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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-04-17

the most thorough and equitable as
sessment the state has ever had. 1t
is expected and believed that every
assessor in the state will see that
the law is enforced.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-04-17
Man Now Faces Mprder charoe.

C. P. Lawler, who shot his sister.
in-law, Mrs. Mary Lawler, widow Of
Martin Lawler, in hotel at Duluth,
and afterwards slightly wounded him.
self In an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide, has been arrested and follow.
ing the WoEaFs deasa YES charged
with murder in the Is. decree.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-04-17

The citizen who praises his own
town. ~ Fiji
The citizen who encourages locsl
enterprises. e = - 100
The citizen who helps along hons
improvements.
The citizen who patronises ths
home merchants. n ais
The citizen who gets his job print
ing done in his own town.
That mans THE TOWN BOOST
81 ER. 4soe o.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-04-17

SCISSOR.
But while the assessor has practi-
cally nothing TO do with making taxes
high or low he has nearly everything
to do with determining whether they
shall be fair and just. It is his func-
ton to determine how much Of the
public burden each taxpayer shall
bear. This he does when he places
value on a taxpayers property.
From the standpoint of the individual
taxpayer he is by far the most impor-
tant officer who has anything to do
with taxation. If he does bis work in
the way the law provides approximate
justice will prevail between the tax
payers of the district, but If on the
other hand he departs from this stan-
dard or if he onits any considerable
amount of property from his list the
assessment invariably abounds in the
grossest inequalities and results in the
rankest injustice.
1t is so plain that it is self evident
that if the property of every taxpayer
in every taxing district of the state
is assessed by the same rule-is mea-
4 sured so to speak in the same half
bushel, the result must be uniform
and fair assessment all over the state,
and this is just what will happen if
everybody's property is assessed az
cording to law. The tax commission
therefore insists that the law must be
carried out by every assessor just
as it is written.
HOW TO GET JUSTICE.
The Office of assessor is one of
the most responsible and important
offices connected with our entire
system of taxation because it is
the very foundation upon which our
whole tax structure is reared. Care
less our inefficient work on. the part
of the assessor means injustice in
taxation. Justice in taxation can
only be attained by strict compli-
ance with the law, and strict com
pliance with law, means that all
taxable property must be fully listed
and equitably valued. AS general
rule, every step that an assessor takes
outside of the straight and narrow path
provided by law results in injustices
to some one, hence the absolute neces
sity of strict compliance with law.
Prior to the present year our laws
required all property to be assessed
at its true and full value. The full
value provision of the law. however,
was never observed nor enforced. In
stead. property was assessed at any.
where from 20 to so per cent of value
according to the whims or needs of a
district or county. So universal did
the undervaluation custom become that
it was finally accepted as the settled
policy of the state to assess property
at percentage of value instead oil
full value as required by Law,
The custom grew to have almost the
force of law. The entire revenue
system of the state was based and
built upon percentage assessment.
The limit of indebtedness that mum.
clpality could incur; the amount that
could be levied in taxes for certain
specific purposes, and the salaries OF
many officials were based by law on ar
assessment made in violstion of law,
hence the difficulty of enforcing the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09

Successful Meeting of College Press !
AssOciatiOn-TO Choose Debating
Team.

Columbia, Dec. G.-Thc annual con-
vcntion of the South Carolina College
Press Association which was held
here at the University of South Car
Olina this week was one of the most
successful and profitable ever held by
the association. Several prominent
speakers delivered instructive address
es. while journalists Of experience
read papers before the sessions of
the convention. BY no means the least
enjoyable were the social features Of
the conventions; an informal reception
Thursday afternoon by DR.. and Mrs
Currell, and Il reception at the College
for Women Thursday night. Friday
night the annual banquet, q very pre-
tentious affair, was held at the Jeffer-
son hotel and followed by dance in
the university gymnasium.
At a meeting this week Of the ad-
visory board Of the University athlet-
ic association, II. f. Danner, a law
student from Beaufort and captain Of
this years basketball squad, was elect
cd football manager for the 1915
season. Mr. Guy Gunter, a former
star athlete, was chosen alumni man
ager. Block letters were conferred
upon the stars of this season.
The Euphradian and Clarisophic lit
erary societies WILL within the course
Of the next few days, hold the pre-
liminaries to select men to represent
them in the annual de oating contest
for the gold medal offered by Mr.. w.
j. Roddey, Of Rock Hill. The query is,
"ResOlved, That it is to the best in
terest of the South to eliminate to-
tally the cotton crop in 1915" The
debate always arouses keen interest
and a strong but geenrous rivalry be-
tween the members of the two liter
ary societies. The finals will Lc held
in the University chapel Tuesday
evening, December Is.
r. 3. j.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
NACO ENTERS PROTEST.


Naco. Ariz. Dec. 6.-Citlzens OF
Naco. suffering under the harrassmcnt
of continual striking OF Mexican bull
lets In their city. today sent an ur-
gent appeal to their United States
senator.
Five persons have been killed I'm
Naco and az wounded by shots from
the siege OF tho Mexican town of Ma
co. across the border.
Tolegrams concluding "for Gods
sake, help us" were addressed To Sen
ators Henry Ashurst and Marcus a
smith ut Washington and To- Senator
Albert ". Fell of New Mexico and
William n. Smith Of Michigan. Action
by the senate that will automatically
close ports on the Mexican border
whenever they become the scenes Of
battle Is asked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
MORE MEN REQUIRED.
weaver Declares Ten thousand Sol.
dicrs and 5sf Moro Officers arc Nee.
essary.

Washington. Dec. 5.-Ten thousand
more men and 564 more officers for
the coast artillery were declared nee
essary by Brig. Gen. T.. NJ. Weaver.
chief OF that service. who apparel
today before the house military af-
fairs committee considering the army
appropriation bill.
II think we have the best coast de-
Tense material In the world" said
Gen. Weaver. but I think it Is not
efficient simply because Of the lack Of
efiicinet men to manage the defenses. "
Gen. Weaver said the departments
plan had not. so far. taken into con-
sideration In coast defense work the
great siege guns now In use in the
European war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09

Geneva. via London. Dec. 6.-The
Journal do Geneva publishes a dis
patch from Bucharest saying Rou-
mania has definitely decided to enter
the war on the side of the allies. This
decision. according to the dispatch, is
In accordance with the wish of the
entire country. including King Ferdi-
nand and all the Roumanian states
men. except the minister Of finance
Mr.. Marghileman.
The question Of when Roumania
will make her entry into the conflict
is still being discussed. however. one
side desiring to avoid a winter cam
paign: but the military authorities ex-
press the fear that Servia may be de-
feated before spring.
The attitude of Bulgaria remains
doubtful. Greece. servia and Roe
mania have proffered certain conces-
sions. which. however. Sofia seems not
to consider a sufficient inducement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
KITOHNER DENIES IT.
RcpudiatcS Interview With Irwin S
Cobb.

London, Dec. 4.-Thc Press asso
citation announced tonight that it hal
been informed officially with reference
to an interview purporting to have
been had by Irwin S. Cobb with Lord
Kitchener which was printed in the
United States then cabled to London
and published here today, that the
language is not that of Lord Kitch-
ener and that his lordship's official
representatives express surprise that
it should have been regarded posi-
bic that Lord Kitchener used such eX-
pressions."
The official press bureau tonight is
sued the following statement on the
subject:
With reference to a socalled in
terview with Mr.. Cobb:
although Lord Kitchener saw Mr.
Cobb a few minutes October 21 moth
ing in the nature of special inter
view was granted and the remarks
attributed 10 the secretary of state for
war are imaginary"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
BANKER PAROLED.
Governor Extends Clcmcncy to j. A.
Blackwcldcr Under Certain COndi-
tiOnS.
The State.

The State
The governor yesterday granted a
parole to j. A. Blackwelder, the Lex
ington county banker, who was con-
victed in September, 1913, on the
charge of violating the state banking
laws. When Blackwelder was convict
cd he was sentenced to pay a fine of
$1,000 or serve one year on the Lex
ingtOn chainganS or in the State PEN
itentiary. Later the governor COM
muted the sentence to fire Of $500
or one year. sf%
The governor paroled Blackweldcr
upon the following condition: Parole
the said j. \. Blackweldcr until +. H.
Rhame, Jr., is prosecuted and a Ver-
dict Of guilty or not guilty has been
rendered by petit jury for his (E.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
Is Ii Harmless

Again are In circulation the old
yarns that moderate drinking is
harmless, that evils Of intemperancc
are the result only Of excess, and that
as much evil comes from overeating
as from overdrinking. Replying to
the latter of these absurdities. the
Lincoln Visitor asks the following
pertinent questions:
Does soup ever make q man crazy?
Does fish ever drag q man undor
the table?
Does bread ever give man the
big mead next morning?
when man eats bccfstcak today.
does he crave tho whole COW tomor-
row. and. If he cannot get it. does it
set him to smashing the furniture?
Does the leg of chicken ever send
n man home to abuse his wife and his
babies?
Does u woman ever send u notice
down to the hotel man forbidding him
To sell her husband pancakes
DO lif" Insurance companies ever
turn men away because they arc ad-
dictcd To strawberries and cream?
Do apple dumplinrs ever make "A
man rosy-nuScd?
Does pumpkin-pic ever keep Il man
from finding the kcy-hulc"--Thc Ma
tiOnat Advocate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
GRAIN, TOBACCO AND TRUCK
CROPS.
Much Tobacco and Grain to BE Plant
i'm Sumter County Next Year.

The sumter Chamber of Commerce
IS Sratlned at the oncOura ging re-
ports being received regarding tho
amount Of grain and tobacco planted
ana to be planted in Sumter county
during the next six months
The reports as to The amount of
wheat planted and to be planted arc
exceedingly gratifying. From every
section of Sumter county farmers in
tervieWcd say that the acreage Of
grain and tobacco will be increased
from one hundred and fifty to three
hundred per cent for grain and that
at least five thousand acres Of tObac-
co, if not more, will be planted in
this county during 1915, provided
farmers have good luck with their to-
bacco beds and there is not another
sever cold spell followed Immediate
ly by a drought to prevent trans
planting as occurred this year.
Hundreds of farmers who had their
tobacco plants destroyed in the beds
during the heavy SHOWS and freezes
of this year learned a valuable les
son which will be worth much to
them early in 1915. They will look
to the proper covering and protection
OF their tobacco beds hereafter.
One mercantile house in Sumter
has disposed of between four hun
dred and fifty and five hundred bush
els of wheat seed and has a shipment
of fifty more bushels on the way
which was expected today.
Local representatives of wholesale
grain houses reported that they have
been and are still taking orders for
many hundreds of bushels OF seed
oats, wheat, and considerable barley
and rye.
The prospects for an extraordinary
acreage Of corn are finer than ever
in the history of this county. That
the cotton acreage will be reduced
not less than two-thirds is the salts
| fled estimate of the Chamber OF
Commerce headquarters. These es.
Inmates are based on interviews with
hundreds of farmers, large and small
planters, white and colored.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
WANTS MEN IN MARINE.
COmmandant Calls Attention to Ser.
vices of Sailor Soldiers in Past

COmmandant Calls Attention to Ser
vices Of Sailor Soldiers in Past
Year.
Washington, Dec. disappointment
Of naval academy graduates as marine
officers, increase Of the personnel Of
the corps by about 500 officers and
men, including two brigadier gen.
erals, and the assignment Of marines
to small warships for possible service
in foreign countries, constitute the
chief recommendations in the annual
report Of Maj. Gen. George Barnett,
commardant Of the marine corps,
made public today.
recommendation is adopted congress
shall provide for appointment from
civil life Of provisional second lieu
tenants. to serve for such for two
years, meanwhile attending an off,
GERS school.
Urging the increase in personnel,
Gen. Barnett points out that expo
dictionary work last year, especially IN
Mexico, made it necessary virtually to
deplete barrackqs in this country.
Gen. Barnett expresses fear that
long continued service in the tropics
will have IAN unfortunate effect on
the health of the corps"
Finally the commandant asks new
ratings and increased pay for enlisted
men who are doing technical work
similar in character to that perform
ed by enlisted men of the army.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT.
Whirago Correspondence New Yorl
WORLDLY

(Chicago Correspondence New York
WORLDLY
She wanted to name the baby
"nodo" and he Violently objected. He
looked NJ the word "Dodo' and found
IL was an extinct bird of ostrich pro-
PORTIONS that could cover continent
In n days nlght. lie learned furth-
cr that II was probably Il myth. She
had read a book "Dudo' and was
fascinated with the namo
They Quarrclcd over naming the
baby until they landed in divorce
court. She is Mrs. Eleanor Nesheld
and he Is Edward Gordon Ncsfcld.
Judge sullivan thought that a quar-
rel over u baby's name was veal;
ground for divorce. He delivered a
consoling lecture to the pair and sug-
gestcd Us a compromise that the baby
should be named Dorothy" This
name would comprise all the letters in
"Dodo" and not hamper the child
with the prehistoric birds terrific at.
mosphere.
Mrs. Nesfield reluctantly accepted
Dorothy" The couple were recon.
ciled and left the courtroom arm in
arm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
EASILY DECIDED.
This Question Should BE Answered
Easily by Sumter People.

Which is wiser-to have confidence
IN the opinions of your fellow citizens.
OF people YOU know, or depend on
statements made by utter strangers
residing in far-away places? Read the
following:
T.. w. Vogel, 4O1 Hampton Ave-,
sumter, S. c., says: For several years
suffered 1'om pains through the
small Of my back and whenever I
stopped, l was in misery. My back
became very weak and several times
had to give up work. A physician
treated me but his medicine brought
no relief, and 1 then tried several
Well-known kidney remedies, but was
not helped. One day / read a state
ment in the local paper given by a
party who had used Doan's Kidney
Pills and the remedy had acted so
beneficially that got a supply at
China's Drug Store. After using one
box, the aches and pains left me. Six
! boxes completely cured me. 1 take
pleasure in confirming my former en-
dorsement Of Doan's Kidney Pills"
| Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doans Kidney Pills-thc same
that Mr.. Vogel had. Foster -Milburn
Co.. Props, Buffalo, n. Y. AZ
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
Annual Offering for Poor.

The annual meeting and Offering for
the poor Of Sumter will be held at
the Presbyterian church ON Sunday
afternoon, December 1%th. at fom
o'clock, Indications arc that thcr,
WI be IN unusually large number
Nho will need assistance this year
and il is urged upon the people of
sumter That they come to this meet
ing prepared TO give libcrally to help
those who need aid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
To HOLD UP ALIEN, LAW.
Arizona Governor says He Will Delay
Issuance Of Proclamation OF Meas
uro

Phoenix. Ariz.. Dec. 5.-Gov. Hunt
telesraphed the state department to-
day that he would delay proclaiming
the law voted at the November elec-
ton forbidding the employment of
moro than 20 per cent Of foreigners
In any business In the state. Gov.
Hunt declared that he was averse to
delaying the proclamation but would
do - pending further advices from
the STATE department.
The State department telegraphed
Gov. Hunt that the ambassadors OF
Great Britain and Italy had protested
against the law and asked him II
there were not some means by which
he could suspend operation Of the
measure. The governors telegram
read:
II am directed to Issue a proclama-
ton declaring the measure q law
forthwith upon receipt from the sec.
retary of State.
Forthwith. broadly interpreted
means within the reasonable time re-
quired to prepare the proclamation.
am very much averse to proionging
the period preceding the issue of the
procss matior but realize the inter
national aspect given by the protes,
OF the Italian and BRITISH embs ssies
and will await further advices from
the department"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
WILSON INVITED TO STATE.
President j. Asked to Visit Aiken.

Aiken, Dec. 3.-PrcSidcnt Woodrow
Wilson has been invited to visit Aiken
at Christmas time.
Aikcus new tourist hotel the now
Highland Park, now nearing c0lnpio-
ton, Is To be thrown open tu Tia" pub
lie before the Christmas holidays. An
mvitation has been sent to tn" prcsi-
dent Of the tuitcd States by the prcsi-
dent of tn" hotel company, which t.
q local concern, to come to Aiken at
Christmas a. the "ucrt Of tn" IIi@h-
land Park.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
JAPS' BOOTY AT TSING-TAU,
Many Guns and Provisions to Feed
5000 Three Months.

Toxic. Dec. 3.-A list OF the war
booty captured by Japanese at Using
Tau, the German stronghold In China.
was made public by army hcadquar-
ters today. 1t includes $500 rifles,
100 machine guns, 80 field guns. at,
needing repair; small amount of
ammunition. $4,000 in cash. $1,000
tons Of coal. 40 automobiles and pro-
visions sufficient to feed 5000 persons
for three months. All ships In the
harbor. 1. Is announced. were destroy
ed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
Look on Our BattclficllS.
arm.

There IS something line and gener-
GUS in the way America has respond
ed to Belgium's cry for help. Men
have bought shiploads Of flour, women
have worked night and day, that Bel
gium, wrongfully invaded, might be
fed and clothed. But in helping the
innocent victims Of the war abroad,
we must not forget our duty to the
equally innocent sufferers from the
war at home.
Charity is too often farsighted; too
often callous to the commonplace; too
often just little dull of comDrehen-
sion. Ten thousand people starving
in the shadow OF volcano, fifty
thousand fleeing from a burning city,
or five hundred thousand weeping
among the ruins of their war-wrecked
homes-these she understands and
rushes to help. But five hundred
thousand people scattered through the
tenements of a hundred cities, ravag-
ed by disease, half-clothed, half-starv-
ed, overworked part Of the time,
without work Of any kind the rest of
the time-they do not shock her into
great sacrifices. Yet these. too, are
the victims OF war.
Look on our battlefields-they, too,
are covered with wounded, with hun
cry women and children. Within
a mile Of your home you will find
want, cold and sickness, due directly
to the war that is raging in Europe
II your charity needs that stimulus
distress that will become more acute
as the winter advances.
What are Americans going to do
for American war sufferers this WIN
ter? Will our Red Cross sew for Bel
gians, French and Germans, and ig-
more the nakedness around the cor
ner? Will our business men send
shiploads Of flour abroad while their
neighbors have no bread? Will we
remember the children of Europe at
Christmas and forget the children Of
our tenenments? There has always
been want around the corner, but this
year it will be more acute than ever,
because manufacturing misery has be-
come the business Of half the world.
Casting up accounts for the first few
months Of the war it seems doubtful
whether "a place in the SUM- is worth
what it costs in the blood Of the
strong and the misery of the weak.
And America, no less than Europe,
must pay a part Of the price. In view
of this perfectly patent fact, will not
some Of our girls who are begging
for a chance to nurse in France volun-
teer for New York? Will not Some
millionaire send a carload Of flour to
Chicago? Will not some Red Cross
circle take in a little plain sewing for
the poor Of Philadelphia And will
not some newspaper start a Christmas
We say this not to criticize but to
suggest. We would not say it at all
were we not hearing that our charities
are beginning to feel pinched and
that our poor are in danger of being
forgotten in the rush to help abroad.
We would not hold back one dollar
from Belgium, nor stiflc one generous
impulse to help in Europe. Hunger
and suffering speak q universal lam
gauge; the wounded men of every
race are our brothers, whom we
must help. But we fail of our high
est duty if we remember them and
forget the helpless women and chill
drcn around the cOrner.--Saturday
Evening Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
ITALY PROTESTS.
Ad<As Her Voice to Great Britains
Against Anti-sli Act.

Ad<s Her Voice to Great Britains
Against Anti-alicn Act.
Washington. Dec. 5.--ltaly today
added her protest to that Of Great
Britain. made to the state department
yesterday. In regard to the Arizona
anti-alien- employment law. approved
at the November election in Arizona
and soon to be proclaimed by Gov.
Hunt Of that State. A message was
sent Gov. Hunt today by the state
department.. asking IL he had author
ity to postpone action In proclaiming
the law. Secretary Bryan listened
with interest today to Gov. Hunts
reply as carried In Associated Press
dispatches. but would not discuss the
matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09

H. lihah'' Jr. 50 dcfalcation in the
sum of $31,759.01 TO the Bank of
Sumter, Sumter :. c., of which bank
the Hon. Richard !. Manning was tho
president at the time Of the dcfalca-
ton
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09

The interview referred to was print
ed in an American weekly magazine
and was widely copied by newspapers
throughout the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09

Dispatch to Swiss Newspaper Says
Decision Is Made but Time is Uncer-
tain.