Mellon proposes broad tax revisions to raise four billion
Secretary Mellon briefs the House Ways and Means Committee on tax revision ideas including a two cent tax on old checks, a ten dollar auto license, higher postal rates, and new levies on cigars and tobacco. He suggests lowering transportation taxes and repealing soda fountain taxes and the excess profits tax while raising corporate and surtax rates. Revenue projections, railroad subsidies, and army navy costs loom as Fordney weighs a four billion dollar year budget.
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Madden
Ilinois
Appropriations Committee
Erskine Trustees Meet On PresidentElection
The Erskine College board met in Gastonia North Carolina to consider a new president to replace Dr J B Moffatt. Reported candidates include Dr J Carson of Newberry Reverend R C Grier of Columbia and Dr Oliver Johnson of Winnsboro. A rumor says Moffatt has been called to a church in Anderson but could not be confirmed.
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Gastonia
N. C
J. 8. Moffatt
J. Carson
D. D
Newberry
R. C. Grier
Columbia
Oliver Johnson
Winnsboro
Moffatt
Anderson
Dr Robertson to Preach at Local Presbyterian Church
Dr Roberton from Galveston Texas will preach at the Presbyterian church here next Sunday in morning and evening services. Morning service starts at 11 oclock instead of 11:15. He will also preach on the following Sundays.
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P. Roberton
First Presbyterian Church
Galveston
Texas
Presbyterian Church
Robertson
Cotton Opens Early At Level Land Courtesy
Mr. Claude Winn of Level Land reports the first open ball of cotton seen this year. The boll is well matured and brought to the office for notice.
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Claude Winn
House committee drafts third expenditure bill after hearings
The committee reviews expenditures for next year and needs of the Shipping Board, the army and the navy. Treasury officers' examinations concluded the hearings on the revision measure, and Republicans plan to draft the final bill. Chairman Fordney warned the work cannot finish in less than three weeks.
Cooperative Market Day on Saturday August 13
Abbeville Chamber of Commerce plans a all town Cooperative Market Day on the second Saturday each month starting August 13. Residents may bring any items to the square to auction trade or sell or even give away with merchants supporting the event. Lemonade may be free and a band may play in the afternoon to accompany trading.
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Chamber II Commerce
Abbeville
Chamber of Commerce
Plymouth Rock rededicated by President Harding in centennial observance
Plymouth Mass August 1 President Harding rededicated Plymouth Rock as a symbol of real human brotherhood during the tercentenary celebration of the Pilgrims landing. He urged world peace and disarmament, praised the English speaking race, and spoke near the rock encased in iron for posterity as Vice President Coolidge and officials attended the ceremony. The Mayflower carried the President to Plymouth with a fleet escort including three battleships and six destroyers.
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Washington
Hatfield Career Ends With Bullet On Court House Steps
Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers were shot on the steps of a Welch court house as Hatfield faced a new shooting charge related to Mohawk violence. Hatfield dies from chest wound. Chambers dies from head and chest wounds. A coroner's jury will determine who shall be held for trial.
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Chambers
Welch
W. Va
Sid Hatfield
G. C. Testerman
Enrico Caruso Dies in Naples After Illness
Naples August 2 Enrico Caruso world’s greatest tenor died at 4 am following an abdominal operation for peritonitis and related complications. Surgeons predicted death hours earlier and his wife Dorothy Benjamin remained at his side. Victor Co claims master records ensure Caruso will live on in recordings for years.
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Enrico Caruso
Caruso
New York
Dorothy Benjamin
Pompeii
Sorgi
Carézanzasodo
Moscati
Boll Weevil Toll Heavily Strikes South Cotton
Washington reports July damage from boll weevil and rain, forecasting U S cotton production at 8 203 000 bales, down 280 000 from prior estimate. Conditions at 84 7 percent of normal mark July 25, with serious damage continuing across the belt. New Orleans notes cotton futures rise, adding about 41 million dollars to Southern planter returns.
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Louisiana
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Miss Clara Adams Visits Sister in Bishopville
Miss Clara Adams is visiting her sister Mrs DesChamps in Bishopville.
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Clara Adams
Mrs. DesChamps
Bishopville
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