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||}e JtrolB and Jems. Entered at the Postoffice XT^w<rry, S. C., as 2?d class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. I Tuesday, November 25, 1913. | Of course Gov. Blease is opposed to j assisting in the campaign of tick era- ! 'ication. Why shou'dn't he be? What1 1oes 'Ire care whether the cattle growers of this State lose over $1,000,000 a year, or whether they can secure, *hrniigrh co-oDeration, $40,000 from the "O *r 'ederal treasury to fight this most dis- i astrous and harmful pest? His evi- j *icism of such a tax is but in due \ keeping with his "record"?and yet ie asks the honor of representing +he Palmetto State in the United States senate.?Exchange. The Herald and News did not understand t'liat Gov. Blease is opposed , to the eradication or me came uw, or of carrying on the work in this State. The Herald and News is heartily in favor of this work and we think :t means a great deal for the S^ate. We advocated it years ago and, as ! stated in a former issue, we were in- j ?strumental in getting the first appropriation through the legislature to carry on this work. We rather endors ed the position taken by Gov. Blease fn the interview referred to, and that ;s the reason for our comment at this j time. As we understood t!h'e statement of the governor it was a question of whether or not this work might not be done through Cle^son college rather than by direct appropriation from j the funds of the State. It was in this j view that we agreed with the gover- j nor. There is no more important work in j which the State can engage than m tfoe i encouragement of cattle growing and | Ao that end the work of eradicating the cattle tick has been carried on. It seems to us that with the funds at the disposal of Clemson college and , 'he work in wmcn tne college is en- . gaged that it is eminently proper that Ahe eradication of the cattle tick I ihould be taken .up through the college in co-operation with the federal government. We understand that the . federal government is to co-operate in tnis worK ana m iaci it is aone unaer , . i the direction of officers of the federal | government. We all need to pull together in this work. There is likely to be something doing in Columbia now. The State newspaper charged in an editorial the! other day that there were open bar-! rooms in the city. Gov. Blease has \ i written the editor to furnisfa' the names i and the svidence and he will pull. . . ... them ana nave warrants issuea at i once and do his duty to stop the vio-. lation of the law. Now let the State produce the evidence upon which it bases the charges in the editorial. There are frequently those who will talk about the violations of the law and wfiien asked to furnish the evi- j dence they shy .at the suggestion and say that is not their business. It may not be but if they have the evidence and want to see the violation of the law stopped why not produce the witnesses. Wonder if city council saw our suggestion about providing better fire ' escapes for the opera house. It is a very important matter. It may never be necessary to have them but if the occasion should arise it would be fearful to be without them. No use to lock the stable after the horse has been stolen. We notice that he city has painted the slow down to four miles the hour signs in white black ground and black letters so that they may be seen. Now. K's up to t;':e city authorities to enforce the law or repeal it. It is a very difficult job to pull some cars down to four miles the hour. That is a pretty slow speed. It seems that the appointment of district attorney and marshal is to "-e postponed until the next congrc^s hav3 opportunity to create r *.cond or western district in South Carolina so 'hat there may be two dis! -t atto?~evs and two m?rshals ara each i Un! Stat" senator mny " C ta< nrrr'^g of e er-'-:. " d-. sia: it rrally r I need or any reason for two districts I further than the giving of each sena- ! j cor the naming of one attorney and j one marshal. In other words in order to break the deadlock in the appointments congress will pass a special act creating two jobs. It's mighty ; fine when you stand \n with the pow- , ? i i -l. n .3_ ,a *?i? i ers. Ana just as wen uu it <tuu wne i care of your friend?. The people will think more of you. I Had you seen our new hat? Somehow The Herald and News never looked natural without the old head and so we had a new one made, a j duplicate of the old one. Hope you 1i*_. u iii.e iu c ?? Glad to see something is being done to the extension of College stTeet from the postoffice to Mayor Wright's, j Do it right while you are at it. i - Thursday is thanksgiving day. We will print The Herald and News Thursday morning and the office will be closed the remainder of the day i except to take in subscriptions. All advertisements and news items and correspondence for Friday's pa- | per must be in the office some time i during the day on Wednesday. iNeat in appearance is the first issue of the State Gazette, the latest ex- j change to come to The Herald and , News office. Ethelb^rt L. Bair is the editor and it is published at Mt. Plea sant, by the sea. It is full of breezy' and interesting matter, with a pinch of salt in the breeze, coming from the ocean. "It is a pleasure to know tihat the j honor has been conferred . upon Mr. ' Wilson, who will in turn give the very best service of a mature and well trained mind to the college." This is what the Abbeville Press and Bann^- says in an editorial on the election of Mr. Hugh Wilson as a! trustee of Erskine college. The Her-, aid and News takes pleasure in endorsing the views and also reproduc- j Ing the concluding remarks: "Wa'iI TTi#>t. Wft r?nn 2Tatulate Mr. Wilson on the honor. We congratulate the board on its acquisition of Mr. Wilson* i -CSBO I We notice that Senator Tillman has cornored the market on Webster's ! bine back snellers and is eroine to send some of them to his friends. We . i would like to have a copy of that book. If we had our way we would I put this book in the schools today. And we would try to get a copy of, Smith's grammar and have it taught in the schools. If Mr. W. H. Hand should see this comment we know he would almost have a nervous chill, therefore, we would suggest that the paper be kept from his eye. Our children need to be taught to spell and to sneak and write Enerlish cor rectly. ; m j The new scfhool building at Jalapa has been completed and the school moved in on Tuesday. It is a nice and neat building and the district has a three acre lot. It is so arranged that the two rooms may be turned into one. ???1 J. T. Mayes and Co., are the sole agents for the N. S. A. flour and In<^ior>o lorH Vlltl AM.4 U. Go to Gilder and Weeks to see txie player piano to be given as 1st prize in The H>ra!d and News conttest December 19th. E. M. Lane and company make a specalitv of Chase and Sandoms brand coffee and tea, whirl".] are included in the special prize to be gixen November 29 in The Herald and News contest by this firm. flno rvf +Vt o mnot nninno o A nnnfnl vwv VJ. wuv iiivow uuxv^ug anu IIOCIUX prizes in "this weks specials" for The Herald and News contestants is the sack of U. S. A. brand flour. INCOME TAX LAW. Author of the H" Full Explanation. '-. -j'-rv T- -art^ont is proparip,r f ? '' cf " est">'is concTnln.T the new ncome t .. rv,;'*!ne -hit this fent1 o* the tir !'f hr' about he ooto ',"v "tr'ko- W^m^ly ct thu tax saving ciL': 'Mn do the in ,r~ect in 3s collccte thresh ru?:oms duties. One of the f 'st s; ^ v':1l bo o d:sribir incorrc- tax throuprh ees, :n' "> ral r ~ oflTros and '^ader^ -ii'.enci However, the fact that a blank or a : request to pay ihe tux has not been received will not exempt a taxable per- i son from the penalties of the law. Representative Hull of Tennessee who drew :ne income tax provision of -"U ~ u:il 1 nnf niO f\ Ck TMlhllA Q Lilt; Uill, last III uioua; mauc unv, ??. detailed explanation of the tax plan I as ic will touch the individual citizen. "The treasury regulations soon to be prepared will make clear to every tax payer the requirements of the law and its application to income derived from tae various kinds of business," said Mr Hull," "tAny person who Keeps familiar with his business affairs during the year should have no difficui:y in executing nis tax reiurn. "The income tax is divided into two phases, the 'normal' tax of one per cent on the whole income above $3,000 and the additional tax chat be- ! gins with an extra one per cent above $20000 and is graduated to six per cent above $500,000. Wherever the income tax is paid 'at the source' by a corp oration for its employes or in similar cases, only tile one per cent normal is so paid. The individual has to pay any i additional tax himself. The provisions of the law requirng tne tax to be withheld at the source does not take j effect until November 1, 1913. ."For the first year the citizen will make return to the local internal rev- i enue collector before March 1, 1914, as to his earnings from March 1, 1913, to the end of this year. Tne collector j will notify him June 30. After next year the tax will apply on full calendar year. "Tf tViQ innAKia nf n nprsnn is nnripr $3,000, or if the tax on same is withheld for payment at the source, or if the same is to be paid elsewhere in the Uniied States, affidavit may be made to such fact and thereupon no return ! will be required. "The tax covers all incomes of citizens of the United States, whether living here or abroad; those of foreigners living in the United States and the net incomes from property owned or business carried on in the United States by persons living abroad. "The 'net income' includes all incomes from salaries or any compensation for personal services; incomes from trades, professions, business or commerce, from sales or dealings in personal property or real estate, * A 9 t 3 3 irom mceres-t, rent, aiviaena ana se- , curities from all lawful business carried on for gain. "Bequests will Dut be considered incomes, nor will life insurance paid to a beneficiary or returned to the insured person as a 'paid up' or surrendered pplicy' be taxable. Interest on such property will be included as income, however. "The amount that may be deducted ' from a total income includes the cos', of carrying on business, actual' losses, depreciation allowances and tax exempt or tax paid money. "T.ivfnp' Mnpnups rannnt. he deduct ed, nor can money spent for ?permanent improvements to property. "The form that is to be filled out by the tax-payer soon will be drawn up by the commissioner of internal revenue. The tax-payer will have to give his gross revenue and then specify and claim the deductions to which he feels entitled. Unless a man's income tax is 'paid at the source' he must hunt up a tax blank, fill it out and see that it find* its way to the proper official in his district before March 1, 1914. "Firms, corporatons and the like having the handling of interests, rents, salaries or other portions of the income of any citizen are compelled to. deduct the tax for the individual and pay it to the government. "The individual then will get a receipt showing he has paid his tax." GOV^NOfl'S THANKSGIVING \ Of BE ItS ONE irUNDHEB fC^YTP'UE-D FROM PAGE 1.) and battery, and given three years each. Xel on. rrjah. colored, conv'ctef A:kr ^e' ^ try, 1907. of hr-^lary larco^v. and given ten years. Ne;l S?.w colore! " .; Ma"*" * Trre, 1912, of rape, second coun + ^commendation to v and ^"vpn fve years. Mo~ ""y, S""Me. white, convici^d T 191? * T'~ saw. of assa: " ?n^ terv - 'h intent to kill, and given one vep~ Mor-1"' .To^h, colored, convict" Che-tt - M"-ch, 1909. of assault an.-' battrr- \v-+' intent to kill, an.i cr\" cn fov=-i yours. ; M" Tohn, colored, convicted in PI' ~ -"nry 1013. oe gar^b1'-. ri'-.o' Nriduct r^d rr'1 to reformatory. "*7 rri. colored, convicted i:: A p"^'cn^er. 19^"* > \?nr? v c 1 1 : L -' i ' v - r? ^ i-uv --rui. Pr "ton. ooloa , > AivC". 0"tC ;!v.i7f'-Nrr*l "iven seven years. T,o?u Wil" colored, convicted in v^artani/urg. 1 ::gust. 7931. of man -laughter, and t von e-ght years. Leake, Vandolf, colored, convicted in Laurens, January, 1907, of murder with recommendation, and given life, i Jones, Tom, colored, convicted in Laurens, January, 1908, of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Jones, Jain, colored, convicted in Cherokee, October, 1907, of manslaughter and given + wenty years. Jones, Henry, colored, convicted iii Richland, January, 1911, of housebreaking and larceny, and given two years for housebreaking and larceny and one year each ^n three cases of larceny?five years. Johnson, Walter, colored, convicted in Greenville, May, 1912, of assault and battery with intent to kill, and given three years. Tonnh R wVia in O C tc 1 f 9 * O^/V/ VJ f * ? 11 A UVj VV JLA ? * VW'U *** Lexington, January, 1913, of resisting officer and assault and battery wit:t intent to kill, and given two years. Jefferies, John, colored, convicted in Cherokee, October, 1909, of burglary and larceny, and gi'*en five years. James, W. C., white, convicted in Georgetown, November, 1905, of manslaughter and given ten years. Jaggers, William, colored, convicted in York, 1900, of murder with recommendation, and given life. -Tnnksnn Willie, colored, convicted in Edgefield, March, 1910, of burglary and larceny, anc^ given five years. Huff, Richard, colored, convicted in I^aurens, May, 1907, of murder with recommendation, and given life. Holmes, Will, colored, conviced in Edgefield, March, 1905, of manslaughter, and given ten yearj. Hemphill, Letaia, white, convicted in Chester, October, 1910, of murder with recommendation, and given life.. Hatchell, W. A., white, convicted in TVirltntrtnn Qontomhor 1 Q13 f>f nil J-/CV1 1111? \.\JXly WU4 5 W*. W taming goods by false pretenses, and sentenced to twelve months. Green, Jimmie, colored, convicted in Orangeburg, September, 1912, of assault and battery with intent to kill, and given two years. Graham, Arthur, colored, convicted in Grenville, May, 1907, of manslaughter, and given fifteen months, i Goins, Charlie, white, convicted in J Williamsburg, June, 1913, of larceny of live sock, and given one year. Gillis, D. A., colored, convicted in Barnwell, June, 1905, of manslaughter, and sentenced to thirty years. Gibbs, Maxie, colored, convicted in Marion, October, 1910, of assault and battery with intent to kill, and given ' five years. Fuller, Horton, colors, convic:ed in Abbevlle, February, 1912, of man-1 slaughter, and given three years. Freeman, William, colored, convicted in Charleston, February, 1912, of burglary and larceny, and given five years. Fisher, Sam B., white, convicted in Anderson, June, 1912, of manslaughter, and given three years. Elrod, Thomas, white, convicted in ! pickens, February, iyiz, or muraer with recommendation, and sentenced for life. Edwards, Tom, colored, convicted in Abbeville, June, 1909, of murder with recommendation, and sentenced for j life. Cuffy, John, colored, convicted in Greenville, November, 1910, of murder, and sentenced to be hanged. Former Governor Ansel commuted sentence to ten years. Craig, Barber, colored, convcted in \ Lancaster, March, 1909, of manslaugh- j ter, and given ten years. Cox, Leland, white, convicted in Oconee, March, 1912, of aggravated assault and battery, and given three ?TAn ye j cai o. Connelly, Robert, colored, convicted in Bamberg, March, 1909, of murder wih recommendation, and sentenced for life. Comer, John, alias Sweet Comer, colored, convicted in Union, February, 1912, of manslaughter, and given five years. Cobb. Julius, and Cobb, Daniel, colored, convicted in Dorchester. April, 1910, of manslaughter and giv cn eight years each. Chumlev, Leo, and Chumley, Frank, \v?:>'te, convicted in Spartanburg, November, 1912, and given two and three years, respectively, for housebreaking and larceny. Choice, Lawrence, alias Buss Choice, r'ored. convicted in Greenville, January, 1901, of murder, and sentenced to be hanged. Former Governor Ansel ?.1 sentence to life imprisonment. barter, Henry, colored, convicted in ^4- ^ V? 1 QAQ i o-V? xxr o XT y*/"\V*_ ' i>cu;ucif i t/vu, ui^u n aj i vw . - i.nd larceny, and given eight years. ( 1 TT or T ester Bryant, ' Ti-o "onvieted in Greenville. Sepvo' "'911. of manslaughter, and f!ven five years. '"cw, Robert, colored, convicted ir> -r-Y^ton, June, 1910, of burglary ^iy. nnd givr-n five years. "7 n^i-nston. June. 1912 oe aor < Vtf-ery with intent to "kill, n three years. rolled, convicted in * March. 1911, of nnd battery with intent to kill, and g'von five years. Bennett, Elisha, colored, convicted in Lee, March, 1909, of murder with recommendation, and sentenced for life. Anderson, John, colored, convicted In Greenwood, July, 1907, of manslaughter, and given twelve years. *1 t t ? ; ? a ? .i Aiversuii, .jerry, cuiuieu, cuuvicieu in Spartanburg, July, 1906, of murder wiii recommendation, and sentenced for life. % Allen, Bud, colored, convicted in Aiken, February, 1912, of rape, with recommendation to mercy, and given six years. Grooms, Morgan, white, convicted in Orangeburg, September, 1912, of grand larceny, with recommendation to mercy, and given eight months. Collins, Floyd, white, convicted in Spartanburg, November, 1911, of larceny and forgery, and given five years. Davis, Jim, colored, convicted in Richland, September, 1904, of burglary and larceny, and given ten years. Hamilton, Julius, white, convicted in Clarendon, January, 1913, of obtain- j ing' goods by false pretenses, and ! given twelve months. Lawson, Robert, white, convicted in i Laurens, January, 1913, of manslaughter, and given five years. Lowe, Soverign, white, convicted in Aiken, February, 1906, of murder wiih ; recommen<3ation, and sentenced for, life. Scruggs, Jack, convicted in Spar-j tanburg, July, 1907, of -murder "with i recommendation, and sentenced for life. Stevenson, James, colored, convicted in C'nesUer, April, 1910, of murder with recommendation, and sentenced for life. ! Swindler, Tom, colored, convicted in 'Newberry, November, 1908, of murder! with recommendation, and sentenced for life. j | Williams, Henry, colored, convicted : in Richland, February, 1908, of murder with recommeildaton, and sentenced for life. ' i Farr, Hutson, alias Hutson Williams, colored, convicted in Greenville, June, 1904, of murder with recommen-1 dation, and sentenced for life. irt+oro William -wiiifp rnnvir?tpd in i Richland, January, 1913, of rape, "with | recommendation to mercy, and given eight years. Britton, W. C., white,, convicted in Greenville, January, 1909, of murder with recommendation, and given life. Sentences Commuted. The following commutations of sentence will be granted: Kelley, J. R., whicte, convicted in Darlington, February, 1913, of as sault and battery with intent to kill and given ten years?five years suspended during good behavior, after service of five years. Lark, George, colored, convicted in Laurens, September, 1913, of violation of dispensary law, and sentenced to, pay $250 or serve eight months? sentence commuted to fine of $125 or eight months^ Pardon Granted. The following pardon will be grant-) ed: . '( Hinson, J. E., white, convicted in Marlboro, March, 1913, of aggravated assault and battery, and sentenced to serve six months. Reasons in dewberry Cases. Peigler, Wallace, and Peigler, Rub-' en?"Petitions these cases were presented by Col. James G. Long, of Union, S. C., the defendants having formerly lived in Union. Uhe petition says "that those boys are nineteen and twenty years of age, respectively, and we respectfully submit that this sentence, for their first offense, is excessive. Wherefore, we respectfully petition your Excellency, to examine il- 3 ' ?r?/? f A flvorpico me recoxu uercm, auu i,yj vtaww?>, your clemency in the pardon or parole of these two unfortunate boys." This petition is signed by Col. James G. Long, Jr.; Senator Macbeth Young; Dr. J. G. Going, and by about sixtyfive of the other good citizens of Union county. Also, by C. E. Eison; P. B. Odell; T. E. Eison; B. S. Hardy; S. A. Jeter; F. W. Fant; Mag. R. M. Aughtry, and many other citizens, of Newberry county, living in the vicinity wftere the crime-was committed. The defendants having served a year of the sentences imposed upon them, and in view of the petitions presentted, hey "were granted paloles, during good behavior, November 25 th, 1913." The Tom Boston Case. "Petition was presented by Mr. J. R. Irwin, of Chappells, S. C., accompanied by the following letter: "Cliarpclls. S. C., Nov. 24, 1913. Gov. Cole. L. Blease: Pear Governor: I Nam enclosing to you a petit'on which will, in part, expin in ILfc-1 f. brt "n order to make it a little more explicit/ I will give you the fr.cl- rep' as T rrn relate them. Tho prr'irs were Lid:e Spearman, alias Jr.-or:. was r?'ie concubine Thorn - ^osicr and she was cook! '_ ' W. rt. S- ' n. Sr Thpr*o aroQO sc "ble -0t - ?en T^rts Er."",i pr 1 i THE FOUR ESSENTIALS I in an up to-date candy store aRE Purity, J j Neatness, 1 Complete Line ] and & W/ bUtlUMI U ? 1 1V\ Of They are found at MITCHELL'S I n l n. ^ - candy otore. 1 "WHERE QUALITY COUNTS" J Lidie, and on the night of the assault, ? was made, there was a little show at * Chappells, S. C., and Tom Boston fl and Lidie Spearman attended the show m and Mr. W. R. Smith's little girl and I some other children were also at the show. Lidie and Tom renewed their quarrel at the sTnow, and when , the show closed, Tom w<mt ahead and as fl Lidie and these white children came^J by him, he attacked Lidie and threw a rock which struck her and glancecH and slightly grazed Blanche, the 'tie white girl, which is my gran daughter. This happened on the pub-W lie highway. You will see Mr. SmittJ Sr., was the first to sign the petition? saying thereby he is satisfied. Alscfl the girl's brother and myself. We alnj feel he has been puDished sufficiently.? Tom has been an obedient and faiti-H ful servant, having lived with . mea for four years before . this? happened and I understand has beeiJ^^| a good prisoner and is now a trustJM on the chain gaag. He ftad no one tfl help him in the case as the girls werM our people we could not afford to* show him any favor at the time, so 1 let him go to court without any legal M or other assistance. Most respectively, J| (Signed) J. R. Irwin." fl ' ''The petition asking for clemency isfl signed by W. R. Smith, Sr.; W. CM Keith; M. P. Allen; W. J. HollowayJBB W. 0. Holloway; J. L. Holloway; JlB H. Johnson; W. 1A. Wtebb; T. T. Reid;fl W. R. Reid, Magistrate; W. R. Smith^j Jr.; A. P. Coleman, in the fact almost V all of the citizens of Chappells' depot, including those wftio seem to be A mostly interested in the matter. "Upon the showing presented in be-B half of the defendant, he has beeiafl granted a parole, during good behaM ior, November 25th, 1913." George Wilson Case. "In this case the evidence of all J| witnesses, both for the State and n the defense, was to the effect that tin poor, unfortunate negro was subje<H to epileptic fite. On the day of thl - * ?vJH commission or me oueiiae ui wuivu ut^M was convicted, he and his wife andfl several other negroes were on their 1 way from their house to the field U?A go to their usual work. This nen was walking along with his arM around his wife, and the wbole crowfl was singing. George and his wiiB were walking some little distanc? ahead of the other negroes, and as h9 went through a hot sand bed he wasV ?nrUli Ana nf thoQol suuaeiiiy wivcu mtu uuv v<. severe fits threw his wife into road, and grabbed a piece o firooB rock which was lying near and tri? her in the bead, causing her JeaM Immediately upon striking the hi! the testimony shows, he himself V backwards, and for some minutes'sH fered fearfully from the effects of tfl epilepsy. The defense put up was ifl sanity. The jury convicted him S murder and recommended him to meiB ? 1? tno in r? era cv, wiieicuiTvuj. juuS^ uvu>.v>.v>_ him to life imprisonment in the Sta^^^^fl penitentiary. "There certainly was no mid? ground. If the negro was respon^M for his offense it was a cold-blocM calculated murder, and foe should fc9 been hanged. If he was not responH ble on account of this epileptic fit, M should not have been convicted of a9 offense, but should have been confinB in the State hospital for the insaM for treatment. "However. r? has been conflnedl the State penitentiary, at hari^a^B since the 18th day of AprW wr>'cn, m my opinion. is uiuijic^^^h ment, in any view of tfce ca^B tT^e offeree which he committed* "Therefore, in a spirit of faiafl and of mercy. I have this day gfl M thi *> r>oor, unfortunate negro, I ro orp to help him, and no S to st>?pV him, a parole du his gnoi behavior."