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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
"A GREAT AMBASSADOR.

The retirement of Brand Whit
lock from ms p2st as United
States ambassador to Belgium
marks the end Of a period of note
worthy service.
This. nation handicaps its repre-
sentat;xes abroad in many ways.
ItEdoes not provide them with suit
able headquarters. It does rot
pay them salaries sufficiently large
to. make their own provision of
embassies an easy matter. It sez
1eets them as rule for political
reasons rather than for their own
training for or interest in such po-
sitions! In spite Of which hind
rances, they usually do tteir work
pretty we'll
When Mr.. Whitlock was sent to
Belgium before the war his ap-
poIntment was considered chiefly a
recognition of man VINO had
) made for himself a name in liter
aturee and in public Office. He him
self is reported to have looked
upon Hs.Inew Office as a pleasant
and Instructive experience. not
particularly serious or onerous.
Yet when the war broke out
Brand 5Whitiock found himself in
q tremendously important position,
one sdemanding great energy, re-
sourcefulness, strength and up
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
SUNDAY EATING.

The old fashioned Sunday dinner
has been the subject Of a colan's
OF Warning in the London Times.
Perhaps the Sunday dinner is more
nrraiy entrenchea IN England than
M America. Yet it is sufficiently
persistent in this country to deserve
"a little serious attention.
t is strange chat so many per-
sons believe that Sunday is intend
ed for overindulgenee in hearty
food. with less physical work to
be done and therefore less need for
energg-supplsing food, hundreds
OF families prepare and eat, on the
day of rest. bigger and richer dim
ners than on any other day OF the
week AN effort might well be
started to make Sunday a day Of
rest Tor the stomach as weiloas for
bodysS1d spirit.
saysfhe medical writer OF the
London paper, The Sunday din-
ner IS doing its part to cause suf-
fering and TO shorten the span Of
l1nnaans life. Also It might be
ronssctsa of playing a part in the
dnlsn5ess and distress attendant up-
oasgetting down to work again on
Mondav When the only form of
exercise taken is the mastication
Of food the less rich and stimufat-
Ing that food is, the better for the
eater Sunday dinner reform is
now iii order.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Variation Noted
In Land Values
Differences Seen in Census
and Tax Valuations by
Professor Gee

The valuation of lands in the
state for. taxation is marked every
where by variation and inconsist-
ency, according to Prof Wilson Gee
Of the University Of South Carolina.
who has prepared summary Of
the tax valuations of lands in tne
various counties as compared with
the value Of these lands as re-
ported in the 1920 census reports.
In no county. he finds. has the
property been valued at ~ per cent
Of It's reported value as taken in
the census, the highest valuation,
22.9 per cent being in Jasper coun-
ty and the lowest, 2 per cent in
Clarendon county.
The state constitution Of 1895,
Professor Gee points out, provides
that all taxes upon property, real
and personal, snail be laid upon the
actual value of the property taxed,
as the same shall be ascertained by
an assessment made for the pur-
pose Of laying such a tax. \ fur
ther clause states that the general
assembly shall provide by law for
q. uniform and equal rate Of as
sessment and taxation, and shall
prescribe regulations to secure a
lust valuation for taxation Of all
property, real, personal and pos
sessory.'
"The accompanying table is IN
teresting as a bit Of concrete evl-
dence confirnlatory Of the conten-
tions of the joint committee that
property is not taxed uniformly.
Presumably, the methods of secur-
ing data employed by the census
enumerators are uniform for all
counties of the state, and since the
land values are not taken as tax
returns, the figures represent
conservative estimate Of the actual
value.
'If he tax assessments in the
different counties Of the state We're
upon the same basis, the percent
age that the assessed value is Oh
the census value should be approx
imately the same throughout the
state. Accepting the census values
of land as a uniform approximation
to the true values, we find that the
highest percentage that the as
sessed value of the census value in
any county in the state is 22.9 per
cent in Jasper county. The Varla-
ton is from that figure to 7.2 per
cent in the case Of Clarendon ana
Oconee counties. The state aver
age is 11.3 per cent. Fourteen
counties rank below this average
The citation of these facts
shows the soundness Of the recon-
mendations of the joint SPECIAL
committee with regard to the ador-
ton by the people Of South Caro-
lima at the general election OF 1872
of constitutional amendments THAI
should be passed by the general
assembly at its present session.
The passage Of these amendn ents
would lead to general revalua-
ton act, followed by the later en-
actr1ent of a comprehensive reve-
nue. act com 1i,:ing into one mar
monious whole remodeled prop
erty tax, the income tax, the busl-
ness tax ana the inheritance tax.
The relation between the as
sessed value and the 1920 census
,alue of property in the various
counties Of the state, which are ar
ranged m the order Of the ratio
of the assessed value to the census
value is shown in the, following
+o b1a.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
SAVE THE HIGHWAYS.
(News and Courier.


There seems to- be agreement
among those who have followed
che course of events at Columbia
most closely that there is serious
danger Of highway work in; South
Carolina being seriously crippled
at this session Of the legislature:
This would be about as grave a
misfortune as couad befalf the State.
In no one respect has South Caro-
lima made greater progress in the
recent past than in this. matter Of
road improvement. In the past
fwelye months the results Of what
has been accomplished have begun
to: show. It has become evident
to many people for the first time
thatea system of highways such as
at last is taking shape viii mean a
new South Carolina.
|a THE danger at the present time
IS not simply that this develop
ment VIII be checked. That would
be regrettable but We could, con-
sole ourselves with thinking that
this was but temporary, an incident
to the economy which is necessary
in all publiceexpenditures this year.
what is feared as to the roads,
however. ss that the system under
which so much progress has been
achieved will be broken down, with
the inevitable result that the roads
already improved viii go to pieces.
That could happen readily enough
in years time # the organization
for keeping them in repair should
be legisfated out Of existence. =
The matter is one OF grave i'm
porfaLoe. It is certain that the
plans Of those who would break
down tn s; State Highway Depart
ment, or starve it rs death, cannot
succeed Il the pubic which will
suffer viii but realize what is on
foot and act. The people who pay
the h.Ylk of f},e fayeS henafit more
directly. more Immediately. and
more largely. from the improve
! nent Of the highways than from
any other expenditure of the tax
money. They should let their leg
istators know that they do not
propose to allow the highways to
be sacrificed fn the present emer-
geney.
If the roads which have been
built are not maintained develop
:aent which could not be replaced
except at a cost running into mix
Hons OF dollars will be literally
thrown away. If the powers OF
the State Highway Department are
i undermined as is planned the
roads which have been built will
not be maintained.
\ :. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
LOWER FREIGHT RATES.

Representatives Of the steel in
dustry have been trying to per-
suade the Interstate Commerce
Commission to reduce freight rates
on their products. They ask for
the complete elimination Of the
rate increases put into effect in
1890. varying from 25 to 40 per
cent, according to districts. If this
were done, the steel men say. they
have no doubt as to their resulting
ABILITY to do business.
The public hopes that the COM
mission Will grant at least con-
Siderable part Of their request,
with the proviso that the benefit
shall be passed along to the con-
sumer instead Of being absorbed
BY. the industry itself And when
that is done. if not sooner, there
should be similar concessions for
farm products. The stimulus that
lower freight rates would give in
these two leading industries would
help along greatly in promoting a
general business revival.
1t might help, too, if the steel
manufacturers would abolish the
fiction that all steel is made in
Pittsburg, and stop charging freight
from that city to the point Of de-
| livery. regardless of where the
stuff is actually shipped from.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Jurors Drawn.

The following names have been
drawnto serve as jurors during
the spring term Of the court OF
general sessions which convenes or
the 18th day Of February for
Judge S. W. G.. Shipp, Of Florence,
Judge S. w. Y. Shipp, Of Florence
presiding,
Petit jurors drawn to serve dur
ing the first week:
a. c. Kolb, Sumter r. 2.
Ralph Hill, City.
j. T. Glasscock, Sumter r. I.
T. r. Minis, Lynchburg.
]. \. kolb, Sumter. R. 2.
II. J. Lawrence, City.
]. l. Purdy, City.
w. f. Kolb. Sumter, r. 2.
Z. b. Richardson, City.
j. +. Compton. Sumter, r. @.
A. W. Weldon, DalZen.
Ashley Hancock.
T. J. Keels, Lynchburg.
r. S. DesChamps, Pinewood.
T. D. Lacl1ey, Sumter, p. 2.
W. O. Staley, City.
A. T. Reams, City.
E. NJ. Staley, City.
j. W. Harper, City.
benjamin Sanders, Dalzell, r. l.
J.. S. Brogdon, Sumter, r. l.
Harmon P. Hodge, Tindals.
G. j. Gaillard, Dalzell
Z. a. Brunson, Sumter.
r. J. Kennedy, City.
j. B. Gordon, Sumter, r. /.
William Berg, City.
r. a. Dennis, Sumter, R. 5.
r. J. GeddingS, Tindals.
r. F. Elliot, Remini.
II. 7. Avin, Sumter, R. 2.
W. S. Tisdale, Sumter, r. l.
". D. Boykin, City.
]. NJ. Jackson, Sumter, r. 2.
H c. Tucker, City.
II. ]. Windham, City.
The following names have beer
drawn to serve: as members Of the
grand jury during the year 1882;
Fl. D. Rembert. Oswego, R. I.
r. L. CAN'T, City.
D. L. Smith, Sumter, r. 5.
w. H. Yates, City.
E. II. Rhame, Sr., City.
J.. L. Shirer, Rembert.
j. r. Nettlcs, City.
J. 4. Minis, Lynchburg.
3. a. Siddall, City.
NJ. K. Mcleod, City.
J. F. Mathis. City.
w. J. Shaw, City.
Following are the members OF
the grand jury of last year tha
have been held over for the lis
,of this year:
a. c. Burrows, Dalzell.
A. w. Baker, Sumter, R. 4.
G.. L. Broadway, Sumter, R.. 2.
I. D. Elmore, City.
r. p. Bradwell, City.
J. G.. Crawford, City.
Give prohibition time say:
Haynes. Better give the. bootleg
gers time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

The new French ministry de-
clarese that Germany must pay in
full. The British ministry declares
she must not. Having announced
these irreconcilable opinions, the
governments Will now get together
and talk things over and another
crisis will have been weathered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

Trotzky says that the Russian
revolution was an Eruption; and
that he hopes the United States
will soon make the best Of it. The
United States would be glad to If
it was sure that Lenine and Trotzky
would get the, worst of it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

One of the officials Of the arms
conference assures the public that
there will be no jokers to de-
stroy the effectiveness of capital
ship limitation That's right, let
the jokers go with the decks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

According to the latest treaty
terms, each nation may keep one
capital ship for target. Any more
will be considered a target for re-
marks from the other powers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01


The women don't spend as much
TO get their checks red as the men
do TO get their noses red.
Bryan says the Democrats can
win congress. but they mustn't t et
that discourage them.
Buy coal now" urges Hoover:
who neglects 10 say what With.
A man who tried out new para
chute the other day leaves vile
and three children.
See America first is good
slogan for our citizens. Be Amer
lean first is better one.
Evening journal., 1922-06-06

were supermen. nor any other Presi-
dent past or present. He showed
again what he has already In the
short time he has been at the head
OF our government. demonstrated
time and again. that so-called super
men have no place IN the makeup
OF our country. He speaks and acts
on the one theory that;
1T is vastly greater than finding
the superman II we Justify the con-
fdence that our institutions are
capable OF bringing into authority.
in time OF stress. men big enough
and strong enough 10 meet all de-
mands.'
Il hope I can convey 10 you. kid
dies. some OF the feeling / had
when listening to President Hard
ings address. I came away nrmer
than ever In the belief that our gov
ernment is the greatest Of all and
that as such II will go ahead so long
as our leaders remember two things;
Evening journal., 1922-06-06
Uncle Ted's Bedtime Stories
Lessons Taught by Harding's Address

headed by Lincoln as commander
in-chief struggled from 1861 to
1865 TO save the Union. Prayer
was pronounced by Bishop Samuel
Fallows. chaplain Of the Grand
Army. must tell you Of DR.. Robert
Motion. head OF the Tuskegee Insti-
tute and leader OF the Negro race.
Speaking for his race he said
Lincoln freed a nation as well as a
race. Twelve million black Ameri-
cans share the rejoicing OF this day
I tell you kiddies. II was Inspiring.
The whole service made one stop
and think and realize more and
more what these great men OF the
past did for our country II makes
one realize more and more nhat
the present occupant OF the seat once
held by Lincoln, knows his respon-
to give away those things for which
our fathers struggled by making this
nation a party 10 European webs OF
intrigue.
but I must hurry on with my
story The presentation Of the
memorial was made by william
Howard Taft. former President Of
the United States. al present Chief
Justice Of the United States and
chairman Of the Lincoln Memorial
Commission. want 10 read you
one thing he said and then tell you
of President Hardings talk Mr..
Taft said: Here on the banks OF
the Potomac. the boundary be-
tween the two sections. who connht
made the burden. passion and
trump OF his life. II is peculiarly
that il should stand
He continued that II marks. the re-
storation OF the brotherly love OF
the two sections in this memorial
OF one who is as dear 10 the hearts
Of the South as to those OF the
North
81 cannot OF course. tell you all
that was said by President Harding
In accepting this memorial for the
Nation. I want. rather to show you
how, when he spoke. our present
President tried to point out that
neither Lincoln nor Washington
Evening journal., 1922-06-06

that supermen do not exist: second,
that we can best serve the rest of
the world by keeping our govern
ment as the fathers would have kept
It. free from entsngling alliances.
As Mr. Harding said towards the
close OF his address;
Washington and Lincoln Of
fered outstanding proof that a rep
resentative popular government
constitutionally founded. can find its
own way 20 salvation and accom-
plishment.'
Evening journal., 1922-06-06
Says Pile Remedy Worth
S1OO.OG a Box

L have had itching piles ever since
my earliest recollection. I am 81 years
old and have suffered terribly. I have
tried many remedies and doctors, l'u.
no cure About s weeks ago ] saw your
nd To- Peterson's Ointment The FIRST
application stopped all itching. and in
three DAYS all soreness. have only
used one box and consider 7 am cured.
You have my grateful. heartfelt thanks
and may everyone that has this trouble
sec this and give your ointment. ;hat is
worth a hundred dollars or more box
trial Sincerely yours, A. Newth'
Columbus, Ohio"
Peterson's Ointment for Piles.
Eczema and old sores Is only 35 cents
a large box at all druggists Mail or
ders filed by Peterson Ointment Co.
Inc. Buffalo. ". Y.
Evening journal., 1922-06-06

able TO do any work she wants TO do
although she is still careful not to
do heavy work - and so we'll and
strong. We recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound TO
all mothers with ailing daughters,
and l give you permission to publish
this letter as a testimonial. Mrs.
Am. BURRHoLDER, Route No.2, Box
!, Wauseon, Ohio.
Something out of balance will af-
feet the finest clock, causing it TO
gain or lose. The proper adjustment
made, all is well. So it is with wo-
men. Some trouble may upset you
completely.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will correct the cause of
the trouble and all disagreeable
symptoms will disappear.
Evening journal., 1922-06-06

"Uncle Ted" said Ruth, as the
three chums arose from the table,
we've wanted ever so much 10 hear
all about the things you saw on Dec
oration Day al Washington. Jack
says he knows you can tell us
story about IT,"
1T has been several days since
then, Ruth" answered Uncle Ted
"but I will be glad to tell you about
the dedication Of that great memoir
ial to the wonderful man. Abraham
Lincoln. would have told you
about II before, but was delayed
returning home because l had 70 go
on 20 New York first"
81 suppose there were lots Of
excitement" said Jack.
mo, Jack" was Uncle Ted's reply
there was nothing like that at all.
The ceremonies. or rather to be the
better word would be services, were
simple in the extreme, just like the
great Abraham Lincoln would have
liked them I am sure. First Of all
picture this beautiful simple struc-
ture on the banks OF the Potomac.
overlooked by the hills Of Virginia.
The memorial is simple but massive.
II actually speaks the simple great
ness Of that martyred President.
Within its four walls only three
things greet the eve. As you enter
yo, take a short breath, as you face
the enormous statue. the work OF the
sculptor. Daniel Chester French. II
is a statue Of Lincoln. seated so that
he looks through the entrance Of the
memorial far Off to the tall shaft
Of another memorial. that Of the
Washington monument, erected in
memory Of the Father OF Our Coun-
try on one side. carved into the
wall is LincOln's Gettysburg address
and on the opposite wall his in
address That is all. But
il makes you stop and think and
realize what mighty man this Lin
coin was and what might have hap |
pened to our Union had il not been
for his simple faith. faith which /
made Il possible for him 10 guide 7
the nation through a crisis which I
we hope will never occur again.
when the crowds had gathered .
hushed silence fell upon the crowd |
Of more than 100000 while the Rev.
Radcliffe. pastor emeritus
II the New York Avenue Presbyter-
an Church, the church attended by
Lincoln. pronounced the invocation.
When he finished the presentation OF
he colors was made by veterans OF
Grand Army Of the Republic. the
OF that great army which.
Evening journal., 1922-06-06

spected is done. n was for this rea-
son that the penalty Of fioEging has
been kept upon their statue books
for thousand years. and this last
year over $500 criminals were
hogged by order of court.
THE penalty applies 10 wife
heaters. professional crooks. pick
pockets. hold-up men and some
burglars. Nothing is so much fear
ed as fifty strokes upon the bare
back with the birch rod. These pro-
fessional criminals have fed and
come to our shores.
we have only one State that they
have Stunned and that is Delaware,
where they receive the same lashes
as they do in LOndon-and why
should we be squeamish about it7"
Evening journal., 1922-06-06

Icertaln PERIOD 3
and could not be
lon her fe ct at
those times. We
read about Lydia
IL. Pinkham 5
Vegetable Com
pound doing
girlsso much good
so she began to
take it. That is
two years ago and
she is a different
oirl cipco fhap
Evening journal., 1922-06-06
GIRL NOW WELL
And STRONG
Daughter Took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound as Mother Advised

Wauseon, Ohio" daughter
always had backache and leg-ache at
The Lamar register., 1922-10-04
DEPOSITORS MEETING
Larage Assemblage Of the Depositors
of the Defunct Citizens State
Bank on Monday Evening.

The meeting held at the |. o. o. F.
Temple on Monday evening Of the de-
positors who had accounts at the Citi-
zens State Bank was attended by a
large crowd who listened with interest
to the agreement made with repre-
sentatives Of the proposed Commercial
Trust and Savings Bank, and the pro-
posed method of handling the claims
Of the depositors, as made by Hon.
Allyn Cole, who is attorney for those
representing the new bank and the de-
positors committee. The proposition
was as outlined in The Register last
week that the new bank take over
fifty per cent Of the claims, secured
by an equal amount OF securities Sc
lected by them. This half is to be
paid forty per cent go per cent Of
claim) the day the new bank opens.
thirty per cent Tor Is per cent Of
claim in certificate Of deposit due in
six months and like amount in GER
tificate due in eighteen months. The
other half of claim is to be placed in
the hands Of committee Of nine OF
the largest depositors Of the Citizens
State Bank, who will take over the
remaining securities Of the hank and
liquidate the same on basis that
guarantees a minimum Of cost and pay
the other half Of the claims or as
much as possible.
The proposition met with general
approval OF the depositors, and il the
sentiment Of the whole body is any
thing like those who were present the
SIS per cent Of the depositors required
by the state bank commissioned will
be easily secured. There was a rush
to sign up as soon as the explanation
was made and others are coming in
rapidly. 1t looks as If it would be
practically unanimous.
The Lamar register., 1922-10-04
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Holly Golf Club Invites Valley to Set
tie Cham pionship on Their Course
October % and %.

The Holly Golf Club will hold n
tournament as above on their grounds
ut Holly, which is open to members of
clubs from the following towns:
Fowler, Manzanola, Rocky Ford. La
Junta, Las Animas, Lamar. Holly in
Colorado, and Elkhart, Garden City,
and Dodge City in Kansas.
They will be pleased to receive en-
trance from any individual where clubs
are not organized in his particular
town.
Holly has most excellent 9 hole
golf course, probably the best natural
course in the west. The tournament
will bring together lot OF good peo-
pie who are interested in the growth
Of the Arkansas valley and many other
things besides the game of golf.
The qualifying round will start on
the morning Of October 22rd at 8 am.
sharp, each player to be paired by the
clerk of our course, ls holes medal
play.
The players with the first low
scores and the next s players with
low scores will play in the champion
ship flight and the pioneer flight,
match play.
Handsome silver loving cup will be
awarded to the winner in each of
these flights.
In addition to this, n box Of golf balls
will be given to the player making any
hole in the least number Of strokes.
A box Of golf balls will be given to
the player turning in the highest score
for 18 holes, the last two prizes to ap-
ply in the qualifying rounds. Other
prizes may be added.
Entrance fee is s1.O0 and sll appli-
cations together with check for sl.00
should be mailed to the Secretary, E.
A. Northrup, Holly, Colo, before Oct
ober 21st