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Cfje Bamberg ^eralb ESTABLISHED APIUL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 31. Number 2S. Thursday, July 13,1922. In casting your ballot for governor, it is well* to bear in mind that rojrurdipss nf what thev might say or whatever their platforms are, 110 candidate has it in his power to reduce or increase taxes, or to do away with or interfere with any commission thaf exist in Columbia, tax or otherwise. The only power the governor possesses in regard to keeping down expenses is that of the veto, and it has been demonstrated time and again that the legislature can pass legislation over the governor's veto. The point is that talk is cheap and promises easily made. The real source of economy exists in the members of the general assembly, and if the voters would manifest half as much interest in their legislative candidates as in the candidates for gov nor there would be far more results produced. Anyone who visits the legislature in session in Columbia and ' < does a bit of observation cannot fail to possess a lack of enthusiasm over the state's lawmakers as a whole. This is a condition that can be reme&V.?N died only by the various counties electing men who possess qualifications as lawmakers other than the art of telling a good story on the stump. m The Herald sincerely trusts that the women of Bamberg county will register and vote this fall in the general elections. While it is also their duty to enroll and vote in the Democratic primaries, and we hope they will, it is of even greater importance that they qualify to vote in the general election. The women in the north and west voted two years ago, and they will vote again this year. The south is the only , section where there is any likelihood of the women failing to participate in the general elections. This being so, the south will show up in a bad light. The regular effort to cut down i southern representation in congress will again be made, and those in I favor hf reducing representation I * nrill 11BQ + Vl O ?) rfll - irom lllfcj 5UULU nm Ui}& ? 0f > " ment that the south has more representation than it is entitled to, displaying the election figures to bear them out. If the women will register and vote they will carry the election figures ,way above tftose of previous years. The fear of having to serve on petit juries has probably deterred many women from either enrolling or registering; but attention is called to the fact that Attorney General Wolfe has ruled that South Carolina women are specifically exempted feom jury duty. There ? - 4 drOTTTI t n need >oe no tear ui ucm& serve on juries. < "" AS TO TAXES. \ v / Yes, taxes are too high. Practically everybody says so and it must be true. But5io you know that there is a whole lot of irresponsible and foolish comment being indulged in on this subject by people who ought to know better. This newspaper is opposed to the state tax commission, V the board of public welfare, and other commissions and committees, etc., which are costing us money, and has very little opinion of the methods of the state highway commission. Let that be understood here and now. However, if all these were abolished along with the salaries of state officers and positions of every kipd, it would not save one milf in state taxes. Where the bulk of the money goes which is levied for state taxes is to schools and colleges, Confederate veterans, support of the feebleminded, deaf and dumb and blind, | and for the reformatories where * youthful minds are supposed to be trained so as to make them better citizens. Will any one say that these are not worthy objects or that they should no loneer be suDDorted? True, we need economy everywhere ?in our personal expenditures first of all?in town, county, state and national affairs. But if we are to reform it must be like charity, begin at home. The state tax levy for last year was 12 mills, this year it has been fixed at seven mills, a reduction of nearly fifty per cent. Now if we want to follow the good example set by the legislature let us reduce our county and town taxes in like proportion. If we do there will be no cry of high taxes next January when pay day comes. The county tax for Bamberg last year n r n _ was <2 nuns, tuusmuuuuai scuuui tax three mills, highway tax two mills, drainage three mills, special school tax for Bamberg district eighteen mills, making a total levy in Bamberg district of 33\ mills for local causes and only 12 mills to the v ' state. In addition to the above the commutation road tax of $4.00, poll tax of $1.00, and dog tax of $1.25, was all spent right here in Bamberg; the road tax to roads, poll *ax to schools, and the dog tax to schools. When you add the town tax ?264 mills?we people in Bamberg paid total taxes of SEVENTY-TWO .MILLS, and of this enormous amount ONLY TWELVE MILLS went to state purposes. SIXTY mills were spent right here and we received the benefits of it. It comes with poor grace for our people to be complaining about high taxes when we ourselves put them on and spent the money. The county levy this year will be seven mills, only one-half mill less than last year, all other items remaining the same, so the only substantial reduction Bamberg's tax payers will feel will be the state levy. Yet we cuss and discuss high taxes and pretend to believe that some candidate for governor is going to be a political Moses and lead us out of the wilderness of taxation, when the truth of the matter is no governor can help us in this matter, ?or we are placing more than seventy-five per cent, of our taxes on ourselves. In addition to the above Bamberg school district is preparing to hold an election on the question of a bond issue of $35,000 for a high school building, and in our opinion this will necessitate at least four mills more -for this year. Where is the consistency in com plaining about taxation -wnen we are doing nothing to lessen the burden, and, mind you, the burden that we have put on ourselves? We are not opposed to taxes for schools, the drainage tax is a good thing, no doubt, and everybody wants good roads, so where is the man who would vote against the special road levy? It is high time the tax payers were doing some real thinking on their own account, and not being led away by a lot of talk about taxation, much of which has no foundation in fact. POLITICAL HISTORY. The claim has been made by some people that Blease has carried Bam berg county in several or ms races, and we are publishing below the official results of the primaries in this county since 1900, that is, so far as the races in which he ran are concerned. The fact is he has been a candidate in every primary since that time, with the exception of two: 1904 and 1920. I In 1900 there were five candidates for lieutenant governor. In the I first primary the vote stood: J. H. Tillman 454, Winkler 299, Blease i 201, Sloan 190, Livingston 69. The second race was between Jim Tillman - ^ * X.J and Sloan, and Tillman was eieciea. In 1902 there were three candidates for lieutenant governor. 'The vote in this county was: Gary 479., Sloan 407, Blease 229. The second primary was between Gary and Sloan, and Gary was elected. In 1904 there was no opposition to any state candidates except railroad commissioner. In 1906 eight candidates offered for governor. In Bamberg Ansel received 329, Manning 315, Brunson 263, Blease 142, Sloan 45, A. C. Jones 24, McMahanM9, Edwards 6. The second race was between Ansel and Manning, and Ansel was elected. In 1908 Blease ran for governor against Ansel and was defeated, the vote here being: Ansel*773, Blease 419. In 1910 the second race for governor was between Blease and Featherstone, McLeod being eliminated in " * ? ? J * Vi X firot ti'mp tne. nrsi race, mm xuc Blease carried this county, the vote being: Blease 49f, Featherstone 453, a- majority of only 38 vptes. This was the first time he was elected. In 1912 the memorable campaign between Jones ana(Blease took place. Jones carried this county, recei\Jng 684 votes and Blease 574. Blease was elected. In 1914 he ran for the U. S. senate. Bamberg county went for Smith, he receiving S69 votes, Blease 374, Pollock 19, and Jennings 13. Smith was elected in the first primary. In 1916 Blease ran for governor again, against Manning this time, and again he was snowed under in Bamberg. Manning received 997 votes and Blease 411. In 1918, the year of Senator Tillman's death, after the entries had closed, this perpetual candidate ran for the U. S. senate again, against Dial. Bamberg voters gave Dial 782, Blease 222, and Rice 112. In 1920 Cooper had no opposition for governor, and there was no U. S. senate race. So there is the record. It shows that Blease had been in every state campaign since 1900, with the exception of 1904 and 1920, and in 192.0, we believe (we are not sure of the date), he announced himself as an independent candidate for congress from the seventh district in the general election, but later on withdrew. He has made nine races in the last 22 years and been elected twice, and in all these races he only carried Bamberg county once, and then by the pitiful majority of only 38 votes. In 1914. 1916, and 191S the majorities against him were unusually large, in fact the largest I in proportion to votes cast of any county in the state with possibly one exception. We submit these figures without comment, and only for the purpose of keeDinz the record straight. It shows that lie ran twice for lieutenant governor, five times for governor?one of these being for a third term?and twice for the ^United States senate. He is now running for governor again, making a total of ten campaigns in twenty-two years, and has been elected twice. In fact he has been in politics practically all his life, for at other times he was running for the legislature, state senate, and mayor of Newberry. He served in these positions. Evidently he was born with an acute case of Tlinius ilUU lias uevci ictuvci cu. Reserved Seats. The Amorous One?"Do you ever peep through the keeyhole when I am sitting in there with your sister?" Small Brother (with a burst of candor)?"Sometimes. When mother ain't there."?London Blighty. * STATEMENT Of the condition of the Bank or Olar, located at Olar, S. C., at the close of business June 30th, 1922. RESOURCES. ? - ? x c> r\ " n Loans ana aiscounis ....$,555,030.00 Overdrafts ' 4,643.62 Bonds and stocks owned by the'bank 17,212.63 Purniture and fixtures and banking house 500.00 Due from banks and bankers 23,821.31 Currency 700.00 Gold 15.00 Silver and other .minor coin .... 237.09 Other resources, viz.: Chat, acct 110.00 Stock acct 450.00 Total $436,586.23 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in ....$ 20,000.00 Surplus fund 58,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid .... 12,996.25 Individual deposits subject to ck...$83,76-1.80 Time c ertifiposit 92,664.19 ~ O A O QQ 17C aoo Qfi I V^cLSHlGr S . Ut\5. ?d V O %7 %} JL I Other Liabilities viz: Bills payable 50,000.00 Bills payable with War Finance Corp. (2-3 covered by cotton) 1^8,960.00 Total $436,586.23 State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came R. Fair Goodwin, cashier of the above named bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. R, FAIR GOODWIN, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3d day of July, 1922. J. Mr MORRIS, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: C. F. RIZER, Director. STATEMENT Of the condition of the Bamberg Banking Co., located at Bamberg, S. C., at the close of business June 30th, 1922. , RESOURCES. Loans and discounts .. ..$635,080.78 Overdrafts 2,859.46 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank 1,300.00 Furniture and fixtures.... 3,529.34 Banking house 4,623.22 Due from banks and bankers 101,623.09 Currency 12,375.00 Gold 20.00 Silver and other minor coin 1,536.93 Checks and cash items .... 3,602.14 Total ...: $766,549.96 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in ....$200,000.00 Surplus fund 2,700.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 9,561.16 ndividual deposits sub J e c i co check .. ..$151,824.28 barings deposits .. .. 297,860.93 Time certificates of deposit 9,452.96 Certified . checks .. .. 72.70 C a s h i e r's checks .. .. 77.93 459,288.80 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed 25,000.00 Other liabilities viz: Due War Finance Corporation 70,000.00 Total $766,549.96 State of South Carolina?County of Bam'berg (S. S.) Before me came H. H. Stokes, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by +Viq KnrkVc nf said bank. 111^/ iLfV/VX/VW V* ? H. H. STOKES, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of July. 1922. E. H. HENDERSON, Notary Public for S. C. Correct?Attest: A. M. BRABHAM, HENRY F. BAMBERG, E. C. HAYS. Directors. t NOTICE. I will pay a reward for the return or for information of my son, James Bryant, who left home recently. He J is 14 years old. dark brown, right fore finger sut off. weighs about 125 pounds: last seen wearing blue serge suit with knee pants. 7-20p JOE BRYANT, Route 2, box 91, Bamberg, S.*C. BANKRUPT NOTICE. X THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH ^CAROLINA. IN BANKRUPTCY. | In the Matter of \Y. H. Cain, Bank- | rupt. | To the creditors of the said bank- * rupt, of Denmark, in the county of | Bamberg and District aforesaid a I bankrupt. I Notice is hereby given. That on the I 6th day of July, A. 6. 1922, the said W. H. Cain was duly adjudicated Bankrupt and that a meeting of his creditors will be held at my office in ' Orangeburg, S. C., on the 24th day . of July, A. D. 1922, at eleven o'clock, A. M., at which time the said credit ors may attend, prove tneir claims, appoint a trustee, examine the Bankrupt and transact such other business as fliay properly come before said meeting. PELHAM L. FELDER, JR., Referee in Bankruptcy. Dated at Orangeburg, S. C., July .-7 th, 1922. ANNOUNCEMENTS ^ ?1 CONGRESS. I hereby announce*myself a candi- ! date for the Democratic nomination I for Representative in Congress from I + Pnr,<T^ofpinno1 rviotn'pt a! LiiC Milll V/UIIqI t-OOIWilUi AVb? ? JAMES F. BYRNES. ft HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I I hereby announce myself a candi- y date for reelection as a member of I the House of Representatives from Bamberg county. I pledge myself to nominees of the Democratic party. J. CARL KEARSE. AUDITOR AND SUPT. EDUCATION. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for auditor and superintendent of education of Bamberg county, and pledge myself to abide by the rules and support the nominees of the Democratic party. ERNEST F. FREE. Thanking the voters of the county for their generous support in the past and asking a continuance of same, I hereby anounce myself a candidate for reelection to the office of Auditor | and Superintendent of Education of | Bamberg county, subject to the rules B and regulations of the Democratic | primary. W. D. ROWELL. I SUPERVISOR. I I hereby announce myself a candidate fbr relection to the office of Supervisor of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary. I pledge piyself to abide by the rules of the party and support the nominees thereof. W. B. SMOAK. v I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Supervisor, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, pledging my support to the nominees thereof. G. VICTOR KEARSE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER - | Lower District- \ I hereby announce myself a candi- j date for the office of County Commissioner from the lower district in the Democratic primary. I pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic party. J. B. McCORMACK. I hereby announce myself a candidate ^or the office of County Commissioner for the lower district, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary and pledge myself to support the nominees thereof. GEORGE W. HUNTER. Upper District. l\e'reby announce myself a candidate for reelection as County Commissioner from the upper district. I pledge myself to abide by the rules and support the nominees of the Dem- / ocratic primary. J. S. TANT.' MAGISTRATE, FISH PQXD. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate of Fish Pond Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, pledging my support to the nominees thereof. F. E. STEEDLY. At the earnest solicitation of numerous friends, I hereby withdraw from the race for County Commissioner for the Lower District, and hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Magistrate o? Fish Pond n-noVii-n enViippf- tr? the rnlps a/nd I regulations of the Democratic party. R. H. JOLLY. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at Fish Pond, j subject to the rules of the Democratic party. I also wish to thank the voters for their support in the last primary election. J. M. CARTER. MAGISTRATE AT EHRHARDT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for magistrate at Ehrhardt (Three-Mile Township), subject to the rules and regulations or tne democratic primary, pledging: my support to the nominees thereof. J. H. KINARD. 666 quickly relieves Colds, Constipation, Biliusness, and Headache. A Fine Tonic. Renew your subscription today. 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