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GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES SBV KNTY. SECOND SESSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAK? ERS IN PROGRESS. Columbia. Jan. 9.?The 72nd sesslm of the general assembly began promptly at noun today. LeOrand Walker, of Georgetown, who has seen 24 years of service in the senate, was elected president pro tern. Nelhi Christensen was mado chairman of the finance committee; Huger Blnkler, of Charleston, chair? man of the Judiciary committe e; Alan Johnstone. of Xewberry chairman of the committee on agriculture. Twelve new senators along with the eleven re-elected members took the oath of office. The governor' ; message was received at 1 o'clock. It recommends that shipments of light wtnee and beere be allowed in lieu of whlakey. It suggests also that a board of examiners be appointed for the public schools. HOYT RE-ELECTED SPEAKER. Columbia, Jan. 9.?James A. Hoyt, of Columbia, was re-elected speaker of the house without opposition. J. Wilson Oibbes. of Columbia, was re elected clerk, his only opponent being Harold C. Booker, of Spartanburg, ed? itor of The ! mal, of that city. No opposition wa jveloped to A. E. Hutchinson, ot Rock Hill, as reading clerk of the house. J. 8. Wilson, of Lancaster, was re elected lergeant-at-arms of the house. Hie only opposition was in the petson of A. McQ. Martin, of Green? ville, a for ner member of the house. Rev. lt. E. Wiggins, pastor of the Green Street Methodist church of Co? lumbia, was elected chaplain. He was opposed by Rev. A. F Reeves, of the Christian Church of Columbia. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Paxville, Jan. 8.?The first meet? ing of the new year of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church was held on last Wednesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. S. E. Curtis. The parlor had been decorat? ed for the occasion with holly and Xmas berries and the bay window made especially attractive where the o/neers of the society were seated. In the absence of the president, Mrs. A. J. Jones, Miss Jessie Curtis presided. Several ladles were present, and the meeting; was an unusually Interesting one. "Hew They Gave for the Taber? nacle/' was the fcibla lesson. The ttrrs^qsar* comments on- this scrlp Uart *er* , eepecialy striking, oho made an earnest appeal for a renew ed consecration of ourselves and our money for this new year, even though the past year has been the best in the history of the society, which was organised many years ago, by Mrs. C. L. Stubbs of Sumter. How? ever, the fact was stressed that no woman let money keep her out of the society, but to become a member and pay Just what she thought she could. The vocal solo, "All for Jesus" was rendered Juat previous to the distri? bution of the pledge cards. These are to be filled out and returned at the February meeting of the society. The blackboard lesson showing a comparison of the expenditure of money In our home band with that in the foreign countries was especially obstructive. These facts were sur priaing to many of us. Boms new year resolution card.*, Kotton up by our local treasurer, w#re circulated among the members, and with the adoption of same, we feel sure the Paxville society will be numbered among the coming ones of Sumter district NEW MINERAL DISCOVERY IS CI HE FOR KIIEl M.\ TISM. \ Solution Which is Becoming Fa? mous in the Tit a I men t of This Awful Affliction. No need t ? suffer tlw pains of rheumntism. They ean be reached, helped and cured by a most wonder? ful product which is compounded by nuture. and is more potent than any other compound which has been made by man. Sulferro-S??l goes directly to the seat of trouble and makes its healing power felt almost at oner. It Is not strange that nature should provide the remedy for her own af flletlons it is jnly strange that people v III not beli \c that it has bsSB pro? vided. Hundreds of sufferers who did not believe and used ibis nature rem? edy are now testifying in Krateful tsrmr of the Immense g?>od the rem? edy has done them. Sulferro-Sol is absolutely natural, no driiKS or chemical* era added to it, and It dsjSJt not contain even a drop of alcohol. A few drops uro perfect* ly aafc to gl\e the baby for dtson tory or una i la and will bring quick i ?iff. In hundreds of Southern f un? ities Sulferro Sol is the family stau.I ?r Hulferre-Sol Is sold and recommend? ed by every Druggist In Sumter and vicinity. Murray Drug Co.. State Dis? tributors. BEBEHAL ASSEMBLY WORK. NEWS MOHN OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AN1> WHAT MAY BE DONE DUR? ING SESSION. House- and Senate Get Busy From Opening and Will Push IiOgtelaHtin in Order to Be Ready for Adjourn? ment at End of Forty Days?Nu? merous Matter* to Come up for legislative Action?Flro Insurance Will Probably be Taken tip First? Australian Ballot System, Liquor, Rural Credits to Rccehc Atten? tion. (Uy Joe Sparks.) Columbia, Jan. 10.?The general as? sembly of South Carolina has settle 1 down to work and there i> every in? dication that this will prova a profi? table session. A majority of the mem? bers are fresh and new and will enter into the work with zest. There seems to be a disposition to rush matters so that adjournment may be secured within 40 days. On the very first day there was a discussion among tho members about finances. A tight hand mutt ho kept on the purse strings of tho State and every effort will be made to hold down appropriations. Those institu? tions having asked for projects might as well forget the subject he cause there will be nothing doing. Gov. Manning in his address sounded the watchword for economy. The cost of the State government has been constantly increasing. It Is believed that taxes for next year will be 7 1-2 mills. The ways and means committee un? der the direction of J. T. Uleo will immediately get down to work on the appropriation bill and the members will try to establish a new record. The bill will be reporr.cd to tho house within several weeks. Fire Insurance, liquor, finances and social legislation will engage the at? tention of tho members. A constitu? tional amendment making the term of office of the governor four ycar3, without right to ro-election, will bo introduced in the house this week. The equal suffrage leagues are get? ting ready to press their fight in the legislature. The last Democratic State convention referred tho suffrage ques? tion to the legislature. A bill will be introduced providing that the issue bo submitted to the people for a vote. Gov. Manning has received the fire insurance rating bill and will send a ?fteclal message, to ti?? legislature on tbr ubject Rating Is Bone of Contention. The fire Insurance situation will very probably be t ie first question of importance to be tackled by the gen? eral assembly now in session. The special commission .appointed by the governor to make a sweeping inves? tigation of the situution, has prepar? ed several bills, which will be intro? duced this week. One of ticse bills provides for a modern building code; another provide? for the rigid inves? tigation of cvety fire and the placing of responsibility. All of these meas? ures aro designed to tako tho piece of the Laney-Odom act passed last j'ear, which caused practlcaly all of tho fire insurance companies to with? draw from the State. Gov. Manning \b now preparing a message on the flro Insurance situation, which will be :>cnt in this week. The bone of contention will be the rating bill. The general nsscmhly will undoubtedly insist upon the right to supervise the fire insurance rates. Such a provisio ? frill be strenuously fought by the fire insur? ance companies. Australian System for Cities. There seems un excellent chance fef the passage oi an act f providing for tho Australian ballot system In South Carolina. Such a measure would not he placed upon rural com? munities, but would bo for the eitles and towns. Tho measure has been recommended to the legislature by GOT, Manning. Game Wardens Appointment. Who will get the place now held by A. A. Itichardson, State game War? den'' This is a very punsllng ques? tion The office is filled now by the governor. The last legislature passed an act providing that the game war? den be elected l?y the general assem? bly, Gov, Manning now holds this measure and it will very probably he vetoed. In that event an appointment Will have to be made by the govern* or during the spring. It seems cer? tain that lbs governor will not re appoint Mr. 1 virhardson. Joe Robln? eon of Greenville Is ? strong contend? er for the place. Ib> is now in ('<> lumhia working for the place. Who Will be Bank Examiner? Another good plum Which will soon be ready to pick Is that of state batik ixuminer, paying ;i salary of |3,0ftfl . yea? and expenses, Ivy If, Mauldln 0/ Plckens, the present examiner Will soon send his resignation to Gov. Manning. II. ban Inen elected an ac? tive vice president oi tho Pulmctt ? National Bank of Columbia, Tin ro will i>e many candidates for thIm place, lloueo committee appointments will be announced by .Speaker Hoyt beiore the end of the wek. Nothing definite can be stated of course, yet it is oer tain that J. T. Biles will be reappoint ed chairman of the ways and means committee. Jesse W. Boyd of Spar? tan burg, probably head! the judiciary CommlttO. There are over three soore and ten new members of the house and the work of picking the committees is very hard. The Bpartanburg delegation is ex? pected to introduce a bill providing for a bond is*, e of weral hundred thousand dollars for permanent roads in that county. The progress made by the Greenville roads is having a food affect on Piedmont counties. .Several rural credits bills will bo introduced this session. Gov. Man? ning recommended in his message that stone action be taken along; this line, but a definite programme has not been adopted. To Sum? Expenses on Governor's Message. The house of representatives yes? terday decided not to publish the governor's message in either tho tem? porary or permanent journals. T. P. Cothran of Greenville, who made the motion, said that it was his purpose to endeavor to cut such expenses as possible. The message was referred to such committees as various phases of it touched. The hall of tho house of represen? tatives was yesterday extended to tho University of South Carolina for Founder's day exercises tomorrow night. The motion was made by M. C. Lumpkin of Richland. The house yesterday adopted the ruleu which governed the lost house. These aro the same rules, with few alterations, that have been used for years. Speaker Hoyt announced that the rules regarding those admitted to the floor of the house, and smoking on the floor of the house, would be strict? ly enforced. The clerk read these rules. A number of former member* of the general assembly were interested spectators yesterday. D. 13. Johnson, president of Win? throp Normal and Industrial college, Rock Hill, was a visitor to Columbia yesterday. It is practically certain that Joseph A. Berry, member of tho house of representatives from Orangeburg, will be elected speaker pro tern. " , W. It. Bradford, member of the York county delegation, introduced in tho house of representatives today a measure calling for a constitutional amendment withdrawing the legislature the authority to issife coun? ty or other political subdivision bonds without submitting the question to the people. ? Representative J. H. Moore will in? troduce a bill in tho lower house to? day providing for six per cent, legal rate of interest. \ CAPT. DIBERT JACKSON DEAD. Columbia, Jan. 8.?Capt. Dibert Jackson, formerly commander of Company C, Governor's Guards, Sec? ond South Carolina infantry, died at his home In Kau Claire late yesterday afternoon after an illness of 10 days. Capt. Jackson became ill with grip Friday afternoon, December 29. La? ter an aouto attack of pleurisy de? veloped, Which brought on pneu? monia. Funeral arrangements have not yet completed, but tho services will be held at Trinity Episcopal church tomorrow, conducted by the Rev, Kirk man G. Friday. Interment will be In Blmwood cemetery. Capt. Jackson was "0 years old. Possessed ol strong inclinations for military service, Capt. Jack} on enlist? ed as a private in Company C,. Gov? ernor's Guards. Second South Carolina infantry, in 1903, when he vas but 17 years of age. By strict application to disciplinary regulations ani a thor? ough mastery of the theoi-r of army practice, Capt. Jackson ja *ned pro? motion rapidly. He was soon selected for the office of second lieutenant, later to be promted to tho first lieu? tenancy. He was mado captain of ds company March 19, 1908. During his command of this unit of the National Quard in 1911, ho was sent to the Mexican border to study in the of? ficers' school of instruction. Two years ago Capt. Jackson passed the examination for major, but later ten? dered bis resignation, which act dis? continued his association with the National Guard, an association which In- found thoroughly congenial and for which he was eminently qualified. W. W. Moore, adjutant and inspec? tor general, was high in his praise last night of Capt. Jackson as an of? ficer, a military escort will probably be provided for the funeral. Wanted party who found package containing raxor addressed to H. A. Montgomery, return same to W. Y. L. Marshall at Postonlce.?Advt Marriage. I >n Junuary 6th, Mr, C, it. Ardta formerly of Sumter, but now of Albe murlo, x. C. und Miss Claire <\>x ot ?. * London, Tenn., were united in mar? riage, j? CITY COUNCIL MEETING. E. S. BHULER GIVEN SAME AU? THORITY AS THAT FORMER? LY HELD UV CITY MANAGER, Ordinances Adopted Regulating Deal? ing in Junk ami to Prohibit Inter? fering with an Ollioer in Discharge of Hie Duty?Old C. s. & N. Depot Site Leased to J, W, Jackson?To issue Paving Bonds?Loan to Pay First installment on Bonds. City Council held a regular meet? ing last night with all of its mem? bers present except Councilman Booth. Chief of Police BumtOr and City Manager B. 8. Shuler were also present. A number of matters of general interest were acted on, the chief of these being the decision to give to City MansL? r Shuler the same authority as was held by the city manager, and to make a temporary loan of $22,600 to meet interest and the first payment on the $225,000 pav? ing bonds issued last year. On request of the Postal Telegraph Company their license was reduced to $50. An ordinance regulating dealing in junk was read and adopted, as w is an ordinance prohibiting tiie Inter fering with an oflicer in the dis? charge of his duty, penalties for vio? lations being provided in both cases. The annual report of tho chief of police was received and read. It showed during 1916: Arests 774; days 145, or $891.40, lines $6,171.6 1. making a total of $7,063.04 for tho year. The report showed 51 arrests for drunkenness during 1916. The report of the chief of polico for December showed: Arrests, 49; dismissed 4; suspended 1; transfer? red 4; not guilty 3; nolle prossed 11; days earned 5:52, or $106.40; tines 535.50, a total of $641.90. Twenty nine cases were continued from De? cember to the New Year and were nor reported. The library report showed: Boobs lent during December 380, total 9, 006; members during December 10; total 754. In a letter from Chief Engineer WlUOUghby of tho A. C. L. to City Council it was stated that the rail? road had authorized the paving of the Manning avenue crossing, but that the work had been overlooked dur? ing December and would he done at once. Mr. Ballard reported that there, were not a sufficiency of numbers to complete the work of numbering all houses on the streets. A letter from Mrs. Octavia C. Mo? ses to Council informing them oi the foundation of a memorial for the late Altamont Moses was received and read. The names requested by Mrs. Moses of Council will ba an? nounced later. A letter was received from F. C. Mayes, city chemist, stating that he thought it advisable to use sweepers on the street, as the accumulation of dirt and other secretions Droved in? jurious to an asphalt street and cut off its durability. No action will be taken until a full meeting of CotMC'l is held. The returns from the election for $75,000 issue of paving bonds were canvassed and the result was declared 81 for and 6 against the bond issue. The city clerk was authorised to prepare the necessary papers and to advertise for the sale of the bonds. The city clerk was authorized to borrow $22,600 to meet the first pay? ment on the paving bonds and to pay interest on same, the loan to he made at the National Bank of Sumter at 6 per cent. The first payment on the bond issue of $225,000 bonds for Street paving co nes due on the 15th. The loan will be a temporary one, as the money will be paid back as soon as the assessments are Axed and paid Into the city treasury. The city clerk was instructed to write to the heads of the various de? partments of the city Instructing them that the same regulations were now in force as were in force when Maj. Robinson was city manager. City Manager Shuler was authoriz? ed to purchase a bicycle for his own service. The jury box of 300 names for 1917 j was drawn l>y Council under the t passed by the General Assembly in 191?. The sum of $1". paid to the city as a license by the County Pair Associa? tion was refunded. 'The clerk was instructed to writo to Mrs. Ii. V. Mason of Bishopville in reference to her requesl for payment Of rent for land on which the sepiic tank was built, that she wanted too much for the land, and asking her how she obtained her title to this land, as there was some doubt .is ro whom the land belonged to and tho city ditl not wish to make any error in payment. Licenses t.. marry have been grant? ed to It. C. Tallon, Sumter. an.I Miss Belle Goodman, Lynchburg. Also t<> tho following colored couples: Robert Pritton ami Lucy llodgo, Sumter; M. W. Rlchurdson, Dalzell and lamise Clarkson, Horatio. t Theatre, Sumter, S. C. Thursday, January 18. 6 4 <. ; HI IN 8 PARTS. ? ? ? ? ? ? * ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * < Countlnuing show from 11 o'clock until 11:30 at night. Featuring MAZIMOVA, The world's greatest actress. "War Uridcs" is produced by Herbert Brenon, who is now recognised as the most progressive ot ill! directors of photo dramas. This is world's greatest mas? terpiece, greater than "Birth of a Nation."' A production you will never forget. Two hours show. Special music and big orchestra. Worth coming miles to see. This production will positively be played hero on this Thursday and nobody will he disappoint? ed. Admission 85c. To The Planters of Sumter County I We want you to call upon us before you buy your Fertilizers this season. We can and will save you money. Fertilizer materhls are higher Jpropor ti jnately than mixed good?. It will pay you ?o talk it over with [us be? fore you buy. Respectfully, HA.RBY & CO., Inc., SUMTER. S. C. INCREASING BUSINESS EFFICIENCY When additional or changed banking connections are being contemplated, do not overlook the advantages of? fered by The National Bank of Sum? ter. Our exceptional facilities guarantee the fullest measure of safety, conve? nience, courtesy and accommodation in all business transacted through this institution. The National Bank of Sumter, "Where Year Savings Grow/' Lumber, Lime, Cement BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALIr AND FEED OF At A. KINDS BOOTH & NM EOD. SeccetSOV* to Booth f hulor 1 im.^or A Supp'y Co. G?#o. Epperson'* OM *'i^nd Opy?? C KYKKYTHIM. AT OSK PtkACK,