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GUNMEN KILL BACH OTHER. I*?Hm Believe Row Started Over Division of Loot. Detroit, Oct. 31.?"Jimmy" Cunniffc notorious Eastern bandit killer, met death today at the hauds of an assoflat? during a savade brawl, which It cfcist the lives of three other persons and resulted in the wounding of two V';- -lore. OnriniflTe, wanted in connection with the recent slaving of John Ens, Elisabeth (N. J.) mail truck driver, Krank K. Kearney, and the IftteHf son Robert, of New Brunswic^, N> J-, was shot down by a man known here as William Olsen, reputed bank robber, during what police believed was a division of loot of the recent holdups bora. Police, who rushed to the rooms in a fashionable apartment house here, .where the shooting occurred, were engaged in a pistol battle by (Msen,*who killed Patrolman Ernest Jones and wounded Ephraim Kumcour, another officer, and Earl Burns, a resident of the apartment house "before being shot to death himself by Ramcour. Cunnifiv and an unidentified woman ' oompanion -wereftmnd dead" 1rr theapartment when the wounded policemen gained entrance. He had been shot a half dozen times and the woman was similarly wounded. Olsen, police said, apparently had emptied bis gun at Cunniffe and reloaded it ' before killing the woman. " The room bore evidence of a terrific struggle. Approximately $10,000 in currency, believed by police to have been loot obtained in a series of Detroit bank robberies, was strewn over the floor. A table on which a champagne supper ha?. been set out was 'yv' if .overturned. Police tonight communicated with Eastern authorities in an endeavor to v establish the identity of Olsen. It was at fust thought he was "Bum" Rodger*, notorious Eastern criminal aud associate of <Cunniffe. but his measurements failed to correspond with those of Rodgers on file at 'police headquarters here. , ? ... Police believe, however, that Olsen ' was an accomplice in the hJcw Jersey i> killings. The two men with the slain-Br,;--. woman came here shortly after the New Jersey killings and $150,000 mail - * robbery at Elizabeth in which Cunniffe was accused of participating. Shortly after their arrival a half dozen daring holdups wtre staged here and police believe the dead men par ticipated in them. * A complete description of Olsen and the dead woman were sent to Eastern officials today. THE COTTON SITUATION. Eight Regional Meeting** to Iliaeu** Important i'robienu. Clemton College, Nov. 2.?To the end that the pressing problems of the prcse'ht cotton situation may be dUcussed and important information and suggestions made, the South Carolina Hankers Association and the Extension Service of CI em son College cooperating, will hold eight regional meetings in South Carolina, November 10 to 18, inclusive, at which two or three prominent speakers will present the outstanding features of the matter. The eight /neetings ure to be held , at Anderson, November 10, Union, November 11, Rock Hill, November 12, Cheraw, November 13, Ridge Springs,1 November 15, Orangeburg, November 10, Marion, November 17, Allendale, November 18. Speakers who will make addresses at these meetings include James E. l'eurifoy, of the Intermediate Credit Hank, A.'K. I?ever, who was Chairman of the Resolution Committee of the Memphis Cotton Conference, and J. A. Evans, cotton Specialist of the United States Department of Agriculture. ?Not only farmers, but bankers, merchants, and South Carolinians in general, are vitally concerned in some satisfactory solution of thd' present! cotton problems and a firmer establishment of a self-sustaining agriculture in this state. It is hoped, therefore, that, there will.be large attendance at all of these meetings.' Miss Thompson Remembers Church. The will of Miss Charlotte M. Thompson, who died some weeks ago, hits been filed. Seven thousand dollars is left to the Catholic Diocese of Charleston to be used for general diocesan purposes. One*- thousand is left to St. Mary's church, of Camden. It will be recalled that Miss Thompsyn built St. Mary's church. So far as known no other of Miss Thompson's last benefactions were concerned with local institutions. Will Sell at Fair. ??????? * The County Council of Farm Written of Kershaw County will have a stand at the County Fair Grounds and sell sandwiches, drinks, etc., for the henefll of the Boys' and Girls' Annual Camp. The proceeds will be used to get permanent' equipment. Your patronage will be appreciated. .'.urnm- i .nil !) Ml . i 1 THB TAX COMMISSION. Appropriation* Increase From $12,(09 For 1918 to $220,946.40. (South Carolina Gazette.) Beginning eight years ago, in 191$, with a modest appropriation of $12,'500, the South Carolina Tax Commission has enjoyed a most prodigious growth?so far 8s appropriations are concerned *>F the present year,] the Tax Commission's expendi-j tures, according to the amount appro-] printed, will be $220,946.40. T?he enormous increase in the expenditures of the Tax Commission was not, however, achieved in one year. The increase in appropriations?from $12,500 in 1918 to $220,946.40 in 1926? has heen steadily achieved through the intervening years The figures afford ah interesting study. During the nine years the Tax Commission has been in exisence it has cost the taxpayers of South Carolina a total of $955,164.80?or nearly one million dollars?in moneys directly appropriated by-the legislature, But this is not all of the story. In addition, in 1922, the sum of $25,000 appropriated out of revenues derived from the income tax "for the purpose of -enforcing the income tax law," (Item "36, Appropriation Act 1922). In 1928 a sum not exceedipg $75,000 was appropriated out of the revenue derived from the special taiC law "for the purpose of administering, and enforcing the revenueiieense law. of 1923. (Sec. 75, Appropriation Act 1923)). And in 1925 the sum of $25,000 was appropriated out of the in- ( come tax fund for "administration and enforcement." (Section 89, Ap-1 pfopnation Act' 1925). This additional $125,000 will run the total cost of the Tax Coqnmission to considerably more than a million dollars. The cost of maintaining the Tax Commission for the present year is $71,456.55 more than the cost of main-! taining the offices of the Governor,' the Secretary of State, the Comptroller General, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the Adjutant and Inspector General combined. It is $86,715.40 more than the $134,231.00 which was the total of the expense of the legislatlvV department for 1926. The State penitentiary is operated for the present year at a cost of $149,000. The Tax Commis-J sion will cost this year $71,546.40. more than this sum Win'throp College, with its appropriation of $475^747.39, is costing the taxpayer? approximately only about twice ? much as the Tax Commission, the expense of which amounts to almost ?h much as tjie total appropriation made tor thfc Judicial Department, including the Supreme Court. The Tax Commission was created for the express and specific purpose of equalising the .property tax values and bringing about equity in taxation. Failing' of its original 9 purpose?far ; greater and more glaring tax inequi- j ties exist today than ever before in the history of the State, those result-.j ing largely from the administration: of the Tax Commission?this statu-! tory department of the State govern-1 ment has, through the years since j 1918, been vested with extraordinary \ powers until today it is not only the most powerful agency in the State,! but long ago became greater than its creator. It is the one and only governmental agency in the State which exercises administrative, judicial and executive authority. In this respect it is greater and wields more authority than the Governor, the Legislature or the Supreme Court. It has become powerful politically. Legislatures in, recent years have meelfty fifteen orders from the Tax Chmmissiorv A creature of statute without constitutional warrant, the Tax Commission has superceded and over-shadowed'all constitutional authority that is directly responsible to the people at the ballot box, through which the Tax Commission cannot be reached. Major John G.^Richards and the incoming administration stands pledged to curb the authority of the Tax Com- j mission and to restore constitutional government in South Carolina. St. Mary's Catholic Church. Services at 'St. Mary's Catholic! church, Lyttleton and Pine streets, for, the twenty-fourth Sunday , after Pentecost will be: Celebration of the? Holy Eucharist at 9 m.; children's] classes in Christian Doctrine at 101 S. m. Non-Catholics are always wel- J come in this church. 1 j . Keep Chickens Off Grass. i % 1 All persons owning chickens in the them off the grass plots planted by the city as well as the individual owners of grass plots. Many lawn3 have recently been planted in grass seed and chickens running at large will very naturally destroy them, hence this warning. H. D. HILTON, Chief of Police, j DAYS OF SEVENTY-SIX. , Semi-centennial Anniversary of The Inauguration of Wade Hampton. 1 (The State, Oct. 30.) Plans for the celebration December, 14 of the semi-centennial anniversary of the inauguration of General Wade Hampton as governor of South Carolina, were outlined yesterday at a meeting in the governor's office of the state commltte^^ippointed _by the governor under the terms of a joint resolution passed by the lagt general: assembly. The measure passed by , the legislature seta aside December 14 as a legal holiday for 1926, and also appropriates the sum of $5,000 to defray the expenses incurred in the celebration. , a . "f-r*": 7 "Si"-'*''tUTuI 1 Sometime ago Governor McLeod appointed the members of the committee to have charge of the celebration, and at the meeting of this committee yesterday an organization was affected and sub-committees were anpointed to look after the various details of the celebration. The sub-committee appointed to have charge of the celebration in Columbia is composed of Governor MoLeod, chairman; Gen. D. W. McLaurin, of Columbia; Miss Mary Evans, of Edgefield; Colonel H. T. -Thompson, of Floreneo; Mrs.- Adam H? P4oss, of Orangeburg^^^^^^* The general committee appointed by* the governor elected as its chairman* Col. Claude E. .Sawyer of Aiken, with! Miss Evans as secretary and General* McLaurin us vice-chairrafcj^ Colonel Sawyfer is one of the . twol surviving members pf 'Yhe* Wallace! House, the other being former Gover-! nor John C. Sheppard, of^ Edgefield,! who is expected in Columbia for the* celebration. ?? ? I Complete details for the celebration* will be mapped out in a short time.| -The committee in charge is endeavor-! ing to make the celebration fully jql keeping with the significance of the* event.' * Attending the meeting yesterday in! f.he governor's office were: Miss Mary! MeCants, Walterboro; Col. Claude'E.! Sawyer, Aiken; Miss Mary Evans,* Edgefield; R. T. Jaynes, Walhalla;! Mrs. Richard Williams, Greenwood;! Charles J. Shannon, Jr., Camden; Col.! Henry T. Thompson, Florence; Col. D* W. McLaurin, Columbia; Mrs. AdamB H. Moss, Orangeburg. Other meifi-1 bers of the committee not attending* the meeting yesterday were: Co1j>3o~H seph W. Barnwell, Charleston; Mrs.* A; Foster McKissick, Greenville; Mre.l Alexander Long, Rock Hill; Mrs. Nel-B lie C. Ellerbe, Marlon. ~ mmmem iMWiliejugMiiii ipiii on _ I , Hermitage Warehouse Co. I Is prepared to store your cotton at very I reasonable * rates. This Warehouse is bonded in the Federal System, thus assuring you a receipt, which can be used at any bank. For engagements apply to MR. M. BILLiNGS I WAREHOUSEMAN OR II I MR. C. H. YATES || PRESIDENT 1^1 I Take a Holiday and Come to Camden 1 ? t" . * BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10TH, AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEEK I III Visitors will be coming to the Fair from every point and we should try to II give them the best impression possible of the wealth of soil and climate in 11 Kershaw County and greet them all with a hearty welcome to our city. || i THE FINEST AND BEST IN THE -60UNTY WILL BE EXHIBITED. AGRICULTURE, LIVE STOCK, POULTRY, CULINARY,r NEEDLEWORK, HORTI- : CULTURE AND ART. INSTRUCTIVE, INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING. * ?, ? II THOSE WHO SEEK RELAXATION AND AMUSE- II MENT WILL BE AMPLY REWARDED FOR A VISIT TO THE FAIR. A FULL PROGRAM IS PLANNED FOR EACH DAY. BARNARDI SHOWS WILL FORM THE MIDWAY. A Cordial Invitation is Extended to Everyone to Make an Exhibit in - - One or More of the Departments. ? 71 ; =?..,>!?. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 Oth to 13th 11