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gpe |jerali> anD gem Entered at the Postoffice at Vewsktt, S. C., as 2?d class matter. e. h. aull, editor. Tuesday, February 3, 1914. We wonder what the situation j would be in South Carolina if every j bill which has been introduced dur- j * ins this legislature should be enact- J ed into law. President Wilson's personal representative, John Lind, continues to keep his mouth shut, and the ?>lexicaus continue to shoot each other. It makes us shudder to think what would happen if Mr. Lind should open his mouth. We are gratined to note that the supervisor of Richland hVs "placed a chain gang in the Dutch Fork" and is "working on the road-.to the mountains." Tjis means that the Richland supervisor is working on his section of the road between Newberry and Columbia. ? In protesting against a measure passed by the house of representatives of the South Carolina legislature, the News and Courier says: "The bouse of representatives knew what it thought the voters wanted, and it was prompt to act." Well, if the members of the house of representatives are not sent to the house to represent the "voters," whom are they sent there to represent? The split log drag is about to win % out in Spartanburg.?Spartanburg Herald. And just to think that The Herald . ? . . ... .. I and News is a pioneer in the agita- I tion for the use of the split log drag and the battle is not near won in Newberry yet. But it is writ somewhere that the race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, so we still have faith and hope, and will surely win at last. About time to revive the slogan? the split log drag. The split log drag s&ould be used throughout the enfire year. A fine new year resolution for all who use the public roads would be: Resolved, That I will use the split log drag once a week, at least, during the year 1914.?Rock Hill Herald. / It is a good resolution. The slogan should never need reviving. It should never go to sleep or become drowsy. We need not only the slogan but the actual work on the roads. It is so simple?the split log drag?does such good work, at so small a coat, the ; wonder is the people do not use it < more extensively. It may be its simplicity and its cheapness are against it. Some times people do not value a thing as much good unless it costs a lot. Suppose you try tfce split log drag on the road by your home. Get the neighbors to join with yon and be < a friend to man by dragging the road. THE TRAGEDY OF THE MONROE. The tradegy of the sea in whicfn 19 . passengers and 22 seamen lost their lives when the Old Dominion liner Monroe was, sunk as the result of a collision with the steamer Nantucket, off the Virgina coast, is another of those fearful accidents which now and again, with very short intervals of time between, startle and shock the civilized world. With all the wonderful knowledge wkich man has, srained and has aDDlied in the arts 1 and sciences?in the building c-f railroads and of steamships, linking cities and nations and continents?with, all ! i this wonderful genius which has wrought the miracle of today which becomes the commonplace of tomorrow, death still lurks in unexpected places upon the land and rides upon the waves. Such tragedies as that of the early [hours of Friday morning brings men closer together in. a sympathy which is felt bv every man and woman of heart and soul. And it is to the credit of the age that every such recent tragedy has given to the age and to the race its rich legacy of selfsacrificing devotion to the fine ideals which gave this nation its hirth and made it great The wireless opera- ^ lor of the Monroe, of whom it is re- i lated that he "took off his own life preserver and strapped it around a J woman just before the steamer went down," was as splendid in this laying down of his life that a woman might ho ovpr wn? soldier who ! -- I charged in the face of the cannon for ! i his country's flag. In the tragedy qf the Monroe, as in j that of the Titanic, while the wraith ! I of death hovered above the dark waters, through the darkness there shone the brightness of many deeds of splendid devotion to duty and true heroism which show that men are yet noble and true. And if there could be any compensation for -dbe sorrow of such a tragedy, it is that. THE INCOME TAX LA1T. The house of representatives would do a great service for the tax-payers of South Carolina if it would take the bill which has passed the senate providing for the repeal of the income tax law and substitute for this measure a measure which will pro-' vide a scod income tax law and the | i means for its enforcement. The trouble is not with the principle of the law, but in its lack of enforcement. Property tax of course will continue to be the piiacipal tax from which tine revenues of the State must be derived, but there should be an income tax law and it should be enforced. The application of the principle which underlies the income tax tends to equalize the burden taking into consideration the ability to pay, and the fundamental principle of just fcr:ation is that every citizen shall i-jqtnbute his pro rata share to the sispporc of the government according to his ability. If a man buys a home, no matter V. V? 'N r* /VT1TA 11 rvr^n if OO UUW Hi. U L" 11 lie Hid j urre ujjwu. n, scon as the title passes to him he is liable for ta^es upon, the entire amount of the taxable value of the property. A man who buys a home for $5,000, and is able to pay only $500 of the purchase price, giving a mortgage for the remainder, pays taxes upon the taxable value of the entire $5,000 of property, though in reality he owns but a tenth of it, and *? ? ? -? wrVkirvK in .*?nO MTT is paying iuiext;su, wmvu 10 icau; j rent, to the real owner of the prop- j erty. The real owner of nine-tenths | of the property is Jhe man who, if i his income from this and other sources be sufficient to come within the provisions of such income tax law as may be upon the statute books, should ha reauired to x>av a tax upon his " " " I income. WTiat is true of tfoe purchase of a \ home, as in the instance above cited, applies equally to the purchase and ownership of farm lands and other property. We believe that an income tax measure should be graduated, upon the same principle that the citizen ; should be required to support * the i government according to his finan-! -- ~1 .Vilttvr j( liitti auniLj. The present income tax law upon our statute books is practically worthless because it is not enforced. But an income tax law can be enforced if j the proper machinery is provided for its enforcement, would be based upon principles of justice and would tend to equalize libe burden of taxation, j We do not know what the disposi- 1 tion of the house of representatives ; I may be in the matter. The bill to repeal the present law without giving anything in its place passed easily in the senate. We hope there is some member of the house who has given thought to the matter and who will direct tiae attention of the house to ( the need of an equitable income tax law, with the proper provisions for j its enforcement. ? \ Mil thft f!olle2Te fOT ! XX KJ XI i. tv vv ? ? ? w - , Women in Columbia with the Statej university has been recommended favorably by the ways and means committee of the house for passage by the legislature. That means, as we understand it, that this college then becomes a State college and a part of the university where the young j ladies may be educated. The proper-1 ty is turned over to the State and the State assumes the management of the college and provides the expense of maintenance. It sroms to us that this would be better than to build more dormitories at Winthrop and cost the State no more money. The only thing that would cause us to hesitate on the proposition is that we are spending so much more money on higher institutions than on the common schools in proportion that it would seem that if the State is going to put more money in education it should first go to the common schools. However, we are not doing as much for the girls as we are for the boys. This is fine property in Columbia and the two schools could work together to great advantage to both and at a minimum of cost. We notice by the papers that the trustees of Winthrop are going to op pose the consonaation. we are sorry. That is not the right spirit. "Winthrop will get all she wants. Just invite the members of the legislature up and have the girls to serve them at lunch and flatter the old fellows a little and they won't have the heart to oppose anything asked for the c'cllege. ??r In conversation with' a couple business men and capitalists of the town the other day one of them suggested that it would be a good idea for the town to sell tne water ana electric plants now owned by the town to the Southern Power company and take the money thus realized and put it in the improvement or rather the building of some streets. He stated that arrangements could be made by which guarantee could be obtained that the rates for water and lights and power would be no greater than at present and possibly we could get fchpm for less. The Dukes, who own the Southern Power company, would then be interested in the town %nd would probably put money in otlter enterprises in the town, and it would not be long before we would have an electric car line. We think the suggestion is worth considering and we would be glad to have expressions of opinions from our property owners and business men on the subject. We know at one time the town refused to entertain a proposition for sale, but things change i and if it would be to our interests to sell w!hy not do so. This is said with no intention of criticising the present management for the town's power and water plant but in the inter. ests of the growth of the community. Speaking for The Herald and News we believe it is the proper thing to do and if k were done it would mark the beginning of a greater development. We need some streets and in fact the beginning of the growth of almost any city dates from the beginning of the building of streets. The money from*the sale of this plant would go' ? long ways in street building. Take the other towns in which the i Southern Power company has enter- j od and look at the results. That is' I :ke best test. What has been done for them could be done for Newberry. It is worth considering. James D. Jfance Camp. James D. Napce camp, No. 336, U. C. V., met at the court house at 11 o'clock a. m., J. F. J. Caldwell, first lieutenant, presiding. On motion, election was held for delegates to attend the Confederata Veterans reunion that meets in Jacksonville, Fla., April 29 and 30 aud May 1, 1914, with the folio wins result: M. M. Buford, J. F. J. Caldwall, N. H. Young, J. G. Rikard, Z. W. Bedenbaugh, Jno. W. Reagin, J. W. Gary, William Y. Fair, \V. W. Riser, John Bass, R. I. Stoudemayer. H. W. Bowles. The following delegates were elected to attend the State runion to be held in Anderson: M. M. Buford, W. W. Bullock, W. Y. Fair, J. G. Rikard, R. T. C. Hunter, D. A. Dickert, J. W. Reagin, A. A. Nates, R. T. Caldwell, John Bass, James B. Reagin, J. 0. Koon. On motion, William Y. Fair, R. T. Caldwell and John W. Reagin were appointed on committee to select sponsors for Jacksonville and State reunions. The following officers were elected to serve one year or until t&eir successors are duly elected and installed, to wit: J. W. Gary, commander. J. F. J. Caldwell, first lieutenant D. A. Dickert, second lieutenant I I Our tli now here. , you want, ] i ! I m One ex > | one saddle ] We rai stables and \Y ,,, VV C VY . ! mules bousf i i : I I IJT] % ElBBSaaaSMM ?? M. M. Buford, adjutant. . J. P. Blair, quartermaster. W. G. Peterson, commissary. James Mcintosh, surgeon. S. G. Welch, assistant surgeon. J. A. Sligh, chaplain. William Jo-hnson, treasurer, j W. C. Sligh, sergeant major. ! J. W. Reagin, officer of the day. N. H. Young, color sergeant. E. P. Bradley, vidette. R. T. C. Hunter, first color sergeant L. S. Bowers, second sergeant. W. H. Wallace, historian. The following members have died since May 10, 1913: Capt. H. H. Folk, May 14, 1913; Adam Kibler, May 16, 1913; George M. i Shealy, (May 27, 1913; P. M. Hawkins, | September 27, 1913; J. E. Williams. J October 13, 1913; Dr. Geo. A. Setzler, [November 4. 1913; William M. Bobb, i November 13, 1913; J. M. Workman, Sr., December 19, 1913; John C. I Duckett, December 29, 1913; H. Levi i Gruber, January 19, 1914. Camp adjourned to meet in the court house May 10, 1914. J. F. J. Caldwell, First Lieutenant, Presiding. M. M. Buford, Adjutant. Newberry. S. C., February 2, 1914. Telephone Directory. j The new directory of the Southern | Flell Telephone company has been deliverd to the subscribers in Newber; ry and Prosperity .by Manager J. J. Roach. The new directory is attractive in appearance and contains all t're changes and corrections in listings that !have been made since the ; 'ast directory was printed. The number of new names appearj ing in the list would indicate that | there are constant additions to the ; number of subscribers in Newberry j and Prosperity a?id vicinity and the j telephone development is continuous. The Southern Bell Telephone company has evolved a plan whereby it | furnishes telephone service to farmers and other rural residences, on an economical basis. As 3, result the ? - JLTl- * XI 11. I teiepnone is now vae ruie raiuer liiuu j the exception, on the farm and farmi ers in all sections of the State are j installing telephones in their homes. The plant of the Southern Bell Telephone company in Newberry and Prosperity is maintained at a high state of efficiency and the subscribers are well satisfied with the service Manger J/J. Roadh is rendering. / 1 11 . . I I 5 WWW HF ird car of Tennesse We have any kin from 900 to 1,300 p< ;tra nice Tennessee 1 horse, one combinat se our corn and ha; do our own work. ill save you $25.00 ] ht from us this wee i rosperity, S. < SS5B: SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Sunday School Hosts to Gather at Anderson.? Fine Mu&ie.?Many Out of State Speakers. The programme for the State Sunday School convention at Andeson, February 11-13. is unusually attractive. The miisic will be one of the most interesting features. Mr. Harold C. Lowden, of Philadelphia, will conduct a choir of more than 100 voices. Mr. Lowden is a fine conductor, and a composer of note. This is the first time he has been to a convention in this State, and his coming is a great event. Mr. Alvin W. Roper, of Winona Lake, Ind., will be t&e pianist. So marvelous is Mr. Roper's skill that he has been called the "W'izrd of the Piano/' He has played at several of the International conventions and at the World's convention held in Washington. His playing at these conventions was so remarkable thaj; he has won a great reputation the world round. Music lovers are looking forward with' a great eagerness to hearing Mr. Roer. The most spectacular feature of-tne convention will be the men's Bible class parade at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening when 1,500 men?carrying transparancies?will march through the streets of the city of Anderson. At the head of this magnificent parade will march ex-Go v. Ansel; of Greenville, several mayors of the towns near Anderson, and Rev. J. W. i Speake, the chairman of the parade committee. Tuis splendid line of men ! will march to tibe conventicn church, | I where they will be addressed by Dr. j L. N. Caley, of Philadelphia, Dr. Wilj liam J. Williamson, of St. Louis, and j Mr. J. Shreve Durham, of Chicago. ! I The Sunday school, superintendents I at the convention will be tendered a 'banquet in the dining room of St. Johns Methodist church, on Friday afternoon, February 11. Preceding this banquet there will be a conference for the superintendents led by Mr. D. W. Sims, general secretary of tfhe Georgia Sunday School association* Atlanta. Anderson is making splendid pre parations for tne great numDer ui | Sunday school people who are plan- ! nlng to go there next week. Death of Mr. A. K. Lester. (Mr. Allen M. Lester, a prominent citizen and merchant of Prosperity, died rather suddenly at his home in - ^ 4 _ -ill ; * e mules ar^ 1 Ld of mules J )unds. I i ?rood mare, * ? i \ m' ion horse, j m y, own the ' I t I per head on V 4' wii i MkSB ||9I Prosperity on Friday morning last. Mr. Lester bad been in bad bealtli for some time from a complication of U diseases though he had not been con- ? fined to his bed. He was a native of the St. Lukes section of the county but had resided in Prosperity for a number of years, m 1 1 4j\ i.2 . ~ ? v:. J if v _ fB At uue units vl xiib utJctuu ue was cugaged in the mercantile business. He was a member of the Lutheran. H church and a good substantial citizen m whose death would be a loss to any I community. Mr. Lester was 64 }&ears I old. He is survived by his wife and fl three daughters and one "soil'-" One of j the daughters is the wife of Mr. J. V D. Quattlebaum. The other two are S unmarried. The son is a cadet at M West Point. All the family were home at the funeraV, wthich was held on Saturday, interment at the Prosperity cemetery, service conducted by the Rev. E. W. Leslie, his pastor. J Death of An Infant. 9 'The two-weeks old baby of Mr. ani Mrs. W. J. McBee died in ""Oakland v mill village l^te Saturday niglit and w was buried in Rosemont cemetery Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, service by the Rev. Gobe' Smith. * ? 4 Ballentine-Edwards. jM At the residence of Mrs. Gruber, mother of the bride, at Mollohon mill, V at one o'clock p. m., Sun- fl day, February 1, Mr. Walter l.m Edwards and Miss iMamie BallentineH were married by Dr. J. A. Bowers. The Heralds and News extends its B best wishes to the happy young couple. ST. LUKES SCHOOL ELECTION.^ The election heretofore ordered fl us to be held at St. Lukes SchoM House in School District No. 13, Newberry County, in said State, Saturday, the 7th day of February* 1914, on the question of levying mill tax on all the taxable propel in said School District under SectJ 1742 Vol. 1 of tflie 1912 Code of Lafl of S. C., is hereby called off for tH date and postponed to some later tfaJH to be fixed by this board, due pubS notice of which wilL be given, on aS count of an epidemic of small pox^ said School District j-i r> "o.. ___ % JH KJt. XJ. orwwut S. J. Derrick, ^ J. S. Wheeler, County Board of Education berry County, S. C. February 2?