Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WOI'll? BCMOVF CONSTAIH.KS. Kl? hl <od ?-ruiMl .lury Makes Interest* ing llrcommcmlatlon. The following from the present sneen of the Rlrhland county grand Jury la of interest, especially that part in reference to dispensing with magis? trate's constables and requiring tin rural policemen to perform the ser? vices heretofore rendered by the con Stablea: The grand Jury recommend that ther? be but one magistrate in fj township in Kichland county, except In Columbia township, and, further th.it all magistrate's constables be re? moved ami that the work heretofore dorn* by euch constables be devolved upon the rural policemen of the coun? ty whose salaries should be increased to 11SS a month. All magistrate's sal? aries should remain as now provided by law. Cheater. Jan. 12.?Ix>?a of one IUc and property damage estimated at $150,000 was reported today from the terrlloi v surrounding Chester as a ro eult of last night's storm. A negro woman waa killed when her residence ?end bars was Mown down. TUp heaviest |>roi>erty damage was ut Lowteyvllle. One of TTer Own. Mrs Murphy was getting the sup? per for the children on Saturday night when a young woman came to her door?* rn a collector for the Drunkards' Home."' she suhl. "Could you help us?" "Come around tonight and I'll give yon Murphy." said the housewife f she went about her work.?The Suf? fragette. ^^?hobbishness Is not necessary to show distinctions in rank.?Florida Tlme?-Union. Rave your coppers; Uncle Sam will ant one at every turn now. If there Is no happiness save in contributing to the happiness of others, some people will never be happy.?Anderson Mall. 1 'I NOME OF SPECIAL ELECTION. Notice la hereby given that in ac eorusnce with terms and provisions of writs of electton issued by Thomas P. Cothran. Speaker of House of Rep? resentatives of State of South Caro? lina on the undersigned commiasion ? -e of election for Sumter county. >r ?bt purpose of filling the two va? cancies in the Sumter county dele? gation occasioned by the resignations of A thor K Sander? and W. L. Me? llen, a special election will be held ir the county of Sumter at the usu? al oolling places in said county on WedneeduN the :3rd day of January. tin. A| ajaVI election only qualified elec? tors who are eligible to vote at gen? eral elections will be allowed to vote, and the same rules as to registration Oerilftcatea and proof of payment >>f taxes will pre\ail as prevail under tin constitution ai d laws of this State at general elections. Th? polls will open at 7 o'clock, a. m . tad Hose at 4 o'clock p. m. Manager- of t'K ? tion. Th.? following Managers of Election haw been appointed to hold the elec? tion it the various pr? -incta In the said count> . Su.nter. Ward 1?B. D. Mitchell, J. Leslie Brown. E. D. Hodge. Murntei v\ I |?J. 8. Rlchadson. J. 1? Bond William Veadon. Sumter. Ward 3?J. S. Kennedy. P. II Stover. II A ttuffleld. ?nsaai' xn M d 4 i i t^"*es?i?', .i D. geese, W. L Hrunson. Sr. ttatehurg?Jno. L Trierson. X. B. Murray. A. F. Ne> !?? Providence?1. P. Oaillard. A. ? Burrows. E. 1' Scarborough. Ileftii.g ?'reek J. a I lea m es, S L. Young. T. J. Hrown. OaVsnggaj V, w Jtndn s m Me Cov, K C lirown. . M. yra\ llle It. a. ( handler. H J Btac!:well. J II Burgess. Hhiloh X^W. Truluck L c Lack mir. 8 J Mlmb Concord?P L Jor.ev. p, B Hmit 11 W, Brogdoli Pllv.iteer Station r, \ Nettles, (* D Pkrson j W Wheeler W du..fleld ?llimh M. I.Mirin .1 | Hysn. Mr . ?ieo w pew B. ?Ol h l! .1 I Ccddim *. .1 f ! Christina* C P Weeks. ImBnee?Htanyarne Burrows. It. .1 tstt.4. j k Harlot The nianaktet* at each Precinct rtemed a bo ?? are required \o delegate on* of ih< ir number In secure box Had blanks Tor the election from K F. Miller, at the office of the flats SB Publishing Co. on or ?M-f<??? Monday. Jme.irv .?l?o | | ? a S. IIA B BY. s L HOOW8Y. t t : MODOB Coiemle?*?nn?rs of Sr,i.. und Count\ Elections for Samtes ?'.?unt S C ?* a i i 1 ?, I'M. WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. ANTI-VICE BILL PASSED BY THE IIOI'SE?GAME WAUDEN HOW IN THE SENATE. Hi-solution to Refer tho Prohibition . Aim ndmint to General Election? Senate Votes to Hrpcul the Income Tax Law. Columbia, Jan. 10.?The house to? day passed to third reading the ju dieiary committee substitute bill, which hus remained on the calendar since last session, making it a felony to procure, debauch or transport for immoral purposes any woman in South Carolina. The measure makes the offense triable in the circuit courts and carries a maximum penalty of five years* imprisonment or $5,000 fine, or both, in the dts-cretion of the trial Judge. The house, on the motion of Mr. Daniels of ftaludu, recommitted the third reading bill, introduced by Asa] Hall, Jr., of Anderson, providing for; trial by jury before a tenant can be 1 ejected from the premises occupied! by him. The vote was 57 to 28 for! committal. This action by the house virtually disposes of the measure, as it is unlikely that It will be reported back to the house this session. The house this morning continued to speed up its work on disposing of the calendar by killing ten bills, re? committing two, passing eight to the senat??, 12 through second reading and ordering one enrolled as an act. The senate resolution setting Feb. 2 as the date lor adjournment sine die was passed over without atlon. fifteen no?v bills were thrown Into the hopper of the house today, which Is very few for this time of a ses? sion. Among the important new bills in? troduced today are two by J. C. Duckworth of Anderson. One for the extension of the terms of governor and elective State officers to four years, making the governor ineligible to succeed himself; the other being an amendment to the constitution raising the age of consent limit from 14 to 18 years. This last measure was recommended by Gov. Manning in his annual message. Howard B. Moore of Abbeville in? troduced a resolution placing the ran hcation of the amendment to the fed? eral constitution providing for abso? lute prohibition in the general elec? tion next November. The house today reconsidered the resignation of F. Marion Whaley, of Charleston, who is in the naval ser? vice, and then rejected it. This action was taken on the motion of Represen? tative A. R. Young, of Charleston, who said that Charleston county did not care to stand the expense of on election of a member to the house, which would be necessary if Mr. Wha ley's resignation stood accepted. Th i election, wild Mr. Young, could not be held in time for the new member to be of any service. The house adopt? ed a resolution yesterday granting an indefinite leuve of absence to mem? bers in the service. The senate. Columbia, jan> jo.?The senate is ?Hanlini along with its work, but there 19 the element of uncertainty as t<< u oat progress is being made be? cause the major legislation suggested by Gov. Manning has not yet pre? sented itself. Today the game warden contention < - < upied tho center of the stage, and ?i Mrntatlv as the senators undertook to make the discussion Impersonal, the personal equation bobbed up. Briefly stated, the situation is this: At the last session of the general as? sembly a bill was passed; providing that the game warden should hereaf? ter l e elected by the people, but it contained a clause that the then In? l ? i mbent game warden, Mr. Alfred A. icha rdson. should be retained in of 'Ice until the next election. Oovernoi Manning vetoed this bill on various grounds, but the friends of Mr. Rich? ardson contend that the chief ground fo? the teto was personal feeling and ob eetlon to Mr Richardson. In fact. Governor Manning, in his message IntSd that he objected to Mr. Rich Bl tlSQS for various reasons and sug? gested improper political influences and mismanagement of his office. It was around this that the argument re solvOd today. The veto message oante up ?nd the contention was, whether not there should tlrst he a direct VOtS Spoil the bald question as to hi |hei or not the act should become I he i:o\ernor's veto to the con? trary notwithstanding; or whether, a* fh# friends of Mr. Richardson insist? ed that* should first l>e an investi? gation of I he otiornes made In the et not \ ?d.? message against Mr RlehnrdSOO; und then aftSf the reporl "f ?hm iwvsatlnollpsj committee wo? tiled, fhe veto message should hS run *4d*red, There was unanimous consent that there should he ftfl iBVSStlgOtlOlt Ol the fhargSS made, but there was the earless contention i>v nsnstor Alan Jannstone and nthem thai the senate to maintain it* dignity and to pro teed ulong regular lines, should BOn Hitler without any involving issue* whether the act should become, the UtW or not, Mid that the veto mes? sage was the only question before the senate, and should not be cloudod by an investigation that in the end would not affect the act. Neither he nor Mr. Christebeen objected to the in? vestigation, but they saw no rele? vancy. On the other hand, Senator Wil? liams, of Alken, and Senator Bonhnm. ol* Anderson, insisted that tho findings of an investigating committee may in? fluence senators in their ultimate de? cision as to a vote on the veto mes? sage. Senator Reece Williams, of Lancaster, had a resolution in ham' which was finally adopted providing that the lieutenant governor appoint a committee to investigate the charges; and the ending of the mat? ter for the present is that the fur? ther consideration of the veto mes? sage has been postponed until Friday the 18th of January, on motion ol Mr Evans, and in the meanwhile, the lieutenant governor is authorized and requested to appoint an investigating committee to consider the charges relative to Mr. Richardson. It was admitted on both sides that regardless of what became of the veto message, it could not affect the legal status of the former game warden, Mr. Rich? ardson. The title to the incumbent game warden is now in the courts. Senator Sinkler achieved a decided victory today in having the senate re alflrm and pass to the house the bill to repeal the present statute imposing a State tax upon incomes, similar to federal law. The bill undertaking to provide a system of licensing of fire insurance ng< nta was defeated after sMHtahiorable discussion, although Sena-o;- Lancy nrde a hard fight for It. Columbia, Jan. 11.?The senate this morning killed a bill by Senator Manning, of Dillon county, to change tho Hen law. The senate debated at considerable length and finally killed, by a vote of 19 to 12, Senator Du Kant's bill to provide for the removal of sheriffs or other peace or county officers for in? capacity, misconduct or neglect of duty. Senator Williams led the fight on the bill which was defended by Senators DuRant and Honham. ITtilTlVE MXRDKHER CAPTUH KD. A leas Cooler Who Broke Jail After Conviction Arrested In Jasper Coun? ty. Ridgeland, Jan. 9.?Aleas Cooler, who made a sensational escape from tho Jasper County jail in June. 1917, was captured last night near Harde ville by H. H. Porter, ex-sheriff, and M. J. Floyd, constable, and Luther Boyles of this place. Cooler was con? victed of murder In the first degree for the killing of W. D. Thomas, an Okeetee Club woods rider, during the February term of court in 1917, after a three cornered legal battle in the court of general sessions and was sen? tenced to die in the electric chair. Will Davis, who is now in the. county jail, was also convicted at the same time for tho murder of Mr. Thomas, hoth Davis and Cooler having been tried together. At the trial both de? fendants claimed that the other de? fendant killed Thomas. Cooler was captured about 12 o'clock last night at the homo of Con? stable Hen nett, who is a constable in Beaufort county. Cooler was also a constable to Magistrate Heyward, in Beaufort county, at the time of his conviction. When arrested last night Cooler was in bed and was captured without a struggle. He was not arm? ed at the time he was captured. He was immediately brought to Ridge? land after his capture By Ex-Sheriff l oiter and this morning was taken to Columbia to be placed In the pen? itentiary for safekeeping. When asked this morning where he had been Cooler stated that he had been at home, that he gathered his corn, pulled his fodder and has been working on his farm as ho had al? ways done before being convicted. Cooler's case is now on appeal to the supreme court for South Carolina. Beaufort Invites Ford. Washington, Jan. 12.?Through Senator Tillmnn and Representative Byrnes an invitation has been ex? tended to Henry Ford to consider Beaufort as a location for a stand? ardized ship plant and to visit that place on his coming trip along the southern coast. Mr. R. C. Horn, of Beaufort, was here yesterday con? ferring with Mr. Ford's secretary on the subject. London. Jan. 14. Warning of a final breach In the RussoGerman aan? lerence is the outstanding feature in nurreni news from Russia. In Ihr m< intim?-, sooordinji to the Potro? grad correspondent of The Dally Mad. the armistice has been eatendad un ii Pebrunr? ISth, and tiu- Russian lelegatlon returns to Petrograd In morrow. Pence negotiations will be resumed sftei <n interval saw. ^ INCOME TAX I UPTURNS. Deputy Collectors Assigned to Coun? ties to Assist in Making up I mine diutc Income Tax Returns. Columbia, Jan. 12.?D. C. Key ward. Collector of Internal Revenue today stated that as far as possible to do so arrangements have been made for the taking of individual income tax re? turns throughout the District. oJ South Carolina. Deputy Collectors from the depart? ment of internal revenue have been assigi ed for duty in the various counties of the State on the datec, and at the places advertised, or to be advertised. Primarily the work devolving upon these deputy collectors is to make out in proper form individual income tax returns, and these only. Returns ot corporations will be made this year as heretofore, directly to the collec? tor's office. Blanks for such re? turns will be mailed to each cor? poration immediately upon their re? ceipt from the department in Wash ington. Blanks for personal income tax returns will be furnished from the Columbia office to all those who heretofore have made returns, and to write this office requesting blanks. A very much larger number of per? sons, both men and women will be liable for income tax this year than have ever been liable before for the reasons that the exemptions allowed have been very greatly reduced by congress at its last session. All un? married persons having a net income of $1,000, or more, and all married persons having a net income of $2, 000, or more, are required to-make returns. The purpose of sending the deputy collectors throughout the State is to aid individuals in every way possible to make their returns correctly, as] well as promptly, thereby avoiding the penalties that the law entails up? on delinquents. Collector Hey ward stated that, of of course, every patriotic citizen to? day realizes the necessity .of doing his full duty In aid of the government in the great war in which this country is engaged, especially as the treasury department Is now dependent to a very large extent upon the taxes to be collected through the department of Internal revonue. He further stated* that It was the desire of the depart? ment to collect these ta^ces with at* little friction, and with as little incon venience to the public as possible. He stated that he felt sure this dispo? sition on the part of the department would be appreciated by the people and that in nearly all Instances they would voluntarily seek out the deputy collector sent to take their returns He wishes, however, to warn those who think that by not making a re turn they will escape these taxes, that this is not the case. Immediately af? ter March 1st, the time for which the filing of returns will expire, a care ful investigation will be made by the government, and wherever it is fount that a taxpayer has tried to dodge th< payment of these taxes, he will no only have to pay the amount he owtes, but also the severe penalties as! provided by law. In order to facilitate the work Col lector Heyward suggested that i would be well for all taxpayers to im mediately begin preparing a state? ment of their income from whatevet source for the year 1917. and their lawful deductions, so that they may j make their returns without loss of j time to themselves and to the deputy collector. Collector Heyward expressed hit I appreciation for the willingness shown by the newspapers of the State, and by the public officials and employees genrally who are In close touch with the people, to aid in calling the at? tention of the taxpayers to these taxes. Unfortunately on account of the great rush of work necessitated by the war the department in Washing? ton has been unable, in spite of the greatest exertions, to furnish to all the districts as promptly as they have heretofore income tax return blanks. A supply of both corporation, and in? dividual income tax return blanks are expected daily, and as soon as receiv? ed they will be sent out to corpora? tions, and to the people. "Mar. wants littlo here bolow," but that little's ice, sleet ami snow. ? Wilmington Star. The Kaiser is what might be called i a peace-at-any price man provided h^ III allowed to fix the price.?(Sreen | wood Index. Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and ISjSSS Prompt Attantin to Day and Niqht Calls At J. 0. ( R ait. Old Stand, N. Va'n Phones: SiJm 201 MOVING FRKKiHT VYKKK. Big Effort to be Made to In load Cars. Washington, Jan. 13.?Freight mov ing week opens tomorrow with com? mercial and official agencies in al? most every city enlisted in a national voluntary campaign for prompt un? loading of freight cars to help clear tho railway congestion which was in? creased by the storm now passing over the East Railroad administration officials today seht appeals to various organ? izations 1n the pincipal cities urging redoubled energies to clear the ter? minals. To A. H. Smith, assistant director in charge of Eastern lines, and R. H. Arshton, vice president of the Chicago and Northwestern, Director General McAdoo telegraphed: "I am very much distressd at the I inconvenience and suffering the bliz Sard has brought to the people in the West and Central West. The paraly? sis of railroad service is inevitable, but I would like you to use every pos? sible means to overcome the situation and restore railroad service at the oarliest possible moment." Snow plows and additional locomo? tives today went to the aid of stalled: passenger and freight rains at many places in the Middle West under in? structions from the railroad adminis? tration to work on the most impor? tant routes, regardless of ownership. In the main the task of meeting the difficult sitmation caused by the se? vere blizzard was placed directly on the railroad managements. Washington, Jan. 14.?The requi? sitioning of all American sailing ves? sels was forecast today when the ship? ping board requested the department of commerce to'report the location of all such vessels. Secretary Redfleld replied that one hundred and seventy five sailing vessels, with a cargo car? rying capacity of four hundred and twenty-five thousand tons are now within or adjacent to American terri? torial waters. BIG SHIP WREOiED. si earner Texas Rajnrucd bt Anotiicr Ship In Mid-Ocean. An Atlantic Port, Jan. M.?Agents of the American Steamship Texas, fourteen thousand tons, were advis? ed today by the navy department- that she is sinking at sea. Other reports iuay she was rammed amidships in a collision with another nhlp. It is stated that the crew of forty-three were taken to another sh ip which Is ' standing by. A French port is not something to drink, as haa been supected, hut a place where rumors come from.?An? derson Mail. _->-j WHAT'S THE REASON? *iany Sumter People In Poor Health Without Knowing; the Cause. I ? There are scores of people Who drag out a miserable existence with? out realizing the cause of their suffer? ing. Day after day they are racked with backache and headache; suffer from nervousness, df2.zh ess, weak? ness, languor and dep^slon, Per? haps the kidneys have fall n behind In their work of filtering the blood and that may be the root of r-ie troubled Look to your kidneys, assist them In their work?give them the help they I need. You can use no mere highly recommended remedy than pean'e Kidney Pills?endorsed by people all over the country and by your neigh? bors in Sumter. Mrs. R. N. Cribb, 112 Kendrkk St., Sumter, says: ' I had a l ad attack of kidney complaint. My back ached and I was afflicted with diasey spalls imd other symptoms of Kidney trou? ble. When I heard about Doan's Kid? ney Pills I used them a * they soon relieved ma" Price see, at all dciOors. Don't irimply ask fo ra kidney rem?dy^~iet poan's Kidney Pitts?th'? same that Mrs, Cribb had- Foster Mtttburn CO.. Props.r Buffalo.- N* ?^idyU^ v*4> REPORT OP THE COXDITfOJf JTo. 10?70. ' Resene !*strftct Ko. $ Or tfie National Bank of Sumter, at Sumter, la t*e State of booth Cfctfo* Una, at tlio Close of Business, on Xtecember 31, 1917. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b <*n* O. $638,760.2) ' Total loana. $68MtT0.&0 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. ?ilB.19 6. a Liberty Loan Bonds, unpledged.' 3 i-2 per cent. and 4 per cent.? 20.000.tn) 7l%'.l d Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2 per cent and 4 per cent, pledged to secure State or other deposits' or bills payable. /. Sd ft-b 00 e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not Includ? ing: stocks) owned unpledged. 3,606.(1) Total bonds, securities, etc. S,500.00 9. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (60 per cent, of subscription). 7,600.00 10. a Value of banking house. 76,000.( 3 b Equity in banking house ... 76,000.00 11. Furniture and fixtures. 11,000.00 12. Real estate owned other than banking house .. 34,460.00 13. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 4S.471.S7 16. Cash in vault and net amounts due from nation? al banks.v... 6Mtf.79 17. Exchange for clearing house.. ? ... 0,60f.0O Total of Items 14, 15. 16, 17 and 18 . 76,643.72 19. Checks on banks located outside the city or town of reporting bank and other cash Items. 3,240.SI 21. Interest earned but not col beted, approximate on notes and bills receivable- not past due .. 2,000.00 Total. $914,<r59.40 LIABILITIES. 23. Capital stock paid in.-.$200,000.00 24. Surplus fund......... , 60,000.00 25. a Undivided profits. ^ .... $41,274.*$ j b Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid. 28.600.21 12,674.77 26. Interest and discount collected or credited. In advance of maturity and not earned (ap? proximate). ?.m ... .. 1,000.00 32. Not amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies (other than included in Items 30 or 31).... ~ .. 3,914.72 Total of items 31 and 32. 3,914 '2 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub? ject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): ? ? 33. Individual deposits subject to check .. i.... 380,222.31 34. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed)~* v. 26,141.93 35. Certified checks.?? ~ ? . ? ? 1,748.7? 36. Cashier's checks outstanding . . ?? W ^* .v . 4 23.49 39. Dividends unpaid.? ? * ?? 8,000.00 Total demand deposits (other than' bank de? posits) subject to Reserve, Items 33, 34, 35, 36, 37. 3.8. 39. and 40. .. 416.536 #3 'v Time, deposits subject to Reserve t payable after 30 / days. ?r subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): It, Certificates Of deposit (other tlnn for money borrowed). 61,2*1.?. 4 4. other time deposits.# 165,102.11 Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 41, 42, 411. and 44.? .. .. M6,39fr 38 < 16, United States deposits (other than postal savings): a War loan deposit account. LL.640.00 . 1 ? Total.?. $914,069.40 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. . . m . . I, W. S. Crowson. Jr., Cashier of the above named bank, de solemnly sweir that (he above statement IS true to the beet of my knowledge sad ne|1<?f W. J. CROWSON, JR.. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th (Uiy of January, 191$ R, a. Bradham, Notary Ptibiic. ..J Correct Attest: j. i H?NRY P. MOS RS, HUC?sVC. HAYN8WORTH. BARTOW WAI?H. Directors.