Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT QUICKLY! OUR jSj^ Be sold Osborne & Pearson "r - *=== Sanitary Plujft?biiig b; Competent plumber Reliable Goods Satisfactory Service We strive to ol?ase we serve SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. Carolinas Greatest Hardware Store - Columbia. March 13. 1916. Mr. Winston Smith .County Auditor. Andersen. S. C. . Dear Sir: Th? State tax commis sion ot the State i * South Carolina has sent me the following communi cation relative to the enforcement of the income tax law: "The time for making returns un der the Income tax law of this State expired on thc 20th of February last, and a ver? large number of persons liable to the payment of tho .tax omitted to make stich returns within / the time limited. 'The neglect to make the returns In time may have been caused by an er roneous impression '?hat tho returns and payment ot the income tax to the federal'government relieved these tax payers from flaying the incarne tax ? Imponed by the ,laws ot this State. "The failure to make returns with in time havo been BO general and widespread that we think further opportunity should bo allowed euch persons to make these returns before the penalties provided by law are imposed upon them." In order, therefore, to save such persons who will now come forward and rorke the proper returns, I, Carl ton W. lawyer, under, and by virtue of power conferred ufton the comp troller general, with the approval ot the governor, in Section 767 of Vol ume 1, Code of Laws of Sofa th Caro lina, 1912, do hereby extend thc time for the making bf returns and assess ment of income taxes without, penalty until the first day cf July, A. D., 1915, ? You wilt - governs yoweaatf T.. accord ingly. CARLTON W. SAWYER, Comptroller General. Approved. RICHARD 1 MANN Iii O, Governor. POLCTR?UNfc? l'I?XS IOU BACKACHE Klo?*VT afc.N T-MOPK? ?. TODO AUTO SHOP BE ON NOHN ST WATSON - VANDIVER BUILD ING WILL BE OCCUPIED IN TWO WEEKS. A LARGE BUSINESS Complete Stock of Ford Supplia *o Be Kept on Hand-Mail Order Business. Mr Archie L. Todd, proprietor of Todd Auto Shop, stator? yesterday that sometime within the next two weeks he would occupy thc WatBon-Vandiver building on North Main street, form cry occupied by the Anderson In te?ipencer job department, and that same would be used aa a show room This building is weil located for such a purpose and has plenty of spnte for a show room and repair shop. Mr. Todd will for tue-.pren-' cn1 heep bis repair Bhop In tho build ing on Earle street and will use ' it /or.a repair.shop. The new quartet; will bc used both as a show room and a place to keep supplk-j. Mr. Todd stated yester day that he koeps about enough Ford parts in stock to bu,lld a Ford car and that his business was growing dally. He also stated that the local postofnee had told him that he prob ably did the largest parcel poBt busi ness of arstore in town. Thia is because he keeps the automobile parts and accesorles In stock and he re ceives many orders by mall. Tl YE60MEN BRQUBHT TO ANDERSON G01?? Broke Into Postoffice at Iva Sev eral Years AgWlen Year Sentence* William Oliver and Joe Byrd, two Pblta men who were sentenced' to ten rears ic the penitentiary several pcars ago when tried In United* States ?oiirt In Greenville,; for breaking into ile poatoffice a^Ivay .were broug.it to g?Bu i*iii"yee?a5fcp h? jfiiaasaliiiu , T Mack King and they will bo placea on one of tho county gangs. It is Statejd that! they have efe ht more months to serve. . lt will be remembered that the post office at Iva was kept at that time In the store of Mr, W. i\ Cook, w*** was postmaster. Entrance was made into the store and the safo wau brok en open and money and stamps stol en. While the^yeggmen were at work, a man who slept In the store was awakened and several shot? were tir ed at them but none took effect. They were later captured. J. F. WILLIAMS GRADUATE Was Among Those to Recelre Blplo ma Last Night. . , Mr. G. F. WMliams, brother of De puty James Williams of this city, was among those who received their dip lomas at Cedar Spriugs last night. Mr. Williams ls blind ami has been attending school at Cedar Springs for the pas ten years. Mr. Willlama ls only 22 years old End has made quito a success with ls studies and has don0 great credit to- himself.- This year he won. a. scholarship by competitivo examina tion^ and: besides being the winner piade a very high record. Thia schol ?rahlp ls given each year to Borne col' ?gs tn South Carolina, the winne; elng allowed to select the school. GLENN STREET PAVING loath Side Next School Ruitdiag te Be Pated. IA meeting of members of city coon il, members of the board of trustees ; I tho elly schools and members of] _Jater Oak Camp, W. O. W.. abd in Brested citizens was held on Wednes y afternoon to discuss the location a paved sidewalk which ls to be j at down on Glenn street from Broad en street to the city limits. After much discussion lt was do ?dca to place the walk on the south j de next to the school building and to sve one put down on tho upper side der. Work will begin right sway. -,--V-; Tir. William Kelly. _M*r. William Kelly, a farmer cf the [corinth church section of tho connty, 112 miles north pf .the city, died very soddenly Thursday afternoon at the age"of 60 yeera. He had been at work (tn tile field and had come In the house and cat down to rest, lt ls presum ed that palpitation of the heart wa? i the cause of his death. FOLEY KIDNEYPM-'/ fog MACUACHI; MUNt?S MU SlAUt-t j TAILORING COM ll Occupy Store Room on Earle Street-Balding Is Being Remodeled. rj'i Kel lr. UP hotel store room un E flo street lu being remodelled on it if Inside and tn a few dayB Mr. U fj. Ralla will open a tailoring <.: - ta Irthihment, which will hp known hy th ??num? of Halla Tailoring company. Mfr. Salla is well-known all over A lier: mi UH n tailor since he wa:, lu tl )? business here ?er several yea r.s. Fi C; tlie past ?Ix mont hs hu hu:; lu en ci inloyed with thp J. A. Mullina:: ta Brine; establishment. Mr. F. M. Unger is to bc associated n ni liim in tlie new business nod h< stated yesterday that they would ci rfy a full linc of samples ??f popu ls rj price goods and that tho suits w inld be made in the store. jr nut: rm.MT: AT HOME irnod From tireen ville Yesterday Where Holding Court idge Prince returned from Groen yesterday afterncon v. h< re hi been holding court this week, he of HIP tact that he ^an not feel weil. When he loft herc Monday Iniug ho had a cold and was BUN R fro mind (gestion, idge I'rlncc stated last night that li.el hem feeling badly all l ie ik and that yesterday morning I o ho went to. the court room, ho Idcd to come home, was stated that members of t ie nvllle bar have asked Governor nlng to appoint ex-Governor An as special judge to preside over j Irt for tho remainder of the terni. 'The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" INice, extra-thin sliced REAKFAST ACON e carry the celebrated Armour's "Very Best" brands. j They are skinned, and sliced very thin by auto matic machinery, and packed in perfectly sani tary cartons, without the breakfast bacon being touched by any man's, hdlhds. This insures an absolutely sanitary meat, and aa the price at .which we sell it, you can't af ford +o be without it Packed in Cartons, net weight 1 pound.35c Anderson Cash ?ff . ? ? . , Grocery Co When in Anderson eat at the old Reliable PIEDMONT CAF Fine Cooking and Specs*! Dishes each day WHITE H G. D. ANTONC FOUR NEGROES WERE ARRESTED YESTERDAY CHARGED WITH USING U. S. MAIL TO DEFRAUD AND ALSO FORGERY. GAVE BOND OF $300 Name of Postmaster Laughlin Wa? Forged in Order They Might Rec jive Credit Four negroes, Oscar Oreen and hie wife. Clara Greer; Lucy .Morris and Mary Greer, were brought to Ander don yesterday afternoon by Ohlei Oilicc Deputy Clarence Payne and of fice Deputy J. L. Adams, of Untied States district court, western district of South Carolina with headquarter*, at Greenville, they being charged with conspiracy to defraud. Upon reaching Anderson they were taken before .Mr. C. H. Karie. United : :;itos marshall, whore tiley gave bond in thc f inn (,f $ ?00 lb appear at a prc!?minary trial which will bo held sometime in tho neat future. The ease was worked up hy Postad!co In spector Morgan Troth of Greenville,. The four negroes are charged with conspiracy to defraud, they having used Hie I'nitcd States malls for thia purpose it is alleged. All of tho negroes live In Ander son county, three of them li/lng on the place of Mr. 8am Rogers, three miles west of Wtlllamston and tho fourth nearby. Mary Greer pones ns a school teacher and lt ?cenia that tho negroes ordered goods from mail onie; houses on credit, nnd ir do doing they had to give reference. It appears that in furnishing these they wrotc the reference letters them selves and signed tho names of Post master Laughlin here at Anderson, and also'tho name of a negro"' preacher." By doing this they laid themselves liable to a charge of using thc malls to defraud and also thc charge of for gery. Had Nome Around There. Will the esteemed Columbia news papers tell un about that mau in Co lumbia who .'ailed for $4,000 uail had assets of $50? We want to kur.w how it :H clono.-Anderson Ma". Buys a Whole Insurance Company for Himself. (?ciicral T. Coleman dn Pont. General T. Coleman du Pout of Delaware, head of the family which has controlled mont of thc business of that little state for many yonrE, has bought the Kquitahlc Life Assur ance Society, one, of the.throe groat i insurance companies of thc world That is. the general has bongilt fi shares of stock of the oiop?ny, was owned hy the laUvilV J\ Mi The Kuuitablo. thoA'cw YojR'Ufto, and the Mutual J.fie are tho Miro* big Insurance comuihles ol tho world. They were (.'?* ?'~.bji;pt of lnvestiga I.:' LadaiaxlTo cpm mittce ten years rtgo. A waa tho re marknhlo rovvlatjoiiii from thc booka of these communes whleb brought Charles 13. Hnow associate justice ot the Pnited States supreme court; into publhynotlc?. Mr. Hughes, as counsel for p committee. ? ould not be bought f bulldozed. Ho wa? elected govern*/ of New York, waa n presidential pi*lhillty. and later war; plated on tlf supreme bench by President Tab. General du Pont, with several asso ci?tes, beeafno Interested several years ago' lo tho construction of u new building on tho stto ot the old struu/uro'or the Kn, nimble willer. bur^?^down. They have just com the greeteqt and costliest .ding In the world; 'bile the control ot tho stock ot ho Kq ul table carries with it. techni cal control of the company, none .of. the stock owners have ever dared to exercise their control. James Hazen Hyde. Hon of the organizer of the company, hts-* the majority stock when thc; insurance-scandal broke He sold it to Thomas F. Ryan,'.the capitalist. IS. H. Harrim?n, thc rail road'king, compelled F<?an to nell him a half Interest. Later J. P. Morgan bought it. At one timo tho ownership of the stock meant the control of the Invest ment of the assets of nearly $5O?,y90. 000. . In tho days when the company was permitted to buy railroad stocks this meant tremendous power in Wall street. ' En/oy That Trip By Equipping With TODD AUTO SHOP Exclusive Dealers - . .- .. ..i Efery One / Remembers the terrible loss by HAIL / STORMS in this county last year. / jWe/fan PROTECT YOU against this loss / ?/ with Hail Storm Insurance. SeeT Q. FRANK JOHNOSN Citizens Insurance Agency 301 Bleckley Building Phone 209