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i*|cnD Old jciDl Katered at the Postofflce at Newitn7, 8. &, as and class matter. E. H. ACLL, EDITOR, Friday, February 28, 1919 REDUCTION DAT. In Tuesday's paper we did not have room to comment on the cotton reduction day set apart for the signing r\f nioHcrpa hv thp sTOwerp of cotton o to reduce acreage and commercial fertilizer. In fact it is so important and so patent that no comment is necessary. The very commercial prosperity and life of the South depend upon a curtailment of the crop if the farmer is to receive a fair price for the cotton that he made last year and what he expects to make this year. If the world aoes noi wani 10 yuj iuc wo?. of producing cotton why go on planting it. . If there is more cotton than the world wants let the production be reduced. If cloth can be made out of cotton bought and sold on the cotton exchanges why go on growing it. Let the speculators fill their contracts made on paper out of what they have and save the cost of making any more cotton. The truth is the world needs ' all the cotton that is grown, but the combination is to keep the price be low the cost of production. Ttte farmer has just as much right to get the cost of making the raw material, and a reasonable profit, as the manufacturer has to get the cost of manufac.N ture and a reasonable profit. Until the farmer arranges to live at home and say to the buyer, this cotton cost so much to produce and the price for it is the cost of production plus a reasonable profit, he is going to be poor. The only sensible thing is to plant plenty of food stuff and reduce the * acreage in cotton and then sit steady and demand a fair return for your cotton. The farmers are going to stand to* gether this time. There are those who say the farmer will sign the pledge and then plant a big crop. We do not believe it We have confidence in the farmer and we are sure that this is one time when they are going to stand together, do what they say, ancf the fellow who does not sign the pledge is going to feel so lonely that he will wish many times that he had signed. Meetings are ordered for today in all the school districts of the county. The tanners should turn out to a man, whether he be a large or small .. .. .-r . farmer, and talk the matter over seriously^ It is a serious time for the An+tftn nl-ontor Wlivu i w AH business is to be- suspended from 9 to 2 o'clock and this main business of signing the pledges is to enr gage the people. At Newberry the meeting will be in the court house at 11 o'clock. At Whitmire the meeting is to be at 10 o'clock and Mr. E. E. Child and Mr. W. R. Watson and possibly some others will make short talks to the people. We were re quested to make this announcement for Whitmire in the* last issue, but y could not get the type set as we are running now. At other places there will be meetings, but the main purpose is to get together and sign the pledges and not have so much talking and speech making over it. The speakers for the Newberry meeting have not been announced, but * most likely the meeting will be a sort cf round table talk, all the farmer* and business men present giving expression to their views briefly and then taking the time to sign pledges. Another thing the farmer should reN member, and that is, that he can always find a market for his corn and his wheat and his oats and his potatot.->es and anything else of the kind that h<* will grow, if he will put it in marketable shape. We heard a . big merchant say the other day that he would buy all the corn he sold from the local farmer, and pay him more for it, if the farmer would clean it nicely and sack it in two bushel sacks as the corn he has shipped in is put 4 ? ,1 io trno nf nthpV (t[>. -\iiu mc 10 11 uv vi. w.._Inrm products. The trouble is that v,-p have been so in the habit of depending upon cotton for our money nop that we do not realize the fact t:,at the other crops which we can ; rr w in this country at much less cost of production are just as good money; 'Tops as cotton, if we would but put Ciem in marketable shape. There must be a change in our methods of farming in the South and the sooner we are made to realize it, *!ie sooner will the Scutli come into ts own as the .richest section of this ich country. " j The present condition of the cotton ifuation is going to teach many valable and important lessons, and the hief among these is to teach the f irmer that he can make money farming from .other crops than cotton andj v I [enrich his land at the same time, j The world is going through the greatest transition period in all hisjtory, and when things get adjusted i this Southland of ours is going to be. | found out to be the most favored spot | on the globe. Let the farmer sit j steady, hold his cotton and reduce the j acreage for this year and his fertilizer I and all things will come out right. | DEATH OF DR. McINTOSH AT A RIPE OLD AGEr t 'End of a Vigorous and Useful Life.? , As the Mellowed Fruit Drops Froui the Tree, So Falls to Eternal Rest j One Ready to Lose His Hold. t | Dr. James Mcintosh died at his I .|||.] ?V- ^ SsgKglSiSsBB^. -f ' >. i 'd^SBK8a6tts? I home in this city on Wednesday ; morning at 2:30 o'clock, within a day of reaching his 81st year. For ! three years he had been afflicted with heart disease, which for the past two j months had confined him to the home. He was buried at Rosemont cemetery Thursday afternoon, after service at I the bouse at 4 o'clock, conducted by !hi:s pastor, the Rev. El V. Babb, assisted by the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider. iThe following were the pallbearers. Honorary?George I9L Mower, Arthur jRibler, Geo. W. Summer, W. H. Hunt, jH. L. Parr, Active?L. W. Floyd, J. I A. Burton, P. D. Johnson, B. C. Matj thews, E. M. Evans, J. Y. McFadl, F. L. Bynum, R_ McC Holmes. J 4 ! Dr. Mcintosh was born at Society Hill, this State. He came to Newberry at the close of the war and | made this city his abiding place, practicing his profession as a medical doctor, and was justly regarded i as one of the ablest physicians of jhis time He enjoyed the privilege < of being the trusted and faithful fam. i . fily physician in a great many homes ! during the years of his active minis try in his nserui proression. : Aner a long service of benefit to the people ,of the community, and when his I younger years began to give way to j the older, he gave up his chosen work land retired as a physician, "but his i virile mental and physical qualities, ! aided by his indomitable spirit and energy, prevented his leading a life of inactivity. He took a decided interest in all the affairs of the town and county, political as well as industrial, and in all the walks of life as a prominent and leading citizen. Among the important enterprises with which he was identified was the Savings bank, of which popular ini stitution he was made president, holding that responsible position until the bank consolidated with the Exchange bank and opened in the, | new building recently. During all ! those late years of business application he retained lu's mental strength t i and in all-his long life held inviolate: the confidence men reposed in his integrity and fidelity. He served his - ? TT? country well *n peace ana m war. ne , was a member of the James D. Nance i^amp of Confederate Veterans. Dur-j iing the existence of the Confederacy he operated as a surgeon, having charge of several hospitals in Vir-j 'ginia, where his skill and ability enabled him to be beneficial to sick and wounded soldiers. ! i i j Dr. Mcintosh was twice married, j ,His firpt wife was Miss Higgins, hi3; second being Mrs. Bert Rooke Boozer.: One daughter, Mrs. George Buell of j Charleston, and one son, Dr. James! H Mcintosh of Columbia, survive the 1 : children of the first union, while a; daughter and a son also survive the: second?Miss Margaret and Murray' i Mcintosh. I ! I CHILDREN'S WEEK IN THE NEWBERRY SUNDAY SCHOOLS.' I j / Plans are being made for7 the ob Iservance of Children's Week in the I ' ^ J 1 - iNCV.'ocrry ounuay suiiulus. Holland, superintendent of the chil ! dren's division and field worker in | the' State Sunday School association, will be in Newberry Friday to assist in planning the campaign. A meeting of all of the pastors of the county and the officers and teachers of the different schools will be held in the new court house on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A full attendance is very much desired. i \ EVERYBODY IS ! NOW FIGURING! INCOME TAX ! ! I I i- IW DnhliA J III Ui UGI IU DC nCI{JIUI IU I UUliv, Internal Revenue Bureau ! ' Has Every Available Officer in Field. j | SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU j DELAY BEYOND MARCH 15 i ? ! j With the due (late for Income Taxes ' ! onl# a few weeks away, the collection of this far-reaching tax 011 1018 incomes has started off with a bang. I Everybody is figuring income tax. Payments ami sworn statements of Income must reacl) Internal Revenue of I ices on or before March 15, and there an; sovcre penalties for delinquency. Residents of Soulli Carolina are re- ' quired to make I heir returns and pay j tlieir taxes to Duncan C. Hey ward, (Collector of Internal Revenue, Colum;bia. S. C? or to any of his deputy ! collectors who are now doing free adi ricirr wcii'L* nn Income Tax. J "Pay your Income Tux by March j 15," is the slogan of the Internal Revj enue Bureau, which lias sent every j available officer into the field to help J the public to understand the require: ments and to prepare the returns. Who Must Make Return. j j It is estimated that many thousands of single and married persons in this section of the United States who have never before made annual returns are required to do so this year. income lax reiurua muai c Ui.iUc ? between now and March 15 by persons who come under the following classifications : Any unmarried person whose 1018 net income was $1,000 or over. Widows and widowers, divorcees and married persons who are living apart from i their husbands or wives, are for the purposes of the Income Tax classed as unmarried. | Any married person living with wife or husband whose 191S net income was $2,000 or over. The income of both husband and wife must be considered, fl j together with the earnings of minor I children, if any. I Revenue Bureau Offers Aid. D Each person in the United States I who is in either of these classifications 1 must get busy at once if penalties are B to be avoided. He should secure a I blank Form 1040 A for reporting net I Income np to 50,000, or Form 1U4U 11 his net income exceeded that amount.' Forms are being distributed by Collec- B tors and their Deputies, ajso by banks. B By following the instructions on the forms a correct return can be prepared at home. If a person needs advice or " aid, the Deputy Collectors in the field j Will furnish this without charge. Thp new Revenue law placfes the In-: tc come Tax duty on citizens and resi-' a, den*" 2*he Internal Revenue Bureau ! w Is sending its men to work right with the public to get the tax and the re- m turns in. With active co-operation ** every tax due March 15 will be paid rs and every return required by law will w be in the Revenue offices on time. i ai I Exemptions Are Allowed. 1 w A single person is allowed a personal exemption of $1,000. If he is support- w ing in his household relatives who are j dependent upon Win he may claim the status of the head of a family who has k* the same exemption as if married. ial ' ?-i- ~ i:?~ a marrieu perauu wuu mc? nun uj wi?? or husband is allowed a personal exemption of $2,000. The head of a ; j family is entitled to claim a similar ; personal exemption. I ^ An additional exemption of $200 is allowed for each per?on under eight- ! een or incapable of self support who j m was dependent upon and received his kj chief support from the taxpayer. j0j A husband and wife living together ! ? .rvr?H+1 zi/l hnt nno nprsnnnl ex- ! nic UUlur.u i?/ v?v/ I* , eraption of $2,000. If they make sep- j1 arate returns the exemption may be :*h claimed by either or divided. g< Accuracy Required. ne Absolute accuracy is necessary in h making up income figures. Any per-jjj son who is working for wages should find out exactly how much he received during the whole year 1918. Fees, j"1 bank interest, bond interest dividends, 'n( rents received and all other Items tfl must be reported correctly. Mere dj guesses are not accepted, for they are jn unjust alike to the taxpayer and the i or Government and defeat the proper ad- j ministration of the law. jio : w ; Oi INCOME TAX IS * lo TRULY POPULAR. * bc , "mi ^ ! " j. lit? pa.) IIU-iil ui iinjwjm- n takes on a new significance, j01 which should he understood by th every citizen. The taxation sys- * , sc *em of this country is truly pop- in mar, of the people, by the peo- 0f pie and for the people. Every *jc0 citizen is liable to tax, and the amount of the tax is graduated * according to the success and for- ^ tune attained by each individual CI 1 in availing himself of the oppor- fe tunities created and preserved *igr by our free institutions. The j method and degree of the tax is determined by no favored class, * but by the representatives of the j people. The proceeds of the tax * ^ should be regarded as a national"* investment."?Daniel C. Koper, Commissioner of Intern ~1 Reve no?. SATURI GLOBE 40 incl Dress price, t n A ZUC L/U 25c B1 the ya: New Si Sale pi 5 bars Monda wi? XT 7 / oc w Sale pi Ladies1 pair ... Men's pair ... ! 1 cnuari the pa Boys' C and M< Special house . Just re ies' Sk Globe ! .f. i , ., MEtrm r i t IffMPMH i Memory of CpL Jaho K? Livingston Who gave his life in France on Oc>ber 9, 1918, while fighting for freejm and democracy of the whole orld and his country, that others ight live in peace. While he was at ie rear on relief one of his com* ides was shot down. He stepped fororH nnH his comrade's Dlace id was wounded in an hour afterard. He was such a brave hero that he ould not let his company go under, s he wrote me several months ago 3 was not a coward, the manhood )out him was too great to let danger .terfere with duty. Why it hasn't ?en more said about Cpl. Livingston can't understand, and I can't see hy he was taken and others were it. As Drave ana nooie man as ue as. He was well educated and a an of high character, and had a nd and loving word for young and d. He gained friends wherever he ent. I knew his footsteps wherever heard therti and no one knows how :ey are missed. He and I went toither for over three years, and I jver found him uttering a falsehood, e was a true and noble little fellow, is dear father and mother deserve ~ " nn/^ T\ aKI O QQ aist; iui Liicii uuc auu uuuiv tey taught him with so much kind?ss a^d manners. It is so hard to ink about him being wounded and ring on the battle fields of Flanders France, with not one of his loved les near his side to try and ease his ifferings.' But he is with his precus Saviour, at the throne of grace, here no pain or sorrow is known, nr loss is his eternal gain. He was vely in life, and we know he was :autiful in, death. He was a devoted sbn to his parits and a true man in every sense of e word and an earnest and conientious Christian that never tired doing for the welfare and uplift humanity. He* was called by his untry on September 19, 1917. But at did not damper his ardor, or mitite his love for the upbuilding of irist's kingdom. Why he was transrred to the arms of Jesus by his ace some time we -will understand. I e is not dead but sleepeth, In dreamless and perfect repose, , ee from earth's trials and its sorrow Disturbed not by its sadness nor! woes. larded and kept by the Saviour, Victory o'er death and the grave. BIG SALE 3AY and M< 4 / AT DRY GOO i Sea Island, Sale price the yd. and Apron Ginghams, Sale :he vard (10 vard limit) ? \ J irtain Goods, Sale price, the yd. eaching, yard wide, Sale price, rd ilks, Satins and Poplins QQ^fn ( ice, the yard VOlWi\ Octagon Soap, Saturday and y . ork Shirts, crlors blue and tan rice (4 shirts to a customer) ' Hose, Sale price, the Hose, Sale price the in's Hose, Sale price JJJ^ Ilothing, Saturday 11 Qfi [? 11 onaay t *" ? T I prices on every pair of Shoes Saturday and Monday. ceived this week new shipmen iris, Millinery and Waists. \ Dry Goc *r i I a r> iNewoerry, o. r ~ ' We know that he is sweetly sleeping i In Jesus the strong to save. . 1 He is not dead but sleepeth, ] What joy there will be at the dawn, ' When night and darkness are over < - * t i-iif.-l ! i j When we waKe on tnai Deauiuui j morn. 1 We also shall join in the anthem, I And hear that sweet voice once < ) more, I Singing the praises of Jesus .j There on that beautiful shore. * j c He died in the front of battle lines, j And no marble tow'ring to sky t | Shall to men his story be given t j But, where it really counts, f I His name will shine . | Amongst the names of men who die j 1 That their fellow men may live. . i We will all soon go to meet him, ? Never more to part again, j But in that eternal city j Of our God you shall remain. < 1 r I i Those happy hours I once enjoyed i witth him, ( How sweet his memory still, But he has left an aching void This world can never fill. I I So goodbye dear sweetheart j Loved one's hearts are wrought !W1LI1 P<A 111, But thank God I will meet you, j I Where we never part again. I C Written by His Sweetheart. * 2 t Red Cross Notes. c i} At the conference on Wednesday a i c committee consisting of Rev. J. W.: Carson, Mrs. J. M. 'Workman and j 3 Miss Sadie Goggans was appointed to | i: I select active young, people of the com- j I \ munity to secure subscriptions to the j Red Cross Magazine. Four college j ^ boys will canvass the town. Thei 'price of the magazine is $1.00 for, ! members of the Red Cross. All mem-! bers are asked to receive the boys j 1 with the right spirit. Newberry ought, ^ I to have at least 800 subscribers, we j a 'now have 12. jr I In addition to the good that a gen-jh ! eral circulation of the magazine will | j] I I j do the Red Cross, every home in our j b j division should have the magazine for, d j the benefit of that home. No other ; tl * " Al. - I Tl magazine attempts to picture an uie j a activities in the lives of our soldiers! a j and sailors at home and abroad. The ! o j magazine should be in every home for j F 1 ONDAY IDS CO. r 15c n ioc ! I. 12.50 I urn 49c n 52.50 II 51.00 I' 75c [ 12.50 I in the jfl 1 IU? V/U. H ts reading matter and for the inspir&^B Lion and educational value. H The Newberry chapter has com-jB E>leted and shipped all work on hand.^ rhe last shipment was made rYiday, consisting of 60 shirts, 275 pinafores, ave sweaters, eight pairs socks. The chapter record shows all orders illed promptly, which speaks well foik^ ;he work done by the women of th^H :own ana county. The work rooms will be closed unt^H further notice. All branches and au:^H liaries will be notified when a proMB luction order is sent from Atlanta. The director or' woman's ~vork ha^H >een notified recently tnai me cuapjn ;er would soon receive an allotmenHH or knitted articles for the refugees?! md not to dispose of any more wool,M )ut hold same until the knitting allot nent is received. These are busy days at the home service office. Fifty cases ?were hand- 1 ed during the past week at the of- J ice. Miss Fannie McCaughrin, homfP*J service secretary, will be in her Tintrna onH Pollpp'p ictr, uui iiux jjw/ cv vyw.w0w jvery day from 10 to 4 to answer inflfi juiries. Mrs. L. W. Floyd, S Publicity Chairman. I Koon-Baugnight a >inmp wftddin?r of marked sim- j )licity and beauty was that of Miss j Jrace Koon and Mr. Ernest Bauknight n West End on Saturday, Februaij 2, at 6 o'clock p. m. The pastor of he bride, Rev. W. H. Dutton, offiiated. A reception was tendered the/~? roung couple immediately after the eremony. The bride is the popular daughter o# I -Irs. Delia Koon, and Mr. Bauknight ^ 5 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sauknight. A wide circle of friends extend ^ leartiest best wishes. Died in Columbia. Mrs. Yoakum died in the Baptist ospital ar 5 o'clock Sunday morning nd her body was brought to Newber--JM y Sunday and taken to the home o^W er son-in-law, Mr. Frank McConnell, 1 i the Mollohon village. She was uried at Rosemont cemetery Moilay morning at 11 o'clock, service by he Revs. S. C. Dunlap and E. D. Kerr. Irs. Yoakum was born in Germany nd came to America when six years Id. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. 'rank McConnell, at Mollohon. m I