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[ue?4aj> f^ptember 13, 1927
i/nsolved
Last June^ShVjjjff Sam Willis, of
Greenville, was rtiurdered just as tyc
orrtered his garage about midnight
The crime naturplly excited consider
enable attention. ^Detectives were
Hut on the case, and they gave to the
public quite a surprise when they ac
cused the widow of the slain offico
and his war-tiihe comrade and inti
mate friend, Deputy Sheriff Town
send, with the crime. They were ac
cordingly arrested, and later releasee
upon bond. All of the evidence a
gainst* them was purely circumstan
t'al. They went to trial at the pre
swnt term of the Greenville court, and
nearly three weeks was devoted to
hiring: teatimony. A striking fea
ture in this case was the persister.'.
protections of the innocence of th;
defendants by their relatives on botr
skies. Bond for Mrs. Willis was fur
nished by three of her sisters-in-law
and brother-in-law. They stood b>
hw during the harrowing ordea!
through which she went. Mrs. Willi
was sure she would be vindicated
and so was the deputy. Those who
followed the proceedings of this cas" 1
evidently were impressed with tin
lack of evidence to convict' them o.
the part of the state. Able attorn
.eys were engiajged on each side. Per
haps more than a hundred witness*1
were examined.
Finally the celebrated case reache.!
the jury Thursday afternoon an I
within a very short time they render
ed a verdict of not guilty. Thus
ended one of the most unusual case>
ever tried in South ? Carolina. And
with all the time ami money expend
ed, the solution of the mystery as to
who muroderd the efficient and pop
ular officer is not arrived at but it
left more difficult than it was before
the trial of the two defendants. Tht
State made out a rather woatk case,
and to the average laymen there ap
peared to be hardly sufficient evi
dence to go to trial, yet such a crime
should be thoroughly investigated
and if possible the guilty party or
parties should be punished. . .
TAX LAWS SHOULD BE SIMPLI
FIED
A demand that Congress redraft the
law of 1926 in the interest of simpli
fication, will be presented to the
House Ways and Means Committee by
representatives of the National Asso
ciation of Manufjaoturei-s, National
Lumber Association, National Petro
leum, National CoaV Association, Na
tional Boot and Shoe Manufacturers
Association, the American Mining
Congress and American Cotton Manu
facturers Association.
It is pointed out that the taxpay
er is required to take oath to his in
come tax return, therefore he is en
titled to have the substantive provis
ions of the act atMed in simple, clear
and understandable language.
The new law should contain a clear
definition of persons, individual, cor
poration, partnership, trust, etc. who
are called upon ta^d expected to make
returns and pay tax. A clear state
ment of allowable deductions is a ne
cessity.
Tax authorities allow as deductible
expenses, contributions made by cor
porations for hospital facilties, recre
fjM^centers and reearch work when
t.*^ activities are carried on umler
jufisdictinn of the company, or by the
' municipality and paid for by the com
pany in its local twees. However, if
the corporation finds it cheaper ivnd?
better policy to contribute to the
maintenance of a local private hospi
tal or other eleemosynary institutions,
or to research activities of a business
college, such expenditures are not per
mitted as allowpiible deductions.
The committee declared it appears
that business corporations might rea
sonably bo presumed to bo conducting
tholr butrinens for the ptrofit and ad
vancement of their stockhoklers, and
that their judgment should not be ov
erruled to expenditures for public
ov semi-public purposes. It seemed
to the committee members to be un
^wlse to permit the possible prejudice
v of ia tax auditor to overrido the con
sidered judgmentof a board of direc
'?4ors of a business corporation in mat
: tws of this kind.
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A WONDERFUL COUNTRY,
Electric light i? displacing kero
\'?ene in the country arxl rhr In the
cities, yet ithe consumption of neither
oil nor gas ha* decreased. .On the
| contrary, more gias and oil areused
I than at any other time. Now use! for
itm have haen> found, and usee for
eotricity besides for light are con
ItiuiHy being developed. The use of
tti ' riclty for power and heat has
juit begun* - v '* *
There is no limit in sight to the ex
; . .V '
pans km of the electric business, for
population is continually increasing
and wealth is accumulating. But the
creation of thie business out of noth
ing is but one manifestation of that
stupendous miracle which is another
name for 'America.
During the time in which the elec
tric industry hais been developed, the
automobile business has become one
of the largest in tii^ country, the ra
dio itas hundreds of millions invested
in production of receiving instruments
the people have money to buy and
maintain those things c " ' the money
they have paid to the >ducers has
gone in wages to huncl.c.is of thous
ands of workmen and to dividends on
hundreds of millions, if not b'llioiw, of
accumulated capital. . *
Thai is what electricity is doin^ for
this nation.
NATION'S CAPITAL MOST BEAU
TIFUL CITY
The wonder city that will be Wash
ington in. years to corno is pictured in '
plans of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission which :all
for an expediture of many millions of
dollars for new plazas, parks, high- 1
ways, recreational centers, airways.!
inner and outer boulevards, r.trcets,
monuments, public build'r.gs. (> .-.id
iums, underground garages, street
widening and other improved Irarf
portation facilities.
Tentative plans provide uitimat 1 /
for the addition to Washington's ^23
miles of beautiful, shady asphalt
streets of several hundred miles o.'
new thorughfares in the District o.1'
C-olumbia and adjacent territory
Maryland wnd Virginia.
In respect to street improvemers .
the District of Columbia is only no\.'
beginning to come into its own agai: .
Seventy-one streets are being im rov
ed with asphalt this summer, and sev
eral additional concrete and other
type streets are to be resurfaced with
nsphalt.
Government ownership really mean ?
politioal ownership. When it is put
that way, it doesn't sound so goo-.l.
Be sure your matches and cigar
ettes stubs are not alight. whei.
thrown away. Carelessness oaurc
millions of dollars fire loss r,nnua!ly.
BACK TO SCHOOL
It is school time again. In the eav
ly morning the children may be seen
in troops with animated facos and i ~
high glee stepping lively in their on
ward march to school. In the after
noon they are seen again as their
footsteps turn homeward with zer.i
and quickened step, for a period c'
nine months, barring off days an
holidays, that is the inspiring sigh,
whi&h meets the gaze of the interest
ed beholder, rnd heMs led to do some
thinking about it.
Conditions are not now as they used
to be. Fair back in the years gone by
things were different. There was a
'time when school was a private mat
ter. The individuals of the commun
ity assumed responsibility for the ed
ucation of their children? that is, a
group of them did. Schools were
maintained by tuitoin fees and those
who sent their children to school had
to pay the bill, so much per month or
week for each child. Those who did
not have interest ^onough in their
children to 'pay for their education
were privileged to keep them out of
school. The result was that the vast
ly larger proprotion wero out of
school, and it might be said that edu
cation was at that time a class dis
tinction.
But, ae time passed, people learned
to have a different view about the
matter ? 'that is, some of them did.
They believed that it was not for tho
best interest of the state and its cit
izens to leave the education of the
children to chnnce. Taxes were pro
vided to aid in financing the schools
and tho opportunity wa? given to
those unable to pay to go for a few
wtoks, or months, at least. Then
with the passing of l!mo the interest
in education grow apace, until now we
believe that all children should be in
school for the full term. We believe
that, but we do not 4'et have it quite
that way. The discordant note in our
educational system now is, that,
while we have the facilities, we do
not have the full attendance that
should be required after the taxpay
ers have provided the means for op
erating the schools. They nre not
getting all they nre paying for. They
are paying for the elementary edu
cation of ?11 the children and a large
proportion are not gelling the benefit :
of what has beeen prttvkled for them. I
Who in fcoinpr to correct the injustice
thrt i? h^inflr done \o the taxphyern
?nd the children ? -
Our legislature too should wako up
and stiffen their backbone and got this
matter correoted without further de
lay. If?t every child in the state bo
in the groups that hire taking advan
tage of the opportunity provided for
tbeir intellectual development. It
has been made a state matter, let tho
fttate do its work properly. ? The Ker
shaw Km.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Sunday, September 18th, 1927
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SUBJECT: How to Prevent Divis
ions.
Lesson Text: 1 King 12:1-24.
Golden Text: Pride Goeth before
destruction, and a haughty spti.it be
fore a fall. Prov. 16:18.
A well known writer has said: "In
general, pride is at the bottom of all
' ffi^eat mistakes." We have it very
forcibly presented in the lesson far
today. In a previous lesson we saw
'Solomon in all his glory, and were
impressed with his hunibldriess of spi
rit. He asked for wisdom, and thus
pleased the Lord. His beautiful and
impressive prayer could but inspire
confidence in him. But liko his fath
e- and grandfather, he made a ser
ious mistake. He at last turned from
the Lord. The result was that his
people were ready fto rebel. 11c had
a wonderful opportunity to learn by
experience a wholesome le6son, but he
failed to do it. He who will learn
fiom the experience may be saved
much trouble; he who is too proud
to listen to the advice of those who
have had experience may suffer harm.
Two children are standing near a ra
diiaitcn*. One who says, "do not touch
that radiator, it is hot; if j^ou touch it
you will burn your fingers." One
child disregarding this admonition
puts his hand on the i-adiator, and
learns it is| hot, but is burned in the !
piocess. The other child, wiser than
he, heeds the word of his elder and
accepts the fact thiait the radiator is
hot without getting burned. '
A young woman warned by her
mother that if she went out in her
party clothes without overshoes and
warps she would become ill, disre
garded the warning, left and over
heated room, and went into the incle
ment night scantily clad. She caught
a cold, which resulted in a lingering
illness and death.
The people of Israel had been gov
erned with a merciless hand, and be
gan to complain, until finally their
complaint cvmounted to a demand for
relief. You should read the entire
chapter from which this lesson is tak
en. There is so much of human na
ture in it. "To your tents, O Israel,"
wore never to be forgotten words. Je
roboam, representing the depressed
children of Israel, and who was the
first 'labor leader', wont to Rehoboam
with a demfcitnd tthat the burdens he
and the poeple Whom he represented
be. made lighter. The taxes of the
country were made too high; tho peo
ple were staggering under the burden.
Had Re hoboam been wise, had he fol
lowed the counsel of the old men, ho
would have been king over ajl Israel,
but he had been having a hilarious
time with the young men, umd listen
ed to them, and thus brought disas
ter upon himself. His folly is an out
standing incident of this lesson. He
insrtucted Jeroboam and his delegat
ion to return in three days and he
would then give him his answer. It
was during this time that he consult
ed the old men, and was advised to
heed their request land grant them
relief. The old men naid to him: "If
thou wilt be a servant unto this peo
ple. this day, and wilt serve them,
arid speak good words to them, then
they will be thy servants forever."
The young men, however, gave en
tirely different advi?e. They told Re
hoboam to say to them: "Thus shalt
thou say unto them, My little finger
shall be thicker th|:in my father's loins.
And now whereais my father lead you
with a heavy yoke, I will add to your
yoke; my father hath chastisod you
with whips, but I will chastise you
with scorpions." With this decision
there was only one avenue left open
to Jeroboam and he sought that to the
regret Rehoboam.
"What the weak head with fftring
ent bins rules,
Is Pride, the never-failing viec of
fools."
Ten tribes revolted and established
the northern kingdom, with Jerobo
am as king. lie who will not take the
advice of those who }<now will be o
biged to j)ay the penalty
Well, if you want good advice
where will you get it? God will ad
vise those who wish Him to. Sup
pose yCtu turn to Micah 6:8 and copy
on a card the words found there, and
look at it quite frequently for the
purpose of practicing its sentiment,
and see if it does not steer you clear
of many of the breakers of life. "He
hnth shewed me, man, what is Kood;
and what doth the I/ord require of
thee, but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with thy
God?"
Idolatry led Solomon to hi ; "??
Aro you safe from idolatry? How of
ten you find men who have hecomo
no absorbed In buaineas that they aro
not found at their accustomed place*
of worship? They hlavo becomo idol
ater*.
There in a turning point in life. We
all, like King Rehoboam, come to tho
turning point* - -place* where the way
of life parta before u*, and eternftl
.destinies depend on the choice we
make, whether we choose God or the
world, Christ or self; to do right and
bo true in the hour of temptatiop, or
to walk in the brilliant and ia/ttraictive
way of sin that leads to death. And
usually we do not realize the impor
tance of the crieis, out only know
wh&t is right or wrong. To decide
aright is to gain a kingdom; to de
cide wrong is to lose it. The only
way to be ready for the great chok>M
is to choose wisely in small affairs.
Be patient in little trials, and you will
be patient under great provocation.
Be faithful in little duties, and yoi
wilf be faithful in great emergencies.
PROFITS GO TO MASSES
The real capitalists of this country
? the people who-Eupply the bulk oJ
the money needed for new industria
enterpriser ? are not the people of im
mense wealth, but the givat middl
cte?s, those who work in offices
stores and factories. A recent inves
tigation shows that more than 1,383
000 customers have invested in secuv
ities of power and light companies i
the last 12 years.
Customer and employe owenrBhip of
our public utility and industrial cor
porations is bringin about true pub
lic ownership in this country. And it
ia public ownership by which the pro
fits laccruing from public service and
1 business go to the mass of the peo
ple, and not to the politicians.
"You can't ^build a com:nunit\
wealth with is mudsills laid on land
less, homeless farmers. ? Dr. E. C.
Branson, University of North Caro
lina.
Scholarship in Lancaster and Ker
shaw Counties
Announcement has been made by
the state board of education of its
award of scholarships in the state
colleges. We give only those from
Lancaster and Kershaw counties:
Winthrop College ? Kershaw Coun
ty, Lillian Gay. Holdover, Jumelle
Haile. Lancaster County, holdovers,
Grace Rollings, Cooper Davis.
University ? Kershaw county, Jas.
Riley Gettys. Lancaster county,
Sumuel J. Faile.
Clcmson College ? Kershaw County,
Claudis Elmer Watts, Thomas Earle
Smith.
The Citadel ? Lancaster, Brodie
I'rigman.
The foregoing list may not be com
pltte, but these names are all that we
have at this time. ? Kershaw Era.
TO HOLDERS OK
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN
4; PER CENT BONDS
EXCHANGE OFFERING OF NEW
TREASURY NOTES
Second I.iberly I/inn bonds have been called
for payment on November 16th next, and no
interest will be paid after that date
Notice is given of a new offering of United
States Treasury notes, in exchange for Second
l.ilierty lxmn Converted 4 per cent bonds
The new note# will be dated September 16, 1927.
and will bear interest from thai date nt the rate
of 3 H per cent. Tlie notes will mature in five
years but nuiy be called for redemption after
three years.
Interest on Second Liberty l.oan Converted
4 H per cent bonds surrendered and aooepted in
?I'-liarga will be pnid to November 15, 11)27
Tl o price of t ho new issue of notes, is 100 Vi- Hold
er* surrendering Second Liberty I*oan Convert
e<l 4 ! i per cent bonds in exchange will receive, at
the time of delivery of the new notes, interest
, on such Second liberty Loan Converted 4 M per
ecnt bonds from May 15, 1927, to November 15.
19.7, less the premium on the new notes issued.
Holders of Second liberty Loan Converter!
4 U per oent bonds who desire to take advantrvgn
of this opportunity to obtain Treasury notes of
the new issue, should arrange with their bank
for such exchange at the earliest possible date,
as this offer will remain open only for a limited
period after September 16th
Kurther information may be obtained from
banks or trust oompanle*. or from any Federal
Reserve Bank
A. W. MELLON,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington, D. C.t September 6, 1927.
W. (). W. MEETING
Live Oak Camp, No. 49, W. 0. W.,
Tfiects the last Thursday evening in
each month at 8 p. m. Visiting sov
ereign^ cordially welcomed.
U. N. MYERS, C. C.
;. E. WEBSTER, Clerk."
NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that on Sat
urday, Soptember 17th, 1927
/clock A. M., I will make to the Pro
Sate Court for Kershaw County my
'innl return as Committee for Re
oecca H. Miekle and will apply on
^aid dite for final discharge a?
Committee.
SARAH B. MICKLE.
August 15, 1927.
NOTICE
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>pply to 904 Campbell Ave PrW.es
reasonable.
WANTED ? Any lot owners in l)u
Rose Park who would like to dis
pose of their property are requested
to 8'-" me at my place of business,
the Singer Sewing Machlno head
quarters, R. A. PURSER.
COAL? Snvo money by letting ur put
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