The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-19

COLUMBIA NEWS
IN BRIEF FORM
Non Office Holders Cannot I'm
derstand Why Salaries Of
Public Officials are
Not Taxed.
CoTToN RALLY WILL BE
A BIG MEETING
Organization for Victory Loan
Being Formed-stil Agitat=
ing for Special Session.
fBy Harold BooRer.)

49, (tSy dS1IUtU DOOhci.)
Columbia, March 17.-There has
been a great deal of discussion in Co
lunnbia during the last two or three
days over the fact that State, county
and municipal officials do not have
to pay income tax on money PAID
them by the State, county or 9nunici-
paiities. The general public seems
not to have been aware OF that fact
until this year and a great many OF
the State officials themselves did not
know it. Just why congress saw TT
to exempt these officials from the pro-
visions of the law is not known.
VIII be Big Meeting.
Unless all signs fail the rally meet
ing of cotton farmers to be held IN
Columbia on April 3 will be the c;g-
gest meeting Of the kind ever hell in
the State. The farmers Of the State
are aroused as never before over the
cotton situation and they appear to
be better organized than ever before.
Returns received from all over the
State by the central comnitte Of the
South Carolina Cotton Association in
dfcate that the States cotton acreage
will unquestiona bly, be reduced one
third. The general meeting on April
Will open at II O'Clock noon and
there will be addresses by some OF
the leading experts and speakers on
cotton in this country Twelve dele
gates will be elected to represent
South Carolina at.the big meeting to
besheld in New Orleans or Apri! L
Preparing fo1 Victory Loan.
- Preparations for the Victory Loan
campaign are going ahead. Charles
Il. Barron is the head Of the State
committee in charge. of this drive
and an organization is being perfect
ed in each county. There have been
some who were little fearful lest
the low price of cotton and the rather
unsettled state Of affairs in some Sec
tons might rot make it hard work
to put over this campaign. Governor
Cooper is optimistic, however. He
says South Carolina has gone owe:
the top in every drive and that i
will not fail down at this late day.
A Good Slogan.
The Home Bank Of BarnweN has
adopted as the slogan for Barnw,l'
people ''Pigs. Potatoes. Peas, Poul.
try" This is a good slogan for tbs
year with the price Of cotton what il
is.
Keeping up The Fight.
The fight for a special session Ct
the General Assembly for the pas
sage of good roads legislation is con,
tinuing and Notwithstanding repeated
efforts to head it Of seems to he
growing in strength every day. The
announcement Of Governor Coope'
that he did not deem a special session
necessary at this time seems rot tc
have checked the movement in tile
least. Petitions are being circulate
in many counties over the State and
the agitation is being kept up at fey
er heat especially in some sections
And in the meantime people comia"
to Columbia from all sections of The
State report the roads in the wors'
condition in the history of the State.
A symposium of the members o.
the general assembly shows that
there would be no difficulty in pass
ing a good roads bill if the member
should be called back. Enough
members who voted against it at the
regular session have agreed to vot'
for it at special session to insure it
passa ge-if the governor calls one.