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itotablithe* 1844. The Press and Bannei ABBEVILLE, S. C. Tm. P. GREENE, Editor. The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Frida; Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail mat tar at post office in Abbeville, S. C Terms of Subscription: One year 1 $1.5( Six months .71 Three months .5( Payable mvanaDiy in auvantc. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1918. "ABROAD." 4 i" . Under the headline, "Abbeville i People Abroad," The Abbeville Press and Banner publishes some items about Abbevillians in Columbia. This is the first time that the eapital city has been located in "furrin parts", althought it has aljf.Vy, ways been more or less "outlandwh." The above is from The Greenville News. In some small communities, such as Greenville, to say of one that he is "abroad" has a provincial meaning as suggested above, but in every well regulated community like Antreville or Gilgal even the feast informed persons know that a person may be "abroad" when he is away from home. The editor of The News 'is all abroad in his guess" as Webster would say. fcjy THE TAX COMMISSION. BBr'-.v. ; Our sometime friend the Tax Commission is coming into its own. That there was, at the time of the creation of this commission, a de sand far some more equitable basis tor the assessment of property than had prevailed no one will deny. The corporations and city tax-payers had been' paying all the taxes for so many years that the burden had grown unbearable. And even amongst these tax-payer? the inequalities Were so unjust as to be almost intolerable. Therefore, we stat^ again, the U time has come when some more rtq&rtable basis for the assessment and collection of taxes was demanded. Necessarily, from the nature i E& v I & V of the work to be performed the| matter should have been gone at! from a purely business, standpoint, and purely business . men should have been appointed on the commisfoiT. Instead of this, the appointment was placed in the hands of Govercv nor Manning. The Governor is a politician. He was hi politics for office and he needed all the political help he could get He had never learned that a man may build himV self up politically, as well as in private affairs, by strict attention to the business he is about, on strictly business methods, by employing Strictly business men to do the work * ' 1 ,-T, TirtH. it nana. It <X Uig man iu tfcs to see that, and a bigger one to Jackie the job. Governor Manning is a good man as good men go in politics, but he did not prove to I be a big man when it came to hands' Jmg this business proposition for the commonwealth. m,: He did just what he should not have done. He appointed professional politicians to run the Tax Commission, and they commenced to talk politics and to do politics, as it has seemed to a great many, froir the very start. At the head of the Commission he put A. W. Jones, ol Abbeville, a man, so far as abilitj goes, in every way competent to dc , the work, but for the sake of th< equal assessment of property th< very worst man in the state as 1 now appears, because rightfully oi wrongfully he did not have, an< does not have, the full confidence o the people that he will treat every ' one fairly and justly. He has tha reputaion .because he has been ; professional politician and wire-pull er for his whole life. There ha : been no campaign in South Caro lina in recent years in which he ha _ j.. iit-' not been a figure. He has alwa: ? been on hand to "advise" the faitl r ful how to vote, sometimes as tl representative of one candidate ar - sometimes as the represntative ' < another. The result is that the Ta Commission is in bad odor. An we say that it is so because of th fact that A. W. Jones is its Chaii y man, and because of his autocrati acts. If he would resign today hal the opposition to the system woul be dead. , We warned Governor Mannin that this was to be expected bu he trotted his own political path, an now the Tax Commission must e ) unless its Chairman is willing to gc - It may not be this session. If no this, then it will be the next. Bi talk about corporation lawyers ha about spent its force. The peopl have taken the measure of a pro fessional politician. But, it is to be regretted tha the Tax Commission should go a i the moment when it takes the firs 1 step in the right direction. Althougl I the corporations,?the cotton mills the banks and the railroads,?wert already paying more than their pari of the taxes of the state, the Tan Commission saw fit, first, to raise the taxes of these tax-payers. We warned them then that it was unfair and unjust, but the answer was of corporation lawyers and not of justice. Had the value of the proI perty of all these corporations been I ascertained without raising their ?i -ai WAC9 until mic vaiucs 01 otner property, including farm property, was ascertained, and had the Tax Commission then done the entirely proper and just thing of raising the assessment of all. property af the same time, we would have heard no such talk as is now being indulged in the General Assembly. Instead of this, however, the corporations commenced to pay on their assessment some years ago* some corporations further back than others, and the dear farmer was left to the last. The result was that everybody else had already been raised, and when the order went out to raise the farmer, without a corresponding order for all other nronertv. rnmnr ate and otherwise, those suspicions of the wiles of a politically constructed Tax Commission thought and still think that farming property is alone being raised, whereas the truth is, that so far as the order of the Commission goes, it is only intended to bring the property of farmers up to the same basis as the property of other persons, natural and artificial, with regard to the payment of taxes. Now taxes are hard to pay. They are the penalties we must pay for good government, however. We cannot imagine that the farmer, if he were correctly informed, and were treated entirely in a business way about tax matters, would object to paying his just part of the burdens of good government?certainly no rightfully disposed person would object to this. All that honest men want to know, when burdens are being assessed and distributed, is that they do not carry any other man's load. But they will not know this just now. And the reason they will not know it, and will not believe it, is that they have no confidence that the present Tax Commission is treating with them fairly. And you maj argue the question with the taxpayers and undertake to show then that the order is fair, but they wil not hear you. Why? Because the] ; do not trust the men in authority Taxes continue to grow, the Taj : Commission continues in the handi I - ~ ^ + V?ir* Qnnrft 1 UI II1C same pvnw^iaiiD, MFt"- " priations are asked for the Ta: 1 Commission, there is always fuss ! but up to this day nothing tangibli ; has been accomplished. ' Whether the Tax Commissioi ? shall live or not depends entirel; 5 on whether or not the politician " now constituting its membership s remain. The people are sick am r tired of the professional, ring poli tician. He must go. And if it i necessary to get rid of him, th Tax Commission will go, and th 1 equitable assessment of propert a will have received another set-bac which' will not be corrected soon. s And Governor Manning will b remembered for the politicians h 3 appointed to office. I 7B MR. BLAKELEY' h- EFFORTS REWARDEI le id Congratulations are in order t )f Rev. H. B. Blakeley, superintenden LX of the Orphanage at Lethe,, McCor id mick county. In its Columbia corre ie spondence yesterday The Daily Jour r. nal carried a dispatch which statet ic that the Senate had voted to tak< If over the Orphanage as a state insti d tuion and had appropriated $30,000 for its maintenance, which we un g derstand will mean improved build . ings. There is every reason to be^ lieve that the Lower House will cono curj Mr. Blakeley has done a splendid lt work since he has been superintendg ent of the Orphanage at Lethe and a he deserves everything the South e Carolina General Assembly can give him.?Greenwood Journal. ^ \ THE FOURTH ESTATE ^ The President'* Grandchildren With the starting of Mrs. Francis f _ _ _ . i Bowes Sayre and her two children t early in the week for th6ir home in ! Cambridge, Mass., the President and Mrs. Wilson said farewell to the ' last of the guests at their Christmas % ' party. Mr. Sayre had preceded his family by'two weeks to Cambridge, where they are established this winter, as he is on the teaching staff at Harvard, and Mrs. Sayre would not remain in Washington longer, , although asked to stay until after her boy's birthday. Master Francis Sayre, who was three years old on last Thursday, is the only one of the ' President's grandchildren who was born in the White House, and his grandfather1 l - &i i. ' was muvb aiuiuuo tuai uio uu uuuaj | should be celebrated in the house of j his birth with a cake with three candles?and "one to grow on." } Mrs. Sayre, by the way, says her small daughter, who was named for her aunt, Mrs. William G. McAdoo, and her grandmother, is called Eleanor and not Ellen. She explained that while her intention had been to call the girl after her mother, who was Ellen Axon Wilson, the late Mrs. Wilson always had consid-j ered the two names identical and that Eleanor had,been her favorite form, moreover. This distinction served to avoid confusion, for the little daughter of the Secretary of; the Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo ?s! called Ellen. She, toor was named for her grandmother, but was christened Ellen Wilson instead of Ellen Axon.?Washington Correspondence New York Herald. STUDENTS INTERESTED - in General, assembly" ! Watih Proceedings of Sontb Carolina Legislature?Some Hold Position* With Committees. ? Students of the University of South Carolina have very generally availed themselves of the opportunity of witnessing the xrork of the general assembly since the beginning of the present session. The floors and galleries of both the house and the senate are frequented by students eager to witness the deliberations of the law makers and to acquire an insight into the operation of machinery of legislation. The sessions of the general aasem; bly are of interest to every citizen, s But comparatively few are given the r opportunity to see the legislators -at ' work. Students realize the value of this opportunity, apparently, and ati tend the sessions whenever their 1 university duties will permit. a?A fA fVlC-lT J many siuueiu* aic auu m6 w ? . resources by serving as clerks of c th6 various committees of the house 5 and the senate. The arduous duty - of raising th flag over the State c house is borne by two members of i, the university student body. A 2 member of the junior law class is reporting for a newspaper during n the session. 7 NEWS FROM HOME. s n T/\f.AnV? w TT.uorotf nf Snar J lUl dt U f? . ?? W*WW? X d | tanburg, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. D. Wilson for a few days. She s wants to. keep up with the home news e so she came in and subscribed to The e Press and Banner, which is the besl y way to get all of the news. She k says that she likes her new home and is quite happy. e e Pay up your subscription fcefort your name is cut off. > ( ClSDIIiuuuuuuuui :|1 for 10 days! 'i : .1 1 J I ^ ij Manhattan !| ' F [] $1*25 Values *U < XA ?? 1 UR l.i>U values ![ I 2.00 Values i! *2.50 Values 11 3.50 Values I! 4.00 Values 5.00 Values All Shirts 1? \\ NEW jj HATS jj ===noti< WW VV^\.lvlVVVVVV \ <. VI V. LONG CANE V vvvvvvvvvv^vvvv > I Long Cane, Jan: 26.?Snow, sleet I and rain and freezes continued during the past week, and the roads are c now almost impassable. So the far- s s mers are now kept Ernsy cutting wood and making fires; Mr. and Mrs. Albert King spent [ | the week-end of last week in Prosperity community with Mr. and Mrs George Turner. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McKellar of * tne city, spent tne weeK-ena witn * Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beauford. Mr. Walter Hughes of Cold * Springs community, spent Sunday ? with Mr. John Stewart. * This community was shocked to 1 learn of^the death of Mr. Lewis Bosler, which occurred at Calhoun 1 | Falls at the home of his daughter, 1 Mrs. W. J. Manning, Jan. 22, 1918, after an illness of three days. Mr. ] Bosler is the fhther of Mr. W. S. Bosler of this community, and having spent sometime in this eommuni- j ty, he is well known by all, and has impressive talk any one could sit and listen to for hours. He came to this country from France when a young ,man in 1873, and was later ' married to Miss Barbara Burton, 1 and settled near Lowndesville. . The funeral services were held on Wed, I nesday at Calhoun Falls by Rev. : Mr. Harden, and the body was laid j' j to rest by the side of his wife in I j the family burial grounds at Ridge j church, in the presence of a host of ! onTTourfiil rplatives arid friends. Mr. j Bosler leaves six children to mourn | ', his departure but who consider their j s.lcss Heavens gain, as his last words, ! | were consoling to his loved ones. | :iThe bereaved family have the sym-: i pathy of this community. ! Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis and little one of near Lowndesvill^, spent a1 few days of last week with Mr. andj ' Mrs. J. A. Ellis. Mr. W. H. Beauford of Green jz/zfiirzrazraiinjzjijzii \ * !' n i mm & ^ ' M " I I J IB iTTTT Bd I ' ;,j . r * I / " r and Eclipa 'educed in Pric * * ' f *' ' ' ' WM P1 V^SHIRTS | HWWHA8THE B68T - THE BOT WWW! 5 Charged at Regul. ' i "IT " i - -. ' c .. :e our WINl . yiizniZfiiJZJMnjfLfiJEfiLri rood, spent Sunday with his parents dr. and Mrs. W. D. Beauford. Misses Eppie Beauford and Mary Srwi^ and Allie Beauford spent Friday of Tast week with Mr. and firs. W. ST. Bosler. Mr. and: Mrs. John Wright and :hildren, of near Lowndesville, ipent Friday of last week with Mr ind Mrs. J. A. Ellis. Miss.Nina Beauford spent Saturiay in the city with Mr and Mrs. J". H. McKeHar. Misses Mary and Sara Wilson, and tfessrs. "William and Robert Wilson lave the- sympathy of this communty in the death of their mother, "Mrs Hattie Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is well mown by her lovaoie disposition, md she has a few relatives and a lost of friends in this ' community, vho. mourn her departure. Mr: Julius King of McCormick, rifritecl his parents last week, Mr. ?nd Mrs. W. T. King. Mr. R. H. Stevenson was a busiTeas visitor to the city Friday. Mr. John Stone of Cold Spring ;ommunity, spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs. Earl Stewart. Born?Jan. 17, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stewart, a daughter. / Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hagen, oi Central, has moved into this community. Mr. Walter Hughes and sister, Miss Lizzie, of Cold Springs spenl Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stewart. A PARTIAL SOLUTION. This is the retired farmer's war just as it is every American's war He is needed on the farm. He knows how to farm. That is the main thing His shadow in the fields next yeai will mean much to his communits and to his country. The nation is getting ready to call him back to his old place. He may be too old tc carry a rifle or fight in a trench but he can still help to preserve the nation he has helped to build.? Farm Progress. ?T? ? ^ aannniannnnn^^ For 10 days! I Cash $1.00 | j 1.15 j I ? 2.50 11 ar Prices I' SEW I HATS I DOW J ------- ? K QUESTIONNAIRES ' NOT RETURNED (Continued from Page 1.) ' ? :????Cleveland Wright, Abbeville, S. C Urlus Thomas, Abbeville, S. C. Jas; Davis, Due West, S. C. 1 Jesse MofTatt Chiles Solomon McBride, Abbeville, S. C._ , ' Joseph Frazfer, Abbeville; S. C. Wm. Horace Harkey Joe Smith, Abbeville, S. C. Walker P. Csrwile, Donalds, S. C. Jesse Williams^. Abbeville, S. C. ; Will Roul, Calhoun Falls, S. C Benni'e Hughey, Andrew Roul, Calhoun Falls, S. C Frank Jackson, Abbeville, S. C Howard E. Cowan, Honea Path, S C ' Henry Weston, Hodges, S. C. Willie Freeman, Abbeville, S. C Alford Campbell, Lowndesville S, C. ; Jesse Allen, Calhoun Falls, S. C. John H. Whitehead, Abbeville,( S. C Zaek Gaines, Abbeville, S. C< Feaster Hatten, Antreville, S. C ^ Sam Walter Pilgrim, Lowndesviire." Thos. McAdams, Due West, S. CJohn Edwards, Calhoun Fails, S. Cj R P. D. tj i NOTE OF EXPLANATION". r / I T> I-i J J i. ? tin xvejjisiranuj uu nut seem tu uu, derstand the two notification cards ' sent them. If a registrant maizes claim on account dependents, th6 Local Board acts on the case, and . classifies him. If he makes only a. I Agricultural or Industrial claim, the District Board acts on said case, classifies him. If registrant makes V both dependent and Industrial or Agricultural claim, the Local Board , acts on dependency claim, and holds ^oon/) fnraranlfl . papers iur suwc u?j j, ?uu j them to District Board to act on , other claim. The registrant will be finally classed in most defefred ' class. If Local Board classifies him 5 in one and District Board in two, 5 the two class is one he will be finI ? ally classed in. If Local Board , classes him in Class four, and.Disi trict Board in two, the Local Board - classification holds, and he will be finally classed in four.