Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HI I W III Tl UNs < UIIMMIt Will S. ,?| \tt<MitN , i im /i i Mtmi u? .%***?>( ? ni/^is Ht > ?Ulm I*: <>? < i Itcturtis. I Ceftgmbii. inc. jj Von v hmi? to tlfcure out vour own Incom: lag All by* yourself hereaft r. ?'.?. l O' ?vn ont im Ro.ng t > ?-. ,,d , ut > > . 0 n#\? yon. It will be up to you to hunt up tbf\ v> im. n. vii.> wi;i b? h: ? into ?\ v county neat town, and some 4*iti^lr Iowas I >< aides, to meet the peo ? ic I ostmn?ter*. banke r mil nr \ ??? ?m wPI l ? aide to tell you wh;?.: ihr ccvernnicnt's li- oMo t.-\ man WIN bo abound, and where to i.nd I i . II? will answer your questions, awe :r - yen lO the return, and savo yo . a deal of time ar?! annoyance, n lira* of income f ?r |917 n?ur.t b mndVY.otwv.tr. Janui'y I end March 1. ii'i, t "The ?ov^:n.n !)i recognises." ? i !*.-tor of Internal K^venUi L?. C. Hey? Ward said today, "ihut many pthoi-: experience a good de? I of did '.< a I* ? ? nilJng oof Income tax for-.-s. If r?a ??, n&re* too. that taxpayer* resident at points whore collector'* ollices are not ew?Hy accessible tiad it hard to gel 1 ? .per htetruetlon in tho law. y?ar, when every married pet Oil Hi ?int *JVlth wife or husband and tlSVi ? a net Income of $2,o0i>, Und every un B.arrtert person not the he. d of a h*: I. ; Had havinv a net income of $l.00u fci the year CM 7 most m ike retain Of income on th" form pn :-ribe 1 there will be hund.eds In every coin uun.ty seeking llgM on the law, and h> :p in executing their returns. My OW*. an I even other collection dis? tricts ha the nation will be divided int -.< (.strict*, with the county as the un ? siidS-ii government Officer informed 1 I ilie Income tax assigned to each dU Ukt II*? will spend hardly Mgfl Iggilt * wceJt in each county, and in SOU . >untl. s a longer tone, very likely the court holme at the county teal *0Wt?. In cities where there are iu I ctors* branch ofllr s. ho will I here, and in other cities \o ...!,!. bo city hall. My office w?M in da time ad\lse postmasters and banhei nl send out notices to the newspa nerS Statin): when the olIHrr will l? i- each county. It will be unneces? sary for prospective ta:.nav, i AMI wy ofl'.ce for forms on which t us celui n -. The officer who visits fVoir eouatv will have Urem, "it nuvy be gtated ?n a matter ?? OCml Information ta.it n | i; . M * the remainder after gagtraatlag . j?caeeaM*om grass Income. Fees >na ggftjjp, Of living expense is not e\ _reuse in tho meaHrr: of the law. *h J*?e>phon f.. Ina dlowd to OOVbf MM expense t ''The dew exemptions of n.ouo an ' II. 69+ will add tens of thousands to the number of income la: pay?-rs I this district. Inasmuch as pracaca'! e ery farmer, merchant. IredesmgVi proffMstnniti man ami salary s/orkoi and a great many wage vvorliers w:l' be ^SHUlred to m ike return s ml p ?' t..x. '^Tbe law makes It the duty of th B tuxguycr to seek out the collector MusV people assume that if an lncoh.< tux .form Is not sent, or a governmcn offleer does not call, they are roll* v frogjl msklng r??i>ort*?. This is 1 * 'dedly In err ?r. It is the other v - i.ad. The taxpayer has to \ <> to th? ???? <s#nment and it h ? d ?esn*t wi?hi. th< tine prescribed, he Is n violate' of th* law. and the government w.' go to* him with Its penalties." i \ im tisiov \ r in mi l in m. Wilmington. Delaware, Dag, Ig, Flss occurred this morning In V. shell loading department of the l et1 lehem Steel t Oaipany s ggggllUe pfart ? r- x (.' ? ' !? Tin :! vn sadjsed the < vplosion of loaded shell and they scattered everywhere, th' t*if>rt says Th I roar <?f |fcg .?;>! Bi<4? Tcs??nible(| th?? bombardn.enl thd] Ism i pggsl I' .< m i.i xe, No < .. aiahh lew York. l>er 12 ? The gaplos.j nnd tire in Nov I'.i He plant o: He|hleh?*in Steel Co ? au> d onl; < I pggjgtivotj nsall dnmegSi it teas ??djat the n>w York odseee of th gipany todav Th" officials gnl< thejt advices indicated that gSSM u ? Kt MTKIt ftrrTON MAItKI/f a. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer ( triCMMxi (txllS v?? || ByggtM*g ?\?-. ? Io.mI Middling '.':? .1 ? S. itrie* Middling II 1-8. j|Dddlli gJrlet Low Middling 28 3-8. kmw Middling II ? H\*\W T<MtH < i rri i >y \\?< i*P>\ v..*. I 0,J ( 20.:::, no o j j 29.* . ,r ,2'.* I; Ml r< I 1 .'.MO ?::> Mef>. . yf.tl SI-US 'I9.K2 tt.11 A>lv hi - b 2h ; eheie > , '? ^ots. 10 50. it]. - ? v l* < or mi "?i; one ? Ihm l* v ; v. i.^ t i'e?, ?? i In ho ?'?'"; ? .?., u^u.14."?Lsnurieetog i'w^t. mi r\i.i. or Ji ia s\i km. be^eeaa I M, Hi?di Made POOSlblo bj Work of Xmfilcaiis tu I'linil'lili).. . til >n, f ? o. iMeJ, den. P. B. i.aiii chief director of military operations a: i|m British wn\t onlee oday In a tali with In? Aaaoclated I i s ovtlfcaed th?- eempaiga that . salted i.i Um fail el Jstesalcm t ? . .vial AHsimdt*! foreeei (ieir r,il AUcns'ay entered Jerusa? lem ' - ' v. * said General Maura" The campaign which ltd to Ulli III been carried out mainly hy British iiillurtaH, tapportad by small bodies \ I rahan and ffOW Zealand i ounted men and Dritish yeomnin In the campaign as a whole the m -er ac ompllshmenl has boon not the defeat of the Tnrks but the COn? t of the Sinai (h St i t. The trOOp V he- fought it Oaw drank water from . pun.1 thron |b an American plan HtM find were .supplied over a ? rea l raupe railroad laid neros* tho 1 miles if : he Sin:: i desert which h is dofuaaOd almost OVfjrybody that trie i t? ( onnuer Kgypt for centuries. Bv? i \ ounce o'" material for the pipe !1> ? the railroad end the other wot'.; <oi :e either from Oreat Pritain or \th> Cn!te ! itatOa The fall of Jeru lalom woa made poeeiblc by industry brgaaaiaUon and holp of inaWini from the 1'nited States. H?YA RETABT RAKER IU.sinjn siui.i-:. 4.en. Cro/icr Places Hin me for Short? age of Machine films. WashlnttCri, Dec. 13.?Major (Jen. era! Croiiet, chief of prdnancef%teatl* :. i: t lay before the senate commit lee that is Investigating war prepare-, ii i!"!'!,n' d that tin* responsibiliu i delay in Ketun?.r machine puns lay i reeaalry with Secretary of War Bak. vho took clna'p of the tests be tWOOa diflcient types. I'ecauve 0? the maehlne gun shortage, he said r< iciifn guns had boon tarnished .** meticun troope abroad and troops ir training at home. Several senator* pressed lien. CroalOf vigorously, de ?during they wanted specific Informa? tion, run gmerahtics. t SELE88 clli:!STM\s GIVING. Ml I'eopic are Creed to Curtail El change oK Chi Niiuiis G?ll and Ul Mom v Thaa laved r<?r War Roll r At th?e recent State conference of" i he South Carolina Division of the :hters of the Uevolution a rcso hitlon was adopted urging ail mem bora of the order to curt u tin; tl?e giving of Christmas presents, an ? ? xpend the moiiey thus saved oa sonje form of war relief, where li ad are urgent iy needed. The koeal chap ter of Um Daughters of Revolution na? eonnaieaded thhi action of th Btate confe.vi.ee. and has Ul*gCd it on he me:.ib-is of the Sund r Chapter The suggestion is pas cd along th.t' others adopt the same plan. S ?:. ? years ago we used to hear Of tin kp?dfl or members of the Society i" tne prevention of Ueeleei Giving There is much QlslSSS giving, and much givjng just bOOaUM one think ROPIS one else Is going-to give. T: is a good year to s'op s<Sme of th :?ss giving and to turn the n. n ived lo h goo ; channel Instead N hit a i r act in cccut. Nine* rs Have Tticif Dai la Suprem i out. Waahln&ten, Dee. 13, Argumen in the draft ease* growing out of oon victlong la Georgia. New Torkt (?hi> ?nd :\:lnresot\ under the selective raft ft began today in the supreme 0 i t. Nmic separate lalil are invalv i Attomeyi for the defeadants at I inched the eonatltutlonallty of tii net, eoatendlnn that it prevented po litual and religious freedom and ?i nie i eltlaoaa equal proteetlon. The? alae alleged that the law is void oauet state ofhelali aid la its em* rc< menl eoatrary to the oeaatltatlon. go licitor th leral Doyle representiii!, |h< govegament, termed the arguments 1 Unat the eonstltutioaallty <>f tie l.-w as frivolous. siiimuiim: itctoiti? or wi ck Puurteea lairge RHtlsli VcmnoIs Hunt, i.em.on. Dec 12 A slight increnc ' in loss of British merchantmen b; mine t ? tb narlne In tii.- i.ast week c iu>ted In the admiralty statenu nl to n??;!!'. fourteen veseels ofanore tiin ( Ifoe lane w' re sunk as well na neve undi r that tonn.'gO. 'i tie i ejMs to British shipping : < of mm n. rlne the previous wee i o m i? d || nierehantmeu of 1,10't u ns or aver ami one under thai ton i age M<|||| Italian I/>vm a llotni '>e<- I.I itadan shlppln n des by Mtlao or aubmarlncs for the ?, i pdlng Im end er I were one . ??( of more thon I till tons o? ? mrr of lei i than I?a0? Ions and ? mil snitlna veeeela. Onenteam. .,.l ; j. a It i'? .. > woe ru ? / TIIK MKANH TltlAfj. . ?air 'i.oijN Argument and \sks for Urst Degree Verdict. Concord, N, c. Dee. 12.?The state announced shortly atter the ocnven Ing "i ! today that it would offer li- mere testimony in tin- trial of Gas? 10a ? :. Means, charged with the mur ?? oi .Mis. .Maude a. King. Solici? tor Clement, opening tho argument DT trie Statt-, asked lor a verdict ot fus, dtgree murder. Me outlined the Si ite'fl contention that Means squan dtrgtj a large portion of woman's es? tate and then killed her to esctiP" the dpy of accounting. kk?p on knitting. I WTO : 0 Impressed with an editorial in the Atlanta Constitution recently j '.ha* I am asking oar local papers te cepjr i*. believing that it will appeal to every woman in the county who can USe a needle to ,lo "her l it" hi trylns to make "our boys" as comfortabh is possible In the camps during thli biting cold weather. While in Atlant;., recently 1 Visite* lie \ Cross headquarters and learned j that of our knitted garments ar? going to the boya in the camps, b> rer.ion of the (act that a great man . : the hoys are wearing summer uni ! forms, the government being unable to supply winter warments as rapid as called fur. Cr. l'aker. who wa' here recently on o furjlough, told mc thai they had an epidemic of grlppt at Camp Wheeler whore he Is station* edi awing to the bpyi being Improper |y clad. If you ladies could onh n tilts how much comfort you conic rive one of the bovs with a sweater you would work night and flay to 'tc eoinpihh it. it s not t<>'> late, we have ? ? snty "i the material on hand, eomt and go! lt? Vmi could not semi Xmaa gift to fing ons that Would b* more appreciated than a sweater t' ne of the boya Will yog do it? I believe you will w want to make t big shlpmen* principally of sweaters as a Christ? mti gift to th? boys. Xciii O'Donnell, Chairman Retl Cross chapter Sum ter t Jonnty. Kt ( p mi Knitting. "Keep an knitting!" Is the word . m the war and the navy depart* tn nts at Washington to the women t he country. That is the appeal of Beeretarle. Daniel and Maker?that tho women keep their knitting needles bright an busy, voluntarily providing! through UtS lied Cross, comforts for our 10l dierg ami sailors. In t)ii>: aiM'Oal appreciation is c\ . res i d for the work already accom plished through this source by our pa trlotlc women, and they are urged to further off oat * to bring comfort t our lighting .men:" "Keep the knitting needles bus}. I They do not need this urging! but what comes us .? gracious thing t them Ii recognition of their wor'i the expraggtgtn>of the nation's thanks Kor the knitting ho**s of home are ! helping to win the war. The work of one woman, plying he knitting needles, may not seem to (?tint for much; but that Uniting wo ma'n is not solitary; she is one of i million, and there's? where the wot climbs and Ihc full measure of it In what it means to j(s heneiiciati' nnot be estimated. We know what it meant to the Mi. rs In the civil war period, ol whom the venerable war-mother In the story said: "If the boys haven' gOt shoes ph ase Cod. they won't Wail ; for socks!" it is a pity that knitting ever be came comparatively a lost art! j Hut ths uninitiated can soon be? come otperl with their needles, anri ths women are willing! They are willing to help, in eve:; possible way; and as they kni: b) their home firesides, and elsewhere, In Intervals of other tasks, it is with Hit one thought! "For the sake o ho boys away!" No doubt they'll keep tho knlttlnn needles busy, for all are enlisted h< it and SOUf, in the work! Betides, It's :> Ore, old-fashioned practical way of lettlu r the hoys know thai "they think of US at home'." Faded and fair, In her old armchair, With the sunset gilding her ill!? ? white hair. Si lent I) knltlng sits Orandmothcr < I ray, r.ut the girls rlc with the grand* mothers at the knitting now. Then arc great and little helpers in the war work! And the swsetness of it all to lb women of the loving hearts for ol ami young to feel ths Joy of the worl t<? know that they ??><? helping wit! erVlet In the day Of sacrifice! More Rtrength for service, wherev t r II be ne, dod, to i he hands th ' guide the knitting ncoodles?thd| could li"' have more grace! The help ful hands of mothors, wi\<s and sis' i. is; ihs handi of Love, whose toll lins ?<?' ?. own blesslmi' vi v tt-ii for their country, and ihcir country lu\ea und honors them CtJfilVWAYK f*oi; cDHISTMAS. i'oilrli Weather Propliei Urge* Marly Holiday Shipping?Talks of Cotton ICstlmatcs, ( hrlftmaa shopping should not be postponed to the lotet minute, or it will come Into contact with unfavor? able weather, according to the fore? cast for Christmas weather made yes i i by Willi im P. Housenl, tho i at- h v.<? ither prophet. "The next severe cold weather will occur December 21-28 with strone prol a i dllty of snow throughout the Piedmont and I ho coastal plains, In? cluding < dumbia, during Christmas week," is the forecast of Mr. Houeeal. it will bo remembered that his fore cast of Bepteml or 30 Indicated a cold wlutor, Tho opinion of the Michigan raptter of December 2 was that be? cause the beavers had not bulll sky ?e.r;:per nests this year, but low one;, the winter would he warm. Mr. r-Iouseal said that opinion would he liscounted within a week. So we have he pres? nt cold weather with lower temperatures for the same period of Decemi er within SO years. Mr. Houeeal remarked that anoth? er interesting forecast has virtually I eon fulfilled. Last March hie predic? tion was that the cotton crop of 1017 would be 10,780,20 bales. No planting Of the staple had been made in a large portion of the rotten belt at that ttme. July l the agricultural de? partment at Washington issued .i statement estimating that the area of 34,000,000 acres would produce 1.420,000 hales. The government report yesterday placed the crop at 10,949,000 bales These are not the final figures, but as it stands, the prediction of Mr. Hou? seal is only 169,380 bales below tin government's estimate, Mr. Houeeal says lye is confident that the Anal es? timate next June will show his pre? diction very nearly cprroct. The small crop, he says, Is due or course to tho abnormally low temperatures and general adverse meteorological con? ditions as affecting the growth of ! cotton, which he Indicated In hU March iforecast would prevail during tho spring and summer of 1917.?--The \ State.. RUHAIj sanitation GETTING RE, silts. I(trcenwoc.d and Orangebarg Coantl Worked, Columbia, Dec. 12.?Excellent re I lulta fyaveibeen obtained this yeard/i I prangeburg and Qreonwood counties ? aySMUsi l?i A. itiaer, director of ru> ral sanitation for the State board Of health. The work this year has beoS directed in Orangeburg and Green I wood ..counties. Darlington county htfl i agreed to undertake the work ne.\i year and two or three other counties . f ready, i In addition to the investigation of epidemica inspection of water sup? plies, office work and other activities, Dr. -Rifer made 59 lectures to aud? iences aggregating 4,070 people; flefri llreetors and assistants havs examim ed 1,209 people for hookworm and given free treatment to 1.87S. Se\'en 'y two illustrated leisures and 184 : merial lectures were delivered, in ctruetlag 27.r.;!0 pepple and B,9tJ3 homes were visited. "On account of the shortage of la? bor and the advanced prices of sup plies and materials, which we dhd not ' reckon on. the work lias been con siderahly hampered. We have lost the majority of our beet Inspectors, be? cause they wer?' Offered double th< money we were able to pay then., but we have made a splendid showing md have stimulated an interest In public health work In these counties . w hich will grow greater and greater each year. We will continue our work I in these counties next year and will extend the work, adding public health names who will do medical inspect! m of schools and will also do tuber? culosis work in homes and schools I Through the eale o! Red Cross scab, whi h car department has charge of, we will be able to put on tuberou ' iosis nursei Who Will look Up tho ease found In making our survey of tin counties ami will instruct the patients ami membera of their families what measures to take in order to prevent I the spread of tins disease. Our men have worked many boms over time and have given their services grati* I to this work in Order to secure a urse for their county and in ever; school "i the two counties wo ar< rocking 'Tuberculosis day* was oh served on Decomber 7 and in ever' hureh <>n December The oducu ional feature of this work WOUld lave, been well worth while had w. raised no funds for the work, but In Mentions- arc that Orangeburg an 1 r re en wood counties will raise $1,000 ach and at least $10,000 will he rail ed In the State through the efforts of our department for tuherculosi work,*' The city schools will suspend on Friday, December i Ith, for the Christ? inas holiday and will reopen on Jan? uary ?Jnd. :;..':,.-> min ylt to rkihjht. Olli) <;.12o <>i State's I Ir l Dr ill Quota Iii Service Columbia, Dec. 11.?There are '?'>. 065 men <>ut of a total 01' 10,081 com* prising the first quota of selective ser? vice troopB from South Carolina yet to report at Camp Jhckson, accord* lng lo figures compiled by the office of vv. W. Moore, the adjutant gener? al Bo far, 0.1 2G soldiers have re? ported. The following are those who have been sent to Camp Jackson and those yet unreported by local hoards: 1 '.ahi :!<??? Men in quota Local hoards? Camp. due. j Abbeville. 80 08 Alken. 222 ir,r, j Anderson, No. l. 33 11 ! Anderson, No. 2 .... 34 <?<* 1 Anderson No. 3. 33 34 Bamberg . 13r? s? Dorn well. 219 21!) Beaufort. 125 38 Berkeley. 143 73 Culhoun. 105 74 Charleston. 188 138 Charleston City, No. i . ?4 I Charleston cit^. No. 2. 13*1 10 Cherokee . 4 3 2!? [Chesterfield. 30 to Clarendon. 218 102 Co?eton. 137 13 Darlington. 92 ?7 i Dillon. M 58 i Don bester. 81 r,2 ; Rdgefteld. 122 83 ETairneld. 1^2 104 Florence. 144 T8 Georgetown. 171 75 ' Greenville. No. 1 . . . . 25 23 Croenville, No. 2 .... 317 7"? dreenvtlie No. 3 .. .. 3<> 14 uroenwood. d*i 37 Hampton. 119 si I lorry. 79 31 (Jasper. SI 00 Kershaw. 81 <;o Lancaster. 88 .",1 Laurens. 140 104 Lexington. 129 107 I Lee. 132 96 I McCormick. . 112 72 Marion. 103 72 Marlboro. 146 STewbcrry .. ..... . . 131 13 iOconoe. S3 29 Orangeburg, No. 1 ... 176 104 ?Mangeburg. No. 2 .... 118 84 j Diekens. 39 25 It ich land. 112 102 Columbia City . 12:, IS fsnludo. 110 74 Spartanhurg, No. 1 .. 13 3 Spartanburg, No. 2 .... 80 52 Ipartajiburgi No. :. . . 48 36 iamter. IH , IM William sburg. 125 75 Yoi?, No. 1. . . 62 36 fork. No. 2. 68 44 Total. 6.12?; 3,955 Total quota, 10,OM. DUAFT ItCMS CHANGE. Registrants May Kin si in Aviation Section of Signul Corps a? Candi datei lor Comniis-ions. Washington, Doc 11.?Provost Marshal General Crowder tonight no? tified the governors ,i Btatea that the new draft regulations have been amended to allow registrants to en? list in the aviation section of the signal corns ::y candidates for com? missions and t;> provide that when registrants Who have been in military oi naval service are discharged their discharges shall b<- reported to the local board so that the men may be r? classified. Among other things learned from the war is the "melting pot" in this country has been overcrowded.-? Knoxville Journal nd Tribune. {????1? ! &Ji&lst2 Wc Grind Leises, examine the -eyes scientifically and fit eye? glasses perfectly. Let us work for you. We have all prescriptions on iilc. Broken lenses replac? ed promptly. Graduate Opto? metrist and Optician in charge. p W. A. Thompson, | JEWELER & OPTOMETRIST. ONLY IIS BEFORE BW And there is a great deal for you to do. Get in the game at once, finish your shopping and you will en? joy the holiday more. You can find something here apprc riate for all, both gentlemen and ladies, the young ind the near young. Far Sets. OJd Muffs and Scarfs Mi filers Geor^'efJe and Crepe De Oiue Waists Towels, Plain and Fancy Bath Rob s Robe Blankets Crib Blankets Down Comforts Caddie Down Sets Silk Huso Rid Gloves Neck Ties Table Liuen Center Pieces Bureau Scarfs Stationery in Xtnas Boxes Art Squares Rugs 27x60 and 36x72 Buggy Robes Auto Rvbcs Many Other Articles that Would Give Us Pleasure to Show You. THE I'MEU W MR CO.