The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-27
GASOLINE INSTEAD OF
LIQUOR ON PAY ROLL
Constables Have Switched Into New
HaJits-Law and Order Campaign
Of American Produces Start.
ling Effects.

Columbia. July 23-There has not
been so far during the month of July
single expenditure by the $4,000
army constables for liquor, target
practice, playing pianos in baWdy
houses, pool playing, tips TO hackmen,
or having teeth pulled
The Columbia bureau Of The
Charleston American, however, has
not yet been able to destroy the taste
Of the constables for inflammables.
Gasoline is now being burned at rate
to astonish even the war natives, and
one of the pay warrants will serve
to show what is being done. to some
extent, with the $4,000 which must
be spent this year for prohibition,
law and order
1t is in the nature of tracey. 444e
Columbia correspondent of The Char
lesion American thought he had placed
himself squarely in the fore front as
an exponent of"law and order when,
!; as a result of the publication of the
items for maintenance of the consta-
bulary, such things as expenditures
for cheap liquor and "red light" dis
trict incidentals had been eliminated
from the states pay roll. Now comes
this other explosive, as wltnesseth
Warrant No. 1863, June, 1917, salary
and expenses of T. j. Smyrl, $241.1S.
Read With Care.
Salary, 80 DAYS, at S. per day, $loo;
June1, gasoline, $1.65; June 8, Gasoline
s1.45: June 4, gasoline, $3.50; June d,
vucanizing tires, $3.50; June 5, inner
, tube, $3.50; June 6, 2 inner tubes,
j $500. $500; June 6, tire, SIT; June I,
gasoline, s1.40; June 9, gasoline S2,Go;
June 10, gasoline, $500; June II, gaso-
line, $3.50; June 13, gasoline and oil
s1.S5: June IA, gasoline, s1.50; June
le. gasoline, s20S; JunelS, gasoline
s2.OS: June IS, gasoline $1.50; June
! 10. gasoline $2.O8; June 20, gasoline,
| s2.16: June 20, work on car, S2.44;
June 21, gasoline and oil, 1925; June
/ q, work on car, $50; June %, gaso-
line, $40; June 27, gasoline, s2.4O;
June %, gasoline and oil, $3.50. There
are also further expenses which are
enumerated making up the total.
"Law Enforcing" Travel.
THAT enforcement Of law goes
long ways in South Carolina now is
evidenced by the fact that during this
year there has been paid out of the
governors special fund for enforce
ment of law" the sum of $343.75 for
four trips of the governor to New
York and return and two trips to
Washington and return, during the
last year. what these trips has to do
with claw and order" is not known,
except it may be that other funds had
dun low. The warrant IN the
comptroller generals Office is No. 1926,
dated December 80, 1916, and issued
January %, 1917. 1t includes:
To expenses, three trips to New
York and return, (e-7-16, 5-9-1S and
12-1s-16), $187. so; to expenses, two
trips to Washington and return, o.
'ls and 12-14-16), s91.40; to expenses,
one trip to New York and return, (12-
so-1s), $s4.s5.
The governor, however, has not
stretched the "law and order" fund
this year to include the expenses Oh
his special representative to Wash
ington. These expenses have been
paid from the ordinary contigent fund
of the governors Office, as put up by
the taxpayers.
Warrant, No. 1875, dated February
27, 1917, issued March l, 1917. con
tingent fund, governors" shows: Toi
Christie Benet, $3.50. The statement
accompanying the warrant is as fol-
lows:
"State2ent OF expense incurred by
Christie Benet on account of trip made !,
to Washington at the request of Coz. !
Richard /. Manning to see Secretary
of War Beer in reference to move !;
ment of South Carolina national guard; !
Railroad fs and Pullman. Columbia
to Washin: on and retnrn,$26; hotel
bill, Washin. ION. $40; meals. $12; in !
cidentals, s. total. $4S.40.
Warrant No. 4310, dated June o.,
1917, issued June 8, 1917, to Christie
Benet for SO, as follows:
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