Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

SOUTH CAROLINA'S TAX PROBLEM I come to my second propositic which is? All property should not be taxed s the same percentage of its value. A ticle 3, Section 29, of the constitutic of 1895 says, "All taxes upon prope ty, real and personal, shall be lai upon the actual value of the propert taxed. This has been ground int us as the correct principle of taxs tion so long, that the great majorit of us take it for granted that it l just, but it is as wide of the mar as is the statement in the Declaratio of Independence when it declare "All men are born free and equal." Some forms of property are muc more permanent in their nature tha others; some have much greater eari ing capacity, some are much easil hidden. The basis of all wealth i land; taking that as the standaix and placing it at iuu per cent. 01 u value, we can arrange a just sch< dule of rates for other property The buildings and other improvement should be listed separately from th land upon which they are situates and should not be taxed at s high rat?? ns the land itself. Why? R? cause they are more transient i their nature, more expense to main tain, and far more liable to destruc tion. Therefore, while they shoul be listed at 100 per cent, of their va lue, the levy should not be more tha one-half that on the land itself. Le me illustrate?A. who is a thriftj energetic man of good business capi city, acquires 100 acres of farm lan which has no buildings, or other im provements upon it, but it is wort] as it is, $2500.00. List it for taxatio: at $200.00; he erects buildings ai. other improvements that cost hin $2500.00, list these separately a $2500.00, but tax this class of propert; on a 50 per cent, basis. B. who is i vhiftlocc noVr.iln.\vi>!l snrf of felln\ also acquires 100 acres of land whicl has no building or other improve ments upon it, but it is worth as it i $2500.00. List it for taxation a that, he erects very poor building? and makes other improvements wortl $500.00, list these separately at $50(' but tax this class of property on a 5 per cent, basis. A. buys tools am stock, B. buys very poor ones, la this class of property on the same 5 per cent, of its actual value; the sam with all other taxable personal prop erty. Thus the government offers a incentive to each tax-payer to im prove his surroundings. Let me give an illustration that i perfectly familiar to all who visit Co iumbia. On each of the Easteri cornors of Main and Washingtoi streets are buildings known as "Sky scrapers." We will say that thes buildings were removed, the groum alone would sell at $100,000 per foo frontage on Main street. List it a this price for taxation, list the build ings separately at their actual valut but collect taxes on buildings on a 5 per cent basis. Facing these sky scrapers on the western corners ar other lots, the land is equally valua ble, therefore, list this land at th same rate as the easter corners, an collect the same land tax on the on as on the other. List the buildings o the western corner at actual valu but collect on a 50 per cent basis. I trust these illustrations make th principle aimed at perfectly cleai 1st?-All personal property to be tax ed equally, but at a lower rate tha l eal estate. 2nd?That the thrifty, energenti real estate owner shall not bo penaliz ed by higher taxation upon his hold ings because he develops thorn to jaigher productive capacity than hi less enterprising neighbor. One illustration of the iniquity o our present taxing method, and I wi pass to another phase of the subjec On the outskirts of a considerabi town, a citizen owned a frontage o about one-fourth of a mile, all unini proved and returned for taxation a farm land $20.00 per acre. Nin years ago, he sold a lot of the extrem end away from the business part o town at the rate of $500.00 per aen The town has been growing steadily real estate enhancing in value, bu this citizen will not sell at even highe prices as others by their progress an enterprise and making real estat more valuable. His holdings are sti listed at $20.00 per acre. But th half acre sold nine years ago fo $250.00 was improved by a dwelling etc., costing $1200.00, and since the has been paying taxes on a valuatio of $800. Our present system ha worked a great injustice on this pui chaser, and in same way to thousand of others, while it has failed to collec large sums from the original owne and hundreds of others like hip nossbacks, who do nothing to develo the state, but sit back and fasten o the thrift of othes. In almost every community you ca find numbers of instances like th above. The great advantages of thi proposed system over the present on would be that it would make th hoarding of lands less profitable thus making it easier for the land less class to secure homes, a conditio very much to be desired. By taxin personality at a lower rate, each on is to some extent encouraged to hav better buildings, better animals, bet ter and more tools. The lawyer, th physician and the minister to hav larger and better libraries, the met chant aiu! hanker more attractive fi* tures. In a word, every tax paye will he encouraged to better equi himself for his trade of professior by giving to all alike this advantap of a lower tax rate on personal prop erty. One other phase of taxation of per sonal property, every householde should he allowed any exemption o say $100.00 of household furniture. The following came under my ow observation last year. A man o family, a shiftless worthless sort o cuss, had died in December, in th sprinp a posthumus child was born the mother was confined to her be from the cause, the deputy calle for her husbands taxes. The amounted to very little l>epinninp but with the various costs added, i was ahout $5.00, a sum utterly be yond her means, for she scarcely h bread for herself and two little gii about 2 and 4 years old. The miserat m plunder in her cabin was scarce worth the taxes, but the great, t rich, the proud State of South Car r_ lina, by her laws, would have talc in this poor woman and her week o r_ babe off the only bed in her shac 1(j and sold it for her husband's debt the State, had not a neighbor pa y the debt, knowing he never would repaid. Instances along similar lin * occur more frequently than one ave age citizen thinks. ? Therefore, I urge that it is b right that at least a moderate amou ' of this kind of property be exem from taxation. ^ I know that some will say "that w n not do, it will let the negro out True to some extent, but let us, tl y white race, stop wasting our energi ih keeping the negro down, and devo lt our efforts to building the white ra ;s up. !- It makes no difference how hij* the negro climbs, so we, the whitt s climb still higher. This is not tl e sentiment usually uttered, but it 1? the one that will most rapidly advan ? our State in wealth, in intellect at " its morals. n In my next, 1 shall discuss the a* visibility of dividing the property < :T the state so that the revenue fro (1 | i ? / *' sume eiasses De usea ior specme pu ^ poses, and other classes for otlv j. purposes. \ Lowndes Browning:. d KELTON h Kelton, S. C. Aug. 1(>?We ai n having fine growing weather now ar crops of all kinds are doing well, o ' The Foster chapel meeting close t last night. Rev. J. E. Mahaffe; y who did most of the preaching, le: a for his home Saturday; he is one ( v the ablest minister of South Car* h lina Conference. Twelve or fourtee - united with the church as a result < s the meeting. His first conferent t work was at Jonesville in 1887 whic '? then included the Kelton circuit. H h is a close Bible student and has mat. warm friends in our county. There was preaching at Mt. Jo d church yesterday and after the sei * vices, three applicants were baptise 0 and received into the church. e Mrs. Black, of Columbia, is on a " extended visit to her brother, II n Wheeler, of Kelton. " Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, of Campi bello, visited at the home of Rev. , s R. Copeland, last week. Misses Kate Alman and Esthc 11 Palmer were among their mar 11 friends of this community last wet Mrs. James Smith, of Greer, ^ imr Vtnt* mof . ? oivni^ uvi hiuviici , iiiio. name Gallman, who has been quite sic but improving. Mr. Smith came ovi in his car Sunday. ~ Mr. Joe Kelly, of Spartanburg, wi A among his Kelton friends last Satu day. ~ Miss Mary Spears, of Union visitc at her grandmothers last week, Mr ' T. N. Kelly, and at her aunts, Mrs. I I J. H. Howell. e Dr. Wilburn, of Foutain Inn, spei n several days last week with D t. Wheeler. The S. S. conference held last Wei e nesday was well attended. Rev. W. r Herbert President Snider and Lawsc I B. Haynes, of Cherokee were the prii n cioal speakers and gava seine aL addresses. Dinner was served on 11 c grounds which all enjoyed and plenl left. Even the dogs were very choii [. in eating the scrans I thought i a what Jesus said on a certain occi s sion, but we do not fotlow his cor mand. How many hungry worn* ,f and children of Europe would ha1 i, been glad to have had those scrap G. T. G. ,f GRIN DALE. VH...UUI. Iiaviuj; I s rain and the crops are growing. et The revival meeting started P Rehoboth Sunday and we are lookii forward to a prosperous meeting ai expecting to get alot of the old sii * ners of this community to join, ai I lead a better life. The revival mee ('j ing which has been going on at A e bury closed Saturday night with nil II more good names added to their list. Mr. R. D. Hughes was at Jonesvlti on business Monday. r Mr. Charlie Jefferies, of Gaffm ij made a business trip over to h n plantation in Union county Friday. s Misses Maud Hames and Luci ._ Hughes spent the week end with Mi: 3 Linden Goode of Bullocks Creek. Miss Madge, Free of Jonesvill , spent the week end with Miss Matt , Thomas of Asbury. p Mr. Ernest Ppple, of Gaffney, n visiting Mr. Ed Kirby. Miss Pearl Pridmore is the guest < n M isses Maud and Mary Hames. e M iss Lilian Nance spent the wet s end with Miss Nettie Hames. t Mr. John Jefferies made a busine: e trip to Jonesville last week. Mr. Ted Crawford, of Jonesvill [_[ spent the week end with Mr. Johnn n and William Jefferies, of Asbury. Western Union. 9 , ? Good Meats for Home Use You can travel far an ? wide, and dollar for dollai . d'.iv u ftor d O\r tin 11 vim j U1.W1 uaj ^ jwu Will 1111 r Hotter Goods, Better Sei ,, sevice, and equally as Goo e Prices right here at boir.< 5c each up, choice New Lak - White Fish, 10c pound, thre { pounds for 2$c; choice fres Sardines from 10c up, choic J Herring, Mackerel Shrimj !. Crab and Lobster, in tins * See us save money and liv ,i better. J THE UNION GROCER1 I COMPANY. Phone 100 or 80. , * A WONDERI ily ho A customer of ours on the n o- reports that for Nine Years he I en the hundreds and hundreds of c Id time, he paid back the money 01 :k, No wonder We can afford to to of Coffee. id Your Money Back If You ^ be standing that You are to Use Oi es coffee. ir" LUZIANNE IS BLE . Save the Coupons out of j* with beautiful gifts. p' The Reily-Ta ill NEW O es : Iron witi he You li COOl kij changes ironing day drudgery to pit worry and health. Ordinary ironing < four times over each year. Used in ov "Worth its weight in gold." Made < re plated. Guaranteed to work perfectly (,i Demonstrations cheerfully made in y last for years. THE MONITOR SA1 ft CLAUDE E. SPARKS, Agent for IJn | HUSBAND RESCUED ' DESPAIRING WIFE P.. id After Fonr Years of Disconragint Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave r. Up in Despair. Husband Came to Rescue. 3 Catron, Ky.?In an interesting letter sr from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock iy writes as follows: "1 suffered for four >. years, with womanly troubles, and during " this time, I could only sit up for a little while, and could not walk anywhere at 2'r all. At times, I would have severe pains in my left side. i.s The doctor was called in, and his treatr ment relieved me for a while, but I was . soon confined to my bed again. After 's that, nothing seemed to do me any good. S.' I had gotten so weak 1 could not s&g<& and I gave up in despair, it At last, my husband got me a bottle of r- Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I com-j j menced taking it. From the very first I dose, 1 could tell it was helping me. I >n can now walk two miles without its 1- tiring me, and am doing my work." ,e If you are all run down from womanly u* troubles, don't give up in despair. Try tj* Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped ce more than a million women, in its 50 [>f years of wonderful success, and should ;i- surely help you, too. Your druggist has n- sold Cardui for years. He knows what >n it will do. Ask him. He will recom>H. mend it. Begin taking Cardui today. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladles* Advisory _ Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for SpeeUAI Instructions on your case and 64-page book.' li'>n>a Treatment (or Women," sent In plain wrapper. of LIQUOR QUESTION ut AROUSES INTEREST 11T j In i uiK't inn I'mewninom t<> I I :u? 1(1 ' " -"fl" "" " ( Injects (linger in the Subject. >d Columbia, August 9?No little gint ger has been injected into the qu'Ms~ tion of liquor or no liquor in this State 16 by the injunction proceedings which are to come before the State Supreme c> Court on the 20th of this moiuh. Since the order of reference secured from Judge Watts when he ordered it 13 up before the Supreme Court last week, much speculation has been inc duiged by those who are opposed to the prohibition measure, and by those I who are in favor of State-wide proj(| hibition. Both sides of the controversy seem satisfied that their rej spective sides will win out before ihe Court, and they are in a sense resting upon the arms awaiting th ? hearing. it is arsrmed that the Hearing will bring to Columbia many promin nt (jvupie iroiTi an parts 01 tr?c State, ,.s kvho have very decided opinions *jp)n lioth sides of the controversy,and at the Supreme Court room it is thought ,e that some brilliant arguments will be hoard. The attorney General's office will support the contention of the State, arguing the constitutionality of the law passed by the recent session of the General Assembly, while Cole L. Hlease and Frank G. Tomkins, (I two Columbia attorneys, will likely have something to say supporting j the brief field which contends that the Act is not in accordance with the - spirit of the Constitution. (1 | CARI) OF THANKS. j To the voters of the Fourth Con' | eressional District; I thank you for e the support you gave me in the camp paign just closed. Next year I will <3PP.lt t.hio nf fi/>n iV? ? "'1 T , ...... a^aiu, UHU 1 SUIIl'll h your support in that race. e A. H. MILLER. )( Hit Him Hard. , Columbia State. Men laugh at women for gossiping, G but when it comes to standing around saying mean things about one's neighbors, you have to go some to beat that same old he-sev. A woman believes in platonic affection until she gets old enough to know better. OJL RECORD lain line of the Southern Railway, has sold Luzianne Coffee. Out of ans he has sent out in that long 1 just three of these cans. Guarantee this Celebrated Brand iVant It, with the distinct undcrnly Half as Much as the ordinary 1NDED JUST RIGHT Luzianne cans, and redeem them ylor Company RLEANS HOUT FIRE icat the iron?not the stove. Iron in :chen, on the back porch or in the slia* le. No changing of irons or handle fing the stove with fuel. No tireson to and fro. Down in the body of yoi >0 little holes in the feed pipe ai c out 150 darts of Maine. These keep t! :?you keep cool. The improved /lonitoi* Sad Iron Uses Gasoline insure. Saves money, time, strengtl msts only lc for fuel. Pays for itse er 650,000 homes. One woman writes of finest material, handsomely nick* if operated acccording to instruction our own home. Used with care wi D IRON COMPANY iion County, Union, S. C., Route The Origin of Shaking Hands. Did you ever ask yourself why yoi shake hands with persons whom yoi know? Here is the reason,says th Telegram: "In olden days, when every mai who had any pretensions of being ; gentlemen carried a sword, it was th custom for men when they met, t show that they had no intention o teacher, to offer each othe their weapon hands, or, in other word: the hand that would be used to drai the sword, and to hold back the han was usually a signal for a fight. "This habit became so fixed aftc men ceased to wear swords they sti offered the weapon hand to a frien and declined to offer it to an enemy "To this day wfien you refuse t shake hand with a person it signifie that you are at war. Among savage who never carrried swords, the prat tice of shaking bands is unknown an it affords them a great deal of amuse ment to see white men do it." Notice of Final Discharge. State of South Carolina?County c Union?Court of Common Pleas. Notice is hereby given, that on th 13th day of September, 1915, at 1 o'clock a. m. in the Court of Pre bate for said County, the undersigne will make his final settlement as Ex ecutor of the Estate of J. F. Betsil deceased, and that thereupon he wi apply to the Judge of said Court, fo his final discharge as such Executoi S.M.Rico. This 12th day of August, 1915. Published in The Union Times fo 30 days. 33-41. When you want the bes and freshest Hams, Relia bles F. F. Vs, Supreme* You can get them righ here. For Breakfast Bacoi Dried Beef, Bologna sail sage, Rib Bacon and Fa Bacon, you will find n< equal to our stock, selectioi or quality, and the price ii line with the cheapest. THE UNION GROCER! COMPANY. Phone 100 or 80. iureeiivuie Womans College Greenville, S. C. Affords complete advantages for a broad, liberal education. Trains its students for lives of fullest efficiency and responsibility. Equipment, faculty, courses of study, and cultural influences are entirely in harmony with presentday requirements. Administration, instruction nuddormitory bulldlni-'s equipped along the most modern linos, for convenient, comfortable life and eflicieui work. Entrance requirement* upon 14-unit bati*. High standard courses loading to It. A., It. L. ami M. A. degrees. I.iteriiture. Languages. Sciences. Practical training In I Mimcstic Science. Bonnet* Coune, leading to diploma. Thorough courses leading to diplomas I u Coruerrator*of Mnaie. danartmnnta |li of Art, Eiprcuioa, PkpkilCikin, Kinderj?r j| In, Normal Traioiaf Coarro. I This Institution alms to afford tlio 1 bf.st educational advantage* ohtalnnttli' IJ at a UilUillllUll cost. For Catalofn* ?ddrn? j] DAVID M. RAMSAY. D. D? Pres. jj (ireravillr, S. C. ^To talk 5,000 per cent, easio than to find some one willing to It.ten. ITS ALL J ?nee tad smon?A/< I GONE! J-fuuL fiAi&ndA. " ; I fSgyj!^ Put it in the BANK MOST FRIENDSHIPS cease when Ihey cosl a man money, hive you ever needed money and asked it ol your Friends? What did you qet? Have money ol VOl'R OWN salely deposited in our bulk ii. and lie independent. r. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank >1 s. We Pay Liberal Interest , II Citizens National Ban k R. P. MORGAN, President C. C. SANDERS. Cashie J BHEBBSiMMaaBaaB ll I I The Ford appeals to the prospective buyer of a 1 | | motor car on the basis of its proven practical 0 | | value, both for pleasure and business, to say |j 1 nothing of "Ford After Buying Service" to Ford | | owenrs. d I I ^ car *?eneral utility, it meets the demands of J ii j everybody in service?is low in price and cheap I .1 in operation and upkeep?less than two cents a e I III I Buyers will share in profits if we sell at retail aOO.OOO 1 11|| I new Ford cars between August 1914 and August 1915. >- I HI I Runabout $440; Touring Car $490; Town Car $090; d | HI | Coupelet $750; Sedan $975, f. o. b. Detroit with all j" I HI I equipment. h I HI I On display and sale at. ' II UNION GARAGE ? ! - . . GADBERRY ST. ^ fci mitmmmrmmvmmmmmmmMmmmi-rttrtTm 1~i?t?mrrm-1 ?|~ t.nr.t m mttt ?nil r' : * Telephones on ; jjp) >i Farms at run ilfflHlll ?=H. * 1 (M IWD L0W . H Rates & i| If there is no telephone on your farm ! write for our Free Booklet telling how you I may get service at 5 0 cents per month and up. A postal will do! Address:I Farmers* Line Department. 1 SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE (f d AV'h Tli'l LTI? i nff r(A? tr? i .1 JSwl IW 11'iiinuniiru I And many a man squanders so jCi ? I |\JI Tl CL HJI 'much coin on his ideals that he can't Fm IWI I l^9IVS afford to many. ^ Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and i^lvl* Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects This is a prescription prepared especially Etc.'Antiseptic Anodyne, used in* tor malaria or chills a. fever, ternally and externally. Price 25c. ? Five or six doses will break any case, and * r if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not Wore it not for clouds, people return. It acts on the liver better than would be unable to appreciate suni Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c shine.