The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Member of House Charges Him
with Exercising Autocratic
Power.
ROW OVER MANAGEMENT
OF TEACHERS BUREAU
DIR. W. S. Stokes Was Dismissed
8 as Manager rs the Result Of
Charges Against Him.

ingen, State superintendent OF eoucts-
ZION. was warmly denounced on tie
Aoor of the house Of representatives
ast night by Representative L. T.
Dreef, OF Lexington county, VINO re-
referred to him as the greatest auto
orat in South Carolina who declared
that his conduct in Office ought TO oe
investigated. He said that when ne
vent to consult 3ir. Sweariagen aoout
4 bill which he proposed TO lnt'oooee -
in. the legislature and wnlch ne
thought Of interest to the people OF
south carolina, SwearinSen asked MN
...yVhy didn't you come to me nrst
The aenuneia,ion Of Mr.. Swearin-
zen was; brought about by the con-
siferat5on by -the house OF b1ll oy
Sr e: Davis of Barnwen county
"a establish a bureau for the regis
tration and employment OF teachers.
At present this. bureau IS under tue
nrecfion. of the superintendent OF
Eanaation and. Mr.. ~. 8. Stokes mas
nasn ia. charge of It. During the past
fea Hays Or. Stokes has been dismiss
! 81 hY Mr. Swearingen because OF
I seharaes preferred by trustees OF the
Westriuster school N Ocouee coun-
"a that he had advised teachers too
-.aait! their contracts when more mon
- was offered. This charge os'
SYpkes has denied.
Representative Orr OF Ocenee coun-
to- declared that the passage OF AR.
Tnyis' bill would be direct slap IN
fha~ face of Superintendent Of Educa-
fson Swearingen. If that be true. the
Aouse certainly gave the superintend-
snt OF education q direct slap for the
6iil passed by an almost overwhelnn-
ing vote, without even division oe-
inE called for.
y Reprssentative preher asked Mr..
Dir tf he knew why George D. Brown
vas discharged as superintendent OF
SEes mill schools : Of the State by
sYaariagen. Representative Orr re-
Wlied THAT he did not. Representa-
.afjtYe3 Drahers said that, he understood
HAT Swearingen told him his resigna-
! fssn would be accepted because Brown
asked permission to go home one day
fa attend to some affairs in connection
WIh the winding up of an estate.
THE Lexington man was particular
, iy bitter in his denunciation OF Ar.
Sw6as31gen and predicted his retire
rnent at the next election.
-: The house last night killed a oiti
by Representative Meares to place all
male convicts in the State over II
sears of age under the control OF the
beard of directors OF, the State peni-
tent;ary and to abolish the county
changing system:
y The sentiment of the lower house
seemed almost unanimously against
this measure Representative Meares
made a brief speech in favor of the
bill :. and Representatives Miley OF
Baraherg and Gresham Of Greenville
spoke against ST.:
This bill has been urged by the
State Board Of Charities and Corfec-
iioos.
Dr.. A J. Geer president Of the
Eeer Drug Company Of Charleston
says tha, !f the bill now pending IN
the house passes every wholesale drus
store in the State Will have to close
it's doors It will be impossible. ne
says, to buy camphor or paregor1c OF
tistesine and dozens Of other house
Hold remedies which everybody uses
He says it will not be possible to buy
lemon extracts or other extracts useo
for favoring cakes, custards. etc.
1.-The druggists Of the State are op'
posed TO the sale Of whiskey as oev-
erage,'' says Dr.. Geer. They are
ready and willing to help enforce any
reasonable law. but the measure now
before the house: is unnecessarily
harsh and we hope that it will be
hilled."
Representative Hub Evans Of New
berry county introduced in the House
last night bill 70 impose a tax OF
50 cents per gallon on extracts. COM
pounds and mixtures and ingredients
Tor the manufacture Of what is COM
ynonly known as soft drinks imported
into this State and a tax of three
cents per bottle on all goods. which
tax shall be paid by the person re-
ceiving OF importing same W,thIh
three days after arrival. The tas
would be used in the Construction OF
-.~s~ooo,e ,oioLu,o IN tho State