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lyVo Color Line In North Dakota [ Schafer, N. D., J*an. 28.?Charles Wanncii, 22, confessed slayer of six HtieiulH-rs of the |A. K. Haven family, Has lynched 'by ? mob here early Overpowering a deputy sheriff, the ^ ob broke into the iSchafer jail, took Hnnon to a bridge two milea east here and hung him. James F. Htnnon, father of Charles, also held connection with the Haven slayHgx, was not molested. The mob arrived at the jail about I a. in., surrounded Deputy Sheriff Heter 8. Hallan and tied him to a Hhaii. Member of the crowd took Bic younger Bannon from his cell and H>iritcd him away in automobiles. I Sheriff F. A. Thompson, aroused H the commotion, was seised and so tied up. I The crowd indicated that the elder Hiinnon would not be harmed and he as not taken from the Jail. I Although the mob was intent only Bn getting Charles Bannon, the latter leaded that his father be not armed. "Save my Dad," he urged. Hjc was told that thd elder Bannon would be.given a chance" with the Hoists and would: not "be harmed by [ Reaching the bridge, a one-inch ope was produced from a car, it was Hastened' to the railing and a slipBnot placed around Bannon's neck. Hfc was pushed off the rail and Bropped about twenty feet. I The mob dispersed. No shots were red and, save for the sheriff and Hts deputy being tied up, no one else Has bothered. Sheriff Thompson, who lives two Hocks from the jail, was seized when came to investigate the noise of B> timbers breaking down the doors. ;Hfoung Bannon was brought to the Kenzie county jail here several Irs ago from the Williams county Hi at Williston, N. D., where he Hd been held for safekeeping since B arrest. He and his father were H have been arraigned here tomor- i Hw on first degree murder charges Br the Haven slaying?. I Officials estimated that 80 men Here in the mob. All wore masks id some were armed. They gathHed quietly at the Jail, and then, ing huge timbers, battered down Be front door of the place. leaders of the attackers argued Bth Deputy Hallan for some time B an endeavor to get keys for the lis. Hallan, however, refused' to y where they were and the leaders ft. They returned within a few ^boroents, however, iand using the Hmbers again, smashed down a steel Hot- to reach young Bannon. Confessed by Charles Bannon early -B?December .that he hadi nlain 'Mr. Bd Mrs. Haven and their four chilclimaxed one of the most sensaHrtal crimes in North Dakota's his Bannon had been employed on the ^ ven farm, near Schafer, which is Northwestern North Dakota. Last Beforuary, he told authorities that ^ ter a quarrel, he shot and killed Hrst one and then another of the avens and buried their remains in I barn on the place. I He told friends and neighbors that Bie Havens had left the farm and Bad gone to live in Oregon. No susHlcion attached to him until late in Bovember when he was arrested on I charge of selling property that Bd not belong to him?hogs from the Haven farm. I At his trial, he was questioned reHeatedly about the whereabouts of Hie Havens. Checking- in Oregon Hailed to locate them. Finally he Hold authorities he had helped bury H baby which he said Mrs. Haven Had killed during a fit of insanity. He led the officers to where the Body was buried. Further questions'g and search eventually led to all Bie 'bodies and a confession that he Hlone was responsible. I Authorities continued a search,for is father, James F. Bannon, who Has wanted for questioning on. cerBun details. He was arrested De^kmhor 13, near Toledo, Oregon, at tourist camp and returned to North Hakotn. He has denied any connec^ on with the killings. H l'p to Wednesday contributions to Bhe National Red Cross fund for the Helief of sufferers in the drought Htricken states had reached a total of 3,313,348. J. A. White Says, "If You Have Am Automobile, Keep Rat-Snap." I "If I knew about RAT-SNAP last Winter, would have saved $120. My ar was in the gttrage for a HW veeka during the bad weathar; whan [ went to take it out, found that rata I eaten great holes in two new ires. Got than Urtvr with RAT Half Million Hungry People In Arkansan St. Louis, Jan. 23.?-William M. Baxter, manager of the imidweetern branch of the Red Cross said today mbre than half a 'million peofrie or approximately 100,000 families in At> kansae will be dependent on the Red Cross for food by February 1. "This is more than a quarter of the entire population of the state," he declared. "Food needs," he said, "are being given tprior consideration and ' _ . . _ . , clothing needs, which are increasing, will Ik; iivet as they appear. Red ('row* work i? organised under the leadership of twenty field workers and eight accountant*. "The site of the tartk throughout the drought area is glowing by leaps and bounds. Estimates become obsolete a few days after they are prepared. The job hae 'literally I quadrupled since the first of January. The need* are growing for the atricken families have exhausted all their resources and' are dependent wholly on qutside heip." I Pine Seed Sown On State Lands More than 500 |*>un<l*? of pine seed from which 2,000,000 forest tree seedlings are expected to grow are being sown at the state forest nursery at t'/aanden this month, H. A. Smith, State forester, said .Sunday. Sl^sh pine, loblolly pine, and long l?rf pine are among the varieties planted. AW will 'be ready for distribution next winter to further the state reforestation plans. They will be sown within thirty days. i i i miiin m. 111 The present seedling supply is nearly exhauster! after about 2,000,000 trees have been sent to points over the state, Mr. Smith said, though a few are fetft for shipmentNumerous 'letters have been receiver! frora Sooth iCarohnr. sohool teachers iirterested in the establishment of demonstration forests near their schools under provisions of the Smith-Hutches act, Mr. Smith stated. This act tprovides federal funds to match in proportion state funds issued through tihe state 'department of education for agricultural education punposes, Mr. .Smith said. ?LU; 1 ! ! ... U..".. . J i? South Carolina has even more than its fair share of the influenza epidemic startii>g'to sweep the country, and had 1,708 new eases lust week, t/wiee the nunvl>er the Last week of December. (Memson college atudente were confined to the campus all last week on account of many cases of flu there, and all week-end/ leave* were cuncellccb Danger cornea ?most, the doctors say, from jmeumonia developing on account of getting out of l>ed too soon after influenza and while still weaJc^iied. The surgeon general says the country wild l>? swept by a flu epidemic before sirring, but it will l>e of the mild type with a fetw fatalities, if people take care of themselves properly. k south ^ ^capouna ^ At Industry Pr(j*p*rt--$o l*rosp*r 77*# PtopW Where Are We Headed? i ? Our recent advertisement, "Let Us Economize", has brought forth much comment and commendation from the press and the public. Its timely appearance enabled it to sound a welcomed note of economy which has re-echoed throughout the state. It has likewise caused many calls for further enlightenment and raised the inevitable question which we herein ask?WH1ERE ART" WE HEADED? j The answer is not entirely clear or easy to see. There are so many tax-collecting agencies and so many ramifications of state and local government that it is difficult for the layman to know just what we are doing as a state, or where we ARE headed. While this advertisement cannot answer the question adequately, possibly the following data will be interesting if not fully enlightening. These figures are from a recent announcement of the S. C. Tax Commission. 1914 Property Taxes Assessed values $307,178,882.00 State (6 mills) 1,843,073.29 County 2,059,094.81 School 1,990,523.45 Total 5,892,691.55 INCREASE In 16 Years 38.1 per cent. 15.6 per cent. 326.8 per cent. 404.2 per- cent. 1929 Property Taxes Assessed values $426,359,133.00 State (5 mills) 2,131,795.67 County 8,789,660.96 School 10,788,980.42 Total 21,710,437.05 -It will be seen that while assessments have increased in ratio to the development and growth df the state, state taxes have actually reduced comparatively. At the same time county and school taxes have grown out of all proportion and have involved our commonwealth in a wild orgy of spending, unequalled in the state's (history. At that, however, the picture is not complete. Only property taxes are shown. Large revenues from other sources, and for other purposes, such as indirect taxes, income taxes, license fees, and other classes, are not shown at ?,11. The school proportion shown is not even complete for a portion of the state taxes goes to the Department of Education and to institutions of higher learning, as does a portion of other forms of taxes . collected. The plight of North Carolina, our sister state, offers some consolation, but it makes us wonder i'f we too are headed in the same direction. Gov. Gardner, in his recent message to the N. C. Legislature, made the startling disclosure that the cost of government in North Carolina has increased from $23 fmn nnn jn ipift $100.000.000 in 193f)?The coot of education lie stated nas increased from $5,500,000 in 1913 to $28,000,000 in 1930, and the state bonded debt in the same period from $8,000,000 to $170,000,000. While the figures are not available as to the bonded debt of South Carolina, it is logical to question whether in proportion to size and resources* our state is not already facing as serious a problem. 100",[TOTAL TAXEJ PAID IH750.946.00 I 7 41% SCHOOL 111.518.621.95 27% COUNTYll l, 013,410.31 201, PS?754.4I7.78 121, CiSl4W.49574 ' ? ' lr? the mills in 1929 by the 118 mills was $3,760,946.00. In seeking to find just where our greatest problems lie, it is interesting to note the division of the cotlon mill tax dollar as shown in the accompanying dhart. This chart, or any other chart now available, must needs present an incomplete picture. It is interesting to note, however, that not all of the taxes, school and county, are shown, and percentages of these two agencies should actually be larger than shown, but the chart does verify in a way the figures ^from the Tax Commission quoted above. The chart is based on tax information gathered directly from the mills, and does not cover all of the -mills. -418 milis~trave reported7 and are included in the report1 with 4,535,821 of a possible 5,400,000 spindles. The total of property taxes paid by These proportions are further proven by the fact that of $21,710,437.05 of property taxes collected by the Tax Commission in 1929, $2,131,795.67, or 9.8% was derived from the 5 mills state tax; $8,789,660.96, or 40% from county taxes; and $10,788,980.42 or 50.2% from school taxes. The total revenue of the Department of Education for 193Q is quoted in their report as $17,528,090.84, and total expenditures $16,187,318.74. v It is not intended that this presentation shall challenge any specific class of taxes, or cast any reflection upon any department of our government. It is an unbiased presentation of facts, and search after truth. Certainly the figures presented indicate that as citizens we should earnestly seek to curb every evidence of extravagance and inefficiency, and endeavor to finance government on a basis that is in keeping with the present resources and earning capacity of our people. Political extravagances for government today should not be passed on to bankrupt future generations. , V COTTON N/^^^^T^E^^SisOCIATION I 1 11 .. J