The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-02
ReappOinted by Governor Man
ming While Test Case is Pend
ing in the Courts.
PUT THE IDLE TO WORK
Lettering, Loafing and Vagran
cy" to Get Attention of Au
thOrities in Columbia-Othe
Capital News.

Columbia, April 1.-Wade Hamp
ton Gibbes, of Columbia. for the
fourth time in about a year, has ta-
ken the oath of Office as chief game
warden of South Carolina He was
reappointed and recommended by
Governor Manning.
This opens a new angle to the
much contested office of chief game
warden. There is a case on file with
the circuit court for Richland county
testing Mr.. Gibbes' title to the Office,
and this proceeding probably will
have TO be amended or a new case
filed. Mr.. Gibbes announced that the
National Audubon Society has recog-
nized the branch of the South Caro-
lima Audubon Society which recon-
mended him as the true branch in
this state. Prof a G. Moore. dean
of the University of South Carolina,
is president of this branch, ard DR..
T.. c. l.. Adams, physician OF Co
lnmbia, of the other, which endorsed
A. A Richardson and, later, George
Weston.
Gibbes' Letter.
Acting, as we believe, after care
full study, entirely within the law
and according to the decision OF the
supreme court" says letter from
Mr.. Gibbes to Thomas H. Peoples,
attorney general, Governor Man
ming has recommissioned me today
as chief game warden for South Caro-
lima. In accepting this appointment Il
and holding to the office am actuat-
ed by desire TO preserve a depart
ment of the government of the State
and TO administer il through its war
den force in the interest of all of our
citizens. Therefore, ! beg respect
fully TO request that you will aid me
in the matter OF lending the name of
your office to a defense of my title
against any who may question it, and
that YOU will be kind enough 10 as
sociate with you as counsel my at
torneys, who have heretofore repre-
sented me in this matter
Condemns Idle.
John ID. Frost. assistant attorney
general, in letter to DR.. Lewie
Griffith, mayor of Columbia. on the
introduction OF an ordinance in the
municipal court here to prevent
"loitering. loafng and vagrancy, :"
says that with the best OF our young
manhood either at war or donninc
the uniform for the front, ] cannot.
and have not, been able to see how
any man could fail TO support an or
dinance which would force the lott
ering or idle either TO the farms or
the workshop, this being no time
for anyone. high or low, rich or poor,
black or white, to loaf"
81 trust that the ordinance" con
tinues the letter, will receive the
sanction of council so that the peo-
pie Of Columbia will be able to en-
ploy labor which is now floating
about the pool rooms and hanging
around the corners of the street.
Push the matter along, for which the
people OF the surrounding country,
as well as the city, viii be grateful"
Buy War Securities.
Where not prevented by special act
school trustees could do no more pa
triotic duty than investing the sink
ing funds OF their districts in gov
ernment securities, according to an
opinion written 10 +. Nj. Rea. of
Charleston, by Thomas H. Peoples
attorney general. The opinion fol-
lows:
II am in receipt of your letter OF
the 25th instant, in which you sug.
gest the desirability OF investing in
government securities the sinking
fund set aside each year in any OF
the school districts for the retire
ment OF their school bonds, and in
which you ask whether there IL any
legal obstruction to prevent school
districts from investing these funds
as above suggested.
I'm reply beg to state that
great majority of the acts authorizing
the issuance OF the bonds by the
various school districts throughout