Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r / ? T^rf^tye~4feinocratIc. J^v?- ^ "al^dford" "icdl nd' Publisher' : y, , . V? " ' ? u khHHSj^9b? B p c *lJln.TT"l mwWRW The Tmien Invites contribution* on live subjects. but does not agree to publlah more than 200 words pn any subject. , The right la reserved to edit every .communication submitted for publication. . On application to the publisher, advertising rites are made known to thoae lute.ested. ^ Telephone, locai and lopic dlstcnce, No, 112 Entered at the postolflre at*Fort MUI, S. C. as mull matter of the lernnrf olnaa N THURSDAY, JAN. 5, 1922. The annual session of the Genet al Assembly of South Carolina opens next Tuesday. January 10. | In reeent years, without excep- i tion, the sessions Itave lasted the # full 40 days provided by the constitution and in more than on*-* , > ear. have run ftp long as 50 days. | ? This year there is good reason why the session should he shorter than any regular session of the h.st ten years. There is pructi- j cully no demand for new laws, j except by those who wish to pile more burdens iinon the oeoule bv viiy of ili?* proposed tux revision 1 N*ln in. s which are being agitated 1 in t ulutnhiu. But there is Statewide demand for economy, to v.liich the General Assembly imghi respond in one way by ma King up its mind to transact the public business, in the shortest possible time, for the daily sit- < ting:, of the body involve the ex- 1 pciidriwrc of considerable sums. 1 Members go to Columbia with all the information they need to enable ilioiu to prepare the supply ! 1 bills tor their counties, so that 1 , 1 only a few days should be re- : qiiilcd lo get these bills ill shape for passage through both houses. The eouiuy supply bill is one of tin- two pieces of legislation nec- '' essarv at every regular session of 1 . the General Assembly, the other being the appropriation bill for the support of the State government, consideration of whie.i us- ' Mut!l> lias consumed several * weeks, always longer than seemed ' neiMSNary. Kverybody. almost, 1 ceiiccrm <1 in getting a finger ill the public pie provided, by the ( bill wants to lie heard by the committee* making it up and much valuable time is thus lost I listening to talk that leads to ' nothing substantial, but nearly always is bottomed oil the plea lor larger appropriations, which are not warranted by the State's resources or the people's ability to assume new tax obligations. This waste of time and effort to influence the members in the wrong direction should be stop- 1 pet 1. Bui even in the depressed business situation through which the country is passing The Times doubts whether there is even one State oftieial or head of a department. bureau or aggncy of the State who, left t?? his own will, W(4ihi not ask for more money this year. Most, if not all, these oftieials are interested in getting every dollar they can out of the < Stale treasury, and early every fall and until the General Assembly adjourns in various ways ciretilate their propaganda to that % end. And the man who thinks ? that all the money set aside for these oftieials in recent years has been wisely expended is either , lacking in information or is trying to, deceive himself. Much of . it. in fact, has been wasted. Pos- < siblv one-tlurd, certainly onefourih, less than the amount car- j ried by the State appropriation bill of 1921 would suffice to run t the government during the year 1922. There should be a material decrease in the State levy this year and no -additional burdens should he placed upon property cr business. There isn't enough legislation of the right sort in . the. allied armies, a tew days ago completed a triumphal tour of the United States and returned to France with the plaudits of hundreds ,of thousands of' Americans^ still ringing in his ears. l)r. Lorenz, noted Austrian surgeon, recently eaine to this country to conduct clinics for crippled children. He is admittedly the most skilled man in his line in the world. He came here not to earn mtiney bat to give his services free, as. an expression of his gratitude for the food and clothing given the children of Europe durintr and since the World war .by the American people. What happened J His coming was so bitterly resented by American surgeons that he has felt deeply hurt and has threatened to give up his work in this country and return o Austria in disgust. We claim to be tired of war, but we still give our highest praise to the military hero, ami have only criti cisni or neglect for those whose work lies in the arts of peace or in relieving the distress of suffering humanity. 4 Woodrow Wilson was 68 years old Wednesday. December 28. mid hundreds of thousands of his fellow-countrymen were gratified to read in the papers the following day the announcement that he was in better health than at any time since his unfortunate bicakdown two years ago. One does not have to be a hero worshiper to say that Mr. Wilson is the greatest living American. He i.-. all* that and more, and when the narrow, jaundiced partisanship of such men as Lodge is forget ten, along witlh the man himself. Woodrow Wilson's name will he littered with reverence the world over. "It is enough." says the Republican Philadelphia Ledger, writing of Mr.Wilson's birthday. "to remember that no man for 80 years did or could have arom.ed such feeling and such tributes, and that God fulfills himself in many ways. There is room 111 our national pantheon for widely differing figures; and 111 the forefront of that pantheon Woodrow Wilson has been most certainly elected to stand." The editor of the London Mail sought to remedy u world-wide eomolaint when he prevailed upon a pen expert to write an article ou "What's the Matter With Your Pen?" In any event here ate some of the pointers the expert gives the vast army of sufferers from either too wet or too dry fountaiu pens: Many fountain pen troubles result from apparently trivial happenings. For example, the man who lends a friend his pen must not be surprised if it never works quite as well afterward. No amount of fair wear ami tear will cause a pen to deteriorate so much as u change of ham|?. This is because very few people possess precisely the same toucl^. Again, the angle at which a pen is held varies with almost every individual. Of the millions of fountain pen users in this country, it is surprising how ftw ever give them a thorough cleaning. When in regular use a pen should he cleaned at least once a month, we are told. Many r pen in constant use works all the better for a rest now and then. This is because the rougher paper causes the nib to heat slightly at titnes, resulting in blots and scratching. If the disarmament conference does not result in an agreement among the nations of the earth to greatly reduce their armies and navies it would have been bettor if the conference had never been called. The hopes of the- people of the earth have been raised to a high pitch. The mass of people everywhere believe that wars i Inn are no longer necessary and that| ar airreementto end want oMn bal madyfSuch an agreement will be;, mafh- if those in charge of the ! governments will be responsive to J tie will of the people they govern rather than to selfishness and 'greed on their own part of oft the | part of those who control fheiflN The disarmament conferencegan well enough, but a feelipg^of 1 pessimism has been growing dur- j ing the last few weeks.' There is unmistakable evidence of discord. We are told that* one country will not agree to ;<pie thing, and that another country will not agree to another thing. It is perhaps too early to give tip in de| spair, but* the failure of the con1 fcrence to accomplish its purpose I will mean that the world has gone I backward and not forward sinco I the armistice was signed. Ij Americans are spending four 1 times as much on candy, chewing I! gum and soft drinks as on the I nrm\' mill ti:>vv m>v? a ifAVPrn* r? ^ y ? ? ? ~ - utent authority. Well, what of it? Money spent for war purposes I goes for the creation of misery. I What we spend for chewing gum < and sweet\ adds to the joy of life. Within reasonable hounds, the luxuries of pleasure are necessary. I A, lonely old mail with a white pointed heard, civilian clothes topped with a fedora hat. every | vestige of military trappings gone, an old man riding alone in the dusk at Doom, Holland?this is a pen picture of the wur lord | of Kurope of only four years ago. And lonely? The Dutch citizens ! at Doom say he is seldom seen, pllis home is surrounded by a high stone vail. lie does not mingle with the people of the village and lie has few visitors from Uerpiany of 4>lsewlii?r?v Thus tliw iwumltv for past sins is being: paid by the little old man who .formerly boasted that "Me uud Clott would rule the world." ilas anybody heard of Underwood doing: anything in the disarmament conference! Nary a : thing. If his name has appeared | in the press dispatches in any : connection as a member of the conference since the proceedings 1 began seven or eight weeks ago. ! we have failed to see it. Under! wood is a senator of the United States from Alabama. He is sup posed to be a Democrat. Upon invitation of President Harding he agreed to sit in the conference as one of the American delegates. Not only is he supposed to be a Democrat, but he has been honored by his party associates in the senate by being elected leader cf the minority. 'Among his colleagues on the Democratic side there was serious objection to his accepting the appointment. By 'so doing, he compromised himself ; ai.d embarrassed his party. He j has been inactive as a conference delegate, apparently being satisfied to say "me too" to everytlimrr tti.. Ri.miKlw.unu I ?> !) t??v |MVUUV?IIS jri 1/puncii ' and opposed. He should resign as party leader in the senate, and if he hasn't the good judgment i to do so voluntarily, he should be , invited to step down. The Times I is hopeful that Senator I'at Harrison of Mississippi will make it so hot for Underwood when he j returns to the senate that he will w ish he had never heard of the j disarmament conference, which is about to fizzle out. as every movement conceived in dishonesty should fizzle out. | I All this talk one hears coming out of Columbia about new sour- I i ces of revenue to relieve the taxaj tion on property is a smoke screen intended to u.ceive the j unwary. The purpose behind the j I movement is to collect more moil- j ev so that the departments and . institutions of the State may j have more to spend. The country preaa seems to have iu good friend in Henry Ford, in y w it issue of whose paper, the P^firborn Independent, we find i^^^ollowing: "Speaking of the one thinks of the great daiNew York, Boston,'Phila; dfrflBna and Chicago. The country SpSbr is usually overlooked- But SfTTs a fact worth noting that the country editor had the honor of retaining his editorial independence when it was u moot question whether the bigrcity editor was going to be able to retain his. In the small towns and villages the tradition of editorial freedom lias been preserved, and as a result of it the country newspaper has come to a degree of influence which '8 very promising of good for the country. The United States lies mostly outside the cities anyway. The country press should be a power, and it will be a power as long as it expresses level-headed, fair-minded, wellinformed ami deep-convict ioned 1 personality." ; The South Carolina Methodist conference at its recent session decided to insure the life of each vi no uiriiiiiri 9 iui i man. especially the man who has others dependent upon Ins efforts, should carry life insurance. Safe insurance, at the lowest cost, is what most of us are looking for. We had a good business last year and sincerely thank our customers and wish you a happy and prosperous New Year. L. .1. Alassey.' Report Of PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION Dec 1, 1920, to Dec. 1, 1921. Condensed from Detailed Report Filed With City Clerk. Jait; 1, Cash in bank....$ 277.01 I Collections. water sales ami small amount for meter boxes ami piping ordered for patrons.. 1,245.43 $1,522.44 Labor and supplies $ G8.79 Meters 53.21 Printing G.G5 Kent wells to July 1,1921 50.00 Pumping 12 months .... 24:1.82 Administration, including reading meters, collecting.minor labor expense. postage, etc 224.51 Cash in bank, Jan. 1, 1921 875. Cash in bank January 1, 1922 875.46 $1,522.44 W. B. Ardrey, Chairman. Pyramid Paint Shnn : IIOI'K 11IL.I', S. C. PAINTING If your car needs painting we will paint It for you and do it in such a way that you will be surprised at the t difference it makes in the looks of your old cur. Our corps of painters are the beRt that can be obtained und only those who are experienced In car painting are on our force. The looks of your car is Just like the , looks of your perso^. It goes a lang o/av JAMES A. JOHNSON. Proprietor. TAX NOTICE; 1921.22. Ollico of ll?e County Treasurer pf York County. Notice Is hereby Riven thut Ihe Tai Hooks for York County will be opened on 'fruesdny, the 15th day of November. 1921. and will ^remain open until the 21st day of December. 1921, for the collection of State, Connty, School and I.ocal Taxes, for the fiscal year 1921 without penalty, after which day One Per Cent Penalty will be added to all puyments made In j the month of January, 1922. and Two : Per Cent Penalty for all Payments made In the month of February, . 1922, and Seven Per Cent Penalty will be added to all payments made from the 1st day of March. 1922", to the 15th day of Murch, 1922, and af- . ter this date ull unpaid taxes will go Into execution and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution In accordance with law. All of the Hanks of the County will offer *thetr accommodations and facilities to Taxpayers who made desire to make use of the same, and I shall take pleasure In glxing prompt attention to all correspondence on the subject. All Taxpayers appearing nt my of- j flee will receive prompt attention. Note?The Tax Books will be made up by Townships, and parties writing , about Taxes will always expedite matters If tbey will always mention the Township or Townships In whloh their property or properties are 16cated. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer of lo.k County. 1 J ? > ii?< | . k Pi | jj|?, i, ? f | j Eg IpJ I ! Dining Rood . We are every ch I shipments of that g | kind of Furniture. f Especia y do we ? tion to the latest < If Room Suites?in th \ I finish, with antique f To ee these suites | ; marvel at thier beai | t r I Prompt ? Square 1 Young & I 9 A.. O- vJO GOOD THI Markrl, Coiuilrj I'mhIimt. I'lioiir Fourteen. A Sound Ii Where nui you spmul jp yur dollar will po us fur us in 111 Cur? Tin* ill it in I outlay uiul tin* aftr Kord Tourinp Cur will pay for itsr us?*d as u family ear, for pl?*asur?\ I Tin* soonor you plum your ord joyiup your Ford Cur. Tonus c *ii ( HEATH MOTi % i jj^ I ' I 3 I . <?> n Furniture I ' * XV -! ^ <** \y receiving new | ? ;ood, dependable | <bi 1 : call your atten S design in Dining | e new Italian oak silver hardware, i | in this finish is to f Jty. | ? vice and a I . _ Deal I Wolfe ! <3* 5 < > 5 3STES NGS TO EAT ivestment unit or transportation whore e pun-lmse of a Ford Touring ^ ^ "7 1 r expense are so Kinall that your If many times over whether 'or business purposes or both, er, the sooner you will be eni be arranged. !>R COUP'Y. ' ' " I