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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
PURCHASE OF LANDS FOR EAST
ERN NATIONAL FORESTS

Washington, Dec. 13.--The Nation
al forest reservation commission,
which authorizes the purchase of
lands for eastern national forests, at
meeting held November 29, recon-
mended to congress a continuation Of
government purchases Of forest land
and the appropriation OF adequate
funds to carry on the work. A large
number of business and civic organ
iZations, including the American Pa
per and Pulp association, the Nation
al Wholesale Lumber Dealers asso-
citation, the National Lumber Manu-
facturcrs' association, the National
Newsprint association and the Cham
ber Of Commerce Of the United States,
have already gone on record in ia
vor OF enlarging the national forest
lands in the east The great import
ance Of the work has been made evil
dent through the report on the Cap
per resolution submitted to congress
last spring. which showed 80,000.0O0
acres of denuded and unproductive
timber lands in the United States,
while the cut-over area is increasing
at the rate Of 100000 acres a year.
The commission authorized the ex-
tension Of the purchase work to
Pennsylvania and New York. and the
location Of purchase unit ON the
headwaters Of the Allegheny River
with q view to lessening the danger
from river floods at Pittsburgh and
at other places located below Pitts
burgh on the Ohio river.
The commission authorized the
,1tt -
thc White Mountains and the South
ern Appalachians at an average price
OF S6.O4 per acre. OF the lands ap-
proved for purchase one tract Of l.
45S acres i'll Grafton county, n. H.,
was offered at $3.50 an acre. The
purchase OF two tracts i'm Augusta and
Shenandoah counties. Virginia, having
an area Of 289 acres, was authorized
at an average price of $3.50 an acre.
Two tracts in Madison county, n. c.,
having total area of 2,9iS acres
were approved for purchase at 81 an
acre, and 1,345 acres OF tim bered
land in Rurk county, n. c., at $3.50 an
acre There were also approved for
| purchase COS acres in seven tracts i'm
Winston and Lawrence counties, Ala.
at an average price Of $5.19 per acre
and 1850 acres i'm Arkansas, chiefly
in Polk, Montgomery, Scott, and yell
counties, offered by 81 different own
cHs at an average price OF $3S2 an
acre. Purchase Of 100000 feet OF
spruce timber at SO per thousand
feet was also authorized by the com
mission This timber is in the White
| Mountain National T'ncnct
was reserved from sale at the time
the land was purchased. This ac.
| qusltion will enable the governm nj
to control cutting operations upon an.
proXimately 1900 acres Of land. thu,
securing proper forest management
and consideration OF public interests
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
PUBLIC UTILITIES
hiiori VIII hc Made ia Next LcgisIa-
ture TO Pass Law for Control
Of all Public service

Columbia, Dec. IA public ser
! Vlcc bill, similar to that Of the 1920
/ legislature, which was killed on the
] nome stretch Of it's Legislative course.
VIII be introduced in the 1921 legisla-
! tute, ii was learned here today. 1t
/ Is not known who will introduce the
measure, but Ill is presumed that J.
Il. Atkinson, OF the Spartanburg dele
/ gaton. who !atheTcd the bill last Win
! ter, viii bc one OF its promoters. if
! rot lis author. The public utilities
bill passed the house OF representa-
tlEeS at the 1920 session was killed
! in the senate, after a strong fight
against it. during which several hear.
ings were held, with representatives
OF the Southern Power CO., as princi-
pal witnesses.
The bill to be introduced in the 1921
| Legislature will provide for the setting
up Of Il public service commission.
with power to regulate the operation
OF all public service corporations in
the state. The bin will give this con,
mission power to fix rates on water,
gas. electric light and power rates.
1t will also authorize the commission
10 establish standards for computing
The output OF utilities. II will also
pat street railways under Jurisdiction
of the commission. 1t will also pro-
vide authority for the commission to
investigate unused hydro electric po-
tentiality in the state TO approve or
disaDprOve securities issued by pub
lie utilities. TO provide a uniform sys-
tenn OF accounts and To hear petitions
lof citizens regarding the service OF
utilities.
The bill would provide that the
chairman Of the commission would
receive a salary of $500 a year, the
Other two members OF the commission
10 receive q per diem of ten dollars,
for time actually serving in connection
with the commissions work. Each
commissioner would be required to
give bond in the sum of 200.
The present public utilities COM
mission has asked the budget commits
sion TO include in the states budget
Il total of $24 4,940, for 1921 operations,
this to include the program outlined
IN the new bill to be introduced This
year the commission was given only
$l,$91, and its operations were linn
tied, the costs of it's operations be-
ing borne by funds secured in special
ways.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

COTTON PREDICTED
Price Paid to Producers Decem.
Der | Said to Be Lowest
Since 1915

Washington, Dec. 13.--The cotton
crop which began the season i'm the
worst condition i'm fifty years has
turned out to be the biggest crop
since 1914. with production of H.
9S7 900 bales. according To final es-
Inmates announced today by the de-
partment of agriculture.
The lateness Of winter. the depart
ment said, has helped TO increase the
size of the crop by permitting the
plant. which was late in getting
started, TO mature.
The price of cotton paid to pro-
ducers December /. was announced
as fourteen cents "a pound, the low
est for that date since 1915.
The final production estimates is -
100000 bales more than forecast from
the condition of the crop late in June.
Vast Improvement was shown as the
season progressed and the August
condition brought forecast of H.
$4,000 bales. That was reduced by
the September condition of 12,123,OOO
bales.
crop is a record one, as is that OF
Arkansas. Production i'm California,
and Arizona has about doubled the
production OF any previous year.
Production this year by States in
500-pound bales follows:
Virginia $4,000: North Carolina
$4,000; South Carolina 1,530,0OO;
Georgia 100000: Florida $4,000;
Alabama 100000; Mississippi $4,000;
Louisiana $4,000; Texas 4,2O0,O 900;
Arkansas 1,160.0O0; Tennessee 310,-
900; Missouri $4,000; Oklahoma L.
100000; California 10000; Arizona
10000. All other states $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
Tobicco Growers Urged to Organize

Columbia, Dec 14-Complete or
ganizatiOn Of the tobacco growers of
the state is urged by the department
Of agriculture in its annual report on
the tobacco crop of the state, issued
from the press today. The report
shows that the 1920 tobacco season
produced 66,342,611 pounds of tobac-
co. netting 60 the producers $15,S05,
GS5. The average price of the crop
for 1920 was $3.50 cents per pound.
The past year according 10 this
report. has been bad one for the to-
NaCcO growers, as compared with the
| TWO preceding. In 1919 the crop was
| over 81 600 600 pounds. bringing $lS,-
| 54N.559. an average price of 20.10.
| Thc banner year in the history Of
| South Carolina Tobacco was 1918,
when the crop brought an average
price of 2l.06 cents. the highest price
yer received. That year there were
! IG2l72.6&l pounds, netting over $19.-
| 900. coo
In his report of the tobacco crop II.
| Harris. commissioner of agriculture.
argcs thc establishment in Columbia.
or somc central South Carolina point.
nC tobacco factory. SUch as those
la have made &on'r of IN" les
%"rth Carolina cities what they ara
today He says there could just as
easily be such a factory i'm this state
as in any other state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
TO REGULATE
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
The Attorney General Comments
on the Terrible List of
Casualties

ColumbH. Dec. 14.-EnactmCnt OF
laws to b, ter regulate traffic on the
public highways Of the state, with
"a view to avoiding the multiplicity
of fatalities. is urged by Attorney
General Wolfe in his report to the
1921 legislature, now being compiled,
Il copy Of which has been referred to
this correspondent The attorney
general calls attention to the terrible
list of casualties due to reckless driv-
ing. "A dangerous instrumentality"
he calls the automobile, quoting the
state supreme court
The attorney general also urges
better salaries for the attorney gem
eral and assistant attorney general; {;
asks for law to preserve the states
deienses in suits brought against the
state; asks for a law to require de-
PENDANTS asking for bail to appear
before circuit judge or justice Of the
supreme court and make petition
pursuant to a writ of habeas corpus;
urges the enactment Of law to re-
quire defunct corporations to pay The
state dissolution fee; and also asks the
legislature to enact law providing
for the disposition Of confiscated fire
arms, now held by county clerks Of
court.
The attorney generar reviews the
work of his office for the past year.
In the many cases handled there has
been favorable result in every in
stance in which affirmative relief was
sought on the part of the state"
The attorney generals office COL
lected during the year 1920, by suit
or otherwise, $1O.S2S. Other judg-
ments, not yet collected, totaled $11,-
600, making a total of recoveries OF
s2l,s2S. The report also reviews
many Of the most important cases
handled during the year. such as the
Columbia Ganai case, various railroad
cases, rate cases, the "hosiery mill"
case, and the like. 1t also refers to
the work Of re-codifying the state
law. which work is now progressing
in the hands Of Code Commissioner J.
& Mcclure. assisted by Col. w. w.
Lewis, of York, and c. d. Barksdale,
of Laurens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Sharp criti-

Washington, Dec. 14.-Sharp criti-
cism OF the rational coal industry with
an implied threat Of drastic lorislo -
ton by congress TO r1cct the alleged
evils Of prOiit, cring and speculatinn
accompanied the report OF the senate
committee Oh production and recon-
StruCtion. Coal prohtecring. o2
poCiHuy following the priority ordcr
Of the Interstate commerce commits
zion, continues unchecked by the do
I".;' .',u ot iugji"" HHL is a naiion,,
dHRIa,o,' the report said. 1t IN the
duty of the government to take roa
sonable and practicable steps to rem
edy the evil"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
Law and Order Week

Columbia, Dec. l4.-January % has
been designated as Law and Order
Day, and the week following as Law
and order week, aid Governor
Cooper is asked by the Law and Or
der Union of New York to proclaim
these events. There will be special
Sntriotic instruction ih the schools.
This year the program for Law and
Order week Will aim at bolsheyjstif,
tendencies coming from other lands
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
DANIELS SAYS MORE SHIPS
AND PLANES MUST BE BUILT

Washington. Dec 14.-Secretaly
Daniels stated before the house nay al
committee today that world conditio rs
OF (chaos, disagreement and trouble;)
made a continuation of naval and
aircraft building by the United States
imperative.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
ADDRESS POSTPONED.

10 iS with regret that the Woman'A
Literary club announces the post
pOncmCnt of Prot FricrsOn's address,
which was 10 have been given on
Thursday evening in the school audi
tC"ium
Duo 10 il'no2' Mr., FNcrson has hoon
obliged To cancel this cngaScmcnt; {;
the club hopes 10 have the pleasure
of hearing this able speaker at la
ter date.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
kE(T'
kRSAYS
nsnt's Figures
Contxins Much
low Grade
j. Skottowe

Dec. Ia. Skottowe
~ fpresfdent OF the
Dociation. tonight said
sanding on the American
nate OF 12,2t7.000 bales as
'tofton crop for this year.
onding the government re-
0ee today which gave the to-
~ a i2.ss7, 900 bales.
h received Information this aft
~ aid Mr.. wannamaker, that
vorhment report made no pro-
Tor bollies and snaps which last
amounted to $4,000 bales. The
ument report also includes the
kSade cotton which Is still i'm the
And very great portion of
- y going to remain In the field.
warmers all over the south are
ooning the cotton i'm the field,
of1nx that they will not pick 1t
- there is a sharp rise I'm the
80 This may sound like propa-
lee. but an investigation by any
~ viii convince them that 1t is
} truth.
-" <ue present prices, the farm
are not able to pick their low
|oe cotton, They cannot finance Il.
nv thousands OF bales will be left
e1e Holds through necessity. Many
I('sands more will be left through
th<re is another surprise in store
cften circles. A bill has been
VQuced In congress calling for
1rvey OF the untenssbis cotton on
~. The quantity OF this cotton.
ch Will he disclosed by the re-
\ which Will be Issued following
Nlvey. will be a surprise. In
~ sSiaces linters and regins are
~ reported as cotton.
a Am standing behind the Amer
= Cotton Association estimate OF
{47.VoQ bales as the total crop for
ye8r and I belieye that our fig
n pfs much nearer correct than
- OF the government. Our esti-
e wnS made ,fter 81 most careful
vty ! believe that the time will
'!y< that our figures are correct"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
OVER BILLION DOLLARS IN
TAXES OUTSTANDING G.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE treasury
department estimates that over bill
lion dollars Is outstanding in unpaid
taxes because Of the governments in
ability to audit returns. the house COM
mittec was told by DR.. Thomas Adams
of the treasury department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
'VANDFDATE FOR THE pENrrEN.
frff'rr TIARY.

Some person with d cesspooi mind
hmus<d himself Saturday or Sunday
Hoight by, writing obscene words on
tne OF the plate glass show windows
'on Main street. The vulgarian who
DID this may not know II but he COM
'mitted a crime against the law OF the
/. .seAte. punishable by imprison ment in
fhs penitentiary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
MEETING AT GRACE CHURCH.

The divisional meeting OF the Bap-
tipt w NJ. ". will be held at Grace
Baptist church Thursday December
18th. beginning at 1880 a. IN.
There will be representatives from
All the churches OF the Santee Asso-
ctetion. MI ladies are urged TO come
and bring lunch as II will be an all
day meeting. Coffee and tea will be
prepared at the church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
WEsTERN UNION BRINGs
N SUIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT

n washington. Dec. 1.-THE Western
Union has brought suit In the District
Fof Columbia supreme court for an
Injunction restraining the government
from interfering with the proposed
connection OF the company's cable
with the new cable line from the Bar
badoes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

Lucerne. Dec. l4.--Constantne and
the royal party left today for Venice
where they will board Greek war
ship for Phaleron for a triumphal en-
try into Athens. The council of min
listers and Prince George accompany
him
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
TO CHECK GROWTH OF ARMA
MlINTS.

Geneva, Dec. l4.-An agreement
among the powers TO put an immc-
date end 10 the growth OF armaments
contemplated in the league of nations
plan was presented to the assembly
by the committee today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
REORGANIZE SHIP
PING BOARD

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE reorgan-
ization Of the shipping board by di-
vorcing the emergency fleet corpora
ton and the selection of experienced
shipping men for the management
of each organization are among the
suggestions Of Martion j. Gillen, of
the house committee that is investi-
eating the shipping board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

Manchester, n. r., Dec. 1.-THE
Amoskeag Manufacturing company
today announced "a ten day shut down
and wage reduction of twenty-five
and a-haf per cent for the thirteen
thousand. Ave hundred employees. The
cotton division Will work three DAYS
"a week and the worsted department
remaining closed for several months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
Marriage License Record.

4 Marriage licenses have been grant
cd TO Mr. J. l.. Stone and Miss Jo-
s<phine Miller OF Tindal.
Colored;
Joe Asgili and Lizzie Thorne @. Coz
lumbia.
John Heasy Potts and Hattie Gill
lkasd OF Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

q Marion. Dec. it.-Senator Harding
'coday conferred with two Pennsylvan-
airns Governor Sproul. and W. w. At.
terbufy. vicc-president OF the Penusyl.
lvania road. William r. Anderson, a
'SAethodist bishop. was also called by
tnvitstions
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

Paris, Dec. l4.-According To- Gene
"a dispatches. Senator Medll Me
Cormick declared '"The LeaGuc will be
smothered by the eloquence OF it's
members and great deal too much
time Ia lost In useless verbiage."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
BRITISH DELEGATES
GO HOME
Indefinite Recess for Interna
tiOnal Communications
Conference

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE British
"cIeSatcS To the international COM
"'"hi'ailons conference have left for
nome. This is expected to result in
an indefinite recess by the delegates
representing the Cnited States, Japan
FRANCE and Italy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
|B0VV PRICES
FOR TOBACCO
Federal Trade Committee Makes
Report to Congress on
Conditions

Washington, Dec. 14.--The federal
trade committee reporting to congress
said the low tobacco price was due to
lesscning Of foreign purchases, in
creased quantity Of low grades and the
purchasing methods Of the large buy
erS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
Paris. Dec.

Paris. Dec. "--COnstantine will
not remain long ON the Greek throne.
|, says a Geneva dispatch. but will alb
dicate In favor OF Crown Prince
I fGcorge. because. II IL pointed out.
! Greece would be In "a critical situation
N opposed by the great powers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
HARDING ELECTED MEMBER

Marion. Dec. 14.--ScnatOr Harding
has been elected Il member OF tn,
Marion typographical union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18

must devote its attention. Baltimore
! is setting the whole country an ex.
ample in the power and profit OF
home owning
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
CHItISTMAS FUND MEETING
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

schools to subscribe to the Christmas
fund for the poor Of Sumter was held
Sunday afternoon at the First Presby-
terian church. The attendance at this
meeting Was not so large this year as
usual nor marked with quite the Gus
tomary degree of enthusiasm that
ordinarily predominetes.
The committees appointed to dis
tribute this fund will be announced la
ter.
The report of the treasurer, A. NJ
Broughton Of contributions TO this
Christmas fund follows:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-10-28
WHERE COAL is CHEAP

st. Paul Pioneer Press-It will be
convenient, as far as fuel is concerned,
to live in northern West Virginia next
winter, as the soft coal operators have
arranged to supply consumers in Their
own territory at $500 to $500 a ton.
AT the same time coal is costing the
northwest and the rest of the country
outside of West Virginia, about twice
as much, being $3.50 and upwards at
the mine mouth, plus carrying and de-
livery charges and several profits.
Attorney General Palmer made a
suggestion that the reduction
price ought to be extended to all
he rest OF the country, but did not
any e of carrying it out.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-10-28

Four thousand business men have lust
been polled on taxation, and 2,641 said
they regarded tax reform as more i'm.
portant than the league of nations.
Almost as many voted for a tax on
gross sales in place of the excess
profits tax. Perhaps if a gross sales
tax had just been paid. the vote might
have favored a tax on profits instead
Profits at least provide the means TO
pay the tax, while a tax on business
done might be eXacted although Their,
were no profits. Furthermore. there
is no certainty that the gross sales tax
would bring in the money needed bv
the treasury. That has Just been
Frances experience. The September
returns from the new French tax on
the total turnover of all business wa
292, 600 600 francs. instead of the TOO
600, 900 expected. If the results are
similar for the whole year, there will
be a deficit of 5000, 0OO. 900 francs in
the budget.
This French experience is worth
noting by the business men who are
proposing to form this week an organ
iZat!on in favor of the gross sales tax
what the taxpayers really want is
taxes. A truly popular tax, one
with no faults, has not yet been de
yised. But it is also true that seldom
has there been a tax with more faults
ana less popularity than the excess
prohts tax. So many think that there
be no worse tax that there Is =
readiness to try any other
with little fear of subsequent dis.
IIusionment. The national industrial
conference soon to meet can
'carcely fail to reflect the popularity
II the gross sales tax among econom.
SITS as well as among taxpayers; vet
shall do well to watch the expert
in France. !
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-10-28
DON'T WOBBIE

This is a crucial year in the politics
OF the nation. And never have so
many important problems been pre-.
sented to the people of B~rookings
county to solve. The number of re.
ferred laws and amendments, the vote
on appropriation for the Farm Bureau
federat on, and here in the city. the
bond issue. Last, but more important
still, is the ticket. Brookings county
republicans, at the primary election
OF last spring. exercised much caution
ana gave great consideration to the
selection of their candidates for legis.
iative and county positions. In manv
instances county officials are seryinp
heir first terms and in such instances
wnere they were candidates for re-
election they were endorsed at the
primaries, and under all the rules of
the game they should have the un.
qualified support Of the people. Look
the ticket over carefully and be hon
est with yourself. Is 1t not a good
ticket from top to bottom? Well
then, do just as We have done. place
an x In the circle at the top and go
home to peaceful slumbers, happy in
the knowledge that you have done
your full duty to your county the
state and the nation.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-10-28

The national financial journals saw
that building Is at a standstill all over
the country. 1t is with considerable
pride that we call their attention To
the notable exception Of the city OF
Brook ngs. Instead Of being at a
standstill here 1t is making moro
progress than I've before. Favorable
weather conditions. a more adequate
supply OF building material, and com.
munity enterprise are principal factors
at work. Beside OF that everything
is going at top speed to get as much
work done as possible before winter
sets In. There is more building going
on In Brookings right now than any
other town of its size in the country
and It 10 all permanent city improve
ment without a single wild cat venture