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TAX BILL COMPLETED. WAYS AMI> MEANS COMMITTEE LAYS MEASURE BEFORE CON fcRESS FOR ACTION. Every Article of Social and l ue Will be Taxed In Help Defray Gigantic Ex lncarred by War*?Will Two HU Hon Dollars. Waahlngton, May 9.?Th* war tax (tending its axciaea to the fabric every American home, was formal presented to the house today by ways and means committee with for quick passage, a forecast of what may come It proposes special taxes to 91.100,000,000 In addition to the it normal annual revenue of $1, >,000. When ita terms are ef Uve the American people will be if direct taxes of $33 per capita. Ths people of the British Isles, half lany, now pay per capita taxes ??o While the principal features of the irar lsvy are Increases in Income profits taxes. Internal revenue i and customs duties, msny of Its ?ns reach the Innermost struc of svery home and make up a of taxes probably the most formi? erer faced by Americans. . household, light, heat and tele ptsone bills, admission tickets to amusements, tire and life Insurance, railway tickets, automobiles, antomo ?He tires and tubes, soft drinks, pos? tage rates, golf clubs and base bull eats, club dues and a host of other every day necessities or luxuries come under the taxation. Increased postage rates on news? papers, arranged In a xone system, are seen that publishers say they will msny newspapers out of bus Already protests against many itures of the law are pouring in and :a upon It will centre in the sen ince committee which will con public hearings and probably III teene amendments. When Democratic Leader Kitchln ited the bill to the house today mouneed that general debate lid begin tomorrow. It probably be paased the early part of next presenting the bill the ways and committee made a report say In part: ??After carefully considering the ex porience of the European countries at war. the committee believes it is sound economic policy for the present gen? eration to bear a fair and equitable portion of the burden of financing the war and recommends that the remain? ing contemplated expenses of the gov? ernment for the remainder of this and the whole of the next fiscal year be raised by taxation. Ths effect of this recommendation Is that about one-half of this contemplated expen? diture will be met by taxation and the other half from the proceeds from ties bonds. "It le estimated that the receipts of the federal government. Including postal receipts for the next fiecal year, under existing law will amount to 91.190 000,000. The proposed bill Is es? timated to yield during a 12 months period 91.900.000,000 additional. This will make the total receipts of the government of the next fiscal year $3, 900,000.000 or about $33 per capita, as compared to Orent Britain with a population lees then half of the Unit ed Uta tee, whose receipts Including postal receipts for tho year ending March II. 1917. amounted to 93.790,. 000,000. or about 990 per capita." The committee estimated the war expenditures for the remainder of this and the whole of the next fiscal year at about $3,900.000.000, exclusive ot the bond Issue to finance the foreign loan "We have already authorized a bond laeue of $2,000.000,000," It ad? ded, "to provide a portion of the nec? essary funds to finance the war. Therefore the amount necessary to raise by taxation or a further bond Issue at this time Is $1,800,000,000." The bill today is calculated to raise In e\uct figures $1.810,420,000. It in expected to produce this yield: Income tax: New war Ineomo tax 93Jt.700.000; retroactive tux on In? comes $10*.000,00 ). Additional excess profits $108,000, 000. Liquors: Distilled spirits $100.000, 000; rectified spirits $7.r,oo,000; fer? mented lbiuors $3",000,000; wines 000,000. PJoft drinks, syrups, etc., $20,000,. Cigar $11,000,000; cigarettes $25, 000.000; tobacco $30,000,000; snuff $2.000.000; cigarette papers $200.000. ?tump taxes, including documents and playing cards. $ '.3.000,000. increase In customs duties $200,. 900,000. Increase In first cluas mall matter 979,000.000; in second class mall mat? ter 919.000.000 Transportation: Freight bills $77. 100.000; passenger tickets $71.000, S00; express hills $15,000,000; pipe $4,500,000. seats, berths and EXPECTED TO VISIT ALL STATES IN HIS DEPARTMENT. Plan? to Go to Every Important City ami Town In it In Order to Learn District. Wushington, May 9.?It has be? come definitely known here that as soon as Gen. Leonard Wood, the commander of the new department of the Southeast, with headquarters at Charleston, goes to his post of duty, within the next week or ten days, and gets the lay of the land, he will begin an extensive swing around the circle which will take him into all the States and to many of the larger towns and cities embraced in his department, the tentative date for tho trip being about June 1. When Gen. Wood was in Washing? ton a day or two ago ho said he was anxious to acquaint himself with his new position. Ho wishes to go over every foot of the territory which will be under his control and thus take stock of the situation. Starting out from Charleston, his itinerary will probably take him through Columbia, through Georgia, probably going to Macon and Atlanta, then to Fort Mc Phersort and Fort Oglethorpe, where, at the latter two places, he will make most careful Investigations of the big army headquarters. After inspecting Fort McPherson and Fort Oglethorpe, Gen. Wood then contemplates continuing his trip to Alabama, then on into the other sections coming under his Jurisdic? tion. The effect of such a trip. It was pointed out here today, can not have any but the beat result. The people in the new department want to see their new commander face to face and Gen. Wood is equally as sincere in his desire to meet and Know them. He already has many good friends among the Southern people and the fact that he is to visit various parts of his territory so soon after taking con? trol at Charleston Indicates that It will be his purpose to create a strong bond between himself and the people among whom he is to live and work. NEW PASTOR FOR CHURCHES. Rev. Mr. Triplett to Come From North Carolina to Providence and Graham Churches?Other News. Mr. Geo. L. Brown of the Privateer section was in the city yesterday and reports that the people of his com? munity were visited by a small tor? nado on last Friday afternoon. The tornado lasted only a few seconds, but in that time blew down a number of fruit trees and unroofed some barns and negro houses, but otherwise did no great damage. The Rev. Mr. Triplet of North Car? olina has accepted a call to the Gra? ham and Providence Churches, which until recently have been filled by tho Rev. W. D. Splnx, who resigned to ac? cept a call to the Marion Baptist church. The oat and wheat crops, Mr. Brown reports, are not as good as they might be. The cold spell in Feb i nary did such damage to these crops that they have never recovered and only a small yield Is expected. The gardenr In the community are also backward. Noted Politician Dead. Cincinnati. May 10.?Joseph Ben? son Foraker, former senator from Ohio, died at his homo today, aged 70. He was twice governor of Ohio. state rooms $750,000. Electric lights, gas. domestic power, telephone service, $30,000,000. Telegraph and telephone messages $7.000,000. Advertising $7.500,000. Insuance $5,000,000. Automobiles, trucks and motorcy? cles $GS.ooo,ooo; tires and tubes $12, r?00,000. Musical instruments, phonograph records, $7,000,000. Motion picturo films $7.000,000. Jewelry $7,500,000. Sporting goods, golf clubs, bane hall bats, billiard and pool tables and balls $2,000,000 Pleasure boats $500,000. Perfumes und cosmetics $4,750.000. Proprietary medicines $S,500,0000. Chewing gum $1.000,000. Admissions to theatres and other amusements $?0,000.000. Dues In sjsjbg and other organlza ItOM $1,500.000. War estate tax $0.000,000 (esti? mated, however, that the increase will yield $38.500,000 when in full operation). Virgin Inland Internal revenue $20, 000. Country newspapers gain by revised provision In the postal rate section of the bill which was made to provide that the zone rate of postage On sec? ond clase matter "shall not uffect ex? isting law as to free circulation nnd existing rates on second class mall matter within the county of puhlt 1 cation." DIOCESE MEETS IN FEBRUARY. CHANGE IN DATE FOR EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. Commission Recommends Contin? uance of Efforts to Secure Prison Reform and Juvenile Court?Maity Reports Made. Cheraw, May 9.?After evening prayer conducted by the bishop last night the council of the diocese of South Carolina now in session here took up the order of business usually devoted to the first night. The annual report of the social service commis? sion of the diocese was read by the chairman, the Rev. C. W. Boyd. This commission recommended the con? tinuance of efforts to secure prison re? form, juvenile courts and a home for the feeble minded. These recommen? dations were adopted by the council. The Rev. F. M. Crouch, the secretary of the general convention's social ser? vice commission, with headquarters in New York, spoke on the ways in which the church could cooperate with other agencies for the uplift of the undermost man and for the social salvation of the State and nation. Dr. Kershaw told of the work dor e among the institutions in Charleston by St. Michael's social service committee and Mr. Bissell of St. Luke's and. the Rev. Dr. Starr of the Church of the Holy Communion and the Rov, Q. C. Williams, Charleston cicy missionary, told of other work done in these same Institutions. At the session this mornlni: reports were read by William Godfrey, treas? urer of the diocese; J. Campbell Bis? sell, chairman of the committee on the pensions fund; H. P. Duvall, chair? man of the finance committee. A spe? cial appeal was made for the Church Home orphanage at York. The usual 5 per cent, levy for expenses of the council was voted and a levy of 7 1-2 per cent, on current expenses for the pension fund, the plan being for the diocese and not parishes to assume the liabilities for all pension pre? miums. Mr. Way, chairman of the committee on the state of the church, read an interesting report which showed commendable progress during the past year. The different standing committees, trustees and commissions were filled for the year, mostly by reelection. The special committee to report on the advisability of dividing the diocese or furnishing additional specified super? vision reported that it is inexpedient at this time to do either the one or the other. Change was rr in the date for holding the meetb.c of coun? cil, the first Tuesday in February be? ing fixed for the meeting next year. The end of the fiscal year was also changed from April 30 to December 31. Dr. Walter Mitchell, rector of Porter Military academy, made a statement on the effect of the war crisis on the financial situation and the personnel of the academy. An apportionment of 3 por cent. was levied on the parishes for the support of Christian education. MAKES INTERESTING TALK. Mrs. Dora Dee Walker Tells Suratcr Citizens of Gardening and Conser? vation. Mro. Dora Dee Walker, one of the .issistant demonstration agents of the State, made a strong practical talk on gardening and food conservation at the girls' high school building on Mon? day afternoon, a large number of Citi? zen? being in attendance. The talk was given under the auspices of the National Service League, of which Mrs. John R. Sumter is the local head, and which has been doing such effective work recently. Mrs. Walker told of various meth? ods of gardening and urged that the men and women of Sumter do every? thing they can In this line. She also urged food conservation without hoarding, advising her audience not to prepare too much food at one time and not to waste any at any time. She gave numerous receipts for pre? serving and canning various kinds of vegetables, fruits and urged that ev? erybody put up as much of such pro? ducts as they possibly could. She ad? vised the extensive growing of pi mentoes, saying that they had great food value and should be more large? ly cultivated In the South. At the conclusion of her talk Dr. Baker made a short statement of what the Red Cross chapter was try? ing to do and asking the people of Sumter to support the organization. Those present were given an oppor? tunity of joining and quite a number united with the organization. Mrs. John Ii. Sumter urged that the mem? bers of the National Service units unite with the Red Cross, while con? tinuing tbe work which had already been mapped out for them In the ser? vice units. Tbe Japanese produce a "vege? table milk" from the soy bean. This milk Is used fresh, in a condensed form, and as the basis for vegetable cheese. flEED OF FOOD CONTROL HOOVER STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF LEGISLATION. Or.tllnes Needs of Allies and De? scribee Methods Followed by Them in War Time. Washington, May 9.?Herbert C. Hover reported to President Wilson today on food conditions abroad and presented the allies' estimates of their food requirements from America dur? ing the coming year. At an hour'3 conference he reviewed the situation in detail outlining measures foreign governments have taken to conserve their supplies. On his departure from the White House Mr. Hoover was asked if he would accept a place as food dicta? tor if one were created: "I don't want to be food dictator for the American people," he replied. "The man who accepts such a posi? tion will die on the barbed wire of the first entrenchments." Before the senate agricultural com? mittee during the day Mr. Hover urged that a central food department be established. Tie advocated price fixing bills approved by the adminis? tration as a means of ending specula? tion and argued for preparedness as a war measure. Later he saw the six cabinet, members who comprise the council of national defense. At this conference he cited the need for food control and outlined what the allies are doing in this direction. The firpt of the administration's food bills was debated In the house today. Chairman Lever of the agri? cultural committee presenting the measure with the declaration that its prompt enactment is vital to success? ful conduct of the war. Several members from the food producing parts of the country attacked the bill as giving too much power to the gov? ernment, Representative Graham of Pennsylvania objecting particularly to provisions empowering the secretary of agriculture to send his agents Into places of business to obtain Informa? tion. "One reason for this provision," Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin replied, "is to prevent speculation. This will permit the agricultural de? partment to get information neces? sary for that purpose." TRUST IN SUBMARINE. German Naval Authority Talks of Campaign. London, May 9.?Reuter's Amster? dam correspondent, quoting Berlin advices, says: "The reichstag has begun its sec? ond reading of the navy budget. Dr. Pfelger, naval reporter of the budget committee, declared that the sub? marine booty for April would not be less than 1,110.000 tons and added that the reichstag looked forward to the activity by the German navy with a confident hope of a speedy and victorious peace. Vice Admiral von Capelle, minister of the navy, who followed Dr. Pfelger, said: "This recognition is a new stimu? lus to us to fulfill Germany's expecta? tions regarding the u-boat which have faced enthusiastically the great task of decisively intervening aldngside our victorious army. I assure you that the u-boats will persevere until the end. We have the necessary boats, a trained personnel, fuel and all accessories. ""Thousands upon thousands of hands are actively engaged in pro? ducing new u-boats and new material for torpedoes at d mines. Not only is the number of u-boats continually increasing but the boats are always improving In quality; they are always better type;* and of greater efficiency. Officers and men are crowding for? ward for submarine service. " 'Of course, losses also occur. Our enemies' defenses are Increasing in quantity and quality, but there is no radical remedy against u-boats. " 'In England it was said, "We must smoke out the bases; that Is the sole means of mastering the u-boat." Let them but come and try; they will bite granite. " ?A decisive factor is the continual? ly increasing monthly successes such a* we ourselves hardly expected. Our losses are small beyond expectation. ii 'Three months' war experience is of more value than three years' peace experience. The u-boat crews are equal to all demands. We expected an average monthly u-boat booty of about 600,000 tons; actually the re? sult of three months totals 2,800,000 tons. This is 55 per cent, above our expectations. Altogether, in three months 1,325 ships have been sunk. How long this will continue is the enemy's affair. The u-boats guarantee our holding out.' " Storm Takes Piazza Off House. Manning Times. The storm last Friday disfigured the residence of Mr. James Cothran, on Winter's Hill, by taking his front piazza, off and putting it in the back ?Weh, thereby breaking it in. LIBERTY LOAN RON Bs TO BE SMALL SO ANY CITIZEN MAY BUY. Loan to Re Issued in Amounts Ram?, lug from $50 to $100,000 with Pur chase Mob Divided Into Four In? stallments, so That Payments Will be Made Easy. Washington, May t,?The $2,000, 000,000 issue of Liberty loan bonds. Secretary McAdoo announced tonight, will be in denominations of from $00 to $100,000, will mature in 30 years and may be redeemed by the govern? ment in 15, will be subject to pay? ment in four installments and will carry the privilege of conversion into any bonds which may be issued later during the war at a higher rate ol interest. Two per cent, of the subscription must be paid on application. The re? mainder will be paid as follows: June 2S, 18 per cent.; July 30, 28 per cent.; August 16, 20 per cent, and August 30, 30 per cent. The bonds will be dated June IB instead of July 1, the date previously designated, and interest will be pay I able 8emi-annually on June 15 and December 1G. Two classes of bonds will be issued, coupon and registered. The lowest de? nomination of registered bonds will be $100, other denominations being $500, $1,000, $5.000, f .,0i j, $50,000 and $1,000,000. Coupon bonds payable to bearer will be issued in denominations of 50, $100, $500 and $1,000. The present offering, it was an? nounced, will be limited to $2,000,000, 000 and "no allotments will be made in excess of that amount." "Applications must be made on or before June 15, 1917," reads the for? mal announcement, "subject to the right of the secretary, in his discre? tion, to close the subscription books at an earlier date." To cause the "least possible dis? turbance of monetary conditions," the statement says, "the secretary will avail himself of the privilege given him by the act to redeposit the pro? ceeds of the bonds, in so far as it is practicable, with the various national and State banks throughout the coun tvy." COOL WEATHER RETARDS CROPS. Cotton Comes up to Good Stand? Large Acreage Planted. Columbia, May 9.?Whjle the rain? fall during the week has been timely for vegetation and to improve the soil for further plowing, the weather has been too cool, with hailstorms over considerable areas, and germination has not been satisfactory. Early cot? ton has come to generally good stands, however, and chopping is well advanc? ed northward along the lower Pied? mont; planting Is nearing comple? tion. Corn shows good stands in large areas, and the early crop is well cultivated generally; there is still a large acreage to be planted. Wheat is rather thin and is heading short. There are some very fine fields of rye. Oats have suffered from drought. To? bacco transplanting is finished. Gar? dens, held truck, peaches, apples and grapes are promising; sweet potato planting continues, and velvet bean planting has begun; snap beans and peas are being gathered in the south? ern counties. The generous rains at the close of the week are especially beneficial to meadows and pastures. Mrs. Laura Burgess Dead. Olanta, May 9.?Mrs. Laura Bur? gess of the Mouzons section died Sat? urday night after an illness of two months and was buried in the Epps cemetery Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large number of rela? tives and friends. The funeral was conducted by her pastor, the Rev. D. M. Clark of Olanta. Mrs. Bur? gess was the widow of the late Capt. William Burgess who preceded her to the grave five years ago. Before her marriage she was Miss Smith, ond was the last surviving member of that family. She was a lifelong member of Bethel Presbyterian church and was a consistent Chris? tian woman, beloved by all the peo? ple of the community. She was a patient sufferer, having been an in? valid from rheumatism for 15 years. She leaves the following children to mourn her death: Mesdames Dye Burgess. David Young, Misses Maria and Nettie Burgess, Warren, Johnie and Dick Burgess of Mouzons, Mrs Henry Kennedy of Hebron, Robert and Charlie Burgess of Kingstree. Flour Rises Again. Minneapolis, May 9 ? Continuing its steady advance, fancy patent flour today touched $10.30 a barrel, an increase of 80 cents over yesterday and an Increase of $1.60 in three days. First clears advanced 70 cents today to $14.60. TO SPEED SHIP BUILDING. LEADERS OF BOTH PARTIES PI^EDGE SUPPORT TO PRESI? DENTS PLANS. Half Billion ollare is Needed to Pat Into Execution Wilson?? Scheme of Construction of Many Ships to Com? bat L' - boat Menace. Washington, May 9.?Leaders of both parties in congress at a confer? ence with President Wilson today promised to support the administra? ting billion dollar ship building pro? gramme. Bills will be introduced immediately to give the shipping I board $500,000,000 for construction of a great steel and wooden cargo fleet to run the German undersea block.? ade, and the remainder of the money will be appropriated whenever needed. The billion dollars asked for ship? building is a mere trifle compared with what the allies are spending in con? duct of the war," said Chairman Den man of the shipping board after the conference. "It may be far below the amount we shall have to spend for ships before the war is over. The board aims to produce all the ship? ping American yards can turn out at forced speed and ask for more money when the billion is exhausted." The shipping measures will be com? pleted within a few days. They would empower the government to take over ship yardB and the output of steel mill? if necessary but the adminis? tration believes such a power wip" not have to be exercised. The shipping board plans to clear ship yards of construction actually under way, then to let contracts for standardized steel cargo vessels, all built alike and of a design permitting a minimum time for completion. Building operations will be under the direction of. Maj. Gen. George W. (Joethals, manager of the board's emergency ship corporation, who also has charge of the wooden shipbuilding programme. The present corporation will let contracts for steel ships also. The board is empowered to operate ships itself or to charter or lease them. It probably will charter both steel and wooden vessels to private concerns for operation. David L. Ewing, a St. Louis rail? way man, was appointed by the board today as director of traffic for the Emergency Ship corporation. He will direct delivery and shipment of sup? plies for ship yards, and later will supervise the work of supplying cargoes. i JEWISH SYNAGOGE DEDICATED. Red Letter Dsy for Congregation of B' Nai Israel at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, May 9.?The congre? gation of B' Nai Israel has a red letter day tomorrow, when the cornerstons of the new Jewish synagogue will be laid. The principal speaker of the occasion will be Rabbi David Marx of Atlanta. Rabbi Marx, who is a member of the Atlanta branch of the American Jewish relief com? mittee, will speak here upon this work, and several meetings have been arranged for him. The chief inter? est of his coming, however, centres around the exercises of which he has a prominent part incident to the lay? ing of the cornerstone of the Jewish temple. This synagogue is to be one of the largest in any city of the Caro? linas, and is to cost several thou? sand dollars. TO FILL CADETS HIP. Examination for Annapolis Vacancy Will be Held Soon. An examination to fill a vacancy at Ahnr polls will be held at the Univer? sity of South Carolina May 18. The appointment is to be made by Senator E. D. Smith immediately thereafter. The examination will be conducted by H. C. Davis and E. D. Easterling of the university faculty. Subjects in which applicants will be examined in? clude: Arithmetic, algebra, three books of geometry, history, geography, grammar, composition and spelling. Each applicant should bring a phy? sician's certificate as to physical fit? ness. The examination will be held in Davis College. Recommended^ by DoctorCothracn ? v#^hjseriS? Dr. T. E. Cothram is a well-known Rharmacist of Alexis, Ala. And whOn e gets bilious or needs a purgative medicine, what do you suppose ho does? Out of his whole big stock of liver medicine he select3 and uses Granger Liver Regulator. He says "There is none better." 1 That's a pretty strong endorsement, don't you think, from a man who knows all about the merits of the different medi? cines on the market? Granger Liver Regulator is purely vegetable, does not gripe nor irritate the delicate lin? ing of the stomach and bowels and always gives quick and pleasant re? sults. It is the best system purifter known. Your druggist can supply you?25c for largo box. Accept no substitute. -ic-i ^a:1 4M