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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-12-28
CHRISTIAN PIONEER
GONE TO HIS REWARD
Gustaf Peterson, Of Farley Township,
Passes Away At Age OF
$:5! 62s>Years 4 f Z:

AAOt sASAA4VA al HOuSIdx 10l0ISOu.
Of Farley township, whose demise was
chronicled in these columns last week,
was held from the Swedish Mission
church last Friday afternoon, Dec.
2233rd. The church was packed 1T it's
utmost capacity with friends, neigh
bors and relatives Of the deceased who
came to pay their last respects to the
deceased. Rev. G. w. Olson Of Teien,
formerly pastor of the church, Of
which Mr.. Peterson was a member
for many years, preached the funeral
sermon in the Swedish language, after
which G. r.. Pihlstrom spoke in the
American language. The. church quar-
stette rendered couple of appropriate
selections during the service. The
church was tastefuly decorated and
the profusion of flowers gave evidence
of the many friends of the. deceased.
mterment was made in the Green
wood cemetery. ~; BE ssss ssg=,5
The deceased was born in Munk-
torp Forsa Milling 9. Yestmanlands Ian,
Sweden, Aprh 30tt, 1859. Came sdt-
:rectly from Sweden to Warren on
Nov. 7th, 1882, and he has since that
time made his home in this commune
.ty. For many years he farmed in
the town Of Brislet, but q few years
ago sold his splendid farm and went
to Mississippi where he intended to
locate, having invested in large, tracts
there he soon returned WITH his 70 :,
IN to Warren: and has 81 since I hsan
farming IN .the town ~ Ear1o a ..s.:' 49,
Sent o5th 800 s,a :, -.
Miss Anna n,,,so rs ,,sa,, af i +, ~
city The f,ra ch;ldra,,
;Frans. Pauline Gins. ..T;sthor ond Wi:
liam now Mourn "a . Find and levine
husband ana fatho,. ONO. hrot,,as : -. !, !;
many ra1a tivas n sxra,lan : .,1a,, a ~
relatives ins,.tl,e7 iImited 'statess or g
ma k .nu
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-12-28
NEW ~ J: YEARS WA.KE] IL

"a The Vega Young Peoples Society
will have New Years Vigil on Dec.
31st, 1921. a program will be render
ed commencing at s 10 o'clock r. NJ,
after which refreshments will be
served. At IL 40 will assemble for
sa short deYotio naT service. All are
welcome s. s5Ss 81
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-12-28
.NOllyFCE!.

The stores Of Warren will be open
as usual on Saturday evening, Dec.
81. They viii be- closed all day Mon
day January 2nd legal holi
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-12-28

Twenty-Five patrons OF the Thief
River Falls creamery received cream
checks for the month of November
running from $50. ~ up to $281s 21
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-12-28

Rock County has organised q good
citizens leag iitll 200 members q
boot legsers ont off business i,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
COTTON MILLS
RECEIVE ORDERS
Mill Business Looking Up in The
Greenyille District

GrccnNillc. Jan. 12-it was learned
today that w. l.. GaSaway. president
of large cotton mill. has just recciv-
an order from II large underwear
manufacturing house for 100000
yards of paiama checks. Another
encouraging feature Of the or
dcr is-that the mill was offered one
half cent per yard moro for the goods
that the prevailing New York quota
ton This and other substantial or
dtrS which mills in this section are
receiving Indicate that the business is
beginning t" look up in the cotton
mill industry.
HcportS were also heard today that
the Graham mill interests had rrccjv-
'd big order for ginehams and other
PRINT cloths at contract price that
was Il cent and Il half above the Now
orr quotations Saturday.
Mills i'm this section, which clutoiI.
"d op"pti0n TO three and four davs =
week. have resumed operation ON =
basis of forty-cight hours a week
but with a rcadjustmcnt Of the wncc
scale. Reductions in wages range from
Twenty-Five TO forty per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
MILLIONS LEFT
ON BOOKS
President Wilson Wants to Re-
ail0t War Funds

Washington, Jan. 12.--Uncxpend-
cd allotmcnts from the national Sc
curity and defense appropriation
amounting to several millions of dol
lars. in the hands of various depart
mcntS of the government may be re-
called by President Wilson. according
10 an opinion of the attorney general.
The funds - recalled. he said may
be rcaliOttcd to other departments
90 meet obligations contracted dur
lnE She fiscal year 1919 for which
the allOtmentS made are insufficient.
In the snndry civil bill for the fis-
cal year, 1919, congress appropriated
2 fund Of $50. o.OO0,o for the national
defense 10 ho expended at the discrc-
tCn of the president. Under this au-
thority the president allotted certain
portions OF The appropriation to the
various departments for use at his
direction in the prosecution Of the
war.
In his opinion made public today
Chc attorney general replies TO a let
fcr from the president asking if the
chief executive could recall unexpend-
cd balances in order TO reallot a nor
tion 20 the department Of labor to
enable it TO meet claims arising out
of the transportation Of productive la
boy during 1919 for which aloltments
already made have been exhausted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
VOTE TO JOIN
YORK COUNTY
Chester Loses Large Amount Of
Taxable Property

Rock Hill, Jan. 12.--AcCording to
latest returns from ;hc election held
yesterday i'm eastern Chester county
voters by llI To 90 voted to annex to
York county, sixteen votes were con-
tested. This gives a margin of scvcn-
teen more than the tWo-thirds ma
jority necessary To carry, excluding
the contested votes. AS result Of
the election York county has scvent--
five square miles additional terri
tory, an increased population Of f.
600, an increaEC in taxable values Of
Si2oO.O0o. The territory embraces
some of the richest section of Chcs-
ter county and York residents were
today exchanging fluctuations with
The former Chester residents who
were visitors to the city today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
SENATE COMMIT
TEES APPOINTED
Neils Christensen Continues as
Head of Finance Committee

Columbia, Jan. 12.-Committces
in the state senate have
been e,eCtcd. The Chairmcn are as
follows: A,an JohnStone, aSricul-
ture; :. II. McGcc, banking and in
SuranCc; NJ. {. Harrclson, claims and
grievances; Proctor a. Bonham, com
mcrce and manufacture; w. :. I,Og-
C!S, Jr., contingent accounts; j. G..
Massey, county offices Jno. +. Will
IL ms. education; S. II. McGec, en-
crossed bills; w. +. Lightscy, enroll
Cd bills; T. Il. Butler, federal rca-
tons; NeilS Christensen, finance; Ill.
H. Cross, fish, game, forestry; j. e..
Padgctt. corporations; G.. K. Laney.
judiciary; ID. d.. McColl, Legislative Ii
brary; j. r.. Wideman, local legiSla =
ton; J. Is. Black, medical affairs j.
II. Johnson, military; i. l.. Bethea.
natural resources: +. VI. Alexander,
pcnitcntiary; II. T.. Watkins, penal
and chari;aOle institutions; II. l..
Pearce, police regulations: J. II. elf
ton, printing; j. Ii. Marion, privi,,
cScs ana elections: T. &. duncan,
buildings; r. c. Robinson, railroads
and internal improvements; :. T.
Bales, retrenchments: \. r. Young,
roads, bridges, ferries; J. II. Moore,
rules
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
LAW FOR ACRE.
AGE REDUCTION
Bill to Make 1t Criminal Offence
to Plant More Than One-Third
in Cotton

C0lumbia, Jan. 12.-Thc first bill
to be introduced in the general assem-
bly,, which convened in Columbia
Tuesday, was one providing for the
reduction Of cotton acreage, making
it a criminal offcnse for any person
or corporation TO plant more than
one-third of his crop acreage in cot
ton during 1921. The bill was intro
duccd by Senator JohnStone, in the
senate. In the house Representative
Mower IS the father of the measure.
Both l"Sislatori are from NeWber-
ry.
The bill would make it a criminal
"ffenEe for 4 farmer to plant a
greater number OF acres Of land in
cotton than 'onc-;hird Of the total
acreage Of land planted and cultivat-
ed in all Other crops by such person in
said year including grain and fall
soWn crops planted in The preceding
fall or winter
The bill would impose a fine of not
less than $25 and not more than one
hundred dollars for every acre of
land planted i'm cotton above the one
third acreage specified.
The bill would also make sheriifs,
deputies, magistrates. CUnstables and
rural policemen responsible for prose
cution of persons found guilty of vio-
lation of the statute. The bill viii
De considered by the judiciary COM
mittccs Of the two legislative branches
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
VOTE IN HOUSE
ON PROHIBITION
Increase in Money for Enforce
ment

Washington, Jan. l2.-The house
went up and down the ladder in
voting today on appropriations for
cnforcemcnt OF tn" prohibition laws.
First rejecting an amendmcnt to
'hc pending appropriation measure
under which the bureau of Internal
teN"nuc would H. given 100000. 600
to break UP outlaw liquor traffic. the
house adopted H6 10 Is. an amend
mcnt by Representative Volstcad.
Minnesota, tathc" Cf th" law. incrcas-
ing the total from $1,000, 900 to ST.
10000. Before Tho vote was taken
the house, Jumpin" from one extreme
TO til" otncr, defeated without count
an amendment limiting the amount
20 500, 900, 600. There was Il tincc or
old time prohibition bitterness in the
half hour debate preceding the final
clearing away of the whole question
as to how far congress should go in
making tn" country "bonc dry"
Pleading for larger sum than
had been fiXcd by the committee in
framing the Legislative, executive and
judicial bill, ATr. Nolstead gave
warning that the country would be
2rcsS to cut appropriations down and
make the job Of enforcement Il Joke
Mr.. Nolstcad said he merely proposed
figure ncarcr that which the at
t"rncy general had requested.
representative Gallivant, Demo
crat, massachusetts,, gave the house
its first indication that fight was
brewing hy proposing to make the
500, 100000. Taking up
the statement Of NJ. NolStCad that a
Good part of the money spent would
come back in fines, he said:
whats this mite? Let's so the
limit. Let's help the new admins
tration b. bringing back a hundred
Million"
l;cfcrrinG by name TO Wayne
Wheeler. general counsel Of the An
h-Saloon league. as ".ir. Nostcad's
Legislative advisor" Mr.. Callivant
declared Mr Wheeler had said he
Would max" it 30 dry in MassaChu-
S"tt* Its pco1l" would spit cotton"
"ThcN are dcinG that now" he de-
clared. Il want t. say to the Anti
Saloon l"asuc that massachusetts to-
daN is the only state in the union
that IS enforcing the prohibition law.
contend that the sum suggest is =
drop i'm tn" bucket when you con
slider how much j. n"cded 10 en-
fore" tho law in the rest Of the
'OUntE.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
OUTLAW MEDI-
CINE PEDDLERS

Columbia, Jan. ia bill which
would outlaw the street medicine
pedGlar is before the general assem-
bly,, being introduced by Senator
CrosSOn, OF Lexington, and Repre-
sentative j. j. Evans, of Marlboro.
The bill, if it becomes law, will pre-
vent the sale Of patent medicines or
compounds used as curativcs. except
by regular licensed pharmacists.
The bill, according TO Il statement
by Mr.. Evans, s aimed az cutting
out the sale 10y peddlcrS and street
corner vendors Of medicines claimed
to have curative qualities. The bill
would impose fine of not more than
500 or Il jai! sentence of not more
than thirty days, for each violation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
SPEAKER COTHRAN
FOR TAX REDUCTION

Columbia, Jan. 12.--1aX REFORM
with conservatism in appropriations,
Il bond issue for permanent improve
m"nts to stat" institutions, higher as
ScSsmcntS 2Eainst the business OF for
"Gn corporations doing business in
South Carolina and support of The
work Of the South Carolina Tax
commission were advocated by Hon.
Thomas y. COthran, OF Grccnville. in
his Keynote address at tho opening
Of the general assembly, following his
recollection as speaker of the house OF
representatives Tuesday afternoon.
Equalization OF the tax burden, Mr.
Cothran stated is the chief task be-
fore the members Of the general as
SemblN.
THE public is excited over the
question Of taxation. as have mover
seen before" Mr.. Cothran said. There
is a public demand to which we cam
not turn deaf ears against an in
crease Of the tax burden"
Mr.. Cothran said he did not feel the
state could go backward. and another
curse would be TO so forward. How
oyer. he pointed out, there is a mid
die ground. on which the legislators
must stand this year. As far as pos
sible the appropriations must not be
increased.
Mr.. Cothran said thai at one time
he introduced a resolution in the gem
cral assembly. providing for an
am"ndmcnL TO the constitution, TO
limit the total of appropriations to
4 million and a uuartCr While tho
total for 1920 ran TO over six millions
he said he would almost be in favor
OF such IN amendment this year. He
said il would insti!l rrstrulneSs into
the public mind and heart.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
STOP SALE OF ARMS

'"iumhi1, Jan IA bill to out
."W The sal" or purchase Of fire arms
IN tn" stat" of South Carolina il nov
h"t"r" the general assembly intro
berry.
w. J0hnstouc would mako it =
criminal "rcnsc for person or cor
poration to sci fire arms, without IL
cense to do 50 from the sheriff of his
county, and the sam" rrquir.mcu.
would hc put OH tn" purchase or fire
arms.
The bill would impose q fine of
from two hundred to one thousand
dollars. or imprisonment from thiIi,.
days L" ON" year Senator Johnstouc
had a hill like this iu TIC senate las,
year. but 1t W1s never cuIct,d into
law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
ROUNDUP OF
INELIGIBLES
Many Japanese and Chinese in
United States Who Have No
Right to Be Here, Says
Chief DepOrting Agent

New York. Jan. ia nation wide
roundup of al Oriental ineligibles
Will he launched January %.
The announcement NGs made late
today a. Ellis Island by Leo Russell,
chief dcporting agent of the immi-
grafton service.
f.. NJ. Kline, Of the bureau of i'm
migration Of the department OF labor,
will have command of the work and
Will start out from Washington Jan
ualN 23. with n staff OF deporting
agents. for a tour Of the south and
west, seeking many Chinese and
japanese in The United States who
have no lawful right 10 be here" Mr..
Russell added.
The ma iorty Of the Oricntals came
as scamcn and took advantage Of
their scamcn's cards TO come ashore
upon arrival of their vessels at Unit
ed States ports. dcserting the ships
and smuggling themselves into sec
I tions cf tn" country remote from
their landing places, the deporting
agent added.
SwcepinS orders for such a round
UP have been issued at Washington
and a special force is TO be assigned
10 the work. MIR. Russell said.
McXicans Illegally in the country
will be rounded up for deportation
by the Kline force which will be un-
der orders to hunt for them along
the border, he said, adding that
, Orienta's will bc deportcd from SAN
Francisco and MeXicans at border
points.
Mr.. Russell was at Ellis Island COM
picting arrangements for the deporta-
ton Of Ludwig c. a. X. Martens, Rus
sian Soviet envoy in the United States
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
MOST PEOPLE
LIVE In TOWNS
Report of Census Bu-
reau Shows That Ur-
ban Population is
51.4 of Total

WaShinGtOu, Jan. i3--Thc urban
Of the United States or peo-
pic living in places Of twenty five
hundred on more. 5i,31S,032 or IL.
per cent Of the Country'S total popu-
lation. The nnmDcr OF people living
in the rural territory 51,390,23S the
census bureau announced. III the ur-
ban population represented 45.S per
cent. The urban and rural popula-
ton by states includ" Virginia 673, 1854
ana 1,G35,203; North Carolina Az, -
$40 and 2.06S,753; South Carolina
293,9S7> and 1.3S9,737; Florida 355,
S25 and 612, 6l5.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
Profess Ignorance.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Odicials Of
the department Of labor, state and
justice " no could bc reached tonight
professed TO know nothing Of a round
mp Of Oren;als and McXicans illegal
~ within the United States announc-
ID as SET for January %, by Leo Rus
sell, chief dCportinT agent Of the bu-
reau Of immi igration.
One high official Of the department
CT labor said that although he knew
Of no plans for concerted drive
against Chinese, Japanese and Mexi-
cans who had smuggled themselves
into the country, number Of raids
had been made recently and more un-
dOubtedly. were in prospect
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
CHAIN GANG FOR
MOONSHINERS

Columbia, Jan. ia bill to make
punishable by imprisonment, without
option of fine, the manufac-
turc of liuuor haS'Leen introduced
in the senate by Senator \. Johnstone,
OF NeWbery The bill would impose
Il sentence of at least six months
and not over two years on each per
SON found guilty OF manufacturing
WhislcY, - any alcoholic beverage.
Dcnaturcd alcohol and wood alcohol
are excepted from the requirements
Of the measure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
PRISONER TAKEN
FROM JAZZ,

Jasper, Ala, Jan. 13.---A moh
S'"rmcd tn" Walker county jail here
at "'I"ck this morning and rescued
william Beard. who was hcld in
connection with the killing OF .Iamcs
M"rris. national guardsman, last
night.
ii'ard was taken from the Jail and
shot to death three miles from hern.
Il was at FIRST believed that friends
hod effected his release from jail. but
mail carrier found the body riddlcd
with bullets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
EIGHT HOUR
DAY LAW

Columbia, Jan. 13-Rcprcscntativc
Hambhn, Of Union, has bill before
the hous" Of representatives which
would prevent textile. plans from
working their employees FOR more than
forty-CiGht hours It week or more than
nine hours in any one day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
BRUTAL MURDER
AT LONE STAR
Negro Kills Early WadfOrd and
Wounds His Wife and Baby

Mr.. Early Wadford. n young man
OF about - years OF age. living in the
vicinity of Lone Star, was shot and
KILLED last night somewhere between
! and o'clock adm his wife and
!our-months-old baby wounded, by a
negro boy named Frcdic Brunson.
AS near as could be learned. the
particulars of the case are that Wad-
ford had been missing some of his
goods which were being stolen from
nm and in some way came upon
place where some Of the meat was
hidden. He stayed near this placc
until lhe negro BYunson came and
then made Brunson carry the meat
back. This took place in the after
noon. Along between seven and eight
O'Clock last niGht the negro came to
me house OF Wadford and called him
Out asking him for a match When
Nadlord came 10 the door he fired
upon him. killing him instantly. The
negro used the other barrel of tba
shotgun ON the wife. who came nm
win IN" baby in her arms Both the
wife and baby were wounded bv This
shot. They were carried To the hos
iHaI al 'olumhia, as soon as possible
ana ar" receiving every attention
there Tn" murderer made his cscape
directly after the shooting.
IN" n"er" is a boy about 10 vears
old "i Gmgor- bread color. ard4
weighs about $50 pounds When Ia &
seen II" WAS wearing an army un<1
form. Tn" roaro has not been c:a
urea as yet bur according TO repo
has been surrounded bv a moss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
EMPRESS
NEAR DEATH
Wilhelm and Family Are
RecOnciled to the
Inevitable

DOorn. Jan. l3.--Formcr Empcr-
or William and others are convinced
that the death OF the former cm-'
press is near ana are resigned to the
inevitable. tn" physician attending
her said that hcr condition is such
that sh" might ling"r indefinitely al
though sh" is becoming increasingly
low.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Doorn. Jan 1e--Thc condition ct
the former German Empress Is he
coming steadily worse. her physicians
announced. The attacks "f heart fail
urc are increasing IN number and vio-
lCnce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Rome. Jan. Fighting between
Turks and Greeks ~ reported iu the
MendcrcS region OF Aslu Minor.
Many wounded have arrived az Smv-
rna. The Greeks started tic attack
but tn" Turks hr"kc the Grccb line
at several places
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

New York. Jan. l3-Thc Norwc-
sian steamship Onanda which is re-
ported sinking a thousand miles off
IlalitaN was abandoned by the crew
today who were picked up by "A Brit -
ish stcamcr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
TRENCH CABINET CRISIS.

fa'is' Jan. 12.-Thc cabinet Of
lf'ml'r l.ofguS suffered defeat ln
IN" chamber of d'nutics today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Marion. Jam. 13.-The asso
"t nations. Philippine indepe3
and the railway problem We
cuSSed by Mr.. Harding toda,s
llnuS persons.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-07-28

look into the matter of purchasing
the road If it be found feasible, a
way can be found to handle the mat
ter until the next session or until the
governor can call an extr8 session of
the Legislature to consider the facts,
and if desirable, pass constitutional
amendment and let the people vote on
it.
II believe it is too important mat
ter to let 60 by default The time to
act en- any matter is when it is ripe
for action Certain there will never
come another such time or opportun-
ity as this to consider the preserva-
ton of the States most valuable as
set.
IF we do not extend it to the sea, |
am apprehensive that the State may
have to sell it some day at a great
ly reduced price