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HffSe CljcraU) ttjroniclc "Tia Not Id Morula to Command Success, but We'll do Mora, Sempronl oua, We'll Deserra If 18 " CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. S. C.,'MARCH 5, 1914 Number 16 uay g*',' * .1 . r. List df Events and Prizt ed?Other V Every school In the county should ' * be making .actiyfe preparations for the Field Day exercises .to be held at K . " Chesterfield Court House on Friday y night and Saturday, March 27 and 38. Following is a list of the events1 and the prizes to be awarded: Declama.ion?First prize a five dollar f onnn A nri7Q a linnlf nf 1 KU1U piCV.C| ocvvuu flisv poems. Recita.ion?First prize a five dollar gold piece; second prize a book of poems. ^ Contests for Pupils of Rural Schools. Declamation?First prize a five dollar, gold piece; second prize a book of poems. v Recitation?First prize a five dollar gold piece; secoad prize a book of ? pdems. Spelling Match?Prize, a five dollar gold piece. Composition Contents: Class A?pupils of thirteen years ^ f ' ' t' tiA ? fi c ' I I ond prize, fountain pen. mpils under thirteen? es as for Class A. ests: der, first -prize, a dressed ind prize, a dressed dol!. ler, first priLe, a story ond prize, a silver thimder, first prize, a story ond prize, a silver thimts for Field Day Exercises. ' Dr Boys: will be divided into ss; Class C, including >en the ages of 7 and 10; eluding pupils between _ 11 and 14; and Class A, *- i < i.. ?11 UJrciUlling pupils OVCI it. in an W0?>e contests first and second prize^ wil be awarded. (a.* ??-yard Dash for Class C, first I f Deposit y< ^The Bank ' . I n ^ 5 ALL OTHJ^K B |^H|^A^yi Exercises is That Will be AwardParticulars prize, a watch; second prize, a knife. i (b) 100-yard Dash for classes A i and B, first prize, a baseball glove; second prize, a knife. i (c) 220-vard Dash for classes A and B, first prize, a baseball glove; second piize, a knife. '(d) 440-yard Dash for classes A and B. first prize, a Kodak; second prize, a gold stick pin. (e) 1 -mile Relay Race, first prize, a large school clock- second prize, I . A 4 ^ , not yei ueciaeu 'inwii. (f) Running High Jump, first prize ball and mitt; se^o-id prize, a good ball. (g) Standing High Jump, first! prize, ball and mitt; second prize, | a good ball. . j (h) Running Broad Jump, first prize, ball and mitt; second prize. I a good ball. j (i) Standing Broad Jump, first i prize, ball and mitt; second pnize a good ball. F I R E nake a specialty of writing fi ne84 Maynard-Ralc (j) Pole Vaulting, first prize, a Pearl Handle Knife valued at $1.50; second prize, a good ball. ? ' ? 1 1 (K) t nrowing me imseuau, mal | prize, ball and bat; second prize a ' mitt. , 2. Contests for Girls: j (a) 50-yard Dash, first prize, a solid gold pin; second prize, a hand mirror. (b) Potato Race, first prize, a solid gold pin; second prize, a hand mirror. ' For the most attractive school floats and banners there will also be first and second prizes, and these, with the names of those who are contributing these prizes, and a list of the committees and the judges for Field Day will be announced in next week's Chronicle. The president can convene conirress when it doesn't want to meet, but it remains to b* seen , whether he can make it adjourn when it wants to remain in session. :>ur money sr ~ of Cherawl v. S. C. ANKS IN THE COUNTY COMBINED I jnded quarterly department I / IjTWHilnn of Taxation Discussed in Clic raw. I Prom the Columbia State. Cheraw. Feb. 26?The Cheraw Lyneuin had its regular monthly meeting at the club rooms last night. The ' suDject for debate was. "Should Property be Assessed for Taxation at its full value?" Owing to the extremeiy cold weather there was a Bmail attendance, but the subject was i ably discussed. William Godfrey, who is a member' of both the county and State board of J' equalization, opened the debate. He Dointeo out the inadequate system of I listing property in this State, by ?-' 1 -' Art AAA 2m nmnll e I ^men ^,uuu uu iua ill aiiia.il uuu.r here and there in the country, or by old and unreliable surveys, were no? on the tax books at all, and said that the adoption of the Torrens system 1 of land registration would cure this' evil. He also mentioned that t^"?! was great Inequality in returning ! property, not only in the different coun'Jies but in different sections of the same county, ranging all the way from 7 to 60 per cent., and in a few cases to 100 per cent, of the true value. A mule in rich Marlboro is returned fo- less than one in poor Chesterfield. A dishonest tax payer lists his property for much less tnan the same property would be returned I N S U R re insurance and represent < Loses Paid Promptly. -1' v p c *. v | g ! ;y Realty & Trust by a conscientious man. Thus our present system works to the disadvantage and the Injustice of the nones: man. By returning propety at its actual market value such evils will be avoided. W. P. Pollock, a fcrir.cr ir.amber of the legislature, opposed this view and advocated a CO per cent return. He said that a return full value on -he plan now in operation will not srop tax dodging. The honest man will still return his property at its real value, while the one who is in Clineu iO Qisnoiiesiv Wllj sui linanc a false return. To put it up to its * ?*! value will lead the latter to aiake greater efforts to conceal its full value. There \va6 a great objection, he said, to increasing the valuation on the tax l^ooks unless provision is made to decrease the tax levy; for public officials want to make the jest showing t'ey can while in office, and the more money they ha'-e to spend they more, they will waste. They would no extravagant. Another objection t? this: The three milTj school tax keeps the pe?p!c interested in schools. " property Is taxed a*, its lull value, ir.'g tax *.i 1 not be needed; and when people s'op going down into their pockets for their schools they w.il cease ; > have the, same interest m ! uvt.'i The Monthly ''Object Sermons" Have Become uu Interesting Feature at the Baptist t'liurch. On two former occasions "Candles" j and "Lead Pencils" have been used j as the basis for talks. These ser-' mons while primarily intended for j young people, are interesting as well j to the grown people, judging from he large number who have attended these services. On next Sunday night. March Sth, at <1 o'clock, the pastor will talk on '"What the Dells Q'tid." rnrl for this j occasion qui'e an interesting array of >, hePs ha\c been secured. The nehlie is cordially invited to his service. i The Chronicle is only SI per year Stirs Up T Appearance of Chief Ex most the Signa Columbia, March 5.?Last night the P? governor of South Carolina delivered at roally to the house of representa- Tt tive^a message which was unusual- ta1 ly impassioned even for him, which St be*, t: e body bv the ears and came ,ni near to provoking two fist fights be- re ween- members and himself. Re- in marks attributed to Representative cu Stevenson, in the debate of the afternoon, and the adoption by the house j st of a resolution not only declining to "f nrrfnr tho fnrthpr innuirv into the I S3 State Hospital for the Insane which St had been asked by the governor, but T1 congratulating the committee of in- sh Ration upon its "statesmanlike" ha report, were presumably the imme- a" diate provocations of the outbi.|?t 1" by 'he chief executive. , ve The governor walked into th? hall St alone at 8.16 o'clock. general attack of the governorjm was against W. F. Stevenson, member i Wl of the special committee that was ap- j A N C E < r < . '<* 3nly the best old line compaii Co., Agents cserc' Proceeding of Spring Term of Trim-1 t'h inal Court The spring teim of criminal Court 1,1 for Chesterfield county convened at Chesterfield Monday morning with His Honor Judge W. R. Memminger. presiding. After a splendid charge to the grand jury by His Honor, cases f were disposed of in rapid succession and Court adjourned in time for most, of the officials to get off on the af- 111 at ternoon tram. Every case disposed of was either compromised, nol prossed. or continued. Not a single case was tried h< ay jury. ta Tne case of Gene Hendrix for the g( :iliing of Kelly was continued. The cases against J. Y. Jackson were JTbl prossed on representations ^ from the solicitor of the district in 1i which Jackson now is a3 ta his men-. n< tal condition. ; ^ Joe Gadsden, for murder, got 10! ^ years on fhe gang. This is the ne-; gro that killed another negro out at j Meiklejohn's mill during the Christmas holidavs. Those who claim to sy know say he got off extremely light. Bob Robinson and Ellison Threatt were set free, no bill having been found against them on the charge of murder. I a I eg ar tion, got off. the case having been tJ] nol prossed. iu C. L. Driggers. charged with assault and battery, go? his case nol prossed by paying $1">. The case against Boyd Watts for a 'hooting B. A. Evans some weeks ago ci was sent back to the magistrate for "( settlement. P* Report of Grand Jury. To His Honor, R. W. Menuninger. <T Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury begs to submit the ! following report: AM matters submitted by the Court have been acted upon. A commit'oe has been appointed to ' tntn thn Ma cist rn te's lmnks. and ' we have appointed various other com- I mittees to examine the public build- I ings, the books q# the county officers, ^ he House ecutive on Floor AlI for Fights inted to investigate the conditions the State Hospital for the Insane, le governor took exception to cerin statements, attributed to Mr. evenson, in his speech yesterday orning in the house when the Kirby solution for a further investigation to the asylum matter was under disssion. The governor charged that the atements by Mr. Stevenson were as alse as the hinges that swing the i'es of hell." He denounced Mr. evenson in the bitterest of terms, len Mr. Stevenson came back and lowed that the chief executive was ising his statements on a report in ? oftArnAAn nonar nnhlichoH in flo I aiuciiiwun puj/vi ... ? ? mbia. There was a sharp controrsy between the governor and Mr. evenson. The governor said that if the stateents in the paper were true he ould fight it out personally; that he Continued on page 4 We are eager ? \:-Th e chain gang, etc. ?A.' The Grand Jury has no presenters to make at this time. J.O.TAYLOR, A, Foreman. &'% MRS. JIcLAl'CHLI.N DEAD. he End fame Thursday Last and Was Verv I'nexnected. Thursday afternoon last Mrs. Cor3lia McLauchlln died very suddenly her home in this city. She was in her usual health up to ithin a few minutes before death, id her death was a severe shock to jr family and friends. She was ken with an attack of acute inai;stion and died before the doctor, ho was hastily summoned, arrived. Only a few weeks ago her husband.aj. M. McR .McLauchlln. preceeded ?r to the grave. She leaves to mourn her two sons, * r. W. E. McLauchlin, of our city, r. Neill McLauchlin, of Raeford. N. . and one daughter, Miss Mary Mcluchlin, of our city. The stricken ones have the deep mnath.v of a lartre circle of friends. Puffed Up. "Dobbleday seems to think himself very important person." "Why, he in't even stand on a street corner id wait for a trolley car without putag on as many airs as if he were layg a cornerstone." Easy Answer. Instructor (at night school)?."Give sentence with the word 'metaphysl an in it. Shaggy-Haired Pupil? )n his way home, Mr. Jones meU^ iyslcian."?Chicago Tribune. FOR REM Two connecting office rooms in new Post Office building, fre lights, water and heat. See us for rates. Clioraw Insurance & Trust Co. J a t