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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-25
LOCAL. AND
PER SONAI

ilallum, January ~. Il girl.
Sheriff Roark of Pickens attended a
meeting of the state sheriffs' associa-
tion in Columbia last week.
G. E. Thomas, a former citizen of
Pickens, but now living at Liberty, was
here on business Saturday.
X. p. Mogridge of Corinth, Miss,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis BURNETT, in Pickens.
Mack Morgan has resigned his place
as manager of j. ID. Morgan's store nt
Calhoun and has been succeeded by $.
w. Kelley.
Married, by j. b. Newbcry, P. j., at
his office, Miss Delma Lee Couch of
Liberty route and George Jefferson
Of Grcenvillc
Master Martin Yongue, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. f. Yongue, had the mis-
fortuc Of getting toe cut nearly of
by an axe last week.
we are requested to announce that
Pastor 5. NJ. Jones will preach at Gap
ILL church the fourth Sunday in Janu-
! AIRY at l. o'clock a. M
Miss Pearl Hester has returned from
Atlanta, where she successfully under
went slight operation. She was ac-
companicd by Mrs. Claude. Hester.
The woman's foreign missionary SO
cicty of the Methodist church will hold
its regular monthly meeting next Fri
| day afternoon at 3.30 O'Clock at the
home Of Mrs. w. b. Freeman.
Only one juror was drawn from Pick
ems county to serve at the next term of
Federal court of the Western district
Of South Carolina, which will convene
! at Greenwood the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary. j. Bird Looper of this county
was drawn to serve on the grand Jury
The Sentinel wants its correspondents
who have all been so faithful to remain
with us this year as in the past. We
are very grateful to our correspondents
who send us in news letters every week
or two, and just simply couldn't get
along without them.
representative Of the Hall Optical
Co. will be at the Pickcns Drug Co..
| ST NnnIa,- roI> r,>>
pose of examining eyes and fitting
glasses. Dr. Hallum says this may be
the last time the optican will call at
Pickens and all who wish to see him
should be sure to be on hand.
Earle Seaborn, manager Of the Hobbs
! Henderson Co. store in Picke tells US
that their January clearance sale was
the most successful and satisfactory
sale they have had since they came to
Pickcns. They not only sold lot of
goods but people from every section of
the county came here and bought.
The Pickcns w. C.T.U. has offered a
prize of $500 to the pupil of the Pickens
'''S', ''''oo' "''o "r'leS t'ie peSI essay
VI e'.'Pc'"'ice peI"eeli no" ana the
close of school Prizes Of 81 90 each are
''''o "'''''' ~, '''c Hce"''. an" .h'io
t,n,a'1 ~ S,,s, .'.., VI, '"1 S''l:e SuD1co, :. -
~ "'' wy '''s'' '>'''"' P'f''''
will try for the honor
Those ,,h =. p;o,.
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-25

Friends of Gigniliatt Christopher
have announced him a candidate Tor
mayor of Greer.
We regret to report that Probate
Judge Newbery is confined to his home
and has been unable to be Mt his office
this week. We trust that he will soon
recover.
There will be singing at Holly
Springs church next Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock and everybody is invited.
A Sunday school for this church will also
be organized after the singing.
Ben r. Mcdaniel and family expect to
move this week to the John r. Lewis
home place near Sunset, where he will
engage in farming We regret to have
this family leave town, but glad they
will be near us.
The three ycar-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter hudson fell off Of box at
their homo in the Bethel community
las, Thursday and broke lis thigh We
hope tie little one will have q comrlcte
and carly rccovcry
Hon. ". T.. E'indley, Of Pickens, SC,
and representative from Pickcns county
i'll the South Carolina legislature is
spending the weekend with his sister
in-law, Mrs. T.. G. Fulghum, at Wilson.
Wilson. Y. G. paDer.
L. A. Bowen, farm demonstration
agent, asks us to state that he has a
supply of lime sulphur for spraying
fruit trees and preventing the San Jose
scale. and he is authorized to sell it to
farmers at cost. Now is the time to
use it,
+. Marion Ellison, a well-known citi-
zen, died at his home in Anderson coun-
ty six miles below Easley, Sunday af-
ternoon, January ii, after an illness of
only few days Of measles. He was 65
years old and leaves wife and nine
children.
Miss Essie Clayton of Liberty, who is
teacing near Ridge Springs, in Aiken
county, has been confined to her bed for
the past two weeks with grip to the sor-
row of her many friends, who hope she
will be able to resume her work in a few
| days
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-25

have some special bargains
in my store. Come in and see
them. B. F. Parsons, Pickens.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17
DOGS and the Dye-Pot.

The Chinese Slrcvc-dogs, called Pc
kincSr, are SO fashionable nova
hdyS and fetch such high prices tina,
breeders Of them are making lot
nf money in the business. Also deal.
crS
unfortunately, The dealers nrc not
always honest, and il Is lust rs we'll
to avoid buying such dogs from street
v"ndrrS and other nnnrrSponSiblc per-
sons. Th" animals may not be eX-
ncily what they seem.
TN" color specially desired for Il
P"kinrSr Is Il delicate shade OF brown
DOES of this kind are of various hucs :;
hut an unStrupulolS dealer finds no
serious difficulty in making them
brown. 10 match any shade. He simply
dips doggy into II pail Of hydrogen per
nNid" few times until his coat is
well hl"achrd and then dyes him. by
IKE means, To III" fashionable tint.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17

The Inheritance tax starts with
0nc-half Of ! per cent rs the basic
tax on all estates of $4,000 or less
The remainder Of the schedule is ap-
piled to the various eXccSscS In grad.
uation as follows:
inheritance Tax Scale.
On excess Of more than 5000, but
not exceeding Sl500O0. 1 per cent.
On excess of more than $3.50, 900,
but not exceeding $250,OOO, ia per
cent.
On excess OF more than $3.50, 900,
but not exceeding $450,00O. 2 per cent.
On excess Of more than $3.50 900. but
not exceeding $1,OO00OO. 2la per cent
On excess of more than 1000, 900
but not exceeding $2.O0O,0OO. 8 per
ccn,.
On excess Of more than $1,000, 600
but not exceeding $3.OOOOOO. 80 Der
cent
On excess OF more than $4,000, 600
hut not exceeding $4,OOO.OOO, 4 per
cent
On excess Of more than $4,000 600
hut not exceeding $5.00O,OOO, Az pcr
cent.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17

Washington. - The administration
war revenue hil as unanimously
agreed upon by the house committee
on ways and means and reported L"
the house "Wednesday. is estimated To
produce 81, ,S00,OOOO0O il year
II the Trainers overlooked any tan
-ihlc article upon which it is p"SSihl"
To levy II tax 1t WAS not hcc;uS" of
any desire to do 50.
Incomes nhcritanccS business prof
its, amuScm"nts. liquors. tobacco, auto
mobiles, moving pictures. baseball
games medicines. letter postage. trans
porlatinn and jcwelry are among some
OF the things which will feel the bur
den nf taxation.
Tariff Will Yield $.O0,Oooooo.
The committee found it necessary TO
go to the tariff to make up Il deficit Of
something like S20O.00O,0oO. This was
done by an agreement to Il tax of 10
per cent upon all articles NOW on the
free list and 10 per cent additional
upon all articles now upon the dutinble
list.
4 lnromc-tax Increases rs made public
by Chairman Kitchin follow:
Taxes for the year ending December
81, 1916, have been increased exactly
one-third. These taxes are due ir
June.
Exemption limits have been reduced
to $1,000 for single men and $4,000 for
married men.
The normal tax on new classes of
incomes to be taxed, those between
$1,000 and $4,000 for single men and
between $4,000 and $4,000 for married
men, has been fixed at per cent.
Normal taxes on all incomes former
Iy taxed, those above $4,000 for single
men and $4,000 for married men, have
been increased from, 2 to per cent.
Increases in All Surtaxes.
The Increased surtaxcs are as fol-
lows:
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17
Lodeing.House Geometry.

Learning is one thing and wit IS an
other, but that does not prevent them
from meeting at times In the same
brain. one of the most amusing of
those jcstS, which 1t takes Il certain
amount Of scholarship to make or en-.
JOY, was the collection Of Euclldcan
axioms that Prof. Stephen Leacock OF
McGill university wrote some years
ngo ,or Truth. Here is one of the
c)fycrcst Of them: If there be two
loardcrs on the same fiat and the
amount OF side Of the one be equal to
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17
HEAL BABY RASHES
That Itch. Barn and Torture With Cut.
cura-TriaI Free.

hot tuticurn Soap bath is soothing
to irriiatcd skins when followed by
Il gentle application of Cuticura Oint-
mrnt. Use Cuticura for everyday tol-
let preparations to prevent such trou-
blcS. After this treatment baby sleeps
mother rests and hculncnt follows.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard Cuticuru, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold rvrrywhrrr.-Adv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17

Maj. l.. w. Is. Rccs Of the Royal Ely
Ing corps is the hero of the British
party in Washington. Single-handcd
he fought ten German planes. bringing
down seven Of them and driving the
rest away. His achievement was wit
messed by his comrades, who reported
the occurrence. He received the VIC
toria cross two months ago. He still
itmps from wound In the knee sus-
tained In the encounter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17
Or iiIa ,ioia

Or tho job
The SPHINX knew how to keep her
mouth shut and Is still In business.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17

ON excess Of moro than $1,000, 900
but NOT exceeding $SUuU.OUu. {, pcr
cent.
ON excess of more than 5000 900
hut not exceeding Sll .uUO.OUn prr
cent.
''h excess Of more than ST NOOtHO
but not exceeding $l5nO000n. 10 per
cent.
On excess of more than $l5.OOu.uNU,
II per cent
The income tax schedules were not
changed except for the determination
t" place an added lax Of onr-third on
individual income taxes which are due
In June of this year. Under this pro
vision those who already have paid
their income taxes for the year ending
December 81. 1916, will have to pay
| another onc-lhird of their taxes again.
ana those who have not paid will have
| to pay oncthird more when they do
pay.
| Inc tax on excess profits WAS not
changed and stands us printed prcvi-
ouSly at lG per cent on profits over 8
per cent and $1,000
Liquor Touched Up.
The tax on spirits, whisky and sim
liar beverages has been Increased to
500 per gallon.
The tax on beer is $2.75 per barrel.
The tax on rectiiicrs is Is cents per
gallon.
The tax on tobacco has been ,lou-
blcd.
The taxes on cigars have been nd-
vanceh 10 Il new schedule ranging
from 30 cents TO $40 per thousand
retail value
The bill specifies that purchasers
shall pay he 10 per cent tax on
amusement, thrn,cr, and baseball tick
cts
y new tax Of y per cent on heat,
light. ami telephone bills was inserted;
in the bill. Under this section when
the householder goes to pay his month
ly bills for these articles he Will have
to pay an additional s per cent Of the
amount Of the bills for the support of
/ the government
The stamp tax on telephone and
telegraph messages was fixed nt
cents on each message the toll OF which
is more than IL cents.
commuters tickets were EXEMPT
from the passenger ticket tux of 10 per
cent tax where the one way fare Is
less than % cents.
Mail Rate Increases.
The Sccond-clnSS mail rate increase
| was decided on according to the zone
| system. On motion OF Representative
! Dixon of Indiana, this was reduced to
| the following:
Two cents Il pound on sccond-class
mail in first and second zones
Three cents II pound on Second-clnSs
mail in the third and fourth zones.
rive cents a pound on second class
mall in the NTH and sixth zones.
Six cents q pound on srcnnh-rlnS~
| mail in the seventh and eighth zones.
Religious, frntclnal. labor and agri-
cultural papers not operated for profit
were put ON straight one and one
hnlf-cent.npound basis.
The old regulations concerning the
free distribution OF small papers with.
In the county were unchanged
| A tax OF > per cent was inserted in
the bin on pleasure boats.
Musical instruments costing less
| than SO each, were exempted fror,
| the provisions Of the 3 per cent tax on
| these articles
| y motion was made in committee to
reduce the automobile tax to 3 per
| cant Inn fnilnI l,r j,run ,nnr,,;,,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17

FARMERS AND SHIPPERS NOTICE
Ship your vegetables 70 u.s., ge. hiRhos; market
FIRED YOST O. CO., Wholesale Commission
Merchants, 100 Rendo Streot, Now York
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17
Looking Backward.

Mrs. Gndl"r speaks of u spread
that rnSA Il thousand dollars or more as
Il little dinner"
"frS, AMI did YOU ever notice The
fhr-;lWny look in Mr.. Gaddcr'S eyes
sometimes when She makes a state.
mrnt like thai?
NO. What d" YOU suppose 1t indi-
cni"SI"
u guess he's thinking Of the time
wl,'n he WAS glad To get 81 Gun of cof-
fee and II dish of beans for his dinner"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17

The Difference.
A man Will stand by the hour to
watch the passing throng; q womap
will sit by the window.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17

the amount Of side nf The other, each
TO each, and the wranglc between one
bonrdcr and the landlady be equal to
the wranElr between the landlndy and
the other boarlrr. then Shall the week.
IS bills Of the two b0arders be euunI
each TO each. For, If not, let one bin
be the greater. Then the other bill IL
less than il might have been. which Is
absurd. Youths Companion
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-17
Seeking a Divorce.

"on what grounds dn You seek n d.
v0rcr. madAInf'
"Incnmrntahiily. ! want Il divorce.
and my husband doesn't"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
W cnrh nf Thankn

For the lovely flowers and many kind attentions shown me in my great sor- TOW, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation.
 MRS. LOUIS WALTON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
LETTERS TO EDITOR
How to Get Industries

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Your report of the rendering to MT. James Weatherly of the leadership of the proposed civic organization in Bir- mingham was, have no doubt, generally fair and entirely satisfactory to the lead- CTS of that movement.
 was present because thought such a movement would be for the benefit Of Birmingham and because I am a great admirer of Mir. Weatherly. The few words said by me were in response to a call from the chairman, wholly unexpected by me, as I had never cared to be in the front in any public movement
 I would not write this but for the fact that your report would indicate that I had stated that manufacturing costs In Birmingham were greater than elsewhere On the contrary, I think that they are less than the average at other points. l did not have time nor inclination, nor did the occasion call for full express sion upon the points to which I did, in fact, refer, viz: Discriminatory freight rates and the inability of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
AT TER FIVE HOURS
 OF TERROR WOMAN
 SHOOTS HUSBAND
Calmly Tells Police That She Shot Second Time to Make Certain Man
 Was Dead

Denver, January 13.-IIow her hus- band heaped abuse and indignities upon her in the five hours he was in her home before she shot him were told in her confession to the police by Mrs. Stella M Smith. who today Filled her husband. formerly a ehauf- feur in the employ of her stepfather. Those things. with fear that Smith would harm her 12-year-old daughter, Mildred Moore. led her to kill him. she said
 Mrs. Smith formerly was the wife of William A. Moore. prominent attorney, brother of Julian A. Moore, recently named district judge here. and son Of former Bishop David Moore. at one time located in Portland. Ore. She is the stepfather of Alfred Britton of Chicago. a wealthy oil promoter.
 Mrs. Smith told police officials of a night of horror. at the elimination of which early this morning she shot Smith with a small revolver as he at tackled her once more. She told how she then stepped over his prostrate form, called a servant and. returning because she had feared Smith was not dead, had shot him again with his own pistol, leaning over to place the weap- on close to his head
 w. A. Moore. Mrs. Smiths former husband. went to the house at o'clock this morning. summoned by ser want at the behest of Mrs. Smith, who feared for Mildred's safety. Moore took his daughter and went away without going into the house.
 Mrs. Smith said that as Moore drove away Smith tried to shoot him, threat ening to kill both man and girl, but that she struggled with him and pre- vented him firing the pistol he pointed at them
 Moore told of vain efforts to secure policeman to accompany him to the house for Mrs. Smiths protection and said, T suppose I ought to have killed smith myself, but I hadn't the heart to do it''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

charge of the western division will be H. Baker, who will be general man ager.
 In every city where there are two offices maintained to look after the business of the Queen and Crescent and the Southern railway there is to be a consolidation. The operating forces are to be reduced to one By the consolidation of the two forces it is maintained that the Morgan inter- ests, who control all three interests, can reduce expenses, cut down the overhead charges and get more eff f1cient service.
 Tire New Orleans and Northeastern is to be operated as a separate unit, and will not come into the scheme of consolidation.
 The. report has put large number of Birmingham railroad men, who are in the employ of the two allied rail- roads, oh the uneasy bench, for 1t is stated that such consolidation would result in the decapitation of num- Der of employees. both on the operating and clerical forces.
 It is believed that Fairfax Harrison, who will serve as the head of the en- larged system, will make anfounce- nents of the change within the next two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
DRINK BLAMED BY
 SUSPECTED SLAYER !. OF GIRL IN HOTEL
Kansas City Man Says He Might Have Committed Crime in Columbus,
 But Is Not Certain

Columbus, O., January 13.-whils Well don H. Wells. former Kansas City bro- ker's clerk, held in Huntington, Ind. awaits the arrival of Columbus police with a warrant charging him with first degree murder in connection with the death of Mona Byron simon. In local hotel, women of the Columbus W. c. T. U. tonight held short funeral services for the girl.
 Wells will be returned here tomorrow. Miss Simon's body was shipped late to- night to Grafton, w Va, for burial near her old home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
Report of Wholesale
 Desertion of Troops
 of Pershing Denied

Columbus, N. M, January 13-The de- sertion of five soldiers from the punitive expedition Thursday is believed by army officers to have been responsible for a story which gained circulation on thesbor- der that large number of American soldiers had deserted the expedition taken machine gun and had embarked on a filibustering expedition toward the west coast of Mexico.
 Lieut.. Col. c. S. Farnsworth base com mander, characterized the filibustering re- port as pure fabrication He said the five deserters were apprehended 36 hours after they left the expedition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
WELLS FLAMES DRINK

Huntington. Ind, January 1S.-Blaning drink for condition which may have clouded his mind, Weldon IT. Wells of Kansas City, admitted tonight, the police say, that he might have killed Mona Si- mon in a hotel at Columbus, 0. Chief of Police Baker declares the prisoner s statement practically is a confirmation, and believes that as Wells condition im- proves that the mystery surrounding the death Of the girl will be solved
 When asked for a direct statement as to whether he killed Miss Simon, Wells is reported to have said: 1T don't know. I might have. The testimony of all these people in Columbus makes me doub tful and uncertain that maybe did do it. If I had any sense at all I could not have done such a thing.
 Columbus police are expected here to- morrow to take Wells to the Ohio capital He says he will return without requisi- ton papers.
 For reaching flies on ceilings. there has been invented long -handle ed swatter, operated by a spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

wise that are confronting the people in Jefferson county in the education of their children and why it has been necessary to cut the public school term shorter each succeeding year and why it will necessarily continue to be cut shorter from year to year until some relief Is afforded.
 I submit herewith statement of facts as reports in the county superintendent s office for the past three years show and a conservative estimate for the present year. This estimate will not be varied materially either way at the end of the year. The following is for the entire county, including cities:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
Need for School Tax

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Tn view of the fact that an election has been called for the 3Oth day of Jan uary, 1917, at which time the people are to vaote to levy local or county tax of mills for school purposes in Jefferson county for a term of 10 years, it is just and proper at this time that they should know the conditions financially and other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The home of J. R. Leatherwood, HOO Avenue E, was damaged by fire late Fri day night. The Ensley and Fairview fire departments answered the call and extinguished the blaze, which was on the roof before very serious damage could be done. The damage was estimated at s175.
 The past week has been a very quiet one for the local fire stations. Although Birmingham suffered severely from fires on Wednesday and Thursday, the local station had only very few alarms. The fire of the Underwood home was the most serious in Ensley for the past three weeks.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. S. J. Snow, aged 52. who died early Friday morning at local infirmary were held yesterday morning from the residence of her parents, MT. and Mrs A. l.. McWilliams, 24sO Bessemer boule- ward Interment followed in bethlehem cemetery. Mrs. Snow is survived by her parents. seven children. three sisters, two brothers and F nephews.
 The Young Mems Christian association bowling team defeated the all-star team of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company yesterday afternoon at Sake Larney's alleys on Avenue k by a safe margin. The local bowlers put up a stubborn fight, but were outclassed. A return game will be played in Birming- ham this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
Pope Will Not Act

Paris, January 14.-It is confirmed that Pope Benedict has firmly decided not to participate now in any action tending toward peace that might ap- pear to favor the central powers rath- CT than any other nation, says dis patch from Rome to the Temps, Tt Is pointed out that there is great difference between religious manifes- tations and prayers for peace and the purely diplomatic action of the Unite,l states. Switzerland and other neu- trals."