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?TATte HOSPlTAX HAS EXPER . OBMCBD MANX BENEFICIAL GRANGES. off Regents Makes Report on Wesse Hen free? Done During Ycnr for Carrying on Work In William*. Praised? Wonid Ha% > Special Cere tor Pel ?ml Rcgsove Negroes to Columbia. rtn. 14.?This has been tike meet even.ful year In the history tthe State HoeptUI for the Insane. St Is the declaration made In the Outset by the toard of regents In their annual report to the governor. The regents are R. B. Scarborough of Con fjfey, president; Dr. S. C. Baker of femter, Christie Bsnet of Columbia, B. ff. Segars of Oswega and J. E. Sirrins et Greenvllie. The report begins with a brief dec? oration as to the change in sentiment Ilk the State as to the manner in which die lnsanse should be treated, it is alleged that tho treatment of the hV igtne wss not In accordance with lern Ideas and methods. "Tsars dark rooms, straight Jackets and tied cells were to be * mud in most rlums for tho Insane.The fts vision ths public has acquired is Sv measure of freedom from restraint, 4*11 lighted wards, sun parlors, open Mr accommodation* and social pleas? ures?stepping stones to recovery." "In this enlightened day It Is ab ?rrent to right thinking men and in that those who have been leered by disease should be lock? up and denied the comforts of life, 4er the mistaken Idea that they tifeltger need nor could enjoy the fringe normal people hare. "Some restraint la necessary, of and It Is eminently proper this class of people should be ted from family and home for m, not because people are ta? li and de not sympathise with bat In order tnat they may be fee? receive at the hands of list *ate the beet efforts of modern science for their restoration." The regents commond the general assembly for its action In im when definitely "committed South Caro? lina to an enlarged, mere humane and mere Intelligent care of the mentality ssek.** The board gives credit to fassest boards and to former legisla? tures) fee Use efforts welch have even? tuated In the things that ware ac? complished In "1h!s epochal year." $ae reform* instituted In compliance ?Ith the onggeetions of the expert whom Governor Manning brought to South Caroline, Dr. Herring, ere but the eelmtnfJtloa of perpssis and plans In Use making for yearn. After reettlng that the present board wee appointed by Governor Manning and tooic charge en the Ith et March, last, the following state? ment le mads with reference to the new superintendent. Dr. C. Fred Wil? liams, who was ippolnted by Dover* nor Manning en tie 14th of April: "He has filled t!ie position so splen? didly In every Wty that your excel? lency Is to be congratulated upon his selection. No better man could have found. He stands at the head of Ms profession 1.1 this state, and has already given ample proof of his ps oullar fitness for this responsible po? sition. He le conscious of ths magni? tude of the task Imposed upon him, bot ata great sympathy for ths af? flicted, his earnest desire to be help? ful, his singleness of purpose to bring this Institution up to the front ranks of similar Institutions throughout ths country, coupled with fine executive ability, le a guarantee of great things for the hospital. "None of the present board of re? gents, before their appointment, had had occasion to study, especially, the aeeda of hospitals for ths Insani and had only an Indefinite and cur? sory knowledge of such Institutions,' says the report. "So. before under? taking th? task Imposed upon us, we considered It Important to Inform our? selves ae to hospital accommodations and management elsewhere. With that end In view, several of us visited other hospitals and gained valuable Information and suggestions. "We found that conditions here were well known In hospital circles, and the contrast we found in equip? ment and general management was sufficiently striking to Irnpreas ue with the needs of our Institution. "The superintendents of the insti? tutions ws visited treated ue with great oourtesy, gavs utt every oppor? tunity for observing and helped us with timely suggestions. "We feel that this tour of Inspec? tions has been of great benefit. What we learned was first-hand Informs ? ?ton. acquired by careful, personal ob? servation of up-to-date hospitals. "In all the Institutions we visited, We found that, as far as possible, all patients are allowed to engage In some form of work, and that oe eupatlon of some kind Is considered of greater efficacy In treating patients than drugs." Ths report then goee Into details as to the matter of reorganisation, Stating that the rulee and regulations observed 4*?|so forme* beard wer* adopted und that Supt. Williams had ?elected hie tuff of assistants, as was his privilege, that Cgpt. Bunch had been retained by the board as secre? tary and treasurer and that Dr. Thompson had been retired from prac? tice and given an office position. Mr. Geo. E. Lafaye was engaged as ar? chitect and had submitted plans for remodelling the main building, etc. The board had been particularly careful In the matter of buying sup? plies and has come to the conclusion that all of the vegetables needed can be produced on the hospital farm, in? stead of buying them as heretofore. A cold storage room has been add? ed and will aid In preserving perish? able food stuff. The board is also much pleased with the success of its new laundry. The regents explain at length the association of their work with that of the State board of charities which Is In effect an auxiliary* It :is re? viewed that the new board with, the cooperation of the board of regents set out to ascertain if there are any patients in the hospital who should be paying the State of South Carolina for their keep and attention. The board has made no new law on this subject, hut merely is endeavoring to carry into effect the provisions of s law of long standing. The amount named as the price for the board per month of a pay patient is 120.85. The law. not the board, requires that all who are able to pay for their support must do so. Inebriates and those who have become Insane from the use of drugs or liquor must pay. The State heard of charities.is em? powered to sas that the law Is en? forced and the board of regents has nothing to do with that except to see that all patients are treated In the same manner. South Carolina is defi? nitely committed to the policy of pay patients. The majority of the hoard I of regents is of the opinion that "all Insane persona, regardless, etc, should be admitted to the hospital without money and receive at the hands of the State the most scien? tific treatment which this modern age affords and be furnished with the most comfortable surrounding which a hig b-minded and prosperous peo? ple esn afford to these unfortunates.' Under an opinion from the office ol the attorney general, the regents have made no effect to collect buck pa} from patients who have been treated at the Bute hospital this rule being enforced beginning May 8. lttf. The report says that "an laaasj itdcrabl* sum'* nas been collected and that in a number or cases the data has been turned over the office o 1 attor? ney goncral, as required s> statute, hat that It will require some time foi this procedure to take definite shsjx and produce tangible results. The regents comment tupon th< alarming statistics with refejenco to pel lagi a and urge that steps be taken h ythe State to segregate and care for all persons afflicted with this mal? ady. It to claimed that as this to s rttoean that requires suitable diet, there should be some specie:, provi? sion for the pellagrins. One reason why there are so many deaths at the hospital from this disease to that the patients are not sent to the State hos? pital until they are In the last stages. With reference to negro patients, it Is stated that there are now in the buildings provided at State Park, 844 females and 84 males. Many of these patients are given light occupations on the farm with beneficial results to themselves. The purpose of the hoard is to remove all colored pa? tients ultimately to the State Park. The buildings at the old plant In the city are being remodelled an*j reno? vated In order to care for the in? crease in the number of white pa? tients. 'There are In the hospital a consid? erable number of both male and fe? male feeble-minded or idiotic chil? dren, kept In the asms wards with the adult male and female patients. The superintendent has been glvlr.g spe? cial attention to this class and has discussed the situation with our board, lie has recommended that this class of patients he placed in a separate buildlnr. whsre they can be better cared for. His efforts have demon? strated that many of them, by direct effort, can be greatly improved in their mental faculties and their con? dition greatly ameliorated." AGAINST NEW OFFICES Columbia, Jan. 14.?The senate went on record today as opposing the creation of new offices when the bill for the establishment of a library commission for the State was killed by a vi? e of 24 to 0. The Carlisle measure prohibiting the publication of whiskey advertising In Soutt Carolina went to third read? ing. The Wightman bill repealing the law requiring two years study In a law school or law offlco before be? ing allowed to stand a bar exuinlna lont passed third reading and was or? dered sent to the house. A mats of new bills was Introduced in both the senate and the house to? day. Columbia, Jan. 14.?The legislature Is ako wing an aar neat desire to ac compltih expeditlously the business which brought the members to Colum? bia ami not waste time "playing poll tics," us freely predicted before the general assembly convened. While there it; the usual "lobbying" of those with aspirations for office visible, yet it is merely an undercurrent and has not, as yet, reached a full flow. Both calendars have a number of bills on them, carried over from last session; and today the calendar of the house was sounded and many of the meas? ures, some important, were laid on the table. T ie other side of the house also has killud a number of bills. Some of the members continue to aspire t) a record for bill introduc? tion, and already, while the session Is In its infancy, the committees have all kindii of measures to consider. It Is said that a large number of mem? bers want to be the author of a rural credits measure, and there are many bills of this sort being contemplated. The one which has received the most attention so far, however, is that by Senator Sherard authorizing a ten mil? lion dollar bond issue for long time loans and low rates of interest, which is yet to be introduced. Many bills for the tightening up of the prohibi? tion law also are contemplated. There Is a bill in the house aimed, said Its author, Mr. Brigham, of Alk? en, at the roving Gypsy bands; it! Is a measure to license itinerant horse traders. It was favored by the house, ] but recommitted for necessary amend? ments. When the house sounded its cal? endar yetterday the following were some of he important bills inherited from last session that were tabled: A bill creating a State highway board. I A bill to change certain sections of the code relating to Confederate in? firmaries. I A bill providing for compulsory ed? ucation. I A bill far the registering of certain diseases. ; A bill ts prevent fraud In the sale I and dispoMitlon of stock, bonds and other securities sold In South Carolina. A bill to investigate the Institutions of charities and corrections. MONEY lXm WINY AH CHANNEL. War Department Wfll Pat in $12,000 on Waterway From Georgetown to Oomvay. Washington, Jan. IS.?Congress? man Ragsc.ale has been informed that 112,000 will at once be used by the war department engineers for work on Wlnyah bay. A channel 12 Xeet deep will to dug fror Georgetown u> Uonway. IIOY H. WINGO KILLED. lineman Sleets Death from Contact With Wire. Spaitano arg, Jan. 13.?Hoy H. Wingo, a lineman employed by the South Carolina Light, Power & Rail? way Co., was killed here this morn? ing, supposedly from coming in con tcat with a live wire while at work In the plant of an ince cream manu? facturing company on Ezell street. The young man was heard to scream and when .hose near by ran to his assistance he was found in an un? conscious condition on the floor under an incunde* cent drop light and died within a few minutes, before a physl I ian could reach him. A jury empaneled to investigate the death rendered a verdict this af? ternoon to he effect that he came to his death from causes unknown, but supposedly from coming in contact with a live wire. Mr. Wingo was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wingo of No. 255 N. Church street. Besides his parents he is survived by a brother, John j Wingo, a student at Clemaon college, and two sisters. Misses Lucy and Rose Wingo. H > had attended Clemson college, taking a course in electrical onglneering and had been in the em? ploy of the local power company for two ye.ira. He was popular and regarded as a most efficient young man. AGAINST EDISTO PLAN. Engineer Cblef Report* on Springfield Project. Washington, Jan. 13.?Tho chief of engineers of the army today made a report to congress on the develop? ment of the south fork of the Edlsto river opposite the town of Spring? field. It is his opinion that at the present time improvement of this river Is not warranted. CONVICT ESCAPES IN COLUMBIA. One of Bleasc's Freed men Back on Gang Gets Away. Columbia, Jan. 15.?While work? ing with r.. detail at the State cai this morning. Will ltlvers, a n( convict, mule his escape. Bh hounds are on his trail. TMh n< was paroled by Former Gov. HI in 1914 whtlo serving a sentence burglary and larceny. In the sp of last year lie was convicted of a similar offeni? and given ten yea WIM Ml TO BUKE. EDISON ENGINEER MAKES STATEMENT CONCERNING EXPLOSION ON SUBMA? RINE. Hutchinson States That Storage Bat tery in E-2 Was Not Injured in the Least?-Board of lnjuiry Busy. New York, Jan. 16.?A statement indicating that the new Edison stor? age battery was not in any way re? sponsible for the explosion on the submarine E-2 at the New York navy yard yesterday was made tonight by Miller Reese Hutchinson, chief engi? neer for Thomas A. Edison and a member of the naval consulting board. The preliminary inquiry Into the ex plosion was held In secret today by the board of inquiry appointed by Rear Admiral Usher, commandant of the navy yard. Persons on board or near the E-2 at the time of the ex plosion were questioned at length. Rear Admiral Usher made the follow ing formal statement tonight: "The board of inquiry met today and went aboard the submarine where they conducted a thorough investiga tion. The investigation was not tin ished and therefore the board will I again meet tomorrow. No conclusion was reached." Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who is expected to appoint tomorrow a board of inquiry to conduct a formal investigation, left for Washington to? day without making any statement re? garding the explosion. At the hospitals where the injured I were taken it was said several of them were in a serious condition and one is expected to die. Nothing approximating an official inquiry as to the cause of the explo? sion, which resulted in the death of four workmen and the injury of ten others, was obtainable. The only light shed on the disaster was contained in the statement of Mr. Hutchinson, who absolved from blame the Edison battery designed to mini? mise the danger to submarine crews resulting from accumulations of gas. The E-2 was the only boat thus far equipped with these batteries, the tests of which were reported to be thoroughly satisfactory. "I have made as complete inspec? tion of the interior of the submarine E-2 as conditions will admit," said Mr. Hutchinson. "This inspection I made as Mr. Edison's chief engineer and personal representative. I have form ed a tentative opinion. It Is subject tu revision wn^n all the racts art brought forth." Mi'. Hutchinson declined to ga) What bis UnUtUv? opinion was. "As to the Edison battery, with all the facts and conditions before me, I see no reason to recommend to Mr. Edison any changes or alterations in the theory, construction or method of installation of the Edison submarine type storage battery," Mr. Hutchinson continued. "The battery in the E-2 does not appear to have been injured in the least." FOR THE PEACE BOARD. Ford Expedition Picks Four Alter nates. ' The Hague (via London), Jan. 14.? The Ford peace expedition today completed the membership of the American peace board by the elec? tion of the four alternates, who will act in case the other members of the board are unable to serve: Dr. George Kirchwey of New York, Miss Emily Greene Balch of Wellesley university the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chi? cago and Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver. We wish to thank our cus? tomers and friends for their liberal patronage during the year 1915. And may tills bo for you a year of wortliy desires fulfilled, healthy success gained and high ambitions gratified. W. A. THOMPSON, Jeweler and Optician Phono No. 333 0 S. Main St. I-~ Oeo. H. Hurst, Under taker jjj Eiiilnw, Prompt Attention to 0?t or Sieht Cell? AT I. 0. Orel! Old ItenA. V SJeln Phones m^mS? Gowans Penetrates Quicker Don't take chances with coughs, colds, croup?they quite often develop into fatal diseases. Ordinary selves end lenose will set penetrate. 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