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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03

The Herald and News stated when
the law was enacted creating the
state tax commission that when the
commission got down to the place
where they would be adding to the
assessment of real estate then there
would come the howl because it is a
fact that all real estate is assessed
at much below it's actual value and
even on the basis Of a AZ per cent.
valuation it will cause great in
crease in the assessment.
1t is coming now AS matter of
fact the productive value of the real
estate should be considered when it
comes to the assessment for taxation,
and maybe that is being done, but
there was a strong fight sca Hst the
commission and it is said that it was
largely against the personnel of the
commission. That is a compliment to
the chairman because it is evidence
that he is raising the assessment of
some of the classes of property that
have heretofore been escaping a part
Of the tax they should pay.
Dolph Jones is the chairman of the
commission and he probably knows
more about the tax laws AID the tax
system of this state than any other
one man. He won again in the legls-
lature but when he gets all the
property on the tax books and gets it
somewhat equalized then they will
get his scalp. but when they do they
will turn down one Of the best in
formed men on the subject in the
state.
There is great inequality in the tax
assessment and will continue to be so
long as taxes are levied and human
nature remains as it is, but we can
approximate more nearly an equal
assessment than we have now, and as
we understand it that is what Dolph
Jones and his tax commission are en-
deavoring to do.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03
ipht and Justice are immutable.

right and justice are immutable.
There is always more or less un-
rest following Il war and this is the
greatest war of all history out of
which we have just emerged, and it
will take some time for everything
to get adjusted, but things will get
right and people will become normal
again and the restlessness will dis
appear. The old world is all right
and the great heart of the world will
again settle at the right place.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03
SALE OF PROPERTY LOTS

InsJcod Of Offering my place for
-a.e Eei,:I.a.1j;: 2. have decided to
u. t % - 70 building lots, opening
up a stree: il the center. P,ats
Of these I2es nay be seen by cal
t,,.y =. ne. VIII bc ec!d at the Court
!,a;ls, j EegsHeI.y Ss,ie@3av in
March. VIII be FIST offered in los
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03

Old Abbeville is one Of the finest
and most delightful counties in the
state, the mother of them all in this
district, and the home of lawyers and
iurists and statesmen. The old town
is putting down miles of paved streets
and will ere long build some roads.
The roads now are very good in dry
weather and when there is not much
rain. l have about reached the con-
clusion that the only way we can
have any roads in this country worth
while and that will last any length
of time and will stand the wear of
the big cars and trucks is to limit the
speed Of the cars and the trucks to
reasonable mileage per hour for
just as sure as the cars and trucks
are driven as some people drive now
we will not be able to have any roads
worth while that will last for any
time it matters little of what material
we build. NeW5erry needs 70 wake
up in the matter of road building and
there is no better time to start than
right now. There is no better coun-
~ in which to live than this good
old county. I was born on her soil
and when the final sleep comes I de-
sire to rest in the same soil, but
there are some things we need to do
and the great one just now in a
material way is to build roads and
streets. And if this legislature does
not give the people an opportunity
to do something then this coming year
we will see if we can not find dele
cation that will be willing to do
something and at least let the people
say what they want to do and not
undertake so much wet nursing for
rs
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03

Then there is the baby county of
Mccormick in which county had
never been to any great extent until
/ got in this work. 1t is fine coun-
ty and has some fine farms and is re-
pIete with historic interest. The city
of Mccormick is to vote on bond
issue very soon to build court house.
The court house has not yet been
built but the people are wide awake
and are building roads and the far
mers are prospecting and there are
magnificent farms in this county. By
the courtesy of Col. William +.
Greene Of Abbeville I had the oppor-
tur;ty Of driving from Aheevi!le
across country to Mccormick c0 one
Of ny tr:ps al the cc2d se&ds
throu~ll the historic scctic2 O. Cd
Abbeviile and ;.lo0~ t. French set
.e-r IT anI where - :? - US
ere :, - :,2s.r.-
I,e1j:-T: n,-oe -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03

the place on this trip and also had a
stop at the Pettigrh place. The old
house that was built of. logs away
back before the Revolution was then
standing and many pieces of the old
colonial furniture and oil paintings of
the Pettigru family were still in the
house and the long lane Of oaks lead
ing up to the house, trees planted by
Mr.. Pettigru himself, makes a pic
tuesque driveway Of nearly or quite
mile up to the old home. And in
front of the house is a sun dial the
second one in the state so far as
know, the other being in the city OF
Barnwell. Shortly after made this
trip the old house and all the old
furniture and paintings were Destroy
ed by fire. It is a great pity. The
property is still in the family. A
Miss Aston was living there at the
time of my visit. She is grand or
great grand neice Of James Pettigru
the famous lawyer. These places are
in the county of Mccormick that por-
ton that formerly was part of old
Abbeville. And Mccormick has one
of the best county newspapers in the
state under the control and manage
ment of Editor McCracken. Clerk
of Court Tolbert and Auditor Pennal
were of great help to me in dividing
the county into enumeration districts.
This will be the first census for the
new county.
Anderson and Greenwood of
course are among the leading counties
in the state in commercial and indus
trial progress and they are going
ahead in the matter of road building.
The talking period is over. Actual
work is in progress. In Anderson a
bond issue of a million and half
has been authorized and the bonds
sold and the forces are now building
roads. Supervisor King told me the
other day that they expected to build
about 200 to $50 miles of this road
including the main arteries of the
county and that he was building and
arranging to have all the cross roads
leading to the main highways put in
fine condition and that he was asking
and securing the cooperation of the
people, who lived and owned property
along these roads and they were di-
viding the cost with the county and
in this way within five years Ander-
son will have net work Of as fine
roads as you will find in any county,
and that is what will make any coun-
ty desirable place in which to live.
There are fine farms all over this big
county.
Greenwood has also provided a
bond issue for roads and the work is
now in progress. The Dixie highway
is one of the first roads this county
is building. That road if l under
stand it will connect the up country
with Augusta and goes via Edgefeld
and on to Greenville and Anderson
and Atlanta. And during this month
work will be in progress on the road
from Greenwood to Ninety-Six and
on down toward Chappells and if
Newberry would just cooperate and
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04

faction to be regular ana
that delegation was seat
ed in the National G.. q.
p. convention. It is uninstructed but
is counted among the Lowden forces.
The South Carolina contests were
taken up next The faction led bv
National Committeeman Tolbert was
opposed by delegation led by j.
Duncan Adams.
The committee seated all the dele
gates of the Talbert faction, counted
for I.owden, both at large, and in all
seven districts. II was the first defeat
Of importance the Wood forces hau
met in committee deliberations.
The fight from the tenth Tennessee
(Memphis) came up this afternoon.
Two conventions were held there,
| marked by fist fighting and riot cans
| in which negroes and whites were IN
yoIyed The eontesting delegations
| Of whites are instituted for General
| Wood
Denies Oustng Proctor.
Chicago, June MAJOR General
, today.
| "1he rumor there has been friction
and Colonel Proctor is 10 cease TO
manage my campaign is false. Mr..
| Proctor still is campaign manager Tor
me and will remain so. while FRANK
| Hitchcock is working hard and mar
monously for me-
The contest furnished the meeting
with half an hour of vaudeville IN
which Tolbert drew roars OF laughter
cheers and applause. Attacking the
evidence presented by the Tolbert
faction. much of which he charged
/ was cooked up, former Governor
/ Hooper of Tennessee, presenting the
case for the Adams faction, told the
committee there is something rotten
| closer to this committee room than
! Denmark.
The committee showed its support
Of the Colbert faction by frequent
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04
ISSUE INVITATIONS
FOR RECEPTION

Mrs James Wiley Petit and Mrs
Harley Van Alstyne Petit have IS.
sued invitations for a reception to be
held next Wednesday afternoon at t4c
Boat club The affair is being held
to introduce Mrs Roswell Talmadge
PCttit, a recent bride,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM DRAWS
BIG CROWD TO HIGH SCHOOL
.lAUDS GRADUATES
CLASS or SIxTY.ElGHT RECEIVES
DIPLOMAS SHOWING COMPILE
TiON OF FOUR YEARS HARD
WORk-ORCHES RENDERS
FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM.

WORK-ORCHES RA RENDEF2
FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM.
The graduation exercises at the OF
taWa High school last night. when me
1920 class Of siNtyeisht members re-
eeiyed their diplomas. VAS attended
Nv about 500 men and women. The
commencement was one Of the most
beautiful which has taken place since
the organization Of the school and
the gradua es, clad in their gray caps
and gowns, made n beautiful sisht
The auditorium Whc,e the exercises
were held was prettiIy decorated inI
red ana white peonies, vines ana
ferns.
As the program opened the mem
bers OF the class marched through
the auditorium headed By the Ameri
can flag and took heir places in seats
on the platform. As they passed
along they were singing Onward
Christian Soldiers The Invocation
was pronounced by Rev Hiram f..
Lawler
The orchestra played the triumphal
march from Aida" and RachmaNin
oirs prelude Both numbers were
rendered in an excellent manner
Charles Morello, Herbert Weis ana
Joe Brinkmau played q violin. cello
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04
MISSISSIPPI and
SOUTH CAROLINA IN
GOVERNORS COLUMN
tBy the Associated Press.)

Chicago, June 4.-ln the contests coming from
the eighth district of Mississippi subcommittee
today reported the proceedings of the Mulvhill
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04
w EATHER r.

Continued cloudy TO-
hight; fair and warmer
tomorrow.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04

To the class he explained that the
education that they had received was
a trust given them by their forefath-
ers. and that they were expected to
return as much of il to the world as
they could.
He spoke Of the spirit of cynicism,
radicalism and speptlcism that has
swept over .he country since the sign
ing of the armistice and of the dan
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1870
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-04

CONTINUED on pase 5, col. A.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
THE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF
SYSTEMATic ADVERTISING

Advertising has \ profound effect
on retail distribution and 1t works
Tor efficiency.
1t is complained by merchants
that there are too many people in
their business. There is common
tendency, when few men get good
trade built up. and are serving the
public well, for one or two men to
push in and divide up the trade.
Sometimes the new men do better
work than the old ones. In most
cities retail trade could be conducted
with better service to the public II
there were fewer stores. A few eff.
ficient stores give better service than
lot OF places that do too small a
business to do it on small margins.
Advertising fs fhe means by which
this tendency is corrected. 1t elm
mates the unfit and makes 1t impos.
sible for an inedYfcient store to. sur
vive or to get any considerable share
of business.
Advertising tends to concentrate
business in the advertised stores.
AS these stores get larger volume
of trade, their expenses are relative
Iy less. When they double their
trade as the result OF publicity. the
charge that has to- he made against
each article for overhead expense.
clerk hire, etc, is reduced.
It makes a big difference in the
cost of goods whether space oc'i-
pied, clerks employed. overhead ox
pense incurred, are large or small
for the business done. Advertising
enables store to acquire, suffi-
eient volume to keep its plant and
working force running on an eeonom.
ical basis.
This does not always mean that
the large store sells cheaper than
the small one. II the small one stays
in business. 1t Is usually because II
renders some service exceptionally
we'll. But as It increases sales
through advertising. It -is in position
to sell cheaper than previously.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
Lake Visited Delta.

Lake Visited Delta.
Henry F.. Lake, editor Of the Gunni-
son News Champion. was here Satur.
day in company with his son. They
came down to look after their proper
ty which they own near here. Mr..
Lake seemed quite cheerful TIN we
mentioned Woodrow-Cox, when his
jaw dropped several. inches and he
looked as II we had mentioned sun;
ject he didn't care to discuss. At any
rate Mr.. Lake publishes one OF the
best weekly newspapers in this part
OF the state and we are always glad
to have him call in when down this
way.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
reasLEy TOLD

80 -,
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
Buys Property Here.

Buys Property Here.
New residents of Delta are Harry
w. Prewer and family who came here
from Norwood and purchased the cot
Grand belonging to II. H. Wolbert.
Mrs. Prewer and her four children
have been here several weeks. but the
husband and father arrived last week.
Mrs Prewer is a sister Of Mrs. r. l..
Brown Of this city.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
After Many Years.

After Many Years.
After spending nineteen years in
Delta, during which he was located in
the same building. the harness shop
now owned by Stockham Hardware
store, NJ. L. Schmid decided to try
some other place for while. and
left Monday for Atchison. Kansas 10
reside. His family has been there
for several months. The best wishes
OF their friends will follow them to
their new home.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
They still Long For Home.

They Still Long For Home.
A letter received this week from r.
L. Harrison who left here few weeks
ago for the West, says in part: We
are located at Turlock, California.
Iand although we are living in bea ,lti-
full California, we still like to hear
from Delta County"
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
Back Here for Vacation.

Back Here for Vacation.
Arrivals late Monday afternoon
were Ray T. Seichrest,. wife and two
children, who for the past year and u
half have been conducting the Variety
store for w. w. Warner at Alamosa.
They expect to spend a couple of
weeks here visiting and renewing ac-
quaintances with familiar scenes on
Grand Mesa.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
They camped.

They camped.
A jolly crowd Of young people. CON-
posed of Ruth Parry. Katherine
Harding, Edna and Margaret McCar-
rier and Irene Hanson spent the week
at the Grand Mesa Lakes. returning
home Saturday. Mrs McCarrier
chaperoned the party, which was sta
toned at the new Harding -Raber
cabin.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06

It is positively announced that there
will be a sharp drop in prices on
September 81.
Summer boarders in the country
manifest a strong desire to see the
sflo milked.
Women with large feet are not re-
ported to be opposing the move for
longer skirts.
Denied that landlords are not pro.
gressive, as lot OF 'em have raised
rents 10 per cent
II fs considered all right for the
politicians to pander to the better
element for few weeks before cleo
ton.
Being exorted to show greater
punctuality. some people in Delta
take great pains to turn up prompt.
ly on pay day.
The old time hero saved someone
from drowning, but the modern hero
makes a home rim in the ninth Ir-
ming.
The women's magazines tell whnt
clothes Q girl needs to go to college.
but they don't say much about what
she needs to know.
The old timers can't understand
why the modern boy wants to he out
evenings when he should be reading
history under the parIor lamp
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
Spent Sunday Here.

Spent Sunday Here.
Joe Nelson of Denver and Forrest
T. Smith and family from Grand
Junction. motored up Sunday and
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
f. Smith. In the evening Joe went
to Paonia where he will spend several
weeks attending to the fruit business.
while the Smiths returned home on
the train.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06

Added Convenience.
John Vanderpool has recently in
stalled a power clipper in his barber
shop which is proving a decided i'm
provement over the hand driven
variety.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06

Have Baby Boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Allen of Mont
rose have baby boy who was born
Sunday, August 1. He has been nam
ed Louis Benedict Jr. Mrs. Allen was
until her marriage, Miss Pearl Mills
of this city, while her husband is a
well known travelling man.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06
They Killed a Bear.

fhey NTTTeu i Be1r.
While bear hunting at the head Of
the Roubideau last week, C. P. and
Jim Belts of California Mesa, bagged
a huge cinnamon bear. whose weight
was about 800 pounds. w. C. Marsh
was also up in that section, but failed
to find any bear meat.
The Delta independent., 1920-08-06

The merchant who complains Of
the great amount Of capital required
to do business nowadays, is often
the same one who is too cautious 10
turn his stock over quickly and get
his money back by advertising.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-05-15
BIG WHEAT CROP 8.
This YEAR

Coming close on the heels OF the
furry in flour throughout the state,
that was as disconcerting as It was
alarming TO dealers. is the announces.
ment Of the United States bureau OF
crop estimates that from present
prospects Utah should harvest 1,132,-
900 bushels more winter wheat this
year than last" This announcement
was made this week by Miner NJ. Jus
tin, field agent for the bureau, on
receipt OF advices from the Washing
ton office with regard TO winter los
ses and present condition of farm
crops, progress of spring farm work
and loss to livestock from disease
and exposure.
The report shows that the losses to
livestock have been unusually heavy.
For example, seventy-five sheep a
thousand in the state are reported to
have died OF exposure his year, as
compared with twenty a thousand last
year, while the loss Of cattle this
year reached the total OF fifty-eight
e. thousand, as compared with nine
teen last year and an average for ten
years of % per thousand.
small Acreage Decrease.
The report indicates that there are
$4,000 acres of winter wheat to be
harvested this year in Utah, as COM
pared with $4,000 acres last year
The condition is given as 95 per
cent, which Is the same as winter
wheat last year at this time; but the
production forecast Of fall wheat Is
2.652.0OO bushels. as compared with
en- actual production last year Of l.
100000 bushels.
Rye also came through the winter
in good shape, condition being 95
per cent Of normal this year az com.
pared with 90 per cent last year
There is the same acreage. about 49,
900 and the production Is forecast al
$4,000 bushels. rs compared with
10000 bushels actually produced
last year.
Report Comments.
Mr.. Justin makes the followin,
comments on the report:
From present prospects Utal
should harvest 1.l32.O00 bushels NOR,
winter wheat this year than last. Thi
is not because Of a large acreage. O
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-05-15
AN ORDINANCE TO Alu
SECTION II. CHAPTUI
OF THE REVISED on
INANCES OF AMERlCn
FORK CITY, UTAH.

BE II ordained by the City Cod
Of American Fork City that Seed
II. Chapter X, Of the Revised 0FG
ances OF American Fork City, N
passed Dec. 81. 1919 be and the n
Is hereby amended to read as iollov
Sec. II. Fees OF Sexton. q
sexton shall be entitled to the fold
ing fees, payable in advance. and d
lectible from the parties requiring
service:
For digging a grave less than 4
feet in length. and interment. NJ
For digging a grave over four
In length. and interment. $500.
For making registary, .75c.
For furnishing head and foot bca'
$3.50.
All fees when collected shall be 4
into the city treasury monthly.
Passed by the City Council Of
erican Fork City. Utah, this io0
OF May. 1920.
(signed) JESSE NJ. wAIxn|
| Attest. w
GEORGE F. SHELLEY,
Recorder.
State OF Utah.
County OF Utah, SIS.
7. George r. Shelley, Records
and for American Fork CITY
County. State Of Utah. hereby CIV
that the above and foregoing
full. true and correct copy or /"
dinance entitled IAN Ordinance
amend Section II. Chapter \ y
Revised Ordinances OF American !,
C!,y, Utah." passed by the city ~
Ct, Of American Fork City. Unn W
ty. State of Utah. this 10th wy
May, A. d., 1920.
GEO. F. SHElLEh
,s.ap CITY Recor''
Is 1t.
Il
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-05-15

the area for harvest is estimated as
4 per cent less than last year. The
past winter the precipitation on the
winter wheat fields of the state was
exceptionally heavy, and as the snow
came before the ground was frozen
most of the moisture will go toward
making the crop. Loss growth than
usual has been made because of low
temperatures, but the last few days
of April helped greatly. The acreage
abandoned this year was rather no
minal and no section showed losses
widely different from the average.
"The rye crop promises very wen
on about the same acreage as last
wear. In the southwestern part OF
the state rain is needed soon.
The acreage of tame hay Is again
reported larger. The increase Is
mostly alfalfa and is well distributed.
Even In sections where alfalfa mas
teen displaced by beets and other
crops there is decided increase In
new sowings. Wild hay shows prac-
tically unchanged acreage.