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SENATE IS CLEARING CALENDAR AND WILL BE READY TO BE? GIN DEBATES BY END DC WEEK. Expected That Fire Insurance Rills Will Page Both Houses With Little OppoeitIon? Women and Men lob? bying for Passage of Equal Suffrage BID?Many Bills Imroduced. (By Joe Sparks.) Columbia, Jan. 11.?Work tn the senate I? gradually fretting under way and by the end of the week the cal? endar should be cleared for legisla? tion with dispatch. With the decks cleared of acts held over in the gov? ernor's office and sustained by the ho dee tn vetoes and the insurance at? mosphere dissipated. legislation should take definite form rapidly. Dis? position is to restrict legislation into limited channels, the Impression pre? vailing that the bulk of Interest wm centre about finances, prohfblton, ag? ricultural effort to withstand invasion by the boll weevil and provision for charitable and educational institutions. Seven bills were introduced by Sen? ator Leney of Chesterfield. These were of minor importance In insur? ance regulation. In a message from the governor yesterday. the compromise bills, agreed upon by the commission of leg? islators and Insurance men, were transmitted, and recommendation by the governor was that they fchoul; be enacted into law without amend? ment. Senators Chrlatensen and Sherrard Introduced today the bill calling for the establishment of a training school for feeble ml ided. This calls for an appropriation of $60,000. There Is every indication that Hie set of fire insurance measures pro? posed In the senate will be passed > y the general assembly. While the com? panies have made no announcement, it Is believed that they will return to the State, if the hills are onncted. Gov. Manning In his- special message rec? ommended that the bills be enacted ?without amendment. All interests seem to be satisfied with the meas? ures and so far no opposition has de? veloped. The honor and dignity of the State has been protected as well as the interests of the people. The measures will be fathered In the sen? ate by nenator O. K. Laney of Chester ict net. Tuto measure caused the insurance companies to withdraw from the State. The senate will next week begin discussion of the Insurunce bills and definite action will be taken in a fev; d?.r#. The Several acts represent much study and thought. This will not be a spectacular ses slon of the legislature. Everything is running smoothly and both house have gotten down to work in a re? markably short time. There are no great divisions in the houses and tew great Issues are to be decided. Thero will be no split over the fire insur? ance question. Whiske# may cause some talk, yet It Is believed that no drastic action will be taken. A new measure will be passed fn the house, very probably reducing the amount to one quart a month. Yl?wever, this bill will never be enacted by the scn ste. The effort to secure high li? cense for the city of Charleston will not be successful. A definite whiskey legislative programme has not yet been outlined by the leaders The r^Ponchts of equal suffrage have stormed the State house in spirited fashion. A great lohby is be? ing conducted and not a member Is allowed to escape the argument or the score or more dornen who are Ighting for the dear cause. The wo? men are asking that the question of equal suffrage be referred to the peo? ple, of the State for a vote. The out? come Is problematical. WonK iv the hoim:. Speaker Hoyt's appointments held the Interest of the house of represen? tatives yesterday. Tho lower bod) ntso saw the introduction of u nnro? her of bills, some of State-wide con? cerns, and dwlded, after some de bat*, to ao to Charleston January :M. The mayor, city counc il and two ?tat.- institutions of Charleston ex? tended nn invitation to tho leglslalofs for Wednesday of week after n There was a rather lively debate, first on the question of acceptance, and second on the day. An amendment by Representative Moore chang el the time to Friday. January 2?>, and In this form it passed. Later Re:>rf - tentative Young of the Charleston delegation explained that the feder? al boat. Cypress, on which it was in? tended to take the menbers around t ie harbor would not be available except on Jnnuarj 2 1. and so the date was definitely settled for then. A minute before adjournment ? hiy afternoon Representative i t .y,| and Walker introduced a bill which, if passed, would abolish the State warehouse system. The bill will b* sponsored in the senate by Mr Lue. Representative Horton has been named as iloor leader for equal *uL' fruge in the bouse. He introduced a resolution yesterday, which won' 1 submit to the people a constitutional amendment in the general election 'n 1 y 18 extending the vote to women. Among the prominent equal suffrage workers at the State house yester? day was Mrs. Harriet Powe Lynch or Cheraw, State president. A number of women wore yellow badges with the Inscription, "Votes For Both." Representative Lesesne would have the people vote on the question of a constitutional convention and has ir troduced a resolution accordingly. The two cent rate bill made its ex? pected appearance in the house yes? terday. This year it is fathered by Representatives Moore and Hamblir. "What they voted for at the bal box?strict prohibition," was the way a memorial from citizens of the Ninety-Six district of Greenwood county expressed their wants on the whiskey question. The memorial was read to the house yesterday. Two State highway department bills came up in the house yesterday, one by tho Chester delegation and one by Representative Berry of Orangebuvg, speaker pro tern. v LEGISLATIVE ELECTION DAY. Columbia, Jan. 12.-?Wednesday noon was designated for elections. A superintendent of tho State peniten? tiary to succeed Captain D. J. Griffith, a warehouse commissioner to succeed John L. McLaurin, four circuit judges to succeed M. L. Smith, Fifth circuit; Thomas H. Seasc, Seventh circuit; R. W. Meinmlnger, Ninth circuit, an$. George E. Prince, Tenth circuit are to, be elected. Three* directors of the penitentiary are also to be chosen and four trustees of the medical col? lege. FREE RENT FOR OPERATIVES. Columbia, Jan. 12.?A bill provid? ing for free rent for all textile op? eratives was introduced in the house today by J. T. Hamblin, of Union. Mr. Hamblin stated that this was in the direction of a minimum wage and ap? plied to operatives actually employ? ed In the textile mills of the State. A concurrent resolution, pasted by the senate yesterday, preventing the adjournment sine die on or during any Saturday night was concurred in by the house this morning. ? The Judiciary committee of the bouse gave a favorable report to the Uses btiL amending the present de TinWnTWsj hiavao *S tor Vierte 'Tr1 5 per cent, penalty for non-payment of taxes after January 1st each year. WHITE SLAVE ACT. Columbia, Jan. 12.?A bill apply? ing the terms of the Mann act, known as the "White Slave" act, to South Carolina with stringent provisions to prevent immoral acts within the bor? ders of the State, was Introduced In the house today by Mr. Neuffer of Ab? beville. The measure makes It a felony to "procure," "entice" or "persuade" any woman or girl Into Immorality or a life of prostitution. It forbids the payment of railroad fares of women for Immoral purposes to any place within tho State. The measure pro? hibits the knowing operation or In anyway assisting in the Operation of a house of "ill famo" or establishment to which women are brought or trans? ported for immoral purposes, the measure carries a maximum penalty of $500 fine or one year Imprtson ment. Columbia, Jan. 12.?A bill pro? hibiting the shipment Into South Car? olina of intoxicating liquors, excep* for medicinal or sacramental purposes was introduced in the house today by W. R. Rlchey, Jr., of Laurens, who Is admittedly a Blcase leader. The house adopted a concurrent resolution designating noon Wednes dav for balloting for four Circuit judges, three directors of tho State penitentiary, four trustees of the .^tato Medical College and State War* nous. Commissioner. A resolution was adopted by the house placing January 20 AS the last day in whieh the counties can pre- 1 (tent their sections for the general supply bill. ATtor the house hnd canvassed the returns and declared Richard I. Manning elerted governor and A. J. Bethea lieutenant governor, the house adjourned until I p. m. Monday. Messrs. Moise, Rogers and 1'as saiiaiguo were appointed ? housa comndttee on inaugural exercise*, next Tuesday. The Rt. Rev. William T. Russell, who was recently appointed bish? op of Charleston, will be conseerac cd at the Cathedral In Baltimore by His Imminence, Cardinal Gibbons, on May 15th. The ceremony of instal? lation will be held at the Cathedral In Charleston on Monday, Und, fol? lowing the consecration, and the ex? ercises will bo presided over by Car? dinal Qlbbona a number of the laymen of the diocese of Charleston together with the clergy are expected to be present Jit the ceremonies I" both Baltimore and Charleston, I can spell my name : S-O-V-E-R E-I-G-N. And I know what it means?good blood and right stock?the finest ever! My! Isn't there a lot to learn? Have to keep your eyes and ears open. And the Governor says you can't get it all out of books. My folks keep telling me: "Re? member ypu are a Southern ? ** *_ i ' *,;\ j Was gentleman. Be clean; be sweet; be good. A good cigarette burns to a smooth, even ash?it never parches the tongue nor dries the throat." So I'm saying to you?it doesn't matter how you spell cigarette, if you pronounce it?SOVEREIGN. You can rely on real old, smooth, mellow Virginia and Carolina to? bacco. Quality tells?and t ou Folks of the South KNOW good tobacco! Now let's aH us good folks stick together. Let us be friends?and you bet I, SOVEREIGN, will never fail you. And besides, just keep this always in your mind? > I am guaranteed by ^-^^^^^^ -Buy me. If you don't like me return me to your dealer and get your money back? I have said it, A Southern gentleman is known the world over for keeping his word, and I have given you mine. TOB/THB GKNTLSMAN OF THE SOUTH KILLED IX SANTO DOMINGO. Lieut. Kail Helton Was Native of I Greenwood and Graduate of Citadel In Last Year's Class. Greenwood, Jan. 11.?Second Lieut, j, Karl Holten of ihe United States nlarine corps, a native of Green wor met his death at San Pedro Macoris, Santo Domingo. Lieut, polton landed with a detachment of marines and was fired upon by a crowd on dock. This information \v;'s officially tele graphed the navy department '?y Cs.pt. Chandler of the battleship NOW Hampshire. Shot by Native Hoy. Washington. Jan. IL?L'.eut. J, K. Imlton was killed and Lieut. J. U. Henley was wounded recently by shots fired at a landing party of United States marines by a native boy of Macoris, Santo Domingo. In report ing the Incident, to the navy dep.i *t ment today, Capt. Chandler of the battleship New Hampshire did not in? dicate thnt there had been any l?.oi erai clash between the marines and the natives. Mr. w. McD. Green, of Ocala, inn., is out on a visit to relatives and friends and gave us a pleasant call last Saturday. A sojourn in the "land Of flowers" has greatly improved his health. His family is si ill up among the mountains of North Carolina. We hope it will not be 1? ng before we will have him back In Lee county.? Bish opville Lender and Vindicator. German consuls relieved. Bopp mid Von Scltaclc, German Agents nt San Francisco, Removed Pending; A pi n al. Washington, Jan. 12.?Count von Bernatorff, tho Gorman ambassador, oday Informed the State department in a note that ho laid relieved from duty Franz Bopp and E. if, von St hack, respectively consul general and vice consul at San Francisco, re? cently convicted of Violating the neu? trality of tlie United St.ites by conspir? ing to destroy munitions consigned t<> the entente allies. STATE'S new ENTERPRISES. D C. Shaw President of Clarendon Motor Company. Columbia, Jan. 12.?T! 1 South Car? olina Lumber Vulcanizing corpora? tion of Charleston has been charter? ed by the Secretary of State with a capital stock of $:i00,000. The offi? cers arc: F. K. Fish, Jr., president and secretary and G. H. Fish, vice 1 president and treasurer. j The Granitevilla Manufacturing company tiled notice of an Increase In capital stock from $8 20,000 to $1,* 020,000. The new stock will be "sev 1 en per cent. cumulative preferred stock." The Clarendon Motor company has been chartered with a cat 'al of 000. Tho officers are: D. C. Shaw. ' president and J. C. Plowden, vice president, secretary ami treasurer. GOOD SHOWING FOG BANK. Annual Meeting of tlie "Farmers*1 Held at Olanta. Olanta, Jan. 14.?At the sixth an? nual stockholders' meeting of the Farmers' Bank, held Tuesday, the cashier's report showed that die be ik had made during IM? $4.151.:!S, which was a traction above 16 per cent. The directors ordered $_,0u0, or 8 per cent, paid oat to the stock? holders; $1,000 placed to the surplus f und, and the residue, $1,151.38, car? ried as undivided profits. The Farmers' Bank has a capital of $25,000 and each year since its or? ganization in 1911, excepting the lin t, it has made from 12 to '21 1-2 per cent, on every dollar of its capital. This town lias a population of 350, and this is the younger hank here. The following are the directors elect? ed for the year 1917: W. H. Floyd, S. R. Floyd, 11. EC. Smith, Sr.. B. P. Truluck, B. M. Truluck. M. B. Truluck, W. 1). Tru? luck, s. J. Tonil inson ami s. v,*. Young. The directors reelected S. J. Tom linson, president: K. E. Smith. Si., vice president; R. E. Smith, Jr., cash? ier, and P. A. Munn, assistant cash ier. The finance committee. R. E. Smith, Sr., s. J. Tomlinson and S. W. Voun.r, j sei x ing ever since the organisation of ihe i>ank, were again re-elected. NEW MINERAL DISCOVERT IS CURE FOR RHEUMA? TISM. \ Solution Which i> !m coining Ca? inous in tho Treatniont of Tili? Awful Allliction. No need to Buffer tho pains of rheumatism. They can be reached, helped and cured by a most wonder? ful product Which is compounded l?y nature, and Is more potent th.ii? any other compound which has been mads i>y man. Sulferro*8ol goes directly to the seat of trouble and makes its healing power felt almost at once. It is not strange that nature should provide the remedy for her own af fllctions it is only strange that people will not believe that it has been pro? vided. Hundreds of sufferers who did not behexe and used this nature rem? edy are now testifying in grateful terms of the immense good the rem? edy has done them. Sulferro-Sol is absolutely natural, no drugs or chemicals are added to it. and it does not contain even a drop of alcohol. A few drops are perfect? ly safe to give the baby for disen tery or anaemia and will bring Quick relef. In hundreds of Southern fam? ilies Sulferro-Sol is the family stand by. Sulferro-Sol is sold and recommend* ed by every Druggist in Sumter and vicinity. Murray Drug Co., State Dis tributors.