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COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT In accord with the promise made by The Advertiser to give some facts as to the commission form of govern ment, a letter was written to Mayor W H. Clibbes, of Columbia, who was the first mayor under the commission form of government In that city. The reply of Mayor Clibbes Is as follows: OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL City of Columbia. Columbia. S. C, Editor The Advertiser: So many letters are being received at this olllce asking for Columbia's experience with commission govern ment that you must pardon my send ing you a reply prepared in anticipa tion of your Inquiry, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. We have a mayor and four council men and elections are held alternately each two years, at one time for two councilmen, and the next for the may or and the other two, the term of of fice being four years in all cases. We have the initiative, referendum, and recall, all upon a twenty per cent petition of the total vote of the last proceding primary election. Our voting qualifications for the pri mary are the same as for the general election, viz.: a state residence of two years, county one year, and city tour months before the next ensuing gen-! eral election, together with the pro duction of receipts for all taxes then finally due and payable. As to the justification of this gov ernment In Columbia, it is hard to find.a stronger one than the statement < f members of the preceding council. When 1 went to two of them for an explanation of their budget before ptiulishing the appended financial statement I was Informed: First: That bills payable amounting to $53,000.00 and secured by an assign ment of taxes were not placed In the budget of fee year's expenses because their appearance would destroy the "balance" and "Injure the city's cred It." ft . Second: That the Income for. the year 1940 had been "purposely under estimated," because if there appeared to be a surplus there would be a grab irom all Sides for all the money In sight by every department. Our financial statement shows that during the incumbency of our pre decessors lor ionr months and eleven days of 1010, they Rpent a total of $206.591.0:'.. Deducting from this amount bills payable and past due In terest of the year before, and all tnonoy spent for permanent improve ments, we find that they soem to have spent what seems to be a net amount of $169,468.09 for running expenses, or a rate per annum of $168,536.00. During our administration of seven months and twenty days In 1910, we spent $187,107.46 gross, or $167,435.04 after deducting permanent improve ments, which indicates an expenditure per annum of $262,300.00. It will be noticed that our prede cessors started the year with a past due interest debt of $27,94;").00 and bills payable of $53,000.00. Our council has started the year with a cash balance of $19,004.35: with a prospective excess of income over I running txpenses of $117,805.00. or a .total of $136,809.34 available for per manent improvements in 1911. and with an anticipated saving in current expenses, increase in efficient collect ing of city dues und ititdercsttmated in come for safety which, together, will amount to at least $50,000.00 more which will go to swell our income and reduce taxes in 1912. Therefore we are now finally in a financial position to state not what we hope or expect to do. hut that we will go ahead from this time forward with city building and re-habilitatlon. j These statements arc not made to I disparage our predecessors, who were good men under the handicap of a defective system. ,. , They are made simply to show that, in the short space of seven months and twenty days, there have been ac complished under a perfected form of government, and its proper admin istration, results that seem not to have been possible, or which at least were not approximated under the old polit ical ward plan. To the method more than to men be long the results, which tend to estab lish the raison d'etre of commission government. Almost invariably ire are asked as to the satisfaction of the citizens. We can only say that the recall has not been invoked, and that we daily receive encomiums from those whose "well done" is worth while; on the other hand, we hear frequently of unfriendly criticisms. it shall be the aim or this writer to deserve in some measure these words of cheer from his friends, and so to work for the good of all that unfriendly critics may arter a time be come disarmed in the light of good results. With ft sincere belief In the splendid potentialities of commission govern ment, and the wish that Its blessings may continue with Columbia and ex tend to all the civic communities of the land, I am, Sincerely yours, W. ?. G-ibbes, Mayor. WATTS MILL HONOR ROLL Nearly a Third of the Total Knrbll mcnt Win Place? on the Honor Holl Last Month. Fifty three out of about one hundred nnd fifty scholars at the Watts mill school won places on the honor roll the past month. This is an unusually large number to secure special men tion, so the youngsters and younstcr esses must have put In extra time. While all of the honor roll members are good students at other times, it seems, however, that Manager D. R. Lavender, of the moving picture show, had some Htt'.S do with this ex traordinary awakening, a..- Lavcnder at the beginning of the sessiin, made a special offer to school chli lren of the county w^fntilnK places Oi" the honor roll, promising to give each a free ticket to the show. , Mr. Lavea der evidently does not realize what ho has gone up against, for the honor rolls are beginning to be longer than they have ever been before.1 Here Is the Watt* Mill roll: First tirade?Ix)uVee^Browolee, Ern est Cress, Manry FurtTer, LucH(e/Mar tin, French O'Shlelds, Talmagc Sorgee, Carrie Brownlee, Mary " Davis, Maud Mills, Grace Oxner, Ralph Putman. IPearl Tumblln. * ' ' Second Grade?Clara Allan, Inez Rabb. Lois Gospell, Andrella McKee, Emmctt Tidwell; Nina Bobo. Clyde Go llghtly, Emmett Jessee, Herman Tay lor, Oladys Trogdon. Third Grade?Frank Burns, LUlle Hughes, Ruth Oxner, Pauline Tum blln. Willie B. West, Alpha Garrett, Wlnona Hughes, Charlie Pulley. El bert Templeton, Janies Willard. Forth Grade?Vera Blakely, Jessie May Golightly, Chesttey Grtfutt, Clara Martin, Elector Powell, NUtthle Lee Snoddy, Nettle Tumbllh, l*Avie Cream er. Ruth Grogory, (Mad'ys Cree, Clar ence Martin. Edna ftiddle, Willie Tid well, Runice CosYie'll. Flrth Grade?John Fuller. Sixth Grade?Lizzie Hell Crocker, Horace Golightly, Howard Cress, Viola Trogdon. Seventh Grade?Carrie Donnan. Liz zie Donnnn. Gray Court Ituptist Church. Gray Court, Nov. 14.?The Gray Court baptist church Is nearing com pletion and the first service will be held the fourth Sunday in the month, which is November 24th. If It is the wlBh of the people, a protracted meet ing of short duration will be held. The public is cordially invited to attend these and all other services hold In the cbAirch. Porto Rico's New Wonder. From far-away (Porto Rico cdnie re port* of a^v-fonderful now discovery that Is believed will vastly benefit the people. Ram'on T. Marchan, of RarCe loneta, writes "Dr. King's New Dis covery 1* ttottlg splendid Work here. It cored'me about five titties of terro'blo coughs and colds, also my brother of a severe cold In his chest and more than 20 others, who Used it on my ad vice. We hope this great medicine will yet be soid in eve'ry drug store In Por to Rico." For throat and lung troubles it has no equal. A trial will convince you of its merit. *50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Gu'tfra'ntecd by Lam-en.. Drug Co. and PalWetSo' Drug Co. THANKSGIVING NO V KM B EH 28. President Taft issues du? Usual Of ficial Proclamation. Washington, November 7.?President Taft today issued the Thanksgiving proclamation, setting aside November 28, for tlie observance of that day. The proclamation follows: "By the President of the I'uited States of America. "A Proclamation: "A God-fearing nation like ours owes It to its in-born and sincere sense of moral duty to testify its devout grati tude to the All-giver for the countless benefits It has enjoyed. For many years it has been customary at the close of the year for the national executive to call upon his fellow countrymen to offer praise and thanks to God for the manifold blessing vouchsafed to them in the past, and to unite earnest sup pi iance for their continuance. "The year now drawing to a close has been notably favorable to our for tunate land. At peace within and with out, free from theperturbations and ca lamities that have afflicted other peo ples: rich in harvests so abundant and in industries so productive that (lie overflow of our prosperity lias ad vantaged the whole world: strong In the steadfast conservation of the herit age of self-government bequeathed to us by the wisdom of our fathers, and firm in the resolve to transmit that heritage unimpaired, but rather Im proved by good use to our children and our children's children for all time to come, the people of this country have abounding cause for contented gratitude. "Wherefore. 1. William Howard Taft. President of the United States of America, in pursuance of long estab lished usage and in response to the ' wish of the American people, invite my country men, wheresoever they may sojourn, to join, on Thursday the 28th day of this month of November, in appropriate ascriptions of praise and thanks to God for the good gifts that have been our portion and. in humble prayer, that His great mer cies toward us may endure. "In witness whereof, I have hereun to set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Hone at the City of Washington, this 7th day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun dred and twelve, and of the Independ ence of the United States of America, the one hundred thirty-seventh. William H. Taft. "By the President. "Alvey A. Adee, "Acting Secretary of State." DOING GREATER WORK. Southern Railway Adding More Offices to its i.and and Industrial Depart* ;nent in the South. Washington, Nov. 15.?The South ern Railway company will on Novem ber lf> enlarge the work of its Land and Industrial Department in the South by opening three new offices to be located at Birmingham, Ala., and Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. These new offices arc established In harmony with the policy of the South ern Hallway to cover ns fully as pos sibly the development of the agricul tural and manufacturing and other in terests In Its territory. In connection with the opening of these offices the following appointments have been an nounced by the Land and Industrial I Department: .1. W. Paige, now agent at Bristol. Tenn., to be agent at Chattanooga. Tenn..; H. G. Hanson, Jr.. now travel ing immigration agent in the north, with headquarters Bt St. Louis, Mo., to be agent at Bristol, Tenn.; E. P. II. West, agent, Knoxville, Tenn.; .1. M. Marsh, agent, Birmingham. Ala.; and W. E. Price, traveling Immigration agent to succeed R. G. Hanson, Jr. With the opening of these new of fices the I^and and Industrial Depart ment of the Southern Railway will have offices and agents In the south at Atlanta and Macon, Ga.; Mobile and Birmingham, Ala.; Chattanooga, Knox ville and Bristol, Tenn.; Columbus. Miss.; Columbia, S. C.; Ashevlllc and Brevard. N. (?.. and Danville, Va. "There could be no better medicine than Chamberlain's Couhg Remedy. My children were all sick withwhooping cough. One of them was in bed. had a high fever and was coughing up blood. Our doctor gave them Cham berlain's Cough Remedy and the first dose eased them, and three bottles cured them." says Mrs. R. A. Donald son, of I^ekington, Miss. For sale by all dealers. MADDEN NEWS Madden. Nov. IL'. Yes sir! The re sult of tlie election of November 5th was decidedly to our liking and was an almost unanimous affair. We cel ebrated too. out Madden way. The peo ple In Laurcns need not think they were the only ones making a big heap noise! "Whoopee"! yelled I'ncle John, with genuine democratic ardor as he open ed his "Advertiser" and beheld the victorious rooster perched aloft the banner. "Hurrah" he said as he read "The solid South still remains solid"! (Wasn't it a vision of one T. It. to hurst the solid souttl, with the help of one Mr. Heard and give to us poor benighed folks freedom?) "Do you suppose Uncle John," ask ed a somewhat doubting one, "that we'll ever feel the effect of the elec tion down here?" "Yes, slreo", was the enthusiastic answer as he waved his paper above his head. "I feel good now!" Sure we celebrated -our leading merchant donated a roman candle and a lire cracker, our efficient cotton buy er ditto?the younger generation en thusiastically looked on and Uncle ?lohn gave (almost) the rebel yell! Honest confession is good for the soul and here goes. This correspond ent prea< ..od loudly and long about this time last fall about farmers buy ing guano and having to give half they made to pay guano bills. Well, she did the same thing only in her case it was over half. She picked her lit tle patch, had it ginned, paid the guano note and there was precious few shekels left?but there's one con solation: her credit for guano is good! Mr. and Mrs. Dairy Martin of Clin ton were visitors In our midst re cently. Mrs. M. T. Allison and Mrs. Mollle Teague spent part of last week very pleasantly with their niece, Mrs. Lona Brown. Miss Ida Turner, our well-liked teacher, spent the week-end with her home people in Cross Hill. She was accompanied home by Miss Ixniise Dean. Many friends out here were delight ed that Mrs .1. I.. Machen, known af fectionately to we people as I.idie Moore, had recovered from her recent operation sufficiently to come home. Dldle was one of the "large girls" that carried prestage with it in the old days! at old Hose Dale when the writ er was one of "the small fry". Some of these days when the spirit moves exactly right this correspondent In tends to pen an eulogy on those gold en days, \\'e voice the sentiment of all her old friends in wishing to see Mrs. Machen her oh", self again. Mr. .1. A. Wofford is getting on all right now and his friends will be glad to hear, if he has no backset, will be able to return to his work the lat ter part of this week. Miss Jessie Thompson was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Dean, Sun day. Mr. H. .1. L?ngsten spent Saturday night with Mr. T. M. Shaw or Cold Point. The ladies of the Rural Improve ment as-soclation will meet at the school house Friday afternoon at 2 p. m. A full attendance is earnestly urged as business of importance Is to be transacted. Flagged Tntin ?Ith Shirt. Tearing his shirt from his back an Ohio man flagged a train and saved it from a wreck, but 11. T. Alston, Ral eigh, N. C, once prevented a wreck with Electric Bitters. "I was In a ter rible plight when I began to use them." he wrltos. "my stomach, head, back and kidneys were all badly affected and my liver was in bad condition, but four bottles of Electric Bitters made me feel like a new man." A trial will convince you of their matchless merit for any stomnch, liver, or kidney trou ble. Price 50 cents at I>aurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Monntvllle Services. The Advertiser has been requested to announce that the following ser vices are held at the Church of Eter nal Hope. I'nlversalisf, at Mountvllle: Sunday School each Sunday morn ing, vespers each Thursday evening at 8 p. m., preaching every third Sun day at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. Oeo. Studson Delano Is ?mator of this I church. Mr. Poultryman: If you are not get ting eggs, don't blame the chickens; help them along by feeding Conkey's Lnvlns: Tonic. Palmetto Drug Com pany has lt. 11-?X NOTICE. State of South Carolina. County of Laurens. Pursuant to nn order of the Probate Court for the county and state afore said, In the case of Annie H. Hopkins, and ,T. W. Balontiue individually and as administrators of the Estate of it. Mills Balontlne, plaintiffs, against Wellie C. Ballentine, ct.nl.. 1 will sell to the hiebest bidder at public out cry at Laurens, South Carolina, from the southern portico on Salesda.^ in Pecetnber 1912, being the 2nd day or the month, during legal hours, all that tract of land situate In Laurena coun ty, in said state, near Ware Shoals, containing 46 and 87-100 acres, more or less, hounded north by lands of W. G. Murff. east by lands of J. W. Heeks, south by lands of J. Frank Heeks and west by lands of w. s. Knight. Terms: one-half of purchase money, cash, IkiI ance With interest at eight per centum, due in 12 months, secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of the premises, with leave to the purchaser I to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If the purchaser does not : comply with the terms of sale the land shall he resold on the same or Borne subsequent snlcsday at the risk of the defaulting purchaser. O. G. THOMPSON. Probate .lodge, I., c. s. C. Nov. G, IiU2.? I I - It. NOTICE Ol SALE. PrUSliani to order of the Court of Common Pleas in case of Nannie E, Curry plaintiff, against Wille Moore et at. I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash on Tues day the 3rd day of December, 1912, at two o'clock 1'. M. of said day, near Owings Homestead, all that tract of laud situate in Laurens -ounty in said state, containing forty sis: acres, more or less, to he cut and sold in suitable lots, said tract of land being on east side of the C. <t W. ('. railroad, hound ed by lands of Pearly It. Moore, and others near Owings Station. .lohn D. Owings, Sheriff, I.aureus County, S. C. 1C-31 EXECUTOR'S SALE. Under and by virtue of authority vested in me as executor of the last will and testament 'of Margaret M. Dial, deceased, and by and with the consent and authority of Mrs. L, A. H?ntel- who, under the last will and testament of Drcwery T. Dial, deceas ed, owns an undivided one half in terest therein. I will sell at public outcry, at Laurens Court House, South Carolina, on salesday in December, next, being the second day of the month, during the legal hours of sale, all that tract, piece or parcel of land, lying, being and situate in the Coun ty of Laurens. State of South Carolina, containing one hundred ( 100) acres, more or less, bounded hy lands of Mrs. Browning, J. Y. Henderson, Win, ('lardy and lands formerly owned by .lames P. Todd. 'This tract contains about twenty acres of wood land, good fanning lands, good tenant house com* I paratlvely new. out buildings and two wells of water; said tract being n part of what is known as the "Quar ter"; and situate about one and one half miles west of Harksdale Station. This property can be sold at private sale before said salesday. Terms yf sab: cash. The purchaser to pay for papers. Dater the 6th day of November, lfi'2. (Signed! W. H. Knight. Executor of the last will and testament of Margaret M. Dial, deceased. 15-41 NOTICE OF SALE. State of South Carolina, Countv of Laurens. PROBATE COURT. Annie B, Hopkins and J. W. Baldwin, individually and as administrators of the estate of H. Mills BalOUtlno. deceased, plaintiffs, against Willie ('. Ballentine, et al. defendants. Pursuant to a decree ef ,ho conn In this case I will sell at public auc tion at Laurens C. IL, S. C, on sales day In December 1!H2, it being the 2nd day of the month, within the legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situ ate in Laurens county, state of South Carolina, near War?' Shoals, contain ing forty-six and 87-100 (46 87-100) acres, more or less, bounded on the north by lands of W. 0. Murff. east by lands of J. W. Heeks, South by lands of J. Frank Heeks, and west by lands of W. S. Knight. Terms of sale: one-half cash and the balance with Interest from date of sale at eight per centum per an num, due at twelve months and secured by a bond of the purchaser and mort gage of the premises, with leave, to purchaser to pay entire bid in cash j or any amount greater than one-half thereof- Purchaser to pay for papers. If the purchaser falls to comply with his bid the prcmb"?s to be resold on the same or some subsequent salesday at the risk of the former purchaser. O. O. Thompson, Probate Judge. November 12. 1012. 16-3t WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS Hav<e you overworked your nervou? sys tem and caused trouble with your kid neys aiwd bladder? Have you pains In iolnr,. ?Id?. back and bladder? Have you i flabby xppearanco of Hie face, and un der the *yea? A frequent desire to pns? urine? If no. Wilhams' Kidney Pill? will cure you?DrugglBt. Price 60c. W1UIAMS MFG. CO.. Prep?.. Cleveland, OM? LACHEMS DRUG CO. Laarens, S. C NOTICE OP THE County Treasurer T?o Hooks of the County Troaauror win bo opened for the collection of State, County and Commutation ltoad Taxes for fiscal yeai, 1012, at tho rooBuror'8 Olltco from October IGth. to December ".ist. 1012. After Decem ber 3lot, one per COnt will be added. After January 31st, two per cent, win be added, and after February 28th.. seven per cent, will be added till tho 15th day of Maren, 1013, when tho books will be closed. All persons owning property in moro titan one Township ate requested to> call for receipts In each of the several Townships in which the property 1? located. This is important, as addition al cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of 21 and (id years or age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00> except old soldiers, who arc exempt at 5(1 years of age. Commutation Road Tax $1.50 in lieu of rood duty. The Tax levy is as follows: For State purposes.tt% Hilda For Constitutional School Tax :t mills For Ordlunry County purposes 3 mills For Interest on Railroad Komis I mill For Road and Bridge Honda 3 mills For Court Mouse Konds .. . 2 mills Total.\i-yA mills Special Schools I.aureus Township. Lau runs No. I I.7 mills Trinity RldgO No. I.4 mills. Maddens No. 2.2 itulb Narnle No. 3.fi mills. Baileys No. I.2 mills Mills No. ?.2 mills Oak Grove No. t>.2 mills Ora No. 12.4 mills; special Schools Youngs Township. Youngs No. 3.2 mills youngs .>o. 2.4 mills. Youngs No. I.4 mills Youngs No. 5.;t mills: Fountain Inn No. :'.lt.15 mill* Lanford No. lb.ii% mills Ora No. 12.4 mills Youngs No. I.3 mills, Central No. t>.2 mlllx Special Schools Dials Township. Green Pond No. 1.4 mills Dials No. 2.3 en 11 Shlloh No. 3.4 mills Gray Court-Owings No. 5 .. ..4 mills* Karksdule No. (i.2 mills Dials Church No. 7.2 mills Fountain inn No. 3B.15 mills Merna No. 8.2 mills Special Schools Sullivan Township. Mt. Bothel No. 2.3 mills Princeton No. l.3 mills Poplar Springs No. :;.4 mills Rabun No. 4.4 mills Hendorsonvlllc No. 5.4 mills, Friendship No. <*,.2V& mills Brewerton No. 7.3 mills Sullivan Township It. R. Bonds 4 mills Merna No. S.2 mills Special Schools Waterloo Township. Waterloo No. II.4 mills. Mt Gallagher No. I.3 mills Bothlohem No. 2.2 mills Kkom No. 2.4 mills Centerpoinl No. 4.2 mills Oakvllle No. 5.3 mills Mt. Pleasant No. i\.2 mills Mt. Olive No. 7.2 mills Reedy (Dove No. 8.2 mills Special Schools Cross Mill Township Cross Hill No. 13.6 mills Cross Hill No. I.2 mills Cross Hill No. 2.2 mills Cross Hill No 4.2 mills Cross Hill No. 5.2 mills Cross Hill No. C.2 mills Special Schools Hunter Township. Mountville No IG.4'/,. mills Hunter No. 2.2 mills Hunte r No. 3.2 mills Clinton No. 5.f. mill Hunt er No. 8.3 mills Wads worth No. 4.2 mills Speciai Schools -Jacks Township. Odells No. C..3 mill-; Hurricane No. 10.3 mills Shady Grove No. 2.3 mills Special Schools Scuffletown Township LangSton Church No. 3.3 mills I Scuffletown No. I.2 mills Lanford No. hi.VA mills Ora No. 12.4 mill-! Prompt attention will be given those, who wish to pay their Taxes through the mail by check, money order, etc Persons scrwling In lists of Dam OS to be taken off are requested to semi them early; and give the Township of each, as the Treasurer Is very busy during the moath of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. October 2, 1912 ? td. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 13th day of December, 1 will render a final ac count of my acts and doings as Ad ministrator of the estate of Ix'onora J. Shaw, deceased. In the ofllco of the Judge of Probate of Laufens county at 11 o'clock, a. m. and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator. Any persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment on that date; and all persons having claims against said t state will present them on or before said datt-i duly proven, or be forever barred T. M. Shaw,, j Administrator. November 13, 1912?1 mo.