Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, January 12, 1922, Image 2
HARDING ADVISES IN
STOPPAGE OF WORK Al
m
THE RESERVE BOARD PRESIDENT SE
< WOULD WAIT ON PENDING
LEGISLATION.
HOOVER JKD HARDING DIFFER CI
Attention of the Twelve Chairmen of Fir
i Regional Reserve Banks is Called
to the Harris Amendment.
Washington.?Chairmen of all fed- ^
eral reserve banks were advised by Ye;
Governor Harding of the federal re- tiai
serve board to stop all construction pet
work for which have not yet been let, tro
pending the outcome of legislation be- aln
fore congress to require congressional per
authorization for building operations sio
by federal reserve banks. ing
This action, Governor Harding said, bet
will stop building operations planned ove
in St. Louis, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, the
Baltimore, Nashville, Jacksonville, De- or
troit, Louisville, Denver, Oklahoma nat
City and Salt Lake City. wo1
Action of the board in stopping finr
proposed building operations was con- 1
veyed to the 12 chairmen of the re- on
serve banks by Governor Harding in a tar
better made public which called at- tar
lennon 10 ine aiiienumt-ui ?.u iuc icu-1 - j
eral reserve act proposed by Senator j sch
Harris (democrat) of Georgia, which mis
would forbid the federal reserve board cor
'to erect any building without the ex- rat
press consent of congress. t
Governor Harding explained, how-1 pro
ever, that the action of the board tail
woujd not affect building contracts al-; in
ready let for construction by reserve PO?
banks in various districts. 1
Building operations planned but for! *
which no contracts have yet been let an(
and which will be affecied by the an1
board's instructions were outlined by
Governor Harding.
Governor Harding also made public \
a letter from Secretary Hoover to mil
the board, calling attention to the rec- sta
ommendation of the national confer-! pr
ence on unemployment that all federal aid
agencies and the federal reserve I the
board should expedite as far as pos-1 the
sible public works in an effort to pro-1 >fo
vide work. In reply to Mr. Hoover, j3 j
Governor Harding stated the reserve
bank's building program would have
to await the action of congress upon j,
the proposed regulatory legislation. ^
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De Valera Resigns. tjOI
London.?News of Eamon De Val- tur
era's decision to resign as president, a ?
of the Irish republic was received at|^0
Primo Minister T.lnvd Opnrcre's offical 1
A * ?"V ? I IU1
residence Downing street. It was con-! sig]
sidered there as a good sign in the I
sense that it indicated Mr. De Valera's
recognition that his cause was p
lost and that the supporters of the q
Anglo-Irish treaty would prevail. A I not
telegram was immediately dispatched ma
to Mr. Lloyd George at Cannes. i tor
Newberry Fight in Final Stage.
Washington.?The senate hegan its p(n
final discussion of the Newberry case. dac
precipitated by the contest of Henry rep
Ford against the seating of Senator
Truman II. Newberry of Michigan, his i
republican opponent in the 1918
elections, and was_ told by Senator
Spencer, republican. Missouri, chair-<tur
man of the senate privileges and
elections committee, that Senator? gjj,
Newberry himself would take the am(
floor Monday and defend himself sef
against the charges which involve jnp
his campaign expenditures. The subject.
under a unanimous consent
agreement, will remain continuously
before the senate until disposed or. jjg,
A vote is expected some time next par
week. j pio
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Byrnes Attacks Reserve Board. par
Washington.?An attack was made due
in the house by Representative Dvrnes
democrat, of South Carolina, on the
federal reserve board, which he said
?1 ? 1 ? rn^.t if h nn<st nf S2S-- v
IMaUKt-U IV/ - . Ul ,
000.000 an elaborate headquarters in ^Sf
New York city with a gymnasium, mei
club, auditorium and other "extrava- ]utj
gart features." , Veg
Such a building will do more to the
incite bolshevism than anything far]
else,'' Mr. Byrnes declared. jng
Another Bid Against Ford.
Washington.?Another offer for the \
private lease and operation of the ma
government's nitrate and water power eVe
properties at Muscle Shoals. Ala., was aga
received by Secretary Weeks. It was per
presented by Marion Butler, former wo,
United States senator, acting as at- cer
torney for Frederick E. Engstrum, e(j
president of the Newport Shipbuilding ai,i,
Co., of Wilmington. N. C.. and was ac- q
companied by a lengthy statement ex- the
plaining the offer in detail and com- or,i
paring the offer in detail with that (jeK
submitted by Henry Ford. ma
O.oie Enters Sweeping Denial. |
Washington. ? Sweeping denial of I ^
charges that he had shot two of his twe
men while his command, part of the tati
Twenty-ninth division, was in the ase
thick of the Argonne fighting, was trai
made before a senate investigating mu
committee by Major H. L. Opie of jan
Staunton. Va.. and nearly a dozen Qf I
men serving with his overseas. tar;
At an all day session only one voice tun
was lifted against Major Opie?the dat
voice of a shell-shocked victim of war, aut
now a patient in a Virginia hospital. neg
for the insane. I per
Steamship Company Cuts Wages.
New York.?Wage reductions of 15
per cent and upwards will be put into
effect immediately by the American e
Steamship Owners' association. Wages 1)9r
of officers. Mr. Marvin said, would bo of 3
cut 15 per cent with higher reductions def;
for some other classes of employes. 805,
These cuts were necessary, he added, by
to meet the competition with foreign T
vessels. ; ran
I was pointed out that there is and
?*-* i ! toct
no wage agreement now existing wi'v?.
j the Ocean Boatmen's union and and
the i,tea!ilfchip owners' association. ,incl
"Milt I, . ^
IK RESUMED HI
IS CONFERENCE
VERAL OF THE MOST TROUBLOUS
PROBLEMS NEARLY
SWEPT AWAY.
IINESE TARIFF AGREED ON
ial Disposition of Technical Details ?
of Naval Limitation Plans is a
Qjestion of Hours Only.
Washington.?After a five-day New
ar's breathing space the arms negotions
were resumed with an imus
that swept some of the most
ublous problems of the conference
lost to the point of decision. Upmost
among the separate discusns
which appeared to be approacha
conclusion was the controversy
ween the Japanese and Chinese w?
>r Shantung. It was indicated that thi
i conversations might end, one way cu
the other, and that the predomiing
belief was that the result | he
uld be an agreement rather than a |
il deadlock.
L final agreement also was in sightj rj
the question of a revised Chinese | [
iff. After a long argument, the
iff sub-committee came together on SE
proposal to increase China's tariff
ledules under an international comision
plan and the Far Eastern
nmittee of the whole is expected to
ify the decision.
tmong the naval experts so much Sh
igress was made with technical dels
of the naval limitation plan that
quarters it was declared final disdtion
of the subject was only a
sstion of hours.
'reparations for scrapping ships
1 replacement were numbered a ]
ong the day's agreement. jvh
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Miners' Families In Distress. [ res
Washington. ? West Virginia coal 1 dri
iers, who say their families are ad
rving, have appealed directly to! cri
isident Harding for government j wa
. Letters the miners have sent to no
i President are contradictory of wc
statement issued by Governor, 1
rgan of West Virginia, that there at<
10 starvation among the families. ly
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Hays Has Accepted Offer. w?
Jew York. ? Postmaster General f?l
I
11 Hays has signed a contract to in
ome director general of the Na-1
lal Association of the Motion Pice
Industry at a salary of $150,000 >n
ear, according to the New YorklP*.
rid. The contract, which runs for | n?
ee years, the newspaper says, was iun
tied more than a week ago.
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No Senate For Sproul. j St?
'hiladelphia. ? Governor William ; rol
Sproul announced that he would ^?d
resign to take the senatorship P
de vacant by the death of Sena-1 no
Penrose. e pa;
If I should ever endeavor to go to it
United States senate,'' said the
ernor, "I shall submit my candi- ral
y to the people of the state in the to
ular way?through yie processes
nomination and election." tec
fee
Farm Conference January 23. mc
Washington.?The national agricul- P?
al conference, suggested several Pei
's ago by President Harding to con- sei
er means of relieving distress th?
ong the farmers, was called by /In
retary Wallace to meet in Wash- ja
ton January 23.
I im
Wage Dispute Settled. ; th<
>Tew York.?Settlement of the wage wo
pute between 11 large independent fin
?er manufacturers and their em- Rol
yes was announced by a board or mc
itration named to pass on the comiies'
proposal for a 25 per cent re tion.
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Tarin is ueirimcniai. Tew
Orleans.?At a special meeting; mc
the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers wh
sociation here. 80 per cent of the of
mbership went on record in a resoon
declaring a tariff on foreign rai
;etable oils to be detrimental to m'
best interests of the southern Tb
mer and to the cottonseed produc- cai
industry. cai
American Legion Protests.
trashington. ? Departmental com- I
nders of the American Legion from tio
ry state in the union protested tar
inst the proposal of the president's fry
sonal physician. Dr. Sawyer, which sio
jld have disenrolled reserve offi- thi
s of the public health service charg- ma
with the medical treatment of dis- hei
pd men. w | in?
'he treasury department, prior to ha;
r.rotest. had prepared an executive for
er for the signature of the Presi- lin
,i. That order is now held up and to
y be presented. of
To Reopen Shoals Project.
i'ashington. ? Negotiations be- ^
en the government and represen- me
ves of Henry Ford for the purch- pel
and lease of the government's ni- dei
te and water power projects at 1
scle Shoals, Ala., will be resumed ! Ba
uary 11. J. W. Worthington, one ha<
Mr. Ford's advisers, notified Secre- det
y Weeks that the Detroit manufac- ?
?r would be here in person on that Pai
e to renew the discussion or would dui
horize his engineers to carry the 1 on<
otlations forward in the event he sur
sonally could not attend. hy
Dueln?cc Pailnr^c IncrnatJ.
few York. ? Business failures in
United States during 1921 numed
19,652 with a total indebtedness
1627,401.883 as compared with 8.881 sto
lults in 1920. involving $295,121,- at
, according to a report made public the
R. 0. Dun ft Co.
he number of failures last year
ked next to the 1915 total of 22.000 F
the indebtedness was the heav-: nor
of record. Banking suspensions 289
personal bankruptcies were not figi
uded in the figures. jVir
Judge Edward P. Pierce, of the
issachusetts Supreme Court, who
is accused of conspiring to obstruct
s administration of Justice by proring
Charles S. Hill, as master, to
ike a report contrary to the facts
had found while acting in a case.
1REI0N C. i FEDERAL RANK
iNATOR OWEN URGES ESTAB- (
LISHMENT OF BRANCH IN
ENGLAND.
ould be Linked Inseparably With
Americar? System?Outlines Plan '
of Organization.
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Washington.?The establishment of ,
European federal reserve bank, pro- 1
ling a gold-secured currency and i
ked inseparably with the American!'
jerve System from which it would ! <
iw its resources and reserves, was '
vocated by Senator Owen, demoit,
Oklahoma, as a basic move to- i
ird the restoration of stable eco- I
mic conditions throughout the '
rid. 1
to an extensive speech in the sen- 1
5, in which he dealt comprehensive- '
with post-war conditions, the Okla- <
ma senator suggested, in connection' '<
th the proposed reserve bank, the
lowing proposals for American aid 1
world rehabilitation: 1
'1 wa cKnnl/1 nnefnnno hfi
A. 1 licit *> C oiiUUiu pv/ovpuug mv |
al payment of the world's war debt; '<
the United States by extending the,'
yment over 50 years; that we should |'
t for ten years collect any amount 1
der the sinking fund. 11
'2. That in arranging the payment1
Europe's war debt to the United '
ites we should extend time to Eu- <
lie necessary to enable them to re-! <
just their affairs and regain their <
iductive power and that we should |5
t for ten years demand of them the 1
yment of interest due. but allow
to merge with the principal. 1
'3 That we should put the interest!''
te at 3 per cent on Europe's debt 1J
the United States." h
Mr. Owen at the same time submit- <
! to the senate a bill to amend the 1
leral reserve act so that establish- '
snt of the foreign banks would be '
ssible. He proposed that the Euro- 1
an bank should be owned by the rerve
system of the United States and
it from the 12 banks here it should
iw a total of J500.000.000 in gold as ]
reserve. ! i
This, he claimed, would in no way ]
pair the reserves of resources of <
? American institutions, yet it j
uld enable the foreign banks to is- f
=? $2,500,000 in notes backed up by s
Id as well as 100 per cent com- t
idity bills. I f
Many Injured in Smashup. t
Cleveland. Ohio.?Between 15 and t
persons were seriously injured, j
n probably fatally, and a score or j
ire badly shaken up and bruised f
en the first car on a double-header
a southbound Cleveland and Akron- i
nton interurban limited was deled
and went into a ditch three 1
Ies south of Bedford, near here, t
e npridont is said to have bepn i
used by a broken flange on the first \
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Cut From Railroad Revenues. I
^Tew York. ? Freight. rste reduc-1
ns on farm products made volunily
by the railroads and ordered
the interstate commerce commis- 1
n, will cut down revenuesi i
-oughout the country by aproxi- | i
tely $80,000,000. it is estimated f
re. The commission's order, call:
for a decrease of freight rates on I
y, grain, grain products and alfalfa f
trans-Mississij/ii territory, wil go t
to effect and will add 6 1-2 per cent r
the 10 per cent voluntary reduction c
rates. t
Mrs. Mitchell Palmer Dies.
Washington.?Mrs. A. Mitchell Palir,
wife of the former attorney I
leral of the United States, died sud- c
lly at her home here. v
drs. Palmer, who was Miss Roberta
rtlett Dixon, of Easton, Maryland,
J been ill for some time, but her
ith was unexpected. f
?he was married in 1898 to Mr. t
Imer, who was attorney general of C
ring the last two years of the sec- t
1 Wilson administration. She is e
in nflHitinn to Mr Palmer, t
a daughter. j f
$60,00 Worth of Candy Burned.
Vtlanta. Ga.?Fire of undetermined
gin practically destroyed the three* d
ry brick candy factory of the r
ley company here. Loss to the r
ck of the candy concern was placed v
$60,000, irrespective of damage to I
building.
$14,289 960 Tons Mined.
^a'fmont.?Coal production in the fi
them West Virginia fie'd was II "
.960 tons during 1921. acording to
ires issued by the Northern W"?f
ginia Coal Operatoii/ Association v.
CANNOT ATTACK
MERCHANT SHIPS
?r
U. 8. PROPOSAL RESTRICTING
U-BOAT WARFARE ACCEPTED
BY FRANCE.
PROHIBITION ON SUBMARINES
British Acceptance Already Given;
Tokio and Rofne Not Expected
To Fight It.
Washington. ? The American proposal
to prohibit the use of submarines
against merchant vessels, now
the predominant issue of the arms
negotiations, has been accepted in
principle by France, but her delegates
have reserved final approval
pending a discussion bf the precise
language of the declaration.
British acceptance previously has
been given and, although neither the
Italians nor the Japanese had received
final instructions there were indications
that neither Rome nor Tokio
would interpose serious objection if
the proposal received France's full
approval.
The exact nature of the French reservation
was not revealed, but the
impression was gathered in some
quarters that it might concern such
a definition of the terms of the
declaration as would make it clear
Just what conduct would be expected
from merchantmen in view of their
immunity from submarine attack.
^hould that point be raised, an interesting
and many-sided discussion
might result, for in several quarters
there has been apparent a tendency
toward the opinion that the
term "merchant ship" should be
strictly defined with express stipulations
as to whether merchantmen
ire to be permitted to arm and
whether it is to be permissible to
disguise warships as vessels of commerce.
The French delegation, however,
making known their acceptance in
principle, has emphasized that they
not only agree to the original proposal
of Elihu Root that the new
prohibition on submarine warfare
becomt effective when all nations
have agreed to it, but also to the
fhiendment of Arthur J. Balfour
which would make the prohibition
immediately effective as between the
five great powers.
At the same time the French have
accepted the additional Root declaraion
under which any submarine commander
violating the rules of international
law would be liable to trial
!or an act of conspiracy.
In regard to this also acceptances
atill are awaited from the other foreign
governments. It is possible the
lelegates' instructions will be sufficiently
complete, however, to permit
a meeting of the naval committee of
die whole.
The French acceptance was communicated
to Secretary Hughes by
\mbassador Jusserand, while the formal
proceedings of the conference
vere passing through another period
)f outward inactivity, but while developments
that touched on several
ether important issues of the Washngton
negotiations were stirring belind
the scenes.
German Flag Flies in New York.
New York.?Germany's flag reapreared
among those of other nations
vhich fly from the tall buildings of
S'ew York's financial and shipping
listricts. It was unfurled from the
same flagpole, stop No. 11, Broadway,
'rom which it was hauled down in the
spring of 1917, and marked the locaion
of the re-established consular of
ices of the new German republic.
For more than a week representaives
of Consul General Karl Lang?
emporar.v charge d'affaires of his
government in Washington-?had been
ireparing for a reopening of the ofices.
Szchenyi is Hungarian Minister.
Budapest.?Count Laszio Szechenyi
las been appointed Hungarian miniser
to the tTnited States. He now is !
n Washington Countess Szchenyi
vas formerly Gladys M. Vanderbilt,
>f New York.
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School For Soldiers Delayed.
Washington.?Action of the proposal
establishment of a vocational trainng
university for former service men
n the south may be delayed for a
veek or more, it was said at the vettrans'
bureau.
Camp Johnston, at Jacksonville,
^la.. is understood to have been given
avorahle consideration as a site for
he proposed institution, which it is
ilanned to' put into operation in one
if the former army cantonments of
he south.
Fletcher to Succeed Whltlock.
Washington. ? The nomination of
Ienry P. Fletcher, under secretary
>f state, to be ambassador to Belgium,
vas announced at the White House.
Fleet Off For Practice.
New York.?Units of the Atlantic
leet, which have their winter base at
he New York navy yard, sailed for
Juantanomo. Cuba, for their annual
arget practice maneuvers. The manuvers
this year will be limited, due
0 restrictions in the appropriations
or fuel.
King Alfonso Not Coming.
Washington.?The Spanish embassy
enied formally that King Alfonso
dans a visit to the western hemls-here
which, according to reports,
. as to have included a tour of the
'nited States. ,
Canada to Mint Nickel.
Ottawa. Canada is to have a new
' eecn' piece, similar to the Ameri- n
*?irl;el. The o'd coin has beeg
ri;|f>ed h-ca'i'o of its resemblance
1 s;^o t- a dime. Minting of the
?w c 'in will he started this week.
IRISH TREATY IS
RATIFIED 8! Dill
ACTION OF THE DELEGATION A1
LONDON IS APPROVED BY
CLOSE VOTE.
OAY-QF INTENSE EXCITEMEN1
I
The Future Control of the Irish Re
publican Party Continues to be
Subject of Speculation.
\
Dublin. ? The treaty creating th<
Irish Free State was ratified by th<
Dail Eireann. By a majority of sevei
votes, 64 to 57, the Dail gave its ap
proVal to the document signed by iti
delegates at London.
Coincidentally, Eamonn de Valen
announced his resignation from th<
presidency of the Irish republic.
The news was received with th<
greatest enthusiasm, and the patien
crowds, which had waited for hour
outside the university building, in an
ticipation of a decision, burst int(
cheering, even before the official fig
ures were announced.
Ratification of the treaty came aftei
a day of intense excitement and heatec
controversy. Although the result wai
as had been expected, the majority ii
favor of the agreement was greate
than had been counted on almost uj
to the last minute.
A tense, strained silence prevaile<
while the vote was being taken, am
a gasp of relief went up from the sup
porters of the treaty when the resul
was announced. A dramatic scene en
sued, when de Valera stood up and ii
a broken voice, which vibrated witl
emotion, declared that "the republic'
must be carried on.
After voting ratification of th<
treaty the Dail Eireann adjourned un
til Monday. Before adjournment wai
taken Eamonn de Valera, having an
nounced his resignation from the pres
idency, asked that the members as
sociated with him should meet hin
at the Mansion House.
Michael Collins protested agains
the calling of such a partisan gather
ing, whereupon Mr. de Valera rose t<
insist on it, but broke down and re
sumed his seat amid hearty applause
The situation at the adjournment o
the Dail appeared to remain chaotic
The Dail will meet on Monday anc
there is no disposition revealed by d<
Valera and his followers to abandoi
the factional struggle.
TVio future rnntrnl of the Irish re
nublican army is the subject of anx
ious comment and speculation, a*
Charles Burgess, who strongly op
posed the treaty, is the minister o!
defense.
So far as the the public is concern
ed. Dublin seems delighted over rati
flcation. Arthur Griffith and his col
leagues on emerging from the parjia
ment were wildly cheered and the citj
waB in jubilant spirits.
Churchmen Drink Varinsh.
Grand Rapids. Mich.?Ten elders ol
the Seventh Reformed Church hert
were poisoned when they drank var
nish that had been poured into a com
munion cup in the belief that it was
sacramental wine. Two of the elders
were 3aid to be in a critical coadi
tion.
The church had been repaired ani
in the storeroom where the sacra
mental wine is kept in a Jug several
jugs of varnish used in the re-dec
orating had been stored. One of the
officials of the church is said to have
mistaken the varnfch for wine when
he filled the communion cup during
the church service.
Pepper to Succeed Penrose.
Philadelphia.?Appointment of Geo
Wharton Peeper, of Philadelphia, as
United States senator to succeed the
late Boise Penrose, is expected to
come from Governor Sp^oul unless a
last minute change is decided upon
Three Killed In Collision.
Wchfta Kas.?Thr persons were
M'lcd and oi? n-o'^blv fatallv iniu'-^d
as t*e result of an auf1 mobile
co'lision bp~e. A ??ven months-old
holv- v-.is hurled 100 feet, but was uninjured.
Forestry Congress to Meet.
Jackson. Miss.?Moans of promoting
the interests of the forestry in the
South, taxation of timbered and cutover
lands, forest fire protection, will
take the foreground at the fourth Southern
Forestry Congress, to meet here
February G, 7 and 8, It was learned.
A number of well informed speakers
have been asked to outline the needs
for the best protection of forestry in
the South. Their talks, branching from
the usual technical angle, will be pre
sented in simple and brief manner.
Prisoners Escape Through Sewer.
Frankfort, Kv.?Eight of the most
desperate prisoners in the Kentucky
state reformatory, including one who
was serving a life term fo# murder,
escaped from the main prison through
a sewer. Seven of the men got outside
the walls, but were recaptured
within an hour, and the eighth was
found two hours later hiding in the
shirt factory.
The delivery was planned by George
Miller, of Covington, Ky., serving five
years for robbery.
Griffith to Head New Government.
Dublin.?It was freely predicted that
Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn
Fein end "vioe-nresident of the Irish
Republic." will be the first head of
the new government of the Irish Free
State. His title will probably be
president of the cabinet.
Griffith is known as one of the cleverest
writers of political pamphlets in
Ireland, lie spent considerable time
in jail for his activities against the
British in Irealnd.
In appearance Griffith is of low
-stature, with a thick black moustache.
MEETING FOR EVERT COIIN1V
Committee Outlines Plans For Statewide
Organization and Work
To "3e Done.
Columbia.?Decision to call meetings
in every county in the state to
get the tax program of the state of
South Carolina taxpayers' conference
before the people and the appointment
of various sub-committees to work for
I the tax program were tbe more important
actions reached by the executive
committee of the South Carolina
taxpayers' conference here. This
- committee was chosen at the statewide
tax meeting here December 14.
Need for immediate action being apparent,
the executive committee decided
to hold meetings in each county
in the state, and with that in view
3 directed each member of the state
3 executive committee to appoint a
1 chairman of tbe counties in his dis'*
trict, who will be expected to arrange
3 for and hold the meeting, at which
meeting some one will explain .jto the
1 taxpayers the program for their ap
proval.
The program,, wh'ich will be pro3
posed to tlje legislature will sugt
gest ways and mean^ by which the
' state property tax may be reduced
fnAi 40 to 50 per cent, and at the
) same time equalize the burden of
; taxation, so that the tax burden on
property will be gradually reduced,
r Acting under instructions from the
1 Taxpayers' association, the executive
i committee is prepared to suggest to
J the. taxpayers the following program
r for new sources of revenue: Gaso?
line tax, $600,000; occupation tax,
$350,000; inheritance tax, $250,000; in1
crease in the corporation license tax,
i $250,000; increase in the public ser
vice corporation franchise tax, $300,t
000; income tax, $1,000,000, and luxy
ury tax, $150,000. If the general asi
sembly will enact the above tax laws,
i it will produce approximately $2,900,'
000, the committee says.
The gasoline tax will be applied to
i road maintenance and will take the
- place of the two mill property tax for
3 roads. The occupation tax will be
- placed on occupations and professions
- not otherwise taxed, such, for in
stance, as brokers, etc. A graduated
i inheritance tax, the details of which
will be worked out by the legislature,
t will raise considerable revenue. An
increase in the corporation license
) tax from one to two mills was recom
mended, and also an increase in the
. public service corporation franchise
f tax from three to five mills. The
. committee favors a luxury tax.
' In studying the tax situation, the
5 committee is convinced that one of
1 the causes of complaint is due to the
fact that the people themselves have
voted special levies for local pur
poses, which, in many instances, far
5 exceed the amount necessary for state
' purposes. Therefore, ttfe committee
' earnstly recommended most rigid
economy in county expenditures.
Methods to Destroy Boll Weevil.
Greenwood.?An entirely new methr
od of ridding cotton of bol weevils has
been proposed by a planter of this
section. The plan has few complications,
one merely feeds the weevils
f to the pheasants. Of course, the
5 weevils and the pheasants must be
' brought together so that the latter
' may consume the former, but that is
' a mere detail, the originator of the
' scheme declares.
Using pheasants to rid cotton of
boll weevils is not a mere idle dream.
' A practical farmer, a planter who
knows how to turn the undeveloped
' resources of a farm into profit, has
' proposed the new scheme. He is Eu*
> gene Barmore, who. with his brother,
! R. L. Barmore, operates one of the
i most diversified and profitable! plan!
tations in this section. Their plantation
is situated between Donalds and
Ware Shoals.
English ringneck pheasants have
been raised at a profit by Mr. Bar1
more for several years. The birds are
! easily raised and demand fancy prices
1 as breeding stock, he says. The birds
are ravenously fond of boll weevils
and will keep a cotton field clear of
the pests. By clipping the last joint
of one wing, the birds are prevented 1
1 from flying and may be kept in any
field enclosed with woven wire, according
to Mr. Barmore. They do not
eat crops and both cotton and pheasants
may be grown at a profit on the
same land, the planter declares. '
Bridge at Florence Competed.
Florence. ? Supervisor Phillips announced
that the iron bridge over ]
Jeffreys creek on the concrete road- (
way between Timmonsville and Flor- |
ence has been completed and that the <
road is now open for travel. The only i
point at which a detour must be made 1
is at I^ake Swamp, where a new i
bridge is being built. The road has 1
been competed to within one mile 1
of Timmonsville and travelers now I
have the advantage of hard surfaced 1
maris fnr a distance of nine miles. i
Farmer Killed by Accident.
Relton?A distressing accident happened
on the Pepper place, two miles }
west of here, which resulted later in i
the death of Charles F. Taylor, It
seems Mr. Taylor was demonstrating 3
a stump-pulling machine when the v
lever broke and struck him in the ?
head, crushing his skull. He was ?
brought to Belton at once, where doc- v
tors, after examing him, rushed him fc
to the Anderson hospital. Shortly af- t
ter his arrival there he died, having a
been unconscious from the time of the v
accident. t
Funds For Fort Mill Road.
Fort Mill.?Col. Thomas B. Spratt,
who is chairman of Fort Mill town- v
ship highway commission, has an- C
nounced that he has secured from the (
county commissiopefs an appropria- C
tion of $20,000 to supplement the h
funds already secured for the purpose 0
of building standard highways c
through Fort Mill township. With ^
an additional appropriation hitherto t
made of JlO.Oop and a bond issue of h
*7." ooo there will be available $105,000 53
"or road purposes and improvements, Ij
ncluding an 18-foot asphalt road. -
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baptists plan
fob commit
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY BOARD
AND GENERAL BOARD HOLD
GOOD MEEETINQ
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED
Budget For 192^ is Worked Out or?
a Basis of About Three-Quarters
of a Million Dollars.
The Baptist general board and the
executive board of the Woman's Missoniary
union continued their session
for two days at Columbia. The main
feature of interest at the meeting of
the general board was the matter of
co-operation between the home mission
board in Atlanta and this state.
Dr C. W. Daniel and Dr. J. F. Purser,
representing the home mission board,
talked upon this subject and a full
discussion was had.
The Baptist budget for this year
was worked out on a basis of about
three-quarters of a million dollars.
Each of the four commissions composing
the general board, the missions,
education, Sunday school and benevolence,
made recommendations for its
particular work for the year, all of
which was adopted by the general
board. The Rev. A. L. Pickens, of
Easley, was elected rural field secretary
in the place of J. L. Corzine, who
leaves for Greenville January 15.
The executive committee was appointed
as follow^: Dr John E. White
of Anderson, Chairman; Dr. T. C.
Skinner, J. J. Lawton of Hartsville,
the Rev. S. P. Hair of Fountain Inn
the Rev. George P. White of Darling-,
ton, D. M. Dew of Latta, the Rev. E.
S. Reaves of Union, I. H. Hunt of Newberry,
Dr. W. J. McGlotblin of Greenville.
*
A committee of five was appointed
to make a thorough survey of the
state in regard to mission work and
to report at the next meeting of the
board The committee is as follows:
The Rev. W. C. Allen of Dillon,- Dr.
J. E. White of Anderson, the Rev. R.
C. Granberry of Gaffney, the Rev. J. *
E. Bailey of Charleston. Dr. T. C.
Skinner of Columbia, Dr. W. T. Derieux
of Columbia will co-operate with
this committee.
The Woman's Missionary union discussed
plans for the year's work and
appointed committees to make plan9
for the Baptist assembly in Greenville
in the summer and also to attend
the inter-racial conference which
will be held in Columbia January 1920.
This last committee is as follows:
Mrs. J. D. Chapman df Anderson. Mrs.
Edwin Carpenter of Florence. Mrs. W.
J. Hatcher of Johnstop, Mrs. G. E.
Davis of Orangeburg, Mrs. T. B. Clarkson
of Gaffney, Miss Bessie Major of
Anderson, Mrs. J. S. Harris of Troy,
Mrs. C. D. Bobo of Laurens, Mrs. T. T. '
Hyde of Charleston, Mrs. E. W. Masters
of Anderson and Mrs. W. L. Griggs ,
of North.
Plan $3,000,000 Road Bonds.
Laurens.?At the regular monthly ,
meeting and banquet of the Laurens
Business league last week, the proposed
plan to raise $3.000.d00 for roads
by bond issue and other measues was
discussed, the subject having been introduced
for the purpose of giving the ?
plan indorsement. However, after the
diderable talk it was suggested that R.
Goodwyn Rhett of Charleston be invited
to the next meeting to explain in *
detail the full import of (he scheme.
The league had as its specially invited
guests for the meeting Representatives
C. D. Nance. C. M. Babb and
T. A. Willis of the Laurens delegation
to the legislature and it is the inten- .
tion to have the entire delegation present
when Mr. Rhett comes.
Laurens Sells Bonds. ^
Laurens.?City council has sold two
hond issues amounting to $55,000 for
98 1-4. the proceeds of which are to
be used in sewerage extension and
street improvements. The bond? were
bought by a Cincinnati firm, through ?
A. H. Montieth of Columbia. The
bonds were authorized in an election
held several months ago. One Issue
was for $20,000 and the other for $35,-, .
900. , * |
Florence Invites State Legion.
Florence.?The Fred H Sexton I'ost
No. 1 of the American Legion at its j
recent meeting decided to invite the J
state convention of the American Le- J
jion to hold its fal meeting in For- J
?nce. Should the invation be accepted
It is expected that at east 200 ex-ser- H
. ice men will spend at least two days
n Florence as delegates, during which
:inie they will be entertained in the
lomes of citizens. All of the local or- 1
ranizations are co-operating with the ?
ocnl post and it is hoped that the . J
nvitation will ,be accepted. B
Boy Dies From Wounds. * I
Greenwood.?From wounds received I
vhen he was accidentally shot while a
abbit hunting the day after Christ- 0
nas, Wesley Perry Vaughan, a 16- * I
ear-old boy of Ninety-Six, died last ?
veek at his home. Death was due to
:angrene. Young Vaughan was accl- ffl
lentally shot by Wade Elkins. with I
vhom he was hunting. As Elkins B
landed him a gun .a shell exploded. 3|
he load passing through his right leg? I
nd entering the left leg. The wound M
k-as believed not to be serjous at the &
ime but became infected. fl
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Sells Aiken Calf in Chicago. is
Aiken.?Of interest to Aiken and fl
icmity is the announcement from fl
'hicago that the first bull calf of fl
'onvers Woolsey's herd bull. Prince fl
'harming, sold at the top price for fl
ulls at the recent international sale
f polled Herefords in Chic .so. The fl
alf was purchased by T. W. H^rrorf" fl
k Son of Ohio, and will ho used uy ??
hem as herd hull in this the oldest 9g|
erd in Ohio. An aunt of Mr. Woolev's
bull. Prince Charming, namel/f |M
,illie Stanway. recently won grand JM
hampion female. ? Bj
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