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^ B. BRADFORD * . Editor and ProprWtor ? ngurnoii u*i>a. On* Yost i .......11.26 Six Month* 66 fS? times Invlteseontributlonson Hvesuttject* bat doe* not scree to publish mora than 200 word* oa any aubjact. The riffht fa reserved to adit /ere communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising r it** are mad* known to those interested. releohone.local and ion* distance. No. 112. Bntered at the oostofflce at Port Mill. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. NO.V. 1. 1917. The War Tlx. The new government war tax becomes effective today, November 1. Taxes which have been levied on hundreds of commodities to obtain war revenue went into effect October 4. The additional ta"xes effective November 1 are placed on freight and express shipments, railroad tickets, telephone and telegraph messages and insurance of all kinds. Increased postage rates, due to the war tax, go into effect at 12:01a.m. Friday. The "postal authorities are cautioning the public^to remember the increase in rates in' order to avoid delay in - the first-class mail and to prevent the office from Kninnr omomnor] itiifVi i rvt r\t?Ar\niil? u^ui^ onniiiMVU vrii.it 1111 |^i upci stamped letters. The officials state th^t the new rates will not affect what is known as "drop letters," that fs first class matter delivered from the office or by rural carriers out of the office. The new tax places an additional tax of 1 cent on each half ounce of first class mail t making the postage on the ordinary letter three cents. Patrons of the ever popular movie will also be called on to help bear the war. burden. A tax of one cent on each child's ticket and two cents on each adult ticket where the price is 20 cents or less will be added to the regular admission prtee. In some places the theatres have announced they would reduce their prices so the admission with the tax inchided would remain the same, but this appears to be the exception rather than the rule. D. C. Heyward, collector of internal revenue for this district, issued the following statement, in part, Saturday in regard to the new taxes: The rate of lax on all commodities transported by freight ' shall be 3 per cent, of the amount paid for such transportation. This applies to transportation by either rail or water or by any form of mechanical power when in competition with carriers by rail or water, consigned from one point in the United States to another. A tax of one cent for each 20 cents or fraction thereof shall be paid to any person, corpora mm, parLiiersnip or association engaged "in the bnsiness of transporting parcels or packages by express over regular routes between fixed terminals, for the transportation of anv package, parcel or shipment by express from one poipt in the United States to another. A tax shall be paid equivalent to 8 per cent, of the amount paid for the transportation of persons by rail or water or by any form of mechanical motor power on a regular established line when in competition wit h carriers by rail or water, from one point in the United States to another, or to any point in Canada or Mexico, where the ticket therefor is sold or issued in the United States not including commutation or season tickets J* A. I 1 i I- "'V ior inps less man ?5U miles or for transportation the fare for which does not exceed 35 cents. A tax shall be paid equivalent to 10 per cent, of the amount paid for seats, berths and stateroou.a in parlor cars, sleeping cars or on vessels. A tax of five cents shall be paid upon each telegraph, telephone or radio dispatch, messages or conversation, which originates within the United bu?tes and for the transmission of which a chiugc of 15 cents or more is imposed. Germany lost 6,000.000 men in three years of war, according to the declaration made in the reichstag by the independent: Socialist Ledbour. j 1 ,ff ^ w Bevies." I In a, plain, straight-forward manner, General Bailey, commander-in-chief at the Camp Jackson cantonment, has notified the people of Colombia that the responsibility of providing suitable and proper recreation on Sunday for the tremendous aggregation of troops, through the winter, rests with them, in return for the immense pecuniary benefit the town derives from their close proximity. Sunday, General Bailey states, | is their one day of relief from , the arduous duties of drill, hard ' work and strict discipline of | camp life. As Columbia has no attractive city park, with the j AWirlmnM? J I uiuiiioijr amusements aiiHcneu, no museums or art galleries, no music hall, no handsome centrally located public library and read! ipg rooms, no recreation resort, like West End at New Orleans, and Coney Island at New-York, and those pleasureable places which most cities have, with ! their endless variety of harmless amusements. * there remains nothing but the moving pictures to offer, as a simple and pleasant recreation to the 40,000 men of Camp Jackson, when they flock into tov.n on Sunday, to try to find some way of getting through their one day of leisure in the I week. v Nor would the moving pictures be open during the hours j of church services. Good, wholesome amusements are essential for everybody, from childhood all through life. It is a necessity to take the mind away from stern realities and absorptions; for men and women of all classes; also for children and youths, to relieve them from the strain of the class-room and I college. "All work and no play" impairs the elasticity of mind. It injures both temper, and ! intellectual perception. HcLendon at Home. The Yorkville Enquirer of Friday published the following communication from a citizen of Bennettsville, where the Rev. Baxter F. McLendon recently closed a five weeks' revival meeting: "I am enclosing resolutions which were enthusiastically adopted by five thousand people who heard Evangelist B. F. McLendon preach his closing sermon this evening. The evangelist has been here five weeks, preaching twice daily, to record-breaking congregations. Several hundred people have publicly accepted Jesus Christ as , their Savior, and scores upon scores have joined the church, i All opposition and barriers have i I been broken down and eliminated. Rev. McLendon is the biggest, most popular and greatest beloved ^ man in Marlboro county. "This meeting has been more largely attended and far-reaching in its effect, than any re-! ligious meeting ever held in this j section of the State. Two or three preachers and four or five | of the "brethern" have stood "'afar off," and no doubt are "lonesome," but they certainly! have the sincere pity of everyone. This is McLendon's home, and the people of Bennettsville and Marlboro county presented him with a very handsome purse, one of the largest ever received : by him, besides paying the incidental expenses of the meeting, which amounted to $600. The ladies also offered strong reso' lutions, which were unanimously adopted. McLendon was given ia free will offering of about two thousand dollars." j i : AM OPniMA MPP j Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Aldermrn, the Town Council of theTown of Fort Mill, S.C., by Authority of Same: Section I That a levy of ten mills on each and every dollar of real and personal property not exempt from taxation, held, owned, or liable for taxation within the town of Fort Mill, S. C., on the first day of January 1918 he. and the same is hereby made for the following pur|K>ses: Ordinary Purposes ...3 n ills Int. Waterworks Bonds-2} " Sinking Fund 1J Street Improvements- 3J " See. 2. That said taxes shall become due and payable at the office of the City Treasurer on the first day of November 1917. Taxes may be paid ujj 10 unn inciuuin^ uie lotn day ot < November 1917. Thereafter and up to I the 1st day of January 1918, a (tenuity of 15 per cent, will attach to said i taxes not paid by November 15th 1917. . Sec. 3. After the first day of Janu- ' ary 1917, executions will issue ug:iinst all delinquents for the amount of taxes, penalty, and costs in accordance 1 with the laws of the State of South ( Carolina and the municipal ordinances, i Done and ratified in council in regular ! ' session assembled in Fort Mill, S. C., 1 f this 16th day of October. 1917. ? . B. E. PATTERSON, Attest: Mayor. 11 W. A. ROACH, Clerk. 1 jgwapmpers far sale at Bm j j \ Cleai Up the Scheeb. Every good housekeeper realizes that "Cleanliness is next to godliness" and that there are seasons when the premises and the whole house from garret to cellar must receive special attention in addition to that given daily. In other words, there are clean-up seasons in our homes. Our towns and villages frequently have clean-up campaigns, and this movement has extended to the schools of our State. Friday, November 2, is CleanUp-Day in the schools of South! Carolina. A score card will be sent to each school in this county j as soon as the names of the teachers can be secured. Each i?i J- i ' ttuvnci jo asftcu iu graue ner school after the day has been observed and then to keep the card hanging in the school room and to strive to hold the school to the highest possible standard. The following points are those on which the school is to be graded: 1. Twenty points allowed for clean yards; no bushes, stumps, weeds, or trash; no ashpile; no loose paper, or lunch thrown down; trash barrel or box on the ground; outhouses clean, un-; marked, and in good repair, with j box of lime in them; two or more trees and as many shrubs plant-1 ed on the grounds. 2. Ten points allowed on water supply. Good spring well-kept or pump affording pure water, water cooler and individual cups thoroughly cleansed; no water on the floor; sink near water cooler. 3. Twenty points allowed on floors, walls and ceilings. Floors scrubbed monthly or properly r\\ 1 orl flnnrc u?nl 1 J .- ? a. v>ivu I IIVUI u ivtll UUM down used when sweeping and no paper on the floors; walls well cleaned or tinted a good shade, ceiling a lighter hue; no old calendars or gaudy colored pictures on the walls. 4. Sixteen points given a well- ' kept stove. Regularly polished: zinc under stove; stove jacketed; attractive wood box or coal scuttle; nothing on floor around the stove. 5. Ten points allowed on wellkept desks. r* m t>. len points allowed on wellkept blackboards, neatly framed with moulding and having chalk rack and clean erasers. A glance at the above points ( will enable a school to plan for Clean-Up-Day. It is urged that that this day be observed in every school in York county. If the school has not opened 'the patrons can easily meet and see that conditions are made ready lor the opening. If the school is planning to apply for one of the prizes offered by the State School improvement association, it is necessary that Clean-UpDav be observed. Leila A. Russell, When a Man Dies The most worthless asset to be found i(fchis estate is his Kood intentrons. You INTEND to take life insurance, or MORE life insurance some day. Tak'P a nnlini; TOO A V J., tl? ,/v/nvj 1 V7J 'jl X" III tilt" Union Central life, Of Cincinnati, and create at once a valuable estate by the j payment of only two or three i per cent on its value. j If yon are under 30 years of j age, five cents a day will ; pay for $1,000 of life insur- i ance?the price of a cigar or j cold drink. Think of it! ! C. S. Link, aV.m ! FORT MILL. S. C. j Our Business < is to furnish you with Lumber of j \ the best quality at the lowest!^ prices. If you arc thinking of ? building a new house or repair- j ing your old one \j You Can Do Better | here than elsewhere, as many of i ? >ur pleased customers will testi-; i fy. We are as anxious that you i ihould get good stock as you! J ire to buy it. for we want our ' 4 eputation and your house to 14 vear equally well. | Port Mill Lumber Company, j ' > ? v THE MAJESTI ? Hrp^fpcf War Snfl V ? k/|#V "THE F NATI Wfitfpn anrl _ w ? m, II W^VVA 1 and arranged for the screen fr I same name. Time on the sere S The Mightiest Picture of World < 3 Has Yet Conceived or Realized, j Wake up Your Patriotism. It's (The 42 Centimetre Guns are in Before the Foreign Forces, who ington. But, Wait, America is saved by our Boys in Khaki, in 1 going to lick Bill Kaiser when w It's the Biggest thing Yet Atte REMEMBER TUllffC| its today i nvirsf I One Day Only Open Ill You Can Have a ? ||1 Checking Account ||i The reason more people in Fort Mill do not have a 1*5* checking account at the Savings Bank is because they sajB do not understand about it. When we say "you can have a checking account" yep? ???* with all the conveniences, benefits and safeties attached thereto, don't you think it worth while to FIND OUT fcfiB MiEi ABOUT IT if you do not understand? ?cg? A checking account means that . ?You always have correct change. ?@*3 8^ ?You always have a receipt. ?You always know to a cent where your $35? ^ money has been spent. ^ 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings. |||| J Hi The Savings Bank,^^|| I I ! 11 | The | I ft 1 First National Bank \ ? E I [ of Fort Mill, S. C., 11 I I ' Solicits - Your - Business. I ; I I i ! ! > . t / / SSBBtSBSSSSSSSSSSSSS imu. ^ C - TO-DAY. * / ictacle of the Age, 11 I OF k k ION" by Thomas Dixon, om Mr. Dixon's book of the jen is two hours. - - - \ Conflict that the Brain of Man It will Open Your Eyes and | real war brought to our doors. | Action! New York City falls I March Triumphantly on Wash- 1 Aroused, and the Nation is I the same manner that we are | e get over the water to France. 1 mpted Here in War Pictures | 1VT -i - nay,i^(uv. 1st. 2 p. m. - 15c and 25c. i> & Toilet Paper. f * _ I We have received another case of good quality Toilet * Paper, which we are selling at 5c roll. Will be glad to till * your order for any amount. Also, all weights of axes, with and without handles, 25-lb. and 50-lb. Lard Cans, Lanterns, % and lots of other useful articles in our hardware line. ^ In groceries we have. Macaroni, Cheese, Seeded Raisins, 6 different brands of Coffees, Teas, Canned Meats, and a general line of fancy groceries. Give us a trial order and + see what nice goods you get. Satisfaction guaranteed. Special Saturday. 10-lb. Bucket Snowdrift Lard $2.20 t 12 bare Octagon Soap .75 3-lb. Can Caraja Coffee, ground.. 85 % x Samuel A. Lee. I J * * ?> ? <* '* ? **?<$??? .^, We Take a Delight I I In pleasing the particular house- | keeper. For a general stock of | groceries of tested merit we believe ^ that our store cannot be out-classed. | Our prices are always at the bottom 4 and we are prepared to serve the 2 public with the best of everything in our line. Phone us your wants. We are al- f ways "on tne job." * Parks Grocery Co., | Phone 110 $ ?I i