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IMJUNCIIOflASKEBONELEGTION R. V. WVTTS Ki l l Iis I'ltOllllll. TION t$\st: Ti> M l. Jl 'STICKS. <>r >i mi mi ( ih ht. Stale OtWal*? nVM| Rich hi ml I l< < tlon ? "miuUt. loner- Mum show l4'gullt> lu C?dtilnh|? Augti't '20?-Ceti that in FwJl^tJcarhig ut Lauren*. Columjpa, Aug. 7?Alleging that th?> act #f the laut general assomldy for an election September question .?r prohibition tn lonal, attorneys yenterday tltlon with It C. Wattn. nn Ice. at Lau renn, unklug porary Injunction he Is tion was brought by John ppell. a citiien of Newberry ulnnt R. M. McCown. seere te of South Carolin*; 8. T. ate treasurer of South Car W. Sawyer, comptroller fon outh. Carolina, and C. T. Zeb Hope and J. F. Howeii, ners of election of Ku h fa nil coupty After Justice junctiong order {?ailing the petition. Associate atta r*(juaed to grant the In but? Issue*) the following I 'It Nft.r I ler#d that the respondents show c*/oss swfarf supreme court on August ft. am 1 9 o'clock a. m., 191j, why an jprTTer*ihould rti?t Issue herein, restraining thsm from the acts and things c onpl.lined "i iM the mild peti? tion t .,. Frank O. Tompkins and C. I. Blsasa i t Columbia are the attorneys for ths petitioner. They went to Laurens yesterday morning to secure the ordi r. The letftlcmof John Henry Chap pell to he supreme court in full fol? lows: "The bet It Ion of John Henry Chap pell, abLve named, on behalf of him? self and).ail other electors and taxpay? ers of ffTe State of Sout h Carolina In? terested In the matter and things hereinafter set forth, respectfully shows: "1. Thai he Is a clttxen and resident taxpayer *f the county of Newberry. Mate afoaseald. possessing the quali? fications and laboring under none of ths dlsqiagllflcations provided In the constitution and laws of this State for the elector* and officeholders thereof, n la heqajglH in* bo haC ?>( lajms.if ami oth? real dent plight mi tho qual tao nu this aetl einen* arid I Hale in like I mself, as t?? | cations and dl Ratifications] us to be mau? paiue* |g and that all other cltlsens and resident taxpayers of said State poses?I an the same constitutional qualification* as hlmsslf and laboring under net atanualillrathms; and that your i>aUturner la now years old. navsr drank Intoxicating liquors. In In favor of Prohibition und Intendn to vote fOr prohibition In the election proposed In the act hereinafter men? tioned! provided the same U held. "1. ^hat R. M McCown Is necretary of fltslts of the State of South Caro? lina, tfiat s. T. Carter In State treas? urer ok the 'State of South Carolina; that Cl W Sawyer la comptroller gen? eral oj the State of South Carolina; and ttjat C. T. Uraydon. Zeh Hopf and F. Howell are respectively n und members of a statutory I body, known an commlsnion election for Hlchland county. That on the UBth day of February. 1919. thero was enacted by the general assembly of this State, and approved hy the governor thereof, an adt entitled 'An act to submit to the qualified electors of 'ho Stats of oith| ds Soi iroltna the question of the prohibition of the manufacture and aal? |>f ahlohailc liquors and bever? ages in the State nnd N provide for ths earrylng of these provisions Into effect' which act hak besn lneorpor ated Into the 29th volume of the stat? utes at large of tho State of South Caroflna. *hero It appears at page ? S. (That the said act providen. In section 1. that an election shall be held on the Itth day of September, suhri Ittlng to the qualified directors of ths Itate of South Carolina the ques? tion an to whether the manufacturing and tale of alcoholic liquors and bev srag in ahull be prohibited or con? tinue d In this Stute us now provided hy ii ,w. "4 That section of siihl act pn?? vldei for the holding of mild election. 4? how electors may vote nnd ?don for the registering ??f ileqtora hv the supervisor of reg? istration Section .1 of sold aot pro\ hh? If the majority of the ballots ho ??e f.-r the manufarturing and of afcohollc liquors and bever ag?4 In South QgroHaa,' and laws ex latiftg simi of faeas at lajo titan of ants eleitton m% HI bi and fi innln In full for^e anjl effe? t Section I provides that If the majority of Ihe ballots so east he Afiiiast the manufacturing and hMs ot j . i. Sole ItqoorH and he\ erag? * in s<4?h Cato||na.j '?e?i tpe raanufac lufe ?od n ib *>f gVotiollr llqtmrs ind MioraKes In thN Slate ?hall SO MM IswTnl except u* herelnnfter pnevld ta? authorities In svery coun stut mil tha casl sahl ty In this State now or hereafter vested with control of dispensaries, where dispensaries are operated, shall PfOOOSd to wind HP the affairs of the dispensaries, and close the same he fore the :Ust day of December, 1116, and that no liquors shall be bought or contracted for, or received by any county dispensary board after the re? sult of said election Is declared by th > State board of canvassers. "7. Section 6 provides that the manufacture and sale of alcohol shall he allowed ami permitted as now pro? vided by law. '4. Section 6 provides and defines the manufacture of alcoholic liquors and beverages. "9. Section 7 provides that all acts Of parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same is hereby repealed; Provided, j nothing in this act contained shall j bo construed to repeal any law defin? ing the offense and any penalty, fine or provision for the enforcement of j law not inconsistent herewith, but such provisions, penalties and fines shall remain in full force and effect. "10. That the aforesaid provisions and sections of said act are in viola? tion of article 4, section 4, of the con- , ?titutlon of the Unltod Statoa; of ar? ticle 3, section 1, of the constitution of tho State of South Carolina; and article 8, section 2, of the constitu tlon of the State of South Carolina. ?'11. That the general assembly, on the 20th day of February, 1916, passed an act, which was duly ap? proved by the governor, the title of which was as follows: 'An act to make appropriations to meet ordi? nary expenses of the State govern? ment for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1915. and to provide for a tax sufficient to defray the same.' which act has been duly incorporated In the 29th volume of the statutes at large of the State of South Carolina, where it appears at page 341, and section 33 of said act, appearing at page 354, volume 29, statutes at large and under the head of Elec? tions,' the following appropriations were made; Item 1, supervisors of reg? istration.$15,225.00 Item 2, commissioners and managers of election .. ..14,000.00 Item 3, advertising elections 6,500.00 Item 4, tabulation . 100.00 Item 5, tickets. 100.00 Total .$34,850.00) "And a? : \r as your peti;; i is . ii formed and psllavss the ?; ctinn p: ??j i f?.r in the net herstnabuvt m< i t. .. d ..- I .i only election t bS held ; yeari and Um said nppr oi.in was made for and will be i sed in the carrying out of the election hereinbe? fore mentioned. "12. That your petitioner is In? formed and believes that if the said election is held both he and all the other electors of the State will be put to great loss of time and expense In attending said election, and if the said election results in the closing of the dispensaries of some of the counties of the State of South Carolina, both he and those for whom he sues will j be deprived of the income which the Statfc has received from the sale of whiskey and beverages, and to the losses which will be incident to the winding up of the nffalrs before the said act Is declared unconstitutional, null and void, and If the election commissioners and officers chargeu with incurring expenses in holding the said election are allowed to proceed any further with the preparation for the said election, your petitioner and those for whom he sues will suffer Ir? reparable Injury, and such expenses as may be Incurred before this act shall be declared unconstitutional, null and void. 'iS. That for the general assembly to, tn the manner Indicated in the act herelnahove mentioned, take the power and authority vested In them and transfer It to a vote of the peo? ple at large will be to place the mak? ing of laws practically in the hands of irresponsibe parties and negro elect? ors, who could never be elected as ; members of the general assembly and whom the- constitution of the United States and ot' South Carolina never Intended should have any part in making or repealing laws, except through their representatives duly ? lected under a republican form of government. "14. That to allow the legislature t*? thus dolesjntt its power to the electors of IhS State would give to the people of one county the right t<> participate In the repealing and tin making Of laws toff another county, which would be in violation of the constitution of both the I'nl'ed State and the State of South Carolina, whleh eontemptnte that the malting and repealling of such laws should be by the general assembly. Wherefore, petitioner prays thai the said sections Of the said act. and the entire act as it appeals n volume ' statutes of South < 'arollnu, be do ein red uiteonstltutlonal, null ami void; that defendants be restrained from any violation of the rights of your pe? titioner, that this court may riant its writ of Injunction issuing out of and under the seal of this honorable so ort properly enjoining the defend Hilts, their clerks, agents, servants or i attorneys, to wit: R, M. McCown, said 'secretary of state; S. T. Carter, said j State treasurer; C. W. Sawyer. State Comptroller general, from incurring any liability for the State, or issuing, drawing and paying of any warrants for any Amount of said appropria? tion hereinbefore mentioned, or from issuing any tickets to the commission? er! of election for the purpose of carrying on the same; and that the said c. Ti Qraydon, chairman, Zeb HOPS and J. F. Howell, be, and are hereby, restrained from incurring any [expense in appointing any managers, advertising or in any manner in? curring any debts, liabilities or per? forming any acts under and by virtus of the act hereinahove mentioned; and "Your petitioner further prays that ? temporary injunction he granted ponding the final hearing herein, re? straining the above mentioned re? spondents from performing any of the acts hereinahove mentioned; and your petitioner further prays for stich otlrcr and further relief as to the honorable court may seem meet and proper." TO HEAD BAPTIST HOSPITAL. Rev. Louis J. rtristow Resign* Pas? torate of Church at Abbeville to Ho to Columbia. Abbeville, Aug. 2.?The Hev. Louis J. Hrlstow, past Of of the Abbeville Baptist church, tendered his resigna? tion as pastor yesterday after the morning service, effective September 1. Mr. Hrlstow resigned to become su? perintendent of the South Carolina Haptist Hospital at Columbia. The idea of a demoniational hospital orig? inated with him. It was upon his inl tatlve that the State Haptist Conven? Hon established that institution. When it was opened last year the trustees urged Mr. liristow to accept the su perintendency, which was steadfastly declined, though he consented to manage it until a superintendent could be secured. Several ? weeks ago, when Superin? tendent Genjjcy notified the trustees of his intention to leave the hospital, they at once turned to Mr. Brlstow. who has since had the matter under consideration. The culmination came yesterday in his resignation. Mr. Uristow has been pastor of the Abbeville Baptist church for the past flvs years, having corns to Abbeville from Wi Uamatoti Iti September, 1910. The chu* h lias rmtd< wonderful I si Idss during his pastorate The membership >'a^ been bmnn than dou? bled, a new church building has been erected, which is one of the larfe-nt and best In the State, and the contri? butions to all causes have been multi? plied five timos during this time. rcVAXUKUhT MCLFNDON'S WORK. He Is Now Preaching In Marlboro I County and lias Kugagemcnts1 Months Ahead. Since F.vangellst B. F. McLendon closed his wonderful meeting in An? derson, 8. C, when nearly four thou? sand persons professed religion, he has been in Marlboro, his home coun? ty. For the past three weeks he has been conducting a tent revival meet? ing on the Brightsville circuit, all four churches uniting, and tremendous country crowds are attending and many, very many have already pro? fessed the religion of tho Lord Jesus Christ. Brother Mack is digging Up sin in high and low places, disturbed sinners ate crying for mercy, while the two faced hypocrites have either absconded to the "long timber" or thrown up their hands and "fessed up." Mack will begin a meeting at Holly Hill, S. C, Sunday, August 15th which Will continue until September Gth. He will then go to Blshopvllle September 12th, where he will be until October 3rd, and from Blshopvllle he will go to Summerton, S. C. Mr. Orover C. Pledger, the great singer who formerly accompanied Kev. "Gypsy Smith," will be with Mack in these meetings and will have ( barge of the singing. Mack gets bet? ter every time I hear him; he preach? ed a prohibition sermon two weoks ?ago Sunday night, on the public square in Bennettsvlle to two thou? sand people. How ho did lambash boose and the blind tiger. (?ur people are Wild over Mack, he is the wonder of Southern evangelism. All of Hro. Mack's dates are filled for 1915 and part of next year. Sincerely, J. Press Qlhson, Press Agent. Bennettsvllle, Aug. 0, The Rumter tobacco market has one of the strongest corps of buyers in the State. All <>| lhe big tobacco companies are represented and there laic also several independent buyers on the market who are netlve bidders at every sale. Humter is forging to the front a> a market as the prices paid here are attractive to fanners. Ulvleer to state Department Resigns. Washington. Aug, 7 Robert F Rose, the foreign trade adviser of the t?te department has reslgnsd. REWARDS FOR CRIMINALS. ?OV. Maninil- Makos Statement in Reference to ills Pulley, in Offering Rewards. Columbia, August *'?.?in a state? ment given out today Governor Man? ning denies inconsistency in offering rewards for the capture of persons ac? cused of crime. The statement was made in view of criticisms of his of? fer of a reward for an alleged negro murderer of Abbeville, who had been reported lynched, but had escaped to Alabama, it is thought. "I have refused rewards in cases asked where th ire vvns no especial reason, except that the criminal had not been arrested," stated the Gover? nor. When rewards were offered, he said, the alleged criminals had made good their escape. Relative to the Anderson county case, the Governor said, a reward was requested before the officers had a fair chance to ap? prehend the alleged criminal. "1 must do my duty, as I see it, even though I am criticised for so doing," concludes the statement. SIXTFFNTII BIRTHDAY PARTY. Miss Bertha Jones Fntcrtains in Hon? or of Her Natal Bay. Miss Bertha Jones entertained a ft umber of her young friends last evening in honor of her 10th birth? day. The porch was decorateu in Jack-o lanterns ami ferns. In one corner a largo punch bowl was placed, presided over by Miss Marie Jones, the host? ess' sister. After having been received, a slip of paper was pinned on each person's back, bearing the name of a familiar tune. t Each' guest was told to try and guess the tune assigned him, his only clue being that the other guests as they passed him, whistled the melo doy given him. As fast as the guest correctly named the song given him. the slip was pinned on the front of the coat or dress. After this game was finished some more slips were dis? tributed, each one hearing the name ot?a,>patriotic sone. there being four slips numbered and lift med alike. It waschen announced that a pleasing mwtnlcnl program had been prepared. . The four guests holding similar sli^li-were then requested to form a quartette and sing, the song assigned them) A box ? i i: n bohi was a* u f ?d tlit- quartette, (vhese rendition ?? voteJfthe bast. (Mr, Jow?d M Mb? A"nn Phillips, Mr. Pate Bvering ton sad Miss :i?.!<ie Davis being the prize winning quartette.) About 10 o'clock tickets or slips, (pink and white) were given to the guests, the boys receiving white ones and the girls pink. The slips boinK numbered, solved the partner-finding problem. Ice cream and cake were served on the porch. While the guests were, stiU on the porch, slips of pa? per and pencils were given out, each person being requested to write a verse about his sixteenth birthday. These were bound in a booklet and given Mr. Mood Dollard as the one making the best verse. Later the cutest couple was voted on, Miss Ala Phillips and Mr. George Stogner receiving the largest number of votes, were given each a box of stationery. After having been served a second time with punch the guests took their departure. The hostess received many useful presents and everybody expressed themselves as having a good time. QORGAfl IS INVITF.D. Panama Chief Asked to Visit Col um? hin Next Month. Columbia, Aug. 1.?Gen. W. C. Gorgas, of Panama canal fame, was invited by Gov. Manning yesterday to attend the joint meeting of the South Carolina Conference of Charities and Corrections and the South Carolina Conference for the Common Good, to fa1 held in Columbia September 7, 8, and 0. "I hope that you will be able to come, and if you desire further infor? mation about this conference, I will be glad to have you further advised by the secretary of the State board of charities and corrections," said the governor in his letter of Invitation. Mr. II. T. Eden? reports that he has just received four barrels of line white . Hour which he had ground from eighteen bushels of whent sent to l.onoir's mill near Hagood. The Hour he says, is white and gOod tast? ing, Ja truly "patent A No. 1 Hour." de^verS 1 RAT CORN best rut and mice oxtermlnatormade, Kills quickly und ibsolutol y a/ltlmutodor, Muinutlftes- tbun preventing devonqioMl Moo. Better than all the traps In the world. Insist on < Isnuln? RA f I'? HIN. 2'ie. BOe, fi at dealers or l?y mall post bald, BOTANICAL MFC. CO. 4th 4 Bmc? If*. Philadilmhia, Pa EMPEHOIt MADE OFFER. Question Can Not be Rail I Now Rays .liissia. London, ?ug. 8.? Reuter'? Potro grad correspondent transmits tin* fol lowlng: "Tlic Bourse Gazette learns from an unimpeachable source that the German emperor made an offer of pence to Russia last week through the king of Denmark. The answer sent to the king stated that the ques? tion of peace negotiations could not be raised at the present time." Clarendon Demonstration Agent. Mr, Clark" of Lexington has been ap? pointed county demonstration agent, to succeed Mr. C. A. McFaddin, who is now district manager, and started in on his new duties last Monday. Mr. Clark Is a graduate Of Clemson and comes to Clarendon highly recom? mended.?Manning Times. The Battery Incorporated. Columbia, August 7.?Application for a commission uns filed this morn? ing with the Secretary of State by "The Battery," <?f Sumter. The new company will do a general dry goods and shoe business and the capital stock Banned is $10,000. Tin- petition? ers named in the papers are Benja? min Blovis, Solomon L. Krasnoff and Bertha Hilb. Rcganses C ollege Canvass. The Itev. W. I. Herbert of Spartan burg, after many interruptions and delays, has resumed his canvass for contributions to the endowments of Columbia, Kinder and Wofford col? leges.?The State. The aftents of the European govern? ments are scouring the South for horses and mules for army purposes. The supply of horses and mules In the United States has been depleted and prices are certain to be higher for sev? eral years to come. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Rooth-Harbv Live Stock Co.*and Cenfral Lumber Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Stcvnd Opp* Court Hoiieo 1905 1915 The National Bank of South Carolina. RESOURCES $825,000,00 Largest Bank in Eastern South Carolina See our last report. Your neighbor's bank. Why not yours. It pays to patronize. C. G. ROWLAND, President G. L WARREN, Cashier IBIttttlttttttttttttttttttttOttttltttlt*^^ * "A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." CAPITAL $100,000.00 EARNED PROFITS I $125,000.00 THAT'S WHY When You See Safest For Your Savings Think of THE NATIONAL BANK OF SUITER ESTABLISHED 1889 SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"