Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ETbe 0bbertiser Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year Payable in Advance Published by ADVEltiISING PRIN'TING CORPANY Laurens. S. C. Adver tising Ras ona Applicationl. OhWtunies nnd Cani s of Thanks: Ono Cent a Word. E:uteired at tkq postoffice at Laurens, C., as second class mall matter. LAVUlW NS, S. C., JAN. 26, 1921. Nearly I.0O automobiles escape t2.':ation inl tlis CouInit.y, according to Co:nptrel1er General Sutherland. This about one-third of all the automo bes in thw county. Something Is radically wrong when such a large proportion of any class of taxable piro;erty escape; taxation. On the "Forty-two 1''er Cent" basis the tax able iimncoe from these cars would Pay for the i.op-soil road from here to Clinton inl a year or so. It occurs to Us that it is not. yet too late to collect this tax. It !s (1dut- those who have turned in their cars for taxation to have the dodgers pay up also. CAPITALiS% AX AS.T B. C. Forbes, one of the foremost writers on finnrial subjects in the lnited States, writing in Hearst's tMagazine, points out that there has been two great eras or swings of the pendulum in this country during the past few years and that the pendu lim may swing back again to where It was twenty years ago. The first era Ie referred to was the capitalistic era. during which time capital was in the awcendancy, enor nous trmts formed with large blocks of watered stock, unjust and unearned llroflts being wrung from the consum er and out of the iproducts of labor. The second era is that just past or .posaibly not past yet, where labor had come into the ascendancy and had capital at its knees. Mr. Forbes does not risk saying which era was the best for the na tion, contenting himself :with pointing out that the greed and rapacity of the labor unions may force the pendilun to the other extreme and capital again be supreme. Rut. looking back over the years, surveying the progress the nation made during the period of cap Italism and then seeing to what end the business life is brought today, it is reasonable to believe at least that the era of capitalism was not without i((e'ne good points. At Iea'st it was not rotllowed by a great pntnie the Intt Wlink of it many bene faMN ( of (1he r-am muliti-millionaires ()f thet natio'n, Ih'll -t.mhtie th y 1 r erratrd a d (hI 'mp lm t the "4rd tm'' handh o f the ('ar 11ecdis'. the ib1etfellers'. thbe Alor rea: Illy beeni inst rumIents; for tIhrP4 d Van !Vemenlt of manl1iml. poin tha01t te triti of thbe steel industrys' tiil industry, c-tc.. had been e(Inlally diivided unan: employees anid owners alibi' on the basis of iabtor lperformned, wold we have had the libraries, iuniversitie's, research facilities, othier char-itale aind educational institiu tions11? Woubt1 It 't.have been al~e to getfor-thtir in any other", way ouri ca pitali forl the expansion of lnduistry' a nd furth1er1 employmntt of labor? PLAN TO ('IIANGI R i's ~ousld - I tlIish Iilonrd of Re' ','i .'w- I Three 3hil Ta 'nx 1 'nider Fire. TIho 8:ate, :ls. -itan Mar.len ti Lanier and Chrtis 4 n.-en intro4lh ed t o t int t''soilu lb i n tn hi p nt- i. ye t'i'day, (one4 tO ('r l'. I a on thbe gteeral atssemlly I i" ' to'*' ",4 ' tablishi I, Jtust and I'-elesi to b) kni-1ownt' as arti('le three andl t sto'i to abolish the thr'tee ain: ed)n1tiiIa school lax andt mmlthet (constittion so as to allow .4 i:. i l it t Imbly powtor to fix the(4 ;r hon. i'-.-tkin'. fir ('4n) o of nuie imn pictt i. Thle tiwo jo n t tax i'esolutions wouiild.4 -.b!:t to tan pieoptle both pro pw4 :t:iieindointmi jn the next general alorin 4tt haie the genieral at~s'imbly given tower '. estabtlish And main talo a .iin-t anid t'iititabtlt 4ystem: of' taixaLtin for stat,.i ind loca:l 'trpose' in liu of thn4 Itr'Mt'nt sstim. Thie r4 :olution provtdes that taxes shallI be l('Vied in a like ntuitm'e anld on liko Subj tret's equi-allIy throughou11t the state as shal~il bte governed by general laws. Pr'ov ision is miade for' Itropert~y tused (eluIlVely for state. cuitty, r'eligi Otis, benievolent, charitable, mutnicipalI and educational pu rposies to .he ox emipt from taxation and also hlousehold goods~ f the head of any faimily up to at les $100 -This resRolution ire farrtp fthn finnne commite These three setiators ai'so offered -the joint resolution to amend- Section 6 of Article XI by striking out the provision calling for a levy of a three mill constitutional school tax and in lieu of this section confer upon the gencral assembly the power to fix the school tax rate to be levied. This reso lution would also Submit .the (ues tion to the electors at the next general election. It was referred to the fin ance committee. Senator Bogers' bill to provide a state board of review for the censor ing of moving pictures would have each and every picture, reel, etc., re viewed by this board before allowing theni to be shown in any theate'r in the -tate. The measure provides for the appointment of a board of three by the governor for a tprm of six, four and two years -with a chairman, who is to receive $3,000 a year, and the other members to receive $2,500 a year. All films and ipictures as well as advertising matter deemed cruel, ob scene, indecent or immoral would be prohibited. A line and jail sentence is provided for any violators of the act. The bill fitrther provides for a fee of $2 for each reel or pi1ture re viewed and a tax of five cents a yea'r ol each ,eat in every theatre in the state. A license 'would be issued by 'the board alnd upon more than one violation this would be revoked. Ap peal to the courts could be taken if uiy theatre wishes to take action. An appropriation of $15,000 Is asked by Senator Rogers to carry on the work. The bill was referred to the committee on education. Resolutions from the Presbyterian synod and the Lutheran synod calling on the general assembly to enact legislato-n to censor movlei -were both receiyed as information by the sen ate The finance committee submitted an unfavorable report on the measure of Senxor Wightman to abolish the hoard of public welfare. liscussion on the report will be order today. BF7/ITER OUTLOOK FOR BUSINESS Federni Ileserye loard GOvernor Cheerful. VhIts Twin Cli. Winston-Salem, N. C., Jan. 21.--In an addr ess to the chamber of com inerce here, W. P. G._ Iarding, goy ernor of the federal reserre board, expressed the conviction that the worst of the readjustment perlod is over. "There are signs everywhere of the revival of business in the spring," he said. Governor flarding arrived in Win Sto -siern Ihis mnorn iii c lolng here ini l re 1n0 to an invitatiol. roni Iiiz n H.l is address; iatie I deep n: :i n on I hle larnge ntlhor. of lide-'- non whlo l:-i rd hiin, :' ni h! of fuil ri c ondi; ' - "Inl workhing backl to noimic n al." :-:1i, Governor 1ia1rd in . "an i lota, nt ste p has been taken ini thie rlcov'.er y of a not-tal state of mind in buosines;, of a bel-',r senve of riopi)on ;liit in the( re(stort-tion orf- saner anud souinder' judignuents. .\lanv signs nar in -vi el~it tie ttac tat i* irdeto aw. contt inue, Iroduli~ on ~i ira ist sell and1 ini ordert to) roll it niiuis-t buy.x tions today, bothi ini this li outiry and1( ter today tihan a year ago. Thion tin thilning iun know cofi ntune of rc aiu lsinen-iI~t e itinpendting am 1 we. overl andif things are goting along with ste(ady ii lpot-t nientt. "Otr problemis shouildl t far-ed withl ott titismt, eortage and (con14denfce. itM's all work together-i to rank- tl2 a Ieiodi of genuine tc oma~ ot tive anekie0vemen (t. in wvorkin-; OUt the sitution it. is; ittcessari y thait thlose whotu have ex ti ence, muodleration arnd forbeai-rnce In cases wheret- debtor-s shlow themn setlv 0s to he worthyv of conftiden and~ i 1 at-c wilting to meet treasonabl rie:i <iiiItrem entIs. I lhave- obiserved o is11 Position Otn thle part of bnks to fore coll(-tion s or for-closuitres or other dr astic means11 (-xcetpt as ai last renor-t. the tiost favorablde cirustanciites will he a slow arid gradutal pro(lss, in-, vol ves work-i -hnd work of n-very den scr-il!itn -arid enlis for the best (if forits of t hose who tman age the( coin mercilb anrd i tnldstri at enteriprisos of the :ountitry, the in tell igentI gu idanen of those will dtirect the uise of (-niital andl~ cdit, tile prcoducttivl energies of those whiose conitibuttion is tmanualbt Ilabor, theo frill coopercatiolt all atlong till line. No -anrtlsfactor-y substitute for -wortk has] ever be-en devised." B. Y. P. U.* Me-tirng The Laurens County [I. Y. P, U. Quar-tetrly Meeting will lbe held at Cthestnuit Ridge flaptist Church Sun dlay, January 30, 1921, at 2:30 o'clock. Secr-etarv. HARDING'S BOAT STICKS IN MUD Incident at Drawbridge Delays One Hour. Ahead of Schedule. Orniond ] eacb, Fla., Jan. 23.-The house boat Victoria, on w'hich Presi dent-elect 'larding is cruising down tihe Indian river, made the flrst stop of her voyago at Ormond Beach this afternoon. and disembarked her pas sengers for a two-hour motor ride along the Florida east shore- boule vard. The stop here and a briof tic up when the Victoria tried to go thr'e'igh the Ormond drawbridge were the only incidents on the log of the houseboat during a peaceful Sun day's rest. Taking adv-antage of perfect weather she pushed ahead of her schedule and when she tied up for the night she was within a few hours of Rock Ledge, where the party expects to go ashore sonic time temorrow for a golf match. During tihe automobile ride. Mr. Pfarding and his companions drove -into Daytona, oight miles from here and brought back Senator A. B. Cun mins of Iowa, who has been at a Daytona hotel and who will mal;e the roinainder of the houseboat trip as a ieibet of t.he vacation party. Undot a hot sun the :president-eleat cme ashore wearing white woolens and a straw hat. His visit attracted little attention, though tile Victoria docked within a stone's throw of a big tourist hotel. Details of his va cation trip had been kept confidential and only a few of the guests here learned of his arrival until after the Victoria had hended downstrento again. The trouble nt the drawbridge oc curred soon after and held up the Victoria for more than an hour. She attempted the passage at too shallow a point and stuck in the mud in such a position that the bridge could not be closed and her little engine had to force her way out inch by inch. Mean time more than a score of automobiles wore held up and a crowd of several hundred gathered on the bridge and cheered the houseboat when she finally extricated herself. GITfE NEW PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION M. A. McBride Would DifTerentiate Alleuns from Undesirables nt Sonrxe. .Washing n, Jan. 13.-A new plan for regulating immigration to the United States and differentiating de sirables from undesirahles at the source, was ipresented to the Senate immnigration committee today by.liar ry A. McBride, chief of the vise see io1 of the state dleparteint, TVe re :0i Im endIled t he creation by the ?gov rri:nien t of a commission '.o have gen t'l supri(vision (if inmigration knl to work in ('ooperation wifh the ex istinl Iwonvies f the state an(1 labor lrI j:.rt mlents. T)1 Cti 1 :- a n t'uld 0dirct in'.i - Fra tsto plaesin the( l'nued-( RNates (prob~lem of aselectionr (ou~ldte iosaved a p'art of7 thle paissport viset. F loi'ristanflee," said Mir. .\l eli ride, "thle (0ommtlissioinWI wohil'IreIVe an1 older for -' ,1000 farmerC s from somW 5ee tioni oif the country11 I'w here' they' wer'e mo.st needetifd. 'Tat ordier could11( be cabled 'to a consul in Eurlole, having ('hiarge of a good agrliclturatl set ion, iistruletinig him to vise .spassports for thlat nilmnbe r of farmers,'' .\1ri. Mci Iriide decl ar'ed theire was a "'tlood"' of Ilimmigr'ant s in Europe trly- . inig toi re~:th the l'nitedi Sttes, but t hat thle Johnson~ot bill wvoubd tnot re-1 thre th nuberi of arr'iival.s iln the I;niit d S-ltte. I ie diec~lred thi' excep '(onl thle measur Ie allowed woiuid '"fill th -ips to their' cap'acity'." keI.d by lnator (oilt of itnode is Ilind, chir man : of the (0on1111tte, I "oe no reason for temporary leg bdaion to be taken up ,within a year."' Miss Fr ances Kellor, of New Yorik, vlece 'hiairm'lan of thle Interi--itacial Couniicii, said shie had recenl iy visited Eui~rope andi hiad fountd a tnden1 'y on the part of the' vai'ous governmeifnts ther t' '') keep their mren and 111w'omlen 2,1 n InPE ioner General of I imigra tion0 is O expetedf -tO teach the ' 'inited! iStatesi Saturd'tay after a stud(y of (onl diions in Eu rope relating to immnigraL Lion and [tepr'erenitative Johnsoni, ile yi:hilican of WVash ington, today re (que,;ted thle (')1 cItte(e to secur e lils I estI iony be for'e'01' cocld ig itsha logs, A flat IIreeda~ Iit in ) Time~s a Xenlr, A ieriging ''Ten YoungI to a l,lt.'er. Remlember'ing this, act asq soon as youI 'iee the fir'st ra4t. (let a pkg, of l iT SNA P. it's a su(re rat and mlIic"de stroyer'. It.'s fonivenienit, comes in cake for'm, nay tiixing. Mummitifles rat a~ft(r kdillIing- --leaves no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 35ic, 6ie andl $ 1.25. Sold arnd -guar'an tood by Laurens i'lwore Co., Put nnam'a Drur Store and Kennedy Bros. -e*O $ *'e - .SPECIAL NOTICES. I Notice-Mr. W. W. Dukes is now nanaiger of the IHillcrest Dairy and >rders for milk and cream should be phoned to him at No. 163. 1.1. C. Flum ng, owner of flillcrest Dairy. 28-2t-pd Piano Tuning-Mr. 0. M. Tully, iano tuner, will 4e in lAtureas Thurs 1'hursday and Fridayv, Jan. .27 and 28. If your piano neefd tuning leave order wvith S. hl. & E. If. Wilkes & Co. 28-it T1o Overland Users.-We have made teveral orders for Overland parts for fur customers of late, and many have ailed to take thgem out and, we now ;ive notice of thqir return if not taken it once. Sunerdl Motor Co., Laurens, 3. C 28-It-pd For alt-Rhode Island Red eggs 'or setting. $1.50 for 15. Mrs. C. W. i'une. 28-it-lId Lost-Two horses, one black with .hrce 'white feet and eye out; one a )ay colt. Finder please notify J. 11. lolmes, Lanford Station P. 0. 28-it-pd Wantel-To sell line bird dog, cross )etween inglish Peruni and Boston lakie. Write C. 11olbrook, Lavonia, la.- 28-2t Cars Cheap-Some used cars at at .active prices, Fords, Maxwells and )'erlands with good terms. Suinerel lotor Co., Laurens. 28-It-pd NotIce-i have arranged to be in .,aurens two (lays each month. If your >iano needs tuning leave -order with 3. M. & E!. 1-1. Wilkes & Co. 0. M. 'ully, Piano Tuner. 2S-tf Wagons and Huggies--New and ;ccond hand wagons, both one and two iorse, also sone buggies, both now nd second hand, in either steel or -ubber tires. T. B. Sumerel, 0 East dain Street. 28-It-pd Cabbage Plants For Salo-I have lice stocky plants just the right stre .o set out. It will pay you to have >lenty of early cabbage in your gar len. Can make prompt shipment of he following varieties: Charleston .nd Early Jeraey Wakefield, Flat )utch and Succession. Prices, less han 5 thousand at $1.50 per thousand; to 10 thousand at $1.35 per thousand; 10 thousand and over at $1.25 per housand. Send money 'with order. plaats by mail 30c per hundred. C. F. lethington, Meggett, S. C. 28-5t Wnated-Te buy a milk cow. State rmount of milk uho gives the way you 'ced. Don't want to know hew much ihe 'will give the way I will feed. State Lge of calf and price. W. M. McCuen. 28-It Cleveland Cotten Seed,--Pure Wan samakor Cleveland big boll cotton ieed ginned on private gin, $1.00 per )ushel, other seed which we .paid $4.50 to WannaTmaker last year, at 12.50 per bushel. If sacks are furnish -d we will make deliveries at Ieurens .ourt House. See either T. ". or M. k. Sumerel, Laurens, S. C. 29-1t-pd For SalSix h. p. upright boiler, n good condition. Will sell cheap. ddlaniel Vulcanir.In.g Plant. 27-2t-c Notlee--The person who borrowed a.ir of de-horners from J. F. Hicks k Son's stable, please return Uamc to ne of J. W. Henderson, Jr. J. Ed. {icks. 28-1-t-pd Warted-Two horse cropper to vork on halves. Hlalf of cro) in peas ast ye"r. 0. L. Hlunter, Ora, S. C. 28-lt-;'4 i'Lge, For Sale--'-Riode Island lIeds Reth that. 0tay red). $2.00 for 15. I t. Mc('iten, Lautrcnis. 28-tf Wlnit 4d---Somoneon(e to saw lum'er on hare; near Warrior Creek church in hir e-y -or further inefoondImatinoe r' . WI. \lSnd Hox 301. Andle. on . C. 27-5t-cd Not lee.--Laujrens Trulst, Compan:y Fors ll- hv n, hanse a a r- - t torses and a hunch of goodl mules for ale, W. Ii. Wharton. 131-tr lFor SnaIe-ilegiatedt re(-Cclan'd Van naumak r ImpItrovedl lI g IHall e'0t seed. $1.00 jper buishol. L. Ti. Stotd ird, Owi'ngs, S. C. 25-5t us tractors' brand now $250.00 f. o. b. avannah, (Ga. Addre'ss "Tr iactor" 'ostomneo, Hos 53, Laulrean, S. C. 2-1-51 Fnrms For Reont--- have two nice ar-ms for rent with good buildings *nd new dwellings. D. E. Todd. 23-5t-pd pair lHed Blankets this week $ .01 pair you buy .. .. ........A tair c'(o:)t you .. ..........1-70 IllI) IRON HM K(l:T. VULCANIZING D)on't throw away your olI tires, Have them Vulcanized -- at McDaniel's Vulcanizing Plant All modern tools in use alnd first class wor~k gua ranteed Tires, Accessories, Oils and Gas. Free Air and Water. N.>xt (door to Post Office. Darag Saws at Spacial Prices As long as our sType "W" Drag Saws, which are equipped with Bosch Magpeto And lever control, last and until Feb. 15, 1921, we will make a special pdre f. o. b. Columbia of $15Q.00 on these mach ines, which means a 25 per cent cut. Columbia Supply Company 823 Gervais Street, COLUMUIA, S. C. O W E N BROS. MARBLE & GRANITE CO. DE~S1ONERWS MANUFACTURERS Elm'ronts - Dealers in everything for the -eme tery. The largest anid beat equipped mon i u mntal milIn th Carolia.. GREENWOOD, - - S. C. For Real Tire Repairing RIM CUTS, BLOWOUTS REATREDING A SPECIALTY City Valcaniing 'tation AT CITY FILLING STATION Motir Drivea Hearse We "ew hae a new 1seer d&iven hearse and two touring sare Sd are in a position to hardle funerals povmpty. We also sarry a full line of Coffins and Cas kets and will be at the service of the public night and day. Ware Shoals Dep't Store Ware Shoals, S. C. Ic Fire and burglar proof vaults and, stacks of gold in the Ur:ited St ates Federal Reserve Banks make your money safe when it is in cur bank. We shall be glad to have you come in and talk husi ness with us. When you want financial advice come in and consult us. It will be a pleasure to serve you. We add 4 per cent. interest. Make OUR bank YOUR bank. The Enterprise National Bank N. B. DIAL Preideit C. H. ROPER, Ca.Li..