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' | mam J _ SINAI?. DEBATES r v ^ tax mm siu t* Buck's Amendment Requesting Commission to Equalize As sessments Adopted. Columbia.?At the night sessio? of the Senate last week the bill to provide punishment for makinjj false statements in connection witr tea^ving' cr^jit was killed. Senator Sfnkler .presented hills *<j doeUire Viiiiii the bend vote in Cha.Weston last October and [ ? rrcvide fo? fht. keeping of a ret 3rd of valid bond issues. A concm-rent resolution was presented to the effect that when tin* Legislature adjourns on Friday it he for ten days and that during the recess the appropriation and supply, bills be prepared by the joint com* mittoo. Oil objection the resolution will be considered later. Tax Commission Resolution. The t?;x commission resolution was taken -up again. The question waior. the adoption of the House rose hi tion seeking to revoke the f>0 p? i cent basis of taxation. Sonntoi hanks insisted thai somebody had .0 have authority to equalise the tax value and thai it ought to be doae. He feared leaving such a problem . throe men because thoy had to ly mm of unusual balance and care. Senator Nickles, of Abbeville, spoke strongly for the tax commission and its efforts to equalize taxes. He thought the Senate should support the commission. Senator Laney wanted the 50 per cent basis rescinded and insisted on a lower basis. Senator Alau Johnstone state* clearly the position of the finance committee. First of all, he wished to respect the work and the personnel of the tax commission. He gave the history of the commission and nvh*>ADczu] flio KaIia^ fliof ?f Um% a v-Jb|j?a votail." uvut/i viiav iv lias nvnc a great work and made excellent progress in the equalization of cot* poration property. Now the commission has taken up the question cf land values, and he outlined the difficulty pf arriving at real values. The commission was not wedded to the 50 per cent basis and had asked for advice and suggestion from . the Legislature. * Opposes 50 Cent Rasis. Senator Laney, with intense earnestness, wanted the 50 per cent basis resolution rescinded. Senator Rodgers called attention to the fact that in Chesterfield, Scnator Laney's county, the assessment was under $5 per acre. Senator Rodgers said that no land in his county, Spartanburg, could bc bought for less than $50 and it is assessed at an average of $7. He wanted equal ity regardless of whose taxes were increased. Sncator Epps, of WiHtnrAsbur^, ( said that if the Laney amendment j vras killed he was ready to abolish 1 t,be commission. He opposed the mu- ! jority report lor a 1 e 1-2 per cent basis. Lands in Williamsburg, Mr.' Epps suict were assessed on nji av-! #rago of &'> per acre, but from bou i~ J dsaty to boundary it was not worth ! $0 ?i> acre. ! Senator Epps, of Sumter, said that: he bad heard no reply to Senator | Holers' position. To his mind the! same old way proposed by Mr. Lancy I meant the same old trouble, and inequality. Senators Banks and Brice wanted j, 'o recommend the 50 per cent resotioit and leave the matter to the la commission with the understand* that there be no appreciable in?rea'. ?n property values over 1017. Sen* t?r '?U<,1< tried to settle the situation and proposed to cut out all j figxiri 8 as a hasis and say," We re-j <(uc*t 1-he tax commission to use ev- | cry mi anH equalizing Uh0 assessed) values* i property for taxation on si. j . A koc.;..?? ?<)UlUl9fc w?o.o. \mendment Adopted. It loc?l4 as '** would prevail when Mj%\ kancy wanted to table the whole fin? n<,? report with all amendments 'J*!* *n eame a parliamentary tangfe, ator back's amendment ' 4V&* adopted! 17 10 2? bV this v?t %: Z jKft ^2,. Against Bu,k AmrndnicTKi-A ,7Senator taw V sa)(l thlB vote meant the defeat of A j* position. He felt it tossed the \ inequalties be. iwecn corporate nr and real estate, c^nator Buck's ^ mcntlment acted as ' goothinK balm \ and seemed to cut out the fangs of' trouble, eliminating ? fixed percentage '? Senator Lanoy Rotated vigorously aganiat the that lands wcr\ un^r-assesscd.-The majority committee report mended by Mr. Rucfcwas finally adopted and goes back to the Hoiho the request of tie Senate to '* A * _ < //lMQgEyQQ M CLOSE MONI While we are excepted f offices, and places burni business each Monday fc dor to save fuel, with the Food Stores and Ban! patriotic duty to close 01 o'clock P. M. for the nc> Our many customers wil and help us help the gove and do their drug store h each Monday for the ne>; Wc have arranged spec mornings and will be able promptly. 'PHONE 30 FOR < N ORTON ] The Rexall, S FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF T TO DEC EM REC I * \ f 1n .'h it^i?/\iirn>l r *?/\ f At? t IJ> V U.1II I VVJCHtll II Will LUIIIIVI VIWI I\y Street Tax Collection pv Town Tax Collection By Licenses Collection By Fines Collection l'.y Pound Fees Collection By Dog- Tax Collection ??y Ins. Pre. Refunded P.v Misc. Collections DISBU1 To Amt. Paid for Street Dept .. . To Amt. Paid for Salaries To Amt. Paid for Feed lo Amt Paid for Light.... .... To Aiat. Paid for Pinting & Stay.. , To Amt. Paid for Board of Health, To Amt. Paid for Interest To Amt. Paid for Telephone Rent., To Amt. Paid far -Premium on'Bor By Cash on hand.. *.. e. ? TOWN Ol RESC Town Hall Town Hall Fixtures.... Tank Artesian Well and 4 surface wells. Street Department Mules, Vehicles Fire Doparmtent Fire Engine, hose Sewerage Terra cotta pipe and drai it. OIUC WiUKS Sanitay, closets and fixtures Food on hand Cash on hand j Accounts Receivable | LIAB1 1 Town of Conway Bills Ray able (Notes) Sinking Fund?3 1-2 Mills on Taxe Contract Debt.?1 1-2 Mills on Taxe Personally appeared before mo the Town of Conway and says that tl rcct as taken from the records of th Sworn to before me this 10 (Seal) equalize values but suggests no definite basis. It suggsets that the 10 jKM" cent basis is "too violent a change in the practice of thp State." The resolution now goes back to the House as amended. The Senate meets at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow. FLOOD OF PROTESTS ' "from over country i Washington.?Protests against th fuel administration order closing down industrial plants began pouring into the White House and Congress today from a" over the country. Business men everywhere aroused at the prospect objected to its enforcemcnt and suggested many other remedies. , j The fuel administration will issue j a series of rulings on queries cor.-1 corning the conservation order. S ate i fuel administrators will not bo ui i lowed to make rufings and the ruling ; issued here will have general applicathUh. The fuel administration, mean-1 while hurried orr the machinery fb? ; ' aiTying out the plan. Fuel admin j istrator Garfield assembled all his le *' THEHOftftYHX . ? 'J ^ ? - ? - w. ,* > re )ay at 1 p. m om the order that all stores, ng fuel, close their doors of >r the next 10 weeks in ori exception of Drug Stores, ts we feel it our 11* doors on Monday at one :t nine weeks. 1 please bear this in mind irnment by doing our bit >uyinj before one o'clock :t nine weeks. :ial delivery for Monday : to serve our trade very 3UICK SERVICE. Drug Co. >an-Tox Store Hi: TOWN or CONWAY, MAY 1,S! PER 31ST, 1917. E1PTS usurer $1,922.97 543,09 3,603.35 2,685.10 186.40 33.00 22.00 17.0C ,,. 82.7. \ ' *9,155.5', RSEMENTS $1,117.97 880.00 340.81 ...... 1,873.6:. * . ' ... 55.43, 287.3 878.Si 81.76 id 17.0 4,422.4 : '" i $9,165. ? CONWAY ' r >URCBS $4,000.*)C .... 586.6* , 4,6'|>.0 930.0 , etc.. I,7t9.3( , etc 2,9U.5? ns 5,6^9.7 2,912.5' 198.Si 238.8" 4,122.4' 32.*' T $26,082. LITIES $13,098.6 11,250.00 j i oi/? -.r\ .... 1,^.1 .7 s 521.27 $26,082.17 0. H. Snider Clerk and Trcasuref ci lie above statement is true and eoru said town. th day of January 1918. A. E. GOLDFINCH, Notary Public. 1 t i gah staff and began preparations of ! he formal order, which it was prorn| seel would clear up many points I vhieh wore indefinite or conflicting ! hi the abstract and statement issued last night. Order Not Ready Yet. It developed that the order actually I had not been drawn when Mr. Gar' 'icld made his announcement and I when the fuel administration issued ; an abstract of what it was expected | to bo. Tt was said that the full (oxt j of the order could not be prepared in 'time to be given out much bero e : this afternoon, and there was soi.r doubt as to whether its text would llo roil/lv ff\v niiKlipiifinn I -- v - r-w.v???wu < me i-'vcir | ing papers today. v The order will not include natural ! gas, nor use of wood as fuel, nor power derived from water. It is said that the exception of necessary war I industries from the operation of: the order might bo more liberal titan first announcements indicated. .... . 11 i I., * l;or Indigestion, Constipation < or Biliousness Just, try one 50*cemt bottle of LAX-FOS ( WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the pnblic by Paris Medicine Co . manufacturers of Laxative Bromo ' Quinine and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic. J 1 *ALP, OOHWAT, g. Q Tells'What C i After S Rh. e * mtmm I _ ( , t ; Carpenter Forced To Bed Anti matism And Sciatica Pullir By Taking Concert I V Having No Alcohol In l\; Clain It Is Better And Stronger And Much Cheaper Blood Medicine BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE WRITE GLOWING TRIBUTE November 5, 1917 Dear Sirs: My husband suffered from rheir matism and sciatica for about oni year" so awfully bad that I just can' describe Ids awful suffering. We ha* doctors to tend him but nothing- ex ;:ept the morphine thoy gave him oa-> ed the awful pains. When he bega? breaking out with boils and sores n? ould itch so bad ho would alma.-cratch to the bono. J thought suv. would die," writes Mis. A. U tVillu.ms. FLOUR LIMITED AS TO AMOUNT PURCHASEE ' ' *' * William Elliott, food ad ministry tor for South Carolina, has issued the following statement: . Study of the situation develop; that America must depend larger upon flour for success in the vrui with Germany. There is plenty M wheat in Australia, but wo. have t<K few ships to send so fdr. Our aaso. ciates in the war must depend upor America for their supply of flour The strictest kind of economy musi be practiced in the u'se of flour il every household in' order to feed th* armies. To moot this condition the Amor! can people must cut down the cor. sumption of flour by about .15 pci cent, or possibly more. Corn and other substitutes must b' used as far as possible. Hoarders of flour, whether individuals, firms, or associations, sui) ject themselves to a penalty of foul years' imprisonment or a $1O,00C Hue, or both. Retaiiers who aid c> abet in hoarding flour render them selves liable to the same nenaltv. Flour. Flour in towns and cities should bA sold in eighth to quarter barrel quani tities. in rural and farm com muni ties in quarter and half barrel quantities. These limitations are effective at once and they must be strictly observed. . The dealers must notify all other dealers in the community who do not know of the rules. Reports of violations should be made to the Food Administration, Arcade Building, Columbia, S. C. Prompt investigation will follow every reported case. Sugar. Sugar should be sold in towns and cities in two to five pound lots; in rural and farm localities in from five to ten pound lots. This regulation must be strictly adhered to. Every retailer should use precaution to pre/cut the duplication of sales. The United States Food Administration objects to merchants advertising sugar and flour. Advertising tends to increase the sale of these commodities. Dealers are prohibited from making combination sales of sugar ana ether commodities, except that of commeal. The dealer in his discretion may require the consumer to purchase twff pounds of commeal with one nound of sugar. This ruling m*do fcr the purpose of increasing the use of common I and thereby saving flour. The people of South Carolina must remember these facts: Practically all flour must be haul*, ed from the West. The corn crop this year was large. Many grist mills have been erected. By using more cornmeal and reducing the consumption of flour, freight cars am released for war work; our armies ar? assured of a plentiful supply o| bread, starvation will be kept front the doors of the peoples of our asso> ciatc countreis in the war; goo*! prices will be secured for our corn crop, and we will materially strength en the hands of tho government i:t ! the battle for right. I III rave Him Reli< . s, * ' ' ' suffering Agon eumatism in E _ - \ ' _ Unable To Work With Rheuig Him Down, Finds Relief t rated Form Of Iron I Her husband, who suffered the dreadful torture of rheumatism in its worst form writes:' "1 suffered from rheumatism for two years and was confined to my room for tin*. >. months. I tried everything-. T?i?. suffering was so severe i thought I i was forever done with work, I tried everything 1 and my friends could get, but it looked like 1 was dono with business and work for the ba?-l L auce of my life. It struck mo wore*, in the small of my back and in thv left leg,' ' continued Mr. Williams. ' By chance he heard of what iron will do for people with blood and j sy.tcin lull of uric acid and thc kid- j ncys not acting right. He bought aj bottle of Acid Iron Mineral, obtfctoi ,| . | able at most drug stores. This if 1 the highly concentrated natural product of a mineral deposit of mccli, | cinal iron. It is stronger and being j . oncontratod is more economical, a t j iV\. drops in a glass of water bebv. i r full dose. He took it regularly a , .! short while and now read what lit, says: ! m VMMMMaMaMMMaMMMMMaHMHBHaMHMMMnMHMMMMaMMI SENATOR TO REMEDY I | SCHOOL CONDITIONS } vate as may be determined; to order and inforce attendance of witnesses, I % to administer the necessary oaths; J , and to do any or all things rifcCeStfUry' for a full and complete inpestigation of the nature of things herein committed to their care. Section III.?On account of the danger of the schools of the County ^ being closed because of a shortage cf * funds, this Commission shrill have the authority, and such authority i> 1 hereby given it, to secure a loan of . four thousand ($4,000.00), pledging t the credit of the County for its payi moot. This fund to be handled as*ar? l emergency fund;to keep the schools i:i operation during the year, an 1 **?hall be paid out for school purposes upon the approval of the County Suj> p erinterident of Education. , - . . Section IV.?Said ' Commission * shall, not later than November 1st. 1918, make a report of its findings. . It shall recommend what, in its judg mept, is an equitable .solution of the situation, so far as a tax levy is con. > cerned; and any other matters it . sees fit. 1 One copy of this report shall be sent to the Legislative Delegation, and one copy filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court for the use of the Grand Jury, Said Commission shall be allowed its expenses to rover chTicril work n this investigation. Section V.?In addition to the duties herein specified, said Commis-. sion is: l'pmI t1\ ,v?olrrt I . ?.. ..??V. VW IIIUIXV, IVVUIII mendations as, in Hs judgnlfcrtt, seenrl wise for the improvement of the keeping1 of the records in the 6ffice> of the Superintendent of Rducikiion. ' Said Commission is hereby authorized to investigate the status of all sinking funds connected with either the schools, or any other Department of the public business. Three copies of their report of this Section shall ' be made: one to be retained in the office of the County Commissioner*, oi;ft filed in the Clerk of Court's office, and one to be furnished to the Legislative Delegation of the County.." , 1 ALLSBKOOK RFD NO. 2 NEWS. 1 The hard wind has taken down a number of building's in this section. Farmers arc beginning to consider planting problems. Mrs. M. H. Todd visited at the jioiriQ of her father, Mr. W. F. Faulk ' on Saturday last, Mr. K. J. Bonum visited at the home of Prof. G. L. Stevens on Sun- ( day. Mr. Q. G. Faulk, one of the success ful farmers of this section, has moved to a farm in the Lorfe sedtion, 1 The White Oak School is progress- ' ing nicely under the management of Miss Rosa Lee Prince of Gurley. j Mr. W. F. Faulk is working at the J Shingle trade. f( Miss Gertie Stevens spent Friday C at Rev. J. B. Skipper's. Messrs. John and Levi Tyler nr.o erecting* a model A tobacco bain p \yhich is about compile. p Mrs. Mary F. Stevens and soh^Mv. < l.eo H!oas0 Stevens were cftUeVa *ft n t'\o homo of Mr. George Stvoens n Monday. * | F "Little Boy Blu\" jG k A U-J 0 # I * y?^ r &? . ' ty With ?. ted 3 Months MB "1 bought a bottle of A-l-M and i before I finished that I saw I wan getting: better. I took three trtttloa unci by tho time 1 had finishodjthem I was as wall as 1 ever was. I w??? relieved of 'h? other troubles too and feel now like 1 ov. e a debt of gratl^ tude to you people who put it up. I am sixty-three years old and back at work every day and believe thafc rheumatism i> banished completely i.nd forever from my system/' said Mr. Williams; His wife said: i "I hoard of Acid Iron Miliar*! and ^ . ot a bottle for my husband and by^ the time he had u -oil one bottle he was really well. You ran see oftAjvfc&ti value it is to me. He is now vmII * and back to work. 1 wish 1 had more space to tell you more about how thankful I am for your Acid +Iron Mineral," Charlotte C. H. Va., Box 2(>. This glowing statement corroborated by both husband and wife teatifios eloquently to tho pow#r of concent rated iron as bottle^ and put out under the Wbfgfadfofc Chemical Corp. trade mark Most druggists have it. (lei * today. iV. Sold by George .). Holli^attA ? vants Kerry; Adams' ThajiMpp. nor; Duuenbury & Co., Tp0fraj||), and carter goou uruggistf- \r\ \*\\nygpmu? adv. . ^ FOE SALE?25,000 yarda [tobacco Canvas. Prioe 4 1-2 cents per yard. Delivered by parcels post or express prepaid. Don't let the cold kSQ your plants. W. S. Floyd, Floyd Dale, S. C.?adv j * "THE TAG THE SHOVEL DAY/' J I * I The "tag; the .shovel" day will He [ obsorvcrcd throughout the nation on !jtn. 30th. IVof. Bcthoa has kindly consented l to allow; the exorcises to be held at the School Building at the 9pcning of the school and that he and achoal children would assist in the agaroU^ , e?. AH the school or as mmtty A# wish to, will be asked to write an \ I'ay on' the "subject "How to 3av? Coal," thc. teacher of each git-ode will read all essayr ?1 her grs^v c js the betot In every paiv 1 (illicit, After securing: the best from roch grttde (Grades .5, 7, 8, 9, and 10) they will be handed to .a Com- , uittce co-Asi.tting of ltevs# McCby, Hill and I.common, who will decide on he bett r of the five essays and rcv ort at the meeting and essay will >? icad in public", giving the name of I.n write.* and at the ,;amo time pre.cnt the writer v. till a $2.50 gt>ld piece as a prize for the best csaay, same to be .given by the County Fuol A -1 !- - - - .vtiminisiriuor. i no ono writing: tho second best cssrty will h ttonai* of tagging tho shovel ot HBK of the City find the thi ot tagging tho shovel of tlv ydMi, V this mooting every schmlcfrT flr at Ifcast ono from each ftunilv, "4&i b*. given a tag* for the will bo asked to place kHov^l ait homo. i* 1 Hon. E. J. Sherwood wll ttefiver u address on this occasion, on the safejeet "The Coal Situation And How To j Remedy It." All parents are urgod ? J and all others invited to attend thdMO exercises. Other announcements wflj be made next week. ? t J. C. Spivey, Fuel Adm. . for Horry County. FOR SALE?25,000 yards j tobacco Canvas. Price 4 14 i cents per yard. Delivered *7 parcels post or express paid. Don't let the cold kfflL < your plants. W. S. Floyd, Floyd Dale, S. C.?adv ^ . ?v- ? ? ^ Owing to tlie hard work of Germoit * *gcnts in Russia, the Russian people vill be long in finding out what the urns of the United States are in thie J :onflict; nor will they feel the good y ivill that tho Amoficon ?1 - * ' - ' _ _ IVUII l>cupie leei Wf ^ hem. J No. 666 | Thb it? piitMripftoa pupmd upteMIr r token then ? 6 ionic Ac Sever will MR ehirn. It actt oc the Hrcr better d?e /tfomel imi4o?? mot frfeeot cickeo?Mb -A?<? ' S Secretary of State Lansing haft 1 ublished intercepted cable cotT<6 j 'ondenco botwecn Count von Berth- * torff, former German AtiMHMsadot nd the Berlin Forcipn pfnek WflWK that former Premier Gj^ftatf* of i ranee was in eommutficiUion WA ^ ierman agents 4rv AjpgentinjPn lBiW . .!