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3>0MIMCK AMENDMENT WAS WHAT .COMMITTEE DESIRED Columbia, April 8.?The friends " Tor: ressman Fred H. Domiric*. i> The thrid congressional district wil read with interest and pleasure th account in the Congressional Recor< of ths action of the house in accord ing Mr. Pominiclv credit for settin; it right upon the third Liberty Loa; "bill with hespect to the taxation c "hanks holding Liberty Trends. Whe? the measure came up in the house .Mr. Dominick offered an amendment which was voted down. Several day later, after a thorough investigation Majority Leader Kitchen was" con vinced that the Dominick amend ment really expressed what the way and means committee desired, an< what it had intended to write inti the bill, and Mr, Kitchin called : meeting of the committee, which in dorsed the Dominick amendment, am -went back to the house with the re quest that it be adopted, which wa * " 4^ iU done. In stating me snuauuu iu m 'at-fise, Majority Reader Kitcfein Mr. Dominick full credit for piittiiii the matter straight. During his term as assistant attor -ney general of South Carolina, Mr < Dominick successfully handled th l>ank tax cases here, and is thorough 1y familiar with the taxation laws a applied to banks. Mr. Kitchin's statement on thi floor of the national house, with re arard to the Dominick amendment which was first voted down, and thei resurrected at the request of the way: and means committee and passed b; the house, is included in the Con sressional Record and explains tfc whole matter, as follows: ^ .Mr. Kitchin: Mr. Speaker. I as! unanimous consent to reconsider th< bill H. R. 11123, known as the thir< Liberty Bond bill, that passed tin House on Saturday, ana to return u that stage in the procedure of its pas -s??o in the house immediately befon I r*ade the motion for the previou: q; option. The Speaker: Tho gentleman fron "North Carolina (Mr. Xitchin) asks ^mani^-ous consent to vocate all th< proceedings on the bill H. R. 11123 back to where he made his motion foi tho nrpvimis onestion. Is there objec '"^tion? Mr. Wingo: Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object in order to Mr. Kitchin: Mr. Speaker, I mads this request for the purpose of offer mg an amendment to section 5 of th toill. This section embraces a provis ion with respect to the (teterminatioi of the values of the shares of stock o national banks, state banks, trus rr.ir.nanips. and other bankine insti rrutions for the purpose of state taxa :tum. The committee of the whole am the house on Saturday voted a<>ains the motion of the gentleman fron ;3o*ith Carolina (Mr. Dominick) U Strike out section o under the grin impression and belief, because cth? members of the committee and mysel assured the house, that the only fai; *1 ?> ? ? ?? % r-- \ s\ ^ ^ V?o I oAAf 1A1 I'uii&u ucuuu auixjioiuic lu luai scv-uw Tras that it exempted from state tax "taxation only an amount of the valu< of the shares of stock of the ban! vqiial to the same proportion of th? value of the shares as the par amoun of any bonds or other interest-bear ling obligation he!<>by the bank bear: to its gross assets. Tn other words the intention of the committee, am the fair and reasonable construetio' of rhat. section, as *he committee an< myself contended or the floor. \va. that if a bank had $1,000,000 of assets and $100,000 of government bonds ii those assets, or 10 per cent of its as sets in government bonds, that fo taxation purposes only 10 per cen could be deducted from tne vaiue j .the shares of stock of the bank. Th gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Cannon, the gentleman from South Carolina ft_l I5.M1/ A kl jQ?iMk ***> THAI COUNTRY UF6 WAS j jfW> Me CAi*r. i woolohY b=: to OH THAT POLiCC gq (Fu^C S *46W c^g. CovfC Nck |g ?t-u>Ne>f * Lets TA.ee ?T eASYjJ <F0? A F6V) DA^'S ^ I ;AU Tue SvoCU. Cuvs * J j T 7^ ir-^ ! -" A 3 * 1 c<^ i Mm* ' ; ] I I'll . -- 1^4 l j? ?ti< ^tcivejtCn tw S?*vtf<e C+e%. M. f.C ^ . f (Mr. Dominiek), the gentleman froin 1 Arkansas (Mr. Wingo), and other gentlemen who opposed the provision in ' the bill took tne position that the con* * .struction was that if a bank purchased 1 bonds equal in amount to the capital e stock and surplus ot t*at oanK, men 1 the shares of stock would escape tax at ion by the states altogether. And ? many of them opposed and vote'I i against the provision in the bill an?! f with the gentleman from South Carci 1'r.a {Mr. Dominxk) to strike out that provision, upon the assumption that ! that was a proper construction. s I myself would have voted with tho. i, gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. i: - Dominick) on his motion to strike out - the section, and certainly to amend s the section; and if not to amend it i I to strike out the section, if I had be:> lieved it was fairly reasonable to con i a strue it in the way in which the sreu- 1 -'tleman from Illinois (Mr. Cannon'.j: J and the gentleman from soutn uaro-; , j iina and the other gentlemen con- j s' strued it. I assure the house that e that amendment would not bear that I e construction anc( I am certain, but for j l* that assurance, that many gentlemen , i would not have voted for the section I _! and the privision as it now is in the : . , bill. e 1 On Monday morning I went down to _ I the Treasury Department to see how j s it would construe tne language of the j provision, and, to my surprise. I was j I told that it would construe it to mean,1 5 * i and the Treasury Department intend- j ed by the language for it to mean.' " ; that if a bank invested an amount; _ . equal to its capital stock and its sur j *: plus in Liberty Bonds it would es- ; | cape all taxation by the statf. I said,! "I woulrl not favor it if ? thnnjrh'f c, that was the construction, and I feei in honor bound to go back to the: c house and make this statement and\ - ask the house to reconsider the bill i * and amend the section to carry out i ~ The intention of the committee and of ' the house, and make the intention s<?. clear and so plain that it will adiri.v i " ot no otner pcssioie construction. : *. Mr. Long worth: Mr. Speaker, will; the gentlemen yield? i i i' Mr. Kitehin: F will, s Mr. Longworth: Would the gentle- j< = man object to having read at the : i . clerk's desk the reason given by the | r Secretary of the Treasury for urging ; ] - the passage of this provision? \ i Mr, Kitchui: ii> a momer.4, I wi" i i I be pleased_ to have you do that. I 1 r>o 11 o/-l +-Vii> ( fvmmittoti r>?\ wsv< 1 j VUilVU V(?U VV*?<iAitVVVV V/ll WW\.KJ ] > means together yesterday afternoon ' _ and we discussed the matter antf. f?Te i 3 committee unanimously instruced me i, to make this request and to propose j ,; the amendment which 1 shall read. It;, 1' . . .. _ i f is as iouows: ; . 1 l. On pages 6 and 7 of the bill, strike : , _ out all the matter beginning on page j. . G, line 22. down to and including line j, I 4, on page 7, and inserting the Co! t lowing: I. "In determining tiie value of the ^ 5 shares of any national bank, state' j i bank, trust company, or other banking ' t* J institution, for the purpose of taxa-' t tion by any state or any of the pos r sessions of the United States or any! ; 2 local taxation authority, there shall j - be deducted an amount equal to tho ! ( i * , 2 same proportion of the value of the ! : shares as the par amount of any j 2 bonds or other interest-hearing obi?-; r nations of the I'nited States issued - during the present war owned by such ; s- bank or trust company or banking in- ( jtitjit'nn hanre to its HTOSS assets." I That expresses exactly what. tha I i committee on ways and means \ thought, and what I thol jht. in pre- ; s sen ting the bill, the meaning of sef- J tion -r? was as it stands in the bill; : z and it expresses the thought and for. ; - | struetion and intention which the ; ? house had when it voted aga>~"* Mr. j r Dominick's motion to strike out. j j e m t I ' i THE HERALD AND NEWS ONF j > ' j J \'ZAR FOR ONX.Y S1.60. IDPETE ^ : av-^tujs is j TvoC" ====3?^1 2 ? ai-^:;; TMe HFe ! Tv~^ Sup.e1 i $ Co:M IT must LIJ0 i ~Hc DONT See i?1 PE c'R5AT TO St ol ,WT AHV P"UN ; g? RET'.ReO !/ 9- 0 ?SHL_ WOR^t^C OH [Is y? K'.ce DA"' s I \ ^uwcthesc1! ~>' j A<? \ Li?UlnUriJr /?> :r^ , i v.1.v!!f?''.^vT: * i;. ##***#**** : # HEP CROSS >OTES. * The open meeting on Wednesday afternoon was well attended, rep resentatives being present from Pomaria. Kinards, Whitmire, O'Neail, Woman's Club, Drayton Rutherford and Calvin Crozier Chapters, U. P.; C., besides chairmen of standing com- j mitt^es. Organization of [unior Auxiliaries is goinLT ahead?there being three in town beside the one at 'St. Philips,! ! r.nd one at Pomaria. The last name' sent in its membership fees of $5.50 for buying supplies for tiie community chapter. During., last week a largo number of garments for the Belgians were contributed by the children o? the city schools through their auxili-1 aries. Their next work is the collec tion of old papers and magazines, for which Mr. ]ohn B. Mayes will pay ^0 cents for 100 pounds, all of which will be turned oyor the surgical | dryings department or the chapter. | KJnards reported nine members j since the Christmas drive, glVing them , a total of 63. Pomaria has been organized only a short time, but ha?1 105 members. The women from that! auxiliary brought with them a large j contribution for the Belgian?. Whitmire reported made recently for Red Cross work. Xo aux- i iliary has done more work in pro- j portion, than O'Neall with 13 mem j bers. Two classes, composed of 31 mem-j I her? finished the surgical dressings) course last week and stood the exam inations. The greatest, demand from ; Red Cross headquarters today is for I surgical dressings: the greatest is for hospital garments. j Eloise W. Wright, j Chair. Publicity Com ! ? j LIBERTY I,OA\ ( OMUITTKF lfckiric IV il>T>F\T.l IV.-r a .. .... j Columbia. S. C\, Aprii !>.?The Lib-, prty Loan Committee for tliis Stat; is making a decided effort to havo svery city and town in the State reach its quota in the third Liberty Loan Already it has been officially announced that two towns on Saturday, the 6th of April, the day for tho launching of the campaign, passed their Quotas and will bo rewarded honor flags by the Secretary of the Treasury. : Both the ?'tate Council of Defensa und the Central Libertv Loan Committee. of which Mr. K. W. Rohert?o" of Columbia is chairman, want each city or town as soon as it uSa reached its quota to advise them of this fact so that the Secretary of th-3 Treasury may be informed and an official announcement from Washington made. i The State Council of Defense is heme r?rf>?snd to call attention to a!! the people of the need for reading matter for the soldiers in camps and at the front.' It costs f,o little to ser-w magazines? i;;st m one-cent stamp for Racli. Xd wrapping, no addressing \neeessarv. The thing is to remember to do it yourself and to remind vour friends as well. And send the ma casinos while they are still fresh and clear* "If v/"i want to '1o something t.h:,f v'il hel"% ? !ot. tell everyone v--* know and evervor!'' vo-! ro put a si imp on their mr?sazin"s :,v'4 put. thorn in the mail l)o\. If yo-i fould see how ihe-** men stand around ; the mail room waiting for the m?.?-, a/tines you would realize how many ; dollars worth of pleasure a stamp on" : give. Sometimes they read even a?Iverlisements when there is nothing' I else.'' Subscribe to The Herald and News. | : IIDIMIT Bffi TUBS II IPTDTT HAst EXTRA! onut? V OOOHT TO STATES DCCLA&E: OT TM CUV/ WHO __ WAR OH PCXICC THC WcaO"LA60R C0tSCR?b6> MOVE v\c D?crioH/\ftv.11 THAT A-^C MCN C v ,? '? OF wCP-k WlCt. Bt; \ ) I - . utu 10 / S&ROtI IHTHG ,_V ) AU.rW ' ?>TKA "VIGOROUS APPEAL WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE Charleston?.The following vigorous appeal has been issued by the r> 4.v n i: ti* Oo .a Pnm. OUIIIII V illuililu \>U1 kjauu^c mittee: : To oppose the War Savings movement is to oppose victory on part of the United States and its Allies. To be indifferent to this great movement is in effect to be indifferent to the m?rdor of women, children and other civilians: indifferent to the appeal of outraged humanity. To belitttle the War Savings move- i ment is to belittle the heroic sacri- ' fices of rountle.^s dead and wounded soldiers who fought for your protection. . i Failure to back the government in the W. S. ? . campaign is failure to be a true American. The American who dope; not helo Arfierica to the limit; of his mean* and ability automatically helps Germany to the limit of his . means*. and ability. In these times a person either help.-? | or hinders. If our soldiers did not take their , duties seriously,'There woald be dis-j astrous results for those at home?I I imn ) IV1 J'-'W. And if those at home do not take t"hoir duties seriously. ther? Will bo disastrous results for our soldiers, ! for our sailors, and for us all. It' our fighting men ran give their ; lives, surely we can lend our money-; "Will you cooperate, or will von, obstruct?" - v ; FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. In addressing letters to soldiers; abroad, it is desired to give full j name just as is used on question rvi-n/^riori hv exact military title, such "private," "corporal." j "sergeant,"''lieutenant," etc. followed hv official designation of command such as "Company A. 12lst artillery." j following up with \ -rican Exped?- j tionary forces." i re is no need to j put France or h. or any othe:* i foreign country on .,e address. In | tact, this is prohibited. "American ; Expeditionary fortes" is all that is j necessary, following the full name and j command. The address should be j written in ink. Da not use a pencil. I And unless you are sure that you can j write plainly, very plainly, murli j plainer than most people can write, it j will be wpII to pet somebody to write j the address for you. Snhstitnting f?r Sutrnr. In t.hft Anril Farm and Fireside, the J national farm naper. nublished at j Snr'nerfield. Ohio, a writer says: j t "'Hooverize by substituting: honey, j molasses, or some syrup for sugar, j Here is a recipe for honey muffins,-in j " - -" ?<* yonlnpprl nv ; wliicft an me sugm ia _ , honey. They are easily and quickly j prepared and 1 find them appetizing j Use: One-half cupful honey, one cup- j ful flour, one-half teaspoonful soda, j one-fourth teaspoonful salt, two cun-j fuls bran, one tablesoopful melted j butter or oleomargarine, one and one half cimfuls milk, three-fourths cup- ' i ful finely chopped parslev: English j walnuts, if desired. Sift flour, soda, f am. salt together, and mix with bran.; Add other ingredients, and bake twen- i ty-five to thirty minutes in a hot, oven. This recipe makes twenty muf- j fins. Quick breads of this kind may i be served at luncheon, supper, or I breakfast.' i ODDS 0\ M?'STKK\ FKOvr : VI,MOST V. VK\ 1\ >r V \ IMWKK, Allied Authorities Are Snrnrixed ?>v the Herman Stamina in AttaofcTlie Fact Calls for Speeding of American Man Power In Franco. Washington. April 4.?The German j offensive will be renewed on the wesr front. There is a need of American men there which is critical. Every, thin?, even the shipment of food to 3H6 TO 60 BACK Ml IBJ - j 7 - ?J I England, France ar/1 Italy, is givir?-? way to the transport of men. This is the net result of important conferences that have been going on in Washington and cable for the lasf. three days. Dispatches received here tonight telling of slight German gain? o? ground at Hamel and Boise de iVare, south of the Somme, after a heavy bombardment. are interpreted to mean ' that the German offensive,has been j renewed. The heavy - bombardment is taken to mean the arrival of ths artillery for which the Germans re- 1 i ported themselves to he waiting. * The allied authorities have come to the conclusion that the odds on the : western front, so far as man pow^v j can make them, are now almost at even. Allied officers here make noi secret of the fact that they have been j surprised by the German stamina li? i attack. More men and more guns were thrown into the Germau drive j in Picardy than the allies expected- j More men and more guns came through that adventure to the present I point than the allies early in the battle believed possible, in view of the reckless sacrifices made by tu* Germans, Full decision as to details of the shipment of these men has already been reached. They will be infantry. They will go with the minimum of equipment. This will include their personal equipment and machine guns Avj-'ljcry an'l other supplies will be waiting for them on the other side The sh p> will be ready to carry their. Every vessel in all the seven seas whi.'ii .?peed and internal arrangements is si'itJUle or can he made suitable fjirrklv wiil be waiting at an Atlantic port as soon as the men can be moved down to them. The fruition of this plan, which II j THE BELL 1 I This is the mosi reference list in this se< ck nr? p>\7p>t\t fp>x\j I Newberry 6 Adve: are afforded an uneq place their business K" a prosperous commit ited, the rates are reas< Just telephone, v; J. C. Patte | SOUTHERN BELL I AND TELEGRAPfW? BBBsas matsaaeamB? i By K i 'co ca pfgiz* police [v 9 o (j^|stat|oh ? .* " * ? l"~~ Jill I.I. Will II' ' was planted when Lo~d Reading, tb,? British ambassador, read the appeal , of Lloyd George for men at a dinner in New York a week. ago. does not m?an that the situation is more crit ical tonight than it wasjtt&xi. ^ - ^ ^ .. r x IF Keep Well j|a poisons of undigested gS^ Hi food Jo accumulate in Ljm stipation, headache', bad g?&?l Ol blood, and numerous W3" other troubles are bound "jF** JjjM to follow. Keep your ?&. system clean, as thcusgyp1 ands of others do, by *8j|si IIL| taking an occasional dose ^5^ MB of the old, reliable, veg- IjSftL etable, family liver mem- MHjg ifal Thedford's HP mi i. n li * i BiacK-uraupi i i SfeL Mrs. \V. F. Pickle, oi Rising Fawn, G*., writes: W " "We have used Thedford's Black^Draught as \]?L j Jpajl a family medicine. My mother-in-law could not ; lake calomel as it seemed rgf" ' gjjjH too strong tor her, so she 3g||| I fflng used Black-Draught as a j ; w$P mild laxative and liver ! regulator... We use it ' JH in the family and believe HC jgji it is the best medicine for |Jt| y Jj New Book 1 I Goes to Press i I Wednesday DIRECTORY t frequently consulted ction. It is corrected months. c prosPerity uaiicd opportunity to 'fore the best people in :ity. The space is Iimonable. rite or call on >rson Mg<r TELEPHONE I I COMPANY ENKLlNg iPtain ? we cot Tmeol ^ <MC>H' AftOUNO TdWH I HoTHlNC - So UC J L BACK to S OORK !! j _ P " I V f-l | i