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Dial Makes Reply to J. Wm Thurmond. Washington, Aug. 12.-Reply ir.] to a recent criticism- by J. Williar Thurmond of Edgefield, Senator N B. Dial issued the following state ment: "I have just read a tirade of J William Thurmond against me. Ii many of Mr. Thurmond's statement ?be is absolutely in error. I do no suppose the public is very much in terested in this subject, but I wil . "reiterate its history ibrief ly, as he ha: mentioned it. "In 1912 and 1918 several of u: were candidates for the senate. Mr Thurmond was manager of Senato: Tillman's campaign both times an< organized the state 'against me. Whei the western district of South Caro lina was established, he was appoint ed district attorney by Senator Till maa, which was perfectly natural After Senator Tillman's death ii 1918 I was told that Mr. Thurmont was speaking good words in my be ?alf. "I am sorry Mr. Thurmond speaks of my dining with him, for it forces me to mention the subject. Whiile al -the campaign meeting in Aiken, Mr Thurmond phoned to me to come tc Edgefield and spend the night witt him. For this I thanked him, but po litely declined. After speaking at Edgefield, Mr. Thurmond invited Sen ator Pollock and me to dine with him? ?which we accepted. The public car . understand my position in this mat ter. * "During Christmas, 1919, Mr. Thurmond asked me to have him re appointed. I told him I had not dis . cussed the matter at all in Washing ton, but would let him hear very soon. After consultation and inves tigating the matter here, I informed him that under all the circumstances I could not recommend his reappoint ment, and that I had recommended another, whereafter he and his i friends bombarded me with petitions, the purpose being evident. "Mr. Thurmond is also in error about what transpired in Washington. I suggested the name of my friend, ' T. P. Cochran for appointment as district attorney, he being one'of the strongest lawyers in the South, a ilfelong friend of mine and a strong supporter in all my campaigns. The attorney general informed me he -would consider - the matter and we would discuss it further. I left word at the White House that I wanted to see the president at the proper time. A few; days later Mr. Thurmond's nomination came to the senate. I communicated with the .White House and they were very much surprised and asked me to hold Mr. Thurmond's confirmation up in the senate, and also suggested that I see the attor ney general. I declined the latter sug gestion! Later the attorney general phoned me to come up, as he desired to confer with me, and that he was ready to appoint Mr. Cothran. "Mr. Thurmond is also in error about by not being able to defeat his confirmation in the senate if I had desired. Any senator can defeat the confirmation of anyone in his state in a few seconds. . "Mr. Thurmond is also in error in saying Mr. Cothran was a candidate for United States judge at the time referred to-1920-for there was no vacancy in that position, Judge Wat kins having been confirmed on July 22, 1-919. * "After a visit to Washington, and when everything had been arranged for Mr. Cothran to be appointed, he notified me on July 29, 1920, that he didn't care to accept the place, ex pressing great gratitude at my efforts in his behalf, but stated that he felt it was his duty to the people of South Carolina to run \ for the general as sembly from Greenville county. It was agreeable to me then* for the attorney general to send down the name of Mr. Thurmond, for reap pointment. His name was sent down a day or two after congress convened -on December 6. I asked the judi ciary committee to confirm him, but his name was held up along with many others. "My policy has been since the Re publicans have taken charge to ask no favors of the administration. The wisdom of this can readily be under stood. Anyway, it was said here that the attorney general was disposed *co let all Mr. Wilson's appointees fill 'out their terms, in the absence of . charges, etc., against them, unless he decided to revoke some particular ap ' pointment. "I have never mentioned the fol lowing fact. I took the ma; ter up with the attorney general and stated to him if his policy was to let all Democratic appointees serve out their terms, that I would suggest that he allow Mr. Thurmond this privilege. This he considered a day or two, but finally declined. Mr. Cothran was confirmed, as I knew him to be a gentleman of high character and abil ity. The correspondence on the sub , ject is too long to print, but these letters are dated respectfully, July 18 and 20. "It seems that Mr. Thru mond is ^rery "much outraged because I pre ferred to appoint one of the ablest lawyers in the Southern States in preference to one who had organized the state twice against me. So far as his statement is concerned that my objection to him was (because he voted for Senator Tillman, this is simply silly. As a matter of fact, the first appointmennt I made after I was elected was a young man who told me that he had been a follower of Senator Tillman. Since I have been in the senate, I have never asked or inquired how anyone voted, but, of course, I have always endeavored to aid my personal friends and support ers first." H. W. R. Revision of Tax is Wound up by House Committee. Washington, Aug. 12. - Practi cally winding up revision of the levy sections of the 1918 tax law,' house ways and means committee republi cans voted today to increase from $2,000 to $2,500 the exemption al lowed married men having an annua" net income of $5,000 or less. This change would be retroactive tto Jan uary 1, 1921, and would be in addi tion to the increase of $200 in the exemption for each dependent of a head of a family previously decided upon. Agreement also was reached, it is said, to increase the manufacturers' tax on candy from 5 to 3 per cent, the manufacturers' tax on furs from 10 to 5 per cent, and to repeal all of the so-called luxury levies, including those on carpets, rugs, trunks, traveling cases, pocketbooks, um brellas, annd portable lighting fix tures, as well as those on wearing apparel. Under present plans of republican leaders^ the committee draft of the completed bill, which will be in the form of an amendment to the 1918 law, will be presented to a confer ence of house republicans at 1 p. m., Monday and introduced in the house later that day. Actual consideration of it there,however, it was said, would go over until Wednesday 'in order that the measure could be for mally passed upon Tuesday by the] ways and means committee with the] democratic members present. Although holding only a single session today, the majority members of the ways and means committee made rapid strides toward comple tion of their task. Besides changing j levies as outlined above, they were said to have agreed not to incr?ase the taxes on cigarettes, cigars, to bacco and alcoholic .beverages. It al so was stated (that in reducing the 'in come surtax rate to a minimum of 32 per cent from the present 63 per cent, the committee had made no pro vision for a further reduction to 25 per cent next year as recommended by Secretary Mellon. In voting to repeal the so-called luxury taxes, the majority members decided to substitute, if possible.a manufacturers' tax on the same ar ticles, if designed to be sold at sum6 in excess of specified prices. The rate suggested was 3 per cent on the man ufacturers' prices and the return was estimated at $100,000,000 annually as against $25,000,000 under the present law'. Banks the Machinery of Bus iness. In these days of a scarcity of mon ey one does not see the man with a big roll peel off a few yellow backs j in making a cash payment quite as often as he did a few years ago. Yet j there remains a class of people who| carry with them all their ready cash; men who should pay by check in stead of with actual money. Men of this class seem to be fond of making a showing and by so doing invite the "black jacker" to waylay them on some dark night and* relieve them of their earnings. There is still another class who hide out their money, mak ing no display whatever, but who never go near a bank. Of course the former class is the most careless, but only in a degree more than the man who fails to use his bank as a depos itory for his money. Banks are the machinery of bus-| iness. In most banks the small de positer is welcomed with equal cour tesy to the man of wealth. Most banks would rather have many small customers than just a few large ones, for in the latter case the bank has more friends. Every depositer is a friend to the bank and the bank is his friend. There grows up a rela tionship which ismutually benefi cial Therefore why hide out your money? Become acquainted with your banker and pay by check. It will increase your standing in your community; will be safer, more con venient and also increase your own. Use the bank in" time of. p"enty and and you will have the use of them in times of stress,-Farm & Ranch. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a j General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. SO cents. MADAME VALESKA By MOLLIE MATHER. (?, 1921, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.). Fenton fidgeted uncomfortably In the surroundings which were foreign to his frank wholesomeness. Always he had hated subterfuge of any kind, yet here he was in this dim Interior redolent of sandalwood nt Lilla's re quest. Lilla suffered some ailment which, while doctors considered It unimportant, was to Lilla a real af fliction. The pain of her arm h?d necea-;; sitated Fenton's doing her hair thati morning, and one of Lilla's studio friends assured her Madame Vales ka could, miraculously locate and cure pain where physicians failed. Madame Valeska was a trance medium, in great favor among thjer young art students. Lilla had at once Insisted that Fenton go and hold au dience with this famously clever seer, regarding ber own condition. And the Indulgent brother, fretting his Im patience, had never-the-less gone. Perhaps, when this Madame Vales ka had demonstrated her infallibility In Lilla's case, the girl would b? satis fied and cured. He intended to give . her no information In her -question-" lng. Into the softly lighted walting' room, came presently another seeker after hidden knowledge. Fenton smiled grimly at the patient walters already assembled. But this girl ap-_ pea red unlike them to share his own unrest-almost his own humiliation. Like some small gray shadow, she re tired diffidently to the recess of the long room. She had cast him one fright ened glance in passing, and impulsive ly-Fenton hardly knew why-he fol lowed,* perhaps, to give assurance, or to laugh away her significance of the occasion. The girl's face was as white, and fear-stricken, as a child's in face of disaster. * "Well," he asked Jhe young woman In the gray frock. "What is your particular trouble? And is Madame Valeska to bring the remedy from one of her picturesque trances? The Madame can keep lt up pretty well, ? am told. I have never before at tended this curious kind of entertain ment." But levity evidently could not allay the girl's fears. "Madame Valeska really visits the spirit world," she told him In an awed tone, "the things she tells are mar velous. But, if you do not believe, why do you come?" The question was asked riot in rude ness, but wonderingly. * *~,\.. ,. 'T came,"' : Fenton good-humo^y-,. replied, "tc please} my, fanciful stslerj? who Is as e?slly Impressed as your self. She hopes that Madame Valeska will influence some kind spirit to take Imaginary pains out of her arms, .The little frightened patient nodded. "Madame Valeska will know best what to tell her," she said, "only yes terday I lost my purse, and she found lt for me." "And afterward robbed It for you," Fenton ndded grimly. The girl's eyes were reproachful. "Madame has to have money to keep this place up," she reminded him. "Her charge really Is not much. That Is, when you consider what she does for one." "Fraud," Fenton contemptuously exclaimed; with real concern he re garded the trusting face before him. ' "Do not let this seer Impose upon you, little girl," he advised. "Make this your Inst visit." She stood as though? considering. But a watchful attendant slipped to her side. "Madame Valeska," she Informed the girl, "will see you now." The girl did not reappear.* Disap pointedly, Fenton learned that ques tioners were dismissed after their au dience, through a rear door. His own turn came next." Theatrical, Indeed, was madame's setting. White and small, as a child's, her hands made mystic movements, then Madame Va leska bent above her crystal ball. Fenton folded his arms cynically-but she asked him no questions. Madame, In a voice faint and far away as a. musical echo, gave voluntary Informa tion. Fenton s'.ured. "The artist," faltered Madame, "the lovely sister-will yet be famous. Fame ls worth the price of a pain or-two. After all-not serious. The spirits-they tell me, nothing to do. Tell this sister-who Is it? Ah, yes. Lilla-to forget' the pain-to think nothing of it. To rest-to be much In the fresh air and sunshine-to put her fancies aside. That is all.** Fenton sat blinking, Madame Va leska had gone: After the attendant silently dismissed him through the rear doorway, he stood thinking. Then suddenly and unannounced he entered again the waiting room. The patients had departed. Still In the shadow of a screen he waited. And after a time, came to him a girl's carefree singing Into the somber room she came, opening wide to the air, it's windows. Then, amazed, she beheld Fenton. He stood smiling In the eyes of the little gray lady. "So, Madame Valeska," he sald^ "that ls how you obtain your Infor mation. As patient, first In your own walting room, you hear many con fidences." "Well," shrugged the girl, a laugh ing daring taking the/place of former diffidence. "Well, you have heard that I am clever." 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