Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, April 24, 1919, Image 2
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THURSDAY. APRIL 24. 1919.
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Look the Iuie in the Eye.
There are one or two things
about our war debt which we
might as well look squarely inj
the eye.
To begin with, we authorized
the bills; we owe the money and
it's got to be paid.
Moreover, it's going to be paid.
To fight the war took money;
to win, still more money?and
wo had to win.
We were ready tc fight as long
as necessary. We were ready to
subscribe to loan after loan?as
many as might be needed. We
were willing to give?to sacrifice
without stint. We had to win?
at all costs.
Of course we knew that the
war would end sometime, but no
man knew when. Therefore, to
make the war as short as possible,
we prepared for a struggle
of indefinite length. It was necessary
to plan in advance?and
we prepared on a stupendous
scale.
This meant, of necessity, that
no matter when the fighting
stopped there would be bills unpaid.
The fact that the war
ended sooner than anyone exx
pected does not relieve us of the
obligation to pay the bills. Indeed,
it should make us all the
more willing, for if the struggle
had continued twelve months
longer our debt would have been
thirty-six billion dollars more
than it now is and the toll would
have been frightful.
But we are not being asked to
sacrifice, or to give. We wili
not have to subscribe to loan after
loan. The war has been won
and the bond issue that is now
being offered is not merely the
"fifth" loan; it is the "Victory"
loan, the one that finishes the
job.
Now, there is another matter,
the question of taxes.
There are only two ways by
which the government can raise
the required money?by bonds or
by taxes. And it may be set
down as a matter of certain conviction
that the government is
going to raise the money. It
has no intention of repudiating
its honorable obligations.
But every dollar paid out in
taxes is water over the dam.
The money is gone?for a good
and proper purpose, but gone,
nevertheless. It draws no interest;
at least none for you. No
man has ever yet received interest
on taxes he paid.
Money invested in bonds is
still on the job. It strengthens
your cruu; it maKes you a share
holder in the government, and
day and night it is working for
you, drawing interest.
Taxes or bonds, which?
Bonds, of course, Victory Liberty
bonds. Not only because
we won the war, but because we
want to settle the bills and get
them behind us. The government
has pledged its faith. We
are the government.
Bolshevism.
"Bolshevism isn't a form of
government; it's a form of behavior,"
said Babushka, the
"Grandmother of the Russian
Revolution," to an American
reporter. Not the sudden
violence of passion let loosebut
organized violence, violence
deliberately adopted as the most I
effective way of righting social I
wrongs?that is the essential 1
spiritof Bolshevism. Kill?bum
? wipe the whole slate bare;
begin civilization over again? j
that is the terrible slogan the
Bolshevists are pawing ftw ?,
' V"'"
Icobirtrs^tirSau^^ J
It is easy to make a Bolshevist
Take almost anyone when
he Is a baby?nourish?* him in*
sufficiently ~-let Urn grow up in
a dark, dirty, and hideous tenement.
Relocate him at badly as t
possible?take him oat of school r
at 13'or 14 and pat him to work.
Make bis work hard, long, and
oooiiy paid. See that be marries t
and tries to bring up a family on a
less than a living income. Throw %
him out of employment every
now and then; and some day,
when he is in a receptive mood,
introduce him to Bolshevist 1
doctrines. This is as good a way
as any for the making of a ,
Bolshevist. Life was hopeless
and miserable enough for most
working people in Russia to x
make them easy victims of t
Bolshevism. But their revolt is
not only against material conditions.
It goes deeper than
that?it is a great outbreaking
of hatred and despair against
the industrial system itself, and
against all who have helped to
make such a system possible.
Will the infection of their
hatred and despair?the ooison
of Bolshevism that has spread
ampng the people like a chronic
sickness, making a terrible,
brutal war between classes?will ?
this infection spread to America? m
England's Labor Conditions.
Labor conditions in England
and America are alike in character.
but very different in degree.
America was at war a year and
a half. England over four years.
So many conditions that exist in
the America of today are intensified
in England. All the labor
and all the capital in England
that could be diverted from the
mere necessities of life was
swung to munition work, shipbuilding
and the production of
every essential for the army and
navy. Now the great body of
labor is dissatisfied with the
present and uncertain of the future.
The cost of living there
as here is extremely high. The
workers are unwilling to accept
any prospect of lesser wages and
capitalists are timid. The suggestion
is made that labor itself
should take some of the abandoned
munition plants and run
them, the government furnish- "
ing the capital to refit and adapt
them to other production to run
them after such refitting. It is
proposed that the trade unions
should undertake the task. This
would prove an admirable opportunity
to test the practical working
of a combination between (
the government and the work- j
ers, doing away with capitalists
and middle men. The govern- k
ment would ensure a supply of <
raw materials, and all products
mnnU ?/v 4-~ 1 ?**
nvm K.yJ kU kllC WUrKBITJ. We
hope that the plan may be tried
out.
The Victory Liberty Loan. ^
Terms of the Victory Liberty
Loan were announced Sunday by
Secretary Glass. They are:
Amount. $4,500,000,000, oversubscriptions
to be rejected.
Interest 4 3 4 per cent, for partially
tax exempt notes, con- l
vertible into 3 3-4 wholly .tax
exempt.
Maturity, four years, with the (
treasury reserving the privilege
of redeeming the notes in three
years.
The 3 3-4 per cent, notes, to be
issued later, also may be converted
subsequently back into
4 ?-4 per cent, notes.
The 4 3-4 per cent, securities
are to be exempt from State and
local taxation, excepting estate
and inheritance taxes, and from
normal rates of federal income
taxes. The 3 3-4 per cent,
securities are exempt from all
federal. State and local taxes
excent estate ?nH
taxes.
This will be the last Liberty
Loan, Secretary Glass explained,
although there will be other
issues of government securities
to finance belated war expenses.
These will not be floated by
popular campaign.
Under the law imposing on the
insurauce companies a tax of one
per cent on the gross premiums
received in 47 counties of the
State, those cities maintaining
fire departments up to a certain
specified standard, the cities in
question will receive a total of
(15,026.28. Of the three York,
county towns to benefit from i _
this fund the amounts to be re- i ?
ceived by each are as follows:1 <
Fort Mill, $56.80; York, $162 21;
R ck Hill. $448. I br
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It gives us pleasure to anno
he stock of Ardrey s Drag Sto
less at the same stand.
With our experience in the
he desires and needs of the pe
iffer our services with a line of
vhich at all times shall include
hese lines.
Our prescription departmen
We ask for your patronage wit
fet Pure, Fresh Drugs, accu:
etter of the Doctors order will
Our Soda Fountain will be r
ler and extremely sanitary in c
ion direct to the fountain, assu
Come to see us at the old Ai
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Majestic Tom<
"The Travelii
A Rich Paramount
Save Time, M<
By giving your orders to Th<
get your goods promptly, w
value received for every nick
\ know every thing is guarant
is continually growing for tl
not pleased with our goods i
one order, we will not ask yo
Big line of summer goods,
etc., and a full line of the >
No. 8 if you want it quick.
The Cas
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Matchless
We have $40,000.00 \
iate Merchandise, coi
Heavy Groceries, Hard\
Shoes, Hats, Etc., that
>f cost.
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mis is no
We are going to chan
vill sell the entire stool
At a Great
The Sale is now in fu
intil Every Dollar's Wo
Don't miss this rare
ireat Bargains.
The J. B."Mi
Your Fami
That is what we are an<
Your table is the shrine
selvss.
We are dealers in "bett
ies. Our shelves are stoc
market of standard goods.
. Let us take the respons
the table to tempt the appet
Groceries are the life of
Let us supply your noui
be cheapest to your purse
your pallette.
FRESH MEATS,
B. C. FER
Highest Prices I
CHRYSANTHEMUMS - Four differt
whites, pinks, reds, yellows,
onze, 22 inches circumference, 50c
r dozen. Pom-pom Chrysanthemums,
I colors, 50c for two dozen.
Mrs. D. O. Potts, Fort Mill. S C. ,
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W. H. Martin, Pit. C.
icement
unce that we have purchased
re and will continue the busidrug
business, and knowing
ople of this section, we again
Drugs, Medicines and Sundries
; only that which is first-class in
t is complete in every detail,
h the assurance to you that you
rately compounded, and every
be carried out.
un in the most up-to-date manrvery
way. Hot water connecring
absolute cleanliness.
rdrey stand. Phone 16.
g Comp'y,
,E. Manager.
arrow (Friday)
ig Salesman,"
Comedy in S Parts.
)ney, Trouble, I
2 Cash Store, where you will
here you know you will get
;el you spend, and where you
eed to please you. Our trade
lese reasons, and if you are
md our service, after placing
u for any more.
slippers, hosiery, underwear,
rery best groceries. Phone
>h Store,
Lytic, Managers.
Bargains
vorth of New and Up-toisisting
of Fancy and
vare. Dry Goods, Notions
will be sold regardless
i Fake Sale
ge our business, so we
k.
! Sacrifice.
ill swing and continues
>rth is sold,
opportunity to secure
ills Company.
ly Servant
i what we strive to be.
i upon which we offer our
er than ordinary" grocerked
with the best in the
ibility of what you put on
,ites of your family.
any individual.
ishment in a way that will
and most satisfactory to
FISH and ICE.
GUSON.
'aid for Pork.
Sanitary Tax Due.
Semi-annual sanitary tax is due and J
payable without penalty during the
month of April.
C. S. LINK.
City Treasurer.
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^ We've been with
two Aprils ago, whe
Shall we forsake thi
us most?
Shall we abandon t
Liberty Bonds?
Well, then, buy to >
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The First f
To Debtor* and Creditor*. I
All persona indebted to the estate of I
A. 0. Anderson, deceased, are hereby
notified to make payment to the undersigned
at once, and all persons having
claims against said estate, are advised
to present the same, duly authenticated,
within the time prescribed l>v law.
The First National Rank,
Administrator.
Teacher*' Examination.
The regular Spring Examination of
Applicants for Teachers' Certificates J
will be held rn the Courthouse at York s
on Saturday, May 8, beginning prompt- a
at 9 a. m. Applicants arriving after
e opening hour will stand very little
chance of passing.
JOHN E. CARROL,
Supt. of Education. ,
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'our full limit.
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Office hours, 8 a, m. to 5 p. m,
(I)r. Spratt's office)
Belk Building, Fort Mill, C.
WANTED.
To engage five to ten gal'<.ns of pure
iweet Milk per day for t 'e Summer
;eason. Fort Mill Candy Kitchen.
Meet Your Friends
At ttkt
Dewdrop Inn.
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be Proud of
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Old False Teeth. m
We pay from $2.00 lo $35.00 per set I
(broken or not). We also pay actual ^
value for Diamonds, old Gold, Silver
and Bridge-work. Send at once by parcel
post and receive cash by return mail
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