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The independent., 1907-02-14
AS TO TAXING BACHELORS.

From more than the usual number
of legislatures comes this winter news
OF stern efforts to penaliZe bachelors
with a progressive poll tax. Some of
the bllls of this tenor are no doubt in
troduced through the desire of a iegis-
latol to be funny or to afford d fa-
vored newspaper correspondent an in
teresting news story Others are in
tended seriously
The idea underlying such proposals;
is obvious. Under ancient conditions
the great need of state was numbers.
Many and large families We're neces-
sary to this end. SO in ancient Sparta
the bachelor was minor sort of out
law. In Rome at one time an unmar-
ried man under sixty was forbidden 10
receive legacy, and widow was re-
quired to remarry within two years
under penalty of forfeiting her portion
of her husbands estate.
A further basis for the special bach
elor tax is the theory that taxes should
be apportiOned according to ability to
pay, Bachelors escape family expenses,
the strain that made a Missouri legis-
latOr, q married man, of course intro
duce a bill last week forbidding women
to buy more than two hats a year at
a total cost of something less than
four dollars. Therefore bachelors are
more able to pay taxes than married
men. Indeed, the word bachelor is sell
dom used without the epithet rich
Old
But it is by no means agreed that
the modern state stands in prime need
of numbers. France, pited instructive
ly for her declining birth rate, is about
the most happy and prosperous of
ri
tity is beginning to be urged as the
foundation of the successful state
This fact weakens one foundation for
the bachelor tax. And yet this idea
might easily be carried too far. Twelve
out of every forty people in the United
States who might be married are sin
gle. If the proportion is too great, even
in view of the qualitative standard of
population, it might be a good idea to
stir the bachelors up with Il special
tax
But this will not be the simple mat
ter most legislatures seem to take it to
be Justice must be observed, for even
bachelors have rights. Reflection upon
the number Of married men who would
starve but for the support of their
wives and families suggests that not
all bachelors are rich, common report
y W
levy a general fine upon bachelors
would pe discrimination against the
poor that is not to be thought of
Were il possible for all bachelors to
avoid the tax by forsaking their con-
dition that might necessitate no hard
ship. But justice to the feminine sex
compels the assumption that some
bachelors are such involuntarily
Possibly the income tax contains the
solution. When II can be done without
unduly facilitating the operation of
the law of Malthus let bachelors pay
twice or thrice the rate of tax on their
incomes that married men pay This
Il perfectly reasonable demand since
the bachelor has but one person de-
rendeat on his income while the fam
llv man has two or more. Unless the
spinsters are willing To admit that the
question of matrimony rests entirely
with the bachelors, II may be nsses-
sary IN order Ia he fair to apply the
same rule to them.
The independent., 1907-02-14
ANTICIPATING LABOR EVILS.

Little hope is justified TINT na-
tlonal child labor law can be passed.
This week the judiciary committee OF
tho national house ~ representatives
reported It's belief that such legisla-
,ion would not be constitutional.
strong opposition to the Beyerldge
bin has been shown ia the senate
This makes Il tas more important that
the various states protect their enil-
dren hy appropriate, local child labor
legislation.
The independent., 1907-02-14

building-and he might have added,
in ship sailing also-and will incident
ally add to the home demand for farm
products which the people of his dis
trict are almost exclusively engaged in
producing. He thinks the ship subsidy
bill, If it becomes a law, will bring
more direct benefit TO the agricultural
interests OF the west than any measure
enacted by the present congress-"
Concerning Flnis last statement it is
10 be aa5,umed that Mr.. Pollard refers
TO the Legislation Of the present ses-
sion, not Of the present congress. He
does not mean to say, of course, that
to spend the $3550,000 a year in ship
subsidies proposed by the pending bill
will do the agricultural west more
good than the rate bill, passed by the
first session OF this congress. This
could hardly hold true even were the
cash to be paid in full directly 10 the
farmers. instead of being strained
through the fingers of the ship build
ers and operators and laborers before
any Of 1t reaches the farmers.
Mr.. Pollards arguments are all
open to criticism. 1t does rot seem
in harmony with the principle Of pro
lection as maay OF tie best friends
Of protection understand Il, to tax the
public for aid to an INDUSTRY liready
strong enough to brea!' tile shackles
Of competition. Subsidized ships must
be built by American ship builders,
and American shipbuilding is done by
a tiv5t that .ries TO pay dividends on
a capitalization something like three
foyrths water. Tn" expediency of levy
ins taxcs to c.ea te flesh demands for
labor may be doubted until we have
found enough labor to man our rail-
roads and build our new houses and
harvest our crops. 1t is to be noted
that organized labor opposes the sub
sidy. The chance of the agricultur-
fist to share in the benefit Of the sub
sidy does not seem great when we
note that the money must come
through hands not forced b. competi-
tion to divide the benefits. That the
farmers realize this may be judged by
the opposition of the national grange
to the subsidy project.
The opponents of the ship subsidy
can imagine times and conditions
when they might favor the subsidy
proposal One condition demanded is
that the mcnopoiies that would now
profit primarily from subsidy be
first destroyed or gotten under control.
Another condition required is proof
that our national prosperity demands
a merchant marine, and another con-
dition is that it be proved that sub
sidy of a reasonable amount will pro-
duce a merchant marine The great
nations that have made the greatest
increase in their foreign shipping,
Great Britain, Germany, Norway,
have done so without general or i'm
portant subsidy payments. while
France. which spends money freely
for ship subsidies hardly nore than
holds her own. None of these condi-
tions is at present ripe. For the pres
ent the ship subsidy can and ought to
wait. Congress has already to cope
with as many special interests made
powerful at public expense as. 10 say
the least, the good of the country
requires. The agricultural west gives
MIR. Pollard credit for having the
courage of his convictions. 1t takes
courage, for nine-tenths of his con-
tituents who have studied the question
believe that he Is wrong.
The independent., 1907-02-14
TRAPS ron inorsL,rons.

Private citizens watching the affairs
~ state Legislature would understand
tions ~ an occasional repre- sentative.
The independent., 1907-02-14
TO CURE A colo IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE RROMO Quiulne Tab.
lets Druge,ats refund meney u 4 fAiis %
cure. r. w GROVES signature ia on
each box -.
The independent., 1907-02-14
PILES CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS

FsNA us tNfNt u guaranteed % cure any
rus. ~ ltrhua inlad sn.edlng of prair4linx
fHss ln ta "a aa{suf MONEY refunded 90
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Mill Operative Drowned in
Rock Hill.

Record Mr.. L. Alley. an op-
erative OF the Arcade Mill, of this
city, was drowned last night
about 8 o'clock in the swimming
pool at the Mill. This pool was
built especially for the operatives
and is very nice place. 1t seems
that Mr.. Alley was in the pool
and had a plank, possibly not
being able to swim. He was using
the plank to float around in the
water. Parties on the bank heard
a cry for help, but no one SEEM
ed able to get to him before he
was drowned, and the BODY was
not recovered for an hour after
wards, having to drain the, pond
to recover same.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Aged Minister Cut by Negro
in Greenwood County.

Augusta, Ga, July 1S.--A spe-
cial from Greenwood, S. c., to
The Chronicle says:
Considerable excitement pre-.
walls about the town of Troy over
a murderous assault committed
npon Rev. T. 2 Bradley by a
negro farm hand named John
Suber. The negro was ordered
to do some farm work by Mr..
Bradley and reprilnanded for not
attending to it, whereupon he at
tackled the preacher with a knife,
gashing him once on each side
of the TIN oat and down the back
Suber escaped and nearly every
man in the community is scour-
ing the woods in search of t. g
negro.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Spat on Stars and Stripes.

Los Angeles, July TT.
1oni, a japanese employed as
wiper n the Southern Pacific
shops in this city, narrowly es-
capped serious injury at the hards
of an enraged mob of American
workmen yesterday.
Yoni was wiping an engine on
which had been placed two small
American flags. While wiping
the engine Yoni turned and de-
hberately spal upon one of the
flags.
A crowd quickly surrounded
the Japanese and he was being
roughly handled when he man
aged to elude his assailants and
escaped.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Mules of Congressman Finley
Struck by Lightning.

Rock Hill Record: Two mules
belonging to Hon. ID. e. Finley
were struck by lightning during
the thunder storm Tuesday after
noon. Both were knocked down
and one of them had an eve
knocked out and is badly injured.
The other does not seem to be
hurt much, was only stunned by
the shock. The mules had walk
ed to the we'll to get water when
the flash came.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Rev. Mcdonald Goes to
Chester.

1t was announced in these col
umns the past week that Rev. G.
f. Mcdonald of the A. Z. 2.
church in Winnsboro had receiv-
ed a call to the pastorate of the
church in Chester. Since then
Mr.. Mcdonald has been to Ches
ter and after looking over the
field there has decided to accept
the call so unanimously and so
hatteriugly extended to him
This fact he made known to his
congregation here at the morning
service last Sabbath by request
ing a congregational meetingnext
Sabbath morning, at which SER
vice the congregation will be
asked to unite with him in the
request that the relation now ex-
isting between him and them as
pastor and people be dissolved.-
Winnsboro News and Herald.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Horse and Mule Killed by
Lightning.

Bamberg special in the News
and Courier: During heavy
thunder storm yesterday after
noon lightning struck the stables
of Thomas Grant, colored, and
killed valuable mule and a good
horse. They were the only stock
owned by him and the loss is a
severe blow TO him. He was in
town to-day aud many of his
friends, white and black, con.
tributed small amounts 10 ASST. {
in getting other stock for him.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Shot His First Cousin.

Greenville special in the News
and Courier: Isaac Griffin was
shot and perhaps fatally wound
ed Sunday afternoon by BuCler
Allen in the northern part of
this county. The men are first
cousins and are both under age.
Allen came TO the city and gave
himself up to the authorities, but
refused to discuss the affair when
seen at the county jail other than
to hint that he acted in self de-
fence. Both families are we'll
known.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Boy While Asleep Walks
Out of Window.

Beaufort special in The State :
AT IL O'Clock last night George
Watson, the 11-year--oId son of
Rev. A. b. Watson, walked in
his sleep out of an open second
story window on to roof and
stepped off into space. He fell
Is feet to the ground, but did
not sustain any injuries that now
appear serious. He has not re.
covered from he shock, but the
only apparent injuries are cut
under the chin and slight abra-
sions of the nose and ear.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20

IN Rock Hill with their brothers
Messrs John and Henry Talley.
Miss Louella Porter. of Elgin,
spent several days in Kershaw
last week at the home of her un-
Gle, Mr.. j. Wylie Porter.
Little Miss Mary Evans Bras
ington is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
NJ. ID. Johnson, at Lancaster.
Mrs. w. r. Hough and chill
dren, of Camden, are visiting
Mrs. w. II. Sowell.
Mrs. j. j. Blackmon and little
child of Lancaster, are visiting
at Mrs. r. l.. Blackmon's.
Capt. and Mrs. Amos McMa-
nus, of Lancaster, visited their
daughter, Mrs. j. Wylie Porter,
laSC week.
Miss Sallie Benton will leave
Friday for a visit to relatives and
friends in Wadesboro, N. @.
Miss Marie Horton, of Lancas-
caster, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
S. 4 Gay.
Miss Lizzie Traptham, of Cam
den, is visiting at Mrs. N. T.
Stephenson's.
Mr.. Jos. Hough, of Bethune,
is visiting his parents, Col. and
Mrs. l.. G. Hough.
Mr. John L. Stevens is at Glenn
Springs.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Blown to Pieces by Bombs.

Alexandropol, Russia, July
l7.-General Alikhanoff, former
Governor General OF Tihis; Mad.
anne GIieboff, wife of General
Gliebof, and the coachman who
was driving their carriage, were
blown to pieces by bombs thrown
at their conveyance at half past
2 o'clock this morning.
A son of General Alikhanoff
and a daughter of General Glie-
bof sustained serious injuries.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20

present special term of the Union
court to try the cases.
Three OF the defendants fled
from the State and have not been
apprehended. If convicted, the
minimum punishment under the
common law is 20 years punish.
ment.
PROBABLY ENDED YESTERDAY.
Monroe special in yesterdays
Charlotte Observer The defense
having finished yesterday with
Its witnesses on an alibi for Jones.
proceeded this morning TO put
on the stand number OF wit
nesses to discredit the testimony
of Kendall and Sheriff Began.
e. F. Fenton testified that he
met Began in front of the court.
house early the morning after
the lynching and asked him if he
had recognized any of the moo
Began replied "How in the
devil could | recognize them
when it was dark as hell and
they were disguised2" On cross
he said Began did
not say he had not recognized
any one but answered witness
question by asking another.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Another Postponement in
kershaw Election Case.

Wednesdays State: The State
board of election canvassers met
yesterday TO consider the matter
of the election on the dispensary
question in Kershaw county. A
mass of papers was submitted
and attorneys were present to
present both sides, but on ac-
count of the absence of Attorney
General Lyon ard Comptroller
General Jones it was decided to
defer consideration and action
until the entire board can be
present, as this case will proba-
bly, be precedent. The members
OF the board present had about
arrived at conclusion. but
considered this very important
case and wished for the board as
a whole to go on record.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
Trustees.

lIuStcSS.
Arthur Gaskins, colored, was
killed by lightning last Friday
afternoon at the Eli knight place
about three miles from Kershaw,
in the Kershaw county side. He
was in the yard grinding an axe
when he was struck.
DIR. A. @. Traylor, of White
Oak, who was formerly prescrip-
tion clerk at @. O Floyd's drug,
store, has again accepted that
position. DIR. Traylor is son OF
Hon. Il. w. Traylor, former
representative of Fairfield coun-
ty, and u prominent business man
of White Oak.
Mrs. t. w. Grayson and little
daughter, Doris, OF Linden, Ala,
who visited relatives here, left
last week for brief stay at Ian.
caster, accompanied by Mrs.
Grayson's sisters, Misses Edna
and Ethel Gregory, who also &C
companied her on her return trip
home yesterday,
Mr.. Webster Gregory, son of
the late Owen Gregory, who was
at one time a resident of this
place, is in town fer a few days
Mr.. Gregory is now a master
machinist in Providence, II. L.,
and is South TO install some ma
chinery at Rock Hill.
Mrs. F. ID. Cosby and son,
Benton, of Texas, are visiting
Mrs. Cosby's parents, Capt. and
Mrs. S. j. Benton Mrs. Cosby
was met at Blacksburg by her
father on Wednesday night.
Mr.. j. NJ. Bowers, Jr., who
lives in the Roland section OF Kerr
shaw county, ploughed up g.
pound cannon ball and Spanish
coin bearing date 1896, on his
farm.
In fine game of ball at this
place yesterday bet yeen Hagood
and Kershaw the Kershaw boys
won by a score of 5 to 3.
Married by Mr.. 7. G. Stover,
Notary Public, at his residence
on Sunday last, Mr. Reece Wright
to Miss Rebecca Hinson.
PERSONAL.
Prof. l.. K. Kirkley and daugh-
ter, Miss Rosa Lee, of Denver,
N. O., are visiting Prof. Kirkley's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Kirk.
ley.
Misses Nellie and Rosa Talley
are spending couple of weeks
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
lheTrial ofAlleged Lynchers
The Interesting Case in
Monroe this Week--Testi
mony of Sheriff Began and
Others.

mony OF Sheriff Began and
Others.
Monroe, N. c., July 16.-Sher-
iff Began, of Anson, N. c., was
the first witness today when the
trial of John Jones, charged
with the lynching of John V.
Johnson, white man, was re-
sumed.
Began was very certain, on
cross-examination as we'll as on
direct examination Of the identity
OF John Jones. He also identified
afout dozen of the other men
who are under Indictment as
being In the crowd that lynched
Johnson.
Sheriff Began testified that
he was fired upon by the mob,
and that he acted both as jaiIor
and sheriff.
The lynchers, he testified.
aroused himself, his daughter
and his son when they made .
plea for admission, declaring
that they had a prisoner TO put
in the Jail. AS soon as he unlock
the door, the mob rushed IN.
and after being refused the KEYS
to the cell where Johnson was
confined, they threatened to
shoot the man through the bars
of the cell. Then he gave them
the keys. He said that thew
dragged the alleged half.crazy
white man from the cell. and
with rope around his neck,
started with him down to Mon.
roe.
The cross-examination did
not materially shake any of the
sheriff's statements.
LATER PROCEEDINGS.
Charlotte, July 17.-The de-
fence will today begin the pre-
sentatlon OF its testimony in the
trial OF a score of citizens of An
son county, charged with lynch
ing j. V. Johnson. The trial
which began on Monday and in
which the State rested it's case
yesterday has attracted much at
tention, and the little room of the
superior court at Monroe has been
crowded with spectators.
Johnson was charged with the
murder of his law and
few days before the lynching
the Governor had called a spe-
cial term of court for his trial.
The men now on trial were in
dicted under an anti-lynching act
pa 'sed by the Legislature in
1898, the first adopted by a
Southern State. 1t provides for
a trial of indicted persons in an
adjoining county to that in which
it was committed, but the law
omitted a provision for the pun
ishment for the crime.
At the first trial OF these cases
In Union county, the adjoining
county to Ansop, last July, the
defense moved to quash the in.
dictment because no,punishment
was provided and also that the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-07-20
The News in and Around
KerShaW.

Kershaw Era: The following
officers of Kershaw Council, No.
Sc, Jr o. U. A. M. were public
ly installed last Wednesday night.
After the installation lunch was
served to the Juniors and their
lady relatives and friends.
j. III. Hamel, Councillor.
r. +. Long, Vice-Councilor.
j. j. Magill, Recording Sect'y.
Il. @. Stover, Financial Sect'y.
O. b. Mobley, Treasurer.
Edgar Williams, Warden.
j. Frank Gardner, Conductor.
d. B. Love, Inside Sentinel.
w. w. Cauthen, o. Sentinel.
E. M. Catoe, Chaplain.
R. L. Sowell, Jr., P. @.
r. l.. Sowell,
F. l.. Truesdale,
F. M. Mobley,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08

long side of the stock or a mere ma nipulatitve movement in the market co drive In shorts and make an ad- vantageous market for disposing or further holdings.
 Narrow fluctuations and dull trad Ing had thrown the midday stock mar ket into a condition of monotony which was suddenly broken by violent falls in the Southern Railway stocks and in Erie. important members of the Morgan group of railroads. There was q perpendicular drop of c 6-s in south ern Railway preferred. in the common and in Erie. United States Steel also responded with a decline of point. The market otherwise did not weaken acutely and righted itself again with the cessation of the pressure on the Morgan stocks.
 The weakness of the stock became more general in the final hour than at any time during the day although the volume of liquidation was not notably neavy. Union Pacific reacted points Co the low level of the morning. St. Paul and New York Central got about 11-2 below last night, Great North ern, preferred and Chesapeake and Ohio 2i-4 and Louisville and Nashville R.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
PROBATE NOTICE.
state of Alabama Montgomery county. [

State of Alabama. Montgomery County. To
 Any sherif of the State of Aiabama:
 To Ciotiide Pizzaia, Constantine Pizzaia and Francisco Pizzala, who reside in the State of Como Kingdom of Italy.
 You will take notice that. on the 2sth day of February 1907. H. C. Davidson. ad- ministrator of the estate of Frank Pizzala deceased filed in the Probate Court of this county, his application in writing for de- cree to sell certain lands lying in this county. which are accurately described in the application. and which belonged to said decedent at the time of his death. for dis tribution among the heirs, thereof on the ground that the same cannot be equitably divided between them; and that the 10th day of April 190T,s was appointed for hear ing said application. at which time you may appear and contest the same if you
 Given under my hand this 2sth day of February. 1901 B GAsTON,
 fri-st Judge of Probate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
schnoI Anoclation nreetn,

A meeting of the Selma School Ina provement Association was held yes- terday afternoon and considsrable bus- mess was transacted.
 Mrs. J. G. Converse was elected treasurer of the association to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. J. W. Mabry and Mrs. R. F. l.. Mel was named temporary secretary during the absence of Miss Kathleen Mallory.
 The reports made of the different committees showed that considerable good work was being accomplished by the association. Two suburban schools near the cotton mills were reported to be In good condition and they were put In charge of the city school board and will in future be part of the city schools of Selma.
 Reports showed that eighteen schools in the rural section of the Selma dis trict were doing remarkably well con sidering the conditions under which they contended., Two of these schools were ready to qualify for their share of the State appropriation of $1,O00 which will be proportioned out by County Superintendent of Education D. M Galloway. Many needed improve ments among the schools in the rural districts are being contemplated by the association. which is being ably as- sisted in the undertaking by Profess sor Galloway and in a short while through the efforts of the association the school system in the county will be almost perfect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08

Selma. March 7.-- Special )--The po- lice department. the newspaper writers and those employed around the vari- ous printing offices in Selma are worried over the mysterious disap- pearance of Claiborne Manassas Jones, a negro.
 Claiborne Manassas Jones disappear ed Sunday morning and although a search of all the city has been made no trace of the negro has been found.
 For many years Claiborne Manassas Jones has been familiar figure around the printing and newspaper of-' fees of Selma, and any person con- nected with either of these offices dur ing the past twenty years has formed his acquaintance. For an equal num- be1 of years he has been a carrier for The Times and had never missed