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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
MORE INSIDIOUS GERMAN PROP
AGANDA.
Manufacturers Record)

Under the caption German Dye
Trust Strengthened to Fight American
Competition" there was printed in the
Public Ledger OF De
,ombcr'1 the following dispatch from
Berlin:
The five great companies in the
German dyestuff trust whi~.., dur
ing the war, allied themselves
in close community of interest
With the aim Of regaining their
old position in the worlds mar
ilct after the war, are now arm
ing and cquipping themselves with
an even stronger joint organiZa-
ton with the avowed purpose OF
going after the American dye
stuff industry, whose competition,
particularly in East Asia, is prov
ing more dangerous than the
Germans had anticipated.
The trust agreement, original
ly running until the end of the
year 1865, has been extended un-
til the end of 1899, and can be
abrogated Only by a four-fifths
vote. The stockholders are the
constituent companies. These
retain their separate legal exist
ence, but work as one vast con-
Germ, concentrating their inter-
ests and dividing the processes
of manufacture among the differ
ent plants to obtain the cheapest
and most efficient production for
export.
\ KOS of Ea
urday's meeting of the Stockhold-
ers at the Baden Anilin Soda
factory called on 10 approve the
changes in the trust agreement,
singled out American industry as
the outstanding competitor and
the greatest menace to the Ger
man dye trade in the export mar
ketS of the world. American
companies, thanks TO the process
of concentration and control of
great capital and robbery of
German patents, had established
themselves, he said, in a position
which went far beyond the an
ticipated limits of competition,
namely, the defense of home
invasion and now threatened to
capture the rich market in East
Asia
The members of the trust are
forming Il new company with a
half billion capital TO take over
for joint operation the nitrate
factories hitherto operated sepa-
rately. The plants are proving
far more expensive than antici-
pated and very slow in fulfilling
their promises TO provide German
agriculture and industry with the
necessary nitrogen derived from
the air to make Germany inde-
pendent Of Chilean nitrate i'm
ports.
There is no doubt that the German
dye interests are devoting every eff
Tort TO plans for eXtirpating tn
dye industry. The dis
patch indicates, too, that recourse
being had to subtle propaganda O
the most insidious sort.
Here, for instance, is the German
dye cartel able TO induce an Ameri
can correspondent TO send by wireless
a dispatch purporting to prove tha
the American dye industry is now S,
strong that it is capturing world mar
kets and that the German industr,
cannot compete with it. Cleve
enough. If the American peopl
can be made to believe that they will
refuse to protect their own dye indus
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
THRIFT IN FRANCE

London. Nov. 24-Brtish workers
as well as the French are practic-
lhS THRIFT This il indicated iby tho
lact that deposits in the Post Office
savings Bank total 261 900. 900 pounds
sterling, compared with lS6,000,00O
pounds sterling in July 1914, and
2S4,O0O,O0O pounds sterling at the
end of 1918.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
Quality of Live stock Important.

ON farms where livestock is an
important enterprise, the quality OF
the stock is very important. On a
majority of farms, except in the south
and certain Of the western states.
more of the crops are fed to live
stock than are sold direct. On many
Farms the animals are the market for
the crops, hence the production of
these is most important factor in
farm profits The best Of corn and hay
crops will count for little when
fed to animals that make returns be-
low the market prices for these crops.
ON the other hand, good live stock on
the individual farms may not be pro-
stable if not fed and cared for eco-
nomically.
The exceedingly diverse nature of
farm operations makes wide oppor-
tunity for incfliciency to enter into
their performance. In q factory with
modern machinery a man is expected
10 10 II certain amount of work, and
in many instances the machine sets
the pace for him. Generally the work
cr on the farm must be his own boss
and must set his own pace. He must
''''o
er conditions ut certain times. Often
a great deal OF work must be devoted
t things which add little or nothing
to the profits of the business. 1t re-
CURES twice as much time for some
men as compared with others TO do "A
certain kind of work. Work may also
be 50 organized that a given amount
or effort accomplishes more than the
average. The efficient use of horse Ia
Dor Is also very important and bears
IL close relation to size OF business
On the One-man farm the horses must
necessarily be unemployed every time
the farmer finds - necessary to do
work not requiring horse labor. ON
ihe larger farms the work can be so
arranged as to have ore man keep the
horses busy while others attend to the
work where horse labor is not need
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
RELIEF FOR
ARMENIANC

Columbia, Dec. 1i--A plan for the
people Of the South and West to con-
tribute of their agricultural products
To the relief of the Near East suffer-
ers and the Polish people is being
worked upon by the American Cotton
Association. The plan was evolved
by Louis j. Guion, of Lugm, n mem
ber of the executive committee OF the
South Carolina Cotton Association
at its annual meeting last Wednesday.
The plan calls for a contribution OF
cotton equal to $26G,000 by the people
of the South and a contribution of az
ricultural products equal in value to
S250.000 by the people of the West j.
Skottowe Wanpamaker, president of
the American Cotton Association, has
been delegated to work out the de-
tails of the plan.
The resolution adopted by the
South Carolina Division of the Amer
lean Cotton Association follows:
Our attention has been called to
the urgent and mediate need of the
thousands of children and women in
the Near East including Galicia, Lii
thunia. Poland, Russia, Palestine and
Armenia. q
''The American Jewish Relief Com
mittee and the Near East Relief are
associations collecting funds to save
these unfOrtunatCs from cold, hunger
and annihilation.
THE people of Poland have stood
as II bulwark against the overlun-
ming of civilization To bolShevism and
lthc Armenians have suffered untold
abuses because of their Christian
faith; we therefore think that theso
people deserve such relief as We can
give.
M this time the south and west
are without money so that we cannot
render financial aid such as we would
like. and still their cry for help should
not fall on deaf ears.
The south and west are rich in the
products of their several sections. Be
ing inclined to render such aid as lies
within our power. we the South Caro-
lima Division of the American Cotton
ASSOCIATION. i'm convention assembled,
call upon the people OF the south and
west 10 contribute from our products.
material for food and clothing to pro-
tcct these distressed people.
'ThercfOre, he il resolved that we
dclcgate Mr.. j. :. Wannamaker. pres
idont of the American Cotton associa-
ton to communicate with the grain
growers of the west urging them to
contribute agricultural products
amounting 10 $250,OO0 and that he
urge the American Cotton assoCia ton
To JOIN in with the American jewish
Relief C"mmicttcc and the Near East
Relief to contribute cotton equal in
Vtluc To- II like sum $23O,O0O rom
southern states.
BE it further resolved that Il COM
mittce of three be appointed by the
president Of the South Carolina Di-
vision of the American Cotton asso-
citation To take this matter up with
the American Jewish Relief commit
tee and the Near East Relief and
work out details 20 put these resolu-
tions into effect and further to en-
deavor to make ar'rangcmc To have
this cotton manufactured into suit
able goods end make provision t. de-
liver goods To these people as allott-
cd"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
ADOPTS SEVEN
ORPHANS

Anderson, Dec 14.--In a letter to
his mother, Mrs. Carrie McCulley,
hear Admiral Newton A. McCully is
on the way home. Admiral McCully
has been stationed in command OF
nlted states ships in Russian wa
'ers FOR two years. lie is bringing
pack with him seven little Russian
orphans, whom he has adopted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
STREET NAME
NOT CHANGED
Main Street Columbia Remains
Main Street by Vote of Council

Columbia. Dec. 15.-Columbia' S city
council yesterday voted down, to 3,
an ordinance to change the name of
Columbia's principal business street
from Main TO State street. The mat
ter has been pending for a month,
and strong opposition to the change
developed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
The Essential Factors.

There are number of factors
which materially affect success in the
organization and management of
farms Some are Of greater import
ancc than others, some may be dis
regarded without serious conse-
puchccs; but a8 II rule the profits de
rived from farming depend very
largely upon the extent TO which GER
tain essential features of organiZa-
tion and management have been
adopted and adhered to. say farm
management specialists of the United
States department of agriculture. AS
suming Il type of farming adapted to
sail, climatic. and labor conditions.
and especially to local conditions with
reference to markets and market ia
cilities, success is generally dependent
upon four important factors: Size of
business, yield of crops, returns from
live stock, and efficiency of labor.
Many other factors have their infiu-
ence and must not be overlooked
on given farm. For instance, the
wise expenditure of capital is very
important. Again, i'm obtaining a
good return from live stock the ef-
iiciency in feeding is very important.
Farm management studies show. how
ever, that the farmer whose business
is efficient in the four factors outlined
is usually successful. The farms that
excel in none of these respects usual
ly fail. Those deficient in one or two
may succeed, but their chances of sue
cess are greatly lessened.
In comparing farms with respect
TO volume Of business some of the
more important factors to be consiG-
cred are size Of farm, acres in crops,
the amount of live stock carried. the
amount of capital invested, and the
amount Of LABOR required i'm operating
the farm. On farms where one enter
prise predominates, such as special
lied cotton, fruit, or dairy farm, the
best measure of size of business may
be the acres in cotton, acres i'm fruit
or mum ber of COWS. The amount Of
labor required in operating the farm
may be used to good advantage in
comparing farms of different types.
Twenty acres OF truck crops may. un-
der suitablei conditions, equal 200
acres OF grain. hay, and general live
stock. both as to labor required and
income received.
Crop yields greatly influence farm
profits. Some farmers make fair pro-
fits with low yields because some 9th
or phase OF the farm business is suf-
ticiently developed to offset the Door
yields. but it is doubtless true that
these same farmers could make more
money with higher yields. Profits in
crease at least until yields are obtain
ed considerable above the average for
the region, out beyond this limit very
high yields are Liable to to be OBJ
tanned at the expense of farm profits
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

try, that is
want. Give TN
will prove TO tl,d.
just how strong And
is. They will wipe; 81
Let no good AmcG<
The newspapers reptI
day that one impGft
dye industry had alrea1
10 the wall by Germa7<<
ANA WAS going out OF Id
Germans are sending TIA
under Swiss and other me-
names, and they constitu
minute n threa; against the
chemical and dye industry b
they do in England.
The next war, ii there is oli<
be Il chemical war, and woe {
nation that is not chemically pi
| ed for it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

The price of turkeys has dropped to
twenty-five cents a pound. Perhaps
some folks will be able to scrape up
enough TO pay for a Christmas gob-
hlar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
HOUSE MEMBERS
CONSIDER TAXES

Washington, Dec. 14-Methods OF
raising sufficient revenues 10 offset
losses through the prospective repeal
of the excess profits tax were con-
sidcrcd today by the House ways ana
means committee as the second step
toward tax revision. The committee
at previous sessions has conducted
changes ih the taxes on incomes
Tn" days hearings brought from
the treasury uu estimate that more
than $l.OOO,OOO. 900" were outstanding
i'm unCollCCtcd taxes. wOst o. which.
the treasury spokesman. Dr. Thomas
s, Adams, said was traccable to in
ability TO audit thousands Of corpora
tion returns. DR.. Adams declared
that the revenue bureau mad not vet
completed the work Of auditing re-
turns for the year 1917, because OF
the gigantic administrative burden OF
tax collections.
Majority members of the committee
revealed at today's hearings VIZ
tual agreement with respect TO re-
peal Of the excess profits tax. Then
immediate work, IL was said lay i'm
hudinG a substitute levy which woulu
produce an equal amount OF revenue
Although the committee will take
up It's regular schedule of hearings
tomorrow and probably VIII not reach
tax questions during the day. mem
h"rs said tonight they expected to
continue To dclvc into the lntricacics
"i corporation taxation until some
tangible policy is developed.
E"N G.. Elliott. of Chicago, repre-
S'njW% tn" National Association Of
I'"" N"u. appeared before the COM
"''''' today urging repeal pf tho
'N'''~ ""nls tax and simpliiCation
'' 'H' general taXation proeram.
on last Wednesday Deputy sheriff
M'haEoh ana Rural Officer Newman.
captured " small stul about six miles
from sumter on Mr. Scott Bcrkctts
P'''' ON tn" Statchurp road. FIFTY
SaH"hS OF nnsh were found buried in
lh' ground and tho place where il v;le
buried covered with brush. sam Lewis
was arrested and placed i'm Jail here.
no having made confession that ne
had made some whiskey.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12
STATE COMMANDANT TO VISIT
WINNEMUCCA FEBRUARY "a

A g~et-together meeting of the
American Legion was held at Winneva
hall last Tuesday evening, but the at
tendance was rather poor. There
seems to be q mistaken opinion
among ex-service men in Winnemucca,
as to how the legion functions as an
organization, and it was the sense of
the meeting that everything possible
must be done to disabuse the veterans
mind of the fact that the American
Legion will be used in connection with
the settlement of labor disputes. A
visit to the local post by State Com
mandant Scrugham has been ar
ranged for February "a, to which all
citizens and especially local business
men and heads of labor unions are
cordially invited, in the hope that a
definite understanding of the relation
between the ex-service man and labor
may be interpreted.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12
DISTRICT
FOR STATE.SETTLED

With the formal signing of the or
der making Nevada a separate inter-
nal revenue district and the appoint
ment of w. A. Kelly Of Reno. as col
%lector, this recognition of Nevada's
wealth and importance was closed.
The order becomes effective April
1, and after that time Nevada will be
a separate and Independent revenue
district, with its own director sta
toned at Reno, and its own force of
deputy collectors and agents. Nevada
has always been a branch of the Cali
fornia district, in charge of a deputy
collector, directly responsible to the
collector of internal revenue at San
Francisco.
News of the signing of the order by
the President came through the fol-
lowing telegram from Washington, re-
ceived by the chamber of commerce
at Reno:
II have the honor to inform you
that l have been notified by Mr. Roper
commissioner of internal revenue
that the President has signed In order
creating the new internal revenue dis
trict of Nevada. This matter has
been under consideration for a Ions
but its accomplishment required
readjustment and the eliminating o.
another district in the United States
Mr.. Roper Is entitled to the sincere
appreciation of the citizens Of Nevada
The selection of a collector was a
part of the consideration for the es-
Enlistment of the new district ane
such collector has already been Sc
lected and designated"
Kelly. the new collector, is now In
San Francisco, but is expected to re
turn within the next few days to
take charge of the organizing of the
new department, according to the
Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12
COYOTE IS
DIFFICULT TO KILL

Tirty tons of poisoned grain now
are being prepared at the old govern
ment barracks at the university in
Uncle Sans 1920 campaign agains'
the pests of the field. Where once
the United States made its youth fit
for the big task of var against mar
ii now is assembling munitions for its
war on the rodent enemies of agricul-
ture. And it has developed that there
is an element of strategy and trick
cry in this campaign rivaling in nina
ture the intriguing functions of the
campaign of man against man.
AS one of the tricks of the trade
so to speak, the experts of the United
States Bureau of Biological Surve.
are matching wits with the lowly an6
crafty coyote. AS a defensive general
the coyote has no peer in animal life
unless the nervous, temperamental
twitching rodent known as the Piutt
round squirrel can be given that dis
tinction, for the Piute carefully huHs
the grain with his claws before par
taking of the wholesome meat inside
untainted by the poison jacket, which
IS removed in the process of hulling
The biological surveys campaign
against the coyote in Nevada has been
an effective one, although it is not
claimed that the agency of poison has
been particularly an effective one.
From 5000 to 10000 coyote pelts each
year tells the story of the %unceasing
fight against the scourge of the wild
dog, but these, for the most part, are
the trophies of the government trap
per. 1t is estimated that eighty per
cent of the coyotes destroyed are
caught in traps. The poison is ad-
ministered in capsule form to the
prairie beast and when it does its
work, the animal may be ore of
miles from the point where he took
the bait. 1t requires some hours for
the capsules to dissolve and the coy
ote in the course of a days march,
has covered a great distance. For
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12

these reasons, il has been impossible
to keen a check on the quarry which
falls victim to the poison. ~Strychnine
is the poison used and Mr.. Coyote OBJ
iects to its bitter taste. Because OF
this. it is placed in capsules and
these tiny containers, between two
slices of pork fat. constitute the bait.
In order to kill the coyote in his
tracks. or within a very short time
after he has swallowed the bait, the
government is now experimenting
with a chemical composition consist
ing of twenty-five per cent strych-
nine. The idea is to make the deadly
sandwich palatable to the victim and
to obtain at the same time immediate
results. The bitter taste of the strych-
nine is absorbed by other ingredients
of the mixture, and if the coyote takes
to this morsel. vastly more satisfac-
tory results will be obtained.
While the coyote problem is being
worked out, the war on rodents In
progressing without restraint. OF the
entire tribe of undesirable the JACK
| rabbit Is the enigma and II has beer
suggested that about the most eff.
fective measure of eradication so fal
rs Mr.. Jack Is concerned, are the big
rabbit drives, each of which takes 9
toll of thousands and at the same time
supplies great sport for the hunters
and an abundance OF meat for the
table.
1t is estimated that millions OF
ground squirrels are killed each year
through the medium of poisoned grain
OF the entire thirty tons now being
prepared at the university barracks
twenty tons will be distributed
through the Elko office of the biologi-
cal survey. 1t requires about 450(
ounces of strychnine to manufacture
a mixture more suitable for this
quantity of grain.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12

In the work of exterminating the
rodent pests in Nevada, there is 0
cooperation between the government
and the state. through the state rabies
commission. The state furnishes the
strychnine for the grain, the govern
ment prepares it under the supervi-
sion of f. +. Sans, who is in charge
of the United States Biological Sur
vey for Nevada. and the farmer gets
it for i've cents a pound. To obtain
this grain. the farmer must fill out a
requisition to cover the amount of the
purchase at five cents a pound, the
check being drawn in favor of the
State Rabies Commission.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12
WEATHER REPORT

For the tw~enty-four hours ended
at s I'm. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, so.
Lowest this morning, Is.
Mean temperature yesterday. 80.
Normal temperature yesterday. 33,
Prevailing wind direction, SW.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending 5 pm. tomorrow:
Fair tonight and Friday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12
MENTION Of PEOPLE
WHO COME AND CO

A. ]. McCauley spent yesterday in
town from Inlay.
John Kinney is a recent arrival
from Wallace, Idaho.
arrival here yesterday.
Mrs. Ed Dame of Golconda was a
visitor in town Oh Tuesday.
John Murray is spending a few days
in WiEnemucca from Midas.
T. F. McDermitt of Reno was a bust
ness visitor here yesterday.
p. Etchart, Jungo sheepman, Is a
guest at the Winnemucca hotel.
w. L. Marshall of Denver, Colo, is
registered at the Overland hotel.
Miss Marguerite Piper of Lovelock
is visiting in this city for a few days.
w. II. Moffat and w. III. Doyle of
Reno were among yesterdays arriv-
ais in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Button have re-
turned to this city from their honey
moon trip to the Coast.
". o. Baber, ST., hotel man of Nc
Dermitt, is visiting Winnemucca for
a short time on business.
b. ID. MCGEE of Jungo IS a recent
arrival. o
Charles Recanzone and Joe Peraldo
of Paradise Valley are in town for a
few days. @
William Vance. who has been in To-
nopah for some time, has returned to
this city. @
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Williams, who
have been in Salt Lake City, have re-
turned here. @
George H. Calligan, ranchman of
Elko county, accompanied by d. M.
Schlessinger, arrived in this city on
Tuesday.
w. Rothschild, Zellerbach Paper
Company representative, laid The
Silver State a visit yesterday.
C. p. Hoskins is unloading a car of
flour today. Adyt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12
SPECIAL ELECTION TO DECIDE
ELKO GAMBLING LICENSE

AT a meeting of the Elko city coun-
Gil it was decided to call a specia.
election on April 10, 1920, to vote or
the referendum of the gambling or
dinance No. IS, imposing a tax of $10t
per table, or game, in the city of Elko
says the Elko Free Press. There will
be two ordinances submitted to the
voters for their decision, n imposing
a license of 500 per game and an
ordinance imposing a license of $12;
per house, which has been known as
the blanket ordinance"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12

The circulation Of Tie Silver State
covers Humboldt Co. like a blanket
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12

FOR SALE-House; garage, two lots,
5Ox135 feet each; Akin street be-
tween Third and Fourth. W
Hebard. F12t3c
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12

FOR SALE-460-acre ranch, 100 head
of cattle, rs horses; good stock
range; water right. For particulars
write Box 66, Austin, New. F12m1c
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-12

C. p. Hoskins is unloading a car of
flour today. Advt.