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* GOVERNOR APPOINTS TAX REVIEW BOARD >'x " '? i ; / . # > ?* ' 11 i. M. Rhett of Beaufort leads The Newly Created ,Av Body f >::? -v si . . < POWER OF REVIEW > ' ' OVER COMMISSION Majority Can Reverse Decision? 4on Assessmenst? One jFrom District.-? Gov. Mannin# has announced the appointment of the hoard of review for the South Carolina tart commission as provided by an act of the last jgeneral assembly. The members of the bqard are: B. F. Mcleod of Charleston, wholesale merchant and president of the Chari * i i _ r /j.. rv a u'muu v imiuuui ui r/. s\. Geer of Bel ton, farmer ami merchant; L. L. Wagnon of Union, merchant; U- .M. Croxton of Lancaster, hanker; T. W Berry of Latta, farmer; J. I). Shuler .of Parler, Orangeburg County, farmer; J .M. Rhett of Beaufort, merehaat.. Mr, Rhett was designated as chair-; man of the board for a term of four years. Each congressional district is represented on the board as pro-vided by the act. The board has a power to review nil assessments by, the lax commission. The sections of the tax commission aci as amended by the legislature vhich provi.de for the board of review, are as follows; Provides for Appeals. "Section 12. Whenever the tax com-1 mission shall increase any assessment it shall mail or otherwise transmit nctice thereof to the person affect':?.. thereby; or where as many as 20 per! cent, of the taxpayer's of the county,' municipality or tax district are affect i ed thereby, to the chairman of the board of equalization of such county, municipality or tax district. Ami said chairman shall give public notice for at least one week in one or more county newspapers, and any per son, firm or corporation feeling aggrieved and desiring a review by the tax board of review or upon the request of any one or more taxpayers of any such county, municipaltiy or tax district affected by such increase, that he or they have been aggrieved, the said person, firm or corporation oi- the said chairman of the county beard of equalization or any other taxpaying citizen shall ha\e the right in behalf of himself and in behalf of all the tax payers of the said county, municipality or tax district as a body to appeal to the said tax board of review. Within the ten days after the receipt by mail or otherwise of such notice of increase by said tax comniiuvinn tlin cnwl nni'tnn fii-m V<*Vy WiaHI |/\/l 0\/lij 111 III) j/W I ation or representative of the said county, municipality or tax district herein above provided, shall serve by mail or other wise upon the chairman of the South Carolina tax commission a written notice of intention to appeal to the tax board of review together with the specific grounds upon which a reversal or modification of the action of the tax commission is desired, and upon such notice and grounds being served, the South Carolina tax commission shall transmit to the ta* hoard of review all papers, books and documents relating to the matters to be reviewed, together with any statement said commission may desire to make; that upon such Notice, exceptions, records anil statement the tax board of review ?hall make its findings and shall have the pov/cr to affirm, modify or reverse the action of the tax commission therein. On hearing such appeal before the board of review, the appellant and the South Carolina tax commission shall! be entitled to a hearing in person or by such attorney or attorneys as eith-1 er appellant or tax commission 01* both may select to employ. The said chairman of the county board of equalization shall be paid a per diem or $5 and actual railroad fare for the necessary time engaged in the aforesaid appeal, not exceeding five clays in any one year, to be paid by the 4;; county he represents. ,Of Seven Members. "Sec. Ich The gaid board of review shall consist of a chairman and six other members, who shall be appointed by the governor, one from each <" congressional district, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. . . .The term of office of the chairman * - > # , i,. . r ENCAMPMENT FOR STATE'S TROOPS Gen. Moore and War Department Working on Plans lndustrio.usjyr ' f ' "Columbia, June 2L?Plans for the annual encampment of ttes South Carolina .National Guard are teeing worked owl by the adjutant general's oftice and Urtiited States War Department. A letter from the divisions of the militia affairs says: 44No jofof camps are planned which include the infantry of the South Carolina troop?, The present disposition of the trwops of the regular army makes it seem improbable that a company of regular infantry can be obtained to paiticipate in a camp of South Carolina. 44It is recommended that arrangements be made for a camp ut the State mobilisation point or at a suitable place leaewhere within the limits of the State." W. W. Moore, adjutant general, said that the date for the encampment had not been decided upon. ] Several United States officers will l" /Ir.f uiln/1 n c J niwtf f\i?e 1* i h - ? ? ? vivvnuwvi no 1IIOVI uvtv/UI 1171 lilt' ramp. O Bulletin on Forage Crops. There has just been prepared by Mr. W. R. Elliott, District Agent of the Demonstration Work in the Central District, for distribution, a bulletin on forage crops for South Carolina. This is the most complete bulletin that was ever published on forage crops for South Carolina and it has met with most favorable comments. Inasmuch as there is a well developed interest in livestock in South Carolina, all those who are especially interested in forage crops should receive this bulletin. It is bulletin No. IS, and is free for distribution to farmers in South Carolina. :,h?ll be four years and until bis successor is appointed and qualified. The terms of office of the other six members shall be co-terminal with that of the governor appointing them, am1 until their successors are appointed and qualified. It 'shall bo the duty of the chairman of the tux board of review to familiarize himself with the status relating to the taxation ard the procedure of said tax commission. He shall preside over all meeting ol said board of review and shall see that the required reports to the governor and to the tax commission are promptly made . The chairman shall fix the order of hearing such appeals as may come before the board, and shall, before each meeting of tlie board, prepare a roster of cases and mail a copy thereof to each appelant. He shall see that all records, bocks a:id papers necessary to hearing an appeal are in order and convenient for the use of the board of review. The law commissioner shall suppiy such clerical help to the chairman as may be necessary for prompt discharge of the duties herin provided. Five members of the board of review shall constitute a quorum, but it r.K.,11 *l-~ -/ x I ... ,->ii .ii t?i\c niti vuiu ui tnc majority 01 the whole board to reverse or mortiry the State tax commission. The said I board of review may select a chair ' man pro torn, who, in the absence of i the chairman, may preside over the meetings of the said board of review. Said board shall meet in the city of Columbia at such time as it may deem necessary, or upon ten days' notice of ] meeting given each member by the ' said tax commission for the dispose! tion of all appeals to it: Provided, That whenever the board of reviewshall modify or reverse the South | Carolina tax commission in any paVi ticular, the said board of review shall make a report to the governor thereof, which shall set forth a full and complete statement of the facts involved, together with the reasons upon which modification or reversal is based. Such hoard of review shall also report its conclusions to the South Carolina tax commission. "Sec. 14. The compensation of the members of the tax board of review shall be $5 per day and mileage as paid members of the general assembly, the per diem not to exceed 30 days in any one year: Provided, That the chairman shall not be limited to 30 day's service in any one year and | shall also receive actual expenses while engaged in the performance of his duties. "Sec. 15. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to effect any action which the South Carloina tax commission has heretofore taken . under previous laws in the discharge of its [ duties." TEDS HP?tY HERA I. Lrocal and Miss Edna Earle Spivey after completing the term at Chkera College came home a few days ago to spend her vacation* * ? Miss Sadie Goldfinch returned a few days ago to spend the summer vu cation at home. She is attending Lander College. Miss Helen McCoy is at home for, vacation from Chicora College. m m m Try Buckley Bros. 25c Dinner?adv m + m m Mr. and Mrs. J. A McDermott, Miss Sarah McMillan and Sam Jones, left Monday ? for Hartsville, S.( C., to attend the commencement exercises at Coker College. They made the trip in Mr. McDermott's car . m m m m m M. M. Stanley of Loris was here several hours last Friday. W. A. Prince of Loris was among those visiting the city the latter part of last week. When in town try Buckley Bros, 25c Dinner.?adv. ***** I A. J. Dew was in the city last Frl-| day. _ i * ... I A. Bell of Bayboro was in town the! I first of this week. ***** i I O. C. Cox of Loris was among the j ; business men visiting Conway on bus1 iness the first of this week. ! Col S. M. Ward of Georgetown war ' in Conway recently the guest of 1 friends. . . I i j The? recent rains helped weiulerfi.il i ly in bringing out the young crops in I this section of the Slate. Cotton, i ccrn and tobacco are looking fin now. * * * * Miss Blanche Causey of Myrtle j Beach was in Conway recently the guest of friends. * * * * ? j Try Buckley Bros. 25c Dinner.?ad * * 1 * * * * M .* ./> % I . . . . j W. C. Adams was culled away by I the serious illness of his father at Rowland, N. C. During his absence, Mr. W. F. Henderson is filling his position with the Conway Diug Co. ***** I jVI l'S. Cbliwlft A r.llni'Crtn nf fln^vn-n. town visited friends ami relatives in , Conway last week. 1 John I. Ward was in Conway from Little River last Tuesday. m t r m * ' Try Buckley Bros. 25c Dinner.?ad * ? ? In this issue of the Herald Mr. I\ " 0. Snowden announces that he is a l ' candidate for election to the ohicc of Magistrate a. Conway. Mr. Snowdc is well known to the people of the section. He served in the ci.il w. a faithful member to the cause oi t'e rebellion. He moved to Horry County from Williamsburg about I t ( year 1871 ,and after Hampton redeem ' ed the State, he taught in the public 1 schools of Horrv Countv for fifteen ' r years. The common schools were at that time a very crude affair coni| pared to what they are now. Mr. ; Snowden joined his labors with those ot others to raise the standards of the public schools and his labors were not without results. He moved to Conway with his family three years ago. Try Buckley Bros. 25c Dinner.?a<l * ? ? ? ? I)r. and Mrs. Piatt Entertain. Doctor and Mrs. V. F. Piatt entertained on last Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Irene McColl of IVIullins, S. C. The parlor was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The guests were met at the door by Doctor and Mrs. Piatt. Several selections were rendered on the piano by Mr. James Lee Piatt, a brother of Dr. V. F. Piatt. Games were played in the parlor and on the porch, and delightful refreshments were served. | A delightful contest was enjoyed in which Miss Helen McCoy won the grand prize and Mr. Archie Sasser the "booby" prize. The young people bade their hosts good-by after one of the most pleasant entertainments of the season. m * BAD TO HAVE A COLD HANG ON. Don't let your cold hang on, rack your system and become chronic when Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey will help you. It heals the inflammation, soothes the cough and loosens the phlegm. You breathe easier at once. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey is a laxative Tar Syrup, the pine tar balsam heals the raw spots, loosens the mucous and prevents irritation of the bronchia: tubes. Just get a bottle of Dr. Bcll'f Pine-Tar-Honey to-day, its guarantee ' to help you. > " druggists.?adv. t P. CONWAY. 8. O. Personal In this issue is the announcement of friemts of George M. Fowler, mak ing him a candidate for reelection as magistrate in Green Sea township. 31 r. Fowler has held this position for the past several years and has made a record as magistrate for clear insight into the laws and the use of good judgment in the disposal of cases brought before him. TOTAL ASSETS OF PEOPLES NATIONAL ! The total assets of the Peoples ' National, Bank is the sum of $200,000.00. By some error in printing the advertisement of this institution in the telephone directory of the Conway Telephone Co., recently executed in color work by the Herald job department this total was printed as twenty thousand instead of two hundred thousand as it really is. Mistakes will occur in every well-regulated business. We owe this explanation to prevent any misunderstanding ar regards the ample capital of this bank. W * Mrs. J. C. Dew arrived here recently from Rocky Mount, N. C., to visit Mr. Dew's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J Dew. She returned to her homelast Friday. Try Buckley Bros. 25c Dinner?ad James Lee Piatt, Jr., of Mullins, S 0., is spending some time here visit ing his brother, Dr. Vivian F. Piatt. | Mrs. D. T. McNeill recently visited i n ( AAi'ivni 111 V\J II* , * * * * ^ George J. Holliday was in the city from Galivants Ferry the first of j this week. I When in town try Buckley Bros 25c Dinner.?adv. * jp 4c * * I j John 11. Atkinson of Jovdanvillo visited Conway the first of this week. . ... * * * I M .1. Prince was here last Monday. ***** | J T. L. Lee visited the county seat last Monday ***** Try Buckley Bros. 25c Dinner.?ad I ' I I THE CONSCIENCE KEEPER. \ i I (From an address by Percy Andreae, vice-president American Asso. of Foreign Language Newspapers hefere the International Press Congress,! Panama Exposition, San Francisco, I Cal.) | "I believe that the paramount func-1 tion of the Press is that of Keeper of the Public Conscience. There was never a time when men as well as wo-1 men were so fiercely intent upon appealing, on this or the other ground, to the public conscience, and assuming to speak in its name, as they are today. And who is to distinguish, amid this babel of tongues wagging in the name of the public conscience, which , voice is truly the voice of the people and which is not? All kinds of fads and fashions of thought have had . their day in this world of ours. They : have swept occassionally in violent gusts over the multitude, and we have heard men, again and again, as they i bent their heads to the storm, pass the warning word to each other: 44Be, hold the mighty whirlwind of public \ opinion;" until another such gust has swept from the opposite direction and successfully contested the passage of the first. It is the incessant conflict between these contrary winds of alleged public opinion that does more lasting damage in our day than even these eollossal social upheavals which occasionally result from the clashing interests of race and race. Not because the conflict of human opinions is in itself injurious, for we know that it is not, but because, when opinions, however honest, masquerade in a false guise, they are misleading, and pernlnv on/I VvAttf?l/l/^?? 4-i-k^ -1. 1 - i'?v-a uuvi ufHinin me |)uunc conscience instead of clarifying and strengthening it. Who, then, is better qualified than the trained and experienced newspaper editor, to point the distinction between the mere passing winds that bend and twist the public mind for a fleeting moment and the real stormwind that originates in the public mind itself, searching it to its uttermost depths, and giving it a new and lasting shape?" o Mr. Stone of Little River war among the businses men coming t< Conway on business last Tuesday. J GERMAN OFFENSIVE I SWITCHED TO EAST - , Turned Against the Line Be- ! tween Fort Douaumont and Vaux. * ' The Germans have switched thei. ^ offensive from the region of Le Mori Homme northwest of Verdun to thr sector between the Thiaumont farm and Vaux, northeast of the fortros.1 between Fort Douaumont and the ^ Vaux pond. The attack was madt over a front of about two miles ant was preceded by violent artillery preparation. The French met the Gci man onslaughts with their machim guns and succeeded in holding bucV the attacking forces everywhere except at the point between Fort Douaumont and the Vaux pond Heavy losses were inflicted on the Teuton? according to Paris. , The heavy fighting around Lc Mort Homme and the Avooourt wood has dwindled to intermittent bom- , bardments since the repulse of German attacks an<l the launching of aj. counterattack by the French which I gave them German trenches 400 metres in extent southeast of Le Mort | Homme. The activity of the artillery on the remainder of the front in France also, has lessened in violence. In the Vosges near Altkirch the' Germans report the occupation of French positions 850 metres long and about 850 metres deep and the; capture of prisoners and booty. The Italians, according to Rome, continue to hold hack attacks by tie Austrians at various points .-.long Lvi Tyrol front. Fspccially bitter fight-1 ing has taken place in the region ol the Possina torrent and southeast el Aisicro, where the Austrians either were stopped or driven back in dis order. Lively artillery duels are iu. I progress in the Lagaina valley an between the Posiona and tlie uppei 1 As lied. 1 Artillery engagements and infantr; 1 firing are in progress along the ! whole of 1 lie Russian front but rm I changes in hte positions of the Russians or the Teutons have been re- j ported. The Turks, taking the offensive rJ \ throe points in Asia Minor ayri.istl the Russians, have ; tempovarilv at j least brought tlie Russian advance to- I ward Mesopotmia to a st?n<iotill. A!!1 the Turkish attacks were repulsed, j except at Mamakhatun, 50 miles west i of Erzerum, which was evacuated by j the Russians. Here the fighting j was over a front of about 20 miles i Attempts by the Turks, who are said j to be heavily reinforced by Austrian? and Germans, to press back the Russians near Baiburt and Diarbckr fai ed. That the Serbs recently reported ahaving* landed at Saolniki now are on entente allied front on the GreekServian border is indicated by the latest German official oomniuuication. The communication says a weak attack by the entente allies at the south ern end of Lake Doiran was repulse?' and that northeast of the lake Servians wearing British uniforms were taken nrisoners. CLASSIFIED ADS FOR RENT?Furnished cottage at Myrtle Beach for rent by the week or fortnight, except first two weeks in July. C. B. DUSENBURY. G-8-2t. FOR RENT. The house and lot of Mr. and Mrs E. A. Pitman, situate near Conway opposite the home of Mrs. C. L. Abrams. Apply to H. H. Woodward, Attorney at Law, Conway, S. C. WANTED?To 1 juy one hundred goats' Will pay market price. Ci. L.? WARR, Loris, S. C. WANTED-?Men who desire to earn over $125.00 per month write us to-, day for position as salesman; every opportunity for advancement. CENTRAL PETROLEUM CO., CLEVF LAND, OHIO. It TAKEN UP?One black male hog, about 8 months old, split and under-! bit in right car and swallow fork in left ear. Owner can get same by calling and paying charges. D. O. BOYD, Allsbrook, S. C., Route 2. 8t-pd. CHICHESTER S PIU S ULcv THE DIAMOND BRAND*. A X/CK LMImI Aik)r?iirl>rut|te((or^ VSM I'KlefcM-tort DlMOBdDniBi/AN M uNliQi l'MU In Re4 and nlold mrtall!c>S^/ Vv ?**>*?*? Mated with Bin* Ribbon. \V M flthwl Tnh? m other. Bar <f ywar fl J BBRlftr i VV ff jr?n*a tnown as Bent. Safest. Alwayt Kcllabfc v.?K VIIR AY IWIfifiiSTS FYFRYWHf? _o Miss Irene McColl of Mullins, S. 0 is visiting Dr. and Mrs. V. F. Piatt. , . . yifi NEW PEACH BELT " NEAR COLUMBIA ??V> mmmmmm . ? "Mt. . i. ?,% ._,_ * I ? % Similar Lands in Horry County Might Be Put to Use in This Way .. ; _I " ~ . v- ' N . *"%? C 1 planted: in WHITE SAND HILLS *,s v ? Fruit From the First Crop oa Orchards Sent to , * Cclumbia. . ul JW?C l? t -.< (The State.) It is just beginning to look as if ;he sand hills of Richland county are ?oing to be the new peach belt of South Carolina, rivaling the famous Ridge section. It was only about three years ago, very soon after W. J. Wilson and several others had come to the sand hill region of Richland and started farms around the station of Jacobs or Pontine, that a meeting of the farmers was held in a little school house. Commissioner Watson devoted attention that day to an expression of i,;,, r.<;a ;? > . *<? - 1 *--t* iiip i.iiui 111 ?n?. imuic ui nil' fiiiini lilil region of the State and to urging upo * those present the possibilities of grow ir.g peaches. Time went on and it was not long before Mr. Wilson on his White Wing farms ami others began to plant peat i orchards with carefully selected fruit trees, being assisted in this work most effectively by the tarm demonstration forces. Finally along bot!? sides of Jacobs along the public highways nice orchards were thorouglJV established and that earliest ot' mar-' ket peachse, the Mayflower was us* \\. The oivhafds have begun to deliver their first crop and yesterday morning Mr. Wilson brought Commissioner Watson a crate of the handsomest Mayflower peaches ever grown in the State. The fruit is free from ait blemish, being grown on perfectly healthy and well cared for tiws, prov~> ing the adaptability of the soil, if the l'ruit is richer in color much mi ssiz.f mail me carnes-i .\:ayflower coming from the Ridb'e section. Those who hove fir a it orchards now conv'vecd of ' he fchtVYHr^A a-.v.p.? lability of ihe Soil to growing peacw-; for market pin noses and the orelLirviVbeing directly or. the main line of the? Seaboard Aii Line tra) sportaiion oilitles could not be be tter. The results of these first effm^s will undoubtedly be reflected by t;.e putting in of an ever increasing acreage to peaches and in three years more this section, which so long lay idle will doubtless be an extreme*?" busy one with each recurring peach shipping season. Mr. Wilson, who originally, came from the Northwest, after spending a while in Florida, came to the Sr-mJ belt region of South Carolina by choice and he i? delighted with the prospects of future dev?xlopmnt of that particular section of Richland county. It may truthfully be said that this little meeting in a little school house of a small group of farmers, gropimc for a way to find the road to pros perny, lias oorne fruit. o THE BARYPHONE is a now invention which is on a fair way of revolutionizing the telephone system. As is well known, the American telephone is often very unsatisfactory, but the drawbacks are wholly eliminated by the Baryphone, which makes conversations on the longest distances just as clear as on short circuits, as the sound is carried to both ears and all noise excluded. Persons hard of hearing, who hitherto have been prohibited from using the telephone, can now use it with the aid of the Baryphone, which also will permit two persons to hear the message without the use of double telephone. The Baryphone is the only simple, practical and effective sound intensifier in existence and is incomparably superior to all others especial ly as it leaves the hand free for annotations during the conversation.? Increases the sound wonderfully. Indispensable to all telephone users. Always adjusted. Non-electric. Ever ready. Lasting many years. Sample $1.50 postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Agents wanted everywhere; good terms. S. & S. M A NII FACT! 1 RING CO. 503 Hartford Bldg. Chicago, III. o Whenever Yott Need General Tonic Take Qrove*a > The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the ljtver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Kuilds up the Whole System. 50 cents. i ! ,;.1 .. " .>>.