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ATTEND THE GREAT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 27th The Florence Daily Times I HE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESft DISPATCHES VOL. XXV FLORENCE, S. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 26,1919 NO. 108 COMMITTEE ORDERS FAVORABLE REPORT ON PUBUC LANDS BILL Measure Carries Appropriation of $100,000,000. Civilians Implicated ^ in Bribery Scandal to be Prosecuted Washington, Feb. 26.—A favorable report on the bill to appropriate a hundred million dollars to make pub toe lands available for settlement by discharged soldiers and sailftrs was ordered today by the Senate Public lands Committee. A similar bill toas been reported to the House. NAVAL BILL REPORTED Washington, Feb. 26.—The Senate ’Naval Committee today ordered the $720,000,000 Naval appropriation bill favorably reported. DANIELS ASKS FOR PROSECUTION OF CIVILIANS .shipments a month or 300,000 a year MANY WILL PAY THE INCOME TAX MANY PACKAGES GO TO NO MARK BUREAUS 1 DETAILED REPORTS MUST BE SENT TO RESCUE COLLECTOR BY MARCH 15TH How To Go About Preparing Returns IFIrst Get the Blank and Then Look Carefully Into Your Own Affairs SM POUR BASIN ONKEUNCSSHIP ARCTIC EXPLORER'S PARTY MEANT TO LAND IN SIBERIA ICEBERG CIRCLED IN EDDY Nearly a thousand day are sent to the No eaus of the express company, because all means of identification have been lost, according to a statement mafle at the Better Service Campaign meeting of the local express em ployes today. At this rate 26,000 Washington, Feb. 26.—The Depart kaent of Justice will be asked by the Navy Department, Secretary Daniels said today, to prosecute civilians and others not under Naval jurisdiction, who are implicated in the bribery scandal in the third naval district. go astray because tags or labels have been torn off, thus removing all means of locating either the ship per or the consignee. Agent Graham who conducted toe meetings of vehicle men, platform Washington, Feb. 26—Within th» next three weeks, or by March 15, shipments a' ever y unmarriel man or woman who Mark Bur earned $1,000 or more in the calendar year 1918, and every married person .whose income amounted to $2,000 more must make a detailed report of his income to the federal revenue col lector of his distrinct. On or before March, 15 'the first installment of the income lax must be paid, one-fourth of the entire amount due, or all of it if the tax payer chooses'. / This means that millions of Ameri cans mus>t get to work at once to pre pare their returns, and for the guid .aime of tax payers, the Internal Re men and office employes, laid em venue Bureau has isued explicit in- EVERYTHING READY FOR THE MEETING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN TO GATHER AT PINE WOOD CLUB Business men and professional men of Florence are reminded once more of the great meeting which will be phasis on the fact that better pack ing and better marking would cure this evil. As everything movable is sent by express, the No Mark Bur eaus are great “junk shops,’’ contain ing a lot of miscellaneous material which the express company has gath ered together because delivery was made impossible due to inadequate marking and packing. From July 1 to November 30, last struefions covVring the preparnl*3P and filing of returns. This is' the A B C of f he procedure: First get a tax return from the re- .vc-nue collector's office or from a bank. There are many kinds of these forms. If a person’s income was be low $5,600, he should ask for the form especially intended for the small er incomes. It might be ardvis'able ( t oget two or three of these forms, since one may be spoiled in the pre- Ottawa, Feb. 26.—The safe arrival on the north coast of Alaska on No vember 2 last of Sotker Storkerson. the Arctic explorer, and his four com panions was announced ip a dispatch from him today, forwarded from Fort Yukon to the Canadian department of naval service. The explorer set out from the north coast of Alaska in March, 1919 to drift westward on an ice cake across Polar Basin on the theory that the currents would' land him on the Coast of Siberia. It appears from his dispatches today that the ice cake on which his party camped merely car ried them around in what Plight be considered a huge eddy. Upsets Theories In addition to upsetting the theory common among geographers and po lar authorises, of a westward cur rent. Storkerson reported his trip had resulted in the taking of important deen sea soundings. The work carried out by Storker son and his party was planned bv Vilbjalmur Stefansson, who intended to command the party personally, but was prevented by illness. Started In March The party stated onMarch 15, 1918 year, 128,859 snipments were receiv ed by the No Mark Bureaus, all ofip-, r tf 0 n. The form is a. six page print which were entirely without mark, or)^ r-^eet, with detailed ing ructions bore addresses that could not be f or reporting various items of Income . ,. . _ ^ t .made out, or consigned to destinai an(l for calculating the tax due. By held at Pmewood Club tomorrow tions that did not exist The size orif 0 ji ow i n g this form closely even an an article makes no difference so far | j neX p e ,.t ence( i person probably wilt night. No invitations except through this paper have been sent out. Those interested in the welfare of the city are expected to be present and to lend their influence to the movement for the building of a greater and beil ter city through the enlarged Cham ber of Commerce which is planned. Various matters of community inter est will be discussed a: this meeting. It is hoped it will be thoroughly re presentative of every interest of the pity. Refreshments will be served. For those who have no cars, automo- PRESIDENT PASSES VERY BUSY DAY MR. WILSON SIGNS 28 BLILS AND UISCUSSES GOERNMENT BUSINESS WITH CABINET. PRESIDENT Will AID THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION No Extra Session For Some Time President will Discuss League of Na tion* at Dinner Tomorrow Night. Full Cabinet Meeting from Cross Island, on the north coast J Washington. Feb. 26—On the first day of his return to the capitol President Wilson put in more than 'len lirurS at his desk signing twenty- eight bills and joint resolutions, mak inp a t-ccre of oomin itions, discuss ing government berimes for three hours with his Cabinet and winding up the day's work by a conference on the legislative situation with Pe-mo oraCc Leader Martin, at which the President announced his decision n' ‘ to ra’l an extra sesioa of Congress until after his return from Enrone. Altogether it was one of the bust- est days in recent years at the White House. Pesid’ent Wflson , resumed work with a rush, surprising execu. tive offices attaches bv being at his desk when they reported this morin ing. From then on there was ceas'« less bustle everywhere. .cBeking of typewriters, scum mg of trresngers and arrivals of cntlerw. few of whom saw the Chief Executive. Hopes by Presence at C apitol to Help to Rush Through the Big Ap propriation BUI Be fore Adj ournment MEETING AT COURT ..„J FRIDAY 28 ‘PLEDGE DAY” FOR COTTON FARMERS OF SOUTH CAR OLINA At the outset it consisted' Y omlna . l H 1 0n of Am ” ney °^f aI Eskimos an £( ™ rPSS to f nn frrs« were two ’ questions snid by Wh>t'> Heerp o‘f ! 'd- of Alaska. of nine whites and four with eight sledges. After about two weeks of travel Stolrkersorj send back four of the men and three sled ges. and a short time later sent back three more sledges, with all except four of the men. The party then established camn on the ice and prepared for a trip which was expected to have lasted * PC * ion - Friday February 28th is pledge day for the farmers of South Carolina. In that day it is hoped to have every farmer in the state sign and hand in the pledge covering the re duction of cotton acreage and the use 'of fertilizer on cotton lands, and to hold to the present crop of cotton The day will be celebrated in Flor ence county by a big meeting at the court house at twelve o’clock. A! Speaker has been secured and every farmer in the county is expected to attend the meeting. The county has been well organized for the reduction mopement and the committee has sent out numbers of blank pledges for signatures. Men in each school district are seeing that the pledges are signed. Governor Cooper several days ago issued a proclamation sei Washington, Feb. 26.—In accord ance with his decision not call an ex Ira session of congress before his second return from France, the Presi dent planned today to aid by his pro sence at the Capitol the efforts of the Democratic Leaders force through the big appropriation bills, and other important legislation, be ^ore adjournment of Congress next Tuesday. Conferences at the Capitol today or tomorrow have been arrang ed as the work at the White House permits. GREEKS PURSUE THE BOLSHIVIKI SALO^IKI DISPATCH REPORTS ALLIED VICTORY ALONG THE DNIESTER RIVER ting aside Friday the 28th as pledge Tier-raspo^ according to « .... _ * ^ i *1 / »vc» *■ rpl-WY **/\t •WYd 4 { -r-t . At hen, Feb# ft!—CJreek troops ts cooperating with the French, Ruman ians have advanced north of Odessa and are pursuing ’ the Bolsheviki along the Dniester River. After a short fight they occupied ! Tiorrnwnnlu ‘iwrorflimr fo o Suloiliki als *0 he relegVed to the background jday. In this proclamation he urged for th-j present. Several names are ‘tmder consideration for tbe Cabinet vacancy caused by the resi° , "ation of Thomas W. Gregorv. w'vi reiv-w f r o>'\ the Department cf .Tiwiife March 4. but the President las rot made a so- that the business join in with the the day a success. men of the state farmers to make despatch. The retreating Bolsheviki abandoned many of their dead and wounded, as well as guns and am munition. have litjtle difficulty, particularly R all winter. Virtually without provi his source of income was not compli I B j sions, they subsisted comfortably as these bureaus are concerned, for even aeoplanes, heavy machinery and big castings sometimes go astray cated or if it was ; n wages or salary !*hrou ? hout' , the trip on seals and* Po for the lack of an address rather than in business transactions. lai . bears> which were shot. Great quantities of baggage are al ,pj le tax rate f or jnost individuals is' | .—— i— so left stranded because old marks 6 p( . r c . ?nt For a single person this ’ a Ariimil from previous trips have not been ls lm p 03el €n the differnce between | [O UlNcKAL removed, or dependence was laid on the total net income for the year and a single tag to direct a trunk, a valise or a suitcase to destinatton and the tag was torn off in handling. . ... 49 non About 11.500 pieces ot baggage find ' a “ ly - '“.'T"'’, 1 .™ $1,#00, the so-called exempted amount. For a married roan, of for the heads To Discuss Leaoiie. Whether the PreM^e-t will qd.-lress Congress is believ°d to depend on -lie legislative situation. T?m arrow night he will discu-s the. constitution of the league of nr Mens in detail with members of the Ssirn'e and House foretgn affairs committees, who will be hiij guests at dinr-er, and the be- STRIKE PROCLAIMED lief is growing inofficial quarters tha| . their* wav”Tnto* thes^ gravevards^ of! an< * thp 6 ^ cent tax iB ,mposed on biles will begin leaving the Chamber the bu8 i nea s, eighty pefeent of them, J hp d * ffem,cp J? tween <hat and ^ tePARTACANS of Commerce at seven o’clock. A be j ng there on account of old marks. total J?.?? 1116 ; Thcre ,s |°* > THROW T way will be provided for everybody ! an additional exemption of $^00 for, ray will be provided for everybody Tbe p resen t campaign aims to cure to reach the club house. The vari- this trouble. ous committees have about completed all arrangements for the meeting. POLLOCK PROPOSES FIGHT ON ILLITERACY SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR OF FERS BILL TO APPROPRIATE THREE HUNDRED MIL LION DOLLARS Washington, Feb. 26.—A bill appro priating $300,000,000 by the federa* government for the education of boys and girls between the ages of six and 18 years, each State being paid • on the basis of $10 per capita for each child within that age within its jurisdiction was introduced by Sena tor Pollock of South Carolina and re ferred to the education and labor committee. The bill is designed to promote the education of children throughout the country, but provides that no part of the sum appropriated is to be paid unless the States pass legislation requiring each child be tween six and 12 years of age to at tend school for at least four months a year.. FAVOR REPOBLIC IN SOUTH AFRICA Pointing out the tremendous grow th of the express business in recent years, Agent Graham stated that more than 300,000,000 shipments a year are being handled by the Am each child of other dependent per- j son, under eighteen years' of age or the President will consider his explan lations to them sufficient for Hie time 'being. Many imporaMve bills still PLAN TO OVER . awa'ting action, it is said, to be pos THE GOVERNMENT sibie that President Wilson may con OF SAXONY aider it inadvisable to take up any of ‘the brief time remaining of tills sea sion by discussing before Congress a married man with one child or an as-' o „? 0l n n f, ne ’, c eb 'j u 6 , T !! e s P artaca,ls , - - -= ed parent would have an exemption and Hadlcal Socialists have launched subject on which his views arc wYll of $2,200 and would pay tax on the l a movement to overthrow the govern known and which wiil come up for ap difference between this And his net ."J, . m _, axon3 ' i wher e t?ie newly proval or disapproval before a new Hawaiian Volcano In Greatest Activity ^ San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 26—The greatest activity in 4.T years is report i ed from Kileauea, Hawmii, one of the world's greatest volcanoes, in a letter received here from L. W. de Vis-Nor- ton, secretary of the Hawaiian Vol- fcand Research Association, “I have returned from a prolonged stay at Kiiauea volcano,” he Wrote. Large Fire At Bamberg Buf >erg, Feb. 26—A disastrous fire in Bauil-erg .onight completely dei st royed Jones statics, on Railroad avenu. The fire started about eight b’clock and the flames soon gained eondireable headway. It was thought for a. time that a loaded freight train on the track near by without an engine—would catch fire also, bu-. prompt work on the part cf the reel and hose company saved the train. ‘•‘The Java column is undergoing I 1 * ^ thought th^t about sixteen horses s s and mules Were burned to death; also year are being handled by the Am aunwence oeiww.i .ms »uiu {elected Diet was to 7Z* ‘ erican Railway Express Company,''bvoine. A man "hh two child^m ’ A g enera i strike has been nro#.i ay ’l ' F.-ti r*ah- which is operating the exoress busi would have an exemption of $2,400; j ed ,j,. Snartacans arp ron P * j 3 *!' 1 ' — ' w bl .threo children, $2,600, and so on. ln are ^P° r ted to To illustatn the calculation of tax; —. P n 0 severa l Industrial which is operating the express busi ness on all of the railroads of the country. About 135j()O0| employer, are now engaged in various bran ches of the service. He declared that this made it the most extensive transportation organ! zation in the world and that the cen.$240. tralized management has made it pos A married man without ch'ldren sibie to strengthen and better the I and wi*h an income of $2,500 last service since the merger of the prevl year will pav a tax of S:!0; income A single man with a pet income last vear of $2,000 will be taxed $60; in come of $3,000, tax $120; income of $4,000, lax $180. income $5,000, tax centers. Former Governor Accepts Place in Line Washington, Feb. 26 Former Gov and Mrs. R. I. Manning of South Car ously separate lines. The consolida 1 $3,000, tax $60; income of $4,000, tax PI f * ,ave apce Pted the invitation of ^ , i $120; lncome of $5 000> lax $180 mar/h E \ ‘! 0h “ 8 1 011 to The regular or normal tax is 12 per tlu . e p< ‘ rt ‘ n f, s dtvi8! ° n of cent, on incomes of mere than $5,000 . ** nie Parade on in case of unmarrietd persons and moro than $5,000 in the case of marrh ed persons without childen. In other tion has also cleared the way for an aggressive drive to improve internal operating conditidns and methods, and the Better Service Campaign is the first step in this direction. GIVES GOVERNMENT VOTE OF CONFIDENCE MINISTER OF PROVISIONS OUT LINES ACTIVITY OF HIS DEPARTMENT Paris, Feb. 26—The French Senate today gave the government a vote of confidence after an address by Victor Borett, Minister of Provisions, during which he outlined the activity of his department relative to meet ing the high cost of living. DEPUTATION ON WAY TO ENG LAND AND PARIS TO PRE- SENT AGREEMENTS Cape Town, Feb. 26.—The Nationa list party union of South Africa » sending a deputation to England and Paris where arguments in favor of establishing a republic in South Afri ca will be advanced. Another Revolt > Breaks Out Copenhagen, Feb. 26—A fresh re volt broke out in Mannheim today. The Spartacans occupied the post office, telegraph offices and railway staltons. Thursday, J. was announced today. Governc.r and ;.irs. Manning will sail shortly for France to visit the words, the tax is doubled on incomes •Manniim .u . Manning, for ten years a prominent newspaper man of this city, who was killed in action five days before the! ret Meeting . There was a full 4 tendance at the Cabinet meeting Vice President Marshall was present, having been invited to attend as a special mark of courtesy for his presiding over the meetings during President Wilson’s absence. Assistant Secretary Polk took Secretary Lansing’s place. Secretary Wilson announced aPor the Cabinet adjonrned that March 3 had been chosen as the date for a con ference of Governors with whom President Wilson Ls anxious to discuss '-the domestic labor sit nation. The conference will be held in Washing ton. DEMOCRATS PLAN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN FOR YEAR 1920 [omer S. Cummings Today Elected Chairman of the National Democratic Committee The resignation of Vance McCor of S-l.Otn) more than the specific ev emption. In addition, socalled sur- '.axes superimposed on the regular or normal tax are assessed on net in comes of more than $5,000 addition al rate being 1 per cent for the iirsR $1,000 above that sum, 2 per cent for the next $2,000, 3 per cent for the next $2.00(1 and one per cent increase for each addi'.ionai $2,000. Both the 12 per cent rate and the surtaxes may be ignortd by persons with incomes of less than $5,000. After the tax is figured, ai person must count at leal’, on paying one- fourth of the sum by March 15. The second installment of one fourth is due June 15; the third quarter, Sep tember 15, and the last installment, December 15. Penalties are provided for faliure to file on time or toi pay tthe tax proma ly, and tax officials welcome returns and payments be fore March 15. Payment in full by March 15 also will be welcomed on the ground that the government needs the money. A husband and wife whose combin ed nr*, income for 1918 amounted to $2,000 or more must file a return eith er separately -vr jointiy.ll sepa^iite returns are filed, either may claim the personal exemption of $2,000, or this exemption may be divided. Earn ings of dependent 1 - children must be include J as part of 'he income of ihe head of the family. If an unmarried person supports either partially or wholly, a, parent or some other rela tive or friend, not living in the same household, *lh's person is not consider «4 the head of a family and is there fore entitled only to the $1,000 tion. If the parent is wholly depen dent, however, and lives in the tax- signing of the armistice. ONLY 12 SURVIVE OF GRENADIER GUARDS ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME IS GIVEN FAMOUS LATTALION ON RETURN TO ENG LAND Lon ion, Keb. 26—The Second Bat. talion of Grenadier Guards received an enthuiastic welcome on their re turn to London from Germany yester day. Of the original number which left England in 1914 only twelve men survive. SENATEWiLL VOTE ON GOOD ROADS BILL AT ONE TOMORROW MEASURE CALLS FOR TAX OF 50 CENTS PER HOUR POWER ON AUTOS, AND A ONE ' MILL TAX ON ALL PROPERTY. unprecedented rise and is overflowing in all directfons from the fire-pit into ■■he main crater. There now are five lakes instead of one. I have walked, with Professor T. A. Jagger, Jr., the observatory director, over the whole of the area of the fire-pit, on the sur face of the lava column. and came away with a sort of bewildering kalai doscope cf white-hot caverns, plash ing fountains, and seething turmoil, impewible of connected description. It is a wonderful experience to stand a> the side of a glownig cone ten feet high, and look down through a kind of window into a roaring inferno beneath, while the ground rocks and heaves under one’s feet. “As the Java will emtinue to rise until .March 21, we are in for some very wonderful displays, and it is 45 years since we have had such intense activity at the crater. Mauna Loa, (on Hilo island) is becoming restless and four great coinmns of smoke and incandescent gas' have been rising for a great deal of foodstuff. Colton stored a|t the stables w-v-- ^ well as a few horses and mules. The heavy rain helped to keep the fire down and to confine it to ihe stables. The cause has not been determined. Unemployment, complicated by I some davs, but the absence of eartlu the demobilization of large numbers of soldiers and sailors and the attend ant. problem of labor unrest, are re ceiving close attention from Presi dent. Columbia, eb. 26—The Slate Senate today agreed to vote tomorrow after Vaick as Chairman, was tendered sev dent, however, and lives in the tax-‘noon at 1 o’clock on the Good Roads sral months ago, and accepted formal payer’s household,/this makes the uniBilt providing for a BO dent’si per iy with a resolution of thanks for married person tho “head of the fam- arse power tax on autos, and a one ,1 * * (mill tax on all property. If, because of the speciaj exemp- f The House today passed a bill pro hibiting white nurses from nursing tils work. A similar resolution was hdopted accepting the resignation of tarter Glass as Secretary when ho became Secretary of the Treasury. (Continued on page 3) 1 negro patients. SOME COUNTIES AT WORK ON ROADS SEVERAL DELEGATES ENACT LOCAL LEGISLATION AT THIS SESSION OF AS SEMBLY. Columbia, Feb. 26—Legislation has been enacted at the prcseif, session of tho General Assembly looking to tho construction of permanent high ways in many counties of tho S'ate. Some of tho counties already have bond issuse that have been authoriz ed ani some have been disposed of or partly disposed. Among the counties ih;< have al ready isued or to be voted on are: Charleston $275,900 to be sold.* Cherokee $225,000 sold. Chester $450,000 part sold. Chesterfield $65,000 (’to Isues) sold. Greenville $960,000 sold. Laurens $3000,000, authorized hut not sold McCormick $175,000 sold. Union $125,000 sold. Spartanburg $1,000,0Q0, authorized but not sold. Greenwood $6000,000, authorized but not sold. Anderson $1,450,000 to be voted. Horry $200,000 to be voted. Georgetown $125,000 to be voted. Under Federal Stf{ utes counties issuing such bonds wiil get Federal aid for the construction of such per manent roads. The cost of top soil roads varies in different sections ac cording 'to local conditions from three to six thousawd dollars per mile, it is estimated. quakes, and of night-glow from the summit, appear to indicas'x that no im. mediate eruption is to be feared.” ADMIT THAT RUSSIA FURNISHED MONEY Bishop Guerry Here Today Bishop W. A. Guerry of the Episco pal Church of South Carolina who has been doing war work in France, passed through Florence this morn ing on his way to Charleston. Tho Bishop’s coming was not known to any of the •members of his church In Florence or there would have been a number at the station to meet him. He was warmly greeted, however, by Father Wood, and the two conversed at length upon the Bishops experien ces and work in 1' war zone. An other passenger of note traveling on the same train with Bishop Guerry was Col. Manning son of former Gov ornor Manning. The two landed in New York a few days ago from France, and set foot first on South Carolina soil in Florence. Bas.d, Feb. 26—Seventy-six com- muninsts have been attested charged with rebellion agiinst the Hungarian Republic aA Budapest, according to advices from there. is reported that during the examination v m mited that the money necctsary *0 establish an anti Republican Govern ment tame from Russia. THE PEASANTS RESENT SOVIET DICTATORSHIP Berlin, Feb. 26.—Mannheim ad vices today say that Peasant revolts are breaking out in various districts du Baden as a result of friction be 4ween the workingman’s councils ant the peasants. The peasants it is said Tesent the dictatorship of the Sj viets. COTTON MILLS WILL ATTEMPT TO EJECT STRIKERS FROM HOMES Writs Served on Four S trikers Today in Horse Creek Valley Section . Suits for Damages are Bound to Folio Saturday Not Adjourn w. Assembly May Columbia, eb. 26—An attempt, by the managgement of the OraniteviHe and YVarremille cotton mills in ’lie Horse Crreek Valley to reject four hundred strikers from their homes is foeshadowed by tbe service of writs of ejectment on four of (the strikers. Senator John . Williams of Aiken county, who is the legal representa live of the strikers, said today tlia( the strikers had been tendering tho mill managgement checks for * rent regularly and that they would resist ejection. If they areejected suits for damages wil! he brought against the mills, said Senator Williams today. The house by a vote of 50 to 47 Oo day rejected a resolution by Rich land county delegation tc pay mem hors of the General Assembly $3 a day for expenses while tho general Assembly is in session. p looks very much today as if ad ,journment will not be reached Satur day.