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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
BlPIlsIs 9LAI
FOR COOPERATION
WoMAN's Missioi,ARv BOARD
AND GENERAL BOARD HOLD
GOOD MgEtriNo
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED
Budget For 1922 10 Worked Out on
sasis OF About rhree-ouarters
Of q Million Dollars.

The Baptist general board and the
executive board Of the woman's Mis-.
soniary union continued their session
for two days at Columbia. The main
feature Of interest at the meeting Of
the general board was the matter OF
cooperation between the home mis-.
sion board In Atlanta and this state.
DR. G. w. Daniel and DR.. J. IF. Purser,
representing the home mission board
talked upon this subject and a full
discussion was had.
The Baptist budget for this year
was worked out on basis OF about
three-quarters of million dollars.
Each OF the four commissions com.
posing the general board. the missions,
education, Sunday school and benevo.
lence, made recommendations for its
particular work for the year. all O:
which was adopted by the general
board. The Rev. A. L. Pickens. OF
Easley. was elected rural field secre.
tary In the place of ]. L. Corzine. who
leaves for Greenville January Is.
The executive committee was ap.
pointed as follows: DR. John Z. White
of Anderson. Chairman; DR.. T. c.
Skinner. j. ]. Lawton of Hartsville,
the Rev., s. p. Hair of Fountain Inn
the Rev. George p. White of Darling.
ton, D. M. Dew OF Latta. the Rev. e.
s. Reaves of Union, /. H. Hunt Of New.
berry, DR.. w. ]. McGlothlin OF Green.
vile.
A committee OF FIVE was appointed
to make a thorough survey of the
state in regard to mission work and
to report at the next meeting OF the
board The committee is as follows !:
The Rev. w. c. Allen OF Dillon. DIR.
]. p. White of Anderson. the Rev. r.
c. Cranberry of Gaffney, the Rev. ].
E. Bailey Of Charleston, DR.. T. c.
Skinner OF Columbisr. DIR. w. DE-
rieux Of Columbia will cooperate with
this committee.
The Woman's Missionary union dis.
cussed plans for the years work and
appointed committees to make plans
for the Baptist assembly in Green.
Vile In the summer and also to at.
tend the inter-racial conference which
will be held in Columbia January 10.
20. This last committee Is as follows:
Mrs. ]. d. Chapman of Anderson. Mrs.
Edwin Carpenter of Florence, Mrs. w.
j. Hatcher of Johnston, Mrs. G. E.
Davis of orangeburg. Mrs. T. B. Clark
son OF Gaffney. Miss Bessie Major of
Anderson, Mrs. J. S. Harris OF Troy,
Mrs. c. ID. Bobo OF Laurens. Mrs. T. T..
Hyde OF Charleston. Mrs. f. w. Mas.
ters OF Anderson and Mrs. w. L. Griggs
Of North.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
SLIGHT DECREASE
FOR AUTOMOBILES
FlouREs COMPLIED Nv sEcRE.
TARY OF HIGHWAY coMMis-
SION SHOW DECLINE.
.GREEAYllLE COUNTY IN LEAD
More Motor Trucks In Rlehland coun-
ty-saIe lleense Tags Amounted
to $741,t44.7s For 1927.

-Lfr-g 81 SOiuu1Ol6.
During the past year South Carolina
had S3.S4s automobiles and 1897
trucks as compared with s3,S43 auto
mobiles and trucks In 1920. according
to complete figures for the year just
closed. compiled by L. H. Thomas,
secretary of the state highway COM
mission.
This total OF sO.546 for the year is
decrease from 1920 OF 3,2s7 ma
chimes. A significant fact here also
is that only $4,000 automobiles, auto
trucks, motorcycles and bicycles were
returned for taxation throughout the
state in 1921, indicating that some
machines are missing in action" or
fallen by the wayside.
Greenville county leads in the total
registration with 6,S34 automobiles
while Richland county comes second
with 5.734 and Spartanburg is a close
third with 5.51S.
Richand leads with trucks. having
SS7 as compared with Charleston with
756. This county also takes first rank
in the number of motorcycles with
1SS. Bamberg. Barnwell Calhoun and
Jasper have no motorcycles, accord.
ing to the registration figures.
Only SO trailers were registered
during the year while 669 dealers pro-
cured licenses.
Total receipts from the sale OF IL
ceuses for 1921 reached $74l,11479.
OF this figure s5s7.O5607 went back
to the countries under the so per cent
clause. All OF this fund has already
been distributed except the last quar-.
ter total of $5.525sS. which is being
sent to the counties this week.
The average price for licenses was
1926 for automobiles and $16.71 for
trucks.
The county of Greenville leads in
the amount received from the license
collections under the eighty per cent
clause with $49,552.3S returned to that
county while Richland comes second
with $46.1S6.43 and Spartanburg is
third with s39,226.46. Charleston
drew total OF $3s.399.s7 and Ander.
son $36.099.64. while Orangeburg re-
ceived S23,62976.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
To olseuss WeevlI Monaco.

Special from Sumter - Arrange.
ments were completed here for a
meeting to be held on January 81 for
a discussion Of ways and means of
growing cotton under boil weevil con-
ditions. F. III. letter. representing the
soil Improvement committee of At
lanta, spent the day here and at Man.
ming arranging for meetings. These
are to be part of series to be held
through the central part of the state,
the first to be at Aiken January 16.
e. I. Reardon. secretary OF the Sum
ter Chamber OF Commerce, and A. E.
Tisdals will have charge of planning
for the meeting In Sumter. DR.. E. s.
Booth. president of the Chamber of
Commerce. will preside. The meet
ing will be held at the court house
at 10 a. m. January 81.
At Manning plans were made for
the meeting on January % at 10 a. m.
C. r. Sprott, A. L. Luce and F. M.
Shope, editor OF. the Manning Times,
will assist in the plans. -
DR.. George A. Maloney, government
boil weevil expert of Tallulah, La. DR..
J. N. Harper. of Atlanta, and other
prominent southern agriculturists will
take part In each program.
Meetings to be held in South Caro-
lima and the dates are as follows: ::
Aiken. January 16; Blackville, Janu-
ary IL; Barnwell, January IT: Allen
dale. January Is; Denmark, January
Is; Orangeburg, January 10; st. Mat
thews January 20; Sumter. January
81: Manning. January %; Bishopville,
January 30; Florence, January "a:
Darlington, January "a; Cheraw. Jam
uary 26; Bennettsville. January 81;
Dillon, January 27 Marion, January
2s.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Washington

The federal reserve board says that
decided improvement in European
exchanges has tended to some extent
to help the foreign trade situation. but
extreme caution In the extension OF
bank credits still continues.
Purchase OF over three million bush.
els OF corn for the relief of the Rus.
sian sufferers is announced in Wash.
ington on authority of the commission.
er OF agriculture OF South Dakota.
Continued upward movement OF
business and the graduation restora
ton OF normal conditions are indi.
Gated IN the comparison of reports oi
last month With those of the CORE
spending month Of 1890, according to
the December review OF the economic
situation Issued by the federal reserve
beard.
Ex-senator Marion Butler of North
Carolina has forwarded Secretary OF
War Weeks an offer from capitalists
whom he represents for the govern
ment nitrate plant located at Muscle
Shoals. Ala. and seeks an apoint
ment with tho secretary to talk over
the matter.
Heroine l.. Opie, major of the third
battlion, 11Gth infantry, who has hsep
In the limelight for several weeks
charged with having war tonly shot
down American soldiers overseas, an
peared before the investigating com
mittee and vigorously denied the al
legations.
Unanimous agreement has been reg.
fstered by the five powers in the arms
conference upon Articles / and II
OF the original Root resolutions (now
arranged in three articles) regarding
submarine warfare. with but minor al.
terations. These resolutions. proyid.
Ing for an invitation to the rest of
the world to follow the big five" EN-.
brace subscription to restatement of
international law governing rules of
submarine operation against merchant
vessels. But by far the most import.
ant action was unanimous adoption Of
the original Article II, now known az
Article Ill
Fear that many weevils will hfber.
nate In the weevil-infested territory
In Texas and reappear in large mum.
bers In the spring. has been express.
ed In reports to the department of
agriculture, and It was said that the
national agricultural conference
which is to meet In Washington soon
VIII give serious consideration to this
subject.
upiform re-discount, rate; IA ali
federal reserve bank districts would
be compulsory under bIll Intruducsd
by Senator Harris. Democrat oeor-
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
University Prepares For Swim.

Jack Crawford has been chosen
coach of the first swimming team to
be put out by the University of South
Carolina and has taken charge OF the
squad OF 30 candidates. Practice Ia
being held daily at the Mills Y. M.
c. A. A. pool is in preparation for the
first South Carolina intercollegiate
swimming meet. scheduled for January
is at the mills pool. Four colleges
have entered and the meet Is expected
to be great success. Colleges enter.
ed are the Citadel. College OF Charles
ton. Clemson and the university.
sity.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
churehmen Drink varIn.h.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Ten elders OF
the Seventh Reformed Church here
were poisoned when they drank var.
nish that had been poured into com.
munion cup in the belief that 1t was
sacramental wine. Two of the elders
were said to be in a critical condi.
tion.
The church had been repaired and
in the storeroom where the sacra.
mental wine Is kept in jug several
jugs Of varnish used in the re-dec.
Grating had been stored. One Of the
officials OF the church is said to have
mistaken the varnish fer wine when
he filled the communion cup during
the church service.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Fiorenee Invites state LEGION.

Florence.-The Fred VI Sexton Post
No. OF the American Legion at its
recent meeting decided to invite the
state convention of the American LIE.
eion to hold its fai meeting in For.
ence. Should the invation be accepted
1t Ia expected that at east 200 ex.ser.
vice men will spend at least two days
in Florence'as delegates. during which
time they will be entertained in the
homes Of citizens. All OF the local or.
ganizations are cooperating with the
local post and 1t Is hoped that the
invitation will be accepted.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Bridge at Florence conppeted.

Florence. - Supervisor Phillips ,au..
nounced that the iron bridge over
Jeffreys creek on the concrete roac-
way between Timmonsville and Flor
ence has been completed and that the
road is now open for travel. The only
point at which detour must be made
Is at Lake Swamp. where new
bridge Is being built The road has
been competed to within one mile
of TimmonsvIile and travellers now
have the advantage Of hard surfaced
roads for distance Of nine miles.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
THE WEEKS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF STATE. ma
TioN AND rHE WORLD
sRlEFLv TOLD
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
a condsnssd Record OF Happenings
OF Interest From All Points
OF The World
Foreign

The number OF persons killed in the
explosion on the Greek torpedo boat
destroyer Leon at Piraeus is now Civ
en- as twenty-one. with forty-two in
jured. The explosion occurred while
, number of the crew were handling a
submarine bomb. -
The allied supreme council has ap-
proved unanimously the calling OF an
international economic conference to
be participated in by Germany and
Russia.
American Ambassador Harvey to
England, who is in attendance at the
meeteing OF the allied supreme coun-
Gil in Cannes, France, says he will
Jump the fence" when he comes to
It. which is interpreted to mean that
he Is merely an onlooker
Marquis Okuma, the grand old
man OF Japan was one OF the most
distinguished men OF the island EN-.
pire from the period of the restoration
until the present day. Twice premier
OF Japan. Okuma was in office when
the famous "twenty-one demands"
were made upon China, and 1t was fol.
lowing the agitation which resulted
from those demands that his ministry
resigned. He was succeeded by
Field Marshal Count Terauchi.
The director of the American relief
administration in Russia, who has been
in England, has returned to, Russia by
way of Riga, optimistic over the twen-
ty million dollar grain appropriation
by the United States congress.
The last effort of the dali eireann
IN Ireland to bring about an agree.
ment on the Anglo-Irish treaty failed
Other efforts will be made.
Princess Joachim OF Prussia, daugh-
ter-in-law OF the former emperor, is
suing the ex-kaiser for support, con.
tending that the laws OF the Hohen-
zolierns entities her to support. Her
husband suicided in 1920.
Count taszlo Sxechnyi has been APP
pointed Hungarian minister to the
United States. His wife was formerly
Miss Gladys M. Vanderbilt, of New
York City.
A bomb was exploded among the
, crowd listening to a band in the mar.
ket place at Dinkelsbuehl, Bavaria, on
New Years Eve. injuring fifty per-
sons, twenty OF them seriously. The
thrower OF the bomb was youth.
Demands by the Russian Soviet gov.
ernment that Finland withdraw all sup
port OF the revolution in Karelia have
been agreed to by the Finnish govern
ment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Forestry Congress to Meet.

Jackson, Miss.-Means of promoting
the interests OF the forestry in. the
South, taxation OF timbered and cut
over lands. forest fire protection. will
take the foreground at the fourth Sou.
thern Forestry Congress, to meet here
February 6, . and 8. 1t was learned.
A number of well informed speakers
have been asked to outline the needs
for the best protection of forestry in
the South. Their talks, branching from
the usual technical angle. will be pre-.
sented in simple and brief manner.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Letters on Tax program.

c. w. Coker, president OF the South
Carolina Taxpayers association, and
John ]. Rice. secretary, are sending
out letters to all the Rotary and Ki.
wants clubs in the state. Chambers OF
Commerce. commercial organizations
OF all kinds and to prominent citizens
laliing their attention to the program
OF tax reform that the association Is
trying to put over and asking their
cooperation In the work. RESOLUTIONS
insfavor Of the progral will materially
assist In getting, the program through
the tis1slat6re ~.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Bow Die. From wounds.

Greenwood. From wounds received
when he was accidentally shot while
rabbit hunting the day after Christ.
mas. Wesley Perry Vaughan. a 16-
year-old boy Of Ninety-Six, died last
week at his home. Death was due to
gangrene. Young Vaughan was acct.
dentally shot by Wade Elkins, with
whom he was hunting. AS Elkins
handed him a gun q she'll exploded.
the load passing through his right leg
and entering the left leg. The wound
was, believed not to Be uerfous 1t the
time but became infected. q. ~
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Methods to Destroy Boil weevIl.

Greenwood.-An entirely new meth
cd of Kidding cotton Of boil weevils has
been proposed by planter Of this
section. The plan has few complica-
tions. one merely feeds the weevils
to the pheasants. or course, the
weevils and the pheasants must be
brought together so that The latter
may consume the former. but that Is
mere detail, the originator OF the
scheme declares.
Using pheasants to rid cotton OF
boil weevils Is not a mere idle dream.
A practical farmer, planter who
knows how to turn the undeveioped
resources Of farm into profit, has
proposed the new scheme. He Is Eu.
gene Barmore. who. with his brother.
r. l.. Barmore. operates one Of the
most diversified and profitable plan
tatiohs In this section. Their planta-
tion Is situated between Donalds and
Ware Shoals. %
English ringneck pheasants have
been raised at profit by Mr.. Bar
more for several years. The birds are
easily raised and demand fancy prices
as breeding stock. he says The birds
are ravenously fond of boil weevils
and will keep a cotton field clear OF
the pests. BY clipping the last joint
OF one wing. the birds are prevented
from flying and may be kept In any
field enclosed with woven wire. ac-
cording to MFR. Barmore. They do not
eat crops and both cotton and pheas
ants may be grown at a prof. on the
same land. the planter declares.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Farmer Killed BY Accident.

Belton--A distressing accident Aaps
pened on the Pepper place. two miles
west Of here. which resulted later In
the death of Charles F. Taylor. dt
seems Mr.. Taylor was demonstrating
stump-pulling machine when tle
lever broke and struck him In me
head, crushing his skull. He 3ns
brought to Belton at once. whore doc.
tore, after e1aming him, rushed him
to the Anderson hospital Shortly az
ter his arrival there he died. having
been unconscious from the tizns of TIE.
accident. si /, s i
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Laurens Sells Bonds.

Laurens.--City council has sold two
bond issues amounting to $4,000 for
SS IA. the proceeds of which are to
be used in sewerage extension and
street improvements. The bonds were
bought by a Cincinnati Arm. through
A. II. Montieth OF Columbia. The
bonds were authorized in an election
held several months ago. One issue
was for $4,000 and the other for $685..
600
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Prisoners Escape Through Sewer

Frankfort. Ky.--Eight OF the most
desperate prisoners in the Kentucky
state reformatory. including one who
was serving a life term for murder.
escaped from the main prison through
q sewer. Seven Of the men got out
side the walls. but were recaptured
within an hour, and the eighth was
found two hours later hiding In the
shirt factory. =
The delivery was pIanne< <fby George
Miller, of Coviugtou. KY. e>rving ave
years for robbery.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
MEEnNs FOR EVEN gQaGl
Committee oetllnss PlenS Fstt tetSte
Wide Organization and WoSk
To De Done.

Columbia. Decision 70 cali ma
ings In every county In the state IA
get the tax program OF the state 2ox
South Carolina taxpayers conferences
before the people and the appointment'
OF various subcommittee to work Tor;
the tax program were the more tia<
portant actions reached by the exc.
cutive committee OF the South Caro-
lima taxpayers conference here. This
committee was chosen at the state
wide tax meeting here December u.
Need for immediate action baing ap-.
parent. the executive COMMITTEES de.
cided to hold meetings in each county
In the state. and with that In view,
directed each member OF the state
executive committee to appoint =
chairman OF the counties in his dis.
trict. who will be expected to arrange
for and hold the meeting, at which
meeting some one will explain to the
taxpayers the program for their ap-
proval. &
The program. which will be pro.
posed to the legislature will aug,
gest ways and means by which the
state property tax may be reduced
from 40 to 80 per cent. and at the
same time equalize the burden OF
taxation. so, that the tax burden on
property will be gradually reduced.
Acting under instructions from the
Taxpayers association, the executive
committee is prepared to suggest to
the taxpayers the following program
for new sources of revenue: Gaso-
line tax. 100000; occupation tax.
$350,o00: Inheritance tax, S250,000: in
crease in the corporation license tax.
S25o,OO0; increase in the public SER
vice corporation franchise tax, $780,
600; income tax, s1,000,000. and lux
ury tax. s150,000. II the general as
sembly will enact the above tax laws.
1T will produce approximately $2.9o0.-
900. the committee says.
The gasoline tax will be applied to
road maintenance and will take the
place OF the two mill property tax for
roads. The occupation tax will be
placed on occupations and professions
not otherwise taxed. such. for In.
stance. as brokers. etc. A graduated
inheritance tax, the details OF which
will be worked out by the legislature.
will raise considerable revenue. An
increase in the corporation license
tax from one to two mills was recon-
mended, and also an increase In the
public service corporation franchise
tax from three to Ave mills. The
committee favors a luxury tax.
In studying the tax situation, the
committee is convinced that one OF
the causes of complaint is due to the
fact that the people themselves have
voted special levies for local pur-
poses, which. in many instances, far
exceed the amount necessary for state.
purposes. Therefore, the committed
earnestly recommended most rigid
economy in county expenditures.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12

pOrDOU9t Soooo tN6ro08o IN Na<uo.
An increase OF $S.s97,sl4 In the to-
tai value Of all taxable personal prop.
erty IN South Carolina for 1891 over
1890 u reported In. the abstracts OF
county auditors to- the comptroller
general. In 1890 the total value OF all
taxable personal property was $1fB,.
4S3. .281. % against $1S6, 4s1 ,0s5 for the
rear Just closed, the returns OF the
auditors show.
The abstracts contain some inter.
esting figures on personal property.
The returns for 1921 show that South
Carolina has 20s.5s4 mules valued at
$12.612,72b, as against 20s,67 In 1890.
at avalue OF $14.7SS, 700. These fig.
ures Indicate that the mule population
slightly decreased during 1921.
A total OF 70.1S3 horses was re-
turned throughout the state and they
were valued at $S.722.SS1. as against
74.bSS as value OF $4.373.35S. The
horse population also decreased dur
Ing the past year. according to the
As for donkies. jacks, ponies and
colts, they seem to have disappeared
rapidly, oaly 4,290 being returned for
1921, against $3.50 for 1920. The
value Of these donkeys. jacks, ponies
and colts in 1921 was s11s,396, as
compared with $459.6ss in 1920.
Cattle also decreased from 312S96
in 1920 to 2s0,725 for the year just
closed. The value Of cattle in 1920
was $5,577,973, and in 1921 it was
only s4.455,s70.
Sheep and goats also lost out with
total for 1921 of 23,9s7 and a value
OF S36.329, as compared with 1851
in 1920 and a value OF s50.S4O.
Hogs dropped considerably in num-
ber for the year with total return
ed OF 245,931 and value OF S1,O52.-
ITO, as compared with 340,S63 and a
value of s1,629.S7s for 1920.
Carriages, wagons, carts. buggies.
drays and trucks numbered 222.759
for the year just ended and were val.
ued at S3,640,929, as against total
OF 241.52S and value of S4,633.597
in 1920.
Automobiles, auto trucks, motor
cycles and bicycles jumped to 1851
at value Of s16.329 $50. as compared
with $3.50 at a value OF s15.137.236
for the year 1920. While this is a
big increase, there are still large
number of motor vehicles, missing, !"
as the state highway department has
licensed approximately $4,000 ma
chimes in the state for 1921, not In
cluding bicycles. and when this is con.
sidered 1t Is noted that a considera.
BILE number of the motor vehicles must
be out of commission, dead or absent
without leave.
Only 1921 gold or silver watches,
5ewelry and silver--plate- were re-
turned at value OF $213,2SO, which
would Indicate that very few gold
watches are hanging around in pock-
cts. In 1920 total OF 1924 gold or
silver watches. jewelry and silver
plate was returned at value of $23l.-
304 For the past year Charleston
reported the largest number, with
$50, while Jasper tailed the list with
seen.
Household furniture was returned
at a value OF s12,136,62f while the
value Of office furniture or shop equip
ment was given at s794,715. Both
these items were only slight decreases
from 1920.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Pepper to succeed penro.e.

Philadelphia OF Geo.
Wharton Pepper, of Philadelphia, as
United States senator to succeed the
late Roise Penrose, Is expected to
come from Governor Sproul nnlsss a
last minute change Ia decided upon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Three Killed In collision.

Wichita, Kas.-Three persons were
killed and one probably fatally In
jured as the result of an automobile
collision here. A seven.months-old
baby was hurled 100 feet. but was un.
injured.