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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-10-31

TO I'll vacancy Patrick B. Flanagan
women vote for these Offices
The Democratic Nominees capable liberal
Liberty. ballot putting
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
INCREASE INCOME TAX.
Onc-half Of One Per Cent. Raise.

Washington, Sept. S.-An income
tax increase of One-half Of / per cent.
and reduction of the minimum eX-
emptiOn from $4,000 to $4,000 and
the maximum exemption from $4,000
to $4,000 were agreed on tentatively
today by Democratic members of the
ways and means committee, who are
framing the emergency revenue bill
to raise $1O0.O 100000. 1t is estimated
that the proposed changes would pro-
duCe S35. 100000 annually.
In deciding on income tax increases,
the committee considered the fact
that revenue from This source would
not be available until next July. but
the opinion was general that in
creased revenue from other sources
would meet any immediate deficit.
Under the proposed changes the
income tax would be 1-2 per cent.
on incomes OF single persons in eX-
cess of 50 ZOO and the same on mar
''' D>'''i'N III NNN'r, VI To,VOO. III
addition, tho 1-2 per cent. increase
would be added pro rata in accord
ance with the war taxes on incomes in
excess of 100000.
The committee is said to have
agreed tentatively on Il Ia IN railroad
tickets such II tax would be collected
hy the railroads and easily adminis-
t"r"d. The rate proposed, it WAS re-
ported was per cent.
AZ the conclusion of an all day con-
l"r"nc" it was agreed not TO tax to-
hac"o products. automobiles, paSolinc.
amusement tickets, magazines and
many other articles and commodities
proposed, the Increased income fax
aNcr,in@ the necessity of lCvying
against there articles. 30 official an
n"unccnCnt of the committees action
was made, Representative Underwood
the chairman, stating that the pro-
Siaminc was subject to change.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
ATLANTA PLAN SPREADS.
Suggested That Cotton be Placed in
Warehouse, Insured and Certificate
be Used in Securing Money to Buy
More Cotton.

Atlanta, Sept. 9.-The "Buy a Bale
Of Cotton movement, started in At
lanta few days ago, seems to be
spreading like wild-fre through Geor-
Sia and into the other cotton States.
1T has been suggested that if the cot
ton SO purchased is stored in cotton
warehouses, insured and warehouse
receipt taken, instead of each indi-
vidual storing his bale i'm the base
Nhenl OF MS nome or the back yard.
the receipt will be negotiable security
OF hiSh-class on which money may be
borrowed to buy more cotton or for
other purposes, and that the purch-
asers may borrow on such receipts i'm
the eaSgreSate an almost unlimited
amount from business friends in the
north and west, thus avoiding the
drain of funds from local banks.
information from the most reliable
sources. collected by the Georgia
Chamber Of Commerce, shows tha
the cotton warehouse facilities al
ready existing in Georgia are sufficient
to store almost one million bales Of
cotton, or about forty per cent of the
crop of the state. If the cotton crop
Of 1915 is greatly reduced, as it
probably will be, and the production
of fOOdstuffs and feedstuffs vastly in
creased. as they must be, much of the
cotton warehouse space will be used
for the storing of nOn-prrishable food
and feed crops and the handling of
perishablc crops. the Georgia Cham
bcr of Commerce is bringing to the
attention of the owners Of cotton
warehouses the fact that cold-storagc
facilities annexed to these Warehouses;
Will prove of great value in next and
succeeding Years both in providing for
the preservation Of perishablc crops
and 10y enabling them to use cotton
warehouse space for the haudlin,,
Erading and packing Of pcrishablc
crops
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12

gee heard Max pleading over Cargan's
shoulder.
Keep still!' replied the mayor
roughly. He was reading his copy Of
the Star with keen interest now.
i've done your dirty work for years"
whined Max. "Who puts on the rub
Der shoes and sneaks up dark alleys
hunting votes among the garbage.
while you do the Old Glory stunt on
Main street? l do. You got to get
me out Of this. 1t may mean jail.
couldn't stand that. I'd die"
A horrible parody Of a mans real
rlar was I'm his face. The mayor shook
himself as though he would be rid
forever Of the coward hanging on his
arm.
Hush up. can't your" he said. "Tll
see you through"
"You got to-" Lou Max walled.
Miss Rhodes' story went on to tell
how Hayden refused to phone the COM
bination: how the mayor and Max dy-
namited the safe and secured the pre-
cious package. only to lose 1t In an
other moment to Il still different con-
tingent ut the inn: how Hayden had
come. Of his suicide when he found
that bis actions were in danger Of ex-
posure-''a bitter smile for Kendricli
i'm that" reflected Magee-and how
finally. through strange series Of ac-
cidcnts. the money came into the
hands of the writer for the Star.
These accidents were not given in de-
tail.
"An amusing feature Of the whole
affair." said Hiss Evelyn Rhodes, "was
the presence at the inn OF Mr.. Will
liam Hallowell Magee. the New York
writer OF light fiction. who had come
there to escape the distractions of a
great city. and to work in the sOli-
tude, and who immediately on his ar
rival became involved In the surpris-
ing drama of Baldpate."
"Pm an amusing feature" reflected
Magee.
Ito be Continued)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
TEDDY SHAKES HANDS.
Former President Roosevelt Sees
Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, Sept. 9.-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt pass
cd through Spartanburg today. He
left the train for few minutes dur
ing the stop here to shake hands with
a group of local admirers who were
at the station to greet him. To one of
those who remarked that he hoped
to vote for Roosevelt in 1916, the
colonel said that he preferred not
to be q candidate and didn't know that
he would be. The colonel seemed to
be in fine health.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
FUNERAL AT DARLINGTON.
Last Services Arc Held for Archie Mo-
lingo at Home,

Darlington, Sept. 9.-Thc funeral
services over the body Of Archie Mo
|ine", li-Ncar-old son Of chief Of Po-
lie" W. III. Mozingo. who was drowned
IN sumter yesterday, were conducted
mere thiS Afternoon at the home, ANA
intcrmcut had i'm Grove Hin ccinc-
terry y larg" coucoursc Of friends al
the family gathered I" pay the last
earthly tribute tu the dead. The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Allen of the Baptist church. assisted
hy the Rev. Il. w. lidc and the I,ev.
l.. l.. Bcdenbaugh
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
State AID FOR PLANTERS.
SENATOR SIMMONS PROPOSES
STATES BUY FOURTH OF
CROP.
At 10 Cents Per POund-Paying Eight
Cents Down and Balance i'm Bonds
IsCdccmablc January, 1915.

Washington, Sept. 9.-State action
in aid of the cotton growers was today
proposed by Senator Simmons, Of
North Carolina. His programme con-
templates the purchase by each cotton
State of One-fourth of the cotton pro-
duced by it during 1914 at 10 cents
a pound, eight cents a pound to be ad-
vanced ut time Of purchase in nom
interest bearing bonds Of the State,
said bonds to be redeemable on or
before January 1, 1916, in cash or 4
per cent bonds at the option of the
State. If the price of middling cot
ton remains below 10 cents when the
State shall have purchased one e-fourth
of it's crop the Simmons plan requires
that the State shall continue to buy
until it has obtained 50 per cent Of
the 1914 crop unless the price does
not sooner reach 10 cents. None of
the cotton bought by the State is to
be sold before November 1, 1915, for
less than 10 cents, nor before June /,
1916, for less than II cents. AS soon
as the cotton is sold the State is to
pay the growers from whom it was
purchased the excess above 8 cents
for which the State sold it.
senator simmons at the same time
proposes that the State impose q pur-
chase tax of so cents a bale on all
lint cotton sold within the State. the
proceeds of this tax to be used to
safeguard the state against any loss
sustained in the purchase and holding
OF cotton by the State. The State also
TO impose tax Of / cent pound on
all lint cotton grown within it's bor-
ders during 1915, provided said tax
shall be RENTED if cotton acreage in
the States does not exceed 60 per cent
Of the acreage in 1914, and to be re-
mitted to any individual grower whose
acreage is not more than GO per cent
of his acreage this year.
ditioned on its adoption by States pro-
ducing at least two-thirds of the cot
ton raised in this country in 1914. The
senator believes that the adoption of
his plan would force the price of the
staple in open market to 10 cents and
that the manufacturers will be able to
make fine profit at that figure. Pres
ident Barrett, Of the Farmers Union
and committee representing that or
Sanization will be here tomorrow and
will urge upon congress and the pres
ident the unions proposition that the
government shall itself purchase g.
100000 bales Of the presnt cotton
crop. The support behind this idea
is stronger than is generally suppose d
ard is increasing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
WHAT COMES NEXT?
Sensation to Succeed Aviation Will Hc
Needed by Eager World.

Memphis COmmercial-Appea
A rider in a flying machine hopes to
cross the ocean this summer.
Wireless telegraph now sweeps into
every corner of the globe. Marconi
expects to be able to convey his voice
from Wales to New York before the
end of the year. 1t is impossible to
hitch telephone to a cable wire and
talk from Europe to America, but Mr..
when the human voice is tossed
through the air.
1t has been Il great age these last 40
years. We have had the telephone,
the electric light, the electric engine.
'he wireless, the quadruplex, the ry.
ing machine and the submarine. We
nave also had the operation for APP
pendicits, the graphophonc and the
apotheosis Of the dance-the tango.
During the next 100 years men MAY
develop the sixth sense. by which one
can fix his mind upon Il friend and
converse with him though he is at a
distance. Telepathy is no more i'm
possible now, in view of what has
happened, than were the telephone
and wireless 40 years ago.
Then, after that, men will probably
need neither flying machines nor
trains, because they will discover a
method Of temporarily overcoming
the attraction of Gravitation and hN
1":rc of mind project themselves
through the 'ir. Tie name of this;
r't@nS of lOC notion has already hCcu
50 l"Ctcd. Ha ing the name. all We
need Is the IT,. =. The name is lcvitl-
ton.
1t is possibl because we often
dream of it, an, very dream is based
upon Il reality, cI, Hcr past present or
future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
WILSON OPPOSES INCOME TAX
PRESIDENT DISAPPROVES IN
CREASE IN THAT DIRECTION
Cigarettes Probably Will De Added
to List OF Taxable Commodities
Automobile ImpOst Suggested
Means Being Devised.

Washington Sept 9.-President
Wilson'S disapprcval today of the pro-
posal to increase the income tax as =
means Of raising revenue to offset a
treasury deficit due to the European
war set Democratic members Of the
ways and means committee to revising
their plans. They will renew tomor-
row the effort to draft a war revenue
bill. The president made his attitude
known at conference with Demo-
cratic leaders in congress.
preliminary steps also were taken
by Democratic senator's today to read
just the pending $53,0OO,OOO rivers
and harbOrs appropriation bill. against
which Republican senators have con-
Quoted a filibuster on the ground that
it is framed on eXtravagant lines and
that the $1OO.OOO,OOO war revenue bill
would not be necessary if the new
projects proposed in the bill were
abandoned
Democratic members of the WAYS
and means committee conferred in
formally today. They were not dis
appointed by the presidents disap-
proval of their decision to increase the
income tax 1-2 of one per cent. and
to decrease the exemption The presi-
dents principal objection was said to
q hn fn
0i:tely available and, therefore, un-
desirable.
Chairman Underwood, who discuss
ed the subject with the president was
inclined to agree with this view and
it is improbable that an. income tax
amendment will be prepared.
Cigarettes probably will be added to
the list of taxable commodities al
ready agreed to, such as beer, wines
and rectified spirits A plan also is
under consideration to make tax
on beer 81 barrel which would
yield $65,O0O,00O. That amount, to-
gcther with $10,OOO,OOO from wines,
S2,oO0,O0O from rectified spirits, prob
ably $5,000,0OO from cigarettes, paid
taxes on railroad freight, gasoline, au-
tomobiles, some proprietary articles
and soft drinks, it is estimated. would
yield all the revenue necessary, par
ticularly if it is determined not to
appropriate all Of the $53,OOO,OOO pro-
posed for river and harbor work.
Representative Oglesby of New
York in letter to the committee,
suggested tax of SO cents a horse
power on automobiles not engaged in
commerce, and a tax on golf balls. He
estimated that $25,OOO,O could be
realized from the automobile tax.
Official estimates, however, are for
$15,OO0,0OO on motor cars.
The proposal to put a general tax
on railroad freight is the main ques-
ton now before the committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12

New York. Sept. 9.-Bccf hackers
of the United States are in absolute
control of the Argentine beef output
thus destroying the value Of Argcn-
I'm" beer as a competitive check on
tn" price Of native beef. according to
testimony given today in Chief Mag
iStrat" McAdoo's inquiry into the ad-
vance in food prices. Jacob Bloch. a
member Of a firm owning several
New York meat markets. asserted
mat all Argentine beer must be
NouSht from American pa, kcrs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
M1ANNING's SWEEPING MAJORITY
Significant Points That arc Disclosed
by Examination oil Primary Re-
turns.

There are several significant things
in the vote cast yesterday for COVER
nor.
First Of all, of course, is the tre-
mendous majority that Mr.. Manning
piled up against his opponent.
Such majority in a race for gov
ernor has probably never been equal
ed In South Carolina.
There are number Of other signifi-
cant and gratifying stories told by the
votes.
Mr.. Manning carried his home coun-
ty. Sumter. by vote Of approximate
'ly three to one.
Mr.. Richards was defeated by Mr..
Manning in richards home county,
Kershaw,, by a vote Of approximately
two to one.
Mr.. Manring carried Mr.. Clink-
scales home county, Spartanburg.
Mr.. Manning carried Mr.. Coopers
home county, Laurens, by a safe ma
jority, about 700 votes.
Mr.. Manning carried Mr.. Brown
ing's county, Union by n good ma
jority, and Union had been a Blease
county.
Mr.. Manning carried MIR. Mullally's
home county, Anderson, and Mr.
Mullally was one Of two candidates
to attack Mr.. Manning during the first
primary.
In stating that Mr.. Manning carried
Kershaw it was also said in the same
breath that he carried Mendel Smiths
home county.
Mr.. Smith rendered valuable aid in
the second primary, having beat Mr.
Richards in the first primary in that
county.
Mr.. Manning, when he carried Mr.
Cooper's county. also carried Mr.
Irby's county, both Of the eliminated
candidates in the first primary, be-
ing from Iaurens.
WI. MulIllHS CdTTlcu Dy a SOOU ina
jority Mr.. Duncan's county, Rich
land.
Mr.. Manning swept Mr.. Simms
home county, Barnwell.
Mr.. Manning carried by a substan.
ital majority. nearly two to one
Florence county. Mr.. G. a. Smiths
home county.
Mr.. Manning carried Cole Blease's
home county. Newberry by q majority
of practically 400.
Mr.. Manning carried Charleston
county, which Gov. Blease at the
eleventh hour attempted to save {,
the administration.
Mr.. Manning lost York county by
but 40 votes. This. i'm the light of
political events recently, was one OF
the most remarkable things I'm the
race.
ProportiOnately to it's vote Orange.
burg county gave Mr.. Manning the
brgcst majority.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
MANNING THANKS PEOPLE,
CONSIDERS RESULTS OF CAM
PALGN n TRIUMPH FOR ALL.
Will Recognize no Faction But Serve
the Whole People to the Utmost
Devoted to Their Welfare.

Columbia, Sept. 9.-GOVcrnOr-c elect
Columbia returning to his home at
Sumter this afternoon. The next gov
ernOr was the recipient of many con-
gratulatiOns and was kept busy re-
spending to the hearty greetings of
his many admirers and supporters in
Columbia. Mr.. Manning lunched
with Representative Dick, of Sumter.
and Christie Benet, of this city. He
gave out a formal statement in which
he expressed his appreciation to the
people of South Carolina. Mr.. Man
ming thanked the people and the
press for their work and promised to
be governor Of all the people. His
formal statement follows:
II wish to express my thanks to
the whole people Of South Carolina.
The tremendous vote 1 received means
but one thing-that the principles l
advocate, law and order, peace and
harmony, struck responsive chord
in the hearts of our people.
Il cannot single out any set of men
to whom the result of this election is
due, since so many men in SO many
places worked SO steadfastly and so
earnestly for our cause. To the
farmers, the merchants, the me-
chanics, the textile workers, the
to all others who contributed to the
wonderful result my profound thanks
are due and are hereby given. 1t will
be physically impossible for me to eX-
press my heartfelt appreciation to the
loyal friends who worked with and
for me except in this statement to
the public.
Il would be wide of the mark if
l did not express my earnest appre-
citation of the splendid work done by
the newspapers of the State. The
press as a whole was untiring in it's
N'ioi' ~ oiON tilt pCOplc OIlly Tic
true issues and to present public mat
ters in Il true light.
"It would be ingratitude on my part,
however not to mention especially the
loyal support given me by my home
people, in Sumter, and by the MEM
bers of the Young Mems Manning
Club, Of Sumter, whose loyalty and
devotion were a source of strength
and inspiration to me throughout the
long campaign.
Il consider the result of the cam
paign Of 1914 a triumph for all the
agencies which work for the moral
uplift Of our people, and not as a
personal victory.
In conclusion, 1 wish to say, as l
have said many times before, that as
governor Of South Carolina l will be
governor of all the people; that |
will not recognize any faction, but
that | will serve the whole people to
the utmost of my strength and capac-
ity, with heart and head devoted
only to their welfare''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
Jennings and Pollock.

Mcssrs. Pollock and Jennings prob
ably find great satisfaction in the re-
Election that the election held Tues
day was not the last one that will be
held in South Carolina.-Journal and
Spartan.
There ought to he some way for
the people of South Carolina to pub
licly thank Mcssrs. Jennings and
Pollock for their public service 90
the state in driving home to the
minds of the people the disgrace of
Blcascism.--Rock Hill Herald.
Mr. Pollock carried his home box.
Chcraw and Mr.. JcnninCS carried his
home box This attcstS the standing
of these two gentlemen ut home
Journal and Spartan.
If they never set office in South
Carolina. l.. II. Jennings and w. H.
Pollock Will probably be rcmcm-
bcrcd rs long as any Of the citizens
who hold offices in The future
Rock Hill Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
SELECTION OH SEED CORN.
Field Selection of Corn One of Most
Profitable Operations OH Farm.


Clemson College, Sept 9.-Select-
ing seed corn is one of the most
profitable operations on the farm. i'm
proportion to time and expense in
volved This is the opinion of the
Iagronomy division of Clemson College
which urges South Carolina farmers
not to forget to make field selections
OF the ears that will be used as the
source of seed for next years corn
crop. Good seed is one of the most
important factors in the production
Oh good corn crop and corn is per-
maps more easily improved by the av-
erage farmer than almost any other
crop,
| Prof. w. l.. Hutchinson, of the
agronomy division of Clemson Col
lege, advises that the field selection
or seed corn take place Just before
the corn is gathered and that about
nifty ears be selected for every acre
that Is to be planted the next sason.
For. though it requires only 10 to 20
ears OF corn to plant an acre, the
corn selected in the field must 60
through another test if the farmer
wishes to get really marked improve
ment in yield and quality, and he will
need good number to choose from.
Inc seed corn discarded after the
winter termination test will still be
better than average seed and can
often be sold to advantage, or used
as fodder corn seed.
! One practice that interferes seri-
ously with corn Improvement i'm
this State, according to Professor
Hutchinson, is fodder pulling. BY
pulling fodder before corn is mature.
one Injuries the quality Of the corn
by checking the full development of
the ear. If man insists on pulling
fodder, yet desires to select his seed
corn in the field, he should go through
the field before fodder pulling and
mark the stalks from which he in
tends to take the seed ears. These
stalks are to be untouched when the
fodder is pulled from the field.
Every man must make up his mind
as to the kind of corn he desires to
Snlont II
uniform rs possible. In the South
there is strong leaning toward pro-
life types Of corn, but experiments
have demonstrated that nothing is to
be gained by selecting for corn that
bears more than two ears to the
stalk.
A point to look for Is height of ears
from the ground. Select ears that
are rather low on the stalk, as high
ears make the stalks top heavy. A
long shank is another undesirable
point that should be avoided when
selecting.
The type Of stalk from which the
ears come is important Select from
stalks that are vigorous, that stand
up straight, and that are strong at
the bottom and tapering toward the
top. Be sure to select from those
stalks that have had an average
chance. If stalk has become strong
er by having more room than an
average stalk has. it will not profit
to select from this, since favora BILE
opportunities cannot be inherited
and corn from such a stalk may be
or poor quality when grown under
average conditions.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-09-12
HUNTING PARTY RETURNS

The hunting party composed of Major Albrecht, Charles E. Taylor, Earl Hunt and M L. Rtchey, which left for the lower ldlt- arod river week ago to hunt ducks on the opening of the season. returned last Mon, day. They report having had splendid time, and while game was not plentiful, they had plenty for their own wants and brought home quite nice bag. Of large game they saw nothing but one bear, and thls was at time when no rifle was available for use. They went down the river as far as the mouth of the 9entna, and up that stream a considerable distance.
 The rest of the party all agree that the culinary skill displayed by Major Albrecht was one of the most enjoyable features Of the trip, and they speak highly of the din ners prepared under his direction. As consequence the members of the party re- port an extension of their waist lines and corresponding increase in weight.
 While at Dikeman Commissioner Al brecht transacted some business for the gov