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VOL XLVII NO. NEWBERRY, S. C.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 21. 1910. TWICE AWEEX. $150A YEAR SOLONS SPENDS LEES BIRTHDAY AT WINTPROP USVAL NUMBER OF NEW BILL POURING IN. Iureaming Scholarships. - Senate Talks Liquor.-Government by Injunction. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. 20.-The general ssembly spen!t yet-drday, Lee's *irthday, at Winthrop college, leaving Columbia yesterday morn ing and returning last night. Both houses were in session on Monday and on Tuesday, and the house will meet to-day at ten o'eloek and the senate at noon. Both houses have been hard at work, but, as usual, new bills are pouring in, and there seems to be littk doubt that the session will continue for the usual forty days. The Injunction Bill. The senate has passed to third reading Senator Graydon's bill woviding for injunctions Vor the enforcement of the whiskey laws. There was a hard fight on the bill, 'out it passed up by a. safe majority. The bill brought up a 'iscussion of the whole whiskey question, and there was a spicy debate. The ad vocates of the measure contended that it was necessary in order to en farea the law. Its opponents urged t14 it was taking away the 'right of trial by jury. - here was also a lively discussion ii the senate on the Otts bill to de 4tre the unlawful sale or keeping -m possession of alcoholic liquors a A41Sa%e. The vote has not yet been taken ona4his bill. It is contended .y its opponests that there is al ready a law along this line, but Sen -ator Carlikle, of Spartanburg, who is leading the fight for the passage of the bill, says that there is .a neces sity for the measure. This bill is opposed by the author of the in junetion bill. Passenger Rates. The house has passed Mr. Dixon's bill fixing the passenger rates at not more, than two and a half cents per mile. This is the rate now in force by r.greemen't of the railroads, the piresent- legal rate being not more hkan three ecnts. The house has also passed the bill rqirng the use of eleetrie head gt "of 1,500 eandle power.I In Aid of Firemen. *The house, has passed Mr. Garris' hi requiring a tax of one per cent. t4 he paid by foreigm fire insurance esmpanies doing business in towns or cities having a fire department whose equipment is of the value of $1000 or more, the fund so derived is* go- to the improvement of the fire 'department. This bill really aims to make this fund a pension fund. Increasing .Scholarships. I Senator Graydon 's bill to increase !'he number of scholarships at the South Carolina university to 124, the beneficiaries to ,be apportioned amrong the several counties in the same manner as members of the house are now apportioned, has messed the senate. There is a simi ~ar bill in the house introduced by Mr. MeoColl. Marriage License Bill. Senator Earle has introduced in the senate a bill requiring that par rigs marrying shall secure from th6! :ederk of the court a marriage license, the license to be issued upon the part,ies making oath as to their ea aeity to marriage, and as 'to their sames and ages, and the payment of a fee of twenty-fiv ecents. The law requires that the licenses be record 'd by the clerk of court. As to Contributory Negligenice. Senator Croft has introduced a bill. i- the senate which provides that contributory negligence on the parl of employees of railroad corpora-I zions shall not be a bar to recovery, but that if there is negligence on the eart of both railroads and employ ees that the damages shall be dimin shed in proportion to the negligence of the employee. To the Citadel and Clemson. Th eeral assembly will go to the Citadel on Wedneday, Janu arv 26. and t, Clemson college on Friday. January 28. Many More Bills To Come. i addition to the large number of bills already introduced, the en Prossing department is crowded with new bills, and they will continue to pour into both branehes of the gen L1ral assembly for a number of days vet. The Prohibition Bill. The prohibition bill has not yet been intiroduce0d, but it may come during this week, and the fight for State-wide prohibition will be on. The Asylum Matter. It is probable that the report of.. the joint legislative committee ap pointed at the last session of the eneral assembly to investigate the State hospital for the inane will be submited to-day or to-morrow. The consideration of this matter will in all probability take up a coDsider able amount of time. The report of the asylum commit tee was submitted at the session to day. They recomlmend an increase in the amount for maintenance of $33,000. They also recommend for improvements to the plant an appro priationof $70,000, until a new plant can be installed. They recommend an issue of one million dollars in bonds for - the building of two separate institutions, one for white patients and one for colored ones. If bond issue is voted then present fund is to be turned over to ~sinking fund commission for sale. An appropriation of $10,000 is made for the drawing of plans and pecifications. The report is sensational in that they find that the conditions are such that changes are needed. Jno. K. Aull. DYNAMITE KILLS CONVICTS. One Negro on Chester Chain Gang Torn to Shreds and Another Fatally Wounded. Chester, Jan. 18.-Biddle Gist and David Abell, two negroes, conviets n the Chester county chain gang, were instantly killed this afternoon, near the camp on the York road, five nd one-half miles from the city, by the explosion of a stick of dynamite. 1he two negroes in 'charge of Guard E. Schulte were thawing out some dynamite preparatory to sending off a blast when a stiek of the stuff be eame ignited. Abell attempted to extinguish the .flames by beating the stick against t-he ground, anid this set off the entire 'supply o,f several stieks. Abell was torn to threads. His be~ad and portions of his body were found 125 feet distant in one direc tion and other parts were found equally distant in other directions. Cst was not es badly mangled, his body remaining more intact, but he, too, was injured. Guard Ed Schulte was knocked down and painfully urt about the face, his most seri us hurt being to one of his eyes. Drs. McConnell and Wallace, how ever, were rushed to the scene of accident, and they hope to save his eye. Eli Gill, a convict, an.d two white boys, the sons of Ex-Treasurer W. D. Guy, were knocked down and stunned, ,but received no broken bones or bruises. No blame at taches to Superintendent S. 0. Mc Keown, or hig guards, as the con iets, one and all, h:ad been instruct ed as to what to do in case any dyn amite ever took fire. -. Feminine Resource. Mr. Di- went to the club leaving Mrs. D- with a lady friend whose abilities as a scandalmonger and mishief maker were pre-eminent. When be returned he just poked his ead into the drawing room and said with a sigh of relief, "that old cat's gone, I suppose?''" For an instant there was a pro found silence, for as he uttered the last ward he encountered the stony stare of the lady who had been in his mind. Then his wife eame to the rescue. "O,yes, dear,'' she said. "I. seti oteet'home in a basket is morning. '-Tit-Bits. THE NEWS Or PROSPERITY. Missionary Union Holds Meeting. U. D. C. Honors Lee's Memory. -Personal. Prusperity, Jan. 20.-Mr. J. L. Wise has gone to Tennessee to buy another carload of mules. Mrs. Julia Quattlebaum, of Bam berg, is the guest of her son, Mr. Jas. Quattlebaum. Messrs. J. S., J. A.. and M. H. Nichols returned Monday from a visit to their brother in Florida. Mr. Gehrhardt Bedenbaugh has moved into the Dennis house on Me Nairy street. Mr. S. J. Kohn spent several days: of last week in Charleston. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert visited Mrs. Gibson in Columbia this week. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Wheeler, of Wheeland, were in the city Tuesday.. Mr. Matthews, of Columbia, visit ed Mr. Birge Wise this week. Mr. John Scott, of Clinton, has moved his family into the Simpson house on. McNairy street. We are glad to have them make our town their home. -Our two legislators, Dr. Wyche and Mr. Godfrey Harmon, are in'Co lumbia, working for our county. Mrs. Pierce Wicker, who,has been extremely ill for several weeks is now convalescent. 'Mr. and Mrs. Kreps and little Tracy are in Columbia attending the Laynen's Missinary conferenee. Mr. S. P. McCracken, of Newber ry, visited Mrs. Kohn and Mrs. Young last week. Mr. N. E. Aull, of Hickory, visited Mr. A. H. Xohn's family this week. The social Missionary union whieh met at the Baptist church Friday was morpe than a success. Mrs. E. B. Kibler presided in her upsual happy way. Miss Kohn read extracts from various sources on all phases of the Chinese question, in terspersing them with timely re marks. "Missions in China" by representatives of the four churches. Mrs. Wyche, Mrs. Kibler, Miss May Dominick and 3iiss Langford, were interestingly written papers-sta tistical reports and helpful com ments. Mrs. Kreps conducted a Round Table, which was heartily en tered into y every womai present. The occasion was so profitable, s-> pleasant, so social, so lacking in. de nominational pride and spirit that we predict even happier meetings when the other quarters roll around and we urge every woman- in town to he present. Mr. Larry Covin,-'the popular eash ier of the Batesburg Bank, visited Mr. A. L. Black's family last week. Mrs. A. H. Kohn spent Monday and Tuesday in Columbia. The .fo]lowing of our townsnien attended theLaymen 'smnovemeht thi's week: Messrs. A. G. Wise, S. J. Kohn, A. H. Kohn, Drs. Wheeler. and Hunter. Mrs.-Wright and son, of New berry, made a week-end visit to! Miss Nannie Simpson. The hour spent with t.he U. D. C. in houeor of Lee on Wednesday was greatly enjoyed by a large number. Appropriate songs were sung. .Rev. Mr. Caldwell made a very thoughtful talk on Lee. He quoted from nu merous authors anid showed that no other military chieftain, 'save Na poleon, ever climbed to his heights. He dwelt at length on Lee'Ls good-' ness, his generous nature, his ex cellenee as a sch.oaar and the honors and riches he forewent in order to give his service's to his beloved Southland. He told interesting in idents in the life and career of Lee, and closed by relating the scene ini the senate 'when Candler made his speech agaivst Lee and Davis and when Alex. H. Stephens was wheeled in and maAe his memorable reply. Mr. J. J. Miller, of Columbig, vis ited his sister, Mrs. Joe Hartman, this week. Mr. Vance Irby, of Laurens, was in the city this week. Mr. E. W. Werts and Mr. J. B. Hartman went to Old Town to bag game la'st week. Mr. Willie Cannon visited his brother, Mr. Sam Cannon, in Cohum Mr. C. F. Saner visited friends i Saluaa a few days ago. Mr. a.td Mrs. Jake L,itzsey an children visited in the city Wei nesday. We.are glad to be able to say the Mrs. Fainie Bedenbaugh, c i'Neall's is now out of all dangi and is recovering rapidly. Miss Y'Jenia Harmon spent tb week-end with her sister in Scrar ton, S. C. DISPENSARY BOARD'S WORK Its Final Report to Governor i Hands of Printers.-Has Saved State $453,464. Columbia, January 19.-The con mission appointed by Governor Ai sel under an Act of the Legislatmn to wind up the affairs of the "1 State dispensary has drafted its f nal report to the Governor, and now in the hands of the printer, an will be laid on the desks of the men bers of the Legislature in a few day The report is an exceedingly inte esting one, and the commission hi appareTAly made a fine busine. showing. The total net money r sult is $453,464.56, of which $275 000 has been paid into- the Stai treasury, $80,832.80 is on hand i cash, $22,631.76 due by counties, aE $75,000 is real estate, this being i sumary of the business from tl time the commission assumed charc on February 16, 1907, up to Januai 12, of the present year. And moi is 'to come from overjudgment amounting to. over $200,000. The commission has realized gra total receipts of $974,586.55, which $56,936.36 is interest earn< by.deposits of funds in the ban) -over the State at 4 per cent. T total amount paid out was $89, 753.75; including the $275,000 turn( over to the State Treasurer. C merchandise acoumt a gr.ss prol of $12,024.86 is shown, while c capital account of $400,000 there a net loss of only $4,189.76. The supply account shows a ns loss of $33,286.42, "which loss is ai counted for in runining the dispei sary several months, using the. supplies in supplying the variot dispensaries for goods sold to them. The ''conscience money'' receive ''from old ereditors, who had to a< eounts on the books,'' amounted I $39,500, "the attorneys receiving 5 per cent. commission on all the could recover on claims of thi kind." The .litigation in th. Feder courts was costly, the report say but this was charged against ti whiskey houses and the commisio "considdrs that this litigation he cost the State practically nothing.' "Exhibit 'D' shows the assets an liabilities, part of which we consi4 er a contingent liability amountit to $41,277.63, being amounts claime by parties who have appealed froi the findings of this commission the supreme court for final. settli ment," says the report. "Exhi.bit 'E' gives itemized statt ments of all extpenses per diem an mileage ineurred by this commissin during the entire period, which full explains itself. We call attentic to the total, which is $7,077.54." "The results of the efforts"c Anderson, Felder, Rountree & Wi son, of Atlanta, who were paid 1 j>er cent. omn all savings from ovel charges and 50 per cent, of the 00r sience money "is shown in Exhibi 'G.' The amount so charged up t creditors was $173,831.95, of whie $20,446.08 was for expense of lit gation.". Good in Theory. F. B. Sanborn after hearing Ho: ace White and other younger e: perts in finaxee instruct Boston thi week at a public dinner on the me: its of the central bank, gives it his idea that we ought to have i but probably never shall get it, f(< the same reason that the ordinar wild -duck cannot be maide as goo e:ti:g as- the canvas back by feedin it on wild celery. "It will do it, said the tavern keeper of th-e Ad rondack forest: "I know it, for I 's iried i t--oly. .d-n 'em, they won at it. "--Roston Record. n CLEMSON COLLEGE d IN THE UMEUGHT t COMMITTEE BLAMES BOTH METL AND TRUSTEES. Ir Probable Truth, Says the Report, in e Charges that Board Interfered too Much and Mell Showed Little Ad ministrative Ability. I Columbia, January 16.-The report - of the legislative committee charged with the investigation of the State educational committees has some un usual matter in it, especially with - regard to Clemson College. This .. committee consists of Senator T. I e Rogers and Representatives Divall d and Lawson. i- On the subject of nepotism, the is committee says: d We would again call your atten 1.. tion to the recommendation made by s. your committee at the last session of r. the General Assembly. In that re ts port W3 recommended that the Act 3s forbidding the -employment of rela e- tives by public school trustees as Y telehers should be amended so as t to include the boards of trustees of En our State institutions. If the Gen td eral Assembly had good and suffi Le eient reasons for the enactment of e this law in making it apply to the , trustees of our public schools, the y very same reasons exist why. the re same should apply - to our college&, 1 In our inspection we have. inquired as to the extent of nepotism in our d institutions, and the effeet that nepotism is having upon their opera tion. We are led to believe that this s is a very dangerous practice, and while it iuay work a seeming hard ship to certain individuals, yet we should legislate for ..the whole peo In ple and for the protection !of . odr It colleges, and we think it should be prohibited by the statute law of the State. We thimk it fair to the oth er institutions to state that this prac tice does not prevail to any extent except at Clemson College. We feel 3 constrained to add that peculiar cir cumstances have partially created ;e this condition there. Conditions at Clemson. Coneerning conditions at Clemson the special legislative committee has othis to say: In view of the fact that a great deal has 'been said in the press of the SState as to conditions at Clemson college, and also in view of the fact lthat such a large sum of money is yearly expended there by its board sof trustees, your committee felt it incumbent upon them, as far as time would allow, to make a somewhat t.horouigh investigation. dWe find that there has been a de Splorable lack of co-operation be tween the trustees and the president Sand between the president and the commandant to the serious detri ment ofteinsition The re tees {ave -usurped his powers and by interference with the details of athie institution, which are 'directly athe duties of the president-such as adiscipline of cadets, orders to his Isubordinates, taking charge of buy ing the books of the library, and die -tating the curriculum-mader'a sue esiful administtation impossele ofor hi. 0The trustees feel thiat the presi dent has failed to exert the authority Sgiven him, and by his failure has made it imperative for them to ex .ert activities along lines they would -have been glad to leave ta him. Re gardless of who is right in these claims, your committee feels .that for~ the future good of Clemson, it is~ necessary that a strong man be elect .ed president that he be made the Sreal head of the institution; that he be given all the powers to enable him Ls to thoroughly control and operate' the entire institution. As an cvi rdence that intention of the trustees vto remedy the above evil, we quote dthe following resolution, which was' passed by a meeting in July. 1909. "That a committee of three be ap ipointed by the chairman to take into. e consideration the revision of the 't by-laws, and. in consultation with the preidet of the college, report such changes as in tner juagmens are necessary to secure the following re,ults: 1. Define the powers and du ties of the president of the eollege, so that he shall be the absolute head of the college, to be held responsible for its satisfactory working and sue ees. 2. To define the relation ol the trustees of the college, and theiw duties as inspectors and legislators, seeking to secure the best rez-lts as a minimum expense; the idea being that the trustees shall direct and control the policy of the college un der general rules and . regulations, while the faculty shall carry them out under the orders of the presi dent of the college, who shall alone act as intermediary between the trustees and the various heads of departments, and shall: be held re sponsible for results. - 3. To seenre the co-ordinaon and c atica of the various departments of the college with 'a view to economy and efficiency and a clear definition ol duties of the various officers of the college. Under this resolution a committee was appointed and has reported a new set of by-laws. These have beez adopted by the board and we hope they will prove satisfactory. We append to this report a coma munication from Dr. Mell, retiring president, furnished us upon o=s request that he give bs his views as to how the fu.ture welfare of the college could be best subserved. Af ter receiving this communicatioi from Dr. Mell, we invited the pres1 ent, and also the former presiden4 d the board of trustees to a confer enee with us, and asked tfiem about the matter referred to by Dr.- IbU5. concerning all of which they gave us freely and frankly. full informatie We find that "there was' a ioWu lack 6 appreciation between tdW board, or some members of the board, and the president. The president attributing his ~ partial tion a sieess to the interference tration a suceess to the interference bv certain of the trustees, and the trustees attributing the same to the incompetency of Di-. Mell as an ad ministrative officer. We are not in a position to render a decided opin ion upon all the matters in question but we believe there is truth in both contentions, in some respects. Agricultural Teature a Failure. It seems to be conceded by all ,that on aceount of the ieasons -for its establishment, and the manner - of its support, Clemson should be primarily an agricultural college and it 'seems to.youlr committee thet the authorities have failed to obtaia. the desired result along these lines.3 The trustees to whom we'have talked seem to fully realize this, and as sure us that their plans for thre fu-. ture embrace a. determination to spare no effort or money in maldng '< the agricultural department all that could be desired. 'We recommend that Section 1,1 of- Volumne 1, Code, of 1902, in ref erence to the meetings of-the board ~ of trustees, be repealed. The board cannot properly perform tI(e many. duties of directing a large institutioO by having only two meetngs a yea. The treasurer's report of Clemsnn college shows that the trustees re eive pay' for more than twa meet ins a year, and, in -our opinion, the section, should .be repealed and thus make clear their right to do so. This section was originally a part ofa special Act for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the old ag rieuJ:ural department of the State,. - whih duties were imposed upon the trustees of Clemson college, and was not intended to apply to the mee ings of the .board for other purposes. But when the Code of 1902 was adop ted, it was incorporated in the arti le on Clemson college, and as it stands therein and without looking into its history, it -would appear to apply to any meetings of the board. We do not believe this was ever n tended, and therefore recompend its repeal. Should Be Under State cnrL. We renew~ the following recom mendation of the last report of this committee: 'This committee has for several (Continued on Page Six.) -