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The sun., 1916-01-17

A Washington despatch speaks in
serious vein Of the Apollo Sena. or
from Illinois as JAMES Ham LEWIS.
HAMILTON. IL you Please. II Is all
very well to speak OF HIM as jim. or
JAMES HAM LEWIS II YOU smile when
you say It. Otherwise. HAMILTON with
the accent on the middle name. Dip
lomat, statesman. man OF the world.
mould OF fashion. the senior Senator
from Illinois Is an institution.
The sun., 1916-01-17

We are not looking for amalgana-
ton. We are just making n sincere ef-
fort TO see II We can't get the same
candidate and the same platform as the
Republicans That is "A very different
thing from our going back to the Re-
publican party.--Thc Progressive Mr.
PERKINS.
Most assuredly. II Is merely n
willingness to meet the Republican
party seven-e!ghths OF the way.
The sun., 1916-01-17
CATSKILL AQUEDUCT CRACKS


A number OF nnc era.
velopei IN the ,a,sA.l N,uJ
haitian The CraCks tta.t b.
north of West TWENTY foaI'l ...
extend about two blocks Io o.. r.
damag. will Involve an cN.'.
about s75, 0On and abou, tv' "
hor. according Ia Commss r"' i's
He said tho cracks wric u
eighth OF an inch wide TNo
VII he rcmedied by we,A"r "..
copper an eighth Of an -
'...HG thc tube. boi,!rS tlr .'..
sldos. Thc tunnel nj NJ I..'
feet IN diameter,
lNds for the work will ne "'r
the Water Board office In tho a.. $"
Building on February IL.
The sun., 1916-01-17
Standing Treat.

To THr Eplron or THE srS--S6. In New
ark \, J.. there ar" some twenty brewerie.
and about l'3ho saloons During th,. year
Newark will celserate the 260th ann!
vorsary ~ tho landing of Robert Treat
WHATrL You HAVE
NEWARK, ". j.. January Ii.
The sun., 1916-01-17

Rutgers College, on the banks of tho
old Raritan and tho Delaware and
Raritan canal, Will he $50 years old
next fall; and she has not yet grad
uated a Tommy Wilson. Princeton
did It in 1913 years, winning the New
Jersey championship.
The sun., 1916-01-17

Secretary DANIELS assures the coun-
try that II the Democratic party re-
mains IN power for sixteen years
longer this nation VIII have navy
OF which It may be proud. Does this
statement represent devotion TO pre-
paredness or is II campaign bribe?
The sun., 1916-01-17

The members Of the Detroit peace
expedition were able TO eat a farewell
luncheon in aIuity, thus proving that
their mission was not IN vain.
The sun., 1916-01-17

Trustees Of Cornell University at a
dinner Acknowledged handsome gif,
to the institution over whose dcstinics
they preside 10y drinking 10 the donors
health. and not. We suppose. in Crane
Juice or raspberry shrub. Comedians
have harder heads than are common
In thes" days of auto-.utoXication.
The sun., 1916-01-17

" tn rcspec, to the principles {. B..
observed in levying this tan n" ,or
mittee believes that all Incomes shvl.
be taxed. whether they are the income.
of residents OF the state or those o..
non-res.den,s. Only SO much of ta" u'
come should be taxable within s..
York as fairly belongs TO New l.tt
in the face OF interstate rein, o's d
Just system OF allocating income ho;.
within and without the state and Hra.r
and without the localities OF tl. SITE
the committee thinks, ought . .e is
N!scd. Exemptions. while go.r .1..
sidrrably below the level OF those cX So
ing in the present Federal tax. B, SAYS
ought not to trench on tho !uco'..' %
wage tdrners who are coWp'' '".
spend virtually their entire Incomes
order 10 live.
The committee favors a pr.u.-t ..
and not a graduated 'ncoNs '.N .
tho larger incomes are already -.a5Nr
by the Fnderal tax, and Nc,ag.a % i
believed a Voly low 'aN w'. We'd
substantial revenue. NaWg'e'rt' '.
should bc iu the hands Ut Ccat"7' t.
thoritics and use should be ir.da 20 '.s
principle Of Information AZ lie sr.-.'
preference 70 'he sys'-u cf col .,- '.... r.
source. Complete secrecy ~hy... t- 70.
puirod Of all officials ana .r.'..c'
The reIsopal property 'tN shn,lH loo
abolished, or II that is .Wpracf etN..
the amount pad as a persol A. l-p.'-.
tax should be deducted from the anon
payable as income taN
Two possible methods ~ pNterIaN.
ing the fiscal Interests ~ 10 city ri
New York might be adopted says '''
report ''iu the first place a pc ca''
income tax Nigh, he vyicd hy t-" $50,
OF which 90 or - per cent ;r.E 8
to the localities We behave '.t' n.
income tax ON the lines sK't,,.o. G'.F'
even n all puo,!c scr,.,e '''pnr-'o-
were exempted from iucOHo Ia t'.
continued 10 be taxed a. a' r~'-.ni
would yield at tho ratN = r'' r"7'
from S2O,000.000 20 S-."pr....
The sun., 1916-01-17

According 10 news received through
diplomatic sources from bucharest. the
Germans have assumed complete control
Of Bulgaria. which has been deprived
OF her economic and financial iudepend-
ence. car FERDINAND IL indignant.
but powerlcss. He does not dare 10 op-
pose the Germans and h. fears the loss
Of his throne -Foms cable
In his present alleged state OF mind
Car FERDINAND Will find soothing
the assurances Of the Imperial Chan
ccllor that what the enemies of Ger
many "call coercion Is nothing but
liberty based upon order" II such n
boon is granted 10 her foes. 10 Bel
GUM and To Serbia, what blessings
~ civilization may not Germany have
IN store for her Balkan friend and
ally, Bulgaria? % ye uf l't.c faith
The sun., 1916-01-17

He 10 = very old man. isn't he?"
We'll. he 10 IN his second danc~h GOD"
The sun., 1916-01-17

" our friends uho faror us tcifh mann.
scripts and Gins'rdf,ons for publication rish
10 haus rejected articles returned fhey must
IN oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
The sun., 1916-01-17

Captain Won pAPEN has changed his
viows regarding the dynamics Of
scraps OF paper.
The sun., 1916-01-17
WANTS CITY TO TAX
ALL MEMS INCOMES
Mayors Committee Spars
Only Those Who Spend What
They Earn to Live.
OTHER IDEAS PROPOSED

4 state income tax IN all ura,,.,.
except those Of men who mus, sg..a
to live practically all Of wha, tho
earn IL recommended by tho co,nn.,,,
on taxation appointed by Mayor wp,,,,
in April. 1914, to study methods o..
taxation here and abroad ami % DO.
wise new methods OF creating addition.
funds out OF which the expenses A,
government may be paid
The committee reports agairs, o..
supertax on land values. II rpcommerl,
In the event that the state income o..
does not prove feasible. the .in.o,
tiontion of an abilities tax. cornpp.e.
and a salaries tax for tho city OF New
York as partial means ot securing
the additional revenue required In tfr
immediate future The COMMITTEES or.
poses the untaxing of buildings. ctae-
gradually or otherwise.
Members of the Com mittee.
Alfred +. Marling is cha.rma o, Ii.
committee and Prof. Edwin Il. a. sels
man of Columbia University 's char
man OF the executive cpmmi:'He The
associates on the committ-" ar. f.ot4r,
s. Binkerd Frank Harvey Field .o
seph y. Francolini. John V lltllorar
Hamilton Holt. Frederic g. How,
Jeremiah ". jerks. Ardolph To- kn-.
Frederic G. Leuhuscher. Walter l.ni
ucr. Cyrus c Miller, George V MI.pr
Louis lieston PINK. Lawson purd,
David Rums"y. oscar X Se.jl FREEZER
B Shipley. Robert r. SIMON. p : Ton
lin. charles 4. White. peios j. WI
COX and Collin II. Woodward
Forty five pages of IN, report o..
devoted to majority orIr.o. on N,
subject OF untaxing buildings. r..
advocates Of this scheme were FOR ~
most part single takers who accei.
the views OF Henry George. TIC arr,
ments In favor OF the single 'lN ~.
summarized IN the report along - R.'h -,
rebuttal OF them y dissenting .m.o'
was filed BY Messrs. Purdy. LcuNls hs-.
Wilcox, Howe. Shiplcy. EIak"rI an
Toml!n.
As for the income tax, the comute
thinks 1t impracticable 10 io,a,!ze .r-
come for the purposes OF mIa.rps
income tax. but in View of ;r- pr.
posed administrative machinery 20 b
set up for collecting the State .ne1U.
tax proposed by the Mills JOINT leg,.
lative committee Il believes that az u
come tax can be made workable unde'
general State law. Tho comm.''eeme,
agree that such a tax. carefully Jevset
would go far toward solving the as,d.
problem of New York city 10 We! a.
that OF New York state
The sun., 1916-01-17

AS our FIRST line Of defence C,RRASzA
IS not Norourh.y satisfactory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-26

q EnGlncer Has Narrow Escape.
Florence Times.
Ensineer Edwin Layton had a very
nsrrow escape few nights ago. when
about thirty miles below Charlsaton
. sprsadlng rail threw four OF the
driving wheels OF his big engine OH
the track onto the cross ties. Ha was
pulling train 50. and when the acct
dent occurred was running about sixty
miles an hour. Mr.. Layton was thrown
from his seat. but realizing the great
danger to his train managed to get
back to the throttle and shut 1t of
and apply the air brakes. The track
~as torn UP for quite a distance, but
~seh al of this there was delay of
only nifty minutes. None of the pas
sensers knew of the trouble, most of
them being asleep. This is the first
accident which has befallen Mr.. Law
ton In the twenty-four years he has
been running an engine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-26

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Gore,
of Oklahoma. attempted to- introduce
a resolution In the senate calling on
Americans to stay off armed belliger-
ent ships. Brandegee of Connecticut,
objected and Cores efforts were un-
successful. In a public statement the
oklahoma senator declared that the
ship Of State was plunging headlong
into war and the duty Of congress is
to prevent such catastrophe. -.
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County School Day.

Arrangements are now in process of
making for the observance of a school
day for the whole county on the
seventh OF April. On that day the
corner stone Of the Girls High School
building Will be laid and tho children
OF all OF tho schools of the county will
take part In the celebration of the
event 1t Is hoped to make this the
biggest day in the history Of eduoa-
tionai progress in Sumter county. II
Is believed that every agency in the
city will cooperate. as this will be the
occasion for the assemblying of tho
ciixens OF che whole county Re-
member the day: Friday, April the
seventh.
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and equibnss,sat.iaH ri totlbd n .dsisssr of s4hs

fand equib biMsnt. .GntI totibd .fssiSar al d fhII
auto truck, had resigned. The matte,
of securing a driver was left in Mr.
Booths hands for further action.
Mr.. Lee reported that he had drawn
up the contracts and specifications
for the paving Of streets, and these
were now ready to be printed. Coun-
Gil authorized the clerk to advertise
for calls for bids to be opened on
March -14th. Maj. Lee reported that
the specifications covered paving with
concrete, bithulithic, sheet asphalt,
vitrified brick or block, on base of as.
phalted concrete. wire cut lug brick,
on sand concrete foundation.
The city. clerk was directed to look
up the maintenance paving bonds with
Geo. Waring and see if they were still
In force SO that the contractor could
be held for places which had dete-
riorated.
The mayor reported that The deeds
to streets donated to the city by Miss
Lucia Roach contained conditions as
to retaining Of trees and parkways.
Council did not deem it wise to accept
the deeds to the streets under these
conditions attached and therefore did
not accept the deeds to the streets.
The matter of planting trees at the
city farm at the water works station
was discussed and it was decided to
secure the services of a surveyor.
who should draw up a plat of the
ground and outline plot for drive
ways and places for trees to be, plant
ed.
Mayor Jennings reported that an
agreement had been reached with the
local banks whereby they would pay
1-2 per cent. on daily balances for
money deposited with them by the
city from the sale Of paving bonds,
until the omney was used for paving.
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I'D seREAM BIoGEsr PROFITS.
While MIX Is Nex1, Cream Third,
Cheese Fourth, and Butter Fifth,
Soy Figures.

Clemson College. Feb. 22.-From
the viewpoint of largest returns, ice
cream IL the most profitable form in
which TO market milk, with whole
milk second. cream third, cheese
fourth. and butter nth. At the same
time. individual conditions are fire.
ouensly such as to make it most prof.
table for a dairy farmer to dispose
Of his product in the form of cream
or Of whole milk. In fact, In South
Carolina 1t may be said that the lat
ter condition Is almost generally
true.
For example, dairy farmer on
the outskirts Of q city will In most
cases find 1t most profitable to sell
tn sbplk Of his product as whole
milk, A farmer on one OF the cream
routes Of cooperative creamery
Will generally find the sale of his
butterfat In the form Of cream to be
best. Nevertheless, figures compiled
at Clemson College for the sake Of
those who make inquiries on this
subject show that where a man is
equipped to manufacture and sell ice
cream the returns from his milk are
largest.
Caleulations are based on the fol-
lowing average prices: whole milk,
cents q quart; 20 per cent. cream
20 cents gallon: butter. 80 cents a
pound; cheese. 20 cents pound; ice
cream, 800 q gallon. Manufacturing
ana marketing costs are not ronsids I
sred. s@nr ~ 49, & !.
On the basis Of the prices named
100 pounds Of Z per c cent. milk II; may s+ be q
disposed or in the following forms
for the amounts named below:
81. yts H,A:8Ne4s Of ice ,creeh and,
7s poSnds Of SklmmllK. selling for
34.l1.
.. As 4s.5 quarts of whole milk
selling for ss.la.
Z Ai .Assa.g shll6ns Of seyyec 3sn&,
cf(am and SO pounds Of skimSaiik,
selling tor-y2.4a. :.
AsAs 1s.l pounds Of cheese ! and
= whsy.' selling for s2.sp.
- - poptai. sf butter H6]
- ysulids OF skimInilk and butter
milk. selling for $1.s7.
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New York, Feb. 22-United States
Ambassador Morgenthau arrived from
Constantinople today. on a personal
business and pleasure trip. He was
met down the bay by a welcoming
committee of seventy friends. He
stated that he had not heard Of the
report that he is to succeed Secretary
Garrison. He attributed his success
in relieving sufferers in Constantinople
to the support Of President Wilson.
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!. Washington, Feb. 2f.--Strong init
nation that Germany will delay put
tns her new submarine. policy .nto
effect obtained belief in German dip
lomatic circles this afternoon. AM
bassador Bernstorff refused to con-
firm or deny the rumor.
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Allicense to marry has been issued
to Robert Couch. Macon, Ca, and
Miss jamie Joyner. Sumter. Licenses
to, 'colored couples wels: Maceo
Hcimss and Festia Brisbane. Harts-
vale; Hligs Ragin, Jr., wedgefisld, and
Hn}alis Harvin. PAxvlile; Timothy
Bl4kslsy. ana pih&h Mitchell. Pine
wooA; aaoob Martin and Rovina
lf!eAseH !! Statebvrg; Anderson Tim
1eHs ma Massis Rutlsdse. Sumter:
ssmse Dean and Carrie Dur.ant.
AaStsville
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Des Moines. Iowa. Feb. 23.--United
states Senator Albert b. Cummins of
Iowa today filed affidavit with the
secretary Of State as a candidate for
the presidency of the United States on
the Republican ticket.
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aslMsALL NAMED FOR CIRCUIT.

0ss. Manning Appoints CharlsseoH At
sney ~ sollcitoe-- Succeeds sultci.
stnr N,urifoy.
:, Columbia. Feb. 2o.-willia,n H.
QriMball Of the Charleston bar, was
apnoiSss . .Ssiicitof OF ths s1sllx y jsl. }s..
dicaai ckcuit last night by Gov. Man,
ming Charleston is the only county
In the circuit since the formation Of
the Fourteenth judicial district. John
Il. Psurifoy, FORMER solicitor Of the
Ninth circuit, becomes solicitor Of the
Fourteenth circuit.
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WANTlID-To sell Jersey cow, fresh
In milk for third time, price with
heifer calf $1,000, without calf $50.
Phone or write II. NJ. Dwight,
Wedgefield.
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atsrI als sssat1ssI
.e WStsss1as asa sasSsdny.
~ -Dy-- ,
xAaW PUpEMEM0 COMPANY.
oU4TBR. q q.
Toesn:
n-ss Dss annuns-in advance.


A1soge1nom0uess
o. s~esss kssa ,ns,ruo,. "a.
ss.3 snesssSsns insertion :. ..e
csAsrA>es eor : shsss neatAa o,
tees van - made q reduced rate,
~ eoanuAicatiens Which sub.
sesss sssvsas iasssssss vin bs shaessd
- - sAvsetiesaSatA
; Ve)ssAssss AaA tsibutss q rsspsc,
we9 ~ oAArUsA see. 3
~ oonsss WatuAnan vss tourd-
. = aeoe aAA ~ Tree southron ~
eeo@ H. WAAoAnAn ana sovtSroS,
- - ~ sednh1a>A slresiatssa snS
oosseasse Ben % ~ old pApsrs
- = hss1tSsH ~ ~ aavsssissni
see1nsa = eansss. - =
when Grand Duke Nicholas was re-.
nevsd from the command Of the Rus
4on armies In Europe and transferred
- Ne cauossus Il was the general be-
NJ that he had bssn thrown into OBJ
soseity. and would be heard Of no
more - military figure OF import
encs IN the srsat war. His success
ful campaign In Armenia and Asistic
TURKEY rssaltinG already in the cap
turs Of crssrum. the strongsst Turk
~ fortrsss in Aha Minor. has again
eeought hin, to the forefront a &
nilitary gsnius OF the s.first order.
During the fres year Of the war Grand
Dehs Nicholas by rseson} Il the nm,
&pected ssccsss that marked the Rus.
- eSsasawS IN 0alicia came me 10 Sc
ycpnfesd - ths outstandins military
0n1ns % the Aiiiss' side, but whom
- vos dsivsn out ot.aAuseyas asa,
nn>k into Russia his fame xas dim
- .and HE removal from supreme
eemmanA of the Russian army was ac-
csDesd - proof Of his incompstsnoy.
1As capture Of Erssrum. the dsstruS.r
uen Of the Hsrkish army in the eau.
cbus. his advance Into Asiatic TURKEY
prts new phass On the war in the
~ ana may prove tu b the turn
~ point Of the war. Il
4, .t. 80
The lsGislature' passed . law TO dis-
ecupge usury. but the penalty was.
qads - light that an avaricioas and
oDsrsstie .uiussr win not be, srsatly
cboourassA. II the penalty had BEEN.
n!eAs the forfeiture Of the entire debt,
tsineipAi ana Interest," the law would
hsvs proven, : real discourassment to
r.-sls 80 -sSy-sc sK.sss
- Thaz Charleston grand jury Is maxi
Ing slow proarsss In, dealing with the
he batch or Blind tiger indictments.
tesnsd over 20 " by the s,oiicitor. One
- bill has been found ana one no
g rspertsd. TIE endorsement Of the
ttohibitIon law u up % the grand,
and petit juriSs Of Charlsstoh ana the
eyss Of the state 'atS upon the Char.
leston courts. watehins to sso who
rulss that community. the iawsbfeak-
7 ..ti ~ 90
,' -. :. i
hreahine Through the French lines at
-L~ ,'s'1 'S my my toI'ow y up with
L~----. - the
@~[~.s- 50 rosSs'e st-tnis ssaee
v .ne, u posdp'e. would u
Tnas 0uessions Are
d. "a s-.s ~nsn ons UNDERTAKES 70
- 'ne m's've ot tho Germans Ia
ncn'ns tne oneh'avs against ver-
~. wn'cn 70 costinG them Thousands
~ I"ss DAILY 49,. . ~ y
!, *rs 1sste TAX Conmtssion now has
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SUGGESTIONS Burt
80 day seed oats, land lime, a very
necessary article since it is impos-
s!ble to get potash. Booth & Nc
I.eod, Inc. .<
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fOK SALE- Small horse, buggy and
harness, at a bargain. II. G.. Osteen.
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AT the request of my friends / an
nounce myself as a candidate for the
7th Magisterial District. subject to the
rules of the Democratic party. 1 am
IN the race to a finish if don't get
but one vote.
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Candidates Cards.

announcements Of candidates will
be printed in this column until the
close Of the campaign for IS. No
cards accepted on credit.
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T. p. SANDERS, JR.
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factton In banking circles. The
benksrs do not object to equalization
OF TAXATION among the banks, but they
protest vigorously against paying
more taxes than other classes of prop
erty. This 10 the big problem that
the Tax Commission has to solve, and
In fairness and. Justice they should
make all the haste possible to work
cut q plan that will place ell classes
Of property on the same basis. Greater
and more staring inequalities In tax
returns exist In. other classes Of prop
erty. than were found between banks,
Notwithstanding the fact that some
banks were paying on q 40 per cent.
and others on q so per cent. vaiua-
ton. Everybody knows that some
real estate is returned at only ten per
cent. Of its market value and a great
deal OF taxable property In not return
Cd at all. There Is no justice In fore
Ing the banks and other corporations
to pay taxes on so Fer cent. valua-
tion when many millions Of dollars
forth OF property pays only On a
~, Is or % per cent. valuation. The
fax Commission was created to rem
sdy these conditions by devising ways
and means 70 eauaiize taxation on all
ciasses Of property now on the books
ana 60 place on the books the prop
crty that now escapes taxation.
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The issislature passed . law to dis-
ssnnse usury. but the penalty was
49, - usht that an avaricioas and
0ersstie -nSussr win not be sreatly
elecoutassa. II the penalty had BEEN
n.eAs the forfeiture ef the entire debt.
tslneipAi ana intsrssts the law would
hsvs proven real discourassment to
Ssursrs. 1.,
The Washington times., 1916-01-09

fled in automobile manufa cturing. So
marked has the increase been In this
Industry that the unprecedented de-
mand. coupled with the rise In prices
OF products that go into the making OF
the machines, now threatens to send the
price Of medium priced cars consider
ably higher.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger points
to the possibility of such advances. 1t
says:
lnasmuch as the. prices of much of
the raw material used In building au-
tomobiles is rising steadily the query
arises whether or not the selling
price of motor cars will rise before
the end Of the current year. A few,
if any. OF the automobile companies
have covered their steel requirements
for 1917. although announcements
have been made by some of the
largest producers that they are well
fixed for this years operations. In
timations have been received that an
advance in the selling price Of 500 In
case of two or three medium cost
cars Is being contemplated by their
makers, to go into effect before fall.
This may be the product of heavy
demand, but the element Of expenses
may also have an important part in
the matter. Rubber has gone up
strongly. with indications of a fur
ther rise unless greater imports are
received. Steel prices, already high
er in many lines than ever before,
are still going forward. The manu-
facture of automobiles because OF
these conditions, is surrounded by
problems which may bring interest
ing results within the year.