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Chain Store Tax Declared Void . . Columbia, March 1,- The socnHed chain Htore tux in South Carolina ii declared unconstitutional and null and void under an order and judgment llled yesterday by Judge JHenry Johnson in the Kichland county court of common plena. The order wan handed down in the case of the Southern. (Jrocery Stores, Inc., J. C. Penney, F. W. Wool worth company, Mi'Indlan stores, S. 11. Kress and company, Cohen company, iluvurty Furniture company und G, jj. Cgbuniaa for the CabnnisB compauy of Columbia, Cubaniss-Gardner (comphhy of Greenville and Spartanburg and the Great At!ui>tic and Pacific Tea company und other chain stores against the South Carolina tax commission. The plaintiffs in the case claimed that the section of the South Carolina tax laws which provides that chain stores operating more than live stores shall pay a tux of $100 in addition to all other license fees and charges. They paid the tax Imposed under protest. "I am of opinion therefore," says the judge, "and ho hold, that the act is a violation of the constitutional provision, state und .national, last above mentioned (article 1, section 6); and that the several plaintiffs are entitled to recover of the defendant and several amounts paid by them, under protest, pursuant to the requirements for such act." The judge having held that the taxes paid under protest were collected and received by the South Carolina tax commission under h statute that was unconstitutional, null and void, ordered the money returned to the defendants with interest thereon at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum from September lfr,~"l4J28, for all of said plaintiffs except the Great Atlantic unci Pacific Tea company, whose_puymcnt ibear-s- interest from October 31, lt>28. The total amount to be returned to these plaintiffs is about $30,000, of which the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company paid the largest amount, $7,400, and the Southern Grocery Stores, Inc., paid the next largest, $5,(500. Pleads jjgor More Beds at Veterans Hospital Columbia. S. C., Feb. 28.?Faced with a shortage of beds in hospitals where veterans of fife World war and the Spanish - American war from South Carolina are sent for treatment, K. Henry Capplemann, state service officer, has appealed to Senator; 1'le.iM- and Smith and the state's representatives in congress to call the matter to tin- attention of the director of the veteran* bureau and provide additional beds fur the veterans. Under the terms of national statutes, any veteran in need of ho-pital treatment i* entitled to receive the treatment provided the hods are availaide. The lack of beds at the present time put* a hardship upon the local office of the veterans bureau and much effort i* wasted and time K>*t m each ca>c and causes much misunderstanding among the various organization* attempting to assi.jt i?ie*e men in rnaicng proper applications ami assisting them in getting hospital treatment. "No matter how the matter is "accomplished." saul Mr. Capplemann, in o\ i.-mil ni l*', be ii nd? by congress so that the law a.* emoted may be tallied out and these nun placed in le-spita'.s wh? r. ,t i* shown by proper medical i xarn:r.er? that they a:e in eed o'" t-eat men!. Investigation has been made at the regional oftiee in < oiumhia ami it i* found that tin* ot foe i* doing everything in it* power to get men to the hospital a- quickly j a* p..*- b!( . but the t:\-ublc is higher up. T" my mind the be.au i\Va-hingt--r ha* beer, dilato-v in pr . et (i 11 g v\ ; t h ! :.. ? 111;; gi tin !.! >! t :. o-; tu' 1 n A '. a. f ; o :*.(>n w n* made f tfi* :n May. t'.'L'*, and lie to t io.* i iin.', imm a ? ? ! fvis been dr.. < :. am, ' a : > oe.i * ' fa' \v : k w "I urge e\, y \ etc: alt of the World v. a- aid the Spai(i*h American wato lake thi.* matter up with their respective congressmen and urge definite action, in some way, to alios iate the existing condition." Karris B. Spence. 21. of Anderson county, is charged in a warrant sworn out Friday, with being responsible for the death of Mrs. Clara Bryan Adamr, f?0, of Dewoy Hose, Ga., whose badly decomposed body was found in th< Saluda river near Dunham's bridgt last week. Spence, who is married has surrendered to the Andersor sheriff and denies all knowledge oi the crime. Oliver Wendell, associate justice o: the United States supreme court --^^celebrated his 88th birthday anniver on Friday. Band of Burglars Loot Hampton Bank I Hampton, March 8.?-The Loan and Exchange Bunk of Hampton was robbed this morning about 3:30 o'clock ?ind $0,614 in currency taken. The bank is fully covered with burglary insurance. Between 3 and 4 o'clock thia morning burglars, traveling in two uutomobileh, one being a large Packard car, entered the town ami got into the building through the buck door, and by the use of a cutting acetylene torch, removed the panel from the j vault door, and cut a large round hole through live inchoa of ?Uh?) in the back of the vault safe and removed the currency therefrom. Something over $300 in gold waa left in the safe. All the notes and securities in the vault were neatly stacked by the burglars with paper weights thereon around the shelves on the interior of the vault. The burglars were apparently v?ry particular and the robbery was well planned. Several buckets and tubs of water were carried into the vault and poured into the safe immediately upon its being rut into by the torch. The sufe was still hot this morning. Luring.the robbing of the bank, G. S. Blocker, a former mayor of thetown and a former chief of police, whose home is nearby, became disturbed on hearing movements and noises in the direction of the bank building, and on investigation started in the direction of the bank when several shots were fired at him with a pistol. _ Mr. Blocker returned the fire and alarmed the neighborhood. The burglars, however, made their grit-away. Surrounding towns and cities were notified of the burglary. K. (). Bowden, the cashier of the hank, said this morning that these were the nicest burglars that he hud ever come in contact with, inasmuch as they had disturbed nothing in the hunk unnecessarily. Senate Sings To Bleaseys Music Washington,"Feb. 23.?Senator Cole L. B tease of South Ca r ol 1 n a r~3 en ion - ~ ~ strated to the senate today that when a member of congress wants something for his state badly enough he sometimes runs a. pretty fair chance of getting it. The South Carolina Democrat took advantage of every parliamentary rule available to senators to prevent the passage of six important judgeship bills until the senate was willing to include his own ptate in the list. His stubborn opposition evidenced through the greater part of this session to the passage of any judge bills unless one fur an additional federal judge in South Carolina also was approved, finally forced the senate to meet his demands today and thereupon he immediately withdrew his protest and the whole lot was passed. Some time ago the senate judiciary committee approved bills f or additional judgeships in various parts of the country but reported adve rsely upon Senator Blouse's bill for another judge in South Carolina. Kvery argUipimt was used on the senator to let the others pass but he was unmoved. Today at the request of Senator Hobinson of Arkansas the Democratic leader, the senate agreed to li-t BU-ase's bill through and in less thai ti\e minutes all of the other pent.ing judge lulls were approved. In addition- t?> the South Carolina judgeship, the measures approved invluued a federal judge for the. middle uist- i t o! Pennsylvania, one additional fur South. Dakota, three additional !'<m the southern district of New "Noik. one additional for the ninth judicial tii cu it, one additional for the eastern district of New York and also a bill dividing eighth judicial circuit and ci,.r,: ^ a new, tei.th, circuit. KKSOI I I ION ol KKSPE( I V| (J. 11 m k.t' I,. S. h leiuken a: M I.. M I ., .d, inent-, her- ..j !,. \ I'. .iami-oi Bible < lass of ? an. . Baptist Sunday S? hool hu\? di .i: ' > 1 he following result;'.ons 1 equesl - > pu 'a a ' ' - . t his paj . " U . ?. i- .<ur irrepa t . :>!e 1< - in | g to the Cleat Bc\i :.d of I ' i teacher, and trie n-nd, j M' \\ . B. del/oach, ha? '? !: a void u: hearts ami lives h can be replaced, and Whereas. our association^ with him in the field of Christian fellowship has been an ins pi rat: ,? us which has lifted "our eyes the hills from whence comi'n (H1,strength, and "Whereas, his life, in b.*.h precept an<l example has served t. g about within our community a * :gr.or vision of things eternal and u.,;tr, while, "Therefore he it That while we are keenly . scious of his absence we are aware ..(' the impress upon our class that h.s former pres, ence made?a lasting influence upon . our hopes, aiul Him?. nnd aspirations. , That due to his abiding faith and ? keen sense of duty to his fellow-man his State, and his God, we are all th? j better because ho has lived, and workj. ed amongst us. "And be it further resolved, Thai ^ a copy of these resolutions be seni his bereaved family, a copy to th< ' local papers, and The -Baptist Couriei and a transcript inscribed upon oui minute books." ? ~ 7^~-~ " Z' ~?* *?~TT*srrr ~ fr'l'i -T m"i fn\ Methodists Meet At Spring Hill Church At 10 a. m. next Friday, March 22nd, the Methodist Sunday School worker? of the Sumter district will meet in annual #e*#ion in St. John* Church, Spring Hill, which ie about 20 mile* north of Sumter and a few mi low cast of Rembert. It will bo a one-day meeting, with morning and afternoon seaaione. Rev. A. M. Gurdnor is the local pastor. He and his co-worker# are busy preparing for this important gathering. Mr. K, T. Brown of Sumter is president of the conference, and he will preside on that occasion. Rev. Peier Stokes, presiding elder of the Sumter District, is vice presidenl. Mr. L. M. Galloway of Sumter is secretary and treasurer. Many important phases of Sunday school work will be considered. Interesting and informing charts will be I on display. The open discussions will prove very helpful in furthering the cause of religious education. ** * Among the speakers already ?n-gaged for the' program are: Rev, G. J'. W.itson , of Camden; Mrs. J, F. Workman, Rev. R. It, Tucker, of Sumter.; Rev. R, JBryce Herbert, of Heath Springs; Miss Jessi? Ctir^is, of JPaxville, Rev. John II. Graves of Bishopville, Rev. J. W. Elkins of Lynchburg, ^tev, George W. Davis of Lydia, Mr. L. C. Shaw of Camden, and Ri >. George T. Harmon of Sumter. The following members of the Sunday S*. hool Hoard and Staff from Orangebirg will be on hand to speak: Rev. E. i,. McCoy, chairman; Rev. Albert D Bctta, superintendent; Rev. George h Way, extension secretary; and Mis.- MaVy Lemmon, elementary superintt talent. The pain-, the superintendent and at least one other representative from each Methodist Sunday School is expected to attend. There will probably be 200 delegates. Reports from the various Sunday Schools will be received. The officers of the di-o h't. organisation?will- be chosen. The goals for the coming year will be fixed. Altogether it will be a most interesting and pdpjfitable session for-those \Vho attend.^ Clemson Will Conduct Sweet Potato Contest Clemson College, March 1.?A Oneacre Sweet Potato Growing contest open to everyone in South Carolina will be conducted this year by. the Agricultural Extension Service here. < Prizes totaling $600 have been provided by the South Carolina Sweet Potato Association for the best one- ' acre yields of U. S. Grade NumberOne Porto-Ricos or Nancy Halls. Only these two varieties can be en- < tered in the contest. One grower! i may enter two plots and the better i yield will be considered for prizes. I Eor the award of prizes there will \ be one state-wide prize of $150 and ' awards of $100 and in each of three districts. The I'pper District, consists of Oconee, Pickens, Greenwood. Anderson. Abbeville, Laurens. 1 Spartanburg, York, Lancaster, Cherokee, Union, Newberry, Saluda, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield, Chester, and Fairfield counties. The Middle District consists of Aiken, I*>xington. Richland. Kershaw. Chesterfield, Barnwell. Orangeburg, Calhoun, Bamberg, Allendale, Sumter. Lee, Darlington, Marlboro, Dillon. Florence, and Clarendon counties. The Lower District consists of Hampton, Colleton, .Jasper, Beaufort, Dorchester, Charleston. Berkeley, Williamsburg, Georgetown. Horry and Marion counties. E. 11. Raw I, extension horticulturist with headquarters in Aiken, is. in direct charge of the contest and is ) ready to send application blanks to! anyone requesting them. He will ; likewise supply i ecommendations fori planting, disease control, fertilizing, a i harvesting the crop, which should , 1>. f considerable help to contestants.1 In 11*27 the sweet potato enjoyed; the distinction of being South Cam-' linn's fifth crop in size. Although ' plenty o! inferic potatoes are grown, i for whu a there ?> little market, T. B. Young, nr.nage- of the South ( aroliiio su ei 1 i'.Unto Association has ne\ < : be? r. to get enough U. S. N imhe potatoes foi his. orders. , The S\ve? P Association announce it w ... g n additional Sin ? to the < ? -tar .<t group of con testant.- !. . ;.ng ; best car. Officer- r- ., :okee county d stroyed a It" still aiul 200 gallons of t?ee* , n they raided a sfi 1 near the p House" in the KingMounta.r. leground section la-? --Thursitay 1 in the day wi'h ^ork o.iin'\ ffirers they got anoth<r still of po g :,,ns 0f beer. Two r.i-r.ti, locked in jail a; I ^ n'n- Ga ?r charge# of intoxication on Saturday night, were burned to ! donth <lur:-K the night by a fin . supposedly -tarted by a cigarette. I alter P. Chrysler* motor magnate, t ls arranging to erect in New York ? the tallest skyscraper in the world, r The building, an office ttructure, is r to be 68 stories, 809 feet high and cost $15,000,000^^^^ Coca-Cola King Dead In Gate City Home Atlanta, Ga./*--March Asa Griggs Candler, who rose from scurity an a drug clerk to a position of great wealth as founder and head of the Coco-Cola company, died at a hospital here toduy at the ago of 78. . The end came quietly at Wesley Memorial hospital, w|ilch he built and gave to his church and to which he had been confined for more than two years by declining health attributed td the infirmities of age. lliH condition was feeble for many months but did not become critical untih a few days ago. ? Mr. Candler retired nearly 20 years ago from active direction of the soft drink business he organized and builded into a concern for which his family received $26,000,000 when their interests were sold in 1910. He once was rated one of the wealthiest men in the South but had distributed his fortune among his five children after his Coca-Cola holdings were disposed of. A former mayor of Atlanta, civic leader and art patron, he achieved a reputation among his intimates for wide philanthropies and public benefactions. Most of the former were distributed to individual cases which he considered deserving and outside the realm of organized charities but he never would identify himself publicly with them. The soft drink magnate began his business career in Atlanta with a capital of $2.50 at the age of 21 after seeing his father's Georgia farm properties stripped, by Sherman's march during the Confederate war. While helping his family reclaim the remnants of their possession he studied in the public schools and took a course in pharmacy. He went to work in an Atlanta drug store as a clerJk, lafc^r formed a partnership with the late N. B. Hallman and soon became the sole owner. It was while here that he was said to have acquired for $500 the- formula for coco-cola from a man who had purchased it from another druggist. Motor Cars Claim Fourteen Victims Columbia, March 9.?According to reports received by the state highway department, there were 65 accidents occurring on state highways in February. Fourteen persons were killed, 11 were severely injured and 34 received minor injuries. There were 25 collisions between motor cars, two with other vehicles, four with other objects, and nine pedestrians were struck by moving cars. Nine cars were overturned and 11 were driven off the road. Twenty:wo were seriously damaged, 51 slightly damaged and one other vehicle damaged. There were two accidents at or near bridges and one at railway grade crossing. Forty-one of the accidents occurred in the day time and 19 after dark. Thirty-five were on straight roads, 14 on curves, 37 on paved roads, 20 on unimproved roads and three on surfaced treated roads. Eighteen of the accidents were reported as caused by careless driving, three by reckless driving, eight by speeding, five by recklessness due to liquor, six by dazzling headlights, one by no lights, three by defects of cars, three by skidding and two. cars were destroyed by fire. Five persons were killed by collision of moving cars, two when car ran into ditch, one when truck overturned and six pedestrians were killed when struck by moving cars. News of The Schools Told by The Students The radio program for Friday, March 15, is for series A, grades 3 and 4, at 1! :l>0. It is one of horn and trumpet. The program is as follows: "Nocturne;" "Excerpt from Overture to Semiramide. "March of the Toys." The program for series C, grades i. 8 and 9, is at 11:30. The program is as follows: "Overture to Oberon," Overture to William Tell." The track team started practice last Thursday, March 7. The team received a light workout the first day because the coach didn't want to strain anyone before .they are good ind hard. T. Wooten is showing up well in the high jump and Jenkins -tands out in the discus and short brows. Mr. Richards took the team > Columbia last Friday to see the arolina tnuk team work out. A -rreat deal of benefit was gotten from nis trip and we may be able to win he championship yf the state. This hnmpionship has been won by Columbia for the last four or five years. We hope that the town hasn't given up building the running track hat it offered to build for usT The weather has interrupted the work and kept the workman from having the track ready on time. ? *??The school paper has been pfinted every week by some of the pupila in the English cla sses. The paper ha* been getting better every week and much new talent has been uncovered. We wish to thank the merchant* who help ns by taking advertising space and by buying copies of the paper. TBTUbts for the first six wiSka the second semester were-held this i test8 the work for the semester. The student activities stopped for this week and the students got down to hard study. D. Milwood, tried in the Chester court of general sessions laatwek on a charge of smuggling saws to prisoners, who used them to saw their way#?through the steel bars of tho jail, was sentenced by Judge Henry Johnson to serve three years. Milwood passed the hack saws to his pals in the jail by means of a string from the outside and was detected by Deputy Patrick, Two hundred passengers reaching New York on the Clyde liner Shawnee Friday from Cuba were lined, a total of more than $800 when it was found that they had bottles of liquor in their handbags. Seventy-five women were in the number lined. Claims Passed by the County Board of Directors, February 5, 1929. Kershaw Merc, and Bkg. Co., supplies ; . ,.... tt". $504.16 The Peoples Meat Market, supplies 01.54 D. M. Mays, auto parts and repairs T.".. . 27785 E. Z. Truesdel, M. D., medical attention 32.00 Threntt-Carson Co., nails and shovel 4.05 Burroughs Adding Mach. Co., yearly service contract 14.20 Gulf Refining Co., gas and oil , 143.00 S. W. Rose, salary bridgekeeper 100.00 Douglas Arledge, right-of-way .15.00 Kershaw Grocery Co., supplies 24.02 J. M. Cleveland, use of truck ..30.00 C. A. Johnson, wages, guards and supt., and expenses ....505.55 Catoe Brothers, supplies 53.70 Kershaw Lumber Co., lumber 227.23 Hayes Pharmacy, medicines, etc. 15.60 L. E. Wood, lumber for Wateree Bridge 84.99 J. D. Bailey, lumber 201.86 J. W. Sowell, wages, guards and supt 532.50 J. E. Jackson, work on road machine 2.00 T. B. McLnin, carbide 19.50 Lena M. Lineberger 75.00 Walter Jacobs or bearer, salary Janitor 40.00 J. H. McLeod, salaries sheriff and jailor, mileage, etc 530.98 McCaskill & Lollis, groceries ..52.44 G. F.? Cooley, salary Deputy Sheriff 125.00 W. F. Russell, salary Coroner .41.67 W. L. McDowell, salary, lunacy and commitment papers .... 103.00, Southern Bell T. and T. Co., telephone rental 50.55 Midway Service Station, auto supplies 3.95 Dr. J. F. Dobson, examination.. 5.00 The R. L. Bryan Co., office supplies 1,20 Jenkins 'Aulo Parts Service, auto parts 25.75 City of Camden W. & L. Dept., water and lights 36.47 Aussie West, salary bridgekeeper ; 100.00 Rand McNally and Co., printing bridge books 100.00 W. T. Tnixler, 5 gals, gas 1.15 Camden Furniture Co., one cot Columbia Supply. Co,, bolts, I washers, etc ........ 143.76 a C. P. Hilton'or bearer, salaiy I and expenses 155.00 ;J9 R. M. Ford or bearer, salary \9 and expenses T5/W. Hogue," Treaa., Court vouchers and certificates ,. 278,2qJ9 S. W. Hogue, salaries self ami CH39 clerk, stamps 86.63 J 11. K. Sparrow or bearer, sal hries self and elerkJf>'etc 81.55 1 M. H. Deal or- bearer, salary j j bridge foreman 126.00 9/ W. S. Burnet or bearer, 200 bu. I oats at 70c MO.OO H. E. Munn or bearer, salary I road supt 125.00 I 3. A. Thorne or bearer, sal- I aries maintenance 304.50, I G. B. DeBruhl or bearer, sal- .1 ary and expenses ,. .156JML-S B. M. Smith or bearer, salary 76.00 "-9 Standard Oil Co., kerosene and oil 36.16 I C. W. Birchmore, publishing .. 30.25 : J . W. Sanders, salary , and s travel 91.66 9 Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., I chattel mortgage index- . . . 43.36? H. L. Sehlosburg, groceries and I sweater .. 42.00 -9 Alma M. Burgess, salary and 1 travel ~ 136.36 9 Rhame Bros., Inc., hay and . I oats 189.88 M Wolfe-Eichel Co., clothing 9.28 jj Hall Brothers, meat 6.00 9 Tensil Steel* Company, road machine blades 41.34 9 Camden Fruit andi Produce Co., apples, oranges, etc .16.05.~-9 Dr. W. E. Saye, lunacy examin- 9 ation 6.00 . A S. Watson Talbert, M. D., lun-. I acy examination ;.. 5.00 I Mackey Mercantile Co., hard- rj ware supplies > 4.97 9 Massabeau Bros., groceries ...53.90 9 J. Team Gettys, salary, 33-sAjjl and pen points Welsh Motor Co., auto parts, ' truck and garage rent ......619.40 I Redfearn Motor Co., auto parts, supplies and car 667.80 Standard Oil Co., gas, oil and J grease 138.15 Springy and Shannon, Inc., hay, . feed and wire 11M&79 Carolina Motor Co., Inc., pump, 9 tank, gas, etc 166.70 -9 J. W. A. Sanders, M. D., lunacy examinations . 16.00 -9 Dr. S". F. Brasingtori, lunacy ' 9 examinations 20.00 ; H. E. Munn or bearer, drafts, j payrolls, etc. ...? -..2,397.87 | L. B. Ogburn, salary bridge- I keeper 100.01) j J. M. Moseley, salary ..100.00 j Zemp and DePass, drug suppliesl8,0v.__a E. B. Buddin, office supplies .. 11.40?S J. K. Lee, fish ....1.05 ? City of Camden, paving assess- -"""j ment 176.54 -9 Camden Gas and Oil Co., gas, - M oil and kerosene 203.41 C. M. Colemap, repairing at -?9 Court House and Toll House 36.25~~ McLeod-Rush Co., meat and groceries 47.19 J C. P. DuBose and Co., bonds, "J county officers 101.Q1L9 Laurens TT" Mills, salary clerk I and poor fund 350. w-x Total ...$13,161.24 | L. T. MILKS, Clerk. * 9 EASTERN i MARCH THIRTY.FIRST j Greeting Cards Egg Dyes II 10%^ Candies I W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store | 1 ACCURATE PRESCRIPTION WOltK i if Phone 30 Prompt Delivery Get Your EASTER Shirts and Ties at I Haberdashery Headquarters II I Fasciriating~"Tiew patterns?bright Spring colors | l j you can be sure everything you get here is the very h Shirts in madras and broadcloth?the latest-Striped _* ties?high grade accessories. Come and see What we I have in stock for Easter! Everything for every man at a price that you can afford to pay. |! I $100 HT$2.BO SoJ^$LOcf2nd ^50 I I | W. Sheorn and Son j|