Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? STAMP SHE ON. HI Nil OV liATK Pl-RCUASFS AD MONT HWAMP OMNI OF IN* TEHNAL RKVENt'E t'OL fTrrirncy Tax?** Effective Today? One Dostxnevitcr Helpline?Many Returns Filed Art* Defective?"Ten tail re" Returns A'vcpted Provision? ally?Force Is Working Into SnutII Horn The state. The emergency revenue act passed by congress October 22 to make up the) deficit In tariff receipts caused by the war In Europe will go Into effect todey. The time for making returns under the act without Incurring tho *? per cent penalty expired last night at midnight. The office force of Duncan Clinch Heyward, collector of Internal reve? nue for South Carolina, has been working night and day for the last week In the effort to keep pace with the demands made upon it by the pro? visions of the war revenue act. Dur? ing the last three days over 2,000 let? ters have been received In the office, asking rv any questions about, the ?cope of the emer. ency revem.e act. Besides this heavy mall, the office force bait had to answer many In? quiries over lo<al and long distance telephones abott the new tax*>a im? posed by the government. Yesterday for hours the office was crowded with people who had waited an long as possible before buying the docu? mentary and proprietary stamps which must be affixed to many arti? cles sold today. Collector Hayward said yesterday that he would consider any letter of Inquiry received before mid night glast night a tentative return and would ask the treasury department not to Impose the 60 per cent penalty upon citizens who had tried to Inform them aelvee about their liability to pay taxes under the war revenue act. He has mailed hundreds of blank forms to eltisens who declared their Identity and their liability to taxation. About 40 per cent of the returns when sent back to his office have been found de? fective In one of more particulars. A frequent mistake was the failure of the cttlsens making'the roturns to Have the form attested by a notary public. These defective returns will have to be s?nt back to the men who made them for correction. In the meantime the collector Is holding the checks sent In with the defective re? turns. These amount to several thousand dollars. Tjsterday the collector's entire of flc* force was kept busy selling ?tamps to meet the local demand. He had given wide publicity to the fact that postmasters and bankers could help the revenue office and oblige their customers by ordering stamps and putting them on sale. However, J. M. Poulnot, postmaster at Charleston, was the only postmast? er who ordered a supply of the new revenue stamps. Mr. Hey ward had a largs consignment shipped to him yesterday. In consequence Charles tonlans can buy revenue stamps to? day at the postofflce In their city. Despite the wide publicity given the provisions of the emergency rev? enue act. man) citizens liable to tax? ation under It waited until the last moment to main their returns and to buy stamps. Tils has made the of? fice force of the collector work under tremendous pm:?sure during the last few days. The office has been open for tho last fso or three mornings until 4 a. m. The provisions of tho emergency war revenue act. effective today, havo been summarised us follows: Tax on beer. $1.75 a barrel, recti? fied whlakey, 5 cents a gallon; all do? mestic still wines, 8 centa a gallon and 66 cents t\ gallon on all grape brandies used In fortification; cham? pagnes. 2S cents a quart, carbonated wines. Jf cents a quart; liqueurs and cordials 24 c?rts a gallon; bankers, $1 per thousand of capital, surplus and undP ided profits; pawn brokers, $60 a :.ear; commercial brokers. $20; commission m??r hants, $20; custom houae brokers. $!?>; proprietors of theatres, museum and concert halls, with seating capacity not more than 300, $25 a year; not exceeding ttOn capacity. $5o; not SjM.ling 1.000 |?f; more than l.OOO, $lnn; sire uses, $100; other amusement pro? perties or agerts except chautauquas, lecture lyceums. agricultural or In duatrial fairs or exhibitions under re? ligious or charitable a aspire*, $in, bowling alleys and billiard rooms, $5 for each alloy or table, annual tax on tobacco dealers and manufacturers. dealers In tobacco, $ 4. N n let .Ii store; manufacturers of lOOwOee With annual sales nor exceeding lun.ono pounds. $12; 400,000 pounds, $24; l.? OOO.000 pounds. $S0; 6,000,04)1 pounds. $300; 10.000.noo pounds, $?P?o; 20. 000,000 pounds. $1.200; exceeding 10.000,000 pounds. $2.4'.)?. Manufacturers of cigars whose an? nual aales do not exceed I o.OOO ci? gars. $3; 200.000. $?;, mo.ooo, $12; I ... ana, f P>. r,..i.ooo. $ |:,.?, 2'?. Ooo.noo. $0oo . |o,..ooit, < i 200 . e\ REFUSES TO SIGN NOTES. MVMUKMI wu ii n<>t join ix statu loan. Treasurer Carter and Comi-t roller Jor.es Accept Offer for $150,000 Notes, hut Failure of Executive to HjJBJ Holds up Loan. Columbia. Dec. 1.?At a meeting of the State's tlnar.'ial board yesterday in the office of the State treasurer, the bids for a loan of $150,000 for cur? rent expenses of the State government were opened. The proposal of the Palmetto National bank of Columbia to take the notes at a rate of 5 per eent. was accepted by two of the three Imembers of the board. Twenty batiks were requested to submit bids and only two proposals were received. s. T. Carter, State treasurer, and A. W. Jones, comptroller general, at? tended the meeting. The governor re? fused to attend. Mr. Carter signed the notes and returned them to the Palmetto National bank. An official of t.ie bank presented them to Mr. Jonei and secured his signature. Utter in the day the notes were presented to the governor and he re? fused to sign them. Concerning the refusal of the governor to sign the noten, J. P. Matthews, cashier of the Palmetto National ban\. addressed the following letter to Mr. Carter. "Inclosed please find four notes amounting to $150,000, signed by Mr. A. V/. Jones and yourself. "Referring to your letter of No? vember 30th, awarding the loan to us I with the understanding that we sc icure the signature of the governor, I I beg to say that the notes were pre? sented to the governor today but he 'refused to sign saying, that he wished the people to pay their taxes in order that the State would not have to pay interest, and to enable the State to jmee. its pressing obligations as well as keep the schools open. "If we are to finance the Sta'e, we nuts have the notes properly signed I promptly, as the rate is based on im? mediate acceptance. "Please advise us as promptly as possible whether or not you can se? cure the governor's signature." NO TROUBLE WITH japan. Secretary Daniels Criticises Circulators of Reports. Washington, Dec. ? 1.?Secretary of the Navy Daniels today vigorously de? nied the rumor of plans for a naval campaign in case of hostilities with Japa n. He severely criticised the circulators of such reports. Will Lower Rediscounts. Washington, Dec. 1.?The federal reserve board will shortly lower re? discount rates half a per cent, in Southern districts it is stated by the I members of the board. ceedlng 40,000,000, $2.460. Manufacturers of cigarettes with annual sales not exceeding 1,000,000 cigarettes, $12; 2.000.000, $24; 5.000, 000, $60; 10,000.000, $120; GO.000, 000, $600; 100.000,000. $1.200; ex? ceeding 100,000.000, $2.496. St imp taxes are as follows: Perfumery, cosmetics and similar articles from one-eighth of a cent for each 5 cent package to live-eighths of a cent on each 25 cent package and ttve-Dighths of a cent for each addi tlonc-.l 25 cents in value; chewing gum, 4 cents for each $1 of value; spark? ling wines, not otherwise taxed, 1 cent for pints and 2 cents for all larger containers. * Month*, debentures, certificates of indebtedness and certlllcates of stocks, 5 cents on each $100 of value; sales, agreements to sell, etc., 2 cents on each $100 of value; exempting agree? ments of deposit on stock certificates as collateral for loans, board of trade sales or agreements to sell, 1 cent for each $100 of value; promissory notes, 2 cents per $100; express and freight bills of lading. 1 cent each; newspaper shij moots taxed on monthly sworn statements of publish? ers (shipments within the county of publication exempted), 1 cent per shipment; telegraph and telephone messages, 1 cent each; indemnifying bonds, 50 cents; certlticates of prollts, 2 cents for each $100; certillcates of damage, etc.. 25 cents; all other cer? tlticates required by law, 10 cents each; brakers' notes, memoranda of sab', etc.. lo cents; conveyances, cents on values between and *r,io> |g cents for each additional $.'?oo of value; custom hoUM receipts, 18 cents In II on values ranging from $1do to more than $5oo; custom house Withdrawal entries, 50 cents each. Marine and tre insurance policies, I eenl on each dollar of premium, coop" ?ratlvs aid mutual tire insurance exempted] casualty insurance on each dollar ?f premium. Pasaags tickets sold In the United states t<? foreign ports, not exceeding $!? in cyst, |I; not exceeding lit in cost. $;i; eoailag more than |to, $?'?; tickets less than 111 exempted. Power of attorney( It cents; pro? tests of notes, etc.. ;. .*, tints; parlor car seats ami berths, i cent. will? DISCUSS INVESTIGATION or AHMV WITH GARDNER, President Doos not Relieve This Is Good lime to Tulk of Army's Pro isiredness for Wnr, as Ht? Hope* Vailed States viay Aid in Bringing About Peace. Washington, Nov. 30.?While Pres? ident Wilson is not expected to seek to mould the position of congress on Representative Gardner's resolution for an investigation of the military strength of the United States, olli cials ( lose to the White House said tonight he would oppose the investi? gation if asked for an opinion. The president is understood to think that such an inquiry is untimely and A'ould not disclose any information not already in hand. Tho president's position was made clear tonight by administration offi? cials after it became known he had written Mr. Gardner a letter saying he was ready to discuss the question with him at any time. Mr. Gardner will be at the WThite House tomorrow to make an engagement for an inter? view within the next few days. The position of the administration toward tho Gartner resolution, out? lined tonight, Is tl at this is no time to agitate the question of the prepared? ness of the United States for war. The president hopes the nation may play an important part in bringing the present European war to a close and his advisers believe suggestions for peace would come with bad grace from a country in the throes of a dis? cussion of possible war. Another reason administration lead? ers give for opposing the Gardner res? olution is that in his speech in the house supporting the movement, Mr. Gardner attacked Germany and they think the adoption of his resolution would make it appear that the action was directed principally at that na? tion. When the resolution first Was intro? duced the president characterized the proposed investigation as "pleasant mental exercise" and said the results achieved would depend entirely on the character of the commission mak? ing it. Administration leaders said tonight the president realizes the importance of military lessons taught by the pres? ent war and takes the position that everything possible should be* learned by the United States, though he does not regard the present as a time for military discussion In congress. COTTON IS BURNED. Burmvcli Warehouse Is Destroyed by iiamcs. I Darn well, Nov. 2.?Fire Was dis? covered at an early hour last evening jin the emergency warehouse of the 'Farmers' i'nion Warehouse company jon east Main street. A high wind 'was blowing at the time and it was possible to save only a small number of bales from the flames, about 105 bales being totally destroyed. Insur? ance to the amount of $8,500 was car? ried. About three or four weeks ago an emergencywarehou.se on the same lot was destroyed together with bales of cotton at almost the hour of the evening. Coming so close together, It would seem that the fires must have been caused by incendiaries, who evi? dently hope to increase the price of the staple by destroying a part of the crop. BECOND MAX GIVES BOND? Only One Convicted of Rioting He mains in Jail. Spartanl urg, Nov. 30.?Robert Wil? son, one of the three men convicted of rioting and assaulting the Spartan* burg OOttnty jail on the night of August 18, 1913, and sentenced to 9 years in the State penitentiary, gave bond today In the sum of $1,500 and was released pending till appeal to the Supreme Court. Horace Finch gave bond Saturday W. R, Belcher remains in tho county jail. _ FRANK APPEALS AGAIN. i^iys Case Before Entire Supreme Court. Washington, Nov. 30.? Leo M. Prank's petition for a review of his conviction in Georgia courts for the murder of Mary Phagan, an Atlanta factory glrli came before the entire supreme court today after having been previously denied by two Individual Justices, one of whom expressed the opinion that Frank had not had due process of law, Chief Justice White received the motion, saying only that the court would tuke tbe papers, A decision may be announced next Monday. Kills Wife and .Man. Then fctulcldcs. Frankfort, Ind., Dec. I.?William McCoy killed his wife und John llyrely and then suicided with carbol? ic acid this morning. The crime Is supposed to have been Incited by jealousy. COURT DECLARES OKLAHOMA STATUTE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Decree Withheld Because of Defects In Application for Annulling of Parlor Car Act. Washington, Nov. 30.?A majority of the supreme court today joined in an opinion that the Oklahoma "Jim Crow" law proviso permitting rail? roads to furnish sleeping, dining and chair car accommodations only to the Whits race was unconstitutional, but did not so decree because of imper? fections in the petition on which the Oase reached the courts. The case was one in which live ne? groes, claiming the entire law un? constitutional, sought an injunction to restrain live railroads in Oklahoma from enforcing it. The Oklahoma fed? eral courts dismissed the petition, holding the law constitutional. The majority of the court affirmed the dismissal because the negroes had not shown they had applied to the railroads for accommodation under the law or that the railroads had notified them that they would be re? fused certain accommodations. The majority, through Justice Hughes, stated, however, that they could not agree with the lower court that the provision as to sleeping, dining and chair cars was constitutional, j A minority?Chief Justice White ;and Justices Holmes, Lamar and Mc J Reynold!?concurred merely in the ; order of affirmance, but expressed no 'views on the constitutional question. In the opinion of the majority, Jus? tice Hughes stated that previous de? cisions that laws for separate coaches for the two races were con? stitutional were not to be Questioned. He then set forth the reasons for the opinion that the lower court was wrong in holding the provision con? stitutional. "The reasoning is," said he, "that there may not be enough persons of African descent seeking these accom? modations to warrant the Oklahoma railway in providing them This ar? gument with respect to tho value of tho traffic seems to be without merit. It makes the constituional right de? pend upon the number of persons who may be discriminated against; where? as tho essence of the constitutional right is that it is a personal one. "Whether or not special facilities I shall be provided doubtless may be I conditioned on there being a reason? able demand therefor, but if facilities are provided, a substantial equality of treatment of persons traveling under like conditions can not be denied. It is the individual who is entitled to the equal protection of the laws, and if he is denied by a common carrier acting in this manner under the au? thority of State facilities or conven? iences in the course of his journey, under substantially the sam*, condi? tions as furnished to another traveler, he may properly complain that his substantial privileges have hi en in? vaded." The justice then pointed out that defects in the petition presented an insuperable obstacle to granting the injunction. The court did not intimate whether in a proper case it would merely hold the "luxury" car section unconstitu? tional or whether it would decide that this section being unconstitutional, the entire law must fall. The five rail 1 roads asked the court when the case 'decided today was argued to hold the entire law unconstitutional if the I "luxury'" proviso was annulled, i_, HEAVY TAX ON BELGIANS. - .Germans Ask Brabant Financiers for $7,<M0,000 Month. Amsterdam, Nov. 30.?A message from Brussels to the Handelsblad states that the German government of the province of Brabant, In which Brussels is located, convoked a meet? ing of financiers and told them that Belgium must pay S.ooo.ooo francs I ($7,000,000) monthly for the main? tenance of German troops. In addition to this sum. it is said, Belgium must contribute a war levy of 350,000,000 francs ($75,000,000) sis a penalty for violations of neutrality by Belgium and losses ensuing there? from to Germany. King Near Front. London, Nov. ?,0.?The official press bureau announced today that King George had gone to France last night to visit the general headquarters of the British expeditionary forces. The king was accompanied by his private secretary, Baron Stamford ham, his equerry, Maj. Wigrain, and other members of his suite. The party lefl Buckingham palace last night and proceeded across the rhu und. Had Rough l*u*ngc. London, Dec. 1. A Iteuler dispatch from the north of Prance says Klnu George arrived Monday after :< rough passage. The king was received h> the l*rlnce of Wales :ui<l paid :i visit tu Hie hospitals. CLARENDON CLUBS MEET. HOYS' CORN AND GIRLS* TOMATO CLUB^HOLD ANNUAL EXHIBI? TION. Prizes Awarded to Winners by C. A. Md'addon?Talks by Miss Edith Parrott and J. II. Burgess. Manning) Nov. 30.?The girls' toma? to (>lul)s and the boys' corn clubs of Clarendon county held their fall meet ling and exhibit in Manning on Sat? urday. The meeting was held In th< court house and was presided over by C. A. McFadden, the county farm demonstration agent, and was opened with prayer bj the Rev. J,. r>. Mc , Cord, pastor >f the Presbyterian Church. The club girls sang theii ! county song, "Clarendon. My Claren? don," composed by their agent, Miss Katharine M. Richardson, after which Representative J. H. Burgess made a talk on the work of the canning clubs over the State. He believes the < lub agents to be veritable home mission? aries who are doing a great deal for the uplift of the State. Miss Edith L. Parrott, State agent, next spoke on the quality of the work done by the girls. She took several jars and cans of fruit and explained what is meant by a good pack. She said that the aim of the clubs for this year had been quality, for next year it would be better quality. She ! then spoke of the bread clubs which are to be organised over the State. She said this is to he a great work, as so many people do not know how to prepare their food or what is meant by a balanced ration for people. She said "the older and higher the ? ivil isatlon the more advanced the art of bread making." Mr. McFaddln presented the prizes and complimented tho club members on the work they had done. He stated that Viola Thames and Allle TurOe ville had already had their short courses at Winthrop for their good gardens. Alice Wilson of Manning and Leila Coker of Turbeville are en? titled to the short courses next sum? mer. Lila McCall of Alcolu and Bessie Rowland Of New Zion each re? ceived a nice work basket given by the Ladles' PriSCilla club for the best pieces of fancy work. Janie McFad din will receive a spray pump given by the people of Sardinia for the j best all-round work in their club. Halite Hodge of Home Branch, Vera Broadway of Pinewood and Pearle Castino of Turbeville each received B collection of kitchen utensils given by ("lark's tobacco warehouse for good work. Margaret Garland of Sardinia and Martha Lee of Trinity each re? ceived a case of "Queen" jars present? ed by the Woo den ware company of Savannah, Ga. The members Of the boys' corn clubs were present, but, as some of their exhibits were lost at the State fair, the judges could not award the prizes, but will do so later. The corn club boys have done exceptionally good work this year, tho largest yield for Clarendon being 106 bushels by Will Way df Silver. An the conclusion of tho exercises In the court house the assemblage went to the store room, where the ex? hibits had been arranged. The room was decorated with corn shucks, to? bacco, oats, wheat, vetch ami rye and two portraits of Dr. Knapp, one sur? rounded by corn and the other in a frame made of a huge tomato, in rec? ognition of Dr. Knapp's having startet! the com and tomato clubs. In the middle of the room was a pyramid made of cans of tomatoes. One long j table held the ten-ear exhibits of corn, another held the bulletins of the work, while a third table displayed I the notebooks from one of the schools 'on agriculture, nature study, current events, etc. Several cases displayed things canned by the ladies of the county. One front window was dec Iorated artistically with corn and the other with the girls' canned products. There was also an exhibit of the vari? ous insects that trouble the tomato land the remedies by which they are ' to be combated. There were a number of other strikingly interesting features and all attracted a great deal of attention during the day. A BUMPER COT ION ( HOP. Comparative dinners' Deports for 1913 and 191 I. Mr. W. n. McI?eod, of Oswego, st; list leal agent for Sumter county for the collection of cotton gin nets' re? ports furnishes the following compara? tive figures for l 1and l a I I. Cotton ginned to November Hi 191 A, 30,068; c< lion ginned to No? vember 1 191 I. 11,076, Panel 1*0*1 I \temb d. Washington, Nov. HO, Resumption of parcel post service between the Pnited States nnd Germany and Auh trla-Hungary was announced b\ Post? master General Ihirleson today. An order sent to nil postmasters directed them until further notice to accept for mailing to the countries named all pare. I ; offered. STATE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE INQUIRY INTO NEEDS. Statistics Will be Published on sup? ply ami Prospective rosisaaipttosi of Crop for Growers' Benefit. Washington, Nov. 30.?The world's need for cotton at the present time and the estimated demand for next year Is to he the subject of an In? vestigation by state department of? ficials. T ie treasury department to I night announced that Secretary Mc Adoo had requested Secretary Bryan to secure all possible information on this subject. I United Slates consuls already have been instructed, the statement said, to make careful investigations. Those in Egypt, India. China and Russia have been directed also to report the most reliable estimates of the 1911 crops In those countries, j The reports from the consuls will j be compiled here each month and probably will be made public for the use of cotton producers. The treas? ury statement follows: "Secretary McAdoo has requested Secretary Bryan to make an Inquiry, through American consuls in all parts j of the world, regarding the actual de? mand for cotton at this time and the I calculated demand l or 1915. "Figures on the production of cot? ton are now available through the medium of government reports as to crop prospects and the amount of cot? ton actually produced but there are j no statistics on the present and pros? pective consumption of cotton by the world. Accurate information regard? ing cotton consumption will be very valuable as it will give an intelligent Idea as to the demand and will per? mit the formation of correct judg ! ment OS to the economic value of cot ton. The secretary of State and the secretary of commerce are cooperat? ing with the secretary of the treasury to get reliable information of this character and the figures when re? ceived will be published. "Reports by consuls will be made beginning the 1st of December and on i the fast of each month following. "In prosecuting this inquiry See j retary Bryan has instructed all con? suls by cable to make a careful in? vestigation and report monthly be? ginning December 1, statistics relat? ing to the stocks of raw cotton and cotton goods in mills and warehouses compared with the same period last year: the present rate of cotton man? ufacture per month, together with the number of spindles engaged and the number of persons employed; and in? formation showing the comparative .stocks of cotton goods and compara? tive estimate of purchases of cotton igoods for delivery during 1915. The consuls in Egypt. India. China and J ltus>ia have been instructed to report 'the most reliable estimates of the j cotton yield for 1914." -, TWO ACCIDENTS, ONE FATAL. Victim of Bcooad Thanksgiving l>ay Mishap May Die. Conway, Nov. JS.?An accidental filling is reported from the Aynor section of the county while, perhaps la fatal shooting is reported from Zoan, mar Mount Tabor. Prince Dy? son, with two of his companions, near the town of Aynor, went out early yes? terday morning for a Thanksgiving hunt. Upon their return home, while young Dyson attempted to scale a j fence the hammer of his gun was Caught in one of the rails and the j discharge was emptied in his stom? ach. He died within a few minutes. IHe was a son of a prominent farmer of the Rehobottl section and the af jfair is greatly regretted. Henry Strickland, a young farmer of the Zoan section, lies in the Bur? roughs Hospital at this place per? haps fatally wounded as the result of an accidental discharge of his broth? er's, Calvin's, gun Thursday morning while hunting. RATE TO BE UNIFORM. Federal Hoard for S l--? ?ad 0 Per Cent Washington, Sow 30.?The federal reserve l oard today discussed changes h, me rediscount rales which several federal reserve banks desire to make. \,, tlelhiite announcement was made bul it virtuall) was decided that the rate of the entire rountry should be uniform al 5 1-2 per cent, for 30 day maturities and t; per cent, for longer inaturith ?. Wealthy Hanker Death Washington. Dec. 1. ? Horden Her riman, a wealthy N< w Vork banker, died at his residence here today. What is supposed io he record speed In getting nun to a forest lire is re? ported froc Oregon, where on one of Ihc national forests, a ranger went to town hired t?-n men, ami got this force to the lire twelve miles a v. ay within minutes after he wasnoti ind by telephone.