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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
9
The fragment cites fear of tyranny and asserts a president or king claiming absolute power over states. It mentions erecting a multitude of troops and sending swarms to harass the people and seize their substance.
The Tax Commission is criticized for wielding powers beyond the constitution with authority to inspect books and seize goods without warrants. Governor Richards campaigned on abolishing the commission, transferring duties to the Comptroller General, citing its failure as a tax collecting agency costing taxpayers over a million.
James Cummings and Henry Borum colored are hospitalized with serious pistol wounds from a Tuesday fight outside Heyden Baptist Church on Wagener Road during Lizzie Rope funeral. Fred Johnson is alleged to have inflicted the wounds. he has not been found. Sheriff’s deputies spread a wide search as more victims were reported.
Fess Hartley, colored, wanted for the murder of Sam Oakman, colored, since September, was apprehended in Augusta yesterday morning. Hartley and Oakman, in a dispute at the North America Kaolin mine near Bath on September 10, led to the shooting. Hartley evaded capture until yesterday and is held by county authorities.
John Cook, a young white man, was injured at the Friar sawmill when thrown against a moving saw. His right leg was cut off below the hip and his right elbow fractured. He was rushed to Aiken Hospital and remains there recovering, with doctors hopeful for his recovery.
The Southeastern Mineral and Mining Company led by president Albert T. Maurice will build a large shipping plant along the Southern Railway near Crofts station about four miles from Aiken. The firm recently bought twenty acres from A W Reynolds at an estimated cost near 100000 dollars. The company operates two mines near Crofts at Bridge Creek and China Springs with a maximum annual output near 60000 tons.
Buster Harris of Newberry a crew member of the submarine S 4 sunk in 101 feet off West End Provincetown Mass. His sister Mrs Lester Abney lives at Vaucluse in Aiken County. The Abneys and relatives had hoped against hope as long as news from the disaster scene gave ground for hope but have at last despaired.
G. A. Lucas Music House in Aiken South Carolina advertises a complete stock of Orthophonic Victrolas stating the instrument will fulfill every musical longing and invites customers to hear any music they wish to hear in the store.
The passage defends Governor Richards and his eleven years in office, asserting the electorate’s support and implying no reason to change leadership. It frames his administration as steady and approved by voters who have not altered their views.
The Chevrolet announces a bigger and better model portfolio with improved design, handling, and ride. Production races to meet a nationwide January debut with dealers prepared for simultaneous exhibitions from Bangor to San Diego. Over 5,500 newspapers will publicize the launch of what is described as the greatest low priced car effort in Chevrolet history.
Governor Richards frees George Rivers, convicted in May 1922 in Aiken County for wrecking an Atlantic Coast Line train that killed engineer Joe Temple. He is released from the Aiken County chain gang after clemency supported by Sheriff Nellie Robinson Judge Hayne F. Rice and ex Solicitor R L Gunter.
The piece notes ongoing discussions in Montana’s house about revenue measures as the Tax Commission estimates rise and the state grows deeper in debt. A tax solution committee, led by Joe P. Lane, weighs a general sales tax though strong statewide opposition remains.
The piece notes fading momentum for tax reform proposals since the last session with Governor Richards urging amendments for a workable system. It warns against a general sales tax, fearing it would burden essentials while lawmakers hope to set machinery for future reform. The public remains uncertain on the amendments and their implications.
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