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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-01-29

For mills
Ordinary County--------4h mills
Roads and Bridges--------5 mills
Constitutional Schools mills
Special levies for School Districts,
Nos. g, 6, z, 8, 9, IA, 1S, 29, 81, 30!
81, Ss, 45, 4s, 81, 81, SO, So, 60, and
61A mills.
School District Nos. A, 5, II, 13,
II, 10, %, 25, 81, %, SO, SO, Al, AZ,
43, 46, SO, So, 54, SIS, and 56-8 mills:
School District Nos. 32, AZ, and
49-6 mills.
School District No 3f-3 mills.
School District No. lis mills.
School District No. a-12, Is, 2S,-
IL mills. 49,
School District No. 16 and 24-1C
mills.
For bonds for School District Nos
II, %, 25, AZ, and 52A mills.
School District Nos. IL, AZ, and
5S,-6 mills.
School District No. 16-2 mills.
For Clarendon Township-Bono
Tax for Clarendon Court House, 11a
mills.
A tax of soc on dogs.
All parties between the ages of q
and 60 years, inclusive are liable, un'
less exempted by law, to a poll tax
of S1.00, also to a communication tax
of $500.
Upon all unpaid taxes after De-
cember 81 a penalty of 10 will be
added for January, 10 for February
and so to 18th day of March next
after which the books will be closed
and executions issued upon all un'
paid taxes.
Those who desire to pay their taxes
through the mail may expedite mat
ters by dropping the Treasurer a
card asking for the amount OF then
taxes, so as to avoid sending the
wrong amount, also stating the town
ship or townships (if property is
owned in more than one) and if pos
sible give school district where prop
erty is located. After paying taxes
examine your receipts and see If al
your property is covered; II not, see
about it at once.
By following the above suggestions
complications and additional cos,
may be avoided. R. B. SMITH,
9-25-D. 3-15 County Treasurer
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NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Williamsburg
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Thomas l.. Shirer, Plaintiff
AGAINST

Against
NJ. S. Mitchum, Defendant.
Pursuant to a Decree in the above
stated case, signed by his Honor,
Judge John S. Wilson, on the 3rd
day of January, 1920, l will offer
for sale at public auction before the
Court House door in Kingstree, S. G.
on sales day in February, to-wit: on
the End day of February, 1920, be-
tween the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the follow
ing described parcel or tract of
land:
"All of the right, title and inter-
est of NJ. S. Mitchum in and to all
that certain piece, parcel or tract Of
land, situate and being in Williams
burg County, State of South Carroll
ma, containing five hundred and
twenty-seven (527) acres, more or
less, and bounded as follows: North
west by lands of Mrs. Sarah Smith,
formerly Mrs. Callahan; North and
Northeast by lands now or formerly
the estate lands of James Tisdale,
deceased; East by lands of T. A.
McCray; South by Lands Of S. S.
Mitchum, and lands of G. B. Mitch
um, deceased, and by the last Will
and Testament of the said G. b.
Mitchum devised to the said NJ. S.
Mitchum and his seven brothers and
one sister, in fee, share and share
alike, his interest in the said prem
ises being a one-ninth undivided in
terest therein"
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. o BRITTON,
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
for Williamsburg County.
January 10, 1920. 1-15-3tc.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
FINAL DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned S. B. Poston, administrator
of the Estate, H. A. Lewis, deceased,
will on the 23rd, day of February A.
D. 1920; make final settlement as
such administrator, and secure letters
dismissory.
S. B. POSITION,
Administrator Of the Estate of H.
A. Lewis, deceased. 1-22-5tp.
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Caution Of q Climber.

Friend-Why do you never take
your family out in your car?
Newrich-My wife is against 1t.
Friend-Why so?
Newrich-There are seven In my
family, and she's afraid people would
think I was operating jitney bus.
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Siqn of Greatness.

"What sort of man is JobblesT
"How do you mean?
as he prominent citizen?'
"WeI, Jobbles acts as If mighty re.
sponsibilities rested on his shoulders
but I've never heard of anybody point.
ing him out in hotel lobby"
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
FINAL DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given that on the
10th, day of February, A. D. 1920, l
will apply to P. NJ. Brockington, Pro-
bate Judge of Williamsburg County
for letter dismissory, as the admins
tratrix of the Estate of T. A. Blake
ley, deceased.
BELLE G.. BLAKELEY,
Administrators of the Estate of I.
A. Blakeley, Deceased. 1-15-5t.
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Plunkville.

II see the local picture palace ad-
vertises an augmented orchestra this
evening"
Eyes: IN addition to the piano We
have q ukelele now and then.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-01-29

666 has proven it will cure Ma
laria, Chills and fever, Bilious
Fever Colds and LaGrippe.
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TAX NOTICE

The tax books will be open for col
lection of taxes for the year 1919 on
the 18th day of October. Tax levy
&C fo11owS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
CLOTHING PRICES
TO ADVANCE
Sure to Be Much Higher in the
Spring Declares Seattle
Man in Address

Chicago. Jan. 13.-Clothins prices
next spring will be from % to ~ per
cent. higher than at present. according
to II. X. King of Seattle. who at
dressed the National Retail Clothiers'
association today.
Mr.. King said that the increase
would come from a compleXity Of
causes. chief OF which was increased
pay TO workers Labor had gone up
215 per cent since 1914. he said. Mr..
King also cited the decrease in work
ing hours and the increase OF Aus
tralian wool prices from s1.15 Il
pound in 1914 TO $40.
The coming year will be n crucia!
one for clothing merchants" he said.
1T will not so much be question Of
making money as to keep the business
tron, going to the rocks"
Col. Fred Levy of Louisville de-
clared that if there were to be an iu-
vestigation Of clothing costs it should
begin with the woolen manufacturers
and be carried from them to the re-
alters instead of the other way.
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United States Decides to With
draw Military From Far
Eastern Russia
TRANSPORT ORDERED
TO BRING THEM HOME
Anti-Bolsllevik Forces and jap
anese VIII Be Left to Contend
Against Lenine's Armies

Washington, Jan. 12.-DeciSion tc
withdraw the American troops from
Siberia upon the completion of The
repa arriation Of the Czecho-Sloval
forces-next month has been reached
by the Am erican governmen en1 The
troops were sent TO Siberia in accord
ancc with an agreement between The
United States. Japan ard the entente
covers TO aid the CZecas and protect
the Siberian railroad. Japan has been
notified by the United States Of the
cancellation of that agreement inso-
far as it affects the presence Of an
American military expedition.
When the Czechs have been re-
mission, headed by John. +. Stevens,
which has been in Russia since be-
fore the fall of the former cars gov
ernment, will leave VladivostoR for
home ard the American soldiers, un-
der Major General Graves, will fol-
low as soon as transports can be
made available. Presumably the
same ships which are to take the
Czecho-Slovaks across the Pacific VIII
be used. Two Of these vessels, the
President Grant and America, are cX-
pected to leave New York within Il
few cla=s
With the departure Of the Ar:ori-
cans. Japan will be left alone to as
sist in the efforts to stem the east
ward march of the Bolsheviiki. The
rapid progress made by the soviet
forces has been source Of appre-
hension in Japan and the cabinet at
Tokyo has been considering means of
combating what Japanese officials re-
gard as serious menace.
Suggestions have been made that
Japan materially increase its force
Of 10000 troops in Siberia and 1t mas
opened negotiations with the Ameri-
can government with this end in
view. So far as was learned today,
however no agreement has yet been
reached.
The. American force numbers about
5000 men and was sent into Siberia
last summer. It's presence has been
the subject of numerous spirited de-
bates in the senate and resulted IN
the adoption of a resolution calling
upon President Wilson for state
ment of the administration policy.
In reply to this resolution the state
department said the purpose Of send
ing the expedition was solely to assist
the Czechs and to guard the railroad
in the meantime.
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Credit Must Be Extended to Eu-
rope to Forestall Famine
and Bolshevisn
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
REPAY THE LOANS
Conditions in War-Impoverished
Central Europe Are a Menace
to Liberty of the World

Washington. Jan. 12.-Establish-
ment through tic United States Grain
corporation Of $50. 100000 in credits
would feed Europe until next harvest
without imposing any burden on the
American taxpa yers, Herbert Hoover
today told the house ways and means
committee which began consideration
Of Secretary Glass request for au-
thority to advance that much from
the grain corporation funds. Early
payment Of the loans made could be
counted upon, Mr.. Hoover said.
The financial problems OF feeding
Europe is getting smaller all the
time" Hoover Informed the commit
tee, explaining that the need this Win
ter was centered in ten or y large
cities in Austria, Poland and Armen-
ia. Most Of Europe, he said. was in
shape to feed itself or get its bread
stuffs through private financial chan
nels.
Remittance Of money is the height
of folly" Hoover declared, explaining
that with food distribution under gov
elnment control, one might have
plenty of cash. but still be unable to
obtain additional food. Hoover pre-
dicted that from s5,000,o 900 TO $1,000
900 a month would be spent in this
country for food drafts
The children's fund, an organization
that is feeding 100000 children Of
Europe is back Of the food draft
plan, Hoover said, adding that it also
was aided by banks. and other private
charities. including the Red Cross, the
committee for rclief in the Near East.
and the Jewish joint distribution. For
eign governments. he said, have
agreed 20 the plan. Which also has
been approved by the treasury and the
federal reserve board.
BY aiding Poland with food and
helping ten orI2 European cities es-
cape starvation this winter, Hoover
said. the United States would build
up security for its $4,000. 00c. 600 lent
abroad" IS We'll as perform human
itarian service.
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the matter Of pay for teachers. He
says that a salary OF :; thousand dol
lars should be the minimum. and he
urges increased appropriations for
this purpose to save the school syS-
tenn from an acute situation due to
the scarcit. Of teachers. He endors-
es the proposal for board Of certi-
'c:catiuE tor teachers and better COM
pensat:on of county superintendent
of education.
Governor Cooper urges an enlarge
ment Of tho public health work of
the State rs Il safe guarding OF corn
riun;ty Efe.
The governor urges good roads leg
islarion rs necessary to the economic,
social. educational and religious life
of the State. Are VIC willing TO con-
tinue to pay the eNhaustins cost Of
bad roads," he asks. He refers to
members of the General Assembly.
the highway bill recently sent to
The form Of legislation, however >
he adds, is not Of first Importance,
nor OF primary interest. Just pass
an act that will result in good roads
all Ger the State. This is the goal
and we must not again fall short Of
it,
All convicts should be put under
q Stote control" says the governor.
"and the squads scheduled so that
each county would receive its pro-
Dcrtionate share of convict labor in
the building of permanent roads.
Under this plan results would III all
PROBABILITY be more satisfactory. says
the governor. The governor recon-
mends the abolition of the county
chain gangs as means of saving
Ee says he believes poor results are
obtained under the present system.
With regard 10 the assessment OF
property the governor suggests that
The general assembly apportion the
total amount Of all appropriations to
the various counties according TO their
wealth He urges a continuation and
enlargement OF the work now done by
the tax commission.
The governor does not discuss tho
question of special sources of reVe-
nue.. such as state income tax and IN
hcritancn tax. but says he will discuss
these matters in I; later message.
The governor urges new survey
of the State that property is not now
ON the tax books may be listed.
The governor comes out strong foi
the erection Of a state Office building
He SAYS il would be means OF say
in. the thousands of dollars annually
ti:at now go to paying rent for de-
partnlent Offices.
The recommendation for a pnr-
chasing agent for all State institutions
IS made with a view % saving the
State money Such an agent. says
The governor. could buy in bulk II
lower prices than the institutions nov
l?ay for l.l2:r necessities Of life.
With regard to law enforcement
,hc governor says that fonl hundred
requests and more have come to hin
during the year for law officers II
various parts of the State. The pro
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
STUDENTS VOTE
FOR TREATY
Majority of College Men Want
Immediate Ratification

New York, Jan. 14.-Inconlplete re-
turns today from tifty-three of nearly
four hundred colleges and UNIVERSE
tics. where students and faculty men,
bers voted yesterday on four questions
concerning the peace treaty and
league of nations. showed out of to-
tai Of fortv-two thousand votes twen-
ty-two thousand favored any COM
promise which would make possil-e
immediate ratification. Early reports
fror, Southern colleges showed q
large plurality for ratification without
amendments
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Holland.
hibition law makes an enlargement Of
the law enforcement machinery ne
cessarv he says. The governor sug-
gests that the legislature create q
State constabulary Of from fifty TO
scven:y-tive men. He says 1t Should
be encumbent upon all officers to en-
force all laws. He states that an ap-
propriation of from $4,000 to $780,
900 would take care Of the new State
constabulary.
The governor urges "a liberal poll
cy towards the National Guard, IN
order to be ready to cope with any
policy that may arise ct any time.
he says at present the young men
are not taking an interest in the
Guard. because they are fed up on
n1ilifaTy service" bat this. be sa,::S
is only a temporary state Of rAiad.
This does not lessen the need for or
ganized state troops. he adds.
Public Service Commission.
The governor urges passage OF an
act to enlarge the powers of the pub
lie service commission giving it au-
thoriiy 10 regulate both rates and
service Of public utility companies.
Movie Censorship.
With regard to moving picture cen
sorship the governor recommends the
appointment of boards Of cenSors. To
serve without compensation. TO re-
view all films. The governor says h"
does not overlook the educational or
rccreational value Of the moving pic
ture, but he says he is convinced that
many Of the pictures put on eHhl-
bition have a very baleful influence
which eXcites the passions and create
in the imprcssionable minds feelings
and aspirations detrimental u soci-
ety.
In conclusion the governor says
thai the principle running THROUGH
his entire message is that OF giving
authority and fixing res sponsibility. I
am convinced" he saysG that best re-
s,1its are obtained in this way. both in
private and in public business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
Government Adopts Drastic
Measures AS Result of
Riots in Berlin
RIOTS WERE ORGAN
IZED BY EXTREMISTS
Guards Used Machine Guns On
the Mob Which Attacked the
Reichstag

Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 13, S P. NJ
The government tonight proclaimed
martial law in ali sections of Ger
many, following mob demonstrations
this afternoon in which at least ten
persons were killed and many others
wounded by machine gun fire from
guards before the reichstag building.
The mob was organized by extremists
as protest against the Industrial
councils bill now before the reich
stag.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17

Washington. Jan. 1+.-Director
General Hines has signed the nation
al agreement covering rules and
working conditions with the Brother
hood OF Railway and steamship
clerks, freight handlers and express
and station employees. The asre cment
is retroactive to January 1st and Will
continue in force during federal con-
;rGl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
President Wilson Issued Call
Yesterday For First Meet
ing of League of Nations
SENT TO AMBASSA-
DORIS OF ENTENTE
Will Not Be Made Public Until
It Has Been Received By the
Governments

Washington. Jan. 13.-The call for
tl:c filst meeting Of the counci Of the
League of Nations which was issued
yesterday by President Wilson went
10 the ambassadors Of the entente
nations, but will not be made public
until it is received from them by their
governments. The first ne~~ing will
be held in Paris Friday morning.
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State Legislatures Have No Le-
gal Authority to Reconsider
Amendment Ratification
OPINION BY ANTI
SALOON ATTORNEY
Recommendations of Governors
Of New York and Maryland
Are Illegal

Washington. Jan. 13.-State !esis-
latures cannot, under the law, repeal
the ratification. of the constitutional
amendment, Wayne
Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-saloon
League, declared today in q statement
the recommendation foi'
repeal made to the legislature OF New
York by the governor OF chat STATE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
Reparation Commission Must
Fix Amount Due BY Janu-
ary Before May, 1921
DEPOSIT TWENTY
BILLION DOLLARS
The Cost of the War viii Not
Be Soon Forgotten By the
War-mad Germans

Paris. Jan. l3.-With the opening
Saturday Of the period during which
Germany must pay her debts to the
allies it is announced that the com
mission on reparation must fix the
amount due by Germany before May
1st, 1921. Until the amount is fixed
Germany MUS: deposit twenty billion
marks in gold or its equivalent IL ma
terial. ships. securities and coal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17

OF LYNCHINGS
Officials of Negro Advancement
Association to Testify

Washington, Jan. 14.-John Shil-
lady, executive secretary and James
Johnson. field secretary of the Nat
ional Association for the advancement
of Colored People are expected to be
the first witnesses at the opening to-
day of the senate judiciary subcon-
mittee investigation into race riots
and lynchings over the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
SIMS WRITES
ANOTHER LETTER
War Admiral Renews Contro-
versy With Secretary
of Navy

Washington. Jan. 11.-Admiral
Silns has written another letter TO
Secretary Daniels. the secretary said
Today. adding that he had not heard
Of it, but indicating it dealt with gen
eral question of naval moral and eff
tune
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17

Paris. Jan 14.-Thc italian dele
cation here Announces that Count
Liuisi Adrovandi has been appointed
diplomatic representative in Germany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
BERLIN RIOTS
PROVE FATAL
Demonstration Against Soldiers
Guarding Building-Order
Restored After Firing

Berlin, Jan. 13.-Ten dead had been
brought into the court of the reichstag
building when the national assembly
adjourned au 5 o'clock this afternoon.
according to an announcement made
by President Feihrenbach.
Big. professions passed along the
streets converging into the Koenig-
platz from all quarters. Numerous
factories We're obliged to- close.
The demonstrators bore flags in
scribed I'VE demand an unrestricted
workers council bill" Numerous
speeches were delivered from the
steps of the reiclastag sharply pro-
testing against the bill in its present
form. The street car service was
partly suspended, the men being on
strike.
The public security police restricted
themselves to guarding the reichstag
with strong forces.
The police finally restored order
before the reichstag building. The
chamber adjourned until Wednesday.
London. Jan. IA mob today
made a rush aginst troops guarding
the reichstag building in Berlin and
tried to disarm them. The troops
fired and several persons We're killed
or wounded Order WAS then rcstor
ed
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph from Berlin dated Monday says:
The government is taking precau-
tons against disorders, including the
barricading of the front of the parlia-
ment buildings.
'The new railway strikes westward
and the stoppage Of telephone and
Geographic communication are caus-
ing much nervousness.
Berlin. Monday, Jan. 12.-Plunder-
ing on a large scale occurred today
in the occupied town of Oberiausen
Men stormed the town hall. seized
arms threw the archives into the
street and stripped the shops
The disturbances. spread to the VIII
lagos Of Marseboh and Rruckh hausen,
where the plunderers used fire arms
against the police Order has not yet
been restored.
Oberhausen is city Of about 100,-
900 at the junction of the Cologne
Eam burg and Wesel-Emmerich lines
Il is situated just 70 the north Of Null
helm. Both Mareboh and Rruckhau-
sen are just east Of the Rhine in the
same region.
Rasle. Jan. 13.-Many persons
were killed or wounded in Berlin to-
day when the troops fired upon or
bayonetted demonstrators who tried
to rush the reichstag entrance in pro-
test AGAINST the exploitation law, says
a dispatch from Berlin.
The dispatch adds that since noon
crowds have paraded the streets OF
Berlin following ar appeal from Die
Freiheit. radical Socialist organ for
vorilmen. to demonstrate in protest I
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
BELGIUM AND
HOLLAND AGREE

Brussels, Jan. IA satisfactory
solution of the economic problems
arising out of the revision of the
treaty of 1899 has been reached by
the representatives Of Belgium and
Holland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-17
Affairs of State Presented For
Consideration By the Cen
eral Assembly
FINANCE SEEMS TO BE
THE PRINCIPAL MATTER
Among Other Things He Rec
ommends Constitutional Con-
vention to Raise Funds

Columbia, JAN IA large num-
ber of visitors were present at the hall
of the House of Representative today
when Gov. Cooper delivered his an
nual message to the general assem-
Bay.
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Oberhausen is a city of about 100,-
900 at the junction of the Cologne
Hamburg and Wesel-Emmerich lines.
Il is situated just TO the north of Null
helm. Both Mareboh and Rruckhau-
sen are just east Of the Rhine in the
same region.