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PROTEST AGAINST HIGH TAXES Taxpayers Hear Strong Speeches it Stute House PROPERTY OWNERS WANT CITS MADE Call on Legislature t<> Reduce Appropriations for 1920 to Fit Economic t'auditions GoluniM.t. )an 11.- The taxpayers' convention held in the hall of Iht house of i ?M" ? -s? lit at i\'s l.ist Mi?lu, reeolved in. If mto a free for .ill ?Iis eusaion. In huh ever) subject 'rum raioi hack bows to the president of then* great i nltad gtatea," as Jess 0- l.*-oparl saht. was h.nulled ami that without gloves of an> descrip? tion Th? convention adjourned after adopting reaolutlona which request that the gt-neral assemhly rciiuce lux? ation and that It extend he I me of payment ol taxes for 1920 until March SI and Hat a Joint committee be appoint. I i? ntud) ihe tax system of the stut?> o mike reeommendntlons fO the' present legislature which will correct present lio'ipialiti-s. Anoth? er resolution providing thai s,? pet cent, of automobile llcens*< fee* be used In tie counties is Ihe count) Oaeamlaslorers may deem wise was also adopt* si _ K. W. Ilabhs of Mavesvlllc was nom? inated as < i iliman and presided over the meet Inf. After stating Its pur? pose he t new ihe convention open for discus* on His inv itation t.. his sudleru f[ neruiiy to anter Into the iilsensslun *us uuickly accepted and numerous speech* s were m ule. While many of Ihe speakers wundered BOOlewhal from the subject in hand, the response given t" Ihe Invitation oas a clear Indication of the deep latOroOt which the people are taking In the subject of taxation and of thslr desire for some sort of relief Hume demons! i at inn nuents. farm dttnonstrutlnn sgents, school teach? er*. fOllege presidents, "canning club alrls." the tax rcmmlssion and the statt blghwa) department came in for much attention ami had their Warm defenders an.on- those pre** nl and the re dies to ihr proposals to cut th*%n off were given tin- i im? rttpf-etfu! heai.HK as wer, the criti clfms It \.is a meeting, which m> nattier hon far some of the dtecuo Slon* Wandered a*tra> hrought to the attention ol the ?pner.il i isif Htbly the drtnund foi some revision in the Op" proprlutions. Aftei Mr Ha hhs had heen elected m.in m.in in s;ihi the convention was called to protest against any Increase in state or count t.i\ i Ii. wanted appi opt Mtlons not absolute)) neces serv for th- progress of the state to be rut off fro a tin I i \ commission and the hlihwaj department on down to ! he low . s( ,,lt' Pr T at preher Introduced Ihe Resolution taking Ihnt the legislature amend the road law .so that each saaty shall receive 10 per cent, of litt moaej collet led In them from the sale of automobile lies note to la gaed an th > roadi of the county as the commissioners deem proper Dr. Pre her protested i gainst "centralise tion of government In Columbia." A v. Sncii or' Charleaton made a fen com' * en the work of He- hlnh way i psrt nenl. .1 H Manning of Lutta then offered the resolution which brought forth most discussion, aa follows: 'That wo. the' taxpayers t?l Houth Carolina snd the i eprosentat i\?* of the taxpayers In convention aaaeiq hied earnes.U < .?11 upon the gover? nor of mir Statt and the ten. ral I semhi?. t.. redoes the app oprlatlons for 1921 us nearly to that prevailing before auch eatarordlnary conditions obtained as ma) b? dont with proper regani for ihe Interests of ths iimti lUUons of the state operated upon n haais of a no*t tigul ? ? "le'iow "And that in view of the dlatrioaod co,,,||i!on f.f mil- people We ie.pl >' Mis general aseembl) t-> extend tie time for the pavuent of 1916 taxes without penult*, to March :tl and that this me oiii . '.. adopted it oin ?? "And we further request the gen* ??ral geeemhh lo appoint ? PMnt com* mlttee of Ih'1 Senat? and house to r%refully stnly the taxing section** of the constitution with a View to submitting to this session 01 the gen ssj'ti aanemblj ggeh modlAeatlon of tge g|nv .s win , orreei tha prent nt unequal, uajuot and utIOclentlfie mrth ed of aaaeantng property md levy Ing tales. Thai the gaRH he suh Otttted to the j. ..pie in Ihe in'XI genei aJ tleet <on ' This resolnti. M brought forth com? ments front r K Ifodgeo, Marlboro eounis. i: l Wad.- Alken: H. II Hei t#rs sod Mr McKenale of Klorenee; A. J. Heth. I . .less S I.I S. .1 Hellers of Cheat er fleht, \. ?s Christen? sau. J M. M m ion i n Carter, i ? R I'uerifov. Honald IfoQueen, i lamb N Happ. U. K. IstNO) and <>ih is Tip Xpeei hrs h. l I the elos, st attention ??f the nustttgjee "?i brosjgjhl furl frnm several of those addrissm: lh< audh iie. ihs isaertloa thai Ihe) in tended lo attempt It ledd appropi Is lions down to lost a ggjUfS gg gl 1 pOSalhh' .Hol c.^isl.lif with th< growth of ?h. ni, . many of the i speakers s.,\.,lv; . th? \ Intended Ig support Ue puhllr arhoe?1 gyatem Mhetalljr. ? After the reaoluthms had been adopted ihe gaeetlng idjou.I Route, Jan. I I I'uhn . Im In een Turks and llreaha is reported In tie Mendt ?? mi>hi of ' Asi i Mine Many woumled have arrived ?' Hmj ins. The Urachs Martael attaek hot the Tuik^ hfoK.. the Ureek at m \ era I pla? m ! ?oorn. Jan 13 Th.iditlon of the garOW.rmgn Kmprese Is be? ? oming gteadll] w -ise in i phyaielans announced The an p k>* .a h< Iii i ill ure> are In-reusing ir nnmh. < m l vl" !? nee. WORK OF THE I LEGISLATURE ? ? Finance Committee Begins Con-, suleration of Measures Re? lating to Taxation SEN ATE WOULD RE? DUCE APPROPRIATIONS One Bill Fixes Limit at $V>(>0, 000 And the State Tax Levy at Nine Mills Columbtaa Jon, 11.?Consideration of Ihm question of taxation began In tio general assembly yesterdrfy after? noon, ?ben tie- new senate flnanoe Dommittee began consideration of several resolutions reaardina taxes, und also tooi< a look into the recent eMU h ney" report of the state gov? ernment, made by Qrlfftnhagan A As? sociates, Ltd., of Chicago, Two re sol itlons are before ths sen at*. oalllai for extending the time for payment of laxes to April 1, one of these being Introduced by Senator Wells, of Bdgefteld, the other by Sen? ator Clooda'ln, of Laurena Senator Uoodwln's resolution would reduce the penalty on Unpaid taxes to one per ceati effective until April 1, The senate finance committee is sum eonslderlni rt commendations . ade b| Qovernor Cooper aad by the special tio mm lesion headed i>% Sena? tor Marion, of Cheater, The nnanct committee 1? composed of Senator Keils Christensen, chairman, and Senators Johnatone, Gross, Robin? son, Rogers, l*earce, Lightsey, Ma* tion, Watkins, Miller, McColl, Ken? nedy, human. Ilethea and Uailea Before the senate is a resolution, Introduced bj Senator Wells, of Kdgolteld, setting the litnil of appro prtatlons this year at $4.500,000. R - fore the house i* a resolution, by t?Jr. Mower, limiting the appropriation i to Ihe total appropriated In 1018 and limiting the las levy t<- nine mills. Last year Ihe levy was in mills. Tax ation has eo far been Ihe only sub? ject of any Importance before the lofclnlatora and messages, Speechen, rce?lutl J>ns, motlone, side** remarks aad almost every kind of matter pre? sented has had to de m some way with the subject o: utsatlen and state flnancea A bill to jo* v? nt stoc k watering and fraudulent practices and. to regulate Ihe sect Itles and capitalisation of OOfpg|atlons by providing fdr the is sue of shares of stock having no par or face valttCi Is before the senate Th re is also a lull in the senate to egempt Marry cbunty from the "fri t runse law." Speaker Cothran, of the house of reprcoeatatlves, appo nted the com? mittees *d' the lowei branch tod ?> The chairman of Ihe various commit teea Will he elected by the commit* tecs, each from among its members. The committees will many of them, hold their Brst ?o* et Inge this after* nooa. Hollge CoShmlttCC Chairmen. Columbia, Jon. IS. The commit* toco .of the house ot reprcaentatli were appointed today by Speaker Cot bran. I-.o h committee la this af? ternoon circling Its chairman. The ways ami means committee, possibly Ihe most Important ?>f all is compoi |ed of the following men: llepresen* tatlvee Anderson, of Florence; Babb, of Laurena; Deleer, of Sumtcr; Brad* ford, of York; Brown, of Cherokee; Buckingham, of Alken; Boabee of Orangeburg: Cooper, of Lee* Coney, of PoTcheeter; Cunningham, of Al* lendsle; Bllerbe of Dillon; Clhbson, of Spartanburg; Qresham, of tlrecn Vtlle; Had and Helldieks of Ander? son; Huchcs of Marfan; Jackson of Sumter; Lnn< inter of Spartanburg; Leopard of Pievens; McCutcheon, of Williamshut g; McDavId of Clreenvllle; Mclnnta of Barllngton; McKlvecn, of l?M*.r* tu ? -. MoKay, of Dillon; McMil? lan, of Charleaton; Pegucs of Marl* boro; lilley of Bamberg; Robinson, of ? l^ancaater; Sapp, of Rlchland; Bhcr lard of Greenwood and WHUams ot j BdsjefleM, The problem of tax reduction und state finances will be handled by this committee, originating with it The Ways and Mean*. Committee. Columbia, Jan, i ?! >When Ihe hange of representatives recessed at noon loday Ihe follow ng committee chairmen had been announced by the committees; V\'ays and means com mitte?-, Representative R, T. Hughes, of Marlon; Judiciary, Hamblln, of l*nlon] Ranking ami Insurance, Hodd of Charleainn; Incorporations, Carey of Chai-lesion; Education, Winter of Berkeley; lloapltal for Insane, Barn* wed. of Charleston; Railroads, Cleruld of Hlohland; Enrolled acts, Dukes ?f Cirangeburg; Legislative Library, Kord, of i lot i v. Agrleult ore, R, 11 Atkinson, of Chester and Manfaeture, Putman, of thbevllte, cither chair* men will he announced tomorrow. STOP SALE OF ARMS Colunihln, Jan, 11 \ hill t<> out? law the sah- or purchase of Uro arms In lh?? i ite t,t South Caroline Is noa before Ihe general asts mbly, Intro* dueeii i . Senator Johns!one, of Neu berry. 1 Vv. Johnatone would make it a criminal offense for a |j rson or coi pOratloa to M I lire arms, without ij cense to do so from the aherlfl ol his county, and tio- same requirement would be ptil on tin piwehasti i?f \\n arms. The ' dl would Impose n line *?t from two hundred to . thousand dollars, or Imprisonment from Iblrtj days to one year, .<-'>ait"i Johnston* had a hill like lids in Ihe . l e' \ ? ti. out it v. iii never cuoctetl 11 *>. Inw. i in \< ii ? \itiM i cnisis. Pai is. Jsn. I l*. The rahlni t ol Prem It i I a vr ?uff? red *i* feat In t he eh. mm i oi ii? uuilea todin. M?ST PEOPLE LIVE IN TOWNS Report of Census Bu? reau Shows That Ur? ban Population is 51.4 of Total Washington, Jan i :>> -The urban population of tin United States or peo. Iile living In places of twenty live hundred or more, 54,318,032 or B1.1 pvr cent of the country's t * ? t.?i popu in lion. The number of people living In i lo- rural territory 51,390,238 the census bureau announced. Iti the ur bap population represented 45.0 poi cent. The urban and rural popula? tion by stat? s Include Virginia 873,98?) and 1,005.208; North Carolina 449, and 2.008.7&3; South Carolina I03,087%and 1,380,737; Florida 355, ? >:> and ?11 t, 'i I ?. ?SENATE COMMIT? TEES APPOINTEO Neils Christensen Continues as Head of Finance Committee Columbia, Jan, 12.?Committees appointments in tin- state senate have been e'eoted, The chairmen are as follows: Alan Johnstone, ugrlcul ture; s. H. Mcdee, banking and In surance; M. C, Hurreleon, claims and grievances; Proctor A. Bonham, com Interce and manufacture; NN'. S. U<?g Icra, Jr., contingent accounts; J. C. I Massey, county offices! Jno, P. VV11 lams, education; s. H. McOee, en? grossed bills; NN'. p. Lightsey, enroll? ed i ills; T. B, Butler, federal rela t as; Neils Chrlstensen, finance; II. Ii. Cross, tisit. game, forestry; .1. Ci. Padgett, corporations; p. K. Laney, judiciary; D, P.. McColl, legislative li brary; .1. E. NVldeman, local legtsln? lion; .1. B. Black, medical affairs; J. Ii. Johnson, military; P, L. Bethea, natural resources; P, M. Alexander, penitentiary; T, P. vYatktns, penal ami tliaritaole institutions; T. It, Pea roe, police regulations; .1. 11 Clif? ton, printing; J. H. Marlon, privli? eges ami elections; T. C. Duncan, buildings; P. C. Itoblnson, railroads ami internal improvements; s. K Balles, retrenchments; .\. It. Voung roads, bridges, ferries; ,1, 11. Moore rules, VOTE TO JOIN YORK COUNT* Chester Loses Large Amount ol Taxable Property Rock Hill, Jan, 12.?According t< intest returns from the election heb yesterdaj In eastern Chester counts voters h> l i7 to voted lo annex I* York county, blxteen votes were con tested. This gives n margin of seven< teen more than the two-thirds ma Jorlty necessary to curry, excludlnj tin* contested votes. As a result ol the elect.on VorU county has seventy [five sntiare miles additional tern [lory, an im leased population of I. I One, an increase in taxable values oi I 11,200.000. The territory embrace: some of the richest section of CheS' ter county :111,1 York residents weft today exchanging felicitations witi the former Chester residents wh< were visitors to the City today. COTTON MILLS RECEIVE ORDERS I Mill Business Looking l"p in Th< Greenville District (ireenvllle, Jan, 12 it was learnei today that \V. L. (lusaway, presldcn of a large cotton mill, has Just receiv d an order from ii large underweai manufacturing house for 400,00t yards of imjams checks. Anothe , encouraging feature of the or? der is.that the mil', was offered one half cent per yard more for tne good; that the prevailing New Volk quota I tion. Thin and other substantial or ders which mills in this section uri receiving indicate that the business h beginning to look up In the cottoi mill industry. Reports were al-o heard today thai the (Iraham mill Interest* had ivceiv d n hie, order for glnghaniN und othei print cloths at a contract price mat was a cent an I a half above the Xea Yorg quotations Saturday. Mills in this section,. Which curtail led u|h>n6tlon to three and four days p I week,* gave r sumed operation on a 1 esis of forty-elghl hours u week hut with a readjustment of the wage scale. Reductions In wages range from i wcnty-flvo to fortj p< r c< nt PR1SONER TAKEN" FROM JAIL Jasper. Ala.. Jan. 13.. -A tnoh stormed t!:,- Walker tonnt;. Juli here at :', o'clock this morning und rescind : William Heard, who was held In connection with Ihe killing of James i ,Moi ris, n nation.ii guardsman, hist night. f Heard was laken from the jail and shot lo death three miles from here, Iii w a?. nt |)n [ hejicvi d t hut friends I h.ol < Hcci ed hi.- i ch .i sc i rollt ja il, but i ma >.! cari lel found l he ho,|,\ riddled w it ti bullets, JAPS JUSTIFY MUR? DER OF LANGDON Toglo, Jiiii I : ,l.upniieMe official repofiM - t'.s (hot gentry's ?bot which killeil Lietiteiianl I otiKdon was pro ei dei| lo ., i . \ i?h er ,t t o h upon i he '?"ii. according to (be war minis. 1 ? V The bulli : 11 run I. i n plon'? p s fo| pn -.,i ibrough IIm sentry's sleeve nnd nftei ii, in-; in, shot U'liiwlon i ri n mill v\ is hIioI in t he ba< k, I lie iv pm t says. FORMER EMPRESS NEAR DEATH Wilhelm and Famly Are, Reconciled to the Inevitable Doom, Jim. 13. -Former Emper? or William and others are convinced ?hut the death of the former em? press is near and are resigned to the, Inevitable. The physician attending] hor said that her condition is such ] that she might liir.v r indefinitely al? though Hhv' lH becoming Increasingly I low. LAW FOR ACRE AGE REDUCTION _ J Bill to Make It Criminal Offence to Plant More Than One-Third in Cotton Columhtn, Jan. 12.?The first hill id be Introduced in the general assem? bly, which convened In Columbia Tuesday, was one providing for the reduction of cotton acreage, making it :i criminal offense for any person I or corporation to plant more than lone-tnird of l?s c.op acreage In cot? ton during 1921. The bill was Intro Iduccd by senator Johnstone, In the [senate, fn the house Representative I Mower is the father of the measure. I Both legislator.! urc from Newber ry. j The bill would malco it a criminal j <'ffenrc for a farmer to plant a I "greater numher of acres <>f land in cotton than one-third of the total acreage of land plunted and cultivat? ed In all other crops by such person in said year, Including grain and fall sown i i op- planted in the preceding fall or winter. The hill Would impose a line of not less than $25 and not more than one hundred dollars for every acre of land planted in cotton above the onc ? :bird gi rease specified, Tin- hill would als?? nvtke sheriffs, deputies, magistrates, constables ami j rural policemen responsible for prose I cutlon of persons found gu'lty of vio? lation, of the statute. The hill will I oe considered by the judiciary com ' mit tees <>f the two legislative 'm anches VOTE IN HOUSE ON PROHIBITION j _ I Increase in Money for Enforce? ment Washington, Jan, 12.- The bouse i j went up and down Mi" ladder in II Voting today on appropriations for ? ji nforcement of the prohibition laws, i ; First rejecting an amend nu nt to . the pending appropriation measure , I under which tie- bureau of Internal , I revenue would !>? given $JOO,OOU,000 tn breuk up outlaw liquor traffic, the ? house adopted, >? -; lo Is. an amend? ment l?y ll'.'presentative Volstead. Minnesota, father < f Ih ? law, Increas? ing tin* total from i,; 500,000 to *7, 100,000, Before tie vote was taken ; the house, Jumping from one extreme . to the other, deft tied without count >|qn amendment limiting the amount to $100,000,000. Then was u tinge o? , Old time prohibition bitterness in tin half hour debate pret cding the. final clearing away of the whale question as to how far congress should go in making th" country "bone dry." ! Pleading for a larg'er sum than had been fixed bj the committee in framing Ihr legislative, executive and ' judicial hill. .\~r. Volstead gave warning that tin- country would be heard from if ii was the policy of con I j nrcss to ? Hl appropriations down ami ^ make the .i dj of enforcement a joke. Mr. Volstead said ho merely proposed . a HgUre near'!' ihat which tin- at , torney general had rcejnestcd, Itepreaentatlvo Gallivant, Demo? crat, Massachusetts, gave the houst its first indication thai a fight was brewing hy proposing to make the appropriation $100,000,000, Taking up th..'- statement ? Mr. Volstead that a , J good par! of the money spent woulo I come buck in lines, In- said: I "What's Mi:.- mite? bet s go tin I limit. Let's le in the new adminis? tration i.y bringing back u hundred I million." : itoferring by name t<? Wayne Wheeler, general counsel of the An tl-Paloon league, as ,*Mr. Volstead's ?o?iPlutive ndvlser," Mr. Gallivant declared Mr, Wheeler had said he would nia!?e it : ;> dry in Massachu? setts "its pcaplo would Kptl cotton." "They . re <h :h't now." In- do cl.irod. ' I wsnt to saj to the Antl Huloon leugne thai Massachusetts to? day is tin- only state in Me- union that Is enforcing; th.- prohibition law, 'l contend that the ^'im 1 suggest is u drop in the bucket when you con? sider how much Is needed lo en* ! force i he law In t he rosl of tie I country," SENATOR SMITH IS READY j_ To Champion Forty-fool Project at Any Time Washington, Jan. 1 _'. Although United Hintes s< nul ir II. M Hmlth lias expressed his readiness in have the j bill lo stop wot! "!l Ihe fort) foot 'channel -it i*hnrJest?>n conic up i i 111 I senate ai ao> lime when Its cham? pion, Senator I'all, of LHdawarc nir?'? lo proci ?-.| wih Iu<- matter, the C-'.iw ire leiuttar i- no) expected lo i bring ih< '-ill up again before Thurs i -hi \ o; n \ i week There is :i lilibu U r on by the Ite : i! licans |<i previ m a vote ?>n the ni? Irute bill until S. notor ? led Willis, ?>; <>hi". lakes Iiis seal and ii is unite possible Ilia! Ihe Itepublh ans who are leading I1" li'iti iigainsi Charleston ne waiting for I his e'u.i vote *'ii lhal pl'oilosit loll a '.' ? RURAL HEALTH WORK REPORT ROUNDUP OF INELIGIBLES More Than Twent y Thousand j Many Japanese and Chinese in United States Who Have No Right to Be Here. Says Chief Deporting Agent Persons Vaccinated Last Year ?Dr. Riser's Report _ Columbia, Jan. 12. Over twenty two thousand people were vaccinated for small pox by the county health units in Orangeburg. Lee, Darlington, Ualhoun, Charleston, Kalrfield, dew? berry and Cherokee counties, accord? ing to the anual report of Dr. L. A. Itiser. in charge of the department of rural sanitation and county health work, of the state board of health. Dr. Riser gave his report io the press loduy. Tiiis brunch of the state's publle health work lias grown Im? mensely during tii" pant year. There uro now eight county units. Lust \ t ar there were six. During i"J" 1,862 homes were san I to ted, the largest number In Orange burg county. There were 2,845 homes s< reened, 2,550 more than were screened lost year. There wer?- I, 237 cases of hookworm treated, ;h s ] :* typhoid lunoculatlons adminis? tered, tnirty thousand homes visited by the rural health officials and health lectures gi.en to over sixty thousand persons. This put of tie- lealth department has a motion pit tut e outfit which travels over the state, showing health instruction films, it has been In op? eration covering five months, and during' that time traveled 18 coun? ties, exhibiting to 1,000 persons a ! week. CHAIN GANG FOR MOONSHINERS Columbia, Jan. 13.?A bill to maki punishable b> imprisonment, without I tion of lAtdwig < option of a tine, the manufac? ture of liquor hasjebecn introduced in the m nate by Senator A. Johnatone, of N< whet y. The bill would impose ,i sentence of at has; six months r two years on each per guilty ot manufacturing New York. Jan. 12.?A nation-wide round-up of all Oriental ineligtbtes will Im? launched January 22. The announcement a is made late today n* Kills island by l>-?o RuEsetl, chief deporting agent of the immi? gration service, B. M. Kline, of the bureau of im? migration of the department of labor* will have command of tie- work and will start out from Washington Jan? uary with a staff of deporting agents, for o tour of the south and ? west. seeking "ninny Chinese and Jupnnesi In the I n;t?<i States who I have no lawful right to be here," Mr. I Uussell addi d. 1 The majority of the Orientals came as seamen and took advantage of their seamen's cards to come ashore upon arrival of their vessels at Unit? ed States |K>rts, deserting the ships and smuggling themselves into sec? tions ? r the country remote front their landing places, agent added. Sweeping orders for up have been Issued and a special force is to be assigned to the work. Mr. Russell sii;l. Mexicans Illegally in the country I will be rounded up for deportation by the Kline force, which will be un : d( r o; der:: to hunt for them along th< border, ho said, adding that [Orientals will be deported from San i Francisco and Mexicans nl bolder j points. Mr. Russell was at Bills Island com pleting arrangements for the deportn A. K. Martens. Rus? sian Sovi? t envoy in the United States. tin? deporting such a round? at Washington and not o\ son found whiskey, ? Denatun d ire exi epl ed from of the measure. Pro&nw fgnoranre. Washington, Jan. 12.?Official! of the department of labor, state and justice who could be reached tonight ! professed to know nothing of a round any alcoholic beverage. I up 0f orientals and Mexicans illegal ilcohol and wood alcohol Uy wtthtn Ihe United states annoane the requirements ,\x .,s s ,< -or January 22, by Leo ltas> i-ell. chief deporting agenl of tha be> j i ea u of Immigration. One high official of the department Gf labor said that although he ktmw of no plans for a concerted drive j against Chinese, Japanese and Moxi | cans who had smuggled themselves ! into the country, ? nutnbi r of raids had been made recently snd more ua* lenauv 1 doubtedly*were in prospect. Itepre- j_. OUTLAW MEDI? CINE PEDDLERS Columbia, Jan. 13.? A bill which would outlaw the street medicine peddlar is before the general assem? bly, being Introduced by Crossen, of Lexington, and sentative J. J. Evans, of Marlboro. The bill, if it becomes law, will pre i vent the sah? of patent medicines or 1 compounds used as curatives, excepl by regular licensed phaarmacists. The bill, according to a statement by Mr. Uvans. is aimed at ?Utting out the sab by peddlers and street corner venders of medicines claimed _, I to have curative qualities. The bill Washington, Jan. 12 ?Unexpend i would Impose a fine of not more than|0(| allotments from the national se | $hni or a jull sentence of not more j curlty and defense spproprtstlotl MILLIONS LEFT ON BOOKS President Wilson Wants to Re? alist War Fund i than thirty days, for each violation. EIGHT HOUR DAY LAW Columbia, Jon. 13.? -Representative Hamblin, of Union, has .i bill before the house i f representatives which i would prevent textile* plana from j working their employes for more than forty-eight hours a week or more than i nine hours in any one day, I SPEAKER COTHRAN FOR TAX REDUCTION Columbia, Jan. 12.-?Tax reform? with conservatism In appropriations, a bond issue for permanent improve? ments to statt! Institutions, higher as? sessments .''gainst the business of for j ?*gn corporations doing business in South Carolina and support of the work of the South Carolina Tux. j commission were advocated by Hon. I Thomas P. Cothran, of Greenville, In his key-note address at the opening Of tin ?encral assembly, following his I amounting to several millions of dol? lars, In the ha mis of various depart? ments of the government may be re? called by President Wilson, according Ito an opinion of the attorney geacral. The funds s? recalled, he said, may j be real lotted to other dopartasaata j to meet obligations contracted dur? ing the fircal year i?k> for arnica : the allotments made are Insufficient. In the sundry civil bill for the fis cal year. 1010, congress appropriated , a fund of 150,000,000 for the national {defense to be expended al the disere ' ticn of the president. Und? r this au | thortty the president allotted certain portions of lhi appropriation to the various departments for use at IP* direction in tho prosecution of. the aar. In his opinion made public today j the attorney general replies to a let* ter from the president asking if ihr? j chief pgeeutive ooukt recall unexpend? ed balances In order lo reallot a por? tion to the department of labor JtO enable it to meet claims arising out Iof tin transportation of productive la I bor during 1010 for which aloltments (.ready made have been exhausted. re-elect Ion is speaker of the house of [representatives' Tuesday afternoon. Equalisation ol the tax burden. Mr. I Cothran stated, is the chief task be i i fore the mcmlH rs of the general as ' semhlv . ! "The public is excited over the] question of taxation, as I have never seen before."' Mr. Cothran said. "There Is h public demand to which we can not turn deal er.vs. against an in creaso of the tax burden." Mr. Cothran said he did not feel the t .state could go backward, and another! curse would b< to go forward. How? ever. h-4 pointed out, there is a mid i die ground, on which the legislators] must stand this year. As far SS pos I sible the appropriations must not be ; im reased. Mr. Cothras said that at one lime he introduced u resolution iu the gen? eral assembly, providing tor an amendment to the constitution, to limit the total of appropriations to 1 i million and a quarter, while the total for 102(1 ran to over six millions he said he would almost lie In favor of such m amendment this year, He suid it would instill rest fulness into Ihe public mmd and heart. BRUTAL MURDER AT LONE STAR Negro Kilts Early Wadford and Wounds His Wife and Baby PUZZLING REPORT FROM MOSCOW 1 HI. uon, rom Mos ow oi Ka rpoff, HUpl en dispal \ c mn^unicn i un uincing t in n.< mber of I In ? council is qttoti h The supi em, ? ti tion f death so\ lot Dei In: eil at Mos? "\\ contains no |M*rsoi named KarpotT, which is an old pseu donytu of i enlne, the sovi? .'"one- ol 1 i- publications i?. at* th it, name. Ixniiie was reported recently us being sei lously U. New Vork, Jan. 13 The Norwe? gian steamship On a tula which is re? ported sinking a thousand miles off Halifax was abandoned hj the crea today, who v.r.- picked up i>> a Itrlt 1? li stt amer. Mr. Ka\]\ Wadford, a young man of about 25 years of age. living In the vicinity of Lone Star, was shot and kith 'i last night so me a'here between V and s o'clock ad 11 his wife and four-months-old baby wounded, by a I negro boy named Kredlc Branson, ; As near as could be learned* the particulars of the ease av that Wad* . rord had been missing some of his 'goods which were hemg stolen from him and in some way came upon a place where some of the meal was : hidden. He stayed near this placo (until the negro Branson came and then made Branson carry the meat : hack. This took place In the after? noon. Along between sev, n and eight o'clock last night the negro came to the house of Wadford and called him out asking him for a match. When I Wadford came to the door he fired upon him. killing him instantly. The negro used the other barrel of Mm Ishotgun on the wife, who fame up with the bah? in her arms Both Ihe wife and baby were wounded by this shot. They were carried to the boa*! '" al Hi Columbia, as soon aa possible :?r,. receiving every attention iM a : re. The murderer mad ? hb "?''- ' directl> lifter the shooting. 1 ? negro i- a boy about 1!? yeat Id of a ginger-bread color premier. , weighs about no p. an.Is. When It seen he was wearing an army form. Tie- t en o has net been 1 ?' -es > et. hui .... u dim; to raj has be, u pill i (lUlldod P i"- es< apes .1 posi Marlon. Jan. 13. The lum, of nations, Philippine imle and the railway problem cussed In M r. Mauling t.-daj i ions persons.