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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
INSOLVENCY NOTICE.

The insolvency of the estate of H.
L. Alternately, deceased, having been
suggested to W. J. Jeter, clerk of
the county court of Weakley coun-
ty, Tenn, by Sam Bynum, admins
traitor of said estate, this is, there
fore, to notify all parties holding
claims against said estate to file the
same, properly verified, with the
said W. J. Jeter at his office in the
court house in Dresden, Tenn, on
or before July 80, 1921, Or the same
will be forever barred in law and
equity. a22-29-m6-13 (p)
This April 18, 1921.
SAM BYNUM, Admir-.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
The Facts of the Telephone Situation
in tennessee
BY J. EPPS BROWN, President
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY
CIncorporated)

(Incorporated)
This Cmpany capital stock issued for the full equivalent its
without what commonly called
this fact the has not earned its cent dividend full
during the which it
the property in that period
deficits dividend earnings for the last three have been
gpectivey: ,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13

Colds Cause Grip and InIIuenza :
LAXATIVE BRoMo oUTNHJE Tablets remove the
cause. There Is only one "Bromo Quinine. :"
E. W. GROVES signature on box. SOC.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
WILL SHIP BABIES TO U. S.
British Perfect Plan to Have Tots
Adopted by Americans.

The National Adoption society of
England has perfected plan to send
a considerable number Of British
babies to the United States for adop-
tiOn.
These babies include orphans, H.
legitimate children or children of par
ents unable to care for them At pres
ent the matter is held up by techni-
cality in the immigration laws. 1t
is planned to overcome this difficulty
by getting individual Americans to
sponsor financially each baby sent
over.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
Paducah, Ky, May s.

10 Cure Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUINIEE gTabletsl i
miops fhe Conah and Headache and works 0is the
TaIa. u. M GROVES signature on eacff boz; dHc
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13

Montana Proposes Tax on Bachelors.
A bill providing for special poll
tar of 81 annually on all bachelors
residing In Montana has been passed
by the senate. The proceeds of the
tax would be paid into the widows
pension fund.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
Bow Set Fire to Hated sund

Boy Set Fire to Hated Sunday School.
Unable TO think of any other way
to avoid attending Sunday school, Mil
ton Jenkins, thirteen years old Of
Baltimore Nd, set fire to the church
after his parents insisted that he at
tend Sabbath school.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13

Cat Mothers Rats In Bank Cupboard.
A cat, which makes its home in the
First National bank in Richmond, Va,
was found nursing three infant rats
in a cupboard The cat, with her
curious litter of little ones, was dis
covered by the night engineer.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
-

We want a lady or gentleman
agent for the genuine ]. R, Watkins
products in Dresden and other va
cant towns. A big opportunity for
free sample and free particulars of
our wonderful offer. ]. R. Watkins
Co., "a, Memphis, Tenn. 3-9t (p)
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
Total deficit three years

continued these three
hope Of better earnings and order to maintain the financial
that the previously accumulated the
substantially wiped After forty business
naming surplus is only $29464Z00
company unable and did dividend for the first
deficit dividend
three months Of 1921 $O84O0 the rate of ST.
3233600 annum which is 60 cent than in 1920
operations in Tennessee because
and for years the been less proper
onae upon value Of the property than for the whole
The company has already secured the approval Of increased rates by the
which asking
70 similar increases in rates in Tennessee.
of the will submit complete nfOma
detail verifying the made advertisements
supporting and justfying the increases asked for.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-05-13
SIC for erease spots On Gown

$1t5 for Grease Spots on Gown.
Justice Richter has awarded $115
damages to Mrs. Katherine Seymour
OF Detroit, Mich, who sued hotel
for damage done to a costly gown
she wore when a waitress spilled a
plate Of soup in her lap,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
PECULIAR
SITUATION
Depot Agency to Be Closed Be-
cause Patrons Object to Crap
Shooting

Columbia, Dec. 29.---RcQuest for
the removal Of a railroad agent, at
little station in Lee county, because
he played craps and crackaloO and
gave services only to "crapshootors,"
has been received by the South Car
olina Railroad commission. being in
the form OF petition signed by a
score or more of citizens.
The joke in the case is in the fact
that crossing The petition il. the mail
was a letter to the officials Of the At
lantic Coast L.re railway, signed By
Chairlnan Frank Shealy, of the rail-
road commission, authorizing the
OF the depot agency at
the same little town where the citi-
ZcnS objected to the crap shooting
1gent
only his pets get real service"
said the complaint against the agent.
"CrapshoOters he serves with great
interest" The petition also alleged
That the agent was neciectful OF the
public and that often customers call
ing at the freight Office found the
agent off Playing lat crackaloo or
crap shooting"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
me Only Safe and Sane Policy For
cotton Growers Next Year.

'MNhutacturcrs Record. Baltimoro)
The Wall Street JournaI saws. "Iv
reducing cotton acreage 80 per cent
,hc southern farmer. having lost i'm
inc decline, will cut hims If. off from
Fronting by the inevitable rallv.' I'm
this position the Journal * nbsolutoIv
wrong, for by reducing his acrcooo H..
one half and raising his own food
stuns the cotton grower would ect
more for C,000, 900 bales than for -
OoO,OOO bales. ana would mt the somo
time keep "his corncrib ana smoke
house at home" instead Of I'm the ,vcst
The only safe ands anc policy for
southern farmers next year will be to
cut cotton acreage at least one halr
ana raise every pound Of foOdstuffs
ana Tcedstuffs needed. Then the g..
100000 bales raised at half the cost
"t l2'OOO,O00 bales would bring at
lease twice as much as would 12.-
'oo'"OO bales. The farmer would
mus cut hi scost I'm half and at the
same time double his income. Let
such proposition be offered on
feasible basis legally and cthlcally. To-
any banker or manufacturer. and 1vc
would see how quick they would iump
10 accept IL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
NEGROES TOLD
TO. TRY COURTS
Hearing BY Census
Committee Developed
Excitement South
Resent Hearsay
Slander

Washington, Dec. 29.--Charees by
representatives ofNhc association for
advancement of colorcd people that
negroes arc unlawfully prevented
from voting in the south led to some
what exciting scenes. Southern NOM
bcrs of the committee took issue with
the witnesses and Representative Bee
Of Texas declared that he was tired
Of states being insultcd on the
strength Of hearsay evidence. one of
the spectators insisted on getting into
the discussion and Chairman Siegel
finally told him that if he did not sit
lown he must leave the room. De-
claring tha There is nothing in the
laws OF the southern states discrim-
mating against negro voters, repre-
sentativcs from the south suggested
to the spokesmen of the association
that they take their complaints Of al
legged determinations against the ne.
gro to the co>rts rather than to con
GreSS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
HOMICIDES IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
The Number of Killings Twice
That of Last Year

N columbia. Dec. 29.-The homicide
rate I'm South Carolina for the fall
months was twice what 1t was for
the year 1919. according to a state
ment issued today by Secretary O..
Croft Williams. OF the State Board
of Public Welfare based on reports
Tor the rnoTths of September. Octob-
er and November. received from
tweusy mine counties OF he state. The
hxures are furnished by the coroners.
I'm the twenty-nine counties re-
roftine," SAYS Mr.. Williams, "there
were twenty-five homicides i'm Sep
tcmber, seventecn liz October, and
tWcnty-one In November, making six
~ nomicides for three months" Es-
tImatfng the homicides for the whole
Hnfc. from The reports received from
the twenty-nine counties. there must
nave been" the welfare board con-
clud<s. rabout ninety-hve homicides
in the state during Scpteraber. Oc-
tofrr and November AT this rate
there were about three hundred and
eiohty homicides for the year. But IL
we take only the figures We received
from the twenty-nine counties, we find
tbu an alarming state OF affairs OBJ
mins I'm South Carolina"
Il according to the reports OF the bu-
rcau OF vital statistics there were
one hundred and cighty-three homi-
cMes In this state in 1919. and this
report covered all OF the counties. ut
may be easily seen therefore that
uusess some OF the citizens of our
state use little more self-controL
W shall outdistance our former rec
ofds.' 4the statement of the welfare
board says.
The Statement from the. welfare
board secretary mentions certain
causes for the crime situation. There
are many causes To which this high
rate OF homicide may he attributed. :"
says the statement, such as eco
ncmic instability. reaction from war.
and a standard of luxury that has
recently been established and that
many find themselves unable to
reach But the main sources OF hom-
icide are the feeling among our. peo-
pie that to avenge with death Is the
only way to satisfy ones. honor and
The prevalent habit OF carrying pis-
tolls.
"A still more remote. yet powerful.
cause OF homicide is the lightness
with which human life is regarded
among us. III our people firmly de-
termine to put down hopicide, hon.
ieide would be banished from South
Carolina. Several of the counties
this year will doubtless show IA larger
"vnber or homicides than the city OF
: Indon records I'm a normal year, and
D. ndon's population is about four
times that OF South Carolina"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
FARM LABOR WAGES
Farmers of South Caroline t'aid
Higher Scale in 1920 Than
Before

Saluda, Dec. 2S.-Acording to re-
port of B. Il. Hare. agricultural sta
tistician for bureau crop estimates,
United states department OF agricul-
ture. farm wages i'm South Carolina
during the year 1920 were the high
est of record. Details of the report
are shown below for the years 1920.
1919, 1910.
Wages per month with board: 1920.
$3O.5O; 1919. $27.00: 1910. $1,000.
Without board: 1920. $3.50; 1919.
$3.50: 1910. $16.5O.
Wages per day other than harvest,
with board: 1920, $3.50; 1919, $3.50:
1910. zoe. Without board: 1920.
s2.S0; 1919. $2.1O; 1910, 9Oc
The average wage per day for har-
vest work was $2.25, with board.
and S2.75 without board, while the
average wage for similar work las
year was $1,94 with board, and s2..O
without board.
The report shows that the esti-
mated wheat acreage in the state is
4 per cent greater. and rye acreage
per cont greater than last year.
The estimated yield of wheat straw
per acre this past season was 0.50
IONS; oats O.I5 and rye 09O.
The probable average yield of seed
cotton this year is 692 lbs per acre.
with an average yield of Esd pounds
OF lint per acre. The average price
OF cotton on December /, 1920 was
it'o cents per pound. while on the
corresponding date of last year the
average price was 35.7 cents per lb.
The average number of cords of
wood consumed per farm i'm the state
during the past year was 1873 cords.
the average price of four foot wood
being 81 per cord and stove length
SO per cord.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
ACREAGE REDUC-
ZION CAMPAIGN
Meetings Will BE Held in Every
County of State Monday

Columbia. Dec 29-1ho campaign
10 secure a heavy reduction in the
cotton acreage in South Carolina will
he launched next Monday, with meet
ings at practically every county seat
in the state. These meetings have
been called in the various counties
by the presidents Of the county
branches OF the South Carolina di-
vision Of the American Cotton Asso-
citation and every effort is being made
to have Il large attcndanhce in every
county.
II. G. Hamer. president of the
South Carolina division Of the Ameri-
can Cotton ASsoci2,Cn said yester-
day that reports being received at
the state headquarters of the asso-
citation in this city indicated that the
sentiment among the farmers was
such that very heavy reduction
was absolutely assured.
I'VE are receiving voluntary let
ters from farmers all over the state
announcing their intention to cut
their acreage in half" said Mr.. Ham
or. Reports from our county chair
men indicate that the sentiment pre-
walls in every county that this step
Iis absolutely necessary and that
farmers appear to have made up their
minds to make this reduction"
Tho president of each county
branch of the cotton association has
been requested TO call meeting
at the county scat of his county for
next Monday and at this meeting TO
launch the campaign to secure pledg-
cS TO reduce the acreage These
pledges have been printed and will be
mailed out this week TO the various
counties. We hope to secure the sig
nature Of every farmer in South Car
olina TO one Of these. The banks will
also be asked to cooperate with us in
refusing financial assistance TO any
farmer who refuses to reduce. Mer-
chants will be asked to assist in Il
similar wny.
"The bankers of Marlboro county
at Il meeting held last week unani-
mOusly decided to give no financial
assistance to any farmer not rcduc-
ing his cotton acreage. Other banks
over the state haVC indicated they
will follow suit and we expect this
action to be unanimous on the part
of the bankers"
THE temper of the farmers is in
dicatcd in resolutions in York county
recently VIXEN they asked the bankers
of the county 10 refuse financial aid
to any farmer not signing pledge
TO reduce his cotton.
''Thc pledges that will be used iv
South Carolina arc the same as those
that will be used in every state of the
cotton belt. These pledges were
adopted at the recent cotton acreage
reduction meeting held in Memphis, |
Tenn. There is one for the land !
owner, one for the farmer, one for |
he merchant and one for the bank !
nr."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
WOULD CUT TO-
BACCO ACREAGE
WarehOusemcn Warn Growers
That 30 Per Cent Reduction is
Too Small

WTSoN, Dec. 2S--1'he following
resolutions were passed by tho North
Carolina Tobacco Warehouse asso-
Cia;ion on the occasion of the recent
n Getting here:
Whereas, tho normal supply Of
fright tobacco is approximately three
hundred million pounds annually and
whereas it is evident that there will
be carried over from the 1920 crop
fully 30,000,0O0 pounds, enough to
supply the needs of the world it not
single pound is raised in 1921, and
WhereaS the interests Of the ware
housemen and the farmers are idonti-
cal in respect to the amount'of tobac-
co to be planted, and we can feel it
our duty to give the growers the facts
in our possession that they may be
saved from bankruptcy which may
follow the planting of even a normal
crop in 1921.
Therefore, it is resolved by the
North Carolina Tobacco Warehouse
associations:
Il. That the proposed reduction
OF one-third i'm acreage as recon-
mended hy the Tobacco Growers as
sociation is not in our opinion a sufIi-
c!cnt recduction--that the recudction
should be at least 80 per cent and
that any amount planted in excess of
one-half of the normal crop will in
vitc disaster.
y. That we feel it is the duty of
the tobacco warehousemen to reach
HE tobacco growers in person and to
urge upon them;
'ta) The absolute necessity OF
cutting their tobacco crops at least
one-half-and that if they plant to-
Dacco ut all they should not plant
Make All" big Gem" and pink
Icy Arthur but should confne them
selves to the staple varieties which
have given Eastern North Carolina
its reputation in the past.
"(b) That they abandon the west
as their smoke house and corn crib
ana pledge themselves honestly to
make an effort to live at home in
1921.
80 That the tobacco warehouse
men of North Carolina pledge them
selves to cooperate with the Tobac-
co Growers association to form COM
inittee Of their strongest men who
snail visit every grower and landlord
in their respective territory and Sc
cure pledges to carry out the recon-
mcndations herein submitted. And
mat the week beginning January 3,
l92l shall be set aside for this pur-
pose.
IN. c. Tobacco Growers Assn.
S. ii. Sanderson. President,
II. III. CoZart, Secretary"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
UP ON
LIQUOR MEN
To Reduce Number Of Permits
For Handling Goods

Washington, Dec. 29.--PlanS for re-
dUcirg the number of federal permits
fer the handling OF liquor in the next
twelve months were announced today
by Prohibition Comm issioner Kramer
who said the new issue Of licenses
would be held to Il strict minimum in
an effort TO check illegal liquor sales.
The greatest reduction will be in
wholesale permits under Mr. Kramer's
program, but others dealers entitled to
operate under the Volstead act will
also be considerably affected. The
commissioners said it was his inten-
uon to refuse TO reissue between 50
and rs per cent OF the Wholesale
licenses now iii effect.
The enforcement staff las been en-
gagged for several months in studying
the records Of the 71,000-odd permit
holders 10 ascertain who have COM
rlitted overt acts under the prohibi-
ton statutes with the view Of e!ini-
naing them from he list Of those who
may handle intOXicants next year.
The bureau has been aided in this
ask, Mr.. Kramer said, by the failure
of many to apply for new permits.
This is especially true Of the whole
callers, he. added. The number who
desire renewals Of retail licenses.
however, has not decreased markedly.
according to the commissioner, AL
though hundreds of thcm will be re-
fused because of their records during
the first year Of operation of the Vol
stead law.
Atlantic sCaboard areas apparently
have provided the prohibition enforce
ment agents with their greatest prob
lcms and it is expected that those dis
riots will lose the largest number of
liquor dealers under he plan. Mr.
Kramer said the illegal traffic ir
liquor had been particularly menacinp
in the cities from Boston TO the Poto-
mac river and he indicated that the
house cleaning would be thorough in
communities of that section.
Great Lake cities and border points.
both Canadian and Mexican, also have
SWen trouble for the enforcement
corps, according to the bureaus rec
ords, and Mr.. Kramer said he planned
to see that fewer permits would be
granted in those regions hereafter.
The prohibition bureau was said to
be giving some attention also TO the
sale of liquor by retail druggists. Al
though enforcement agents have eX-
amined records Of druggists in some
communities and for the most part
have found little reason to revoke or
cancel permits, it was indicated that
in the future the druggist who strays
from the regulations prescribed for re-
tail sale will lind himself unable to
handle distilled spirits of any sort.
Scrutiny of this class of dealers is ex-
pectcd to be conducted more closely
the next year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
OF
JOURNALISM
Second Meeting of Association
Held in Columbia, Missouri

Colombia, Mo, Dec 29.-The sec
ond meeting OF the Association of
American Schools and Departments
Of Journalism opened here today and
VIII continue through tomorrow
Means OF establishing definite stand
ards for instruction similar to those
adopted by the American Association
OF Law Schools and the American
Association of Medical Schools. will
be considered.
Ten universities with developed
schools of journalism are members OF
the association, the list COMPRISING
Columbia University and the state
universities of Missouri, Wisconsin.
oregon, Montana, Ohio, Indiana, Tex
rs and Kansas
Dean Walter Williams of the Uni
verSity Of Missouri is pro siucnt and
Professor Willard G.Bleycr Of the
University OF Wisconsin, secretary
and treasurer of the association. 1t
was organized at Chicago in 1917,
with Il view to co-Ordinating the work
of the different schools and TO estab-
llSh fixed requirements for gradua-
ton and the amount and character
of instruction.
Topics Of the chief speakers at the
meeting follow:
journalistic Writing I'm Secondary
schools and its Relation 10 University
instruction in Journalism" Will II.
liaycs. University of Texas.
Relation Of Schools and depart
ments of Journalism to Professional
ORGANIZATIONS Of Newspaper Men,"
Dean Walter Williams, University Of
Missouri
Standardized Requirements fer
Graduation for Schools and Depart
ments OF journalism" Professor j. w.
Nunlilfc", Columbia University.
Tho Proportion OF Technical In
'truCtion TO General Courses in
schools of Journalism," Professor l..
Nj. Flint of University of Kansas
Research Work in journalism.
Professor Bleyer, University of Wis |
conSin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
COTTON MEETING MONDAY.

Inc cotton acreage reduction meet
ing on January 3rd, at Sumter Court
House, at IL o'clock, called by the
Sumter County Chamber OF Com
mcrcc in cooperation with the South
Carolina Division Of the American
Cotton association is evidently attract
ing widespread attention judging
from the number Of citizens who
say they will attend.
"A preliminary conference of one
hundred farmers. bankers. NOR
chants and other business men has
been called for - o'clock, Dccem-
ber 3Oth, at Sumter Chamber Of
Commerce to formulate preliminary
plans To be presented 10 the cotton
acreage reduction meeting.
b III now looked like the heaviest re-
duCtion Of cotton acreage ever wit
messed in this county, for 1921. IT.
is reported that all Of the Sumter
banks have agreed in advance of the
meeting next Monday To do their fun
share in bringing about reduction OF
acreage.
The meeting of January 3rd. like
The preliminary conference. will be
attended by farmers and other bust
ness men Of every line Of business rs
well rs by professional men.
TW" hundred and fifty delegates
nav" been appointed by the Sumter
7 hambcr Of Commerce for the cotton
acreage reduction meeting and each
"I these delegates. representing every
'oWhShlp IN this county, and fhc Pine
wood section of Clarendon county re-
Gently voting to join Sumter coun-
", nave been asked 20 serve ns
committeeman 10 bring others TO
TN" meeting. This meeting is opcn
To the general public.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
ATTACK ON SOUTH
IN CONGRESS
Renewed For
Reduction of Repre-
sentatiOn in the
House

Washington, Dee. 29-Thc house
cehSus committee today continued it's
hcnrinSs ON tn" congressional appor-
iltnlncnt bill. Among the witnesses
expected were representatives of nat
ional association for the advancement
OF colorcd people who are expected
TO urge tho reduction of representa-
ton from the southern states on the
ground of alleged rcfusai to allow the
negroes 20 vote. \ bill which was
recently introduced in the house pro-
ridcs for tha reduction of reDresen-
tatives from the southern states whore
1t is found the acknowledgements Cc
the negro has been denied.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
THE MEMORIAL BUILDING.

As chairman OF the Memorial Build
Ing for Sumter county. wish to say
that Mr.. w. !. Whitehead, acting for
Mr. i. G. Strauss. treasurer of this
fund. reports that the canvass that
was made several months ago resulted
I'm total subscription of s6.651.95.
of this amount there was paid $3.-
lsi.Is. According to the instruc-
lions OF Governor Cooper and Form
ar Governor Manning. this amount is
being held In trust In the savings de-
partment OF one of the banks. until
properly called for.
Respectfully submitted.
s. III. EDMUNDS.
Chairman for Sumter County.