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U. S. ARMY OFFICER
WAS A GERMAN SPY
New Cork, Dec. 9.?Hans Willit
alias Captain John A. Williard, com
mander of Company I, of the 48th
United States Infantry during the
war, was held in Castle William, j
Governor's Island, today awaiting
action by army officials on a confes
sion he is alleged to have made to
polce detectives here yesterday that
he was a German spy.
Although he had been sought as a
deserter, alleged to have asconded j
soon after the armistice with $ts,uuu
in company funds, his confession of
espionage came as a complete sur
prise. Hugh J. Hannigan, a former
lieutenant under his command, on
whose identification Willet was ar
rested, said not a man under the
captain's commission had ever sus
pected he was a German sympathi
zer.
Willet said, according to the de
tectives, that he was one of 300 ca
dets who had trained in Germany
and were sent to this country to en
list in the United States army. The
scheme, he is alleged to have said,
was for the cadets ta lead units of
soldiers to tfrance ana expose mem
in dangerous positions for slaugh-i
ter.
Willet protested vigorously at
first that he was not the man sought
for desertion, but, after two other
former officers of his company cor
roborated Hannigan's identification
he sank down in a chair and mur
mured: "You've got me."
A few minutes later he became
calm and deliberate and said:
"i have nothing to regret. Its just
the fortunes of war. Luck was
against me and I'll have to pay."
His wife, who was formerly **
Miss Crawford, of Chicago, called at
the police station early today, after
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rest, and asked the police for his
keys and his money. When told Wil
let had been taken to Governor's Is-1
land, she said she would go to see '
.him later. They have lived for m<?
than a year on Riverside Drive, me|
said.
STVDY YOUR CATECHISM
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will please study their catechism and
bring them to the next meeting.
Mrs. F. W. Wilson, President |
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Uncle George?"It's getin' itherj'
folks to think as highly o' you as
you think o' yourself. I:
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crops will pay well if a little ati
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a matter of balanced conditions of the to
Potash must be present in the proper
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PRESBYTERIANS
RAISE $400,000.00
Columbia, Dec. 9.?Announcement
is made by prominent Presbyterians
in Columbia that the Southern Pres
byterian campaign for education and
j the relief campaign for education
i and the relief of aged ministers, re
sulting in the securing for the de-!
nomination of the Graham office
building in Jacksonville, Fla , a mil
lion dollar building given by Mr. Gra
ham on conditions that the church
raise $400,000. This goal has been
considerably over-reached.
The office building will yield a net
income of 6 per cent, on the million
dollar valuation. This will be used for
the support of the education and re
lief department of Ithe derilominaltion
The building is fourteen stories, in
the heart of Jacksonville's business
district. It was offered to the chuTch
by C. E. Graham of Greenville, prom
inent cotton manufacturer, who is a
leader in the Presbyterian church.
HIGH TAXES PUT THIS
TOWN OUT OF BUSINESS
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 9.?After liv
ing a corporate existence for 126
years the city of Jefferson town in I
Jefferson county, Ky , has petitioned I
the Jefferson circuit'court to revoke I
its charter, and asked that its govern-1
ment revert to county control.
4 fVto !
A majority ui tnc ?wi?tio vi. ;
city inoiuding women signed the pa-,
per, declaring that alleged high muni
cipal taxes led them to take the step.
About 700 persons, including Henry
Watterson, famous Journalist live in
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the ciyt.
MANY FIRMS LIABLE
TO PROSECUTION
Columbia, Dec. 9.?One thirtf of j
the three thousand manufacturing
plants in the state of South Carolina j
are liable to prosecution for failure
to file with the state department of j
agriculture the report of their busi- j
ness for the year, according to a
statement issued at the offices of the j
department today. The final date for
the filing of these reports was Dec
ember 5th, and a thousand manufac
turing plants have not as yet sent in
their reports. Blanks for these re
ports were sent to all manufacturers
some weeks ago, it is stated. Includ
ed in the list of manufactories, are
cotton, fertilizer, cotton seed oil and
other mills, newspapers, stone cut
ters and various classes of industry
turning out a "finished product."
The wild silkworm is said to pro
duce silk of a better luster and
fiber than the captive worm.
pay 42 per cent ui iuu ?cwuv
I their goods and allowed land owners
| owning property worth $6000 an
j acre. Practically every class of
I merchant was represented and rep
' resented at 20 to 25 per cent de
I
crease in the market values ' of all
goods. The tax commission heard
the merchants and while making no
announcement as to the 1921. policy
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sat, oats?these, and ail otfter
tention is given to the proper
Fertilizers are especially suited
n hare a 100 % toll. Fertility ia largely
iiL Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia, and
proportions if bumper crop! are to
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:turers
OUTH CAROLINA
WAREHOUSE SYSTEM
URGED BY LEVER
Hardirtg Says No Banking System
Can Finance All Staple Crop*
Indianapolis, Dec. 9.?Establish
ment of warehouses throughout the
country of sufficient capacity to
I premit even distribution of farm
products duirng the entire year was
advocated here tonight before the
annual convention of the American
Farm Bureau federation by Asbu'ry
Lever, a member of the federal
farm loan board, as a permanent
safeguard for the farmer against
bte declines in prices. His plan in
eluded sale by the government of
certifcates issued against the ware
house receipts which he said would
give ready money to farm produ
cers.
"Given such a system of market
ing," declared Mr. Lever, "the
next ccr.sus will show a draft of
population countryward instead of
cityward."
Governor Harding of the federal
reserve board, who also addressed
the convention, said the "present
predicament" of the farmers caused
by depreciation in prices was re
ceiving every consideration by the
government officials. lie added that
| no banking system could provide
I funds to withhold all staple crops
from the market without causing
I financial disaster and advocated co
| operation between fanner, mer
chant and banker as the solution of
the present situation.
In addition to advocating the
warehouse plan, Mr. Lever suggest
ed the formation of foreign trade
corporations under the Edge act as
a relief for the farmers in their pre
isent financial situation. The ware
house plan, he said, promised the
better permanent benefits for the
farmers.
"The present lack of system for
financing marketing," said* Mr.
Lever, "forces 75 per cent, of staple
agricultural products upon the mar
ket in four months, with the result
ant autumnal dip in farm prices.
"What we must have is a piece of
credit machinery adopted to the
handling of paper with maturity
which synchronizes with the period
of growth and distribution. The,
plan involves first, the standardiza-1
finn n-f cfnnlp ncrriVlllt.lirfll TirodllctS i
of a warehousable character into
grades and classes; second, the
building up under federal, state, or
both, regulation and inspection of a
system of bonded warehouses for
such products; third, the issuance
of uniform elevator or warehouse
receipts; fourth, the pooling, re
gionally, of these warehouse re
ceipts of a certificate, debenture or
bond and the selling of the same|
to the investing public at such rates j
of interests as such collateral will,
command.
Chief among the fresh fruits ex
ported from the United States are
apples, lemons and oranges.
NO REDUCTION IN
TAXES THIS YEAR
Merchants Of The State Can Ex
M?? R?vi?w Now?Tax
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System Is Attacked
Columbia, Dec. 9.?Definite as-j
surance that here could be 110 re
bate or reduction in 1920 taxes on
mercantile stock or any other prop
erty, and an -outright attack ojx the |
present antiquated tax system of j
the state, with special reference to |
alleged discrimination in favor of
the farmer landowner, as contrasted
with the merchants and chamber of
I
commerce representatives from all
sections of the state and the state
tax law commission here Tuesday,
afternoon.
The tax commission made it plain
that it .could in no way re-assess
stock and allow for depreciation
and pointed out that the only way
for any such refund would be
J through an act of the general as
sembly.
The meeting was largely attended
and developed a spirited discussion
at times over what the merchants
claimed was a grossly unfair sys
tem of taxing that required them to
4 n ? ? ? ? 4. srolnQ nf
I it is believed the commission will
make some reductions in the assess
ments so as to allow for deprecia
tions.
Towards the close of the meeting
a resolution was adopted asking the
general assembly to give the tax
commission more authority so it
could assess land and other proper
ty than the merchant's stocks.
The meeting went on record as
backing the tax commision in its
work and asking for widely increas
ed power in order that the bungled
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be pleased with
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today; let us exp
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more shopping
days until
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As in the past, o
and most complet
have spared no p.
even greater than
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We beg to annoui
that our Toy Dep;
rtJ meni is now up
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jjj tor inspection
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uaiiuajiiianiiaiiumafEfi^
system of today, may be brought up
to date.
The resolution asking for in
creased power of the commission
was sponsored by W. R. Timmons
and W. K. Livingston of Green
ville. The vote was unanimous.
These two representatives also of
fered a resolution for the appoint
ment of a tax committee by the
state chamber of commerce to co
operate with the tax commisison.
Governor Cooper was present and
told of the radical changes needed
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he family will
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ugh the year.'
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new Victor
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to put South Carolina on the map in
the matter of taxes.
The chief executives said South
Carolina has never been out of the
rut with its system. About 75 dele
gates attended the conference and
seemed to be pleased with the re
sults as they came in close contact
with the difficulties of the various
merchants and also the troubles of
the tax commission tn Its effort to
be fair and just to all classes of peo
ple.
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buy early?stocks
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