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VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 10. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR
MAJORITY FAVORS
TAX EXTENSION
EFFORTS TO DEFEAT WELLS
MEASURE IN VAIN
Little Opposition Expected When
it Comes Up For Final
Reading
The State, 2.
Final passage by the house of Senator
Wells'. resolution to extend the
time for the paying of state and coun
ty taxes for the year 1921 was ma te
certain yesterday when the hou=e,
taking the measure up our of its order
on the calendar, sent it to third
reading by a majoity of 72 to 29. The
record vote on the bill followed a
thorough discussion of the resolution
and is beyond dispute the expression
of the .house's desires. The bill,
therefore, is not expected to meet
with opposition when it comes up for
consideration on third reading, probably
coday.
The resolution provides that the
time for the payment of the 1021 tax
es shall be extended until June i,
1922, penalties being provided as follows:
One per cent for January, 2 per
cent for February, 3 per cent for
March, 4 per cent for April, 5 per
cent for May and 7 per cent for all
periods after June 1. Executions for
all unpaid taxes under the provisions
of the resolution will not be
turned over to the sheriffs for collection
until September 1, 1922. Provision
is also made in the bill to allcw
any or.e paying: taxes within the time
limits so fixed to vote in any general
or special election.
Arguments Aeainst
The chief arguments againsi the
passage of the resolution came from
those "who contended that the extension
of the time for paying taxes
woulu result in the crippling of the
school system of the state and in the
^hampering of the other departments
of the state government. Voicing
this opinion were J. W. McKay of
Dillon coonty, L. C. Wannasna-ker of
Chesterfield. E. R. Ellerbe of Dillon
? - rr?i
and E. T. Hughes ot .uar:on. me
simiar resolution passed last year, it
was contended by the opponents of
the 'bill, had done no good. Speaking
in favor of the resoluiion were: J. J.
Evans of Bennettsville, W. R. Bradford
of Fort Mill, E. R. Buckingham
of Ellerton, E. A. Brown of Barnwell,
D. E. McCutchen of Xesmith and
J. K. Owens of Bennettsville. '"It
"? vzr ^ ^ A
doesn't maKe any umerence tu .nc
whether the resolution will do any
good or not,*' Mr. Buckingham said.
"The people think it will and if they
think so it might as well be true."
Roll Call Vote
The roll call vote on the motion of
Representative E. T. Hughes of Marion
to strike out the resolving words
of the measure stood:
Yeas, 29?Allen, Amick. Bailey,
Barnett, Barr, Belser, Bodie, Coney,
Connor, R. M. Cooper, Jr., Cunningham,
Curtis, Elleibe, Foster, Gibson,
T. J. Hendrix, Hughes, Jackson, Johnson,
Lancaster, Lewis, Lybrand, McKay,
McMillan. Riley, Robinson. Segars.
Wannam iker and Whaley.
Kays, 72?R. 0. Atkinson, Babb,
Ballnrd, Beacham, Blease, Bradford;
Bramlett, Britton, Brown. Bruce, Bryson,
Buckingham. Camlin, Carothers,
Clinkscales, P. A. Cooper. Cox, Cur
lis, jjauori, utiioniC) x c<.4iv,
Folk. Ford. Gerard, Greer, Ham'oiin,
Hnaanan, W. R. Harris, Hendricks,
Hiiiard, Horton, Hydrick, Kearse. Keller.
Kennedy, Kibler, Killingsswonh,
Mabroy, Martin. McCutchen. Mclnnes
]\IcI eod, Merchant, .Mitchell, Mcon.
Moore, Nance, O'Rourke, Owens,
Pegues. Pearifoy, Prince, Pursley,
Putman, Scarborough. Searscn, .Sellers.
Shappard, Sherard, Simonhoff,
Smiih. Todd. Toole, Vassey, Wade.
West. J. 0. Williams, S. T. Williams.
tniiKam ard \\ ollmii.
OLD MAIDS CONVENTION
BY CO-EDS OF COLLEGE
The co-eds of Newberry college will
give their "Old Maids' Convention'
in the West End school luiiidir.g. Salhrday
night. Feb. 4th, at eight o'clock,
under the auspice? of the Philathea
class of U Xeai! Suvt M<. * ;io lis'
chuich.
Admission. Tuvmy-tiw ton's.
The younjr ladies will ioj)c:;i tin
j>!ay which so (if!;yht. i ihoir ! i "tit
:iudi?*Oif in 11oil.tn i ii:?il .;< > ?-n:!v
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CHAPPELLS ROAD APPROVED
BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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1 That is to say that portion that has
(not been complete! from Ohappells
i to the river has been approved bv the
I
jfederal government for federal ai.d
land whiJe tiiere may oe aetaus to
I lock after i: is exoected to let the con- ,
l
J tract in about three weeks. Mr. G. j
jP. Boulware who has just returned
! from Columbia says that is the infor-'
I matron that he goz from the state.
! highway department. He also said
! that a mgn from this department
i would be in Xewberry this week and
1J ? ? o^,l 1 L
j WUUKI (.*[J l\j uku iwiv
i over the situation and get the little
! difference straightened out and that
! the advertisement for the letting of
j the contract would be published in the
(next two weeks and they only adver
Uise for ten days.
i So ir seems that we are to see work
! begin on the completion of this road
i within the month and that is fine be[
cause it will not take very long- to
j finish the job.
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U AMERICAN LEGION NOTES. <$>
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I > ~ A A A A A ^ AA/Cv/Sw/Sv/Ss/SS <?>
I V v V V v V
The movement to interest the governors
of every state in the Union in
; the erection of a national victory me|
i *
; morial building in Washington which
is being sponsored by President Harding
and the George Washington Memorial
association at this time recalls
to mind the attitude of the American
j legion on this subject as expressed by
at fho last "national con
| L?i C iVg.wwvi-' v? v - - ? I
; vention.
The followig resolution wps passed
! by this convention:
j "Whereas, there has been pending
; in congress for some time legislation
| relative to the erection of the George
; Washington memorial, ar<j
"Whereas, it h.\s been proposed
' that this memorial should be changed
urit>iir. it ti memorial to all
IV ill\ IVIUW * ?
the men and women of the recent
World war, and
j "Whereas, it is be-itved that this is
{not the proper time for the erection
; of a memorial until adequate legislaj
tion has been enacted for the disabled
j and unemployed and compensation,
J '"Be it therefore resolved by the
| American Legion in convention as*
* '1 ' J - Kvoinsr
i sembleu, mat we uu ^iuu-si
; the erection of any public building
! bv or with the consent of our nationi
* '
I al government on government land
j in any way designed to commemorate
; the men and women who served in the
} World war, unril proper and adequate
j legislation has been enacted for the
jrelief of the disabled, first; the un'
employed, second; and adjusted com
J >> i
j pensat:on, ui.ru.
! The national legislative cc Dim it tee
of the le?ion in a statement issue 1
: lart week reiterated the legion's
i stand, and added, "The legion has no
i objection to the building of the proi
pesed memorial to George Washingj
tor. It is. however, unalterably opino'sed
to the movement to link up
| plaris for a World war memorial with
' the activities of r'ne George Washinz1
ton Mem or! .1 assoeiat on.
| "The veterans of the war believe .
, this is not the time to spend money
j on World war memorials. When the
i mrin'. 'IMS (li3?OSecl of its 0b 11 -
. Rations to the ex-service men and \vo;
men themselves, and when later the
! country gets the proper perspective,:
I it will be time to plan a grtut nation-.
| al victory memorial." !
' As 5s stated above President liar
j ding has given the project his approvI
a! and bis written the proven;crs of
| the different states requesting their
^ cooperation. The association has sei
cured a plot of land from congress
| and will probably proceed with the
j memorial whether the legion likes it
! or not.
I Our finance officer is still in recep
jtive mood for dues for 1022. Pay up
' now so that you will continue to re;
ceive the Legion Weekly. Th'- sub'
' srvlption rate that applies to mem!
bers of the American Legion is open
^1 io the Dumber-hip of tho auxiliary.
The paces of the American Legion
Weekly have been placed at the ser1
vices of the auxiliary.,
1 Next meeting of the post .Monday.
' , February 6th. at 7 : !() p. m
John B. Set/.ler. j
Publicity 0,1k t-.
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A :n iti ii.is ;: <? rkch: ' ; it-:i ! ;t iife
I rh:?l hiiV!< hi*
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j FRASER LYON ;
SUCCEEDS JONES!
APPOINTED OF TAX
COMMISSION
May Chc-ci" Q-.Jsry Chairman at
Organization, According lo
Statements Yesterday The
Suite, 2.
J. Fraser Lyon, former attorney
general and for the lust several years
attorney for the tax commission, was
yesterday appointed a member of the
South Carolina tax commission to
succeed A. \Y. Jones, whose term expired
yesterday. Mr. Jones has been
chairman of the commission. Pie was
not an applicant ior reappum^nvm,.
Under the terms of the act creating1
the tax commission, the governor des!
ignated a chairman cut of the first
three members appointed and thereafter
as the commissioners were appointed
the law provides that ''the
: ? a ?
commissioners nereaiter appunaeu,;
after having: duly qualified, shall elect
one of their-number as chairman." j
An effort was to be made to have i
the appointment of Mr. Lyon confirm-'
ed by the senate last night as the governor
appoints "by and with the ad-1
vice of the senate," but no executive !
session was held during the night. The
executive session will probably be
held today. j
Mr. Lyon was appointed for a six
year term, all terms of the commis'
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sion now oeing ior mm uuiawu. xwv- ,
new commissioner is perhaps one of
the best known tax authorities in the
state, having been engaged in these ,
matters as attorney general and as t
attorney for the tax commission.
While the commission has not as
yet organized since the appointment
t "nri n?mrHir.-j to informa
UI JLVilj U vv V *
tion yesterday afternoon, it was said
that W. ,G. Query, one of the commissioners
who has been serving for several
years, would likely be named to
succeed Mr. Jones. Mr. Query is an
authority on tax matters and has done
much work while a member of the
. . i
commission.
The retiring commissioner, A. V,*. j
Jones, was comptroller genera^ when
appointed on the commission at the i
time of its creation in 1915. He lias
served continuously since tint time
Tin (>XDi-rt on
its ClldniiiaiJ. .
taxation. j
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GO TO ACADEMIES
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Doninick Makes South Carolina
Appointments
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The State. j
Washington, Jan. 31.?Repressnta-;
tivo Fred H. Domir.iek today appoint-1
ed Benjamin Francis Tompkins of
Newberry, a Citadel student, and Jerome
O. Devlin, Jr., of Verdery, as
midshipmen to the naval academy at
Annapciir. As alternates to Tompkins,
Harold Simmons Tate, Abbeville.
and Marzie B. Garrison of An-'
derson were named. James Henry
Alexand* r of W'alhalla. a student of
Clemson, was named as alternate to
ljx: \ mi.
Mr. Dominlick also appointed today
Thomas C. Roche of Abbeville, <a
Clemson student, to West Point. Robert
C. MeCully Maxwell of Anderson
was named as alternate.
H. W. R.
A PLEASANT OCCASION
2?3Hpite the inr lenient weather on
Friday niirht, January 27th, Miss Mildrcd
Jones delightfully entertained
about thiriy of her youn^ friends at
1 n r.f v?Anf Tnfnv.
ner name, ? i?o .\ancc eciccc.
estir.fr games were played until ten
o'clock, when all were served a dainty
course of sandwiches and hot
chocolate in the dining room, which
was beautifully decorated in the
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eighth grade colors, o:acic ana goiu.
Thos<* prefer.! were: Essie Livingston.
Edna Jacobs, Mary Alice Hipp,
Mae Bowles, Eddie Marie Green. Mary
Eigby. Sara Livingston. Gladys Williams.
Edna Sanders, Janette Harmon.
Nina Livingston, Helen Snelgrove,
i jvSno-stoi-!. James Burns. Thom
as West. Wi'Iium Eddy, Jake Mayer,
Clarence Padgett, Ernest Merchant,
Kcland Hutchinson. Cortez Sanders,
! Earl McCuKoujrh, Carl Metis, J. W.
! ';!! dt. James Oxner. Leland Wil
. on. Coci! Buozi-r. Beverly Kvans nnd
(Zrifit!i Willi.-uu
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EARTH SHIFTS AXIS WHEN ' $
QUAKE HURLS IT OFF CENTER c
i
Tremendous Earthquake Shock Is FjIl
in Various Parts of Country? p
Tons of Eur^n in Upheaval
Xcw York, Jan. ')!.?The can'-: in ^
iis ilw.i.ri tnrougn ?asui on
i t i tcr for a ft w v: ?~m->:. ts t oc;:ty an 1
shit:c*;i it? axis : i fit new center of r<>talien.
Then in oilier not to tr.ivel ^
on a "flaj whel-l" so to cpeak, a few
miil'^n tons of rock sonic.'.here off the
United Stales cxast in the be i of the v
Pacific* "slipped" some few hundred R
feet, seismographs showing a dev;5- c
tion of a millimeter and a bilf. That
is the way that professors of geology
and seismograph men account for the Jr
violent vibrations recorded on seismo- a
o-rrVti^ nvor the country today. v:'
The shift happens from time to
time and the absence of a tidal wave ir
this time led observers to believe ~nat sj
it occurred miles under the bed of u
the sea. j h
..rem ! 1
FORD RETAIL SALES f<
GO OVER MILLION t<
tl
Shoiv Increase of 105,000 Cars and
Trucks Over Previous Year
0
Retail sales of Ford cars, trucks and e
Fordson tractors have again .ceeded a
the million mark for the year 1921, ^
according to a statement given out e
today by the Ford Motor company. t!
The Ford factory and assembly S(
plant production figures reached a to- r<
tal of 1.050,740 cars, trucks and trac- S(
tors for the year, with retail sales by VJ
dealers ' approximating- 1,093,000, a
which in the United States alone sur- a
passed the 1920 retail sales record by *
104,213 Ford cars and trucks. ^
The Ford company says the outlook
for 1022 is decidedly optimistic. In 0
fact, concreie evidences already exist ^
in that car and truck retail sales for ^
December 1921 exceeded December v
1920 sales by almost 25 per cent, and ^
T-I 4-,.or.frvv vofcul SfllpS f O T the
I' 0I U5UJJ ^?
same periods show an increase of ov- n
er 100 per cent for December 1921, *as
well as an increase over the total v
tractor sales for the month of Novem- 11
ber. '
These facts seem to indicate that v
not only are the farmers buying more ^
freely, but that the general public n
is becoming more responsive and re- *
ceptive. P
hvnno-ht out by a ^
aIl il C?" Liii." i j> wi i11 ^ ^ v ?j-. _
comparison of production figures for ^
the past two years shows that Ford c
enclosed cavs are gaining: in popular- ^
ity, as 23 per cent cf the 1021 pro- P
duction were redans and coupes as s
against a total of 18 per cent for the
year previous. *
Rpepnt reductions in Ford car and ^
truck prices brought them to a low 1
level. The touring car now sells for 1
$348. the runabout for $319, the cou- ^
pe for $580. the sedan for $045, the
chassis for $285, and the truck for
$430, all f. o. b. Detroit. ^
This is the fourth price cut in the
past sixteen months. During that ;
time the price of the touring car aJone
has been cut from $575 to $-->48, a ^
reduction of 40 per cent. Reduei
tior.s on some of the other types have ^
; been even gre.-.ter. ^
j The Ford company believes that
this reduction, while not a large one, j
j is especially important at this time, ^
" " * ' .4
I as it should pro a long: way iu?vuiu oi?- ^
; bilizing market conditions. j.
Ford is {riving employment at pres- ?
ci
!ent to apnroximateiv 40.000 men in ?
i \
: his main plant at Detroit, the Impor- t
tance of which is emphasized when *
' consideration is given to the fact that
rjear 20 per cent of the city's ponu-'t
lation is directly dependent upon the j
Ford Motor company, t
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f
Dickert-Schumpert Chapter
! The Dickert-Schumpert chapter,
Chlidren of the Confederacy, will c
>' iir-;?U4- An c
j meet witn :uiss lroxeue rmgiu
; Saturday afternoon at 3:30, Febru- !
1 * r
ary 4. ;
Troxelle Wright, President. i
Eenetta Buzhardt, Secretary.
n pa th nf an Infant ^
! The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. 1
Ben F. Woodward. Walter Lee, died ,
January 28, 1922. He was horn June
:;0, 1921, age six months and twenty- c
M.-irs. The burial was conduct- *
cu St. Paul*.1! Lut.heian church on
I
Sunday afternoon, the 29th inst.. by
Pastor W. H. Duiton. nssisteri by Rev. t
jP.ni} Kenneth- 1
SENATE ACCEPTS
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FELDfcK FUK1KA11
RESENTED BY MRS. WILLIAM
V. IZLAR OF ATLANTA
enaiors Hutson arid Johnstone
Pr.y Tribute to Lc.te Member
o.nd to Donor
lie State.
.V.-ceptance cf the poi trait of the
Lie -John M. Feirier of Orangeburg
as the only action in the senate last
i;ylit. The portrait was presented
y M s. William V. lzlar of Atlanta,
jrmerly. of Orangcbuig.
Senate:* Eu^ron of Orangeburg
.'Ade the presentation spet'c-ii, pvn.;;
history cf Mr. Felder's life and serice
to the state of South Carolina.
Mr. Feldcr was born July 7, 1782,
i Orange parish, Senator Hutson
lid, and v.iis graduated frcm Yale
nivcrsity in 1804 with John C. Caloun.
He was admitted to the bar in
808 and practiced law in Orangeburg
o nnm'hpr nf vmrs. His service
) the state and nation was more
mn 40 vears. Mr. Hutson said.
In 1812 Mr. Felder was elected to
ic house of representatives from
'range parish and in 1814 he was relected.
In 1816 he was chosen sentor,
but in 1820 he was defeated for
\e senate. He was, however, rejected
to the house of represen'ta'
J-* -P
VCS arter Demg- UBieaitu tu&
mate $nd in 1830 he was chpsen to
^present his district in congress,
?rving from 1831-1835 when he deided
to retire from public life. After
few years of retirement he was
gain elected to the state senate in
840 and served until his death, Sep
?mber 1, 1851.
Senator Hutson spoke in the highst
of terms of the service of Mr.
'elder' and paid touching tribute to
Ii?. lzlar for presenting the portrait
,-here it may inspire generations una
rn
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Senator Johnstone of Newberry
loved acceptance of the portrait and
hen paid glowing tributes to the
;ork of the late Mr. Felder. Ser.uor
Johnstone spoke of the life of
ohn C. Calhoun and Mr. Felder, who
rere classmates in college an J i.ie.
le spoke reverently of Mrs. Izlar for
er gift to the senate and moved that
he portrait be placed in a suit:
lace where it might be viewed by
uture generations and help guide
hem in their work. Senators Dunan
and Pcarce seconded motion of
he senator from Newberry and the
oi'trait wis then delivered to the
ergeant-at-arims.
Senator Johnstone, president pro
emporje, called Senator Black of
Saimberg to the chair to preside over
he exercises as Mr. Johnstone wished
o make a few remarks.
frTSTT
>ASE SUBSTITUTE
ON PRESENT LAW
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iamb'.in and iSIease Submit new
Fifty-five Hour Measure.
Debate Adjourned
?he State, 1st.
Representatives J. K. Haniblin of
Jnion and Eugrene S. Blease of Newterry
are the authors of a new sub
- VI, iL- ?UomKlin.
t.J^Ut0 OIII lor LXiC Ullgiimi iiaiuuiniIendricks
48 hour measure, which
hey introduced in the house yesterLay.
Debate cn the original measure,
he judiciary committee substitute
tnd the Hamblin-Blease substitute
vas postponed until today to permit
l ~ v, +;^ o,. f nrnnncipfl snhsti
lit' I 11 a 111 U 1 tilU yAvyw.swv. ~
ute.
This new substitute provides for
he reenactment of the cotton mill
abor act of 1916 with the one change
bat -the maximum working: week is
ixed at 5o hours instead of 60. Loom
ixers and section men are also in:luded
in the provisions of the bill,
ixceptions being made in the case of
tiecnanics, engineers, mciucu, ??<.vnnen,
teamsters, yard employees and
lericul forces. The bill also provides
hat the mills may operate up to 60
tours to make up lost time, providing
hat the lost time is made up within
hree months.
And now the Irish a^itjtors in this
ountry will have to find something
>lse to do.
Too many yiuing men seem to
hink u sitting down job will improve
ht'ir .randing.
'students meet [i
to make plans
j
Greenwood Gets Ready for Oratorical
Meet?-Net to J
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Have uance
The State.
I
I Greenwood, Jan 30?Completion of
j plans for the annual state, college ora!
torieal contest to 'be held here on
! April 21, marked the meeting of the ^
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executive council 01 me sourn Carolina
intercollegiate oratorical associa- 1
tion which met here Saturday. Rep- s
rcsentatives of all the male colleges 1
of South Carolina except the Univer- t
sity of South Carolina whose represen H
tative could not attend, were present, i
Xo important changes were made in
f-ho rnnRti.l-nt.ion and bv-laws govern- t
: ing the association. |1
Resolutions were passed expressing t
the association's disapproval of dances '
given under the name of "Oratorical *
! Contest Dances/' an-d a motion was
.
j passed declining to sponsor any such 1
| dance. President R. B. Curry and <
| Vice President K. Baker of the ch&m- >
j ber of commerce appeared before the
! executive council and pledged Green- J
wood's support in the coming contest. ]
Officers of the association follow: <
! President, George B. Buell, College
j of Charleston; vice president, T. J. <
i Herbert, Wofford college; recording <
secretary, Ellison M. Smith, Univer- 1
sity of South Carolina; corresponding 1
secretary, Herbert Crawford, Presiby
[ terian college; treasurer, H. S. Alt- <
| man, Clemson; executive committee: '
l J. K. Stewart, Erskine; A. G. Aljen,
iFurman; C. H. Epting, Newberry; E <
T. Moore, the Citadel. All of the of- <
ficers 2'ttended the meeting except <
i Mr. Smith of the University of South 11
! Carolina.
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| JEWS WILL ASSIST *
KIN IN OLD WORLD
I s
i i ?- A.l-fn Rr-cnnrif! to Drive for
JCTTO ngiu -w bv i ?
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Funds For Hebrew People in ^
War-Stricken Area ,
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i Jews of this section will be given }
an opportunity to assist their suffer- |
- ? i fliQ u;or.ri li!pn lands 1
ing uicniicji vjj. unt iiu? ,
of Europe in a campaign to open in i
this state February 5, to raise $100,- <
000 for reiiei oi : Hiving Jews of the |
Old vVo.Id. August Kchn of Colum- i
j bia is chair rm:: or the state and .other <
officers have been selected to put the
'biz campaign over in the f<Jlir day jpe- ]
riod set for in execution. ]
! Morris Rcsenbaum of Greenwood <
; will have cl. .:n,re of all work in the <
jYiddish relief work in third congres- <
jsional district of which Newberry is a ^
I part. Mr. Roser.baum is expected to <
appoint a local chairman within a few
i days, in cruer mat woia mav
[promptly on February 5. I
! The entire state has been divided j,
| up as per its congressional districts i j
|and over each of these a chairman has j;
been placed, Mr. Rosenbaum of this I,
district being one of this number, j,
These district leaders will name local!,
representatives in each city and town ,
and thu? the work will be carried on ?
throughout the state. j
The Hebrew people have responded
J liberally at all times to various calls
'for relief work, rne approacnmg
I drive will be very sfmilar to one car- j
; ried out over the country some three j
'years ago. ,
Not only Jews, but any one, may ^
'assist in the movement, which in its (
laims is so far above race or creed. ?
i Tnn smn nno rmota for the state 1
| XIH. ^VV)V?. ^
j will be assessed chiefly against L
| Charleston, Columbia, SpartarJburg ]
and Greenville, it is understood. .
DIES IN AUTOMOBILE
, Margaret E. Snelgrove Succumbs |
on Way to Hospital
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1
.The State, Feb. 1.
| , Margaret E. Snelgrove, the 20
months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .
C. W. Snelgrove of Whitmire, died in
an automobile on the read between .
Prosperity and Columbia last night (
while being brought to Columbia for
; hospital treatment for acidosis. The <
! body will be carried back to Whitmire
this morning to be later taken to <
|liuvvc.>vu:c. uu" ^
j mer home, where the funeral will be ^
'.held. ^ t
Mr. ami Mrs. Snelgrove have many j
friends who extend sympatny in rne .
. p:mmV !? ! ??nvpment.
COURT OPINION
FAVORS GEORGIA
DECISION TERMINATES BOUNDARY
DISPUTE
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smifK Carolina Loses Onlv One Con*
tention Before Supreme Court
of United States
rlug'h W. Rciberts in The State.
Washington, Jan. ?0.?Associate
Fustice Clarke of the United States
;upreme court handed down an opinon
today in the South Carolina-Georloco
onininri sustain
;ia uwuuaiji
ng Georgia's contention. The justice
n his decision specified:
"(1) Where there are no islands in
:he boundary rivers, the location of
;he line between the two states is on
:he water midway between the main
)anks of the river when the water is
it an ordinary stage.
"(2) Where there are islands, the
ine is midway between the island
)ar.k and' the South Carolina shore
vhen the water is at ordinary stage.
"(3) .That lands in the Chattooga
river are reserved to Georgia as completely
as are those in the Savannah
5r Tugaloo rivers."
In the decision it is provided that
rounsel in the case may present a
iecree inside of 30 days to carry out
;he decision. A commission to locate
the line may be appointed u desired.
The cost of the action in/the supreme
:ourt will "be equally divided between
South Carolina and Georgia.
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A detailed nistorica: s&cuun vi w*>.
:ase was r/.ade by Justice Clarke, who
quoted from authorities on both sides
is far bac-k as ,the Beaufort conven;ion
of 1778. In summing up the
justice said the merits of the controversy
were limited to the determination
of the questions:
?/i\ wiio^or the .boundary line
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shall be located midway between the
banks of each river where there are
no islands, or at low water mark on
:he Georgia shore; (2) Whether the
location of the boundary line where
Lhere are islands in the rivers, is in
Irhe middle of the stream running between
any island and the South Carolina
shore, or at low water mark on
the sourthern or island shore of such
riream; and (3) Whether any island
.here may be in the Chattooga river
s within the territorial juisdiction
Df Georgia."
In his opinion Justice Clarke commented:
"The taxation of dams and
nlants. already con
lJUiV-V4VW4.v ? ,
rtructed and hereafter to be constructed,
in the boundary rivers renters
the decision of the questions involved
of importance to the two
?tates."
Georgia originally contended that
the Soui.li Carolina banks of the three
wptp the boundary line between
the two states, :but after the action
iad gone to the supreme court amend:i
t':e case so as to claim only the
niu-stream of all the rivers except
.vhere there were islands and the midstream
of the channel between the
southern shore of the Islands and the
South Carolina banks.
South Carolina contended for the
midstream of the three rivers and
the northern banks of the islands a3
:he boundary, the islands themselves
never being an issue as they were
;eded to Georgia in the Beaufort treaty.
In the decision yesterday South
Carolina only loses the point of midstream
between the northern bank of
;he islands, the court fix.ng the line in
nidstreaim of any flow around the islands
instead of the northern oanik
is contended' by Attorney General
Wolfe of South Carolina.
Under the decision ot tfte court any
poWer plant built upon the islands of
:he river will not be subject to taxa;ion
by South Carolina unless part of
;he power is developed from ' ne-.ialf
)f the water between the island and
?e South Carolina shore. As for the
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sianas m tne i^nauooga river, mwc
ire none of any importance, accordn?r
to those -who are familiar with
:his stream.
"The decision is in accord with
South Carolina's contention in her
aleadings with the exception that the
?ourt makes the thread or midstream
principle apply where there are isands;
whereas, South Carolina contended
for the northern bank of the
sland as the line where the streams
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