The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-08
NEWS
In BRIEF FORM
State Tax Commission Planning
Drive to Round up More of
The Tax Dodgers.
LISTEN FOR A HOWL
FROM THOSE HIT
Opponents Of Progress Had a
Compact Organization in the
House and Killed Good Roads.
{By Harold Booker.)

{By Harold Booker.)
Columbia, March 6.-The State Tax
Commission is planning drive to
put on the State tax books automo-
biles that have heretofore escaped
taxation and the property of indivld-
uals that has not been returned at
proper valuation. With an appro-
priation twice as large as it had last
year the commission is planning eX-
tensive work for this year. 1t hopes
to get thousands Of dollars worth of
property on the books that has es-
capped taxation thus far.
Regarding automobiles the conlmis-
sion is planning to work in con-
junction with the State highway COM
mission with view to properly as
I sessing all Of the automobiles Of the
State. The highway commission will
prepare schedule, listing the va
rious makes and models of automo-
biles SO that taxation can be properly
| fixed from this schedule on every car
in the State. In addition the COM,
mission plans to go to certain coun-
ties where there are lands escaping
taxation and to see that tl}2se are
! assessed at the proper valuation.
The appropriation for the commits
sion's work for the year 1919 totals
| s2S.500, double the amount appro-
priated last year. Of this amount,
s13.500 is for salaries of the mem
! bers, per diem, clerk hire office ex-
penses and contingent fund. The
! remaining $4,000 was appropriated
ito allow the commission to discover
/ and have. assessed for taxation prop
erty heretofore. escaping taxation.
! for eqaaliZing property and inciden-
/ this ad}ei appropriation the COM
mission will do worlc throughout the
i State that. otherwise would have been
impossible.
The State Sunday School conven-
ton which will be held at Florence
June 5, and will be one Of the
biggest ever held in the State if de-
ternlined work on the part Of the Of,
ficers OF the association will make it,
such. Plans are already being map
Pcd OUT lOt (llt liIestiilR tijiO ll1S O44t-
Gals OF The association will keep it
before the Sunday school workers
of the State until the meeting is held.
A Columbian who is interested int
all constructive legislation has OBJ
served in looking over the journal Of
tho house of representatives that
,,ro in fho
who voted against the compulsory ed
ucation bill, as passed. also voted
against the good roads measure.
There were 33 votes cast against the
compulsory education bill as it final
ly passed the house. Of this number
twenty-seven voted against the good
roads proposition. three did not vote
at all and three voted for the good
roads bill.
The twenty-seven men who voted
against the compulsory education
bill, as it was finally passed by the
house, and who also voted against
the good roads proposition, We're:
Representatives Anderson, of Flor |
ence; Ashley, of Abbeville; r. o. At !
kinson, of Chester; Beacham, Of
Greenwood: Cade Of Mccormick;
Dickson. of Anderson; Dreher, Of
Lexington: Dukes, Of Orangeburg; |
Eaddy, of Williamsburg: E. W. Ell
lis, of Rarnwell; Hall. of Anderson.
Hamilton, of Chester; Harmon of Sa- (
luda; Hutson. Of Barnwell: w. w. !
Johnson. of Clarendon; Kelly, Of I
ho6arcon. To,oocro,. of Ono rf q n h1,rer.
Langda!e, of Colleton; Leopard, of
Pickens; A1iley, Of Bamberg: Mishoe. |
of Horny; Moore. Of Greenwood;
Owens, of Marlboro: Pegues, Of
Marlboro; Pursley, Of York; Rivers,
OF Chesterfield and Turner of Ches-
terfield.
This same Columbian also dug out
Of the house journal the fact that
Miley of Bamberg diff
fered with his colleague Representa-
tive Riley on at least four import
ant matters that came before the
general assembly. Representative
MiIey led the fight against the good
roads bill. Rcpresenta Riley vot
ed for the bill. Representative Miley,
voted against the compulsory educa-
ton bill, rs it finally passed the house
Riley voted for the
education bill, as it was
finally passed by the house. Repre-
Milcy tried to have Repre-
sentative Evans bill providing for q
gallon "a month of wliislley instead Of
4 quart passed. Representative Riley =!
opposed it. Representative Miley led :
he fight to pay the members Of the !
asst house more money and Repre- ,
sentative Riley voted against it. Their, i
ire only two members from Bam- j
,erg in the house They seldom vot7 {
"a together :
Governor Cooper returned from y
he conference of governors and may-