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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
Increasing Cost of Adninistra.
ton and Road Maintenance
VII Increase Tax Levy
GOOD, ROADS PRO
GRAM is DISCUSSED
Members. of Legislature and
County Commissioners Meet
in Annual Joint Session

The Sumter County Board Of Com
missioners and the members Of the
legislative delegation met yesterday, at
the Office of the board in the court
house in annual joint SESSION to con-
slider the county budget and to form u
late plans for the necessary legisla-
zion for the county. All members OF
both bodies were present, except Rep
resentative Jackson.
The chief matters considered were:
A program for good road construction,
The increasing cost of county govern
lsent, the continuation OF the appro-
fiation for the county home demon
problem and ways and means for
public cotton grader and the p2ba-
hility that it will be necessary to in
crease the levy for roads and county
Ordinary expenses.
The greater part of the session was
taken up in the discussion of the road
problem and ways and maens for
building and maintaining system Of
good roads III the county. No pro-
gram was Formulated and no agree
1aent was arrived at, it being the opin-
.ou of the meeting that any plan that
the county may put into operation will
be dependent upon the good roads leg
islation that may be enacted By the
coming session of the general assem-
bly,. A committee of the commission
ers was appointed to investigate the
cost Of constructing,~ha hard surface and
grayel roads with the view Of laying
these facts before the legislative dele
CATION at. al subsequent meeting.
No definite decision was reached as
to the levy for county ordinary cx-
penses, but it was evident that the
increased cost of every department.
would almost certainly necessitate (,
higher levy this year.
The matter Of continuing the ap-
Preparation for the home demonstra-
ton agent and the appropriation for
the public ctoton grader was dis
cussed, but no action WAS taken.
The board decided to send repre-
seuta tive to the good roads institute to
be held at the University Of South
Carolina February 10th.
W. !. Frierson was recommended
Tor appointment, as rural policeman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
Dc Valera Don't Tell All of It,.

Dublin, Dec. 17.--Eamonn De Va
leras speeches in America with re-
gard to the part played by Irish SOL
dicrs in the war have been read in
ireland with some surprise, and it is
pointed out here that in this matter
Mr. De, taler:i's sentiments differ i,
good deal from those of his support
crs. Captain M'V-alter. a Dublin ply
sician and member Of the Dublin Mu-
nicipal Council who served through
out the war in the Army Medical
Corps writes as follows in the Dub
lin Press:
= .'Afl the ex-sei-rice men, and there
are over 10000 Of us. were pleased
to. find De Valera assuring his Ane-
rican audience that we fought for 4
principle and that 1rishmen in the
earlier DAYS Of the war rushed to the
ranks: in Overwhelming numbers. But
whilst Mr.. De tnlera right y inter
prets our position to the Americans
his followers and supporters IN Dub
lin never cease to pour contunely on
British soldiers and to heap every in
dignity possible upon them.
"Pc,urncd soldiers are treated a
lepers rather than us heroes. Men
who had not the mal.1iness 70 fight
either in the army or in the rebel
lion now find courage to persecutc
by every means in their power those
army or ex-arny men whom De Va
lcra lauds, and even carry their vim
dictivcncss against every man who
helps them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
LEN1NE AGAINST
ITALIAN REVOLT

Rome, Jan: s.-The Hpoea says thss
Nicolas Lenine has written aa9thef -
,er;er to the directors Of the 5cia9st
p. rty iinploring them not to l'i-
7s:e any. reyelu sionary movemeae
which in present conditions, Woufd
haev no probability OF success lenlae els
adds that a revolution in sItaly:now
would have grave repercusstoH tsas- VS..
sian soviet republic; which fgsa lspet4sp e
negotiate with. the bousg olsepgWss ssS;s
for the ael,rowled Of the nsessfis So 6
state: OF affairs in 4Rnssia- "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
EXECUTION OF NE
.GROES POSTPONED
Arkansas Supreme Court is to
Take Hand in Case

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. e.-stass of
execution for twelve negroes under
the death sentence for, murders al
legged to have been committed during
the recent negro insurrection in Phil
lips County, Arkansas, were issued py
the Arkansas supreme court today
following the fling of appeals from
the lower courts decisions by attor-
neys for the negroes. The stays, de-
fer the executions indefinitely. Should
the supreme court affirm the. death
sentences new execution dates would
be fixed in a proclamation issued by
the governor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
BANK sWINDI.ERs
ARE ARRESTED
Police on Trail on Syndicate Of
Thieves

Chicago. Jan, 1o.-Fourteen men,
bers Of the national syndicate Of
bank Swindlers who the police. allege
have divided more than two million
dollars with politicians. lawyers. po-
lice and some bank officials. :.r under
arrest in New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Dublin, Dec 16.-Exports Of Irish
eggs now rank in Importance TO Irish
cattle In 1918 the value Of the eggs
asent 70 Great Britain reached nearly
: 10000 900 pounds and it is believed
that this figure will be exceeded in
the current year. Both prices aad
production have increased. ireland
has captured Russia's and part OF
Denmark's egg trade with Great BIT
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

London, Jan. 1o.-Messages from
Berlin, via Copenhagen, received this
morning did not indicate anything
extraordinary had happened in Ger
many. up to last evening. -:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
- - 2 Y =
BLIZZARD KILLS j
MANY THOUSANDS

Reval, Jan. 1o.-Thousands Of per-
sons were frozen to death in 4 blizzard
that swept Esthonia New Years Day.
Reports state that three hundred
bodies of refugees We're found in a
forest near Narva. American Red
Cross agents say many babies were
frozen to death at their mothers
breasts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Charleston. Jan 9.-William NJ.
Bird of this city. widely known in
the wholesale trade and thirty-third
degree Mason, died at his residence
here, in his eighty-third year. He was
the Oldest living past eminent COM
mander of South Carolina comman-
derv No / knights Templar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
MEXICAN VOLCA-a :
NO IN ACTION.
Country For Twenty Miles Gov
cred With Dust

Mexico City, Jan. 1o.-Flames arc
,Il being emitted from the neW
Volcano at San Miguel. Volcanic dust
is floating twenty miles. Refugees
III, of numerous deaths and reports
from Couztlan report:72 deaths there.
Almosta all buildings in Jalapa were
..,.uged and relief measure sare pro-
crossing rapidly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Christ;ania, Nov. 24.-Dr Olat
Holtedahl. Of hristiania University
has laid befor, the Scientific Society
Of Christiania a plan for a Norwegian
natural science and geological expedi;
ton to. Nova Zen1bla next summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
VILLAS. ARM
is IN FLIGHT Fla
Bandit Chief Nov Has 0n1ysa
Handful g &

Ell paso, Jan. s.-vilia's forcsslt
present total not more thaa t5s.os:
hndred and fifty men CaEEaaza on
cials claim. The rebels tedsg aresl T. re-
ported in flight in the direction : q
Durango, where the feaeHaE ferces
are said to be advancing 20 intercept
their retreat. 81 -. :sr-t.fs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
ANARCHY RACES =.
IN BULGARIA

Geneva, T. Jan, s.-The rcyolu tioAnary
movement in Bulgaria IS sprea ding ;,aecz
cordins to, Belgrade adyices received
here. king Boris and the royal fam
.ily arc secluded in the palace under q
heavy guard. .:,-.:,:,:.:s. -. =: ::
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
ASSERT TEETH
CAUSE INSANITY
Den is Should Remove Bad
Teeth Instead of Saving
Them

Trenton, Jan. 1o.-Rad teeth We're
the cause of many. cases Of insanity
coming under the observation OF the
New jersey State Hospital for the In
sane last year, according to Director
Cotton, who expressed the opinion
that dentists should remove infected
teeth instead Of trying to save them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

RESOURCES:

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Gsssersf o. sazs4n1asst sa .sn's a~s ss.
Deposited circulation L. 5.
Pledged secure U $ deposits lpar vaue5 $1,000
Total Total y s. government securities l7soase
Bonds lother than { $: bonds pledged to Sc
;5sS Sss:ss an, IS
usser5pton5 soeeJe
Eaps in banking 4sooess
invadlt amounts from
H. s CHECKS a1eaS on other banks in the same city or Town
bank than item ls} a1olzss
Is, 4s' Rssss5sa of @ uas as Nth e -4s
due from T. s. Treasurer 3sqo 0o ,
Total . :. . :.5s2oss57
p r. saa ean stock stock paid in slsssesss lsssesss
s s, ssss.ss 'ss''
ADVANCE Of maturity and mot sarasd lspprozi:
IS: Circulating notes outstanding <. 4s.seee
): s:sss:sa
50 fafs shY OF Tts ahse M on on g. En- anS Ra
deposits tsass 1sas esae l,a ses's @
81 sssssess ess
Total 'apa Of demand aepost. ietnr than bank de-
postso subject 81, 50 So s7,,,,s
pos ssa,see ipayao
days dass or ] subject to 90 days or more notice. and
{: {: s: s.: S:,s.; ..z:.2 $50
s'si DEPOSIT, subject - ,.,,-
a. deposits savings:
of T. dsbusins officers 47os17 se1o e1os53
-. :. ;. :. - :. -. s1ssso5ss7
STATE SOUTH CAROLINA. =. s.::.:e
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Paris. Jan. l0.--l'renlicr Georges
Clcmencea: is said to intend. if elect
cd prcSiden, of France. to visit the
United States and 10 make Il vigorous
campaign in behalf Of the League of
Nations. according 10 Paris newspa
ler-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
Let There Be No DiscOrds

of there undoubtedly good for it.
renedied
the Ford adjust
m aton aony the Genuine Fonaade
the
pocket
of the
trucks than interest
in adjustment
the facts for yoarsctheres TOO much
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
PoWHATAN INDIAN CANTATA.

Historical play to be given by a
large company of selected singers in
the Opera House Thursday and Fri
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-08-19
BIGGER CORN CROP
AND LESS WHEAT
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES GIVE
MONTANA. 81. 200, 900 BUSH
ELS OF WINTER WHEAT.

This State Ranks Third of Northwest
commemorative in Condition of
spring Crops; Nation to Have
Three Billion Bushel Corn Crop:
Spring Wheat Generally Light.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-08-19
Milking by Machinery Less Costly
Than Milking by Hand in Herds of
More Than Is Cows, Experts Find

That milking by machinery, com
pared with hand milking, is less ex-
pensive, in general, in herds of more
than Is cows, and more so in smaller
herds, is indicated in .recent studies
made by farm-management special
lists of the United States department
of agriculture.
One of the important conditions
affecting the economy of milking
large herds with machinery was
found to be the elimination of I'M
necessary labor. Herds that normal
ly required three men for milking by
hand, only two of whom we're needed
to feed and care for the animals, re-
quired only two men to milk by
machine. The available labor and
the labor requirements are therefore
better balanced in the latter case,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-08-19

succeeding Howard B. Bennett of
Great Falls. J.. R. Wine of Helena
was named vice president; Joseph c..
Tope of Terry, secretary and William
l.. Bullock, Conrad, treasurer.
Great FaIIs-There are two young
women who are not at all disturbed
about the increasing high cost of
travelling, but they do hope that shoes
won't become any more expensive.
They are Miss Charlotte Nachtway
and Miss Anna Helm of Dorchester,
Wis, and they arrived in Great Falls
after having walked all the way from
Dorchester, 1900 miles.
Billings-Nellie Silva, 1~2-year-old
Buffalo, Wyoming, girl, who has been
missing from her home, was found in
a lodging house here. According to
the child's statements, she came here
uninfluenced and alone. The little
girls suitcase was crammed with all
her trinkets, other packages and
clothing, indicating to the authori-
ties that she had planned the trip.
BilIings-Approximately 300 men
and women appeared before Mayor
w. Lee Mains and requested that the
prohibition law be strictly enforced
during the three-day state ave
ton of Elks. Spokesman for the
delegation declared that liquor was
much in evidence during the state
convention here nm
time ago. The mayor promised all
coplaints would be acted on promptly
by the police department.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-08-19

= since the same two men may milk
and otherwise care for the herd, the
labor of the third mixer required
under the hand system being dis
pensed with.
Depreciation Allowed For.
This tendency toward economy
when machines are used cannot re-
suit in actual economies in all cases
when a smaller number of cows is
MIXED, since depreciation, fuel con-
sumption, repairs, interest on the in
Vestment, etc., are responsible for
considerable costs which must be
charged to the milking expense.
1t was found that in herds of Is
COWS or less the average time re-
quired to milk a COW by hand was a
fraction over seven minutes and by
machine a fraction under five min
utes. In herds of over so COWS, how
ever, the time required to milk by
hand was a fraction under seven min
utes and by machine Ais minutes.
In milking by hand, the average cost
per COW in herds of Is cows or less
was $10.91 a year as against $10.45
in herds of SO or more. When ma
chimes were used the cost was SLIT
a year in the smaller herds and $7.34
in herds of SO or more.
Time Left for Field Work.
The value of the labor replaced
by the milking machines was found
to vary from $2.63 per COW in herds
of Is cows or less to $3.50 per COW
in herds of more than SO COWS. The
addition to the time available for
field work due to use of the ma
chimes was found to vary from LIS to
81 hours per day, according to the
size of the herds.
Attention is called to the fact that
milking machines must be operated
by competent operators and that
stripping by hand after the machine
is essential if satisfactory results are
to be obtained. The majority of the
farmers visited during the studies
believe that the milking machine has
effect one way Or the other on the
welfare -effhe heRS n
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-08-19
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
Blackleg in Montana and How
Farmers May Prevent Losses
BY Vaccinating the Livestock

city when we have a distinct ant
specific preventative in blackleg vac
cine?
t How to Vaccinate.
Cattle may be vaccinated at any
time of the year, although sprine
and fall are the most favorable times
Calves two months old may be vac
cinated. Between the ages of two
and six months a one-half dose
should be used, and all calves yaccin-
ated at this age should be reyaccin-
ated in three or four months.
Animals should not be castrated
spayed, branded or dehorned at the
time of vaccination. At least two
weeks should intervene.
Vaccine will not cure. 1t simply
prevents the disease and the immun-
izing properties are not impaired I'M
til ten to fourteen days following
vaccination. Deaths of animals with
in one to fourteen days following
vaccination should not be attributed
to the vaccine but to the fact that
they were already affected with the
disease before vaccination.
Animals which have been vaccin-
ated may be revaccinated after an in
terval of two weeks without any I'M
favorable results.
Pregnant heifers or COWS should
not be v~accinated within one month
of the time for them to caIve and not
until fifteen days after they have
calved.
Animals should not be vaccinated
when they are over-heated or ex-
hausted.
Immunity is not transferred by the
immunized parent to the offspring.
One vaccination should give life
long immunity, but we have found
it advisable where black1eg is very
prevalent and virulent to vaccinate
twice; once in the spring and again
in the fall, or vice versa, but it is
seldom necessary to vaccinate ami
mails over IS months of age.
Vaccinate in Neck.
The most satisfactory place to vac
cinate cattle is in the neck, just in
of the shoulder.
Where the disease makes it's ap-
p%earance cattle should be moved to
or dry grazing sections. All
carcases should be burned or buried
n lime. If they are permitted to lie
On the prairie, infection may be scat
cred by coyotes and other animals
clean sections. If they are simply
beetles, worms or gophers
nay bring the infection to the sur
ace. Where an animal has died
rom this disease the ground where it
las lain should be thoroughly /
,prinkled with a five per cent of car
,olic acid solution or one of the coal
ar or cresylic acid compound sheep
Further information relative to
his disease may be obtained by writ
ng to the bureau of animal industry,
Washington, d. c., and requesting
heir circular No. 81 On blackleg.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-08-19

County agents in Montana for the
department of agriculture are report
ing great Roadway in the campaign
against rodents in Montana. The
work may exceed that of last year
when 1887 ounces of strychnine
were used in mixing bait. A total of
482,S63 pounds of bait was sold last
year at an average price of 81 cents
per pound and distributed over g.
658,990 acres among 1880 farmers
for exterminating various kinds of
rodents. Last year the campaign
conferred chiefly in the western and
northern countries. They are being
extended rapidly.
The last reports received from
county agents cover operations for
April. Reports of May and June have
not been made. In April 81 counties
in the state conducted projects on a
more or less extensive scale covering
the rodent control work.
Blaine County Leads.
Blaine county in northern Montana
led with the largest amount of bait
mixed and distributed, twenty-six
tons. A thorough county wide cam
paign was conducted. One week was
set aside during the month to be
known as Gopher week, during which
every farmer was expected to poison
his land.
With respect to the general rodent
control work in Montana the follow
ing summary was reported as fol-
lows:
Government and state bait were
supplied promptly to each county con-
Quoting this type of work and in a
great many cases at the close of the
month committees reported from Is
to 80 per cent clean UP of rodents
in their entire counties covering both
government and state and private
lands.
Kill Prairie Dogs.
yellowstone and Custer devoted :
their work pretty near entirely to
prairie dog control, this being the
rodent commonly found in these
counties. Approximately so tons of
poison bait was prepared and distrib-
uted among the 21 counties during
the bulk of this being handled !
through the county committeeman
and the general direction of the cam y
paign being entirely carried out by {
q
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-08-19

A three billion bushel corn crop fol
the third time in history as forecast
Dy the department of agriculture or
conditions existing August 1. AS
August is the critical month for the
crop, it is uncertain whether The
promise OF a crop almost equal to
those of 1912 and 1917 will be fuI.
fllled. Improvement was reported
during July in the important states
Win the exception of Illinois and a
crop forecast PA, 100000 bushels
larger than predicted July 1 was is
sued.
Spring wheat was adversely affect
ed during July, principally by rust.
ana the production forecast was re-
duced 100000 bushels from a
month ago or to 262, 100000 bushels.
Inc preliminary estimate of winter
wheat was only $4,000, 900 bushels
smaller than estimated a month ago.
The total of 1875, 000,0 600 bushels was
predicted.
mere was improvement in the DO
tato crop and indications are that the
crop will exceed 400, O0O, 900 bushels
for the fourth time in the country's
history.
Tobacco has shown additional i'm
proVement and probabilities are that
1t will exceed the record of 1918 by
about 00,0O0,00O pounds. Total
production is forecasted at 1874
100000 pounds.
Condition and forecast of produc-
ton OF spring wheat by principal
states include:
North Dakota, rs and 77,794,OOO.
South Dakota, 70 and 32,38O.OOO.
Montana, 68 and 21,76O,OOO.
washington, Ga and 2~1,233,000.
Production Condition.
Production of crops forecasted by
the department of agriculture from
their condition August / was as fol-
Winter wheat, 533 million.
Spring wheat, 262 million.
All wheat, 1875 million.
Corn, 100000 zoo.
Oats, 1,402,00O,O 900.
Barley, 196,0O0,O00.
Rye, 1890, 900.
Buckwheat, 14,8O0, 600.
White potatoes, 100000 600.
Sweet potatoes, 100000, 900.
Flax, 1890, 900.
Rice, 52,000,000.
Hay, tame, 88,60O,000 tons.
Hay, wild, Is, 100000 tons.
Sugar beets, 100000 tons. ]
Apples, total, 213, OOO, 900 bushels.
Peaches, 45,5O0, 600. I
Peanuts, 28,7O0, 900. {
Kaffirs, 126, 900. {
August L Condition. I
Condition of the crops on August 1 t
{
Spring wheat 1874 per cent of a S
Corn, S6.7; oats, S7.2; barley, :
40; buckwheat, 90.5; white pota- 4
pes, $50; tobacco, 84.1; flax, SOL;
ice, 8S.7; hay, 90.6; sugar beets,
10.
Oats remaining on farms August 1
estimated at 5~6,420,0O0 bushels,
ompared with s3,045,OO0 bushels a
ear ago.