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DECIDtS AGAINST ! TAX COMMISSION JUSTICE WATTS MAKES TWO AD-j i-nnor nirT Injunction Issues Wliich Forbids Com.. mission Assessing Banks?Mandamus Also Granted. * The State, 2&th. The case of tt':e banks against the . South Carolina tax commission will be carried to the supreme court for a decision, according to Thomas H. Peeples, attorney general. Decrees adverse to the commission were rendered yesterday by iAssociate Justice Watts in two cases brought by the. People's , all other banks of the State," t).e deGreenwood bank. In the case of ti' e People's National of Greenville, "in behalf of itself and all other banks of the State," tht dej cree ends as follows: iDinnctlon is Granted. "It is therefore ordered that the m temporary restraining order heretofore passed be continued until the final hearing of the case. "It is further ordered that, during ^ AV? i A rtf 1 A ? f V* A /I A tilt? > Ul laid av^tiun, tuu viefendants be enjoined and restrained from assuming or exercising any authority over the returns or assessments for taxation of the plaintiff "bank, or of any other bank in this State, or from doing any of the acts complained of in the complaint, until the $nal order of this court. "Having ordered that tile defendants be enjoined from retaining the returns of the several banks of the State, it follows that the same shouM \ be returned by the defendants to tl':e # several auditors of the State, to the end that the assessments thereon, heretofore fixed by the auditors and county boards, be entered upon tf:e tax duplicates for 1915 and it; is so ordered. Xandamns Also Issues. ."I therefore conclude," says the de* rrf>A "that rhp tax ^nrr.Trn&sirm i<5 with. k out authority under the act to assess the property of ^';areholders in a abnk?State or national; the only method of taxing this class of property authorized by law, and that an effort upon their part to assess the property and franchises of a bank, which they are alone apparently authorized by the act to do, would con^ travene the constitution of South Car olina and the act of congress. "If +t'~ OT-ofj-iT-a iJrHur? crorl XI# Ah? WWVA ViVi V V* VftV* W) WWJUUJjVVi and decreed that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded in the I complaint. W '"It is further ordered that a writ of mandamus do issue from this court, under the fcand of the clerk and the seal of the court, directed to Adolphus "W. Jones, John P. Derham and IW. G. Query, commissioners of the South Carolina tax commission, requiring and commanding them to return to t?e county auditor of Greenwood county the return and assessment de scribed in the complaint and directed also to J. W. Canfield, auditor of '^Greenwood county, requiring and commanding him to place the same upon the tax books of Greenwood I county, for the purpose of taxation for the year 1915, in accordance with law."" Case From Greenwood. H:is decision was rendered in the case of the National Loan and Ex-! ~ , , i cnange DanK 01 ureenwooa ana w. i. Bailey against the tax commission and the auditor of Greenwood county, which brought mandamus proceedings, seeking to prevent the commission from reviewing tfce assessment already j filed with the auditor on February 20. i The writ of mandamus as prayed for Iihas been issued. Associate Justice Watts did not pass on the constitutionality of the tax commission act or the validity of the act, O Q TTITVOT "I stall advert to only two of the K objections raised by the plaintiff to the act and to the power of the tax m^r commission; the other objections 1 L will not decide, as I do not consider lhat from my point of view of the case | fcteir decision is necessary. The objections I shall consider are the third and fourth grounds as stated above ^ and the fifth." AIL CYCLES BARRED. B >ew Order Is Issoed to Rarial Free Delivery Carriers. Washington, July 26.?Use of bicyicles or motorcycles in the rural delivBery service is prohibited by an order todav bv Postmaster General IJurleson effective January 1,1916. In mnouncing his order Mr. Burleson lolds that vehicles of these types do tot have the carrying capacity needed or parcel post service and do not afOrd necessary protection for the mails n bad weather. The order will affect ibofut 8,000 acrriers. MB. COOPER TO WAKE RACE, Anderson Daily Mail Quotes Him As Saying He Will "If Certain Conditions Exist.'* The Anderson Daily iMail published J the following Saturday: Hon. Robert A. Cooper of Laurens ! practically declared Saturday morning i ! tnat 'lie win oe a canaiuate iui guvi ernor of SouCb Carolina next summer ! i He and Mrs. J. S. Meacham arrived in j their automobile from Laurens Friday night and remained in Anderson this morning, wi en they departed for Iva. Mr. Cooper addressed the Iva Chautauqua this morning on the subject of education. "Mr. CoQper, will you be a candidate j for governor next summer?" &sked ai representative of ,ihe Daily Mail. "I will be a candidate for governor if certain conditions exist," he replied Quickly. And the smile that followed this remark strongly indicated that f:e had received assurances that those "conditions" exist now and will continue to exist. . Mr. Cooper has received many as-! surances of support from people who never supported him in the last elec tion if he will enter -tl:e race next | summer. Wliile the representative of, 1 this newspaper was talking with him | several Anderson men came up and grasped his hand and said they did not vote for or support him last summer, but ti ey would certainly do both in the coming election. ( j A Cooper sentiment seems to have j developed in all sections of the State | during the past few weeks. By many j he is considered the strongest of all: the candidates who may be in the race. | Everybody knows what Mr. Cooper meant wl:en lie said he would be a can- | didate "if certain conditions exist," and ; now since the public will be in ! formed that he is available no doubt strong prtssure will be brought to bear i I on him from all sections of the State ! to have announced his candidacy. And the general opinion is that fce will announce himself in due time. START PEACE MOVEMENT IX DISTRACTED MEXICO Washington, July 27.?Efforts to j bring about a conference of military j leaders in Mexico, in anticipation of! L , K?i | a nnai appeal 10 iauuuuaj icaucia uj the United States, are reported under way in the southern republic. * Information reached Washington tonight that troops of various factions were consulting their leaders with a j i view to assembling a peace conference either with or without Gen. Carranza, There also were intimations tfcat the administration was considering asking Carranza to reconsider hi-s refusal to participate in the peace negotiations I f-w -I -i- TTTJ1 ~~ J rresmeui wiisim ui&eu iwv/ iuum.ua ago. Diaz Lombardo, G-en. Villa's foreign secretary, who came to iWashington to study the attitude of the Washington government, is reported to have returned to Torreon to consult with his chief. Gen. Felipe Angeles, [Villa's chief military adviser, recently in Washington, is enroute to Nogales to procure Gen. Maytorena's assurance t':at he and his adherents will join in deliberations to plan for restoration of constitutional government and ultimate recognition by the United States. Manuel Calderon, ambassador to the United States in Madero's regime and not actively allied with Carranza, Villa or Zapata, is said to be interested in a proposal to unite all the factions, and should Carranza again refuse to join a peace conference to, support a conference of representatives of all other factions. An arms embargo was said tonight to be contemplated as a part of thei next step of tf:e Washington govern-1 i ment. Mexico City remained cut off from the outside world today, despite efforts to get word of actual conditions f there. Reports that Carranza forces had returned to the capital lacked official confirmation. fl-io no-fvnpv that Gen. Gonzales already had reacted the outskirts of the capital and would re-enter the city. It also stated that Gen. Obregon had seized San Luis Potosi and would be joined by Gen.j Trevino from Monterery preparatory to a new offensive against Torreon. ' Troops from the interior also were reported arriving at Vera Cruz to be transported by boat to Tampico and thence overland to Monterey. Carranza troops have evacuated iXaco. leavine a civil administration. Their action relieves a threatening situation in which Maj. Gen. Funston had orders to shell the Mexican factions away from the border if ifteir fighting endangered American territory. Consul Canada at 'Vera Cruz reported today that eight Mexican naval vessels were moving troops coming from the interior. . >*o Statement Issned. Cornish^ Nj H., 'July 27. It was said tonight that President Wilson was not ready to make any statement here in us ii^siiil ~ i*J il ! |^?Un?2_ L _f M_? rir??^-rj "A penny saved is i BZZiSZry penny earned " and wJffiT :-, w;ii ;.Sovv you how you ?? can ? -(% ?? twenty thousand i pennies on your faec bilis every winter, j We will send you an IN P| ANA I1 SILO ^ You set it up and feed from it nest winter. Pay us out of what the silo saves for you. After that you will have the silo and the money it saves every season. The Indiana Silo is rrcopnized everywhere as the standard by which all other silos are judged. I - -* ' ? ? Uocf ! It Jteeps me Sliag^C UCIj;., laaio IWIMCI, I for upkeep and pays tlie largest dividends for the money invested. Call us up or drop us a line. Whether you want to bur a silo th-'s season or not, we have a j oroposition that wil! interest you. J. 31. SWINDLER 010 Main St., Newberry, S. C. ! dicating wf. at he plans to do next in j Mexico. Washington officials are known to * ? n n-r, Tfi 11 o arm ntll - I iavor eucuin<agiug vxcu. > um ?uu : er northern leaders to select a provisional president who can be supported by the 'United States. Others believe the president should place an embargo on arms exportations, and still ot) ers advocate armed interven| tion. The president has been reading Mex- | ican reports carefully and has be- j come convinced that the United States J | can wait little longer to see whether j ; the different factions can. compose tili-eir own differences. He was in communication with Sec retary Lansing today. Clash Near Xobales. Nogales, Ariz., July 27.?Carranza troops under Gen. Calles today advanced to within seven miles of tbs city and apparently intended to attack. Carranza outposts and those of Gov. Maytorena, who held Nogales fir Villa, cla*sl:ed and Maytorena pickets were j driven in. Maytorena built a barbed wire fence along the international boundary line ! today. I BECKER GRANTED GRACE. Execution Postponed Until FridayPlea Before Court. iXew York, July 26.?On Supreme Court Justice Ford's request for more time <to consider the application for a new trial made by Charles Becker, under death sentence for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal, execution of the former police lieutenant was postponed tonight from Wednesday until Friday. Justice Ford heard arguments on the application and reserved decision, giving counsel until noon tomorrow to j file briefs. Tonight the justice request| ed Warden Osborne of Sing Sing prison j to postpone the execution. As the elec. ? ? ^ 1 /Nrvo 1 1 O W \T I trocuuon can. uns-e yiaue lcgaii/ <?u.j ( day this week at the warden's discretion, the request was granted. Justice Ford announced today that (he would decide tl-e case as quickly as possible. Tonight it was said he might not finish his deliberation before Tuesday or Wednesday. An attempt by Becker's attorneys to | have the condemned man, as well as j | the authors of several affidavits, al- j j leged to contain new evidence, and ti e j persons mentiond in them, called to | the witness stand in the proceedings, failed for the time being at least. Justice Ford stated that he saw no necessity for calling witnesses. j "In view of the fact that the State | tiliat contended these affidavits are not : new evidence, I propose to accept them 1 i->n +vioir fnnA value." he said. j Via. *.v?vv .? ? | Justice Ford then fixed tomorrow ; noon as the expiration of time for filing briefs, if any are to be filed. Assistant District Attorney Taylor, | | who opposed Becker's appeal, declared j the court only could grant Becker aj! i new trial on the ground of newly disI covered evidence, and declared that 1 none of t)':e affidavits contained new evidence. YASDERBII/PS LAST WORDS. 1 j "Come and Let Us Save the , Kiddies" Vanderbilt! "Come, let us 'save the kiddies." These were among the last words of Alfred Vanderbilt, standing .1 on the deck of the doomed Lusitania, going down to an unknown and unmarked1 grave, says Leslie's. When an : answer to this simple act of genuine ; heroism to those wi':o are everlastingly 1 maligning men of wealth! When the 1 history of this era comes to be written j the names of our great captains of in dustry will remain indelibly inscribed upon its pages, while those of tine conspicuous agitators of the day will fade ; into the obscurity from which in the inscrutable wisdom of an over-ruling Providence they were permitting to .emerge? . r \ \ \ RED SPIDER IS TAKING | THE WARPATH ONTE >10RE ! Little Insect Threatening Cotton Maj Be Controlled by Burning Stalks and by Spraying. Liemson uouege, .July zy.?Keports j coming to Clemson college indicate ( that the cotton red spider is threatening serious damage to cotton in many parts of the State and the entomology division of the college has issue-d a statement of control measures which will help farmers to avoid tile ravages of the tiny insect. The red spider is a very small, red dish, spinning mite on the under sides of cotton leaves. It is injurious during dry weather. As soon as dry weather sets in, begin to watch for the mite. It is not Lard to recognize it. Infested leaves become.deep red on their upper surfaces. By looking on the under surfaces of such leaves one can notice the red spiders mowing about. The earliest sign is merely a biood reel spot on the upper surface of the leaf. TV: e lower leaves of the plant are affected first. The red spider spreads b5 crawling and is also carried by bird's, domestic animals, workmen and wind. The leaves that it attacks become distorted and brittle and drop off, thus weakening the plant. Several species of insects attack the mite and in some seasons do much good, but man must do the greatest part of the preventive j work fcimself. The red spider has over fifty foodil plants, among the most important ofv which the violets, jimson weed, poke; weed, cowpea, bean, okra, wild black- j berry and other common plants. Violet and poke weed are especially dangerous because they afford winter food for the insect. As a preventive measure against red spider, keep down weeds -so far as practical and guard specially against having violets or poke weed any wf: ere near a cotton field. At the first sign of red 'Spider, pull up all infested plants and burn them. When large patches in the field have; become infested, use one of the red j spider sprays. Potassium sulfide and ; lime sulfur solution are considered the [ best of these. Potassium sulfide mayj be boight at drug stores and is used; at the rate of 3 pounds to 100 gallons' of water. Lime sulfur solution, unless made at home &s for orchards, is not so easily obtained locally. It is used at the rate of one gallon to 30 gallons of water (this is the same solution that is used for scale in orchards.) For small spots, a bucket pump is sufficient. For larger areas, use a barrel pump, if f':e plants are not too large. Equip the pump with fine nozzles, as when spraying fruit trees. 1 adoui one nunareas gallons 01 ine spray is required for an acre. Three acres can be sprayed with care in one day. In spraying, bo sure to spray thoroughly the under sides of leaves and also the plants nearest to the infested spot. FARMERS PROSPEROUS IN PIEDMONT SECTION Col. Watson Says That Crop Conditions Are Superb and Everybody Is Happy. The Record, 27tib. "During the past week I have traveled t)>.rough the upper Piedmont section?Newberry, Union, Spartanburg, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens and Horry counties?and I have never seen crop conditions better in South Carolina, except in a lime 'StreaK 01 i-iaurens county and a slow fruiting cotton in parts of Oconee county. In fact, the crops are the best I have ever ssen. Tne corn crop in the lower part of the State is superb." The foregoing were the observations of Col. E. J. Watson, State commissioner of agriculture, today on his trip through t)';e upper part of the State, made last week. The commissioner says that the farmer is very optimistic and he is raising ms iooastuns ai nome j more I'r.ao over before in the history of th.? Srate Col. Watson states that the chautauquas being held in tf:e Piedmont section are being largely attended, and the great crowds are asking questions relative to correct agriculture and the problems met on the farm. They seem in dead earnest, h.e -says, <-> -nr. OTOCninor O ft lAT" Tril rtwl Of? {TP both practical and theoretical. "This State is in the midst of an agricultural revolution," says the commissioner. The commissioner says that he saw farm wagons all along the roads either taking wfceat to the mills or bringing the finished product from the mills to their homes. "Almost everywhere one goes he will find everybody eating bread made from home-grown wlbeat, and many towns have excluded all bread except tnat produced irom wneai v. raised in South Carolina." states Col. a Watson. For the first time in his life, Col. u Watson says, a few days ago he saw t a farmer .taking alfalfa Jiay to market. X A Close ( On Tin and I Prio 10c an< I Now is the ti See my m MAYES' BOOK AND The House of a Th< % ATTENTION Ml We are ready for your g and wheat. We have t can please you- by givin and the Quality, we wit wheat shipped to us, \ your stock, this is our pi to get your wheat in sh don't bring damp wheat time nor space to sun yo man or mill can grind i want your grinding and you the best service th? Farmers J. H. Wicker, vci^lkiSv*' '^HKT * \T3f7H-5 ^g?j?Ri* ffijlfc /^H?. - TTv ? ? *:;dL: *? ^wbb'- ^ -.fwi^KfrFffiCTE .^B 3^Br ?<??a8^',i^BMMP.g|g> > JflHH ^jtrheChi Chewing ever Ch Chevv^ii 5c. the packet or t\ cent at all the better s Have a "Bobs' has a heart fo pepperminty c with gum insi< and delicious. 11 i tlUlll UIC "jDUUS 1 XOTICE TO TRUSTEES. tru: mee It is utterly impossible for the ent ,'ounty Auditor to know the location .nd amount of real and personal prop- tUFj rty in districts having a special tax, mless he has tlhe assistance of the 1J1'; rustee-s of the special districts. I . \ kefiefore -request and urge- <tha-t--alt"-'*-7 Dut Sale j lillllllMWIililMMMMMBSMi in a me 1 ware. es j 1 LI IOC me to buy rindows VARIETY STORE 3usand Things I FARMER! rinding, both corn he mill that we cr von the Grade O J ? o [ take care of all pill take care of irt. Your part is ape for grinding, ; to mill. I haven't ur wheat, and no damp wheat, we will strive to give it is in us. Oil Mill Manager. B' *SS^nR vo "Bobs" for a ;tands and stores. heart for '-"Bobs" >r you. The andy heart de?chewy i happy crowd mmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmKammwtra stees of special school districts it in the Auditor's office at differ times between now and the 15th of just, 1915, and check over ti':e reas and- place the amount of real personal-property due to be ta?ed :heir respective districts. Eugene Sr-Werts" 'v -27,td Coutfty-^udifcor. - *'' .-'V