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$200,000,000 PRIZE
IN BIG TAX FIGHT
STATES TO SEEK MONEY COL¬
LECTED BY GOVERNMENT
DURING CIVIL WAR.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—An effort
will be made at the next session to
have congress authorize various state
governments to bring suit against the
United States for recovery of some
$200,000)000 which, it is alleged.* was
illegajly collected during the civil war.
Legislatures of several ^states have
authorized theiV governors to employ
counsel and to enter suit as Soon as
congress paves the way. A resolution
to thift end has been drafted and will
be offered. ■*% r \
federal Th^ resolution . contends, the
government levied 'a^ctax
agtunjst manufactured goods .an<iM ijloli
material &nd and collectel It iff during recit&M&fit
1867 1868. further
'•it wj^s then and has ever been eon
tenddl by many <gtiz<$jk that' said
taxesj were levied in violation of the
federal constitution, because, aA alleg:
ed, they were not direct taxes and
were not apportioned among the
states according to population, as re?
quitted by Article 1, Section 2, of the
Constitution."
Adoption of the resolution would
permit Isuits to be brought against the
United States in the supreme court
by any and every state witch Has
passed or within four years shall pas*
an act authorizing its representative
to advance its claim for repayment of
the taxes.
It is contended that when the su¬
preme court about twenty-five years
ago threw out a federal income tax on
Camilla Council R. & S. M. No. 31
meets 5th Thursday Night at 7:30,
all visiting Companions invited.
M. A. Warren, Jno. C. Butler,
111 Master. * Recorder.
Camilla Lodge No. 128 F. & A. M.
meets 1st Thursday Nights at 7:30,
3rd Thursday Afternoons at 2:30.
Visiting brethren invited.
Jno. C. Butler, * J. L. Palmer,
W. M. S^ct’y.
Camilla Chapter No. 133 meets 3rd
Thursday Night at 7:30 Visiting
Companions invited.
P. C. Cullens, Jno. C. Butler,
H. P. Recorder,
FARM LOANS
We negotiate loans quickly on improved farm
* lands in Mitchell County at 6 per cent interest. Loans
made from $500.00 and up. Our facilities are the hest
there is, and our source is leading Life Insurance Com¬
panies, ample funds at all times. If you need a loan,
write us and we will call to see you at once.
Bivins Loan Company
MOULTRIE, GEORGIA
November 11, Armistice Day, is a sort of interna¬
tional Fourth of July—a great day in the history of
the world.
The day you start your first bank account will be
a great day in your life’s history—it will mark the date
when you began your real business wiifi career.
If you are unfamiliar banking customs, drop
into our bank any day and on* of our courteous officials
will make everythng clear t<5 you; Then when you are
ready to open your account you will understand the pro¬
cedure.
PLANTERS 5 CITIZENS BANK.
CAMILLA, GEORGIA
the ground that it was contrary to the
constitution of-the United States, at
that time without the income tax
amendment, the court gave encourage¬
ment to the claims for the collection
of the civil war tax payments The
income tax, it is argued, is no more a
direct tax than was *the old ad valo¬
rem tax of civil war days. Hence, it is
contended, the latter is as illegal as
the former before the constitution
was changed.
For many years southern members
of congress have been trying to re¬
cover they ad valorem tax payments
for their constituents. About $68,000,
000 of the total was collected on cot
ton—at first at the rate of $10 a bale
and later at $15. Their efforts met
with no success. Now eastern and
western states have, joined in the
movement.
Seventeen states have employed
counsel to secure refund of the taxes.
They are North Carolina, South Caro¬
lina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Delaware, New
York, New Hampshire, West Virginia,
Indians. Illinois, Minnesota, Mon¬
tana, Oregon and Utah.
Philatheas To Meet
Friday Afternoon
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The Phliathea Class of the Baptist
Sunday School will hold their tegular
monthly business and social meeting
Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Chas. H. Taylor. The
ladies who will act as hostesses are
Mrs. O. H. Taylor, Mrs, Bob Tayk>r,
Mrs. Jeff Gaulden, Mrs. L. A. Harjfer,
Mrs. J. V. Jackson and Mrs. W.. F.
Stoudenmire. Let all the ladies plan
to have a part in the pleasure of the
gathering this afternoon.
SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING.
The Intermediate B. Y. P, U. social
held at the Baptist parsonage Friday
evening was largely attended and ivas
a season of . much fun, Mrs, j/ G.
Graham was in charge of the plans
for the t evening’s festivities in the
form of an "Apple Social,” and many
enjoyable games and contests kept
things lively. Delightful refreshments
were served during the evening.
DIAMOND BRIDGE CLUB.
Mrs. W. J. Fleming was a charming
hostess of Friday afternoon, enter¬
taining the Diamond Bridge club at
her home on South Harney street.
Fall roses of brilliant hues and deli*
cate fragrance, decorated the rooms
where the guests sat. After an hour
of bridge a tempting salad course and
hot tea were enjoyed as refreshments.
Examination Paper and all school
supplies at The Enternrise Office.
DRY FORCES IN
. LEAD IS CLAIM
“WE ARE WINNING ALL ALONG
LINE," WHEELER WILL SAY
IN SPEECH.
WASHINGTON.—A note of warn¬
ing and a paean of congratulations
for the accomplishments in prohibition
enforecettient down to this time are
sounded in a report prepared by
Wayne B. Wheeler, chief counsel, for
presentation tomorrow to the biennial
convention of the Anti-Saloon League
of America at Chicago.
With 40 national wet organizations
mdblizing against the prohibition
amendment, Mr. Wheeler declares
there must be eternal vigilance by
the dry forces. Already there has
rbeen challenging opposition, he says,
but adds that in the face of the fight
the prohibition forces have moved
uphill steadily.
“No similar policy of government
has shown a more continuous con¬
servative gain,” he asserts, adding:
“The desperate ferocity of the op¬
position of the wet minority today is
a testimony to the increasing effect
tiveness of enforcement. We are
winning all along the line.”
Citing the activities of the associa
tion against the prohibition amend¬
ment and the National America
League as typical of the work of the
wet organization. Mr. Wheeler in¬
forms his fellow dry workers that
these - associations are concentrating
on two plans:
“Political campaigns to pick off the
drys In Congress and State Legis¬
latures and a publicity campaign of
misrepresentation of prohibition.”
W. W. Atterbury, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, and Lars An¬
derson, former American minister of
are two and a half dozen or
more men whom Mr. Wheeler say^
are named by the association against
the prohibition amendment as con¬
tributors to their campaign funds to
elect members of Congress.
Mr. Wheeler submits some sugges¬
tions for better law enforcement
based in conferences with officers
charged with that duty. They include
the rousing of public sentiment with¬
in local communities through educa¬
tional campaigns; campaigns for elec¬
tion candidates avowedly for enforce¬
ment and in sympathy with the law;
aiding of faithful officers by re¬
porting violations and supporting
honest officers against unjust at¬
the removal of derelict officials
other methods fail.
As an aid to law enforcement in
the national field, it is announced
,
that further efforts will be made to
legislation placing prohibition
under the civil service provid¬
ing jail sentences for offenders en¬
gaged in the commercialized illegal
liquor traffic; providing for the depor¬
tation of aliens convicted of violating
prohibition and narcotic laws.
20,000,000 A YEAR
' IN JEWELS BURIED
IMMENSE WEALTH PUT AWAY
WITH CORPSES. SAYS PRESI¬
DENT OF MORTICIANS.
ATLANTA, G».—Twenty million
dollars worth of jewelry is buried each
year with the 2(000,000 Americans
who die annually, according to Fred
W. Patterson of Atlanta, who is the
retiring prsident of the National Se¬
lected Morticians.
He estimates that $2,000,000 is now
buried under the turf in American
cemeteries, exceeding the annual out¬
put of the world's gold and silver
mines.
The jewelry that is buried, however,
is usually more of a sentimental rath¬
er than a valuable kind, and he es¬
timates that the average corpse is in¬
terred with about $10 worth of val¬
uables.
Wedding rings, cuff links and the
like, and .very few expensive rings or
brooches, are left on the corpse, Mr.
Patterson declared. In his twenty-five
years’ work as a mortician he has
known only one woman to be buried
with a valuable diamond brooch on
her person, and one man was buried
wearing an expensive scarf pin.
Watches are rarely buried with a
person, he stated.
Superstition concerning the burial
of the depd is disappearing rapidly,
Mr. Patterson said, and in its place is
respect and affection.
JUNIOR SOCIAL.
A highly enjoyable social meeting
of the Junior B. Y. P. U. was held at
the Baptist parsonage Saturday even¬
ing. A varied program of games and
fun was carried out and every one had
a good time. Tempting refreshments
U. D. G. To Honor
Boys of World War
llie Camilla chapter U. D. C. will
meet in the club room Wednesday af¬
ternoon, Nov. 18, at 3:15. This will
be a special program commemorating
the deeds of our boys in the World
War.
The following program will be car¬
ried out:
Song, “Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean”—Club.
Short report of U. D. C. Conven¬
tion.
Things that make a Soldier Great—
Robert Culpepper.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. Deans.
A Patriotic Creed—Idus Moore.
Armistice iDay—Mrs. J. M. Spence.
Flanders Fields—Julius Jackson.
Reply, to Flanders Fields—Mrs. B.
L, Holton.
All mothers, whose Son$ served in
the World War, have a very special
invitation to be present.
Typewriter Ribbons, Tyewriter Pa¬
per and other office supplies at The
Enterprise Office.
Pecan Nursery Stock
Large supply of young trees, several varieties,
ready for setting.
Trees have been treated and inspected for inter¬
state shipment.
For further information apply to
Acree & Whiting
T. A. Acree, Sr. CAMILLA, GA. j. D. Whiting
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Gin Days
Beginning week of OctQber 26th and continuing
until further notice we will operate our gins
r v Friday and Saturday of each week
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Remnant Cotton
We want to buy your remnant cotton and will
pay you highest price for it.
Garden Guano
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High grade guano, suitable for gardens and
truck patches. See us for prices.
Georgia Manufacturing Co.
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GREENWOOD NEWS.
We are so giad to see these pretty
sunshiny days, after so much dreary
weather. Almost all of the farmers
still have their corft to gather and
quite a number have their peanuts to
pick yet. So we know they are glad
to see these beautiful days also.
Mrs. J. C. DeGraffenreid, of DeSoto
City, Fla., is the gqest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Fitzgerald. She
accompanied Mrs. H. W. Kirby, who
is also of DeSoto City, to Georgia on
a motor trip. Mrs. Kirby is looking af¬
ter some business matters at Bacon
ton while here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Oliver, who re¬
cently moved to-Cairo, spent the past
week-end With relatives here.
Several from this community at¬
tended the program at Hopeful last
Friday evfffiing and reported a very
pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Fitzgerald and
children of Baconton, spent Sunday
here with Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Fitzger¬
ald.
We are glad to see Mr. Arnold Hen-
=fe
slee out last again week. after a few days ill-Tj.
ness
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Bishop of Pel¬
ham, were in this vicinity a short
while Tuesday afternoon, stopping
with Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Fitzgerald,
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kirbo, Mrs. By¬
ron Salter and Mrs. Baker Funder
burke, of Bainbridge, passed throughjf
here last Tuesday, enroute to Fitz¬
gerald, where they attended the con¬
vention and stopped over a short
while with Mrs. M. Henslee.
CARD OF THANKS.
Our hearts are full of gratitude to
our friends for their many acts of
kindness and sympathy to us and fo£‘
the many beautiful floral offerinjgs,
during the illness and at the tiir.g of
the death of our beloved mother.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stoudenmire
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Stoudenmire
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stoudenmire
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stoudenmire
Mr.‘and Mrs. J. H. Hasty ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Calhoun -i
T. T. Stoudenmire
Miss Dosia Stoudenmire
* Miss Josie Stoudenmire.