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VOL. 26 CHERAW, S. C., JANUARY 26, 1922 > NO 12.
STEVENSON AGAINST
' ANTKYNCHING BILL
By David F. St. Clair.
Washington, Jan. 25th?One of the
best short speeches made in the house
against the passage of the anti-lynching
hill according to same of those
who have closely followed the discussion
from day to day was that of Rep.
W. F. Stevenson of the Fifth South
Carolina district Mr. Stevenson said
to begin with that the cruelty of burn
ing persons aiive uia uui. ui-biuoic
with the lynchers but was first authorized
and carried out by the States
of the North, which had 6old the negro
slaves to the South. As proof of
this tact he cited the record of the
case of a negro who was burned alive
by the order of a court of the State
of New York in 1712. It was in the
North and not in the South that the
rtt'Tig of negroes alive by law beg
When the Sou.h purchased the negro
slaves from the North it modified
the law so that when the Civil War
came there was only one crime in any
Southern State for which a negro
could be burned alive and that was
for the murder of his master and in
most of the Southern States that form
of pvnishment had been abolished altogether.
Mr. Stevenson, in answer to a question
from Rep. Bird of Kansas, did i
wish to perpetuate lynching), declared
that South Carolina is doing more to
stamp out this crime than Kansas is
doing.
How did lynching originate? The
first lynching on record in South Carolina.
he said, was the shooting to death
of r one armed Confederate soldier.
Matt Stevens, by a company of 40 negro
militiamen belonging to the Carpet
Bag government of the State in
1S71. Stevens, driving a wagon loadc
with whiskey was met on the highway:
by these armed negroes who deraanded
the whiskeV. He risisted and wac,
lynched but the anti-lynching bill in
the house would not touch that case
for S'evens was not accused of a crime
nor was he taken from the custody of
officers.
But then and there was called forth:
the deepest curse, which we are struggling
to overcome. The white people
of th community rose up, disarmed
those negroes and put them in jail
The Carpet Bag 'government, at once
vnrfortook to release them. The white
-oeople then looked into the matter and
hung those they deemed guilty and
liberated the others. Ever since that
da'- the people of South Carolina, declared
Mr. S'evenosn, have been fighting
the crime of lynching. What has
been the outcome? "Let me," said he.
"give you 23 years of hiBtory, so that
yoy will see whether you are any bet-.nd-r
*he Federal statute." From
1894 to 1898, five years, there were
26 fvnehings in the State. From 1899
to 1903, there were 19 lynchings. From
10A4 * ~ 1AAO 4kA.A 1 r
i IU iw meie wcic xo i j iiviiiuj^s.
From 1009 ?o 1913 there were 14 lynch1ng3.
Frcra 1914 to 1918 there were
8 lynchings and in the year 1919 there
were only two lynchings.
Judging by this steady decrease in
the number of lynchings, Mr. Steven
on asked the house If It could sn
that South Carolina Is not trying to
maintain the dignity of the law and
pro;ect 'he man accused of a crime.
On the other hand he po'nted to
*ace riots that have occurred in the
last five years in New York, Springfield.
Til., East St. Louis, Chicago and
"Washire*on. He said more people had
been killed in these riota than had
been lynched in South Carolina In the
last 15 years, yet none of these riots
caoie within fhe terms of this bill and
what is more such bloody riots do nr
occur in the South.
ne isaid if the bill became a law
could Imprison the governor of a
State for his failure to protect a
prisoner. The police officers of every
city, town and hairslet in the country
world be liable to arrest and congress
could provide for others to take their
places and concentrate all authority
in Washington. And the onlv rearon
for this bill is that some people have
appointed themselves guardian of thr
negro.
He drew a psychological picture of
what takes in a Southern rural community
when a black brute outrages
an unprotected school girl on the highway
or a lonely farmer's wife and
' ?Vod, "Do you suppose if you r-'
this bill you will better this awful
thing?"
Mr. Stevenson then concluded witn
a solemn warning to the Republicans
in the house. He said: "We have beer
dealing with this evil and South Carr
Una has made great progress. You
will only foment agitation and resenhnent
by this bill. The juries wil'
bo the same no matter in what court
you can the case. The State author'
ties will cease to enforce their laws
hiftlng the burden on the national
OPPOSES INCOME TAX BILL
AS PASSED BY THE HOCSE
The following self-explaining telegram
was received here on last Saturday:
Secretary Chamber Commerce,
Cheraw, S. C.
The proposed State Income Tax and
Excess Profits Bill now before the
Finance Committee of the Senate provides
an income tax from 25 percent
to in some instances 100 percent of
the Federal Income Tax. This bill If
Enacted into law will seriously cripple
Sotith Carolina industries and
probably repel new capital under the
present boll weevil conditions in this
State. Our people will have to rely
more upon industrial work than they
have in the past industries are discouraged
our people will suffer. Will
| you not have your body pass a resolution
protesting againts the Pending
Bill and endorsing the bill advocated
J by the tax payers association wh <
not to exceed 10 percent of the amount
of federal imcome tax. The State tax
err association la working for
levy n<>t to exceed 10 percent of the
federal income tax and excess profits
I tax. li the State tax payers association
Is to carry out their program we
I must have your support. Please aend
j resolution to Mr. John 1 Rice, Secre!
tary Palmetto Building, Columbia, S
C. so that it will reach him by next
Tuesday the 24th as we have a bear
:ng before the Finance Committee of
the Senate on that day.
S. C. Tax Payers Asso. t
C. W. COKER, Pres.
In response to the foregoing telegram
the Board of Trade passed the
following resolution:
Resolved by The Board of Trade
| they favor the eareful rcv?-'
the income tax bill as passed by the
; House so that it will produce only the
[amount absolutely necessary to meet
I proposed reduction in property tax
levy and that every vdter, male anJ
female, be required to make return
of Income.
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"Blind Youth" at Playhouse Theatre,'
Bennettsville, S. C.
Discriminating lovers of the drama
will Tin dnnhf wnlnnmo the npu'K nf
j ?- "*
| the forthcoming engagement at the
I PLAYHOUSE Theatre, Bennettsville,
IS. C.. on Friday night, Jan. 27th of
the sterling artist, Lou Tellegan, wao
under his own management. w" nrecent
himself, (1n person) and his own
| company in a brilliant revival of his
| greatest American success "Blind
Youth" a cciredy drama in thrc^ acts
j by Lou Tellegen and Willard Mack,
.which had a run of four 'he
3J>th. Street Theatre in New York
City, and divided the 1>hlance of that
vear of its success between Bo ton an
| Chicago.
As an artist, there are few p~
j on the American stage or the stag
| of any other country, that can boast
| of a more enviable reputation than
j 'his same Lou Tellegen. who made
| his flr?t appearance in this country
: years ago, as the leading man of Mme.
j Sarah Bernhardt, and who remained
: here to score many more hits and add
'new laurels to a then nl.TOst stc'laI
name. In fact, so popular had he beicorr.e
that the motion picture interests
of the larger scale vied with each
| other for a contract with him until
finally one of them succeeded in having
hiim attach hi* name to a document
to make a few pictures which
, called for a enumeration up in the
: tens of thousands of dollars. He has
I since had several offers to appear bej
fore the camera for an exceedingly
' large sum but has refused all propositions.
preferring the speakine drama.
Mr. Tellegen brines a supporting
cast of unusual excellence here ih~luding
Helen Grayee, Isabel Aid
Dorothy Beardsley, Georgie Prentice,
I Estelle Floyd. Louis Darclay, Russell
Davis, Hugh Panks and Jack Daly together
with a replica of the IdenMo
: production utilized In the New York,
; Boston and Chicago runs. The sale
rvf canto nnona t Via Prrvatond Tiv
; vi DV.U10 u|/ciio Ui ijiv i/iv/oianu u i ?
; Bon's office on Tuesday Jan. 24th.
Lyceum Attraction Pleases
The Geneva Players which gave a
Lyceum Course entertainment here
.on Friday night had a very pleasing
| and varied program including a ComeIdv
Dramti. Reading. Singing and Musi!
cal sketches.
One of the voune ladies was especially
good and her acMnt: in the plavs,
and also her readings were thorough;
ly enjoyed by those present.
The last play, a one act comedy,
was full of fun front start to finish.
I prutrayinc some of the ahsudities of
; some of the present dav- beliefs. It
; was entitled "Psycho-Analysis."
J government, with the result that local
I cooperation will be paralyzed, and th
; latter end of the matter will be worse
than the first."
! GRAVES IN ST.
DAVID'S CEMETERY
I
In the old portion of the cemeterj
near the ?ash Mill is the grave of
Thomas G. Wells
Died 1873
He and his brother, E. M. Wells
were two orphan boys when they cam<
here from Maine to lire with som<
relatives. Their father was a sea
captain, and their mother was a Morrell,
a relative of Senator Morrell ol
Maine.
In 1873 Thomas Q. Wells kept tl
toll bouse at tbe river bridge. One
day a circus was here and great
crowds came over the bridge and the
toll collections were large. In the
afternoon while the show was going
on, and little or no passing at the
bridge, Wells was murdered, robbery
was presumed to be the motive as the
money which he had taken In was
gone. A negro was arrested who had
| some bridge tickets In hts pocket
was convicted and sentenced to be
; hanged. The day before the execution
date his sentence was changed
to life imprisonment by tne Carpet
! Bag Governor. He being legally dead
hi? widow married Israel Myers, a
I respectable colored man of Cheraw.
The murderer remained 'in ptriBon
until Ben Tillman was governor when
he was pardoned. He never returned
, to Cheraw.
; Since then there have been rumors
that the negro was not the guilty man
but that Wells was killed by a Croatan
who lived many years afterwards in
Marlboro.
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j Contestants for Essay PHses Hard at
Work.
Teachers throughout the schools of
the city agree im saying that it is a
long time since pupils in their classes
have showed the interest in history
that they have betrayed since the
C'ueraw Drug Co., offered three prizes
j tor the beat 500 word essay on the
framing and signing of the Constitution,
an event which is represented
; in that firm's calendar entitled "Long
May Our Land Be Bright With Freedom's
Holy Light." a cop*y of which
, hangs in every class-room. Every pupil
under the age of 18 years te eligiI
ble to compete for the prizes and from
I what the instructors report, there are
j f w who are overlooking this ope
! funity of gaining the coveted honor
and reward that will be theirs 1f they
are fo-tiina*e enough to have their
compnH?ions sel^c'ed as one of the
best three.
Chori'w Drug Co., is following the
competition with keen interest. They
worked hard to make it a success, bu'
the results are running even beyond
their expectations.
As yet the committee which, will
award the prizes has not been selected,
but the names of some of the most
praminnet men in the community arc
under discussion and it is expected
that an announcement of the memberj
ship of the committee will be made
I shortly.
Contestants are hereby notified that
; a change has been made In time for
handing In these essays. Cheraw
Drug Co., said today that essays
should be In their hands by not later
jthan Feb. 10th instead of Feb. 22nd.
as previously announced. Adv.
Rushlng-Oaulder.
A marriage of much surprise to the
friends of the young couple, took place
Sunday afternoon at the home of the
j officiating minister, Rev. C. P. Chewning,
when Miss Nezzle Rushing became
the bride of Mr. Allie J. Caulder.
Miss Rushing was a popular student
in the Ruby High School Mr. Caulder
is a prominent young farmer of near
Oherav. Their many friends extend
I them congratulations and best wishes
for a long and happy life.
Immediately after the ceremony the
1 happy couple motored to Cheraw
; where they took the Northbound train
for parts unknown.
Sendees at the Methodist Church.
Methodist Episcopal Church,. South
Dr. Watson B. Duncan, Pastor.
"The Friendly Church."
Sunday School at 10 A. M., Mr. H. A.
McLeod, Superintendent.
Preaching at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M.
by the Pastor.
Morning Subject:
"The Power of Personal Influence."
Evening Subject:
"A Young Man's Wse Choice."
The young men of the community
are especially invited to these services.
Prayer Service on Wednesday at
7:30 P. M. Choir practice.
Public cordially invited to all ser;
vice?.
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1.R0 gets The Chronicle one year.
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ADJUSTMENTS IN
THE TAX SYSTEM
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(The Report of the Joint Committet
on Economy and Consolidation has rer
cently been published. The committee
consists of Niels Chrlstensen, Chairman;
W. Fred Lightsey; f. A. Miller;
John K. Htfmblin, Secretary; K. T
Hughes; J. Ed. Anedmon. Their rec,
ommendations concerning taxation
5 follow.)
?
In South Carolina the limits of rea
sonable taxation of visible property
' have been reached and indeed long
since passed; under the present tax
laws it is apparent that even the most
' necessary and economical of the state
activities cannot be supported without
> hardship to the taxpayers. Under
! these circumstances rigid economir
' end a system of financial control
1 which will prevent waste are doubly
.ecessary; yet with every economy re1
allzed neither the pressing needs of
1 the state nor the ability of the proper'
ty owners to pay taxes can be given
the consideration deserved. Since the
1 present general property tax is so oppressive
that an economy program
alone muat fall to bring full relief,
the only remedy Is to reduce the general
property tax as far as possible
by cutting appropriations and further
by levying new taxev to be paid by
wealth now escaping its1 JUBt share
of the tax burden.
The Committee, believing that tiie
state constitution prevents such a
uniform and equitable assessment of
the general property tax as was the
intent of the fratmers of the basic law,
regards the amendment of the constitution
as the most important single
tax reform before the people of the
state and the General Assembly. In
dealing with this subject it cannot
state more clearly its convictions with
regard to the proper course to pursue
than by repeating the program of the
Joint. Special Committee on Revenue
and Taxation as presented in the report
of 1921. That Committee outlined
the course which it believed
should be followed as follows:
1. The adoption by the General Assembly
of 1921 (or 1922) of a Joint resolution
submitting to the electors of
the state amendments to the present
constitution which will remove the
general property tax limitations.
2. The inauguration and prosecution
of a state-wide campaign of education
and publicity to the end that,
the people of the state may be fully
informed upon the subject of taxation
and in a position to pass intelligently
upon the grave question before th?m.
3. The adoption by the people at
the general election of 1922 of the constitutional
amendments proposed by
this General Assembly.
4. The passage by the General Asstcrbly
of 1923 of an act providing the
necessary special machinery for re|
valuing the property of the staft at
! full value and for making an acruntc
nM.l U.fAn?A.i> ~ P .11 AU A
jauxtejr aim ; UL an tut? uiuci
[taxable resources of the state.
5. Upon the basis of the accurate
data srd statistics so procured the enactment
by the General Assembly of
1924 of a comprehensive revenue act
combining into one harmonious whole
a remodeled property tax. the incime
tax, the business tax, and the inheritance
tax.
Only as regards details of the contemplated
revenue act would this C >mmittee
depart in the least from that
program. There is no complete remedy
in sight without constitutional
changes. The Committee urges first
of all the fullest consideration of the
above program. In addition, however,
it is believed that there are imperative
reasons why the (methods of raising
money for state purposes shoild
be changed long before the passage
of the contemplated general revenue
act. The portion of the general property
tax payable to the state can b
reduced not only by strict economv.
but also by Immediate statutory changes
which will secyre a permanent advance
toward a scientific system of
state taxation.
After careful consideration of the
merits of various forms of taxation
which have been advocated for South
Carolina, having in view especially
that the action taken by the General
Assembly must be in the direction of
a permanent solution of the tax problem
and that if possible no measures
should be adopted which *ould involve
Betting un administrative machinery
for the collection of tr
solely with a view to relieving the
situation temporarily, the Committee
reeomimends the immodiate enactment
of an income tax law, an inheritance
tax law, and a gasoline and oil tax
law. Bills covering these three possible
sources of income are now before
the General Assembly, and it is believed
they should, with some modifications,
become law. All three forms
of taxation are approved by leading
authorities of this country and have
, I been in successful operation in a num
ber of other states whose experience |
[ is available to guide South Carolina i
in framing the important admlnistra-!
tive provisions of the acts. I
The Committee recommends further :
that a moderate increase be made j!
the corporation license taxes either on s
the basis of tax upon corporate in- i
debtedness Gr on the basis of capital t
only as at present but with a higher t
rate, that luxuries be taxed to the extent
found to be practicable from the i
administrative point of view and hav- ^
ing regard to the danger of imposing i
an excessive burden affecting any
means of livelihood, and that a very t
' moderate tax be imposed upon hydro- i
electric power.
Of these taxes the one which Is most (
equitable and least oppressive, in that (
it can never fall upon the persons J
who do not have the ability to pay I
(that is, who do not have net profits [
over and above a fair exemption) is I
the Income tax. This tax cannot exact '
a tribute from a man who has little ?
or no Income and take3 only a fe v p
dollars unless the income is large, s
The Committee recommends that the s
tax be paid only by those whose C
wealth is sufficient to make them lia-l f
ble to the federal Income tax and
that the act be so drawn as to pertm.it j
cooperation with federal authorities'
In enforcing the payment of taxes. A1
though the rate of taxation of incomes
should be much smaller than the fed- tl
eral rate, this source of revenue can t
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be made to be one of the most impor-i fi
; tant sources of support for state ac- tl
tivities. a
The inheritance tax, 1n substantially)
the form now before the General As-!
I
serobly, 1a believed to be sound in
principle and practical of administration;
the Committee recommends, how u
ever, that the pending bill be so amend (
ed as to levy a tax upon estates not $<
settled at the time of the approval of ei
the act by the Governor. The sta* N
can secure from this source a sufficient
a/mount of income to have an
appreciable influence in reducing the
general property tax without imposing
hardships. On the other hand the;
act cannot safely be relied upon to;
bring in any considerable income dur- rj
ing the first year owing to the long fj
delays encountered in the settlement
of estates.
The gasoline and oil tax has some c]
inherent advantages which make it a n
particularly suitable method for collecting
additional revenue. It is believed
that no great opposition will a
be encountered as regards the princi- g
pie of the tax or Its more important
features and that the details of the
proposal can be worked out with little
difficulty. ?
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The taxation of luxuries1 is a irr-atter ^
which deserves special support dprine b
a period of depression. Such taxes
when first imposed may be an inconvenience
to the public; if they are c!
wisely levied, however, their elee*. ! a
far as they have any slight influence ti
upon economic conditions, is to en- p
courage thrift and in every case they t(
reach people who can afford to pay w
?mall amounts for the public - lc
The Committee has prp->ared ? W si
containing provisions for moderate h
taxes upon the imajor luxuries of the di
state?automobile?, soft drinks, admissions
to amusements and exhibits,
and cigars and cigarettes. n
The Committee has studied possible ?(
sources of revenue not mentioned
above and is impressed with the fact
that allrost any of these would be Vl
more desirable than the general prop- m
erty tax in its present form. A care- ni
i fill studv of thft efiVrtn nf the laws of
other states and of the adminiitr
tlve difficultly /to be encountered. Js
however, leads to the conclusion that m
the General Assembly can best eecure E
a direct and entirely sound solutionis!
of the tax problems of the state bv It
devoting Its attention to the amendment
of the constitution and to the
above tax measures, especially recom-ltl
mended for its consideration?the in-;w
come tax, the Inheritance tax, the
gasoline and oil tax, the increase in
corporation license taxes, the luxury
tax, and a email tax on hydro-electric K
power. To assist in the greatest pos- gj
Bible measure in securing laws and
administrative machinery free from1
the serious defects common in some
other states, the Committee with the Q
cooperation of the Tax Commission
and other state officers has drafted
"oncrete proposals for the cons'd
tlon of the General Assembly. In the .
b
i light of the data available it is esti- i
; mated that the following revenue can ^
I be collected in 1922 if the Committee' j f]
I various proposals are promptly con
sidered and acted upon:
Income tax $1.600,000 j
i Increased corporation tax .... 110.0001 ^
Inheritance tax ! ,
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Gasoline and oil tax (10 mos.)
Tr.o.ooo; n
Luxury tax (9 mos.) 900,0001 ,
Hydro-electric power tax (9 mos.)
75,000 i
jtl
I Total $3,435,000 w
Cheraw Hi Defeats Chesterfield.
The Cheraw High School baskelbal
team defeated the Chesterfield five 01
Friday afternoon to the tune of 36 tc
1. Capt. "Toots" Causey started the
tcoring by shooting a field goal during
the first minute of play and C'ae aw
maintained the lead throughout
he game.
The Chesterfield quintet played a
tard game and their passing at times
vas very good but the goal shooting
naccurate.
The Cheraw team showed excellent
earn work and each man played his
>osition in great style.
The line-up was as follows:
'heraw (36) Chesterfield (8)
'ausey F Huff
datheson F I'usser 1.
Jallard C Finchei
)uvall H G Pusser H.
vendall G Britton
Referee?.J. A. Knight, Chesterfield,
lubstitutes, Cheraw?Evans, J. Duvall
I. and Stubbs.
Icor^ng, Cheraw?Causey 17, Mathe011
13, Ballard 4, and Duvall 2.
'hesterfield?Finchcr 4, I'uBser 2. and
lusser H. 2.
Time of halves?20 minutes.
Tom Thnuib Wedding Soon.
The Civic League wishes to anneer
lat plans are being made to stage a
'hom Thumb Wedding in the near
Jture. A pretty ceremony is being
lought out and the Civic League will
nnounce the Cast on an early date
Basket Kali Friday.
The High School boys basket ball
jam will play Hartsville tomorrow
Friday) afternoon at 4 o'clock on the
:hool grounds. The public is invitd
to come out and see a good game
o admission, charge will be made.
THEY ARE WEARING
Earrings even with sports clothes,
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Although jet hoops and long eatings
are the most popular form, a
id is starting for crystol earrings.
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Women are winding their neckhains
around their wrists these
ights.
Tiny combs in bright colored stones
re worn in the coiffure, the largte
panish comb being less often seen.
Many of the eyening clothes are
uite high in the neck but open in the
-l-ll! -I . 1 ..nt/.. tkn
aisuiue lionn uiu icmci ui itic i
ack, exposing a metal cloth underodice.
A lovely dinner gown of pale orchid
hiffon was worn with satin slippers
nd stockings to match and had no
dimming excepting five tailot p<?pies
in st If tone, which were fesjoned
across the back at a lowered
nistline. *The dress was made on
>ng, closely draped lines and had no
leeves, a rounded neckline rather
igh and its long skirt was unevenly
raped.
Satin hats in black and tete de
egre are appearing and one see? an
jcasional straw hat.
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Short civet cat coats have become
ery numerous; lor that matter
lanv short far coats are worn just
ow.
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Skaters noted in the park and ad-'
icent to New York did not show anj
larked preference for knickerbockers
very pond had a few knieker clad
<atcrs, but their number was far
ss than might have beeu expected.
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Leather coats vie with fur ones for;
le skaters, and plaid skirts air
nrn with both.
Won! gauntlets are almost as popu-;
tr iij wool stockings. Stockings aro j
otting more pronounced in both do-!
gn and color.
?
The flapper with her bright tweed
nit and rolled felt hat is accused of
verdoing the craze for sports clothes!
ml becdires monotonous.
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Another striking gown worn was oi:
lack lace made very long and,
immed in wide band- of cire ribbon
nlivened with bright flowers a' tb
ont of the waist. I.ontr panels of
ie ribbon hung below the hem.
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A navy serge, trimmed in French
nots of black silk which were introuced
at the Jenny neck and on tin>ose
three-quarter sleeves, ?vas st:rij
t luncheon at the Plaza. The lon? j
kirt was wrapped at one s'de and
nisbed at the bottom in a wide band
f the knots, which slnn'ed toward
ie waist. Bright Bulgarian color |
ere used at the sash.
WANNAMAKER'S
WEEKLY LETTER
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Saturday, Jan. ..1, 1922.
Editor Cheraw Chronicle,
Cheraw, S. C.
Dear Sir:
Permit me, please, to give expression
to some of mly observations made
during the past two weeks in the
Legislature.
The General Assembly is busy.
Many of the committees are meeting
morning and afternoon. Immediately
after breakfast It is a committee meeting
lasting until 11 A. M., then the
house convenes and works until htween
two or three o'clock, then dinner
and back to a committee meeting
at four P. M. which sometimes lasts
until well after dark, then a rush for
supper and back to the House for the
night session which in some instances t lasts
until after midnight Yesterday
when we adjourned for the week I
think every member of the House was
tired, very tired.
If one wants to feel the pulse of the
people of South Carolina, it can be
done by mingling with the members
of the General Assembly, and inde
the pulse is; beating fast. We ape
radical I'll admit, but reform sometimes
requires violent changes made
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' The House has already passed and
| sent to the Senate the 'Inheritance
tax bill, the income tax bill, the gasoline
tax bill, and a tax on moving
{picture films; and the House will pass
within the next few days, increased
taxes on domestic and foreign corporations,
luxury ttaxes, and a tax on pro- '/
ducer3 of hydro-electric power.
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I I have it from the wings of a very .
i responsible rumor that our Ways and
I Means Committee is about a cut an
I expenditure of one million dollars in
the appropriation bill which tbey are
preparing. The members of the House
i wish to apply the principle of rigid
economy.
All kinds of .measures have been
introduced as usual in the House,
same ranging from one to allow a
steeple-jack to climb the State House
to very serious measures concerning
the distribution of property amon
heirs when people die intestate. And
former members of the General Assera
biy from this County know that everything
has to be watched for something
will get through affecting our interests
adversely, even if it is a change
in the shad law keeping the shad from
coming up the river or something
more serious to th(B whole County.
It may be of Interest to peoole of
our County that State Senator George
I aney is being talked of very much
in the lower House as well as in the
Senate as a very powerful candidate
for Governor. Member after member
of the lower House have been to the
writer and stated that they wanted
Senator Lauey for our next Governor.
From conversations with members
from counties whoso dependance Is
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cllUlUSl nuieiy UU lUUllUIO, A uaru
gathered that oth?r counties in the
State are in far worse condition than
is our County. Many counties are of
in production of cotton three or four
times what our county is, and undoubtedly
conditions are distressing. Chesterfield's
hope is surely in the number
of small home-owning farmers.
Killing bills seems to be, a pleasant
oastime for the majority of the House,
and I do not anticipate much Important
legislation except that affecting the
change in the sources of revenue and
rigid economy in appropriating money.
This necessarily implies a reorginnzation
of some of the State's methods
of conducting her more than half
a hundred duties.
Yours truly.
L. C. WAN'S AM AKER.
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Steam boats Arrive at Cheraw
From Fee Dee Advocate, Jan. 12th.
Cheraw, Jan. 2.?Arrived yesterday
the Stea'uVboat Commerce, after
a passage of forty days, from Philadelphia.
The arrival of the Com
...
merce 13 greeted witn tne most iiv^
lv joy by the citizens of Cheraw, the
more especially on account of her
lone passage, during the latter part
of which she was believed Uy many
to have been lo's.
Soon after the safe arrival of the
Commerce the steam boat Pee Dee
hove in sight, with a tow boat full
freighted with merchandise for different
houses in Cheraw.?News and
Courier.
EDITOR NOTE?Brother Freetman
evidently got hold of a bit of news
that happened forty years ago. or perhaps
the article refers to our aeroplane
mail which was forty minute*
overdue last week. We are too fast
over here now for steamboats.
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