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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
TAXES ARE
POSTPONED
TO JUNE lST
House Joins the Sen
ate in Overriding
Gov. Cooper's Veto
Extension to June
1st With a Heavy
Penalty

Columbia. March 2.-ync housc
OF representatives voted. as did the
senate. TO override the Veto OF the
governor on the resolution 10 post
pone the payment o1 taxes. and
Vet the postpOnement OF taxes is
not expected 10 injure the state $
financial condition 10 any great
extent, due to the heavy penalties
imposed.
The vote of tho house 10 override
The governors veto was - TO 9.
The vote was debated 1T some
length in the house Wednesday
night. Representatives Bucking-
ham. W;,l!ing, Evans and Hry>on
spoke against the veto, alleging
tl.at the states credit would not be
ruined by the resolution. and that
the times demanded this relief 10
The taxpayers.
The penalties imposed by the
resolution as il passed both
branches OF the legislature and be-
comes law, are as follows:
Taxes paid after March |, pen
ally per cent.
Taxes paid alter April /, penalty
> per cent.
Taxes paid AFTER May J, penalty
/; per cent.
Taxes paid after June !, penalty
s per cent.
Executions are 10 be issued for
all taxes paid after June /. with
execution cost fixed at 81, the
executions TO be held by the Shcr-
if' til September !. The $ exc
cu;ion cost means that for a man
whose tax is small the penalty will
be much heavier than the rate Of
interest. For instance, the penal
ties paid on 500 OF taxes paid af-
ter June Will be 50 or . per cent.
The Simonhoff Bill.
The house of representatives,
after passing 10 third reading
Tuesday night. the Simonhoff bill
to require medical certificates Of
health as requisite for securing
marriage licenses, Wednesday night
voted 10 rccomrlit il, without any
debate which would mean death 10
il. but after an appeal by Mr..
SimonhOf for 4 careful consider
alton Of the measure, the house re-
fused TO pur the clincheC on the
action 10 rccommit, leaving the bill
with still further chance at life.
An eXcitabie argument between
McSSrS. Simonhoff and Rouke.
OF the Charleston delegation. in
which Mr.. Simonhotf declared tha;
he was Il labor candidate and IN
which Mn O'Rurke stated that he
was mot the product OF labor was
cut short by the speaker. who
brought the house TO laughter
when hc declared that the wanted
10 prevent another split in the
Charleston delegation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
JUDGE lands
0PLAY BALL
HEREAFTER
Famous Chicago Fed
eral Judge Will Givc
All His Time to Big.
Leagues

Chicago !'cI,. IS. With n tear in
i.S eye. bat an unfaltering step.
EtEt&aw Mountain l.andis today
walked from the federal building
q private citizen after II years as
federal Judge Starting tomorrow.
signed, Viii d,.votc his time to the
position OF baseball commissioners.
Judge l.andiS swung through the
i:rs; part of his final day on the
bench IN characteristic fashion.
disposia1 III nearly Il dozen cases
in The tvpically I.andis manner
which once caused a convicted
huotleGEer 10 refer To him us chat
White haired hellc:u in federal
court" and Il pard"ncd youth to
term him Che ''whilcst guy that
eyer talked 70 Il fellow he fined
one nl:Ga one cent for tax doIGin%
i,cc;,usc. he said. You've tried 10
be square, and slapped a 5000
fine on In. rlal;'s partner because
hr hadn't played fair.
IN tn. afternoon The. judge S:tt IN
his chamber amid lhc debris OF his
departure. watching his personal
effects being cartcd away. Busls
of Lincoln. nf Gresham. former
secretary Of state under whom the
iudsc served as secretary. pictures
n,' famous persons. the propeller u:
lht. airplanc his son Reed flew III
The var. II clock from his hoyhood
Indiana hon.c and dozens OF other
,ncmcntocs surrounded him during
the informal reception of hundreds
of visitors.
1t was IN this surrounding that
WAS swept away and tears tllrktd
down ;he checks not only OF the
nudge but OF several Of his \'>il"r*.
Persons from all stages OF Ike cam"
90 clasp his hand. Bank l'rcsl-
dents and society leaders .niaG'icd
With laborrr: and occasionally 4
forr,er prisoner with whom the
nudge had been lcnirnt. The judge
showed the greatest emotion "aen
reporters presented him with Il
signed testimony Wishing him luck.
saving he WAS taking the life ol
the Joint away" and that they
would always rrmrlnhtr l!ihl rs 't:i
.honcSt To God man ard lhd&''
with the right kind OF lackh"n''
.Nftcr reading il the Judge swung
his big chair around $" the report
.rs could not sec him and when lac
turned back five minutes later hiS
checks and eyes Glistcn@d with
fears. 'rhc last person 10 bid tao
we'll To IudGc l.andis WAS 10" luck
ncr. hailiil in the judges first court.
Huckncr left his bed. where he WIS
confined with pneumonia. I" jour
ncy through u snow storm for inc
farewell.
The judge took his cwn mliti'r.
rut il on I;uckncr and rushed nm
away.
.lGd@c I.an,iis Will leave IN a''"t:t
ten DAYS for Il tour o! the southern
mnis.r league training camps N"
>.-,i.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
BONUS STILL
IN DOUBT

Washington, Feb. 2S.-House
ways and means committee Re-
publicans spent three hours today
trying To reconcile their differences
over the soldiers bonus but with
out success. After they had ad-
journed until tomorrow, Chairman
Fordney announced that he had
been authorized to say that the
committee has arrived at no con-
iclusion.''
IL was understood that there
was q general discussion Of the
whole question of finances. acri-
monious at times. and that at the
finish the situation was just where
lit was before the special Sub-com-
mitree tentatively agreed upon a
special tax program which subse-
quenrly was disapproved by Presi-
dent Harding.
The discussion today was report
ed 10 have revolved largely around
the proposition TO write into the
bill some kind of = financing pro-
vision that would meet the pres
dents views at least half way. The
sales tax suggested by the presi-
dent and rejected by the special
committee last week by an over
whelming vote was not pressed par
ticularly. it was said. and the i'm
preston went out that some mem
bers had in mind a special tax pro-
gram.
Hanforl AiacNider. national COM
mander Of the American legion.
end John Thomas Taylor. vice
chairman Of the legion's legislative
committee. discussed the bonus
situation with President Harding
at the White House today. They
said afterwards that they were
perfectly satisfied with the re-
suits OF the conference and express
cd confidence that there would be
no delay in the enactment OF the
adjusted compensation legislation.
They added that the president was
heart and soul with the lcgisla-
tiont and understood his position
fuilv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
TAX EXTENSION
Was VETOED
BY GOVERNOR
Cooper Bases His
Objections to Meas
ure on Constitution
al Grounds

Columbia, Feb. Ex-Governor
Cooper will probably tonight or to-
morrow send TO the general assem-
bly, veto message ON two acts
which have passed both branches
of The legislature. One of these
will veto the aX-poStponement act
and the other Will, If sent. which is
considered certain. veto the act to
enlarge the board OF trustees of the
University ofSSouth Carolina from
seven 10 twenty-onc members.
There is considerable interest i'll
the outcome Of these acts. The
governors opposition TO the tax
postponemcnt measure is chat II m
wolves points that are in VIOLA
ton of the constitution. One OF
these is the provision that the post
ponemeni OF tax paying shall not
Interfere with q mans voting in
the 1922 elections. The governor
says this would tie up the elections
and would be wholly contrary to
the plain provisions of the consti-
tuition.
LAer-the governor sent to the
legislature his veto Of the tax post
pone,nent measure.
The governor opposes the tr,ts-
tee bin on the ground chat 4 board
OF twenty-one members would be
unMicldy: that it would be prac-
ticall. impossible TO get q quorum
for any meeting. Proponents Of
the act point out in answer 10 this
that the board OF twenty-one would
delegate 90 an executive committee
of about seven the routine business
of the board They also point out
that twenty-one men Of the state
handling the affairs Of the Cniver-
siiy would enlarge the circle OF its
supporters and tend to strengthen
its hold on the people Of the state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
HOME or GEN.
LEE BOUGHT

can, May. y. J.. March 1-the
rorn,c, home Of Cen. Robert +, Lee
.omnandcr OF the Confederate
,rn,v WIS purchased today by
Leonard II. Davis. president o'
,,n Progressive league of TINS cnS,
Mr.. Davis announced th;'' ne
,vo,,ll leave intact the war relics
and antiques in the old mansion
I'm, would restore parts ol toe
h,i,dinr 70 conform with thc az
.ci,itcrtl!re Of III. period IN VIC"
:, WAS huilt-morr than Loo Ncare
80 The property was purch''>.''
from ,l.c .st;plc OF the late A!hrr'
IlI:;i.,,S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
LEGISLATURE
STRUGGLING
With TAXES
Senate Has Hydro
Electric Tax Bill Be-
fore It For Second
Tine-House Voted
Against McGhee IN
come Tax

Columbia. March 1.-The hydro
electric tax bill went on the SEN
ate calendar today for the second
time during this session OF the
general assembly. thas putting II
squarelN up To the upper branch
Of the assembly 10 take 4 second
Thought and act again on II meas
ure that is said 10 be aimed at
bringing relief 10 the small taNpay-
or The senate debated long and
killed hard this bill once this Scs-
sion. The house passed It the sec
ond time. however. and sent j; back
to the senate. The bin Vas passed
on third reading in TIE house Tues
day night without II dissenting
voice.
There is said to have been 4
change of heart in the senate IN
regard 10 The tax reform measures.
and il is likely that this bill will
pass noW. In addition 20 this bin
there is one more yet 10 be voted
on by the senate, the luxury tax
bill. The senate is expected 10 Kill
this.
The house last night voted
again also the Sinonhoti bill 10 re
Guire men 10 present certificates OF
health before being granted mar
riaye liccnse.c. Ti:.S bill waS pass
ed by the house last Year, bu; was
killed this Year by the senate. II
now goes 20 the senate for another
trial.
The house Tuesday night voted
non-concurrcncc ia The McGflcc
income tax bill. and this measure
has gone 10 free conference. The
McGhee bill provided an income tax
approXimating twenty-five per cent
OF the federal tux. The original
house bill, passed las: Year, pro
vided a tax OF about fifty per
cent Of the federal schedule.
The house voted concurrence in
the movie tax bill, Il measure to
tax moving picture thcatcrs accord
ing to & scale graduating with Tie
population OF the towns.
Bcprcsentativ" Barnett intro
duced q resolution 10 require the
state tax commission and the at
to,ncy general 20 looi, into the
street car situation in Columbia.
with Il view TO aScertaininG wheth-
er Or not The company is opcrat-
ing at Il loss and to ascertain
=
quire the company 10 operate It's
ears. The ears have been idle Tor
nearly two weeks. due 10 n strike
OF car men. and the city council Of
Columbia claims that it has no :tu-
thority. the company's franchise
being granted by ac! OF the stale
legislature.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
Ny. PRESSMEN
STRIKE ENDED

New i"i.is March | The con
.trn.rr.il between the publishers OF
daily newspapers and tiic ~"h
,,l,-S.!l"il-> union over arbitration
award q: Federal .Iud;;" Martin i.
Muatol ,.p,ic,i today. Don &. ScitZ.
r4.:.il:t:;-r of The New York World
announced after :: publishers meet
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
FOUR DIE IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR

Nashville. March l.-CharicS Pc
trec. Tom Christmas, 0,to Stevens
and John Mcclure We're clecuo-
cuttd IN the state prison today fo:'
The murder of George Lewis. 1T
Knoxville. May 3oth. last. The
mea met death With 4 prayer on
their lips, except Petrce. and all
going to the chair calmly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
AMERICANS USE
TELEPHONES

N.-v York. March in" -tnrt-
Jean proPlr ,.Ncec:!rd ;ill other III
ti,. u;e ui modern appliances ~:;$
Il demonstrated in The annual report
ni ,ac American Tclept and
Telegraph Coiap;tny issue 1 tod:ty.
This country haas TWO thirds VI The
worlds telephones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
FORCED MAN TO
DRINK POISON

Nashville. March J. r. Stout.
Or John Nrr1rr~>. less SaVc'y.
Tom and Ernest i:yrd. charged WIKI
intent 20 commit murder IL fuls ii3!%S
". i. f'uloh her 10 drink laltlHntnn
were found guilty hl a iulA today.
The &cnteilrt carries from three 10
twenty years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Columbia, March l-Ey an
overwhelming aye" Ikc house OF
Representatives adopted and sent
to the senate the concurrent rrso-
luton by Representative w. ID.
Barnett. OF Columbia. 10 rcuu;rc
the state tax commission and the
attorney general to look into the
matter of the financial StatuS of III"
Columbia Railway. Gas < Electric
co,npany's street railway depart
ment and 10 ascertain whaI al
thority the legislature has in the
present street car Strike situation
in Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

IN EUROPE

Washington March The cree
tioM OF nine monuments III Europe
10 mark places CT special interest
ia lhc se,vi2, OF the y. +. f. is
contemplated in the memorial
plans OF the war department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Toxic. March The navy de-
partmcnt orders 10 stop conStruc-
ton work ON eight capital ships on
four dock yards as the result OF the
Washington agreement viii throw
twenty-five thousand men out of
employment. according TO the As
ahi Some Of the ships are nearly
completed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

WASHINGTON. March Il com
l,lctc REORGANIZATION OF the naval
reserve. ;,i,n!iShinG lhe existing
naval or Marirr corps and cStah-
liShilt. y nari! reserve rs 4 COM
poncn, part of ,he NAVY. consist
ins OF three classes. fleet. reserve.
merchant marine. naval reserve and
%oluntecr national reserve. Is pro-
posed in The tentative bill prcpar-
ed by the navy department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Milwaukee, Marcn Rive men
held up and robbed William OrmS-
by. the payroll clerk OF the Palm
Olive company Of nineteen thousand
dollars today while ali%hiinS from
a taXicah at the coinpany'S plant.
The bandits escaped
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
4 FAMILY MlX-UP

MaysyilIc. Ky. Ml:tch -1W"
divorce suits are pending in the
Mason county court here because
earl iIrllum and his m"th't-in-
tav. Mrs. .NGdie gallagher. ran OF
together. according /" pt'hl"iS
liicG by Mrs lina Gallagher h"t-
l,a,. u@cd IL. a@:;iast her husband
and John Gallagher. a@"d -.
Liz II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

III t;ic work OF putting Taft out Of
the White House Millions sill
believe tiat oui' government de-
rives its just powers from the con
sent Of the governed. and they
don't propose 10 permanently delc
gate those powers to = few BOSSES
in 4 hotel room som. blocks from
the convention hal!
The presidents remarks arc part
and parcel of the pl;tn OF The i;e-
publican bosses TO destroy the pri-
mary system. bat the people are
asairs. them and Harding :
speech is a monkey wrench in the
machinery. tossed there in 4 mo-
ment Of exuberance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Commbit March 1.-Ihc sen
ate last night overrode Governor
Cooper's veto Of the tax post tpone-
mcnt resolution. The vote against
the governor WAS - To .. The sen
ate heard Il long debate in which
the governor was scored Strong ior
his stand. The senator's did not
nnince words 10 condcmninS The
governor for his position They
disagreed the idea lha, ;he states
credit would be hurt The govern
or vetoed thc resolution ON ihc
ground that the poStponcia,.nt
would cripple the stale financially
and injurc It's credit and also that
the clause TO allow citizens TO Vote
regardless OF DELAYED taxes would
be in violation OF the conSt;tu-
ton and would rum the elections
,hiS Year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
While addressing the League OF


Republican clubs in Washington
last Saturday the president made
damaging display of his Tory
ism. Only those who read vide
sY and keep close observation are
aware OF the extent OF Harding s
reactionary tendencies. Some WHO
read this viii recafi that he vas
one OF the few public men who
eonaoned The action OF. little
group in the Baltimore convention
ssof 19l2 who Withheld the aomina-
tion from Champ Clark after he
had received a majority OF votes
and after he had shown. in the pri-
maries that he was the choice Of
he voters Harding showed then
that he believed in bosses handl-
ing and controlling conventions. He
was always a bitter anti-Roosevclt
man and always opposed Teddy.
who believed in the people and the
primary He condoned the action
4of the convention that nominated
Taft when everyone knew the
masses OF the parry wanted Roose-
yelt. Students OF politics under
stand that an intalHnle test OF a
public mans attitude ON the great
principles OF government is found
in the nominating method which
he favors Those who believe in
progressive democracy condemn
the old convention system with all
us manipulation. triekery and
fraud. President Harding takes
his stand with those who still be-
lieve in the bossism Of :, few lead
ers. who dictate policies and can
didatcs Ir the address mentioned
the president s:id: y would rather
trust the doc laration ef party.
expressing the eopseieace Of its
membership in "A representative
convention. locking forward 10 Il
successful appeal TO the conscience
and canrictions Of the country.
than / would 10 the ephcnlcral
whins OF passing moments in pub
lie lie Wish | dared--l WILL
sal i'll CRAVE the return Of IL
feilisent conventions had rather
have men appeal for popular sup
port on the prononncements Of
party conventions, utterHS their
convictions. than to have the APP
peal OF ,fse individual for his par
tieailar locality
OF course the president had a
reason for distaste for primaries
he submitted his candidacy TO tie
people in the primaries and got
turned down. but few bosses. in Il
hotel room. made him president
of the United States. Bat ne has
raised an issue that is fun of dyna-
mite. People remember Tafl.s re-
marks about the whins Of the
ma ajority" and '.the guSty passions
OF the mob Much water has gone,
oyer the wheel since then--a great
war aas been fought and won by
the people of this country. bat
there are those who remember that
those expressions did vast deal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Raleigh. " G.. March Tower
nor Morrison has granted thirty
day respite 10 Wright House. an
aged negro who is under death sen
tcncc for The murder Of William
Whitley. q WalStonhHr@ merchant
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Los Angeles. March l-Furlhar
questioning of the six alleged drug
pcddlcls and bootlcsScrS as 10
,heir knowledge of the Taylor mnr-
Gel. is planned today by the police
and district attorneys Office The
arrest followed 4 quarrel betwecn
one OF ;hem and their houSekeep-
cr. Mrs. lohn Rupp.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

New York. March l. TweN,
more stock brokers have been IN
,irtcd by The supreme co"rt il
connection with the bucket Sh"l
investigation by the grand jury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
MARRIAGE
OF ROYALTY
IN LONDON
Princess Mary, Only
Daughter Of King
George Becomes the
Wife Of Viscount
Lascelles

London. Feb. 2S.---Princes: Mar.
only daughter OF King George anu
Queen Mary. was married today
TO Viscount I.ascclles. with all the
polnp and dignity hctitiin& :; royal
Wedding. The ceremony began in
Westminster Abbey al ll:3o and
soon thereafter The couple were
prof.cunced mun and wife. while
liilr chimes of Westminster rang
out The happy mcS:aGc, and vast
t,lowds gave tumuiiuouS greetings.
The honeymoon special is pre-
pared - leave for Shifnall. Shrop-
shire. =! o'clock this afternoon.
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is more than suspected that
the president would hkesto see a
lot Of members of his own party
fan outside the breaslwoEks IN the
coming election fight. There are
so many Republicans in the house
and senate that he can't handle
them, and II any fall ne would pre-
fer that they be members OF the
farm bloc in botil house and SEN
ate. OF course it is weu known
that the Democrats are getting to-
gether a most militant ntsorganiza ton
for the purpose OF causing an ut
Ter dfsap of this unwieldy
condition. One OF the big. Repub-
iicans told a newsptso oeE man the
other day that. the leadersssof his
party we're hopeful that the nla-
ioriiy o: $50 in the house could be
reduced to 50 or 40 without start
ing an ava lancie s:sssat wos:l9 wipe
out the majority completely. They
would like 10 have 4 congress that
could be controlled by few lead
ers, but it is dangerous time to
cry the tactics thought OF. As fan.
as Impartial observers can see at
this time. the slaughter among Re-
pnblieans of both house and senate
Will be great. but that the farm
bloc VIII suffer the least. The
Democrats say the Republicans are
in for thu worst trimming they
have had IN so years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Paris. March l-Thc allies are
expected TO refer the whole a''es-
lion. OF German rcpar:ltionS 80 She
commission FOR I de-
riSion after the meeting OF the
Ip,auce ministers here on March
II n
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HARDING
PLAYING
POLITICS
Using Bonus Ieglsla-
ton : OF the Purpose
Put ting A Agricul-
tllre Bloc in a Hole
Bs Wallace Bassford
News Correspondent


Washington Feb. 2s.h is grow
ins into settled hehefs among
those who watch and study the
mystifying moves Of hig politics
that the presidents atteranees on
the bonus constitute a reflection
OF his desire to defeat the propo-
sztioa and TO let the blame rest on
ths farm bloc which he, looks up
on IS being the evil genius OF his
administration II is believed that
be would ike to place fIese men.
in 4 hole from which they might
never be able TO e2sricate them
selves. Ns.hen he gaze il out that
B he d. not favor bonus legislation
unless the rnoaey coafsa be raised
by a sales fax, he knew that the
farm bloc is an record as strongly
opposed to such tax. Thus Hard
ing passes the buck TO those.
gentlemen and at the saine tine
throws. d sop TO his Wall Street
friends who want sales tax TO
eventually take the place OF taxes
and surtaxes on incomes: In the
same breath he tells the soldier he
would like to see him get a bonus
hat throws an obstacle in the
way.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-27

All persons, firms or corporations
who are depositors Of the Centreviiie
Bank of Centreville, La, are hereby
notified that the undersigned having
closed said bank on January II,
1922, for liquidation, they must pre-
sent their claims for such deposits in
their respective names, for adjust
ment not later than July 20, 1922;
said claims should be presented to
the undersigned at Centreville, La;
care of John M. MigeOt, Special
l.. E. THOMAS,
State Examiner of State Banks.
ROBT, F.. BRUMBY. Attorney.