The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 05, 1926, Fair Edition, Image 8
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.
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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.
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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.
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. Keep Chickens Off Grass. i
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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
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I Take a Holiday and Come to Camden 1
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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. ||
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 Oth to 13th 11