i meeting in Spartanburg and an equal
i number is expected to assemble this
[year. All preparation! lor the enter?
tainment of the teachers have been
completed by a special committee of
the Chamber of Commerce of Flor?
ence. Superintendent A. B. Bhett of
the city schools ol Charleston, who is
j president of the association this year,
has completed his programme, which
will be issued during the coming
week.
Mr. Bhett has engaged a number
of speakers of national prominence,
among them J. Y. Joyner, State su?
perintendent of education for North
Carolina; J. A. C. Chandler, superin?
tendent of city schools, Richmond and
W. S. Currell, president of the Uni?
versity of South Carolina. State Su?
perintendent of Education Swearin
gen, Lueco Gunter, inspector of rural
education, and W. H. Hand, Stete
high school inspector, and other prom?
inent South Carolina school men, have
been selected to lead discussions on
recent educational legislation.
Among the interosting features of
the convention will be a special re?
port of the committee on the status
of the teaching profession in South
Carolina, of which Frank Evans of
Spartanburg is chairman.
Interesting programmes have also
been nrepared for the meetings of the
association of Town and City Super?
intendents; the Association of County
superintendents; the Elementary
Teacher's Association, and the School
I Improvement association, all of which
hold sessions in connection with the
general convention.
In addition to the usual exhibits by
schools, book companies and supply
houses, the Audubon society is pre?
paring a handsome and instructive ex?
hibit of bird life in South Carolina.
The officers of the association for
this year are: A. B. Rhett, Charles?
ton, president; E. C. McCants, Ander?
son, first vice president; Miss Will
Lou dray, Laurens, second vice presi?
dent; A. 'i. Gas(,tie, id Florence and
? s. Dreher of Columbia, member of
the executive commiuee; C. V. Neuf
fer, Bennettsville, treasurer, and L.
T. Baker, Columbia, secretary.
TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL.
Political Feeling In Republic Runs
High.
Lisbon, Portugal. Feb. 24 (via
Paris).?The Portuguese government
has decided to postpone the general
elections sine die and has ordered a
revision of the present census.
This decision is considered here a
hard blow for Dr. Affonso Costa and
the Democratic party for the reason
that under the existing census he un?
doubtedly would have obtained a ma?
jority vote because of the enforced or
voluntary abstension from voting of
the other parties.
The newspapers declare a revision
of the census can be made only by
Premler de Castro, acting as a dicta?
tor, which would be "unconstitutional
and illegal.They say that the re?
public is facing a grave crisis. Party
feeling has invaded the army. Post?
ers and manifestoes against the gov?
ernment and Premier Castro have
made their appearance upon the walls
of Lisbon.
BUILD CLEMSON Y. M. C. A.
Greenwood Man (lets Contract?
Building to Cost $7r>,ooo.
Greenville, Feb. 22.?The contract
tor the Clemson College Y. M. C. A.
was let here early this evening to
Thomas P. Cothran. a contractor of
Greenwood. The building, with fur?
nishings, will COBt $7 5,000. of this
sum $60,000 w as donated by John I >.
Rockefeller, $15,000 by the board of
trustees and $10.<?00 by students, for?
mer students and members ??1 the
faculty. Tim contractor. Mr. Coth?
ran, built the Palmetto National
1 bank building in Columbia, and also
the Jefferson Hotel, of that city. He
is a graduate of Clemson of tin
Class Of 181)0. The architect. K. K.
i.ee, is a Clemson graduate also, ami
like Mr. Cothran, llnlahod in 1890.
DENIES Tilt: Ell A1K.E.
-
orey Nails Accusation Again*! flreni
Britain.
Washington, Feb. 18.?Sir Edward
Grey has sent to the state depnrt
, Hu nt a statement characterising as a
rfulsehood a recent Berlin charge thai
Great Britain intends to destroy m
!American .slap in the naval war zone
ami charge it to a German submarine
in order to precipitate a crisis between
. 1 Im } mied HtlllcH ami ?Sei 1.1 tn> .
APPOINTMENTS CONSIDERED.
CHAIRMAN OP STATE TAX COM?
MISSION PROBABLY BEST PO?
SITION OPEN.
Executive Will Look into Fitness of
Candida tea Before Ho Makes Any
AppolntaaentM?Naming of Regents
for State Hospital Awaited With In?
ternst.
Columbia, Feb. 25.?The governor
is considering appointments which
he must make in the near future,
and is weighing each one whom he
has in mind carefully. The idea of
the governor is to make all appoint?
ments solely on merit and efficiency
and no one who is incapable of stand?
ing these tests need have any hope of
landing under Gov. Manning. He
fully realizes the necessity of making
worthy appointments and fitness foi
the posit on weighs heavily with the
chief executive.
The naming of the chairman of the
State tax commission will have the
attention of the governor in the near
future. This is probably the "biggest"
appointment which Gov. Manning
will have at his disposal and just how
important it is no one realizes any
better than he. The governor is not
going to be in any rush or hurry to
fill these places hut, as stated, will
go over each possible one whom he
has in mind carefully and weigh ev?
erything and have thorough knowl
dgee of his fitness and ability before
naming him. It is realized that there
is not a great number of men in
South Carolina who could fill the po?
sition of chairman of the tax commis- |
sion, but still there are a good many,
too, and whatever is done it is safe
to predict that Gov. Manning will ap?
point the best man to the job.
There are two other members of
the tax commission to be appointed by
the governor and the seven members
of the tax board of review also.
The governor will shortly name the
regents of the State Hospital for the
Insane und the members of the board
of the Old Soldiers Home is to be
elected by the board and it can be
stated for the benefit of those who are
applying for that job that the gov?
ernor has nothing to do with selecting
the commandant or superintendent.
That will be done by the board.
The governor has also the naming
of th members ol nte start? ooard
crfnriiies and corrections, and as tho\ \
art* "very important positions he will j
give *he personnel careful considered
tlon before making any announce?
ment^
It Is believed that the governor will
announce all of the most important
"plums' at his disposal within the
near future. He has been prevented
by the rush work incident to the gen?
eral assembly from giving any time
to making up his appointments, but
with the lawmakers gone home he
can now turn his mind and attention
to filling the lists, for which there Is
no lack of available material.
The governor is devoting much of
I his time to the matter of enforce?
ment of the laws. He is earnest in
his declarations to see that the local
officials enforce the laws and already
some good results have been appar?
ent in some sections, according to un?
official reports in circulation in po?
litical circles here. It is said that
"blind tigers" are being hard pressed
in many quarters now, where former?
ly they ran at large, boldly, brazenly
and unmolested, and the programme
of Gov. Manning is to stamp out this
gentry altogether.
BIDS HOUSE GOODBYE.
Underwood Bays Farewell to <>hi
Stamping Ground.
Washington, Feb. 24.?Representa?
tive Oscar W. Underwood today bad-*
farewell to the house ways and means
committee of which he is chairman,
, as he will represent Alabama as its
! junior senator after March 4. He
! presided over the committee at its
final session Of this congress today and
was presented with a resolution of
; thanks and congratulation by his cot
I leagues of the committee. There were '
[speeches by various members. Speaker
! Clark later yielded the presiding of?
ficer's chair and Mr. Underwood pre?
sided over the house during part of
, its deliberations.
FIRE IN BIRMINGHAM.
Three BuriMMl to Death and Nine Se?
riously Injured.
Birmingham, Feb. 23.?Three un?
identified men losl Ihelr lives ami nine
seriously burned this morning in ?
lire which destroyed the Windsor ho?
tel, Wheeler restaurant, Robertson
I hardware store and the Palace sn
' loon. The loss w as $100,000,
?UMTEIt COTTON MARKET.
Corrected dally by Ernest Field
Cotton Buyer.
(looil Middling 7 3-4,
Strict Middling ~ ''-s
i Middling 7 ?1-2.
Silin Low Middling T.
Low Middling 1-2.
staple Cotton, Nominal.
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