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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-02-26
Columbia Station Substitute Bill.

Columbia Station Substitute Bill.
A substitute for the Welch bill to
require the railroads to erect and
maintain union station in Columbia
was reported out Of the railroad COM
m ttee of the senate The substitute
makes no mention of erection but
provides simply for the improvement
and maintenance of an adequate sta
ton. The substitute bill would place
the matter in the hands of two engi-
neers, one to be appointed by the
railroads, and the other by city coun-
Gil, instead Of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Mileage Good For Family.
The railroad commission recently
issued order effective within 80 days
requiring railroad companies to accept
mileage coupons from any member Of
the family Of a purchaser, provided
the purchaser at the time of buying
his mileage stated in writing who con-
stiuted the members of his family.
The order followed the complaint Of
Senator Earle of Greenville
H. S. Hardwick, of Washington, traf
fc passenger manager Of the South
eru railway was here. Assistant At
torney General represented the state.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

of the Columbia public school system.
The commissioners authorized the es-
taDlishment, in the high school only
at present, but eventually in all the
schools, of a savings funds for pupils.
The state of South Carolina was
awarded verdict of $3.50 in the court
of common pleas recently against the
Seaboard Air Line railway. The COM
plant was brought on behalf of Clem.
son College.
The Columbia-Camdep railroad was
chartered recently with capital Of
$250,000 and work was commenced on
the electric line of railway between
Columbia and Camden. R. L. Abney
and Senator Weston and others are
behind the movement.
Rev. Stephen A. Nettles, formerly
editor of the Southern Christian Ad.
vocate, is confined to the home of his
sister, Mrs. E. C. Alsbrook in Spartan
burg by injuries which he received
when he slipped and fell on the icy
pavement.
The first shipment Of the 1000 eggs
to be sent into Union county to fill
the orders for the members of the
Union County Poultry Association 10
now being received.
A delegation Of railroad officials and
directors of the Spartanburg chamber
of commerce met in consultation with
j. T. O'Dell, relative to the erection
of a new union station for Spartan
burg.
Orangeburg county schools have re-
ceived s3,250.63 to be used as school
extension aid. Thirty-hve schools Of
this county. have received this aid.
Prof. J. H Harper, director of the
agricultural department of Clemson
College, has accepted an invitation to
conduct one of the conferences at the
1914 Conference for Education. in the
South, to be held in Louisville, KY,
April to 10, inclusive.
After pleasant and instructive Sc
ries of meetings in the Pendleton
street Baptist church at Greenville,
the B. Y. P. y. convention adjourned
recently to meet next year at Darling.
ton. The banner for which competi-
ton was keen was awarded to the B.
Y. P. U. of Tabernacle church of Col
umbia
A new enterprise for Gaffney is a
hog farm which has been established
by R. E. Johnson. Mr.. Johnson has
purchased some registered animals
and will raise them for sale He has
had considerable experience in hand
ling live stock, and only up-to-date
methods will be employed by him.
Henry Won Oshen, Jr., of Orangeburg
and Mr. Howard of Charleston have
entered into a business to raise poul-
try and sell eggs, etc. The poultry
farm has been established on the road
between Orangeburg and St. Mat
hews, about two miles from Orange
hT1rp
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items dieu at the instance of Mr.. Nc
Donald of Oconee.
The increase in the appropriation
bill was due to the adoption by the
house of an amendment offered by
MT. James Of Lee to set aside $4,000
for contingent fund for needy rural
schools, to be expended under the SUI
pervision of the state board of educa-
tion and paid out on the application
of county superintendents Of educa-
tion.~
For lack of one vote, almost all
hope fthe passage of legisltion by
the general assembly to safeguard the
primary election system vanished into
lhirs air, when the house by a vote Of
81 to "a refused to pass to third read
ing the primary election reform bill
now pend in tbs senate. The sen-
ate bill was substituted for the house
bill by vote of 81 to SO on the motion
of Mr. Stevenson of Chesterfield, who
led the fight to enact legislation
which would guarantee to South Caro-
Ina honest primary elections.
The Lilies bill fixing an annual IL
cense of SIS and SO on automobiles,
the fees to be used for building and
maintaining the roads in the counties
in which they are paid, was taken up
by the house and passed to third read
ing.
Mr. Lilies said that the bill would
raise approximately $500 for a spe-
cial road fund.
At the request of Mr.. Stevenson the
house took up out Of its order, the
'Welch-Busbee-Barnwell bill relating to
negotiable instruments and passed 1t
to third reading.
The Earle bill providing for creating
a thirteenth judicial circuit by irving
the Tenth judicial circuit was taken
up by the house and passed to third
reading. The bill proposed that An
derson and Oconee should be allowed
to remain in the Tenth circuit and
Greenville and Pickens to be placd IN
a new circuit to be known as the
Thirteenth circuit.
The Mixson bill changing the inner.
itance law when husband dies intes.
tate, so as to give the widow one-halt
instead Of one-third of his property,
was killed by the house.
The county supply bill, one Of the
omnibus measures Of the ways and
means committee, was passed to third
reading by the house.
The house, at the request of Mr..
Pyatt, of Georgetown, passed to third
reading the bill by the committee on
fish, game and forestry charging Ii
cense to non-residents who fish for
shad or sturgeon in the waters Of
South Carolina The licenses are to
be granted by the board Of fisheries
through the county treasurer, and
they are not transferable County
treasurers are to be furnished with
license blanks and tags by the board.
On motion of Mr. Welch, the bill
by Mr.. Muller requiring railroad COM
poDioc +o proy,ido cbo1tor of fboir
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SOUTH CAROLINA
GENERAL L-tSSEEiIiiIDI)IL


a separation of the races in cotton
mills in South Carolina. TIE bill
was passed to third reading after tie
adoption of the committee amend
ments.
Under a resolution from the house
committee of medical affair.". tie re-
tition Of certain property ovnc:s who
live near Parr Shoals, on B-o2l river.
and who asked that the l22d &c He
flooded by the Parr Shoals dr., tie
first cleared Of brush and tees, was
referred to the state board of hsalt.!
for action.
Tie matter Of anti-alien legislation
came up again in the house IN t q
form Of a concurrent resolution c::cr-
ed by Mr.. James of Lee call:1s ci, tie
South Carolina senators to o,o:e t':e
ratification of a treaty with a!.s "a
ton whose citizens are now i g: = Q
to citizenship. The house t.s.4l u
resolution.
The house, through Speake~ S'':.:i':.
received letter from the F7i:re?''%;
Civic league commencing tie A;ay f'::'
passing the Sanders bill.
At the request of Mr.. W.e7ca &
Richland TIE house took up cut cf Is
order the bill introduced by NJ. .A::::;;:e-
OF Rich'and to require street CO: cor
panies in cities Of $4,000 or more IT,
habitants to provide proper ;e9t :ni
air brakes for their cars. T.,e "eas-
ure passed to third reading witlou!
opposition
The DeLaughter joint resolEtic2
appropriating s400 for the erection of
a monument to the memory O. -Ick:a
Merriweather of Edgefeld county wss
passed by the house to third rea,.ins
without opposition.
In little less than five hours the
house passed the general an::.ro7r:;s-
ton bill to third reading at its seSs on.
With scant ceremony, the house voted
down nearly all the amendments pro-
posed to the various items in .i:e b;!!
after they had been explained hy scne
member of the ways and means com
mittee. The total of the i'll IS il
was passed by the house Was in
creased by about $4,000. The bill as
reported by the committee carried q
total of s2,391,795 andf provided for
state levy of mills, an increase Of
s-4 of mill over the tax collected by
the state in 1913
After a debate the house agreed to
an amendment decreasing the aDpre-
priation for the Confederate i:IGirm-
ary by $4,000 and fixing the salaries
to be paid to persons in charge OF its
management For the third year ii
Succession the house killed the item
Of $4,000 in the appropriation bill for
Todd & Benson, architects Of Charles
ton, "in full payment--for plans and
specifications of the state house and
model for other claims in connection
with this week" And also the Todd
& Benson item was killed by vote of
So to 81. Last year it was killed by a
vote Of II to 90. At both sessions the
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e-roughout the night session anu WIN
be taken Up again Immediately after
the morning hour, when the indica-
tions are that it will be killed, or the
committee amendments adopted.
The opponents of the two-cent rate
contend that it is unfair to give the
man of means the advantage of a two
cent rate in purchasing mileage
book and to require the man who can
not afford to invest at once in trans
portation for from SOC to 1000 miles
to pay two and half and three cents
mile. The opponets answer this by
saying that it is the same discrimina-
ton that is made in favor of large
shipper as against a small shipper;
that the man paying the railroad $40
in a lump sum makes that much
money available for the use of the
railroad in its business.
Senator Young said that the pro-
ponents of the two-cent rate bill ad-
mitted that it would prove confsca-
tory in the case Of short lines, yet, he
said, they would have a trunk line
haul passengers for 100 miles more or
less within the state ror two cents.
The logic of this view Of the matter
Senator Young said that he could not
see.
The discussion Of the measure has
brought out from the proponents, aud
from Senator Earle especially, denun-
citation of the railroad lawyers who
frequent tie lobby as he contended
from the beginning Of the session of
the end. The railroad committee has
also come in for share Of criticism.
Senator Earle said that be had not
gone before the committee. because he
expected an unfavorable report on his
bill in any event.
The senate passed bill authorizing
the establishment Of the pellagra hos
pital and commission, carrying an ap-
preparation of $4,000, of which $4,000
is to build the hospital which would be
the first IN the country.
The senate refused to change the
change the pension laws of this state,
and killed the bill providing an addi-
tional stenographer for the seventh
circuit which is composed of Spartan
burg, Cherokee and Union. Hhe house
passed the pension reform bill
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Debate on the Earle-Stanley-MiXo
Hunter two-cent passenger rate bill,
hsccHn in the senate, continued
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
MEMS DAY AT BRTHEL.

The second annual MEMS Day" of
Bethel A. NJ. h. Church will he held
IN the church tomorrow with all day
services. The guest of the occasion
will be the Rev. Reverdy C. Ransom.
d. D., Of New York city, editor of the
A. M. b. Review. celebrated as a
preacher and orator.
At the morning service the Rev.
w. II. HOxter, d. D., will preach and
the mems choir. under direction of
Prof. NJ T., Sterling, will sing. In the
afternoon at 3.15 o'clock the Sons of
Veterans, Beaver Glee Club. Ltd,
Monday Club, Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Lodge of Elks and ushers of the vari-
GUS churches will take part. Music
will be furnished by the Alpha Male
Choral Society. Mr.. Ransom will de-
liver the address.
In the evening a platform meeting
Will be held with speakers from the
various churches as follows: Charles
II. Colburn. Barrett Jackson, DR.. ]. b.
Stubs, John II. Coursey, Caleb G.
Laws, John II. Wooden, Abraham
Jones. Rev. w. T. McKissick, Edward
G. Oliver, Thomas S. Anderson and
the Rev. Reverdy G. Ransom, ID. D..
Of New York city. There will be
music by the mems choir.
Evening journal., 1914-12-19

I doubt whether one or two Of the
Wilmington delegation will not sup
port the charter"
When Mr.. Kurtz resumed the floor.
he again took up the civil service pro-
visions and explained the details.
Mr.. Sparks wanted to know what
the city manager would do when he
wanted a man 70 operate a gasoline
engine.
We wanted a gasoline engineer
and we could not find a man in VIII
mington," he declared. so we had to
go to New Castle TO get one. What
would the city boss-for he would be
a boss-do in a case like that9'
The civil service commission
would hold an examination for the
position" Mr.. Kurtz replied. "and
they would not examine watchmakers
or blacksmith, but men acquainted
with gasoline engineering"
Caleb +. Burchenal made a general
defense Of the proposed charter.
Irving Warner, president Of the
civic body. explained the initiative
and referendum clauses Of the chart
er, while n. Il. John, secretary of
the association, told Of the plans sue
'cess in other cities.
Joseph Bancroft displayed marked
interest In the civil service section
OF the charter and this was clearly
explained to him.
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
ASPHYXIATION
Was accidental
COroner'S Jury So Finds in
Case of Arthur E.
ClOugh
TALE OF WEALTH
PROVES A MYTH

Coroner Springs jury in the case oI
Arthur II. Clough, aged 4s years, of No
lOS French street, who was found as
phANiated in his home, last Sunday. re-
turned a verdict last night that deatl
was accidental. The hearing was repletC
with interest in the disappearance OF
supposed gold certificates valued at
$4,000, their discovery under a bureau
and the later development that the GER
tiiicatcs were Of questionable value.
Mrs. Annie /. Allen, of No 1902 Van
Buron street, the first witness, said she
was sister of Mr.. Clough and her tcs.
timony merely identified the body.
Mrs. Jane Wells, with whom Clough
boarded, was the principal witness,
telling Of the finding of Clough's body
IN his room while gas was pouring
from an open gas stove. She said
the wind might have blown out the
gas, as the window was open. Coroner
Spring asked Mrs. Well what she
knew about the gold certificates from
Mr. Clough's trunk and she replied
that Deputy Coroner Nichols had the
dead mans insurance papers and wal
let, but she knew nothing about the
certificates. Coroner Spring said the
certificates had been removed from
the trunk and afterwards found on
the floor under the bureau. Coroner
Spring said he would like TO have
Deputy Coroner Nichols called. but
the jurors did not deem this neces-
sary.
Mr.. Bowers, a member of the jury.
asked who started the story about
the bonds. but no one answered him.
Nelson Cloush, OF No. 326 Menden-
hall avenue. q brother OF Arthur
Clough testified that he was at the
house on Monday and that the valua-
bic papers were missing when the
trunk was sent TO his mothers home.
He went to the room on Thursday
and he found the stock certificates in
the bureau drawer under the papers.
He said he had known for years that
his brother had the certificates as
wei! as two insurance policies, one Of
which was found with the stock, He
took the papers home and gave them
to his mother, as she was the benen-
ciary under the insurance policies.
After the inquest, relatives of Clough
wanted II known that the papers were
not gold certificates.
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
CITY BANK CLEARINCS.
Fourth Street NOW
A forest OF Pines

Fourth street, from French to West
streets, better known at this time of the
year as the Christmas tree market Is
one vast forest, and the odor of the fra
grant pine and balsam is noticeable for
squares. lnterspersed with the trees
are stands covered with holly, garlands
OF e'ergreens and mistletoe. Owing to
the great number of unemployed in this
city the indications are that the prices
viii be somewhat lower than heretafore.
At the present time the trees are mod
crate in price.
shapely little table trees can be pur.
chased for 25, so and 75 cents while
a, splendid full size fir, spruce or pine.
the Kind that just fill up the corner in
the parlor, can be bought from 81 To 50.
according to the height and shape. The
large trees. suitable for halls and enter
talnlnents come slightly higher.
Holly wreaths, garlands and clusters
oi berries, selling at 10, IS and 25 cents
are BEGINNING to appear, and the attrac,
tive garlands Of crowsfoot sellino at
~ and 10 cents a yard, are decorating
many stands.
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
irish -NATIONALISTS
Stand BY COUNTRYMEN

The Irish Nationalists at a meeting
held recently adopted the following reso-
lutions;
We. Irish Nationalists of Wilmington,
assembled TO honor the memory of the
men who gave their lives for Ireland
on the scaffold in Manchester in 1867,
proclaim anew our allegiance TO the
cause Of Irish National Independence,
for which the three martyrs died and
our determination to carry that cause
to final victory.
We repudiate the claim of John Red
mond that the Irish people have sold
their birthright for the miserable mess
of English pottage called the Home Rule
Bill, which denies to Ireland all the
essential attributes of self-government
and which has been hung up till the
close of the war as bait to induce
young lrishmen to shed their blood in an
unjust war. fomented by England to
crush a commercial and industrial rival
A victory for Germany in this war
would be of infinite benefit to Ireland
while Germany's defeat would
strengthen England and. enable her to
fasten her robber grip more securely.
We denounce as impudent false
hoods the statements published in
English and Irish papers that the
Irish people of the United States are
in sympathy with England in this
war. We know that nine-tenths of
the Irish citizens of this republic
sympathize with Germany, wish for
German victory and would contribute
to bring about such a victory if 1t
were in their power. They know
that a strong England is always re-
lentless and ruthless in its treatment
OF Ireland, but that a weak and beaten
England is ready TO listen TO Ireland's
demands and less capable of resisting
them.
We commend the action of the
Convention of the Irish National Vol
unteers. held in Dublin. on October
20, in deciding that Ireland's citizen
army shall be used for the defence of
Ireland alone and that any attempt
by the British government to enforce
cOnscriptiOn in any form will be re-
sisted with all the force at the com
mand of the Irish people. IL Irish
AuVh must uS aidubHltItus IL Is DelleT
that they should die defending their
rights in Ireland than in fighting on
the continent of Europe for those who
have oppressed and robbed them for
seven centuries and who still deny
them the right to govern themselves.
We pledge to the Irish National
Volunteers our moral and financial
support in the splendid stand they
have taken and we call on the Irish
people in America to supply the
money to arm and equip an Irish
National Army which will be capable
Of defending Ireland, her rights and
liberties, no matter what may be the
outcome Of the present war in Eu-
rope.
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
PLEASED With
THE COUNTY ROADS
Rural Mail Collectors Say
Highways Are in Splen-
did Condition
NEW CASTLE
WHARF FINISHED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Dec. 19-New Cas-
tie and Red Lion hundred farmers
are spending considerable money in
New Castle purchasing Christmas
goods. Six Of them we're in front
OF the postofiice yesterday afternoon
discussing various subjects when the
rural mail carriers arrived after
covering their routes. In answer to
the remark: "You are early" by one
of the farmers. Carrier Rudolph Val
lette replied such was possible be-
cause of the good roads.
why" said Mr.. Vallette, Road
Supervisor George H. Burris has done
more permanent work in New Castle
hundred in two years than had been
done in twenty years previous. Take
for instance" he continued, "the road
from New Castle TO Newport. He has
been gradually building the road
with Stag from the New Castle steel
plants The big Jumps when placed
bn the rounded road bed are broken
By men with sledges. Later "A trac-
tion engine goes over the bed and
the five inches of Stag make fine
road. That road between Newport
and New Castle had been almost inn
passable other years. To the mail
carrier good roads are more essential
than cro good horses and wagons.
Pyle's Lane and the road TO Lobdell's
car wheel plant have also been inn
proved"
Child's Chairs. Dolls, Coaches, Elk
press Wagons, Sleds, Tables, Air
Rifles. Iron Toys. Trains. Rubhers.
Rubber Boots, Bargains in Xmas Slip
pers. Novelties Writing Paper
Stoopse
Contractors Cloud, stiles and Work
have finished the work of pouring
the last cement at the Delaware
street wharf. Work on the wharf
win be completed in a few days.
This new wharf was built at a
cost OF several thousand dollars, and
the front Is protected by piling. The
old granary has been razed, and af-
Ter the wharf is surfaced an effort
viii be made TO have a pavilion built
80 that New Castle people can enjoy
the river breezes.
Bracelets, &c. Bridgewater.
The annual election of officers OF
the Methodist Sunday school will be
held tomorrow afternoon. The re-
quest is made for a large attendance
of all Sunday school workers.
The annual Christmas celebration
Of the First Baptist Sunday school
will be held on January 16.
A charity dance will be given In
the Opera House on New Years eve
for the benefit OF the poor Of the city.
The chicken house OF George w.
Burris, at Rose Hill, was raided ON
Thursday by thieves, who carried
away ave turkeys twenty chickens
and one duck AS all the poultry had
, been ordered for the holiday season
Mr.. Burris Will be compelled 70 dis
appoint his customers. An attempt
was made to rob the place one night
last week, but dogs frightened of the
thieves.
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
A GOOD COMPLEXION
MEANS PURE BLOOD

Everybody that wants a fine. glowing,
youthful skin, should take old reliable
Hoods Sarsaparilla, a physicians pre-
scription, which gives clear. healthy
color. When your blood is made pure,
pimples, boils, hives, eczema disappear.
Languor, loss Of appetite, tired feel
ing, weakness are symptoms of Impure.
unhealthy blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla purifes the blood.
Get a bottle today.
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
PREFERS The HORSE
THOUGH He DOES KICK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
MlDDLETOWN, Del, Dec. 19-T
allison Cleaver had a narrow escane
from serious injury recently when
the horse he was driving ran awav
ana kicked the carriage to pieces
Mr.. Cleaver was thrown out and had
ly bruised. ''"u y 'u-
AInough Mr. Cleaver sells automo-
biles he continues to use a borso so,.
his own purposes. While trvins tba ~
new horse it became frightened at
some object in the road and rsn az
away. u ran
Evening journal., 1914-12-19
WILLIAM DONAHUF man

William Donahue, aged 81 years. Of
1reenVille, son OF the late James and
Margaret Donahue. died yesterday.
his funeral will be held on Monday
morning from the home of his sister.
Mrs. John Carney, at Greenviiie. with
services in st. Josephs Church at Q
o'clock and interment in st. Joseph's
cemetery.