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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

but in most cases 1t is the same as If
I don't. They go right ahead.
"And you have the fun Of seeing
them stuck up? was suggested.
"I don't know that there Is any fun
in it." said Mr., Hall, with a good
natured smile, "but If a fellow per-
sists in going on after have advised
him not to, it is his funeral and not
mine"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

The above picture shows the family
and home of Mr.. T. E. Harper, of
York r. F. D. No. s. The group pic
ture was taken more than twenty years
ago. The insert over in the right-hand
corner is a photograph of the venera-
BILE Mr.. Harper, taken within the past
few weeks.
Sitting on the porch at the top of the
steps is Mr.. T. E. Harper, and to his
right Is Mrs. Harper, his second wife.
The lady in the foreground to the left
IS Mrs. w. R. Currence, deceased. To
the right are Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Har-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

So far as is known, Mr.. Harper has
the record Of being the longest con-
tinuous subscriber to a single newspa-
per in the United States. He has been
taking The Yorkville Enquirer without
a break since January 1, 1855. g..
Mr.. Harper has two living children
Mr.. ]. Ed Harper, the son Of his first
wife, and Mr.. A. c. Harper, son Of the
present Mrs. Harper. Four Of his chill
dren. two by his first wife and two by
his second wife, are deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
BIease's Platform.

"Have you decided upon your plat
form fully?" Mr. Blease was asked and
the answer was made emphatically, II
most certainly have. 1t is compara-
lively short but it incorporates the
prime needs of South Carolina at the
present time. Still there are some
things that / do not care to discuss at
the present time although I will talk
them to tie voters on every stump
when the time comes.
My platform-in fact one Of the
principal planks Of my platform, IA
Yors a reduction of taxation to be
brought about through a reduction OF
expenses and eXtravagances in each
and every department of state. There
is one of the greatest troubles with the
present government. I shall insist
upon the abolition of all useless clerk
ships and I shall insist that any Off
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
Stands for Retrenchment.

"If am elected" said Mr.. Blease'
and" he added, at now appears TO
be a certainty that l will be elected
I propose to use my utmost endeavors
with the Legislature for retrenchment
end reform. If the legislature refuses
to give me it's support and co-opera-
ton I shall use the veto power as
did when governor and thus try to
stand square between the people and
the legislature in preventing extrava-
p.ancc and waste
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
T. e. HARPER AND FAMILY

7. e. HARPER AND FAMILY
per and child.
Mr.. Harper was born in the Point
section of Bethel township on June IT.,
1885, within a quarter of mile of the
site of the house shown above, and has
lived there all his life. He served
through the Civil war as member Of
the company of Captain r. H. Glenn,
Col. w. B. Allison, Eegimental COM
mander. He was twice married, first
to Mary S. Dameron, who died March
II, 1876, and to his second wife, Eliza
beth Boyd, who is still living, a year
or two later.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

In n small town the art of CONVEX
sation consists in speculation concern
ing the sum various relatives will get
when the village Shylock dies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

When a man loses his memory and
wanders from home the family usual
ly deserves less sympathy than the
bonding company. = So,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

Some thirty families overcome
poverty and some have occasional
twins.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
the work of collecting the tax, these
to be appointed by the governor.

the work of collecting the tax, these
to be appointed by the governor.
This organization will include about
six field agents whose duties shall con-
sist in travelling over the state,
examining the county records and per-
sonal records to see to 1t that none are
escaping the tax who should pay even
as the field auditors Of the Federal
government are now doing. Blank
forms for use in filing state income tax
returns are now being prepared in the
office of the state tax commission in
the Palmetto National Bank building
in Columbia.
May Contest Law.
Asked about rumors that are current
in the capital and other parts Of the
state to the effect that the state income
tax law may be contested in the courts
on the ground that it is unconstitution-
al, Chairman Query said that he had
heard these rumors; but he had no Of
ficial notice that the law would be
contested. 81 do not believe that 1t
will be contested" he said; because
do not believe any individual, firm or
corporation in South Carolina would
attempt to escape its just share Of tax
alton.
You might be interested to know,
however," said Mr.. Query, that we are
receiving letters not only from a num-
ber of South Carolinians but from all
parts of the nation protesting against
the state income tax law which is
Identical with the Federal statute. The
authors of a humber of those letters
state that surely it cannot be possible
that the grand old state Of South
Carolina has departed so far from
its history and traditions as to pass
q law identical with a Federal law.
Some Of the letters are very amusing
The chairman of the state tax COM
mission said that no~ since South
Carolina has passed a state income
tax law, practically every state in the
Union now has such law; but that
South Carolina is the only state In the
United States to pass a statute iden-
tical with the Federal statute.
Gas and Inheritance Laws.
Asked about the gasoline tax meas
ure passed by the last general assemb-
ly and the inheritance tax law, Mr.
Query said that revenue from the gaso-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

About the only man who can get
tight at the same cid place is the tight
wad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

The reason men brag about me
bees industry is because men get the
honey,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

Federal government would allow us to
have their records showing the amount
paid by individuals" replied Mr..
Query. THE Federal government does
not object to furnishing us with the
names Of persons, firms and corpora
tions who pay an income tax to them
and that is all the information we
really need. The governor has written
the commissioner of internal revenue
requesting this list of names for South
Carolina and we are confident that his
request will be granted. In fact, we
are assured that we will have this list
within the next few days. 1t includes
more than 10000 names.
THE new state income tax law re-
quires every person who makes a re-
turn to the Federal government tc
make like return to the state govern
ment. Since we will have list Of al
those who made return to the Fedora
government you will see that our task
will be comparatively easy"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
Cost of Collecting Tax.

Chairman Query estimates that 1t
will cost the state Of South Carolina
s25, 900 to collect the state income tax
the first year. The state appropriation
bill this year carries the sum of s25,-
900 to be used in effecting an organi-
zation to collect the tax, the "over-
head" cost to be taken out of the
revenue collected. A director and
eleven assistants will have charge of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

cial who receives a salary from the
state shall be required to do n mans
work. Where there are five men do
ing three mems work I shall insist
that the work be done by three men
and get rid Of two. Where three men
are now doing the work that two men
should do Ishall make 1t my business
to get rid Of the unnecessary third
man II elected governor"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
maintenance
men walk OUT
One Hundred Fifty at Decatur, 1e
at Hannibal Quit; Strike Is
Purely Local

Decatur, ILL.,, July 6.-One hun
dred fifty maintenance of way men
employed in the Wabash shops
here went ON strike last midnight.
The strike is purely local. Among
the reasons given is that the head
officers should have called a strike
and had no authority to negotiate
with the labor board after the
strike vote was taken.
Hannibal, Mo-, July 6.-Sixteen
maintenance of way employees at
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas shops
walked out at noon today, the local
shop craft strike committee report
ed. Railroad officials denied there
was any strike among their en-
ployes. but union leaders asserted
that all OF the Katy men here were
out. At noon there had been NO
walkout of Burlington maintenance
of way men reported here.
The strike committee today is
sued q statement that 695 men and
seven foremen in all shop crafts
we're on strike here. They claimed
that this was 100 per cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
IOWA HARD HIT
BY Wind STORM
Hail Destroys Hundreds of Crops
in Boone County; Trees, Poles
and Wires Down.

Boone, Iowa, July 6.-Crops on
hundreds of farms in Boone coun-
ty were destroyed last night by a
hail and wind storm, said to have
been the most severe in the history
Of the county.
The storm caused property dam
age estimated at many thousands
of dollars. Entire orchards were
blown down.
Telephone and telegraph poles
and lines are down in many parts
of the county. The Lincoln high
way near here was blocked for
q time by fallen trees, poles and
wires.
The path of the storm varied
from q mile to -four miles in width.
So far as known no one was in
jured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
FORD OFFERS TO
LEASE RAILROAD
TO HANDLE COAL

Detroit, Mich, July 6.-(By
ne Associated Press. s.)-Henry
Ford has offered to lease that
part of the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad extending between
bannerfork and Corbin. Ky, and
nom Corbin to Cincinnati, and
operate 1t with the present force
OF railway employees ''in order
troit."
It became known Mr.. Ford
made the offer to the president
of the Louisville & Nashville aft
er the railroad company had in
formed him it was unable to
move 5000 cars of coal consign-
Iec to Detroit industries because
lof labor troubles.
The Bannertork branch 10 the
coai carrying division Of the
railroad.
Mr.. Forl's offer included the
NkinE over Of the railroads
Equipment on this branch under
~ proposed lease
II q 81 N f. q. . al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
TENNESSEEAN
CHEATS DEATH
FOR 80 YEARS


Nashville, Tenn, July 6.-John 3.
Murray, prominent Franklin, Tenn,
farmer, was told at 10 that he
would die within two years Of tu-
berculosis. But today he is cele-
brating his 10th birthday anniver-
sary. His grandchildren and great
grandchildren. together with the
entire population of Williamson
county, joined in honoring the CEN
tenarian at monster birthday pic
mic.
Asked how he managed to live so
long despite the fact that he was
always frail and has had much
sickness. he replied:
1T was care, prudence, regular
habits, good food and horseback
riding that turned the trick.
No Bad Habits.
Mr.. Murray declared he has nev-
er gambled, danced or attended a
theatre. He never drinks intoxi-
eating liquor, except for medicinal
purposes, and says that altogether
he has never drunk more than hall
q gallon in his life. He smoked ci-
gars for a while to cure neurology
he said. but they made him so ner-
vous he had to quit.
The centenarian was for many
years prominent in politics and
held several political Offices. He
was kinsman of President James
Buchanan and was intimately &C.
Quainted with James X. Polk, And
rev Jackson, Grover Cleveland
Andrew johnson and other me1
prominent in public life.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
KID WEDGE GETS
NICE NEW JOB; he
ISLONCSHO HOREMAN


Los Angeles, July 6.-Fred R.
kid Wedge. known as the
fighting parson, Wisconsin lum-s
berjack, San Francisco vice cru
sader, Arizona school teacher,
Harvard student and veteran OF
many battles OF the prize ring.
is now employed as a longshore-
man in the harbor district here,
Il am . longshoreman in ev-
cry sense Of the word" he said.
Il asked for the toughest long
shoreman Job they had-and /
got 1t. / feel / can get a bettsr
understanding Of the men by
toiling with them I'm not ac-
cepting q nickel for my preach
ing-and I preach to them every
! noon hour and every Sunday"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
ASKS PEOPLE
IOPRESERvE:
new LIBERTY
Points Out That Spirit Of
Anarchy" Still Remains
in Ireland.

Dublin, July 6.-(By the Asso-
dated Press. "A call to arms was
Issued today by the provisional
Free State government in the form
Of q proclamation opening the way
for the enlistment of those citizens
Who last week were declined by
the government because it was con-
adent of the ability Of the army
Bingle handed to meet and defeat
any attack made on It,"
Events have shown" the call
says, that while the present active
strength Of the army has been suffi-
cient to deal adequately with the re-
cent situation there is a possibility
Of contrary sporadic action which
makes an increase in the army esti-
mate necessary.
People of Ireland, you have re-
gained for the first time In cen
turies those powers Of government
from which a nation may develop
and cultivate in peace, order and
prosperity its own national genius.
"a wicked, sanguinary attemp,
has been made to thwart your viii
and thrust you back again into the
house of bondage, with your capac.
ity for self government discredited
before the whole world. The cour-
age and devotion Of our national
army has preserved you. But, al
S.thQpEh th0 Armed piracy y
overcome, elements which seek to
substitute the spirit of anarchy for
the spirit of order remain, and may
attempt to continue to carry out
acts of brigandage and other acts
Of interference with the moral and
economic life of the country.
such attempts must be summar-
lily and drastically dealt with un-
til the person, home and property
Of every law respecting citizen is
rendered absolutely secure"
Freeman's Journal Approves.
Dublin, July 6.-The Freeman's
Journal today supports the provis-
ional Free State governments call
to arms in these terms:
Thousands of young Irishmen
have been longing for an opportun-
ity to rally to the defense OF the
people. Thousands are old COM
rades of the early volunteer days
trained in arms.
1.-The government is broad-based
upon the nations will; let it also
Be broad-based upon the nations
trength-then the country will be
saved from the madness OF the
Four Courts"
De Valera Makes Escape
London, July 6.-(By the Asso'
ciated Press. mystery surrounds
the whereabouts Of canon Dc
Valera, the Irish republican leader
after the surrender Of his besieged
comrades in Dublin to the forces OF
the provisional Free State govern
ment.
The rumors reaching here from
Dublin are almost as varied as the
number of correspondents sending
them.
Fire Burns 20 Buildings.
Dublin, July 6.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.) Twenty buildings IN
OConnell street, Dublin's main
thoroughfare, were destroyed by fire
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
n. & ". CLERKS
ASK. JOBS BACK
Men Who walked Out at Columbus,
Ohio, Yesterday. Seek to Re-
gain Old Positions.

Columbus, Ohio, July 6.-Clerks
and freight handlers Of the Norfolk
4 Western railroad who went on
strike here yesterday have request
that company to take them back at
their old positions, officials OF the
railroad announced this afternoon.
The company's attitude with refer
ance to their return has not been
established and . conference has
been scheduled for this afternoon
at which some decision will be
made.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
CRUDE OH. OUTPUT
IN u. S. INCREASES

New York. July 6.-The daily
average gross crude oil production
of the United States increased 12,-
$50 barrels for the week ending
July l, totaling 1.454. 200 barrels as
compared with 1,441 $50 barrels the
preceding week, according to the
weekly summary Of the American
Petroleum Institute.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06

Bloomington, ILL.,, July 6.-Omi-
nous quiet prevails in the railroad
districts here with no violence OF
any sort having been reported. No
attempt has ben made by the rail
road to bring in strike-breakers
and no information as to. their in
tentions on these matters could be
secured. Picketing. continues. and
this morning q carload Of lumber
destined to be made into hunks
should workers be imported, was
shunted into the far end OF the
yards and left there.
In statement to the men affect
ed by the suspension Of work the
executive council Of the Chicago &
Alton Federation No. 20 makes
plain its stand in refutation Of the
bulletin issued over President W
G. Bierd's name. Briefly the state
ment is:
Statement Flags Bierd.
"The employees better know their
individual conditions than the
company; because the company
gets the information secondhand
ed from fOremen, who, in the ma.
jority Of instances, are not ma.
chinists.
"Mr. Bierd disclaims any author.
ity Of the labor board over his road
yet wishes to benefit by that body!
decisions. He has not lived up tt
the decisions regarding rule six
which provides time and one-hall
for overtime.
"The management failed to give
the requisite notice before making
the wage reduction permanent.
"Mr. Bierd makes no mention o
the farming out Of work to outside
interests to evade payment Of ratei
to one Of the affiliated crafts from
whom a. position has been taken b,
such farming of work"
The bulletin closed with an ap
peal to the workers to stick fast.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
SICNALMEN NOT
TO join STRIKE
d. W. Helt, Union President, An.
nounoes 1900 Men Won't Walk
Out at Present

Chicago, July 6.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The 10000 union
signalmen in this country will not
be called out on strike, for the time
being at least, D. w. Helt, presi-
dent of their union, announced this
afternoon in calling meeting of
his executive committee here for
Saturday to decide what perman-
ent action the signalmen will take.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
GERMAN SOCIALIST DIES.
Berlin, July 6.-Ernest Daumig
writer and leader Of the Independ.
ent Socialists in the reichstag, died
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy weather with thun-
der showers probable tonight and
Friday. Not much change in temp
erature.
Highest temperature. yesterday.
IS; lowest last night, u.
Wind velocity at Z q M, z miles
per hour.
Precipitation, trace.
II m. 7p.m. am.
yester. yester. today.
Dry bulb temp. 81 81 q
Wet bulb temp. .62 GA 63
Relative hum. "a 3S 64
River stage at Z . m. 81. fall
of 3 last "A hours.
Sunset today, TAI p. m; sunrise
tomorrow, 4:35 q. m.
River Forecast.
Twenty-four hour changes In the
stages OF the Mississippi river from
below Dubuque to Muscatine viii
be small during the next few days
ANDREW HANRICK.
Nstsorologist
.. :,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
HEADS PLAN COLLEGE

st. Louis, Mo-. July 6.-Christian
science leaders are considering the
construction Of $2,000.000 college
near st. Louis, it was announced
.ooay. 1t will be the first Chris
.ian Science college in the world,
It was said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
FILIbuSTER
! ON TARIFF
NOT LIKELY
Underwood Says Demos
Won't Use That Meth
cd on Bill.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, l9z2, by The ArguS-)
Washington, D. c., July 6.-1f the
Democrats really wanted to delay
the passage of the pending tarirf
bill, the adoption Of dozen cloture
rules couldn't prevent it There
are more than 1000 amendments
proposed by the Republican MEM
bers of the senate finance commit
tee and all the Democrats would
have to do would be to demand a
roll call on each amendment when
the vote is taken or call for a quo
rum and the actual time consumed
in that process irrespective Of in
cidental debate would postpone the
final vote for at least two or three
months.
But Senator Underwood, Demo-
cratic leader, told this correspond
ent today that the democrats have
absolutely no intention OF filibus-
tering by that method or any other.
He insisted that the adoption Of the
cloture rule would hurt the Repub-
licans more than it would help
them because by limiting the de-
bate to one hour for each senator
it would be impossible for the bill
to get thorough consideration.
Most Debate Futile.
Few men in the senate are
equipped with sufficient informa-
ton to debate a tariff bill. The
rank and file depends upon thsse
experts to do the debating. While
much Of the talk is futile, as the
Republicans have enough votes tc
pass any bill they please, neverthe'
less the record of the debate thus
far shows that as a consequence OF
discussion the Republicans have
corrected many of their own mis-.
takes and in some cases the
Republican majority has failed te
support the finance committee rec
ommendation and beaten thei1
amendments. Twelve hundred
amendments are still to be consid'
cred. They did not come from the
Democrats but from the Republi'
can members of the finance com.
mittee. Should a cloture rule be
enforced most Of these amendment,
would have to be passed ovel
without debate on their merits.
Apart from the twelve hundred
Republican amendments, the Demo
Gratis have not had chance to pre-.
sent any at all. They naturally
want the opportunity that is giver
minority party to make out Z
case against the bill and justif,
their votes. Indeed, the Democrat:
would rather have that chance thar
see the bill defeated for they figure
the passage Of the bill will be q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-06
II RUSS GIVEN
DEATH DECREE

Moscow. July 6.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. Eleven persons, in
cluding the Petrograd metropoli-
tan, BENJAMIN, have been sentenced
to death by the Petrograd revolu-
tionary tribunal for interfering
with the seizure Of church treas
ures. Fifty-three others have been
sentenced to various terms Of Inn
prisonment twenty-five were &C
Qquitted. IA s-.