Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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. t. #.f Your Neighbor's Bank, | Why Not Yours? Strong, active, accommodating, painstaking. Large capital and surplus, commodious home. . None better prepared to serve, or more anx? ious to please. The National Bank of South Carolina J C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier ***** K****** ********************** ? * i IT'S OLD, VERY OLD! THIS ADAGE Bat it's such a good one, it will bear repeating?"It's not what you make, but what you save, that counts so much." ? Ours is a good bank to help you save. We pay interest from day of deposit, i THE PEOPLES BANK | 1: 111 m i ii ? i ii it ? 1111m11111m1111111111 m m m u 11 i 'I is money j only when W converted I into dollars, j by useful I M,nFp/ effort and, part of the money put In the Bank *3 1} We extend a welcome to*every man who works hard for his money to come in and learn the many advant? ages behind a banking connection. U We want such men to make this Bank their Bank and you can easily do it if you will save just a little of what you earn. Don't be backward about coming in with a small begin? ning. $1.00 starts you. ''4 PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS" The National Bank of Sumter ESTABLISHED 1889 t;::::::::::::is::::::::::::::::::::i:::?!:::::::::::::::: m:i?tm:n?mnmmnircmtt $100,000.00 CAPITAL $125,000.00 EARNED PROFITS The Finft National Bank OF SUMTER, S. C. HummmmmnautwttmwmtmmuimmtJ Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. 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