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, m TilK TAX tVMMlOWW Irr??r Bkkarda HadaedTo Cat C Out UmIcm Ollew. A From South Carolina Gazetto) Comptroller tiensral A. J. Bsattio Mmfite* th*1 * ?*vin* of 1100,000 a %ar can be effected by abolition of C tax commission and transferring m jieceaaary work now being pay. '* > ftmed by the tax commission to the the comptroller gouural, it ?* understood, will be one principal recommendations to 'S^^Kade by Governor John G. ItichJj|HP in his inaugural address to the general assembly on the eight-) ^^Venth of next month. The comptroller general, who is thoroughly familiar with the work gone by the tax commission and with the functions which it perforins, has, it i(> understood, advised Governoreject Richards that by consolidation of the two departments into one u saving of approximately $100,000 may be safely calculated upon. The tax commission is this year costing the taxpayers of the state a total of $220,046.40, directly appropriated?to which enormous sum the appropriation has grown in eight years from a modest $12,600 in 1918, when the tax commission firat began to function. According to the comptroller* general's 9jPfij^Z. jtfilctjcplly ?09-balf of the cost of performing the duties of the tax commission can be a saved, and the same degree of efficiency can, of eourse, be maintained. The comptroller general's office is now operated at a cost of only $17,-1 049.60 a year and its efficiency is generally recognized. . One considerable item which, it is pointed out, would figure in the saving which would result from abolition of the tax commission and maintaining one instead of two separate and distinct tax departments under the direct charge and supervision of the comptroller general, who is the state's tax officer as constitutionally provided, is in the salaries of the three commissioners, amounting to $12,600. Then, too, a large overhead expense would be eliminated. It would be necessary, as a matter of course, for the comptroller general's office force to be enlarged to take care of the larger volume of work, but to accommodate this the army of employes now engaged in office and field by the tax commission is not regarded as necessary. The saving in salaries would constitute the largest single item. To close observers of state governmental affairs it has long been apparent that constitutional officers are able to accomplish more with the expenditure of less money than the bureaucratic departments, and in recent years it has been .the latter which clamoring year after year for increased appropriations, have succeeded in securing them?to the constant enlargement of the ever-mounting totals of the annual appropriation bills. The 1927 general assembly will have a job on its hand reconciling necessary appropriations with the pledges of economy on which most of the members were elected. Adequate provision must^ be made for carrying on the work of the state government "and for the humanitarian, educational and penal institutions. It is not an easy matter to appreciably cut down the annual appropriations. But. to intensify the problem, the comptroller general has recently announced a $5,000,000 cut in property tax values as the result of reassessment during the p'ast year, I* 36 of the 4>6 counties of the state assessments have~T>e*jn reduced, and the result will be that a heavier mill" age must be assessed in taxes, or A reduction in- appropriations niust be effected, however difficult H may be of accomplishment. Legislators will be seeking ways and means of effectW inductions," and a $100,000 possible saving Will-hardly be overlooked eyen though abolition of the tax commission had not been demanded by the people Second only to Major Richgrplg' platfoi ni pledge to the people of the state last summer that he 5ould, iC eX^od governor, commit himself to ^litlon of the tax commission, was ^tomisc for an administration "of r?fld ^con?my, and time and again i&ce his election he has stated that I ni6^ln * to redeero his campaign R ^'I Those "now Major MnartU k"<>w that he can be dethrm U|>?n At the s,me thmuKIU;l" lhp c,mpaigni Majo:. fro ' m*dc il c,ear, repeating I for tv,1 N 'T 'tump that he would not I utiim C " ?f econo*ny work injury any "wessary institution or e any of the work of the state. P rver, R'rh.rtsnselief, howthe state government can at nr function at l^s cost than in the face of present I r.-Ctatr.?TiC condltl<"'? the in ng governor recognises the abI ? 1^ ? L- ^ ~ ' " ' ? 'WUIII-W'X ,1^ U EL oiute necessity of curtailing expohditures and putting his belief to the test. A majority of the members of the general assembly doubtless share his views in this regard. In addition to abolition of the tax commission?for which the electorate has declared in no unmistakable terms, although u desperate effort ; will doubtless be made to ggv? it t whole despite the expressed will of ( the people?Major Richards has other plans for saving money to the tax- ! payers through consolidations of departments and by ubolition of others which are not considered necessary but purely adjunctive agencies and, therefore, to be dispensed with without injury to the public welfare. While the new governor has informally discussed his plans with close friends und advisers, he has not made public his ideas in detail, but these are to be set forth in u series of separate special messages to the General assembly which will follow his inaugural a<^dress on January 1H, when he assumes office. ? Probably a million dollars?possibly more?can be cut off in expenditures through adoption of the new governor's recommendations. Whether this saving will be accomplished or not depends, in some certain measure, upon who is elected speaker of the house of representatives and the next chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, for while the influence of the governor will unquestionably be exerted for economy and toward the end of carrying out his program, a great defcl depends upon the complexion of the Ways and Moans Committee?the members of which are named by the speaker?and upon the chairman of the committee. If a higher-taxer is chosen for this position, and if he is backed by high-taxers on the committee, or if the head of the committee is unfriendly to the governor's program, the governor may find himself handicapped to a greater or lesser extent and may find it necessary to invoke the vetp power to cope with the situation. Although pledged to use the veto 'power to safeguard his promise to the people, Major Richards hopes that this will not becom6 necessary. But steamrollers have bep^ffn control of the legislature before now, as is well known to be the fact, and although probably a majority of the general assembly members are inclined at the present time to a program of economy "and retrenchment, at" the same time there are among the members some who are recognized as *high-taxers and who [ are unchangeable in their attitudes. The three candidates for the speakership are John K. Hamblin of Union, John B. Duffie of Sumter and James H. Sullivan of Laurens, while the candidates for chairman of the Ways and Means Committee include iteprcsentatives R. E. McCaslan of Greenwood; W. L. Riley of Denmark; D. L. McLaurin of Marlboro; W. W. Smoak of Waltdrboro and G. L. Buist Rivers of Charleston. The last Ways and Means Committee, where originate all the finance bills and tax measures, had 28 members and was a powerfui factor in all legislative matters. Tax reform measures will constitute another live issue to be fought out during the forthcoming legislative session. MRS. McCLAM KILLED Wreck Near Lake City Also Takes Heavy Toll in Injured * Florence, Jan. 3.?-Mrs. J. D. McClam and Mrs^ Melvin McClam of near Lake City and Mrs Sam Kinklea of Thomasville, Ga., all seriously injured, are at Florence hospital as result of the wreck of the automobile in which they were passengers on the Olanta-Lake City road yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Dave McClam of near Lake City was killed add J. D. McClam, the driver of the car, was also injtlred in the wreck. 1 . Mre: J. D. McClam is suffering from/a broken hip and various contusions about the body. Mrs. Melvin McClam from a broken arm Snd Mrs. Finklea from scalp injuries. Only preliminary examinations were possible' hast nightj the three women's hurts are considered serious. t The accident, according to information reaching Florenoer-occurred between 4 and 6 o'clock yesterday afterniin about One mile south of Olanta. ? The party had been visiting Mrs. L. L. Thomas and Mrs. G. W. Thomas of Olanta, relatives, and had just begun--the returjp trip to the McClam home near Lake City. In some way J. D. McClam, who was driving the car, a aedan^lost control of the machine, which turned over. - Mrs. f>avo McClam was killed instantly. The three injured women were brought to Florence. Mr. McClapi was 'also hurt, though apparently not seriqusly, while Maude McClam, daughter of Mrs. Melvin McClam, escape* practically srithout inj?ry. mm - -' ^ jj. - Monthly I'ublir limith Report The following is the report for the month of December; Prenatal visits, 4; postnatal, 4; infanta under one month, 2; infancy preschool, 18; tuberculosis, 14; follow-up home visits, 21; instructive, 2tJ; school rooms inspected, 7; pupils inspected, 218; number defective. 178; tubett-ulosis rases sent to camp, I; new tubercular cases, ft; orthopedic vases examined, 1; new orthopedic cases, 4; talks to school children, 4; home nursing group meetings, little mothers' league meetings, I; cases referred to hospital, 2; nutrition groups, There is a country wide movement toward better home nursing. We are endeavoring to make it possible for our women and girls in the rural communities to have classes in the simple home nursing procedures. These classes are interesting and a great deal can be learned during the course. Any group of women desiring to start one of these classes in their locality can secure information from the public health nurse, who is an appointed Ked Cross instructor and conducts these classes. The Children's Bureuu of the U. S. Government publishes a very good booklet on Child Management. These days we hear quite a bit uboul controlling children through psychology. While all of us cannot spend the time to study this interesting subject, we do know that an understanding of the workings of the little child's mind, is indeed, u great help in guiding them in their early years. There would be fewer misunderstood children if the parent took the time and patience to do a little reading on the subject. This pamphlet can be secured from tho government, Department of Labor, Children's Bureau, Publication No. 143, Child Management, Washington, 1). C. ?L.M.B Two Youth* Hanged Chicago, Dec. 31.?James tiricius and Thomas McWane, two youths convicted of the murder of three persons last July in suburban Cicero, were hanged at the Cook county jail today. The double death sentence was imposed for the slaying: of Frodorivk Hein and Miss Mario Ulang soon after they had left a church service together and the killing, a few minutes later, of a taxicab chauffeur. Last minute efforts were made to obtain clemency for McWane, who was twenty years old, on the ground that he did not fire the fatal shots. (Jricius was twenty-two. SU DKMS Kil l SELVES Youths Take VarlouH Mrthod* To End Their Existence New York, Jan. 2.?A HJ-year-oM student committed suicide here today, leaving a letter saying it was his conclusion that life is pointless and futile. The student, Kigby Wile, was found dead in his bedroom nt his home in West ijgventy -Third street. Police Maid he had shot himself through the forehead with a small caliber rifle. He was a sophomore at the University of Rochester and was spending ins Christmas holiday with his father, l)r. lru S. Wile, Alfred He hoe, 21, Brooklyn *tuden% jumped to his death from the Washington bridge to Harlem liver speedway, 12b feet below, early toduy, after leaving a note to his parents saying lie intended to "pass out of the picture in his own little peculiur way." He, had been studying to become a public accountant. Aurora, 111., Jan. 2.?Joseph Moore, 21, a sophomore at the University of Illinois, died in a hospital here today from bullet wounds self-inflicted durIing a New Year's Eve party at the home of his sister. Moore left a note, in which he stated thut he "had experienced all that life hud to offer and, therefore, waa better off dead." The Htudent'a father ia a phyaiciojt at Guanajuato, Mexico. . ** a. i ?i . ji .1 zsssmmmmt&k ' Spared at Last Hour j Macon, Ga., I >< SI.?Wade J oh* I son, awaiting execution at Gray, (la, today, w*< given a new lea so on Hfe when Federal JudgeMV. J. Tilcoit J signed ar\ appeal for huheus <<>ryu>> brought by attorneys for the con^ demned man. The appeal thKca th? ease to the United States CircuitCourt of Appeals at New Orleans. Johnson w?u taken to Gray today to 1h> haugi-d for an attack on an eighty-year-old Jones county wouuaia more than two years a^". The reapiU came after a long fight to suvo John son's life, which included appeal* to Governor Walker ami carrying of the case to the Supreme Court of the United States, which recently dismissed it for want of jurisdiction. Pioneer Columbia Merchant Dead Columbia, Dec. 31,?C. D. 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