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X. * -. * VOLUME LVIL, NUMBER 5. NEWBERRY, S. C-, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1921 * : TWICE A W?EK, $2.00 A YEAR ? " * 7.A*2- ? > ; ANNUAL MESSAGE GOV. R. A. COOPER URGES PROGESSIVE LAWS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. Wants Income and Inheritance Tax and Liberal Appropriation I for Education. Progressive legislation, of a kind never -before enacted in South Carolina, is recommended 'by Governor jK-' Cooper, in his annual message to the * legislature, delivered1 Wednesday. Tax reform and the provision of additional sources'of revenue are the 1? V?tT fVio ornv ; mam uittibei's ivuvncu uj w?v &~ - , ernor. / I Among recommendations contain-1 prf rn thp. message are provisions for -the follqwing: I State mcame tax. j State inheritance tax. j Increased business license. Consumption tax on gasoline, to-] bacco and soft drinks. Amendment to the constlftution, j providing for classification of prop- j eriy, for distribution of the tax bur- j den. j * "1 1 -fnr pdup.a- i iiiovmi . W tion. A bond issue for improvements, including- buildings for state institutions. An enlargement of tne siate con-. stabulary for law enforcement, and the placing of all police, state, conn- | ty and municipal at the command of J the chief executive. Jail sentences for bootleggers,! without the fine option. N Licensing of motor vehicles by the secretary of state, opatead of by the state bigli^y; deparj^ji with dis- j f tri'botion of Hcensesm the counties c.. v by clerks of court., ^ the state pension sys-i tem, to bo administered by the ! comptroller general, with pensions' only for the poor. | Abolitifn of the offices of chief j state game warden &hd the state \ board of fisheries, replaced iby a hew ! commission, to be. known as the com-' mission on game," fiSh and forestry. Thto Message. . | The governor's" message in full fol-! lows; I - V > - ' . - . Gentlemen of thfc Generai Assembly: | The' constitution provides " that "the governor shall, from time to time, give to the general assembly, information of the condition 01 "U1S . state, and' recommend for its con-! sideration such flfteaSures as he shall deem necessary or expedient." j The economic depression which exists throughout the country and the world at. this tithe, jteal and appar-j ont not be locked upon lightly. ' v**"' T~"~" - - , ^ We have nafar recovered sufficiently j from the shock of war to be able to determine approximately the condi-: tions with which h?ive to ded. | Legislative programs' and governmental activities, as well as business, j must be adjusted to meet changed; conditions. Questions which under I ordinary, circumstances would be of, only secondary importance are now dfttaandine primary consideration.! If we deal with the .situation in a wise and statesmanlike manner, a I great deal can be done to strengthen the morale of the people and to stabilize the unsettled economic condi, taons. This is no time for pessimism ?it is no time for a wavering faith bpsitation. We must meet the is sues which confront us with courage , and confidence. Taxation. There are many questions which I would ordinarily urge for your consideration, but the miost serious and difficult one, an 1 the -one to which I v wish tc direct your especial attention, is that of revenue and taxation. There is universal dissatisfaction throughout the state with the pres ent levy on real and personal property. This dissatisfaction is well founded, but I believe that we do not always direct our criticism to the real trouble. The per capita cost of government in this state is not high, in comparison with other states. The difficulty is that the tax is not distributed according to tax paying T' ? J-i fViie a.-). ability. It 15 my purpuac un ung dress to indicate to you how the levy for 1921 can be, and should be, reduced and, at the same time, adequate provision made for the efficient operation of the state governj r I k I ment m all of its departments. At the 1920 session of the generalassembly a joint committee was ap-j pointed to study the matter of reve-: mie and taxation in South Carolina j and recommend to this session such | measures as were deemed proper) looking to a reform of our tax sys- j tem. The work of this committee j - - . . has been submitted and printed copies furnished to each of your mem;bers. I am not indulging in empty i flattery, nor do I desire to make any | statement having the colcr of politics, ;but as governor of the state, | after a careful study of this report, j I think it Becoming ior me co say j I that the work of Senator Marion and j his associates is equaH if not supe| rior, to any survey which we could j | have had from professional engin- j j eers. It is a splendid document, cor- j ! rect in its fundamentals and applica- j ! tion to local conditions, and I believe j a thorough study will convince any I student cf the subject that its recomj mendaticns are wise. The property tax as a source -cf .state revenue, as it operates in this state, has ;been universally condemn | ou oy students of taxation, and I am j sure that you will agree1 that this I condemnation is concurred in by the j taxpayers and tax officials of the state. Many states have abandoned the property tax as an important or primary source of state revenue, and j others have greatly decreased the rate upon property by developing new sources of revenue. In'other; ? *- ?*.:n I states, where the propercy tax is sun; t'he primary source of revenue, its administration is noted for the same iniquities, dishonesties and inequities which have accompanied its operation in South Carolina. .The per cent, of property tax revenue to the total tax revenue is higher in our'state than in any other state in the union, < The following statistics-taiien from i ? - . i - i data given in the United urates du- ; reau of census, financial statistics of i states, 1919, show our real position | Per Cent, of ! / Property Tax j Revenue to Total j State. Tax Revenue j South Carolina ...... 90 Delaware 20 Maryland .56 Virginia j 43 West Virginia 54 j North Carolina 67 . j Georgia 81 Florida . 76 I All South Aflantic States.... 61 New England States 66 Middle Atlantic States 60 East North Central States.. 69 West North Central States.. 6S East South Central States.. 74 ~ * ?"? - _ A 1 71 West soutn i^ntrai otaicd a "Mountain States SO J f Pacific States 7 52 . i All States 65 ! It should be stated that since these figures were computed in 1919, thej state of North Carolina has provided; ; for most of its revenue from sources I other than the property tax. I believe that the property tax: levy for 1921 should be reduced to a! maximum of 9 mil's, instead of i 1 12 1-2 as at present. If my recom-j [ mendations are adopted, I believe we: {may confidently hope for a further j I redaction for the year 1922. A levy j i of 9 mills, -based on present assessI ments, *will yield approximately four 1 million dollars. The additional revi enues needed for the proper support j of the state government must be se- j j cured, of course, from other sources, j j I recommend that at this session you : j provide for a tax on incomes, gifts; and inheritances, an increase of bus:- j ness and privilege licenses, and a j consumption tax on gasoline, tobac-j ' co, soft drinks, etc. Income Tax. 4 j Every argument against the policy j | of a tax on incomes has been defeat- j : ed by the striking success with which, the federal government has admin-1 | istered its irupme tax laws, 'i'iis j principle cf the income tax is not. I only most satisfactory 'in yielding i ! revenue, but is ideal', in that it is col-; j lected directly from the person whom; j it is intended to tax; the yield is cer-j j tain, and the principle is based on j j taxpaying ability: The willingness j and ability of the federal government j j to supply the state with data as to j 1 '??AiMoe would facilitate the! ! persona* iatumv , administration of an ir.con;e tax law 'and remove most of the administra-j jtive difficulties. For the purpose of ' | (Continued on Page 5.) I 1 f SSlllfiS H ' '^SSIl An excellent aerial view cf the v.j stage, and part, of the great city. C: Shropshire canal. The recent fire 'buildings, are thought to be the wor t PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY Many Pleasant Social Functions. Citizenship Discussed by Sorosis C!ub. . Prosperity, Jan. 17.?*Iiss Josic Griffin gave a bridge partyv at the heme of Dr. and Mrs. CU T. WyrV.. on Wednesday evening. Flowers were effectively arranged in vases and jars about, the rooms where tables were placed for the game. A sweet course was served. A jolly and thoroughly informal evening was enjoyed Thursday when Mrs. J. C. Schumpert gave an "old fashioned quilting." After several hours spent in stitching the hostess assisted by Miss Lucy Lake, served fruit cake, punch and confections.' Miss Ethel Counts gave a charming bridge party Thursday afternoon complimenting Mrs. James F. Goggans of Columbia. Two tables were placed for the players who were ^Irs. Goggans. Mrs. J. C. Schumpert, 7.r _ _ rrr.:__ r< ~~~ JViisses ^Viiiie iviae vvuse, uuuuc ton, Josie GriiBn, Clara Br6wn and EfTie Hawkins. A delightful salad course was served. The fourth meeting of the Literary Sorosis on "Citizenship" was held , f Friday afternoon >vith Miss Josie Griffin as hostess. Local government was dispisscd by Mrs. J. S. Wheeler, followed by a paper on "The Country As a Unit cf Government," by Mrs. J. D. Qunttlefcaum; "A Study of the Map of Your County," was given by Miss Willie Mae Wise. Current events were lead by Mrs. J. F. Browne. During the social hour a tempting sweet course was served. The Ladies Missionary society of Grace church meeting Friday afternoon tit 3 o'clock with Mrs. C. K. Wheeler. The basketball team of Prosperity high school was defeated Friday 'by Whitmire high school team, the score behg 22 to 10. .Superitnendent McSwain and the Prosperity boys were entertained while in Whitmire by the J.aiJil'ICS Ui Wiw .. w ? Mrs. Zeagler of Orangeburg end L. L. Hunter of Sumter hr.ve boon called home cn account cf the illr.ers of their mother, Mrs. H. T. C. Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stseknian are visiting: their daughter, Miss Ruth of Columbia college. ' Dr. G. Y. Hunter spent Sunday with Mrs. Hunter in the - Columbia hospital. Mrs. Fred Mendsnhall and Mrs. Chas. Thomas :c;: sunctay roi* aneiiield, Ala., their future home. Ira B. Nates spent the week-end with his father, A. A. Nates, returning: on Monday to Colunifcin. Miss Marguerite Wise of Columbia is spending a while wlih her mother, Mrs. I aura Wise. 1 ITT U ^-1:^0-=+ Tl iYJ l". cil'U l -*.* u c, V J. . J of Pomaria were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. D. Livingstone Ellis Wheeler of Cheraw is visiting LIVERPOOL FROM THE AIR * "iJI'l ."fl'tiH - xM&M* aierfront of -iiiver^Di, Englandfi shov ii the extreme (foreground) can 5 in Liverpool whSa^' destroyed eigihte e k of Sinn Fein incendiaries. * ' :i'. 11 ? " **?--r-ii: ? i fill; : ; his mother, Mrs. Ada Wheeler. Mrs. Ernest Bedenbaugh is visiting in Atlanta. . Mrs. A. K. Ko|jn of Columbia j spent Tuesday wiSt her brother, S. 'S B^r^e *' j Mr.', and Mrs. Jfejmes D. Luther . have returned from their wedding trip and ha?e ajrrtyiaents at the borne j Mrs. Kate Kir.ara of Erwin, Tenn., I is the guest cf Mrs. Joe -B. I-Iartman. J E. T. MeSwain spent the week-end in Greenville. | Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Simpson have , returned from a visit to their son, ; C. M. Simpson, of Columbia. | Misses Ada* Day of Mt. Airy and ! Alto Day of Baltimore left Friday o-ffn-1? "r>or TV?r<! fP. TC WhftfilsT. CtXUWJL TlViWtU^ AiJbA w? I Mrs. Mary Rawl of Newberry ! spent Tuesday with Mrs. J. A. Simpj son. I Mrs. Connolly has returned' tc ! Ninety-Six after visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Blake* Eines McWaters of Columbia has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Horace i Counts. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hawkins spent j Wednesday in Columbia. , ; HIGH SCHOOL TO HONOR nz: dopt V i cf I ]T:?>raUlV 1 Vi twu a . JU> I I There will be exercises in the high , school auditorium at 12 o'clock Wed| r.esday. morning to celebrate / the j birthdays of ^Robert E. Lee and [ Thomas J. Jackson. The veterans of j the War Between the State, the : Sons of the Confederacy, ihe Daughi ters of the Confederacy, and all'cth; er citlzcns are urged to be present to do honor to these eminent men. The 1 orosram will be as follows: j Hymn, "How Pirn: a Foundation," ! choir. . i 1 Invocation, Mr. Carson. | Sons', "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginr.y," quartette. 1 Reading, Mrs. W. S. Matthews. Song, "The Bonnie Blue Flag," the i Children of the Confederacy. I Ad dies*!;, Maj. J. F. J. Caldwell, i ' i &on?, "DixiS," choir and andier.ee. Benediction. Dr. Daniel. D^a;:'n of Mrs. r:::ntsr. f Associate Refornr.ed Presbyterian. I Dr. 'F. Y. Pressiy went to dewberry last Friday to attend the funeral ; of 31rs. Addle Caldwell Iiur.tcr, who j died on Thursday night of last we_k. , Dr. J. \V. Carson conducted the fur.| oral exercises, assisted by Dr. Pressiy. Mrs. Hunter was a cultured lady. She was a graduate of the , to ! Vv craarrs college and a very excei: lent Christian woman who will be much missed. We have a promise of : a fuller notice by her pastor for oar I ' next issue. A man who will make wean ii! (:'jor and sell it to his i boys deserves not only a suit o ' ; V-,ti+ cf "mf? on ins ICUUWlTl .-?i i. : 1'V ? "-'Hi -i'??' J bare back. ' I i I .y' -'mm ' / y < ? <> ::-, '1" ' & fy"-" "%'''/ '>? *'/ ^"'Vy ' ,*% vi * Mitfgiiiv iivfa! >? Ijgsari.iWyifMfriiiB' '. ring tii2 Livtii-pccl pierhead, landing be seer, the entrance to the famous n cottcn warehouses and other I I MR. AND MRS.T. N. SHEALY ! CELCURATE GOLDEN WEDDING | ; Spectial to The Herald'and News, i Little Mountain, Jan. 15.?On Sat| urday, January 3, Mr. and" Mrs. T. ; N. Shealy celebrated the 50th ar.nij vcrsary of their marriage. All their t children, many of their grandchit-i , 7 : ?=> ' chvn and a-number *>? -invited guests; ! were present to share wdth them the 'happiness and joys of this their gold-, I en wedding day. -! j' Thomas N. Shelly and Miss Vir-j : ginia Cummings Addy were united int i holy wedlock by the late Rev. Daniel ! Efird, January 8, 1871. ImmediateII y after their marriage, Mr. and (.Mrs. Shealy built their nome aoout 'three miles from this place in which j they reared six children: W. T. i Shealy, now a successful farmer of | Ninety-Six; Mrs. J. B, Derrick, Mrs. J. C. Wessinger, Mrs. J. L. Bowers ' and Mrs. G. Elbert Shealy, all of LitJ tie Mountain and Joseph H. Shealy ? it* onTinan+o.'l TCnt.Vl ! 01 WHO iO bs/uiivvwv. the state department of education. Mr. Sheaiy was for many years a successful farmer. When' the town of Little Mountain was incorporated Mr. Sheaiy was ] among the'first to engage in the mer| cantile business which he conducted j successfully for about 15 years. In j 1903 he built a home and moved his . family to town. Mr. and Mrs. 5healy ! have lived to see their family number 27 grandchildren and seven great . grandchildren. Few couples have i HascacI wrt.h a jrreater degree Uw Wit ViVMs?VM ? - ? ^ ^ I of health and vigor. i At this celebration aboi^t 75 guests j partook of an old time Dutch wed' ding dinner. The home was tusteI fully decorated for the occasion, the | color scheme cf gold and white bej ing carried out in every detail. De| lightful punch was served throughout ! the afternoon. Very appropriate j services were conducted by the pas; tor, Rev. Stroup. ' 3 T'f ? ? wftVQ vor?ir> j jyir. cin*u Jin. ! ients of many gold coins and other i valuable gifts. At a late hour of the clay the ' guests repaired to their homsz, havi r - . j mg spent a mo.-t enjoyaole ctay. ! i ^ Escaped Convict Seoaptured. I ; Sheriff Biease returned on Friday mornirzr from V/ashingtoa, D. C., ! with PcttuG Eigncr, colored, who 23' eaped from the county home on the ; 4th of October last. From information received Sheriff Blease had 'been led to believe that Eigner was in the capital city. Ke accordingly for-! warded to Washington a photograph of the escaped convict, requesting; his arrest. Eisner was arrested in! ; that city earlv Sunday morning by, detectives. At the time of his arrest: ? * tt ! ? i i he was taking a cum. rie msi&ccu i that the? officers were all wrong, and; asked that they v.ould please goj : away and not bother him until he1 I was through bathing. , ASSOCIATE JUSTICE D. E. MYDRICK DIES FROM ATTACK OF BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA. Buried in Spartanburg?i. f. outran, Judge Seace and Pror. Rucker Mentioned as Successor. News and Courier. Spartanburg, Jan. 15.?Associate Justice D. E. Hydrick, of the South Carolina supreme court, died today in Washington, D. C., of bronchial j ?i ? j _ pneumonia, wnicn aeve:up.eu the' associate justice was forced to stop at the national capital because of an attack of la grippe while en route to'Spartanburg from New York after spending the Christmas holic?.ys with his son, Dr. John Lee Hydrick, who is connected wilh the Rockefeller Foundation. Although in rather feeble health, Justice Eydrick was supposed to be tVio frin hark to his CA kJ A KJ I \J UilUV/i.^ V l/itv home in Spartanburg. When he reached Washington, however, lie was suffering intensely with la grippe and left the train there, going to the Raleigh hotel, Where he passed away early tlxis. morning. x?r. John Lee Hydrick was at his father's bedside for several days prior to the associate justice's death 1 ?-xl- ^1-crlwtYt nr ar.a WSS WItXl 1115 MUlc; wucu tub vnu came. Mrs. J. M. Wallace of this city, a daughter of Justice Kydrick, left Spartanburg last night for her father's bedside, but the end came before her train reached Washington. I Burial at Spartanburg. The remains will arrive in Spartanburg at 1 o'clock tomorrow s.it| ernoor., accompanied by Dr. Hydrick I and Mrs. Wallace. The funerai win be held ^Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. | Associate Justice D. E. Hydrick was about 60 years of age'and was considered one of the most scholarly lawyers and jurists South Carolina has produced. Ke was born in Orangeburg. where he has many prominent connections. He entered Wofford college, remaining there as a student until he completed ms jumui year, when he entered Vanderbiilt university in 18S0.. JHe graduated at ^anderbilt with high honors and returned to South Carolina. He taught school at Darlington for a time while studying law. He engaged in the practice of law for the first time in Spartanburg. Soon after his arrival -foi-rvtorJ r\ nnrf-nersliir) with J.? II C A C J*\JX Mr W. Carlisle, father of Howard B. Carlisle. After this connection was severed he formed a partnership with Stanyarne Wilson, the firm being known as Kydrick & Wi'laon, which lasted until January, 1S00, when it was dissolved 'because both the partners entered public life, Mr. Wilson being: elected to congress from the 1 _ j Fourth district and Justice Hydrick j to the South Carolina house of representatives, to which he was elected in 1897 to fill out an unexpired term. He was reelected in 1898 for the full term and was advanced to senator from Spartanburg county in 1S00, being reelected to succeed himself in 1904. He was elected judge of the Seventh Judicial circuit in January, 1S05, resigning as senator to com{ mence his judicial duties. - * ?-j Commissioned as juo^c. | Although his. term of s?r.ce did j not begin until December 15, 1905, i yet on account of the illness of the j judge who had been assigned to hold j the fall term of 4he courts of the ; First circuit he was commissioned as judge to hold these courts, so that his : first service as judge was to preside f over the courts cf Orangeburg coun| ty, the home of his youth and the . county of his nativity. J /~k ? r^Kwior<r 1 1 1 OflQ WaS VII X' CULUC.LJ XJ., . elected by the general assembly as ; associate justice to succeed Justice : Ira B. Jor.es. He was commissioned associate justice April 15, 1909, and I was reelected in 1918 for a full term.: i While on the South Carolina supreme bench Justice Hydrick made a distinguished name as a jurist of; ability and acumen, one whose cpin-: ions were considered models of law and style. Four children were born to Justice and Mrs. Hydrick. Two sons, Dr. John Lee Hydrick of New York and D. E. Hydrick, Jr., of Spar- j tarjburg, anil two daughters, Mrs. J. M. Wallace of Spartanburg and Miss> Eilie Lee Hydrick of Phoenix, Ariz., survive Justice Hydrick. Associate Justice Hydrick was a prominent member of Central Methr odist church of this city and also* prominent in Masonic circles. _____ 4 Talked ct as Successor. ICoIumk, Jan. 15.?3ecause of the vacancy on the state supreme court * . .inch, caused by the death of As30 j ciate Justice D. E. Hydrick in Wash- JM j ingiton this morning, the question of the successor to Justice Hydrick has ^ i come' prominently to the front,* the j outstanding figures mentioned being S Thomas P. Ccthran of GreenviHd, i speaker of the house of represents ! tives; ftoi. r,. iiiaxion iiucuer. a ] member of the law department of the University of South Carolina, and % Thomas S, Sc-ase of Spartanburg, judge of the Seventh circuit. The three men .in question, because of the ' i , fact that Justice Hydrick liaji ju3t : died, would not violate .the proprie. t:e3 by issuing a statement ncr by -* 1 - ?Hn'traira* discussing Xfi? luatjjVL, uunbiui) there are well developed .rumors by the friends of the three lawyers looking toward placing their names^^_ before the general assembly, w'4j|^^H| wrll have to fill the vacancy by eW^IBB tion. I Speaker Cothran <is one of the most widely known lawyers of the ctr.'-o a-ir? hears a reputation of being a jurist of acumen and large attainments. He has been a. successful ^ practioners since 'his graduation from the law school in 1882 and has been connected with some of the greatest legal battles in the recent history of i South Carolina jurisprudence. It is ! known among his friends that -he long has had an ambition to sit on th$ supreme bench butt, fie himself ha? been rathei?reticent;?bou&?k Prof.' Rucker as well 'known shroushoat the entirc-^te^ fca?ins j lectured for various war activities In " : almost every county before lar&e audiences. ' Besides that he hfi* given his entire life to the practice of law' and his talent to the uplift of the le- " , gal profession in the state. He has been appointed as special associate ; justice on .the supreme court bench' : at various times. He ha^ been in stnlotor for a number of years, j Judge Sease has been on the" South Carolina bench since 1909, ; when, coincidsntally, he was elected judge of the Seventh judicial circuit to succeed the late Justice Hydrick . . when thait jurist was elevated to the | supreme court ibench. Before that i time he was solicitor of the circuit and had the reputation of having^ ! been one of the most efficient prose| cuting officers in the state at that flint: time he has made a ; IJliivv V??mv ? . , _ . good reputation as a judge. rai PROF. GOODMAN TO TEACH | BIBLE AN DETHICS NEWBERRY 1 i The second session of Newberry i college opened Tuesday morning, January 4. Several new students ! were enrolled. It is greatly regret ted that a few splendid young men on account of the current financial . depression were unable to return. i Artinor under the authority of the | e, [board of trustees given last June, j the standing committee on January j 3 elected Rev. R .A. Goodman of Mt. ; Pleasant, N. C., to the chair of Bible j and Christian ethics. He has accept( ed and will enter upon his duties ! June 1. | Rev. Prof. Goodman is a native of ! North Carolina, a graduate in the class of'1906 of Roanoke college, Salem, Va., and the Southern Lutheran T]->*knT<KM<>ai ' seminarv. Columbia, S. C., class of 1908. He was mission pastor at Spencer, N. C., 1909-11, pastor of the Holy Trinity Lutheran ichurch, Mt. Pleasant, N. C., 1911-21, instructor in Latin and Greek, Col- ^ ! legiate institute; Mt. Pleasant, N. C., 1911-13, principal of Mont Amoena seminary. 1916-1921. Mr. Goodman is a profound scholar, an able preacher, a notably successful teacher, and his coming will add to the strength of the faculty and be of value to the work of tfie Lutheran church in this state. If there ever was a time when the great masses of the people needed indulgence in the pay- * , 11 lent of taxes that time is right now. It is really surprising how many people there are who can not raise the cash for their taxes ?< tliw timp. M.W -A - ; ' ' \cs ' :a.; X'-: s<A.'.-:V<V