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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
additional Tax Exemptions

IN the Victory Liberty Loan Act
for the purpose OF stabilizing the
market for the ii per cent. Lib
erty bonds. congress provided the
following additional exemptions from
taxation:
90 The interest received ON and
after January !. 1919. until the ex-
piration of 5 years after the termina-
ton of the war. on an amount OF
second Liberty loan. converted and
unconverted, the Third Liberty loan
and the Fourth Liberty loan. the
principal Of which does not exceed
$50 900 in tho aggregate. owned by
any individual. partnership, associa-
ton or corporation. will be exempt
from surtaNes. excess profits and wal.
profits taxes now or hereafter inpos-
ed by the United States upon the in
come or profits Of partnerships. asso-
Citations Or corporations. This eXemp-
ton became effective upon the ap-
provd of the Victory Liberty Loan
Act and is in addition to all other
exemptions therefore conferred and
is independent Of any subscription TO
notes Of the Victory Liberty Loan.
(2) In addition TO ali other cE-
emDtions provided By law. a subscrib-
er for notes of the Victory Liber:y
loan will be entitled 10 an exemption
from SurtaNes. excess profits and va"
profits taxes rs to the interest rccel''-
cd on and after January !, 1919, on
not exceeding $50. 900 in the aSSre-
cat" of bonds : the First Lipc:':N
Loan converted tiic Second Liberty
Loan. converted and unconvert2h. thn
Third Liberty Loan and Fourth Lin
ertv Loan. provided t!lat he original
" .subScribes for and still holds at the
date cf his tax return. at least ono
third as many notes of the Victory
Liberty Loan. This exemption do"s
not continue for > years aftc:' the
termination of tho war. but c>'en'iS
through the life of The notes OF II"
Victory Liberty Loan 50 subscria"l 70:
and held.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Publishers Urge
Repeal of Law
Another Protest Made Against
Postal Rate

New York, April 25-The Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton at the closing session here to-
day of its annual convention adopted
resolution urging the incoming
congress to repeal or suspend for two
years the war time act Of 1917 rails
ing the second class postal rates. The
resolution declared that such rates
crude and unscientific in character
and burdensome alike to newspapers
and their subscribers are illsuited 10
the needs of the country.
The resolution also asked that be-
fore any new legislation changing
rates in effect at the outbreak Of the
war be enacted an expert commits
sion be appointed to inquire into the
operations of the postoffice in regard
to carrying second class matter. This
commission would ascertain the ac-
1ual cost Of such operations with a
view to assessing equitable rates.
The election Of officers developed q
contest for the presidency Of the as
sociation between Frank P. Glass Of
the Bennington (Ala) News, incum-
bent, and Richard Hooker of the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Mr..
Glass was reelected. -Four of the
eight directors whose terms had eX-
pred also were reelected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
DELIGHTFUL
REMEDY FOR
LAZY LIVER
CaIotabs, the Perfected Nausea
less CalomeI, Sets the Liver
Right Without the Slightest
Nausea or Danger.

Feel mean. look yellow? Your liver
is out of fix. The poisonous bile IS
being retained in your SYSTEM. You on
say 1 know calomeI will set me
straight. but / haze to take. calomeis
Why not try Calorabs. the. purified
calon.el that is as delightful to take.
as 1t is beneficial in cleansing the lly-:
or, aad purifying the SYSTEM ? Gallo
tabs give you all Of the valuable rned-5
icinal qualities of calomel but are
entirely freed from the unpleasanIs
and dangerous effects. One tablet at
bedtime with swallow Of water
that's all. No taste, no gripping, no mats
sea, no salts. You wake up in the
morning feeling fine, with clean.
liver and hearty appetite. Eat what
YOU please,-no danger of salvation
Calotabs are sold only in Originally
sealed packages. price thirty five
cents The finest medicine in the
world for biliousness, indigestion,
headache and constipation. So fine
that your druggist is authorized TO-
refund the price as a. guarantee that
you will be thoroughly delighteds
with Calotabs-fadv.)
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Pays For Loan
Bank Pays County To Use Bank
Funds

Winnsboro, April 24.-It is believed
that Fairfield county can boast OF the
mcst advantageous financial arrange
ment for borrowing money OF any
county in the State This year the
Merchants and Planters Bank OF
Winnsboro. Of which Senator t. ii.
ketchin is president, actually pays
the county one-fourth of i per cent.
on the $25.000 to be borrowed by the
county for the privilege Of making
the loan. The details of the arrange
mcnt provide that all county officers
shall make their deposits Of county
funds in the bank which agrees tc
lend the amount needed by the coun-
ty. The banks in the county arc cali
od upon to bid for the loan. and the
Merchants and Planters Bank this
year agreed TO pay the county ono
fourth Of per cent. OF the loan on
the condition that the county officers
deposit their funds in that bank.
For number Of years the county
has been borrowing at a low rate Of
interest. In 1913 the rate was 3 IL
per cent; in 1914 it was 5 per cent. in
1916 per cent. in 1917 and 1918 no
charge was made on money borrowed
and this year the arrangement above
stated was agreed upon.
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Talk Of Cotton Seed
Food Administration Meets Men
Of Industry

Washington, April 25-Reprcscnta-
tves of the cotton seed industry. COM
posed of growers, millers and rein
ers, conferred with the cotton seed
division of the food administration
to-day relative to the governments
stabilization program by which d
mimumunr price for cotton seed has
been contained in agreement with the
industry.
Efforts were made to pass resolu-
ton asking that the government pro
gram be stabilized: in other words
that the government relinquish its
control. After several hours Of dis
cussion the industry was unable 20
agree on concerted action and the
meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
Officials Of the food administration
expect the resolutions to be passed al
the next meeting, but it was predicted
that this would have no effect on the
food administration and government
control would continue until after dis
poSal of the present crop.
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II We All Pull Together.

Germany said we couldn't raise a.
army-but we did. Germany sail;
we couldn't transport that arm:
across three thousand miles of ocean
and through the J-Boat zone-bu.
we did
Germany said we couldn't train a,:d
equip that army in time to get into
the fight-but we turned the It'd" o.
victorious march On Paris. and =oi
the war-won il months sooncl' :ilan
anyone believed possible:
Because the nation turned its
whole thought and energy TO winning
the war. because every man and |yo-
man in America came FORWARD! freely
to offer his or her time. dollars and
effort TO the great common purpose
Today VIC are facing Il new trial
and a new opportunity.
And some men say that we canno;
realize the era OF prosperity that lies
almost within our grasp. with its in
crease in industry AID ;rade. its good
wages and employment fo;, al.
Eut we can-if we all pull ,oGeth-
or. a nation united in y common
purpose WINS victories oi peace as
we'll as victories OF Wa.
The Grst step is, to finish Tho job s.e'
have or hand. so tha; We can turn
all our energies freely 10 the tasks
ahead
Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan
invest in the future CT america.
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ai1Lb1oNs FOR ROAD BUILDING
Suggests Foresight in View OF Future
Motor-Transport Service.

Reent reviews Of the road-building
situation in the United States, sent
out by the United States Department
OF Labor. have brought many reports
Of new projects to the Information
Education Service Of the department.
There are available for use between
now and 1921, for State roads, funds
to the amount of $266, $50 900. For the
present fiscal year, there is available
ST 500 900, but this amount obtain
able from the Federal government
for 1919 is small compared with the
appropriations involved in plans now
being carried forward in all parts of
the country, since projects in IS States
total S755, 900 900. These figures, rep
resenting expenditures eXDedient in
the immense area coverd by the Unit
ed States, give promise Of great in
dustrial expansion
Great Britain. for restoring its
roads viii spend about the same
amount that Pennsylvania has decid-
ed to use in road building-10,0 ,000,-
900 pounds, or about s50,oo0,00o. 1t
is proposed by the English govern
uleDl ~ Create d ilSW !lilIIiSlty NlliNii
will have charge of all systems of
communication in the country
roads, railways. and canals. Opposi-
ton to the plan is strong. since the
n1inister-elect, Sir Eric Geddes. has
been identified with railways and it is
feared that he will naturally discrinIi
nate in their favor. The scheme Of
laying 1000 miles Of light railways,
called agrailS, also, is not in favor, as
it is believed that this system will be
detrimental TO the motor-transport
service.
In view Of the attitude Of English
men, who confidently look forward to
such rapid development of the motor
transport service that freishting VIII
become much cheaper than it is under
present conditions. it is pointed out
that the United States should Sc
"iously look toward the future when
railway freight transportation will be
largely supplemented by the use Of
the great .orries so efficient in war
service. For this reason road build
ing assumes an importance that may
rapidly grow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Naval Seaplane
Ready For Start
Machine Prepared for Over
seas .sJump Off,

,Rockaway, \. Y, April 27.-The big
naval seaplane NC-3, which corplet-
ed a successful trial at the naval air
station here today, may Jump off,
any time now for Newfoundland on
the first leg Of its trip overseas, ac-
cording TO q statement tonight by
Commissioner John L. Towers, in
c,.arge Of the navy Departments
plans for a transatlantic flight.
Commander Towers asserted the
machine was ready for its big hop.
but declined to say whether it would
be held here until the NC-4 and NC
1, the other naval entries are ready
for fight. 1t is said these planes viii
not be ready to take the air until the
end of this week.
Commander Towers made his state
ment after he had talked with the
pilots who today had taken the NC:
Up for two short but satisfactory
fights. On each trip the machine car
ried about $4,000 pounds
While official announcement of Off
GERS and crews selected for the fish1
IS not expected until tomorrow, word
has been received here from Wash
ington that Lieut.. Walter *. Hintor
and Elmer f Stone have been Sc
lected to pilot TWO Of the machines.
Three Of the l.'-5 type Of plane which
recently made good showinSs al
Hampton Roads for both speed and
duration have arrived here. 1t is be-
lieved they will CONVOY the larger sea
planes on the first :eg of the trip
ryp,,,
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The Barra@c Is Dowii-ic:'s Drive
Washington. April 21.--Spec;al ef-
; forts to obtain oversubscriptionS
from communities Ia counter5alanc.
possible undcrsubscriptionS from 9th
ers viii be made this week by Vic
tory Liberty Lean committees at til.
request OF the srcasai'y.
After canvasSing the financial situ-
alton throughout the country nation
cred that vicissitudes OF the postwar
read iustm"ni period have reduced the
ordinary ability of some communities
to subscribe the same proportions as
in previous loans. although in many
cases they bave been assigned the
same proportionate qouta. For this
reason cities. towns and country com
munitieS which have not been adj
vcrsely affected by the cessation Of;
war activities We're urged in MESA <: $
sent toda:- TO al! loan committees by
tn" treasury 10 exceed their quotas
wherever possible.
Unofficial reports today recorded
many communities which passed their
goals within the first week of the
campaign. and told of mov ments 10
devote tho remaining Two weeks to
niiinG UP generous oVersubScrip;iDn:..
Messages today reported additions
10 the $7105.322%%. 100 total subscriptions
for ;he national recorded last night
but these Will not be checked ofic:.ll-
~ and tabulated until tomorrow.
Secretary Glass today designated
Wednesday. May :. during The last
week of the loan drive. rs Navy
Day and instructed loan commit
tees to observe that day in q man
ner which viii fittingIy honor ;!le
American navy" which. he sad.
overcome the submarine menace and
Gid SO much 10 win the war;"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Council of Three
Considers Ports
Italian and Japanese Questions
Not Discussed by President
and Two PrenaierS

Paris. April 2G (sy the Associated
Pr"ss) The council OF three. com
prising Preniers Lloyd George and
CIomenceau and President Wilson. to-
day concluded consideration OF the re-
ports on pcrls and waterways and the
report OF the financia! commission. al
Of which were approved.
The Italian and japanese questions
We're not considered.
The council approved for insertion
in the treaty an article assuring the
right of aerial transit over enemy t2:-
ritory after the conclusion Of peace.
It also approved articles concernin5;
the disposition OF enemy property N
former German colonies and re@a:1-
ing the disposition Of German priso',-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
hip Contracts Have
Been Cancelled
Government Will Build No More
Vessels for Merchant
Marine

Washington, April 25.-Cancella-
ton of contracts made during the war
for construction of 100000 tons Of
steel ships was announced today by
the shipping board, which is prepar-
ing to close government workzia many
yards throughout the country. This
brings total cancellations since the
signing of the armistice to 100000
tons.
In the. brief announcement issued
from the office of Chairman Hurley,
no reference was made to the actual
mum bers of contracts involved or to
the yards affected by the cancellation
order. It was explained, however,
that action at this time would not
come as a surprise to builders, as no.
of the boards new policy, the chief
feature Of, which was the elimination
of building plans for all ships under
II. 900 tons.
At the end Of March about 500
ships for the board had been launch
aed but not delivered. These ships rep
resented a. tonnage of about 1,S06,-
089. On The same date keels had been
laid for some 500 ships aggregating
5000, 900 tons
Shipping board officials said they
We're unable to give the actual num-
Der of contracts outstanding or. later
figures than of March 81. It was in
dicated, however, that yards like Hog
Island along with smaller plants on
the Atlantic. Pacific and Gulf coasts
would lose some government busi-
ness.
Three days after the armistice
Chairman Hurley announced that the
board had been making a complete
resuryey Of its construction program
and contracts. From that time on.
he said, it was planned to build ships
with reference to suitability for
special service and with particular
reference to more economical cost Of
operation. During the war, while
there was pressing demand for tom
mage contracts were placed without
regard to cost "a condition which the
board agreed could not continue in
peace tines In view of the. plans for
a change Of system of building, it
was said that builders, and especially
the smaller yards. knew months ago
whether they would be affected by
government cancellations, regarded
then as certain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Americans Are
Confident
Believe Settlement Can Be
Reached in Italian
Question

Paris, Apri l25.-Whi1e the Amer
ican delegates expressed regret over
the temporary break With the Ital-
ians, they apparently were confident
today. that some settlement would be
effected when Premier Orlando con-
fers with the Italian parliament. The
general opinion in American circles
is that the making Of peace will be
somewhat DELAYED by the Italian in
cident.
There is no hint, however, that
President Wilson will yield in the
slightest concerning Fiume and in
the opinion of the Americans an
agreement can only be reached by a
change in the Italian attitude.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Blockade At Havana
Fishing Vessels Will Not Be
Permitted to Garry Rum to
America

Havana. Cuba. April 12.-The cap
tain of the Port Of HAVANA has noti-
fed firms which furnish supplies for
fishing vessels that watch will be
kept over such shipping and that
visits Of inspection Will be made to
see that they carry no more food and
LIQUOR supplies when leaving port
than is necessary for their own use.
This measure is due TO information
received by the port Official that sew
eral fishing vessels have taken guam
titles OF rum and other liquors aboard
to be exchanged in American juris-
dictional waters for other merchan-
disc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
KLINE TO SPEAK ON
NATIONS LEAGUE
chautauqua Audiences Will Hear
Mastery Address.
Speaker Points Out High Cost OF Hate
and the High Returns OF
Just Dealing.

'The New Competition" is the sub
ject of the lecture given by r. E. p.
Kline at the coming Redpath Chautau-
qua here. In it. among other ques-
tons, he discusses the League of Na-
tions, pointing out the law of the higl.
cost of hate and the large profits of
lust dealing. This Will be one of the
vital lectures of the week.
There is no question which has
aroused more interest than the prob.
lem of the League of Nations. The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

entire world has been stirred by it, and
the policy Of nations for many years
may be determined by it. Every Amer
lean citizen should welcome the op-
portunity to hear Mr.. Kline in his
great lecture.
Mr.. Kline is an eloquent, forceful
speaker, who talks from a comprehen-
sive stud, of his subject. He has lee
tured or various circuits of the Red
path Cl,autauqua for the past twelve
years and has earned a greet reputa-
ton as :; platform speaker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Orlando Given Ovation
italians Workd Up To High
Pitch Of Excitement

Turin. April 26-When Pr"lnier
Orlando reached here yesterday. en-
route from Paris to Rom" he was
greeted hy an immenS" lhroEG. Nd
dressing the crowd Sisnor orlando
said he had been defending Italy :
rights bu, his responsibility had como
10 AN end with a No" Asking how
he should have answered a great unit
ed shout Of NO arose and the dem
onstration lasted ten minutes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Barzilai Won't Return
Italian Peace Delegate Says he
is Through

Paris. April 2S.-The newspapers:
report that Salvatore Brazilai, member
of the italian peace delegation, de-
clared that he did not intend to Fee
turn to Paris. He left Paris on Frt-s
day with Premier Orlando -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Little Big Sticks S Legion
Col Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
Comments On Eligibility of
Confederate Veterans

New York. April 2S.-Col Theodore
Roosevelt. referring to the accept
ance Of former confederates as mem
bers of the American Legion. said
that all questions of eligibility would
be decided at the meeting in St.
Louis on May Sth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Victory Loan Iags
Less Than Three Quarters of a
Billion Tabulated at Treasury

Washington April Is Little moye
than six hundred and fifty million dol
lars had been subscribed for the &c
tory Liberty loan and officially taba-
lated at the treasury today,
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REMOVAL NOTICE.

have moved my Office frone No.
\. Main St, and am now located at.
NO. / West Liberty Street, over Spann's
Grocery Store.
w. B. UPsHUR
General Agent, Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance CO.
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Reidsville, \. c.. April 2s.-Mrs.
Alfred Galloway and three children
were burned to death this morning
in their home here.
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Fire in Greenville
Colonial Apartments Destroyed
Causing Loss 100000
p1. The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Greenvilie. S. c.. April z6.-Fire OF
unknown origin destroyed the Colon
ial Apartment building last, night
causing a damage Of two hundred
thousand dollars There were nc
casualties.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-22
Real Estate and Building
NewS Here and elsewhere

tract price is $4,000.
The following cal estate transfers
have been filed in the city collectors
office since the first of the week:
A. Theodore Sweigard TO Albert II.
Bowers, block 157, lot II, Market
street: through r. T.. Comegys.
Julian Werschensli to Boris j..
Rabiner, block PIG, lot ~, State
street, through Harry S. Medinets.
Max Roth and wife to Samuel Ra-
~tenbunsky. block 1879, lots 3 and 4,
New Brunswick avenueS through
Wight, Wight & Golenbock:
The following deeds have been filed
in the county clerks Office in New
Brunswick from this city during the
past few days:
Benjamin Cohen and wife TO Max
w. Gavronsky, cas- side State street.
at northwest corner, dwelling house
Charles M. Smith.
John Scala and wife to Emil Ho-
zeny and wife, lot S47, north side
Brace avenue. Consideration $4,000.
Annie NJ. Kofoed n husband to
Andrew Novak and wife, lots 456 TO
461. east side Mary street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-22
URGES SUPPORT
Of BOND ISSUE
Strong in Letter to Chairman
Lyon Points Out Needs of
Campaign

Adrian Lyon, chairman of the Vic
tory Liberty Loan campaign, which is
to start in this city on the night of
April Fl, with a big mass meeting in
the high school auditor liam, has made
public a letter from Benjamin Strong,
governor Federal Reserve bank and
chairman of rhe liberty loan commit
tee second federal reserve district.
which explains the great need of the
people of the United States getting
behind the ned bond issue and
making IT. successful. The letter fol-
lows /:
ION tho eve of the anniversary of
the great German dive which Kept
our Allies fight ng so desperately all
last spring, the steady stream OF our
returning soldiers m sailors serves
to remind US OF the audiences with
which with Americas help, that crit
ical situation was reversed and VIC
tory achieved.
"As a subscriber to Liberty Bonds
you played a vital part in winning this
victory. The money n the moral
support o and twenty million other
subscribers gave the government JUS
tihed il in planning for a long war
n In contracting for ~unprecedent-
ed amounts of munitions n supplies.
Unquestionably the knowledge of
Americas preparations was an inn
portant factor in fastening Germany's
surrender and saving thousands OF
American lives.
but the victory is not yet paid for.
The complex war making machine we
created can be dismantled only grad
ually, the immense contracts and
obligations we entered into must be
setaled and our army must be prop
erly maintained till the las soldier
eturns.
This letter is TO acknowledge the
support you have given the govern
ment during the war. to tell o OF
the governments iced for more
money to complete the payment fol
victory and to ask hat you begin now
10 make plans to subscribe 10 the full,
est degree TO the Victor Liberty Loan.
for il is only by the united efforts OF
our people. deeply grateful hat ouI
men are homeward bound instead Of
still fighting in France, that the loar
can be made, like Zach OF its prede'
cessors, an overwhelming success"