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TWELYE / WRIGLEYS Law Enforcement ■ Is Need of Hour THE CUNTON Borah Takes Stand NOTICE Hie books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of Taxes for the fiscal year, 1923, at the Treasurer's office from October 16th to December 31, 1923. After Decem ber 21 one per cent will be added. Af ter January 31st, two per cent will be added, and after Feb. 28th, seven per cent will be added until the 15th day of March, 192^ when the books will be closed. * All persons owning property in more than one township are requested to call for receipts in each of the aeveral townships in which the pro perty is located. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one (21) and s^cty (60) years of age are liable a poll tax of $1.00, except old who are exempt at fifty (50) age. Commutation Road Tax )L50 in lieu of road duty. All able- bodied men between the ages of 21 and 56 are liable to road duty except those in military service, school school teachers, ministers, students. Dog Tax $1.25, which must be paid not later than J SI, 1928. Proper attention will be given those who wish to pay their taea through tiie mail by check, money ordes, et?. The tax levy is as follows: ‘ State Tax .: 6 mills Ordinary County Tax — .... 5% mills Road and Bridge ... ^ ; 4 mills Railroad Bond .... .._ .... .... .... 1 mill Road bonds .... .... 7ft mills Pbst indebtedness ft mill Jail Bonds .... _ .... — ft mill ahuary Constitutional School mills 28 mills ■R. •••mm • '*»•« ■••• ■ Special Schools Disk Tc Creanpond No. 1 .... .... ... .... 8 Eden No. 2 . .. .... „.. .... ..i 12ft mills Shiloh No. $ -v 12 mills New Harmony No. 4 ._. .._ ....'4 mills Chav Court-Owings No. 5 20ft mills Bansdale No. 6 Consolidated 16 mills Dials Church No. 7 ...: 8 mills Mania No. 8 .... ... 12 mills Fountain Inn No. 3B ... 24 mills Special Schools Sullivan Towashi; Princeton No. 1 ... Mt Bethel No. 2 .. Poplar Springs No. 3 .... Brewerton No. 7 Secretary of State Hughes Lays Part of Trouble to Various Legis latures. Washington, Feb. 23.—The need of the hour in'the United States is not to make lam hut enforce it,” Secre tary Hughes said here tonight before the American kw institute. > ' M We have vindicated the right of self-government,” he said. “Are we developing the competency to exer cise that right? “We lack nothing in initktive, skill, in resourcefulness, in industry and commerce, in ingenuity of adap tions and facilities of communications. We fall down in government, not be cause we do not have the mechanism of efficient government, but because of Inexpertness.” Referring to the growing mass of law and legal opinions in the United States, Mr. Hughes said that in one year there were “175,000 pages of decisions,” an average of 12,000 or more statutes, and an average of 13,000 recorded decisions of the high est court. Hughes said, “but under how much law?” The Secretary of State contended that judges should write their opin ions because “the bar knows Jhat the best security of good and faithful work is that the judge must state his reasons.” “For generations we have talked of the evil multiplying laws,” he said. “Lawyers* decry the multiplication in the meetings of bar associations and then, sitting in legislative halls, do their full share to increase it “The main trouble with the volume of litigation is thus not with the courts but with the legisktures. The evil resides not merely in the number of laws. It is in badly drawn laws. It is also in the compromises of legis lation where the contests of opposing policies are satisfied by ambiguous phrases which transmit the difficul ties of legislative bodies to the courts who are left with the burdensome task of discovering legislative intent when actually there has been no de fined legislative intent. “Perhaps the greatest need of all is tile improvement in the adminis tration of the criminal law by cer tainty in its definition and celerity in its administration. At this moment when law enforcement is so difficult, sn adequate and competent criminal administration is more important and Mr. than ever. « “The great duty of the hour is not to make law but to enforce law, to establish the fundamentals of seeuri ty of life and property, and to main tain by enforcement, respect for kw in our great cities.” * ip 17 mifis — 8 mills ... 20 mills 16 mills .... 12 mills £'16 mills 3 mills Meraa No. 8 Hickory Tavern No. 17 Local R. R. Bonds .... Special Schools Waterloo Township Bethlehem ,N«. 2 .... .... .._ — 4 mills Ekom No. 3 .... .... .... .... 17 milk Center Point No. 4 J. 14 mi Is Oakville No. 5 8 mitts Mt Pleasant No. 6 .... .„. .„. 12 milk Mt Olive No. 7 .... 15 mi Is Waterloo Town No. 14 $ mills Special Schools Laurens Laurens City ... Trinity Ridge No. L... .. Prospect No. 2 Laurens No. 3 Watte Milk No, 7 Bailey No. 4 ... ... Copeland-Fleming No. Oak Grove Nb. 6 .... ... Ora No. 12 .... Township L3ft milk 13ft 16ft milk 8 mills 16 milk 8 milk 7 mills 5 .... 13 milk - 6 milk lift milk Special Schools Youngs Township benezer-Patton 8 muk Friendship No. 2 8 mills Warrior Creek R. Old Field 8 mills Special School Jacks Shady Grove No. 2 lift milk ... 17. milk — 11 milk .... 16 mills .... 16 milk ....• 24 milk hip Bethel No. 4 Cray's No. 6 Central No. 6. Youngs No. 7 .... .... Lanford No. 10 ... ... Fountain Inn No. 3B Township K. 7 milk Ranno No. 3 — ... 16 milk Hatton No. 4 3 mills O’dell ’School No. 6 8 mitts Gartington No. 7 .. ... J. .... 3 milk Hurricane No. 15 .... 6 mitts Spockl Schook Scnffletown Township Long Branch No. 1 8 mills Byru’s-Musgrove No. 2 8 milk Langston No. 3 .... ... 3 mills Sandy Springs No. 4 ... 4 mitts Lanford No. 10 ... .... 16 milk Ora No. 12 14ft milk Special Schook Cross Hill Township Cross Hfll No. 1 ... .... ... Cross Hill No. 2 Spring Grove No. 3 .... ... .. Old Mountville No. 6 .... .. Cross Hill Town No. 13 a. —Special Schools Hunter T< Lisbon No. 1 .... 12 Rock No. 2 V t -8 Rock Bridge No. 8 6 Wadsworth No. 4 - £ 8 mills Reederville (part of No. 4) 18 milk CUnton No. 5 .... 20ft mitts Cridville No. 6 .... 4 milk Kinards No. 49 (part of No. 6) 8 milk Belfast No. 7 ; .... 5 milk Hurricaner No. 18 .._ .... \... 6 milk Mountville Nol 16 .... .... 15ft milk. Parsons sending {a Hits of names taken off are requested to send * the townshi Contract Signed For Next Year’s Lyceum Will Be Presented in the City Under the Auspices of Junior Class of College. / The Junior ckss of the Presby terian College—to-be dignified sen- ion of ’25, has signdft a contract for an unusually fine lyeeum course to be presented during the winter months. The talent k to be furnish ed by the Piedmont Company of Asheville, and this will be s the firpt time .this concern h^s furnished the Clinton course. ^ r . '' The contract includes several high- class plays and musical attractions. Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” k to be one of the head-liners on the course. For Impeachment Prepared te join la the Move Against Attorney General Daaghtery. Washington, Feb. 23.—The fight to oust Attorney General Daughtery, which has po receded in private con ferences for several days among Re publican leaden, today again broke openly in the senate. Senator Borah (Republican) of Idar ho and Senator Robinson of Arkaa? sas, the Democratic floor leader, join ed in an attack on Mr. Daughtery, agreeing that all responsibility for his remaining in the cabinet must be assumed by President Coolidge. Mr. Borah added that he was prepared to “join with any one in kyjng a foundation’ 1 for impeachment pro ceedings. ^ The senate flare up Was the only open development today in the fight on the attorney general. Next Mon day when the senate reconvenes the plan for a committee investigation of Mr. Daughtery and the department of justice will be renewed. The leaders agree that the resolution of inquiry of "Senator- Wfkelcr" fPffiftbdraty of Montana will ultimately be adopted but it is uncertain whether it can be brought to a vote unil Tuesday or even later if extensive debate should develop. • Senate discussion today • of Mr. Daughtery was opened by Senator Robinson, who criticised Chairman Adams’ statement opposing the res ignation of the attorney general. De claring that Mr. Adams was seeking to confuse the jsque by making both the Daughtery case and the oil scan dal appear to be political in chara cter, Senator Robinson reiterated that Mr. Daughtery had lost public confi dence and ought to be replaced. With thousands of federal secret service operatives at his command, Mr. Daughtery, he argued, could hamper and embarrass the proposed senate inquiry. Senator Borah declared Mr. Daugh erty should resign immediately “in the public interests.” This, the Idaho senator said, required a personal sac rifice by Mr. Daugherty in order that the public might have confidence in the head of the department charged with responsibility for action not only in the oil cases but in matters re lating to the veterans and others bu reaus. v Senator Borah stated hk views frankly and as they were reported to have been given President Coolidge ughter|t in a White Route conference kst Sunday evening, ''tl fact, hk address was said to tyve been x one contemplated just' before Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the Republican leader, and Senator Pep per (Republican) of Pennsylvank went to the White House and advised the executive that Mr. Daughtery ought to be replaced. At that time Senator Borah was said to have agreed to withhold the address in the hope that results satisfactory to his views would come from the meeting of the senate leaders with the presi dent. & k ±1^ SSELai i-f mi.f) m ''i'. V ■ Lv 1 ' y y • mi ' mk. • f ' SB [ :2*v\ xl Wi j.* ■%' ■ . , v - * . y> Home-loving people make the best citizens, we are told, because the interest of the family is centered in civic affairs and social activities. The hying room is the rendezvous fpr family and friends who may assemble afternoons and evenings for the get-together,'which makes life a round of pleasure. The living rootn can be, and should be, the brightest, most comfortable and cheer- fuL spot in the home, and what could make it more so than one of these beauti ful sets of upholstered furniture. Our living room furniture is not only handsome and artistic in design and ap pointments, but is also built for comfort and service. Improve, your living room by installing one of our handsome Suites—you will find on otlr floors a splendid selection and at very low prices. Si Hi t Laurens, South Carolina \ I'm 2 milk 8 milk 6 milk 10 milk 15 milk j my and give toe township M ■ the Treasurer k very busy the month of December. BOSS D. YQUNC County 7.•. A*..* Laurens To Vote ‘ On School Question City Trustees Order Election for Bond Issue of $185,000 for New School Equipment. - Laurens, S. Feb. 22.—As au- 1 thorized by a bill that has been pass ed by the General Assembly this sei* sion, as sponsored by Representative W. L. Gray, an election on the ques tion of issuing bonds for $186,000 for the “erection, equipment and maintenance of schook and school buildings” in Laurens school district, will be held in the city Tuesday, March 18th. The bonds, if authorized by the voters, will bear six per chat inter est and will be payable in not lea* than forty' years oi* they may be is- ued in serial form. Owing to the, crowded condition of the present school quarters, the trus tees of the city Ifchool have had plans on foot ter more than a year looking to the building of additional quar ters and remodeling the present bond ing, making it more suitable for tin work of the ever-expanding activities of the school. Byrnes To Enter Race For Senate A. Let os mend your, shoes before It’s too late. Clinton Shoe Shop, A. E. McIntosh, Prop. ; *' Congressman From^jtecond District Will Gil. After Higher Office Held by Senator Dial. . Washington, Feb. - 23.—Congress man James F. Byrnes, of Aiken, S. C., today threw- his hat into the ring for the Senate, seeking the nomina tion against N. B. Dial, of Laurens, the present junior Senator from South Carolina. Former Governor Biease, some months ago, ahnounced that he sko intended to be a can didate for Senator Dial’s seat. The statement given out by Rep resentative Byrnes, k as follows: “In the approaching primary elec tion it is my intention to be a Can didate for the Democratic nomina tion for the United States Senate. With my experience of more than thirteen yean as a member of Con gress and my intimate acquaintance with many numbers of the Senate, with whom I served many yean in the House, it is my hope that, if elected to the Senate, I can be of real value and service to our State.” Representative Byrnes is still quite, a young man, but he has been for years recognised as one of the ablest leaders in the Hocse, and there k no more popukr member of that body. Although a staunch Democrat, he is liked and admired almost equally on both sides Of the party fence in Wash ington. Mr. Byrnes was born in Charles ton and left school when a boy to help his widowed 'mother. He stu died shorthand and when barely of age he won appojntiqent as court stenographer of the Second Judicial Court of Sooth Carolina in n compe- tetive examination. While serving in thk position he studied kw and in 1908 wm chosen as solicitor ter the same circuit. Two years* Inter ho Wps elected to Congress, where he lias rsmaML ever since. It’s Always Fair Weather When Good Fellows Get Together” Our idea of the “good fellow” is changing, Formerly he was the oiie who neglected the fu ture for the present, spending all of his money in gratifying his immediate desires. Now he is the one who, through a growing bank account, provides for the ■ lasting happiness, and not merely the temporary pleasure, of those about him. ' x ’ ‘j' u y • The good fellows of Clinton and their wives, daughters, and friends are finding our service adequate to their banking needs. V ‘ ■> * .‘... - •* v V \ T. ' . “A Busy Rank Giving Real Service.” :y"V- 5 ■ .. ' :,?y " r- BANK” L ? > - ■ v"