The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 05, 1915, Page FOUR, Image 4
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Entered at the Postoffice at New-;
*?rry, S. C., as 2nd class matter,
E. H. AULL, EDITOR.
Friday, March 5. 1915.
Old man S. L. Drag is a mighty good
siriend to the people if he is encouraged
a bit with a good pair of mules
and a driver.?Bamberg Herald.
And sure he is. And he is getting
some encouragement in these days and
we see the result in better roads.
THE SPLIT LOG DRAG.
The split log drag has contributed
more toward the economic maintenance
of public highways than any implement
of modern usage. It does not
require special acts of the legislature,
bond issues nor expensive educational
canpaigns to make it available as usually
precedes construction work. A
drag can be built or purchased for a
few dollars &nd is easily operated by
any one who can drive a team. We
need more drags in tfais State.?Anderson
Intelligencer.
'It does Dot require special acts or
bond issues, but it does require an
educational campaign. We have been
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conducting that campaign*for the last
several years, and for a long time had
very few converts or apt pupils, but
now, we are glad to see, the followers
are increasing and results are being
Obtained.
KATE MA HER ifOMPLI.1TEXTED.
In his letter of resignation to the
governor, Comptroller General Jones
commends his office force for their
fidelity to duty. In concluding he
states that one member of his official
staff deserves more than passing attention.
Miss Kate MaTaer, of Barnwell.
the clerk in the Dension depart- t
ment, is not paid on the same basis!
as other clerks. While [Miss Maher
is a stenographer, she in fact has
been an executive clerk for several
yeafrs. Miss Maher is known to be a
woman of large sympathies, and frequently
has taken upon fcerself a doublp
portion of work to relieve some
little stenographer in the city who
was desperately in need of a rest and
could not afford it.?The Record.
Miss Maher is one of the few officials
who still remain at the State
house since the days we were there.
Wp dpsirp to arid our prtdnrsement to
t'.:e good things said about her. There
is no one in the State who is as familiar
with the pension laws as she, and
sue isa lways courteous and obliging,
as well as competent.
It will take us some time to get
matters in running order. We were
forced to carry over several items that
we could not get in the paper on Tuesday.
We did not get the machine to
turning out type until Saturday, and
it took some time to get it in running
order, or rather to running smoothly.
Then there was an accumulation and
we are trying to catch up. We missed
our Kinards mail also. xThis we will
try to avoid in the "future.
IWte are gratified at the many kin J
words which have come to us during
the past few days, and we will strive
most earnestly to deserve tioettC ^heu
these encouraging messages h*ve come
in the way of quite a number of new
subscribers with the cash. It is all
very encouraging.
The Herald and tNews will stand
. as it has in the past for all that is
good and of good report, and will go
on the even tenor of its Way with no
grouches.
GOVERNOR'S MANSION.
We notice that a great deal of w<..rk
-is being done on the governor's mansion.
Well, the old building needs a
i ew one, but we.do not see why there
Miould be need at this time of so much
repairing. We heard while in Colum
Ma some days ago that everything
l.ad been taken out of the building
: nd all of the furniture sent to the
r.sylum and that the papering was
taken off the walls and the floors
taken up and everything worked over.
We suppose the idea is to get rid
ot everything upon which the eyes of
Blease looked. iWe have known t'.:e
pension pretty well for a number of
;-:ars and we would be willing to wager
niir la<;t vwr's nannrrm tViot wlitm \Trc
Blease left the mansion it was in better
condition in -every way than it was
left by any occupant in many years.
As a matter o .act. the 3.ate should j
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not undertake to furnish it. And t at i
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is the burden of our remarks at this ,
time. To take $200 and $300 suits of j
furniture out every four years and
send them to the asylum, not to speak
of fine rugs and carpets and matting
and lace curtains, and have the State
replace them, is a very expensive
thing. Each governor should furnish
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the house fcimself. We think the apr.onni-i'otiAw
Kill no rr-iae or?ma ?Q flfifl
jji iativii iw/xxx v-cix jl jlv,o owuit- yw^vu j
for repairs. We recall that only a few I
years ago about $1,000 was appropriated
to buy a dining room suit. The
crazy people would not have much use
for that.
ASYLUM REGENTS.
\
in Tuesday's paper it was our pleasure
to commend several appointments !
by Gov. Manning.. WTiit!:.out going out j
of our way to find fault, we desire j
to keep the record straight, and inas-1
much as {The Herald and News was |
not being published at the time, we
desire to say that we think the governor
went out of his wray in removing
the regents of the State Hospital
for the Insane in the manner tfaat he
did. There was no immediate cause
that we have seen ?for him to have
made the removal in the erly (hours
off, a Sunday morning, without giving
them an opportunity to resign or to
show cause_or do anything. They are
honorable gentlemen and deserved to
be treated as such. They had served
the State and the hospital faithfully
while in office, and were appointed for
a term of years by authority of law*, j
There was no occasion that we can |
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see for sending that message to the j
general assembly. 'If the governor j
naa aesirea 10 mase me new aypuiiitments
before the legislature adjourned
then there might have been some little
excuse for his undue haste. It is j
now ten days and the appointments j
have not yet been made. The only |
reason th^t we can see is tihat these!
gentlemen were appointed by his prejdecessor,
and yet he proclaims that
his administration is free from partisanship,
and that he is the governor
of all the people. We expect him to
appumi nib JUICUUS aiiu buyyuxtcis, uui
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i.'rom his professions we would have
expected fcdm to have acted differently
in this matter. ,
And tlien his letter to Attorney Gen\
eral Peeples would indicate that 'he is
to be the governor only of those who
agree with his policies. We simply
mention these matters so that our position
may not be misunderstood. It
shall be the purpose of TT.ie Herald
and iNews to commend where we think
it deserves, and where we do not
agree to speak out and say so.
FOR GOOD BOA?S.
The Richland county delegation in
the legislature did a very bold tihing,
but we think a proper thing, when it
passed a bill authorizing the issue of
one and a quarter million dollar bond
issue for permanent -vcork on the
roads of Richlaad countly, and it -specifies
the roads that are to be built,
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or pavea as ine Dili says, it look |
some nerve to do a tfring like that. It
too frequently happens that our
representatives are afraid , to do
What they know is for the best
interests of the people. It also
too frequently happens that the
people who would be the most benefitted
by a little tax and who pay the
least are the strongest in their opposition.
The first road mentioned in the act
Vor permanent work is th?e CapitolPiedmont
highway from Columbia to
the Lexington line. (This is the main
road from Columbia to Newberry and
will be about twenty-two miles to the
Lexington line.
The point of this article is to urge
Lexington and Newberry to take up
the work on the road through these
counties and then we will have a good
dirt road ifrom Columbia to Newberry.
Surely the other two counties should
be as progressive as Richland. Tihe 1
Lexington portion is only about eight \
miles and it is the worst part of the
road. It would not take a great deal
of work for Newberry to put this
highway in fine Condition from Little
iAlbuntain to Kinards. and it should be
Just twelve years ago the editor of
The Herald and News introduced a
bill similar to the Ricib-land bill, but
that was before the constitution was
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amended, and we had to make it appl / i
to the entire State. We are pleased |
to see the work begin. We kne,w twelve i
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years ago that it was coming and we '
are glad to be here to see the work
start. Greenville has a similar bill
to the Richland bill. And Anderson
also, except tl^iat the Anderson bond
measure is to be submitted to the people.
'No better investment than money
put into permanent improvement of:
the public roads. A great deal of i
money is wasted every years in temporary
work.
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THE TAX PROBLEM.
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The Herald and News Tias not been i
able to comment upon tlie '.arious acts
of the legislature and will be forced
to take up matters at this time. r'vV-e
will endeavor as far as possible to
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publish the more important acts, or |
at least to give our readers informa- j
tion as to them, but in many cases we j
will be -orced to presume in our com- !
ments that the reader is familiar with
the action of the legislature.
One of tlie most important and far\
reaching of the laws put on the statute
book by the legisature i$ the one
in regard to the assessment of property
and which carries with it the creation
of a new department of the
State government, to be known as the
tax department, or tax commission.
Governor Mannaing has appointed the
board provided for in the act, and we
heartily commend at least the appointment
of two members of this
board. The purpose as we understand
the new law is to get an equitable
and just assessment of all the prop-1
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ertv in the State for the nurDOse of I
taxation. This is a very commendable
purpose, but it will brecatfe something
oif a revolution, at least tempo- j
rarily, if it is carried out.
At one time we were heartily in
favor of all property being assessed |
at its casfr value. After service of
some years in the legislature, our
views on this question were very much
modified. The trouble is that the average
legislator can not, or does not,
differentiate between a levy and an
appropriation, in otner words, we i
mean that a great many either believe
or fool themselves into believing that |
if they liave not increased the levy j
they have not. increased taxes. Any j
student of the fiscal history of the,!
State will see that as the assessments
have increased, instead of the levy decreasing,
it has really increased at a
greater ratio. The last legislature,
wit)'.]- the largest valuation in the history
of the State, I'ras the largest levy,
at least for the last forty years, which
means,' Oil course, a much larger appropriation
bill.
(All corporate property, such as cot- !
ton mills and banks and railroads, is
now assessed at about 60 per cent of
its value, or capital stock, while land
and mules and things of that kind are
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assessed sometimes less than 10 per
cent of actual value. Of course tiiat
is not equitable, but just at this time
when the farmers are having it pretty
hard, ifl and, which is now assessed
at $4.85 the acre, and which would seil
for $150 or $200, should be raised to
0 per cent; and mules tf at are assessed'~at
^.$40 and $50, that cost $200
or $300, should be raised to 60 per
cent, of their cash calue, we opine
that there would be a very forceful
kick from the farmers. If, on the
other hand, the corporate property
sfcould be reduced in the same proporton,
then the levy would have to
be increased and the burden would
bear equally heavy on the classes
above re erred to.
Mr. Jones, in his letter of resigna- j
uon, says: i ne puunc snouia kiiow
this does not mean an increase of
taxes on property, but is only for the
purpose of equalization.
<4lt would be unwise to increase i-'ne
valuation u^til the arbitrary school
tax has been made flexible by a constitutional
enactment or by legislativeaction.''
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As we have stated, the history of
the tax question in this State demonstrates
that as assessments increase
the expenditures of the State and tie
levy increases in a greater prooortion,
and in fifteen years the expenses of
the government have been more than
doubled and the levy for State purposes
has s:one from four and a half
to seven mills.
The tax problem is a very hard one
and ' as.puzzled the minds of the law- J
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makers sinc e government was organ- j
ized, and will never be equitably solved i
?o long as human nature remains as !
it is. We may approach its solution. !
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.. 11(2 euon LU UO SO uuunnciiuauic.
The boys in congress from South
Carolina stole a march on the office
seekeds and handed out tLe plums in
the new Federal district before anyone
knew the district bill had passed.
Too bad.
The appointment of Mr. W. W. Brad
ley as assistant to t'.;e State bank examiner
is a good one. Mr. Bradley
is a good accountant and will make
an excellent official. He had been secretary
to Congressman Aiken for sev-j
eral years.
Tlie Herald and News prints in an- ;
other column the supply bill t'or New- ,
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berry county. Through t.e courtesy j
of CVIr. Holloway, attorney for the |
county, we used a certified copy, so j
that the bill as printed is just as it j
passed the legislature. 'V\? also print
t' e bill relating to the fiscal affairs
of the county, which authorizes the
borrowing of $30,000. These matters
should be of interest to the people who
pay the taxes.
?
Gotv. Manning has. appointed the
board of regents. It is an entirely
new board, but all of them are good
substantial citizens of the State.
On good lady of the town came in !
on Tuesday morning and paid sub- j
scrjption to (The Herald and News for
two -years in advance. We appreciate
tfce confidence and mention the 'i'act
simply to show that there are those
who have .'ait':/ in the perpetuity of the
old Herald and News. There are, as
we have said, several whose subscription
has just expired, or has been out
for two or three months. A payment
of fifty cents by each of these would
':elp very much in these times and be
very easy on the subscriber.
Miss G-oggans will begin her educational
page in the issue of Friday,
March 12th I;.' you have anything for ,
that page fcand it to Miss Goggans
at once.
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STATE'S "FA xii/aiw^o i
The official connections of. the State !
heard with regret of the fact that
John E. Holmes, of Columbia, wouM
retire from the service o- the State
on account of ill healtn. Mr. Holmes ;
nas been the "paymaster' of the State j
for several years, in connection with
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his duties in the comptrollers office,
and naturally he is a man much
sought after on the first day of each
month. His uniform courtesy and
tact have endeared him to his asso...
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ciates. He just returned bus weeK
from Charleston, where he had been
recuperating from a severe attack of
neuritis.?^The Record.
Mr. Holmes was a very efficient and
a very accurate bookkeeper and we
regret that "his health is such as to J
force his retirement. He was always
pleasant and agreeable. Our hope is
b.:at his health may soon be entirely
restored and that many mo-re years of.
active usefulness maybe his.
Natural. Being From Newberry. |
Bamberg Herald.
Patrons and friends Of tioe College
for Women all over the State and
elsewhere will learn with regret of
the resignation of Miss Euphemia
McClintock as president of that institution.
Under her wise and energetic
management there has been no
finer college for women anywhere in
the 'South, and for Southern women,
and the atmospihere has been ideal
for the development of the highest
type of Southern womanhood. As a
patron of the institution and as a cit- j
izen of the State we deeply regret that!
she has decided to sever her connec- j
tion.
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JSRADLEY SPECIAL AUDITOR.
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Manning Appoints Examiner for all
State Institutions?Act of
Legislature.
The State.
W. W. Bradley, of Abbeville, has
been appointed by Go.\ Manning as
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an assistant to tne oiait; uaurv. cAaimner
to audit the accounts and books
of all State institutions. The appointment
was made in accordance with an
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act of the last general assembly. The i
salary is $1,800 a year. Gov. Manning j
recommended the creation of this po- j
sition in his inaugural address. The
appointment was announced by I. M.
Mauldin, State bank examiner, after a
conference witfc the governor.
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charge and electr
trouble. The De
last as long as tl
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When equippe<
a driver of a For<
while sitting at t
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kick, no damage
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. Just received a
Model Ford cars
provements. Cal
demonstrate to y<
the best car on tli
Get our prices
rich, Goodyear ai
Tires, and all oth<
Vulcanizing a s
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Here Is a Matter of 1
INSURE
Metropolitan life Insurant
"The Company of the People b
Outstanding Insuran
Assets $496,862,770.63 .
No. of Policies in force Decern!
(More tho thai of uj otkr csmpacy in kwesia aa
Number of Policy-Claims paid(Averem
we policy paid % eicry 46 ?e
Amount Paid on the Above
(Averaging $232.07 a minute of
626 per day in number of claij
8,040 per day in number of p<
Bonuses apportioned, payable
$6,357,652.42.
POLICIES ISSUED FOR A PREMIUM*
W. L. GRIF]
Newberry,
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To Be Greatest Hit of Season.
The comic opera. 'TThe Pennant,"
which is scheduled for March 4th and
5th, promises to be the greatest hit
of the season. The cast of characters
include some of the best talent in
Newberry, Miss Pauline Gildei, with
her rico, mellow voice, starring as the
heroine. Supporting the main characters
is a chorus of seventy-five
voices, with orchestra accompaniment
of two violins, clarionet and piano.
Fifty children trained by Mrs. J. H.
Harms, will take part in action songs.
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Cars I
1 with a Denver *
batteries to
ical parts to give ,,
nver starter will
le Car and costs
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l wim a i^enver,
1 starts his motor
he wheel, where
ol of spark and
a great deal less
he crank. Auto[
in case of backto
motor or opcar
load of 1915
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5 with latest lmII
in and let us
mi what we think
le market.
on Ajax, Good- J
id United States i
er accessories,
pecialty.
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IN THE
:e Company, of New York
y the People for the People."
tee $2,991,114,069 j
Liabilities $496,862,770.63 J
ber 31, 1914 14,843,108 JL
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I MR uai jw ? an foerc uiiimu, wa mc.j hh
in 1914 .... 189,809 H
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$33,751,797.29 H
each baszress day of 8 bows.)
ms paid. ^Hj
Nicies issued and revived.
1915, on Industral Policies,
(' 3 CENTS PER WEEK AND UPjHj
FIN, Agent II
South Carolina
>OTICE. *
Policy holders of the Farmers' Mu- M
tiial Association of New- I
berry County will meet at the Court <
House on Saturday, March 13th inst., j
at 11 o'clock a. m. -jul
R. T. C. HUXTER. Pres.
L. I. EtPTLXG, Sect)". gS
Invigorating to the Paie and Sic^fVH
The o:d Standard sreneral strengthening tonic, 1
GROVI/S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives ocfc fl
Malaria .enriches the blood .and builds up the sys
tern. A true tonic. For adnlts and children. 50c a