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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09

The road from Bush River to the
railroad at Garys is bad and needs
repair right now. The small bridges
are all broken in and then some OF
the road should be worked and one
who travels the road to any extent
can soon see the Importance and the
economy of putting in concrete
bridges at all the places where 1t IS
at all possible. 1t is cheaper besides
being safer. And the road out by the
Longs and the Reagins and the Tran
wood school house is in need of work
and especially does it need to be wld-
ened and it would be economy to have
all the roads surveyed and relocated
and then as the work is done try to
work up to the survey as fast as pcs
sible and we would soon have good
roads all over the country. And then
some one suggested the other day that
The Herald and News would have to
start up it's split log campaign again
that such thing was even now badiy
needed. Well we are for the old drag
and then we are for blowing up the
roads all over the county. And then
sand where it is undertaken to top
soil or to sand clay. That is the only
wav to make road. Any other plan
is waste of labor and energy, and
money.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09
NEW FALL BLOUSES

Lovely Blouses fashioned in glorious
shades with touches Of embroidery. A
wonderful effect when one of these ap-
pears wit ha smart fall suit or jumper.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09

I have number of pamphlets sent
out by the state superintendent of
education giving information for
teachers and trustees. 1 have not a
sufficient number to send one to each
teacher and each trustee, though
each one should have a copy if he or
she would read it, but | would be glad
to give or send copy to- any teacher
or trustee who is interested and will
read it and keep it FOR reference. 1t
gives the law as to state aid and how
to secure it, and this should be known
by the teachers and the trustees, and
then they should follow the law and
it would make the matter of getting
state aid easier, because there are
some technicalities which must be OBJ
served and when these are observed
by the school the matter of making
the Legicnnaires when he declared
sometimes, when the rules. are not
literally followed we may fail to get
aid. And we should rot accept it un-
less we comply with the law, and
where it is not done ]. will not make
the application, because. in making
app.ication | can not afford to b,s.n
the application by making excuses for
failure to comply with the law, and
YOU would not have me do so.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09

I will be glad to attend as many
school openings as | can, but where
they are all on Monday I can not at
tend but ore on the same Monday.
I hope that all the teachers will re-
member that in order to get their
salary warrants approved they must
have a state certificate, and not only
that but the certificate must be on
record in the office of the county su-
perintendent of education. Please
bear in mind this is the law and that
am going to abide by it, and if you
expect your salary warrant approved
YOU had better attend to this matter
at once. And the law applies to all
teachers and will be applied to each
alike.
I trust this school year may be
pleasant and a successful one, and
the one way to make it such is for
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09

| was sorry that l could not be at
Prosperity on Monday at the opening
of this school but had already prom
ised to be at Kinards. l have not
missed an opening at Prosperity for
MANY years, and would have been
glad to be there last Monday, but
will be down that side very soon.
Next Monday the. Bush River
school will open, and have promised
to attend, and if nothing unforeseen
happens l will be there, and l want
to ask that we meet a little before
8 o'clock. l am also requested to ask
al the patrons and friends of the
school to be present as there are some
things we want to talk about together.
And then you should be sufficiently
in the school in your COM
munity to attend the opening day ex-
ercises and give the children happy
greeting as they start out on the
years work. I think it is good idea
to have the schools open early this
year. Especially the rural schools, be-
cause the farmers will not have a
great deal of work to do this fall, as
the gathering of the cotton crop is
going to be a very small matter, and
if your children do help in the farm
work they may be worth great deal
more in. the spring than in the fall.
The Bush River school is to be taught
the coming session by Misses Monts
and Livingston and l am expecting a
fine school here this year. Both
teachers have had experience and are
we'll fitted for the work.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09
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AMONG THE SCHOOLS

o o o . o o o o o . > o o o o o o
stated in my last notes that l was
going to say something more about
Bush River and the schools up that
side. As stated already, l made a
couple trips'u there at the invitation
of the trustees to help to build a
house for the negro school in that dis
trict. The building was burned dur
ing the past year, and now they have
no building at all. I was requested
to be at the Bush River Baptist
church, colored, at 2 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon of last Sunday to talk to the
negroes. i decided to drive up in
the morning, and so took my boys
and their mother and left them with
her father and mother and went On
to Bush River Baptist church for the
morning service, and over. to Henry
Dorroh's for dinner.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09

The Bush River Baptist church is
one of the largest and most flourish
ing churches in a rural community in
the state, and there is no better COM
munity in the state. AS long as |
have liveo in Newberry'I had never
been to this church until few years
ago, when I drove out one Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. M. L. Spearman
and the Rev. E. V. Babb. The church
is served at present, and was then, by
the Rev. r. H. Burriss, and he and
his good wife are beloved by his peo-
pie and he is doing a fine work here
at this church and in this community.
The building is large and comfort
able one with nice furniture, with all
the necessary Sunday school rooms.
I did not get there IN time for the
Sunday school, but did hear the re-
port of the secretary as read by Mr..
/. M. Smith. Sunday was during the
vacation time of Pastor Burriss, but
having come home to attend the Rec
DIV River association meeting at Pres
perity he had service, but the con-
gregation was not near so large IS
usual, and the same is true of the
Sunday school. From the report the
Sunday school roll is something over
200, but not half were prczeat on
Sunday. The thing that l am trying
to say is that with less than hundred
scholars present the collection was
above s44.O0. That sounds pretty
big to me for a Sunday school, IN an
off Sunday so to speak, and in ru-
raj community, and when there was
no service out of the ordinary. And
tbs is mentioned as an index to what
this congregation does in the matter
of church work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
SEVEN HECTIC DAYS IN GOTHAM

the unemployed thinks up new way
to remain unemployed and still have
money. Here is the latest. You APP
proach a ticket agent with your hand
kerchief in one hand and weeping
girl in the other. You beg him to
let you have a ticket so that this
here poor girl can reach the bedside
of her dying mother which is ex-
actly $50 distant. You hand over
three diamond rings and pearl stick
pin as security, promising to redeem
them in 20 minutes. The agent, draw
ing a gnarled hand across his eyes.
hands you the ticket. You disappear
with the ticket and the damsel. Two
hours pass and then the agent sum
mons the police. who explain to him
that the diamonds amt and neither 10
the pearl.
Jerome Veil, in natty sailors
uniform, went into the diamond sales
man business also. He offered
passerby q handful OF stones for. $500
and when the passerby hesitated Veill
told him to ask the first man who
came along whether these were not
valuable stones The passerby &C.
cordingly stopped the first man who
came along-who happened to be two
men--and the men happened to be
uettctlVeS from Nearby ponce STA
ton. So they took the diamond sales
man in charge and after deducting
from him one revolver and one naval
intelligence badge, both of which he
said he had bought on the Bowery.
they ascertained through a jeweler
that the $500 handful of stones con-
tanned one diamond valued at $50.
The motto, Of course, is, don't let
strangers in on your business deals.
Would Abolish Landlndy
There is a movement on foot to
abolish the lodging house landlady.
Officials of the Association for Hous-
Ing Working Girls say that girls
would rather live in house with
hostess" who will listen to their
troubles and give them tea and toast
when they are i'll instead of in
cherries abode with a landlady who
bids them tell their troubles to the
police and their ills to a charity clinic.
The big difficulty. it>seems. Is with
working girls over 80. There are no
cheap but attractive resident clubs
which take women Of this age. which
Is perhaps one reason why there are
80 few working women OF this age,
anyway. The association plans to es-
tablish a residential club for working
women over 80, though as a member
pointed out II the club is known as
the residence of women over 80, who's
going to live In it? Certainly not
women over 80. Again, II tho lodging
house landlady Il abolished, what will
the comedy piaywrights do?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

was due to his great age and the fact
that Ii has. in the past, been con-
nected with the pro-Japanese Anfu
party. So the students. gentry and
merchants of Anhwei arranged for y
reception committee which was to
give Ii a warm welcome on his ar
rival at Anking on September 20.
Ii. however. got advance word of
the welcome that was being planned
for him and so travelled to Anlxing,
the provincial capital, on a gunboat
He landed at a point below the town
with a strong bodyguard and, enter
ing the city through little used gate.
reached his official residence while
the reception committee" was still
waiting at the regular landing stage
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

actual tax payments, of the new law.
Under the new law the maximum
possible amount of tax to be paid by
an Individual. no matter how large
his income, Will be So per cent of his
total net receipts-and then only in
the case of the very rich; under the
old law the maximum was rs per
cent. Under the new law the maxi
mum taxes paid by a corporation will
be 121a per cent of its net income;
under the old law the theoretical
rnRximum lin 1919 was 90 per cent
The difference in the case of corpo-
rations is due to the lifting of the
excess profits tax, effective January
l next.
The profits of corporation, when
distributed in the form of dividends
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

seen by East Houston street denizens
for many day. SO somebody shout
ed "Fire!"
AS one man the audience galloped
for the exits. Three earnest souls
turned in fire alarms from threV diff
ferent corners. Another quietly earn
est soul telephoned to headquarters
In minute and half the street was
crammed from curb to curb with fire
apparatus while from two side streets
came, at quick step, police reserves
from two stations. Everything was
in readiness for the fire except the
fire.
Surprised and hurt. the police and
firemen entered the movie house. As
they opened the door that strange
light flashed again across the screen.
1t was a ray of sunshine.
Prefers Drowning
But If q crowd which couldn't tell
a sunbeam from a three-alarm fire
is sophisticated, what about the man
who would rather be drowned than
have his trousers torn? He occupied
a launch when the captain OF the
ferry boat first saw him. This was
a few seconds before the ferry boat
slammed into the launch, after which
the gentleman abruptedly ceased to
occupy it. Agile work on the part
of a deckhand, however. resulted in
the gentleman being clutched by
boat hook and lifted into the air at
the moment his launch went down.
When the rescued launchman was
swung to the ferry boat deck, it was
seen that the boat hook had fastened
its fangs in a vital portion of the
gentleman's trousers. No sooner had
the hook been disentangled than he
backed aginst the deck house and
told the world in no uncertain terms
his opinion of deckhands who couldn't
save a life without spelling a pair
of pants. AS the ferry reached its
dock, the indignant and involuntary
passenger scuttled off. sideways. into
the shadows of the pier. but his voice
floated back for several seconds.
Here Il a New One
Every now and then someone OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
Two Million Affected


The additional exemption of $500 to
married men or heads of families
with incomes of less than $4,000 will
affect more than 100000 taxpayers
this year, II is estimated. 1t will
mean an estimated 100000 less in
taxes THIS year than last. In addi-
ton there is another change which
affect about 2,750,oo0 taxpayers; the
increase of s200-from 5000 to $500
allowed as an exemption for each de-
pendent. 1t Is estimated this increase
in the exemption will lessen the gov
ernment's tax receipts by s30,000,000
next year.
Normal income tax rates remain
the same for 1921 as for 1920, the Diff
ference in the individual income tax
bill being due entirely to the in
creased exemptions and the lowered
surfaces.
Corporation Law Remains
A feature of the new law not gen.
orally recognized Is that there is no
change whatever in the tax laws for
this year, other than in the individ-
ual incomes class. Corporations and
partnerships will continue to pay
taxes during next year under the old
law passed in 1918. The new tax
regulations, covering corporations
and partnerships, do not become eff
fective till January /, 1922. and the
first taxes collected under them will
not be collected till March, 1928. It
will, therefore, be more than 16
months before a corporation Or a
partnership will feel the effect, in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
New Method of
Reducing Fat

A news item from abroad informs us
that the American method of producing n
slim, trim figure is meeting with aston
ishing success. This system, which has
made such a wonderful impression over
there, must be the Marmola Prescription
Tablet method of reducing fat. 1t is safe
to say that we have nothing better for
this purpose in this country. Anything
that will reduce the excess flesh steadily
and easily without injury to the stomach,
the causing of wrinkles, the help of ex-
ercising or dieting. interference with
ones meals is a mighty important and
useful addition to civilization's neces sites.
just such a catalogue of good results fol-
low the use of these pleasant. harmless
and economical little fat reducers- We say
economical because Marmola Prescription
Tablets (made in accordance with the IA
mous Marmola Prescription) can be OBJ
tanned of any druggist the world over or
from the Marmola Company, 46l2 Wood
ward Ave, Detroit. Mich, for one dollar
4 ease, which is decidedly economical
price considering the number. of tablets
each sase contains. They are harmless
ADV.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
How Taxes Compare

II the taxpayer has dependents his
taxes will be less than the foregoing,
as shown subsequently.
AS 1921 taxes are payable in 1929,
the last line OF figures shows what
the taxpayers debt to the govern
ment will be. next year on the basis
of the salary he is earning this year.
The difference, 1T will be noticed. va
rles from a reduction of $40 in the
case Of the s6,000-a-year man to 1910
in the case of the s20.000-a-year man.
These differences are due to two pro-
visions In the new law.
Cause of Differences
1. The increase in the exemption
allowed married men, or heads OF
families, whose income is less than
$4,000 a year Last year the exemp-
ton to such taxpayers was $4,000;
under the new law 1t Is $500.
2. Lowering of the surtax rates on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
HoU Neu Tax Bill Affects
the Average SaLaried Man

incomes over $1,000. Last year the
surtaxes started with incomes of
$1,000 and 2 per cent additional on
each $4,000 thereafter, ranging up
ward until the maximum of 65 per
cent was reached; under the new law,
the surtax starts with incomes of
$4,000 and remains at l per cent until
the Taxpayers income is $4,000.
Thereafter 1t ascends until a total of
80 per cent is reached. A comparison
of the surtax which the government
collects on this years income and
last years follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

Special Correspondent of Tho. Aee-Herald
Copyright. 1921. by Tho Age-Horald)
Washington, November 2s.-How
will the new 1.s38-page revenue law
passed by Congress this week affect
the average salaried man through
out the United States? How much
taxes will he have to pay on his in
come for 1921? How will at compare
with 1920?
The writer took these questions to
the treasury department today and
at the document filled office OF the
actuary, where sheaf after sheaf of
figure-laden memoranda. all relating
to the new law, mount into great
stacks of statistics. was given the
first concise answer he had been able
to obtain in a days search. In sub
stance. the answer Is this:
Assuming that the taxpayer is a
married man, or head of a family,
with no dependents, his taxes for 1920
and 1921, according to his income,
compare as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
NOT RESTING

graph,
A farmer. out OF pity. gave feeble
minded boy a job.
One afternoon the farmer was
walking across one of his fields when
he thought he would go and see what
tho boy was doing. He found him
lying on the grass under a tree,
smoking.
'Well. Simon" he said, what are
you doing-resting?
Simon took his cigarette out of his
mouth. and answered.:
mo, I'm not resting, cause I'm not
tired, I'm just layin' here waitin' for
the sun to go down. SO I can leave
graph.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

and wondering why he didn't arrive.
1t was learned here, however, that
the reception for Governor, or ex-
Governor, Ii was postponed, but not
cancelled, and that on September %
the aged official departed for places
unknown because the reins of gov
eminent in Anhwei got too hot for
him to handle.
Peking is now looking for another
civil governor to send to Anking,
and this time, it is said the govern
r;%nt viii first consult the people of
Anhwei.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
Province Governor
Quits Post After
3 Days in Office

Picking, October Body Mail y
Opposition by the people of the Prov
ince of Anhwei to their now civil
governor has caused that official to
go into sudden retirement after only
three days in office. according to Of
ficial reports received in Peking from
the capital OF the province.
Objection of the Anhwei people to
the new governor, one Lii Shao-chen,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
ny JESSE HENDERSON
Special Correspondent OF The Age
Herald.

Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Heraldo
New York. November 26.-It is all
right for New Workers to be sophisti-
Gated to a certain extent. The coun-
try expects 1t. But enough is too
much when 1t leads to such things
as happened in East Houston street.
Nature, after all, has some rights;
Dame Nature-not the human kind.
The film was Pickering merrily in
an East Houston street movie house,
the heroine all curly and fearful and
the hero getting away with murder
as usual, when flash of light
streamed across the screen. 1t was
a bright light as strong as 1t was
strange. The like Of 1t has not been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

An aesthesiameter is an instrument
for determining at how short a dis
lance two impressions on the skin
can be distinguished.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
HER SUGGESTION
From Answers, London.

Mr.. Broke-I can't raise five
pounds; that's all there Is to 1t! I
received notice from my bank this
morning that had overdrawn.
Mrs. Broke-Well, try some other
bank. They can't all be overdrawn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

however, are taxable up to a theo-
retical total of 1922 per cent, the
tax being paid by the individuals re-
ceiving the dividends and not by the
corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

A German chemist has made an
exhaustive study of this question and
concludes that no one person can be
considered to be the inventor of the
friction match
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

CAROLINE WOODWARD
daughter Joseph Edward Woodward York.
Woodward direct descendant Of Of the pioneer settlers
mopo being geatranddaughter Of Mr. Goeb Breng Of
the settlers of the historic Vine and Olive colony Of that city She is
and Capt William Woodward Of the United States
army, stationed In the PHILIPPINES.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-02

WESTBOUND-Dail
Train. Arrive. Depart.
No. THE Scout. 1880 pm $3.50 pm
No. 3--Calif Limited.10.4o am il,10 am
No. fargo Fast. .11:lo am l1:45 am
No. 9--The Navajo. .1z:40 am I:io am
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 2s-El Paso Exp. 1910 pm
No. 27--El Paso EXP. 1850 am
EASTBOUND.
No. 2-The Navajo. a:l5 pm f:4s Pm
No t-Calit Limited $500 pm $40 am
No. SIS. q. Eight. 7:15 pm $500 I'M
No. to-The Scout -. 7:20 am 1850 az
FROM SOUTH.
No. rs--From El Paso s:sb pm
No. 30-From El Paso f;so am
No. 80 connects at Beien with No. 81
for Clovis. Pecos Valley. Kansas City and
Gulf Coast.
from Clovis and points east and south
No. 20 conneets at Belen with Ma u
VI Clovis.