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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Demand Made
For High Tariff {
Artificial Silk Manufacturers
Ask For SO 1-2 Per Cent.
Protection

Washington. Dec. = Protection
FOR the artificial silk industry vas
asked Of the senate finance CON-
mittee today by Roland l.. Taylor
Of Philadelphia. representing the
Tubisc Artificial Six company.
which recently established a large
plant at Hopcwcu. Va. The Wit
ness produced various samples Of
clothing made fru2l artificial silk
for the inspection OF senator's. The
capacity Of the Hopcwcil plant IS
about I7.000.0o0 pounds OF yarn
annually. Nh Taylor said, the pro-
duce being made wholly from
cotton iinters. in order for his con-
Germ TO compete in the American
market Wit? foreign manufacture
crs it must have a duty Of So cents
pound Oh yarns, he said or 3S
1-2 per cent cd valorem on the
American valuation. The rate in
the SFordney bill is IS cents a
pound or % per cent. ed vaiorem
on american valuation.
Conflicting views as to the effect
Of silk imports on the American
industry We're presented by other
witnesses. Horace b. Cheney OF
New York city, representing the
Silk Association Of America, said
the industry was seriously men,
aced,' while Samuel Kridel of New
York City, representing other man
ufacturers as we'll as traders and
importers. testified that, since the
imports constituted only per cent
Of consumption, they could have
little effect and on the whole would
be beneficial by stimulating man
ufacturcrS.
Hearings on the silk schedule viz
tually were closed and it was an
nounced that all hearings on the
Fordney biz will Ee closed January
3rd
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
! TRUCKS AND TRAINS.

Good roads propaganda is al
ways well received, despite the in
creased taxes which follow. TAe
farmers accept it because highway
Improvement sinplifes their mar
keting problem and renders their
property more accessible. City
folk are friendly, for it tends to
make their Sunday drives more
ENJOYABLE. Shippers. are in accord,
for shipping by truck has many
obvious advantages
Rut figures recently coliated In
iowa indicate that. in the course OF
asingle year, 4ss public service
4rucks produced s.4Ao,210s ston-n1iies
OF transportation. Allowing but
one man to the truck, for loading.
driving, repairing, soliciting busi-
ness and collecting bills, this means
1870 ton-miles to the man for the
year. In 1913, which may be TAX
en- for an average year. the nations
railroads produced 22o,5oo ton
z.sses and 2s,7oo passenger miles
of transportation to the man,
counting everyone connected with
ShaYo from section hand to- presi-
dent.
what does it mean?
Everywhere we hear how the
motor truck helps to solve the na>
tons transportation problem, yet
the railroads are suffering for lack
of business. Have we forgotten how
large a~sf1are of the cost Of truck
transportation falls upon the tax
payer
There is not a highway in the
United States today that Will stand
up under truck traffic. No one
has yet discovered how to build
one. that Will, and, even did we
know, the cost would probably be
prohibitive at present. We do
know that roads which cost $780,
600 a mile viii not stand up under
the pounding.
Now the state of Iowa is consid-
ering building up its necessary
secondary roads with gravel or
macaeam. purely in the farmers
interest. II does not propose to
buile $4,000 roads where $4,000
roads VIII serve. Every state in the
Union viii watch with interest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Farming Program
Schedule Of, Crops Recon-
mended For. Boil Weevil
Conditions

After careful consideration.
the following schedule OF crops
for an average one-horse crop
has been agreed upon, and is
recommended for use under
bell weevii conditions. 1t is
intended, Of course. that each
individual farIne-. shall make
such minor changes as the
needs of his farm require. The
number of acres Of the given
crops and the number Of cows.
sows and poultry. should be
multiplied by tho number Of
acres in your farm.
The acreage and estimated
average return, and the num-
ber of livestock per one horse
farm, is as follows:
5 TO 6 acres Of cotton.
estimated value 6
acres 250.0U
6 acres Of corn, with
velvet beans, at S35-- $1,000
) to S acres of oats and
wheat, & acre wheat)
followed by peavine
hay. at s30.00--.- 10000
! acre sweet potatoes 1o9.oO
I acre Irish potatoes.
followed by peanuts 10000
/ acre snap beans, fol-
lowed by peanuts = 12O.0O
acre in sorghum, ST.
Ear cane and similar
crops 5000
9 acres in tobacco, or
some substitute money
crop p.---- 10000
And live stock as fol-
lows:
/ cow, increased to two
as soon as feed is
available. estimated
value Of milk and
cream, one COW - 10000
/ SOW and pigs 10000
Flock Of poultry. 20 to
% 4o.Vo
Estimated total yield per
one horse farm, under
this plan s--$1,5o0.oo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Bootleggers
Sell Water

Jack Russell. registered Jack
SoNille. Fla. and S. J. kennerdy
OF Jasper County. S. c., were ar
raigned before Judge Hardy this
morning at the city court on the
charges of Transporting and Of sell
ing contraband wl1iskey. Both men
plead guilty to the charges prefer
red against them and were fined
one hundred dollars each for each
of the two cI1a";;es. Neither OF
the men, according to their state
ncnt, are able to raise their re-
Quired 5000.
This particular case is a unique
one in the police court annals Of
Sumter in that the bootlegSers at
tempted to pull quite neat and
premeditativeIy clever trick to
fraud their customers who desir-
ed TO purchase some bottled Christ
mas spirits. The men were sue
cessful in placing one Of the three
Of their cases of real rye" but
were checked in their sale Of the
remaining two cases and III their
getaway by the workings Of the
city police In each Of the three
cases was one bottle Of the regular
stuff, ai1 excellent brand Of red rye
whiSkey, but the remaining eleven
quarts in the case were nothing but
water colored to a nicely in the re-
scmblance Of rye. When arrested
by the police the men stated that
they couldn't be handled because
they were not selling whiskey and
by way Of demonstration broke the
seal Of one Of the pure water bot
ties ard offered it for inspection.
The police. however, found the real
stuff ard thereby We're able to make
out a city's case. The parties who
purchased the first case were got
ten in touch with by the police
and after having examined their
SIS buy reported the presence Of
eleven to one water.
It is understood that there was
another man connected with the
selling of the deceptive fluid but he
has so far made good his alb
sencc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
CHRISTMAS TREE SLAUGHTER.

Now is the time to prevent the
annual Christmas tree slaughter.
IF every family wich proposes to
buy tree will insist that it must
come from a proper source. the
ruthless destruction of evergreens
which mars most Christmas sea-
sons may be controlled to a con-
siderable degree.
Great shipments Of trees come to
this country from Europe, every
year. These are mostly from coun-
tries where careful forestry is the
custom Trees are raised for the
Christmas market and new plant
ing goes on constantly. There are
many American dealers whose crop
of Christmas trees likewise repre-
senssi forest conservation instead of
waste. These are the legitimate
sources Of supply.
If getting the tree is to be a mat
ter Of, personal hunting and cutting,
the choice should be made with
care. Unless the prize is taken
from spot which n1anifestly needs
thinning, there should be provision
for replanting. There is an ample
supply of Christmas trees to be OBJ
tanned without waste or ruin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
GOOD WILL THE CURE.


Many causes are assigned for
dull times, all OF them containing
some thruth-the need Of repair
ing wars wreckage and waste, the
dependence on German reparation,
the sac plight of foreign exchange,
the difficulty OF re-adjusting indus
try to a peace basis the "overpro-
duction" of this or that commod-
ity, il1e cost Of labor and credit,
proateeripg, legislative delay, inter
national rivalry, burdensone arma-
ment, etc. But when alps said and
done, the situation boils down to
this: 1
Times are bad, and continue bad,
because people quarrel and hinder
each ether instead Of working to-
geti1er. Rivalry, where there
ought to be cooperation, does the
damage. Industrial and social
classes foster sjealousy Of other
classes, and thwart their efforts.
Nations foster jealousy Of each 9th
-er. Envy and suspicion and fear
and hatred prevent the reconstruc-
ton that everyone. in his heart,
desires.
In-will is the great obstacle.
Goodwill is the cnre. If the peo-
pie Of this country and the ma
tiorfs Of the civilized world could
only cleanse their hearts Of hostil-
ity and pull together, the situa-
tioz would change in a week. and
in three months there would be
wave of prosperity.
This may sound visionary. i is
plain common sense: and any intel
iigent effort to revive industry
should work along this line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Crime Traced
To Lawyers

New York. Dec. 1G.-Wall streets
s5,0G0,0G0 bond theft plot was "ad-
vised" by certain lawyers. who shar-
cd in the procedes Of the sale Of the
stolen securities. according to an
admission which Saul s. Myers.
counsel for the National Surety
company. a heavy loser. said to-
night had been obtained from W.
W. Easterbav
Easterbay. who is under incict-
ment in Washington in connection
with the case, has been corroborae-
ed by certain other witnesses. Mr..
Myers said and "it now looks as If
some Of the stolen securities or the
proceeds Of the sales will be locat-
cd"
David W. Sullivan. who was con-
victed at Washington last May with
Nicky Arnstein. Nick Cohn. Norman
S. Bowies and Easterbay IL con-
nection with the alleged bringing
Of stolen securities in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, was arrested here
yesterday on an indictment chars-
ing grand larceny suDerceding one
returned against him Il year ago.
He was rearraiSned before Magis-
trate koenig and committed 10 the
TomOs in default of $4,000 bail
The six mon had bcen released on
bail ct Washington pending ap-
pnol
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Chinese Cabinet
Quits Its Post

PekinG. Dec. 1S.-The Chinese
cabinet resigned today No official
reason for the resignation is OBJ
tainable.
In unofficial circles. however, the
decision OF the government. is in
terpreted in three ways: first, as q
gime proposed by Gen. Chang Tsao-
Lin. Governor OF Manchuria: sec
ond. the demand OF Chang Isao-
Lin for material support by the
government. and third. n confcs-
sion that the financial situation IS
Impossible Of solution
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

window sill, the peeled potatoes on
the floor, q Id the salad in the roc
ing chair-oh. yes. l have seen it;
I have done it!
All this shifting around and
hunting for places means more
than extra work; ii means extra
thought, extra attention, extra ef-
fort, completely nonproductive
mental energy at that. for nothing
comes of it in the end. In the
compressed kitchens this waste OF
effort goes on. all the time.
{ In working away from the too
compressed workshop. women are
not going back to the pioneer kitch-
en-. by any means, but simply add
ing some of its pleasant space to
the modern comforts, thus keeping
what is best in both.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Five Years For Kelly
Auto Dealer Sentenced to the
Penitentiary

Raleigh. n. c.. Dec. &c. j..
Kelly. Sanford automobile dealer
was sentenced to five years in the
Atlanta penitentiary and finec
s55. 900 in United States District
Court today for interstate traffic
in stolen automobiles. when the
Jury. after four hours del!beratlon
or the case started "Wednesday,
December {. brought in verdict oi
guilty against Kelly. a. ". Hot
man. major in the New York Ma
tional Guard. and Harry CraiE. of
Germantown. Pa, George Sect.
SUSPENDED member of the New
York automobile squad. and Frank
AIaron. of New York. involved Us
the defendant in the sale IND {
went we're acquitted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
CourtsRefolriessNeeded.

Editor Daily Item:
The fact that Col. Dargan has
q plan which he is advocating az
step toward effecting needed re-
for min our court processes, has
caused me to suggest a matter that
I believe would assist in remedy
ing the evils that exist. OF late
years I have felt within me a lack
Of confidence in our state courts.
enforcement Of justice, because OF
the fact that it is Exceedingly easy
for those charged with crime to OBJ
tain bail and have their cases post
poned from court to court until the
public grows weary Of it, and when
the trials do come off they are
scarcely ever, in this section Civ
en- justice if they are men Of means
or influence, Or have secured the
services Of certain sharp, shrewd
lawyers. In the federal court, with
Judge Smith presiding. guilty men
are brought to trial and convicted
promptly. In my judgment the
reason for this is two-fold: The
judge is appointed, not elected, and
he does not have the temptation to
favor lawyers who are instrument
tai in electing him to office. l am
not intending to make any unjust
insinuations against our judges.
They are usually high-toned honor
able men, bat they are but hu-
man and want TO be reelected
again at the end of their terms Of
cGice. Let's make those terms at
least ten years and give them a
better chance to do their duty fear
lessIy. Then, another reason is
that criminals are tried by juries
composed Of men who are their
neishbors and friends and who. no
matter how just they may try to be,
are almost certain to be Influenced
by feelings of friendship Oh the
one hand or of prejudice on the
other. The remedy for this would
be to draw the juror; for Sumter
county courts. not from this county
as are now doing, but from the
entire Third circuit. composed Of
Williamsburg. Clarendon, Lee and
Sumter. This would enable us to
have much more impartial juries.
juries like those drawn for the fed
eral courts, where as we all know, it
is very difficult for the guilty man
to get clear.
l have stated that it was not my
intention to reflect upon our judges
and I want to include our solici-
tor in this statement. The records
show that in very large per cent
Of cases under his management
either convictions or pleas Of guilty
were secured. The trouble has been
mainly on the side Of the defend
ants. l have heard it said that
where a certain prominent politi-
cal lawyer defended man, it was
impossible to secure a conviction
should even one of his political
friends be found on the jury. Such
a condition Of affairs need remedy
ing.
Col. Dargan's plan or the other
plans outlined above will not ap-
peal to the legal profession as
body. not to the criminal class,
but unless some relief is afforded
along these lines our country is
likely to breed more "bolshevists'
than it has now. We should act
before it is toe late Give the peo-
pie JUSTICE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Boy Scout News. Troop >.

All members OF the Eoy Scouts
Of Troop ,, on account Of the post
ponemcnt Of the meeting which
was to Ee held last Thursday night,
are requested to be present Thurs
day nigh; at $50 o'clock.
There are important plans to be
discussed. aud we wish to have a
larger attendance than usual.
AT our last meeting Aston Stubbs
was enlisted into the troop as a
tender foot scout. and IS now busy
on his second class test.
At this meeting we cxpcct 10 have
some real fun. for we have Make
Alpert and Mertock Walker on the
list to be initiated.
The troop is greatly in need Of
some money. and at this meeting
we viii make plans 10 gather holly
and IniSllrtoc 10 sell. SO if YOU want
any holly OF mistletoe watch for
US
We offer our services in any way
that We can help to deliver pack
ages 20 the poor OF The city. Phone
oJr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

The report of the certified ac-
countant named by city council TO
make complete audit Of the
books of the Sumter Gas and Pow
er company for the purpose OF
establishing what is a fair rate for
gas. has been completed and filed
with city council. In accordance
with the understanding between
the city and council and the Off
cials OF the Gas company the rate
that the company will be allowed
10 charge for gas will be fined At
cost CT production. plus a reason
able profit on the actual invest
inert OF the company. the report
of the auditor being used as a basis
for determining what is a fair rate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Irish to Vote Monday.

Dublin, Dec. 16 tBy the Asso-
ciated Press "A vote on the cues
toin of ratification Of the peace
treaty between Ireland and Great
Britain Will be taken at a public
session of the Dali. Eireann Mon
day morning at II o'clock. accord
ing to an announcement made pub
lie tonight. signed by Eamon De
Valera aud Arthur Griffith.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Cooperative
Marketing
Four Essentials Emphasized
in Atlanta

It is extremely gratifying to see
how rapidly public opinion Cor az
ricultural opinion at least) is reach
ing practically unanimous view
about the things that are necessary
to put the selling OF farm products
on a modern business basis.
At the Atlanta meeting (of the
American farm Bureau Fedora
tion) speakers discussed the mar
ketins of several very difficult pro-
ducts, but il was interesting to see
how all Of them came back time af--
ter time to the same fundamen-
tails
/. There must be commodity
mark The growers Of a
single product must unite and en-
oioy a selling organization wholly
devoted to the profitable selling Of
that product.
.. Along with effective selling
must 90 modern system Of stor-
age or warehousing, and accurate
grading.
8. 4 sound system Of financing
the marketing plan mus. be work
ed out. Without such fiancinS an
orderly and well-regulated selling
Of any crop is impossible.
4. The farmer in connection
with his marketing system must
have bureaus of trained experts
;ho will collect information the
@orld over relating to the supply
If and demand for each particular
carn1 product and SO help prevent
sluts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

And it was a TeXan-Nr. c. 0.
MoSer-who told the members of
rhe American Farm Bureau the
stirring story Of the campaign for
cooperative marketing of cotton
the south.
Our first year finds these as
:ociations doing a S50.Q0o,oo for
10000 members" Mr.. Moser de-
Jared. and this is but d beginning.
Simply because we can offer the
cotton buying world cotton accu-
,atcly graded and stapied in large
Quantities of even running lots. we.
AN get the farmer to 3 cents
more a pound for his liHt. to say
tothins Of other advantages. DR..
'larencc Poe. in Progressive Farm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

The FIRE department. answered
one call on Sunday which was turn
cd in at 4:3o o'clock in the after
noor. 1t proved only to be the
burning out OF a chimney TO a
house on th" corner of Bartlett and
Blandins streets. The fire alsri1?
was sent tl1rca2h Tear r!1at the
house might catch from the sparks
which we're falling in large quanti-
ties. No assistance ircir the trucks,
however. VAS needed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

Huntsville Ala. Dec. l9.-Will
Ricketts,. q safe proprietor is dead.
'retl Mauterer is dying ard tive
iris have been jailed. charged with
murder and assault as the result
If a fight last night. The police
say it was the climax to q gay party
where whiSkey flowed freely.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Germany Called
On For Explanation

Paris. Dec. 17-The allied REP
arations commission has refused 70
consider the German request for q
time extension on the January ana
February reparations payments un-
til the German government explains
itS inability to pay.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

Belfast Dec. 17-one persoa
v2s killed and six wounded IN re-
newed rioting in thu east i'ti'''S'
section. Street car service has been
suspended and Lewis guns are BE-
irc used against the rioters pH
crown forces
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
Savannah Bank
Closed by Examiner

savannah. Dec. 1:-1he Com
,,c,cial Bank today posted notice
ina, il had been closed by the oi-
.r.c1ion OF The state bank examiner
.c.e;,;er Reilly is under indictment
fo, alleged shortage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21
JAMES BROWN.
Senior Patrol Leader

Monwoss. Va. Dec. l9.-The de-
fensc in the trial OF Roger Eas;-
lake. VINO * charged with The
murder Of his wife. rested Without
i...;,sl.,,l.c iestifying. The cas, may
so to the jury tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

The distribution of the Christ
mas saving funds by tie SeVera
banks within The past few days ha
turned loose a goodly sum OF
rooney ,hai has been felt as stlm-
ulus OF retail trade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

Toxic. Dec 1S.-The retention by
the nlted States under the agree
ment on naval limitation Of the
oattleshipS Colorado. Washington
aud MARYLAND. has called forth vio-
lent rrotesta;ioHs on the part of
several OF tho Nernacular news
papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

Eucnos Ares. Dec 10. = Vast
clouds OF volcanic ashes from
erapting Andes peaks are sweeping
across Argentina. obscurins the sun
in many sections. The dust film
can be seen here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

Adrian. Miss. Dec. 19. = Mrs
Matte Kirby, a temperance workeg.
who is charged with manslaughter
in. connection with the disappear
apce of her nameless grandcEild,
was convicted \ new trial motion
Will be argued tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

Let's see. How was i; thiS coun-
tr5- IN its affairs before the Ma
,ine Corps Was established BAL
timore Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-21

Washington. Dec. 19.-The arms
conference naval subcommittee
meeting was postponed until tonaos-
row.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-04-21
PROMINENT NEW YORK
MAN PRAISES TANLAC
John F. Hyatt, of Albany,
N. Y, Is Relieved of Sc
we're Attack of Rheuma-
tism of Many Years
Standing.

81 am now seventy-two years old
ana am just getting rid Of fifteen
year case of rheumatism that had
me so crippled up | could not walk"
said John f. Hyatt, 227 Pearl ST,
Albany ~ Y. in relating his re-
markable experience with Tanlac, re-
Gently, Mr. Hyatt was chairman of
the committee in charge of building
the Albany County Courthouse and
was four times elected n member of
the County Board of Supervisors. At
present Mr. Hyatt is Assistant Super
intendent of the Albany County
Courthouse, with offices in the build.
ing.
u don't believe" he continued.
"anyh0dy could have rheumatism any
worse than | did, and my case was of
such long standing | didn't expect to
ever get over it. l was unable to
walk except for a short distance, sup
ported with cane, and even then
the pains struck me every time | took
step My legs, hips and ankles hurt
something awful and my joints were
stiff and achy | couldn't cross m,
leg without having to lift it up with
my hands, and to turn over in bed.
why, the pains nearly killed me.
"AIy appetite was gone and the
sight of food nauscated me. My
stomach was out of order, and | had
n sluggish, heavy feeling all the time.
l was weak, off in weight and dis
couraged SO that It looked like
might as well quit trying to ever get
we'll
81 had no idea Tsnlac would relieve
my rheumatism when | began taking
It last Spring. | took it because |
saw where it would give a fellow an