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Ipe Jeni anU Jems. Entered at the Postoffice at New8^rry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, January 11, 191G. WHAT IS THE MATTER? "What is the matter with, the taxes in Abbeville county? We should sa\ state and county. We hear the greatest oemplaint ever of excessive taxes. The tendency is upward, upward! The politicians are likely to have several questions to face in the coming campaign this summer."?A. R. Presbyterian. Yes, what is the matter? This is just what we all want to know. We do net t'aink that it would take a Sol onion to point out tne trouDie. it is the undemocratic methods that we have adopted of putting the tax business into the hands of two or three men who feel that their mission is to get all the money they can out of tne taxpayers. 'We have gone on creating! offices, and increasing expenses until it takes mints of money to keep going. Look out and see if we do not have one or two more offices created at the next session of the legislature to be filled with high salaried officials who will sit up in Columbia skyscraper?, and pull in the money for the people ?i- ~ i. ~ ~ J VN uo sweat IU iiwivt! u.?VJI ceu? uuu , Journal. We are just a little surprised to hear t'nese protests from these sources,' i as we thought that these two editors. J at least, were in accord with the pro- i gressive and aggressive and constructive program of the present administration. You know it takes money to, create and maintain the departments j of charities and corrections and the! state tax commission and to furnish extra legal advice to the governor and to double t'ne pay of state officials contrary to law, but as we understood the proposition all these things are in the sature of constructive legislation, ani evidences of the highest order of pat-' riotism and of progress. And then it seems that it takes a lit- j tie coin to enforce the law and to, promote law and order and even with : the expenditure there is still a pretty ; good modicum of crime rampant in; t'ne land, but according to some au- j thorities this is of course due to the ; lawless regimes which have preceded ( the present administration. Now, don't you fool yourself, these i constructive measures are taking ! money, and you will find if you look ; at the budget that they are asking a ; great deal more this year, and you i ^ i T.-ili also find that t'aey will continue! to increase their demands from year : to year. v j About the only way to keep from in- | creasing (?) taxrs is for the tax com- j mission to doube the taxable lvalues,,1 and then the legislature may be able | to get along without increasing the | levy, and you knov> the average legis- j lator is willing to make any appropri ? -"? ** u - *? 3.11011 ailliybl II lit:" C<iu uu s>u niuuuui. i increasing the levy for fhen lie can go back and tell the dear people that he has not increased their taxes?the levy j is the same as it was. See? It is simple enough, and dont' worry about it. There is nothing the matter. Constructive legislation, more departments of government with good jobs for "our folk" and increased salaries and law ! an/1 nr^p.r all t'npxf thine?; take money. I but we will increase the taxable values j and then we won't have to raise the' taxes. It's all very simple, surprised you can't see it. ' And then the Greenwood Journal j wants the state to -build another girls' j college, provided we build it at Greenwood. That won't cost very much. Only a paltry few hundred thousand, and then we should furnish scholar- I ships to all the -denominational col-! leges, and that "will take only a small; sum, and we can arrange it all without increasing the tax, provided we can double the tax yalues, and the i commission starts with the banks, and now the banks want to abolish the tax commission. Tnis is truly a very selfish and ungrateful world. The tLJ'ag to solve the whole prob lem is to put a license tax on tne fellow who has to earn the money by the sweat of his brow, and let the wage earner foot the bills. It is not right prope&y pay tfce tair.. No,' no, l&* &* tiftow"' x every day for his daily bread pay it ' and bear the burden by some sort of license, or any indirect method that may be thought of by the solons who are soon to assemble. I Seriously, though, this thing of increasing taxes is getting to be so that, it does not pay any one to own prop- j ! erty. 'The trouble is that we are be- j ' in a* tfin nuifh jroverned. We need less i ' i law and less government control and ; ; government regulation, for all these I things make jobs and cost money. j The first candidate for the year 1916 j that we have seen announced in the, (papers is a Mr. Orr of Oconee county! | for the office of sheriff. He is evident- j j ly preparing to take a running start.1 Of course there are tnose without num-! i ber who are letting their friends know j that they are in the running, or the j walking, whichever it may be. f I : The Augusta Chronicle addresses an ! open editorial letter to President Wil- j son suggesting and recommending the ! appointment of ex-President Taft as . the successar of Justice Lamar to the supreme benc'n of the United States. I The suggestion is a good one and we j would like to see President Wilson make the appointment. Mr. Taft is an able man and a man of broaod J vision. He frequently rose above party J j 1 lines and showed that he was no partisan, but rather a statesman, and his appointment would be a fitting recognition of him, and we believe would give general satisfaction. Mr. Taft ap- j ! i pointed Justice Lamar, who was a i ! Democrat, and it would 'be a fitting **- 7X1"+? Viovo a DflDO- ' tribute to Mr. jL cl I L LV n** ? v, v* ? eratic president offer him the appoint- j ment. MISSING C'OPJES WASTED. We would like to have three copies j of The Herald and News of October 12, 1915, two copies of October 16, 1915, j and two copies of November 19, 1915.! We need these to complete our files j for permanent preservation. If any! ?a Vioc anv one or all of these! iiiCilVl IIU^ ? i: missing copies we would appreciate j, if they would send or bring t'nem to j the office. Please look around and sec \. if you can find them about the house j or the office and send them to us at once. . , The Yorkville Enquirer has a splen- 1 did article on the subject of newspaper j; advertising whic'n we print. It has j 1 reference particularly to the Enquirer, ' but it contains a good lesson which it would be well for the newspaper folk , of South Carolina to learn. All of us, at lMst most of us, place too little j t value upon what we have to sell, and j as a result the public places the samel \J ! value, or no value, upon it. We have taught the people into the notion that j v,-e must fill the space and whatever we get for an ad is that much clear money. The truth is, in this town the rate is entirely toe* low to make a living, and if both papers filled all thej columns of their paper with ads atj the prevailing price there would be,! very little profit. Everything has gone j: up in price except the price of advertising and job work. , Greenwood lias no license tax. Commenting on this the Rock Hill Record says: "Greenwood is a no license city, | < but the license referred to hae nothing to do with the liquor business, as it relates only to business of all ot'ner ; kinds. The business men of Greenwood are not compelled to pay a license or ' privilege tax before they can do business in that city. It is a pity that the example of Green wooc is not lununtu in all the cities and towns in the state. "A license tax in an iniquity. No license tax schedule that was ever framed was fair. It is impossible to impose a license tax on several hun- . dred citizens in a. way to do justice < to all." ; And the Record has a good deal mere to say along the same line. It . -1 is a fact that Greenwood is one of < the most progressive of the towns of ' the state and is moving forward as 1 rapidly as any, and the public spirit is fine and the business in all lines i ( good. J We have a license law in Newberry, so we see from the notice that all! licenses must be paid by the first of ; rtn.Vw.dim,: T^i o-trrVro +- H+^>v^A,r-Fttt{rVyi? t J? T7UA UCU. J V'UOW AW w ? aiW'ii&SaaKj^ni^is -<5ft&gS&' y<m^apriJsi : go to the clerk of the council to find l< ! out. ilhe town is too poor to have t'ne ordinance printed, or wants to save; the cost. The city attorney tells us j thai the law does n quire its publication and that he so advised some mem- I ? ; 1 uer 01 me couiit-u. ; iHie fellows who have 110 business and do nothing except clip coupons are ex- ; empt, w<> suppose. from its provisions; and after all the Record is about rig'nt, for a license is a tax 011 the fellows Who work, and who have an occupation that is helpful to the community. 1 The Hera'd and News for this issue is not printed until Tuesday noon in order that we might give to our read ers the full text of Groveornor Man-! ning's annual message to the legislature, which assembles today at noon.; We felt that our readers should have tne benefit of the full text of the message and that it was worth while to delay the publication in order to give it to them while it was still fresh, and at the same time ;-hat it would be published by the daily papers. In fact, we give it to the readers in Xewberry while it is being read to tne members of the legislature. The Herald and News will carry a letter each issue from our Columbia representative wnile the lt-gislature is in session. If you want to keep posted subscribe now for a real newspaper. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. We print today t'he full text of the governor's message to the general assmbly. It is a plain and simple statement of his position with no attempt at tine writing or fireworks, but in most of the important subjects ne says he will later setad a special message, so the public may expect quite a number of messages. '.As to law enforcement he says that he believes in the principle of local self-government, and in the same parai graph asks for a provision for special deputies so that he may enforce the law in the counties, anticipating failure to do so on tne part of sheriffs and magistrates and the local authoritinf on/-! ? a. ennnrveo in m D n V P9CPC ho I Lite, auu V, oup^v/ov 1A1 ^ V *?v is right. On education he says we must keep up the work as it is important, does not favor state wide compulsory attendance, commeends the establishment of mill school supervisor and wants the work continued, recommends that agriculture be taught in the common schools, wants one year training for teachers in the high schols, says nothing about the colleges except that th-ey are doing a good work and the! attendance is increasing. 1. He says we need good roads and the time has come not to deal in general-: [ties, but to act, but so far as we see' he makes no suggestion for a line of action. j He recommends a board of concilia- J tion of three members to settle strikes i and so on. 1 He says he will send another message to the legislature on the national guard, but does not intimate whether he will approve the big appropriation asked. i He urges that the board of charities 1 be continued and that they be given a continued appropriation for t'neir j work. They ask about double of the [ last appropriation. iThe governor opposes lobbying and warns the members against the lobbyist. He says he did not use any of the special appropriation for legal advice,! and that the appropriation was with- i. out his request. Certainly it was with , his knownedge and consent or 'ne could j t very easily have prevented it or ve-! toed it when the bill was presented. | We were present in the house during the debate and. our understanding was that iMr. Dick and Mr. Liles both made the statement that the appropriation was desired by the governor. 1 Tne message concludes with a pleaj< for economy, but carries the idea that 1 it will be all right to make appropri- ! ations so long as it is possible that 1 the "tax levy be held down to a mini- < mum." The same old statement of i not increasing taxes, because you have not increased the levy. Read the message for yourself. It 1 is printed in full today. ( ? ( Sidney Beauregard AulL i On Saturday, January 1, Mr. S. B. 1 Aull went home feeling unusually well, ] so much so that his friends remarked i how well he was looking, un Sunday j< he was taken, sick and gradually grew < worse and on Saturday night he was S taken to the hospital in Columbia after 1 a consultation with Dr. Gilder and Dr. < Guerry, who came to Newberry Satur- 1 day evening. ] The operation was ]>erformed on t Sunday for appendicitis and at 8 o'clock Sunday evening the end come. 1 The appendix has burst before the op- > eration and "was badly inflamed, and it < was impossible to save him, though t nurses and physicians did everything i that wa? possible to be done. j Mr.' Aull Vasa-soii of the" late'Jofcfi < P. AftH ' is survived- by his wife, 1 ixewc STA1 RESOURCES Loans. A TTAV/^vn "Tfri ?-> v-> / ! \j v ci uiaicoj uctuicu aiiu Unsecured Real Estate Cash on Hand & in Bank We ask you ment showing ou any time during willing to do all < manner as to ass: on a profitable b Wishinor all Happy and Prosi The Bank Tha who was Miss Talu Clark, and the following brothers and sisters: IW*. 8. Aull of Pendleton, E. P. Aull of j Texas, H. P. Aull, of Florida, John I. i Aull of the county, Mrs. Leila Sit- ! ton of Spartanburg and Mrs. Anna j Bachman Russell of Clinton. iMir. Aull was engaged as cotton j weigher at the Farmer's warehouse at j the time.of his death. He has a host; Df friends in the county and town who ! i ? 211 1? ^ J ** * + o n r? n n Am an f ' YVJii UC giiClVtJU & <> Luc auuvuuvvuivub | 3f his death. He was a genial and : pleasant gentleman and was never heard to speak unkindly of any one, bis hearted and generous always. He was born in June, 1861, and was i :herefore.in his 55th year. He was a member of the Lutheran j church, in which church, he had been; % reared. The funeral will be held from his late residence this afternoon at 3 3'clock and will be conducted by the Revs. A. J. Bowers and E. V. Babb. rhp rial 1 bearers are: J. A. Burton, Nat Grist, Robt. MeC. Holmes, Robt. M. Lominack, I. H. Hunt, W. C. Schenck, 3. J. Purcell, P E. Scott and P. C. Gaillard. Interment at Ro&emont. The photo-play "Salvation Nell" is based on Edward Sheldon's successful Irama of the eame name and clearly :races its source of inspiration to "All Sorts and Conditions of />ren," written by the late Walter Besant on the topic >f early days of the Salvation Army n London, where is founded th? 60s by the late "General" Booth. Booth set out to rescue the subnerged tenth in London's vast east Hid?cesspool of crime, poverty, dismast; all mostly caused by drink. "Salration Nell," the modern play, illus:rates conditions in New York which Booth saw and started to grapple with n the old world, long before Mr. Sfcelion produced his play. Still every credit is due Mr. S'helton. For long Salvationism was jeered at. Its processors were cuffed and stoned. The Dlder religionaries hated it. That's cvhat they do when anything new and progressive comes along. Don't blame :hem; it's human nature. "R.aatri'z Mi rh f*l em a. "has the "Dart of ler life in that of the adventurous 'Cell, who after all her vicious troubles md lurid (vicissitudes is redeemed by he Army. The photo-play makes a -wide ippeal and is (very well and carefully produced- witfc a strong supporting jast.: it win afc'-tlfo-oifefca'1 lote li; - >erry, South Cai rEMENT, DEC. 31, I: - I .. $530,214.32 Capital Stocl Surplus and Dividend No r\ AAA J d'dWAZ T Januar 16,072.25 Dividends U Bills Payable s 62,357.25 J Deposits $611,953.24 r consideration of t ir afiilitv tn ?f?rve vn the past. We are n )f youi Banking bu,? ist you in conductir >asis. of our Friends a jerous New Year. it Always Treat nr**n IxHilVlfLJ The place to 1 and Glassware Store. I have an in Cups and Sauo Covered Dishes a a full stock of Gli Everything sole sold at before the and see me befor Mayes' Book & The House of a' OAKLAND HILL STOCK FOR SALE. If not sold before at private sale, we will offer for sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, before the court 'house door, at Newberry, S. C., on the first Monday in February, 1916, just after the Master's sales, five shares of the capital stock of the Oakland Mills, of the par value of $100.00 per share. B LEASE & BLEASE, j | , AtMJiU'CJ'O. I FOE SALE. At my residence, four miles east of Newberry on the Appalachian highway, on January 14, 1915 (Friday), I will sell to the highest bidder for cash all my household goods and kitchen furniture, farm implements, etc. 12-31-td J. J. H. BROWN. SOTICE OF FIXA1 SETTLEMENT. j I -will make a final settlement of tie estate of, Frederick R. Wallace in the Probfifce Court for Newberry coaatyr S: O^X)B Rridftyrtbe lltilrdarof 1*^ \ l n i in/' Mim rolina 1915 f , LABILITIES: J ? - 850,000.00 1? Profits 69,810.16 j . 37 due * J y 1, 1916 3,000.00 I npaid._ 1,967.00 I : _ , 20,000.00 I 467,176.08 I $611,953.24 I s'Wm ''' he above state- 1 11 better than at I ot only able, but I siness in such a 1 i ig your business I nu customers a a s You Right J . ' ? : .1 - - .;! MBER! 1 buy your China < I is Mayes' Book ' ything you need J ers. Plates, Bowls, nd Platters, also issware. I at prices they : war. Come in e you buy. Vh i it . n. m i Variety store V rhousand Things, fl ' noorr and will immediately thereafter I ask for my discharge of adminisfcra-? , trix of said estate. LUCY WALLACE, .Administratrix. i-n-?itaw ACTjUTiisxrainx. Best Ground Insert Dense. $1.60 to $3.50 pair. Best Ground Rimless Lens, $2.00 tOjgfl | $4.00 pair. 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