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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Current Business Conditions
7zva~vszvsze By GEORGE E. ROBERTS
January
laimed by the organizers of

claimed by the organizers of
movement.
The first effect of the revised esti-
mate was to cause cotton to sell off.
January contracts going under II
cents, but since then with good
conditions in the cotton goods
trade prices have advanced about.
two cents the pound Exports OF
cotton since June have been we'll
above those OF the corresponding
months OF last year, and there is
some feeling in the British cotton
trade that world stocks OF cotton
goods are low and that better buy
ing is not far off. Trade in India
is unfaworably affected by the patri-
Otto boycott OF British goods.
The Governments final report
makes this country's production OF.
wheat about 54,C00,0O0 bushels above
former figures. Exports for the
twenty-five weeks ended December g.
IS reported by Bradstreet's aggregated
3l,000,000 bushels against 23S.000,000
in the corresponding tine last year.
The market has been unsettled and
huctuating. but at the end OF Decem-
Der was upon about the same level as
at the beginning The worlds needs
and supplies seems TO be closely bal5
anced in this crop, but the growing
crop in this country is rated at q low
condition.
The West has surplus OF corr
V..ich rests heavily upon the market,
but prices have held their own during
the past month, and gained couple
OF cents, partly on the strength OF
prospective purchases for Russia.
Cattle are depressed, but hogs around
81 per hundred-wsight in Chicago
Yield iair reu,rn to the farmer VINO
has grown good crop OF corr. Dairy
products also are bringing fair prices.
Farmers who own their lard and
are out OF debt can get along very
we'll under present conditions, although
local taxes have been pushed up in
recent years until they are as much
as rent was twenty years ago. Far
mcrs who went into debt for laad at
the prices ruling two years ago have
an interest charge which cannot be
met from the land. This will be the
first year in a great many in winch
numerous defaults will occur. in the
payment of interest upon farm mort
cages.
There is good reason to believe that
present prices for farm products are
about the lowest that will be seen.
The last two seasons have been I'm.
usually favorable for the grain crops
The carry-over OF wheat certainly
will not be large and the growing crop
has poor start. 1t would be re-
markable to have another bumper corn
yield after three great crops, and there
is reason to believe :!!:::.t less corn will
be planted this year. Moreover. it is
likely that the hog crop will be in-
creased. During the years when corn
brought high prices, it became the
popular thing to sell corn and good
many farmers got out Of hogs. They
are likely to get back to more evenly
balanced agriculture, with more railch
COWS. more pigs, more grass and for-r
age crops and more scientific culture.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
State Ware
house System
Organization Has Grown Rap
idly in Recent Months

Columbia Jan. 4.-The state
warehouse system has grown rap
idly in recent months. according
TO a statement made today by j.
c. Rivers, of Columbia, state ware
house commissioner. IN Septem-
Der the system had S7S ware
houses. Today ,fc~e are over J.
100 warehouses in the system.
Mr.. Rivers ascribes the remark
able growth Of the system to the
activities Of the federal war finance
which lends money on
cotton and other agricultural pro-
ducts. giving preference 20 receipts
OF the state warehouse system. Be
cause money is more easily avail
able on state warehouse receipts,
many large warehouses have joined
the state system recently. Mr.
Rivers states that many OF the
largest warehouses Of the state,
owned privately or by strong cor
pora,ions, have joined the state
system.
Mr.. Rivers states also that the
system has recently taken in many
houses where canned goods are
stored. Especially in the coastal
section are many canning establish
ments, with stored goods. By put
ting these storage houses in the
state warehouse system, money can
be secured. with the warehouse
receipts us collateral. This Is
resulting in j great impetus 10 the
canning industry OF the state, Mr..
Rivers saws
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
The Cotton Outlook.
News and Courier.

The New York Evening PoSt j.
its annual review of the cotton Sit
,iation predicts an increased acre
age and an increased yield in 1922.
The expert Of The Evening Post
estimates that there will be car
ry-over of American cotton Of
about 100000 bales at the end
Of the present cotton year and he
says that neither Egypt nor India
will be able to dispose Of all OF
their existing surplus. There
fore" he concludes, the course
Of prices for cotton the ensuing
year will depend largely upon the
acreage at the start Of the new
crop. together with the way the
financial industrial situation and
outlook of Europe shape up during
the next month or two. Ii the
new crop of 1922 should indicate
4 yield OF as high as 100000
bales by the time the first govern
ment condition aud acreage report
comes out abov: July 2, a price OF
Is Or 20 cents u pound would seem
high with the condition in Europe
continuing TO call for adherence 10
rigid economy"
Very few people in this part of
the world believe that q crop OF
100000 bales is any longer pos5
sible, now that the boil weevil has
invaded tho or,;ra oo,,or laI+ Jt
is difficult. however, to determine
just what percentage Of the injury
10 cotton in 1921 was due to dis
aStrous seasons and what percen-
tase was due TO the boil weevil. In
the coastal section OF South Caro-
lima the cotton yield has been
decimated where il has not been
wiped out entirely. Many up
country farmers still believe that
they are no: going to be seriously
affected. In the middle part of
The state the production has been
cut in halt. In the eastern section
they expect, in counties like Dar-
lnston and Florence. to produce
at least as much cotton in 1922 as
they did in 1921.
Probably the present year should
reveal just about how many bales
OF cotton can be expected hereaf-
Ter from the American crop. The
Evening Posts expert may we'll be
right in his prophecy OF a greatly
increased acrc&oe. The real ques-
tion is aS 10 how much cotton can
he made in states like Georgia and
South Carolina. planting as much
! cotton as the growers are able 10
finance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Gamers to Gather
At Louisville, KY.
Gamers, Brokers and Dis
tributors From All Parts
of World to Meet

Louisville, Ky. Jan. 3. 3.-P'ans
are rapidly being shaped for tie
fifteenth annual meeting of the Ma
tiOnal Gamers Association. Can
ming Machinery and Supplies AS
sociation and the National Food
brokers' Association to be held in
Louisville January &c 10 90. IT viii
he gettoserher convention Of
CAMPERS. brokers and distributors
from all parts of the world.
:, new feature TO be introduced
at this gathering will be special
convention Of which details for q
Canned Foods Week" will be dis
cussed. The committee on alton
al Canned Foods Week" will an
nounce that It viii be held through
out the country March IS.
Along with the general sessions
OF the convention there will be-
meetings Of separate sections. such
as the corn. fruit, ketchup, kraut,
milk, molasseS and syrup, pea,
pork and bean, pumpkin, sweet po-
ratio, tomato and raw and green
bean sections.
Through the courtesy Of the
United States department Of agri-
culture, the Bureau of Raw Pro-
ducts Research OF the National
Gamers association has received
assurance Of exhibits and demon
STATIONS which are in preparation
for the Louisville convention. Those
will he accompanied and explain
cd by the departments scientific
experts.
The latest knowledge in regard
TO diseases OF sweet corn and meth
DDS for controlling them will be
presented. Valuable additions to
the knowledge of the corn root ROT
problem haze been made since the
last convention, and these results
will be shown
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Post Office En-
ployees Hold Banquet
Get Together Occasion Is In
.joyed by a Large Attend
ance

A banquet given by local post
office employees Monday night at
C,arcmont Hotel in honor OF Post
master Doar. although OF an IN
formal nature. was most thor-
oughly enjoyed and will long be
remembered by all those in at
tendance. The happy party which
gathered around the tables at
o'clock for one Of those bountitul
turkey suppers for which the
Claremont is fast winning repu-
tation. cnoSisted Of about twenty OF
Uncle Sans helpers including all
those employed in the local office.
rural carriers. special delivery car
ricrs and as guests OF honor. MeSSrs
+. II. Sanders and II. G.. OSteen.
AS soon as supper was llniSheo an"
the cigars were passed. postmaster
Doar arose and in we'll chosen
words thanked his fellow workers
FOR their thoughtfulness and loyal
~. touching on pleasant memories
of their past association and their
hopes for the future.
Following him several other in
terestins talks We're given by 9th
crs present including Miss Eleanor
Kolb. Messrs. Ralph Noise. Geo.
Bectham, Soule Mellctte. w. y. H..
Marshall and Il. Il. Sanders. who
is a retired postal clerk. The get
together spirit OF good fellowship
was a feature OF the occasion ana
when the party broke up those IN
attendance left with 4 feeling OF
having spent most enJoyabie
evening. The lis, of those present
included:
Capt. r. S. Doar. postmaster.
Miss Annie STROLLER. genera! de-
livery clerk.
Miss Nilcta TiSdale. stamp clerk.
Miss Eleanor kolb. parcel post
clerk
Mr.. Charlie t:oone. money order
clerk.
Mr.. Julian Wilder. registry clerk.
Mr.. Covington rarh:tm. distribut-
in& clerk.
Mr.. James purdy distributing
clerk.
Mr.. Willie Bradford. distributing
clerk.
M:. Mark REYNOLDS. distributing
clerk.
clerk
Mr.. J. +. lcneS, parc"lpo*t clerk
Mr.. Ralph Noise. acting assist
AMI postmaster.
Mr.. George Eretham, inspecting
clerk
Major ]. ". Eradtord. inspect
ing clerk
Mr.. Soulc Mcllette, rural carrier.
Mr.. T. Is. Jackson. rural carrier.
NJ. W Y l.. Marshall rural car
ricr
Mr.. Galley Bullcr rural carrier.
Mr.. Arthur Butler. rural carrier.
Mr.. s. f. Sanders, retired pos
tai clerk
Mr.. Fl. G. osteen, Editor Daily
Item.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Income Tax
Information
Facts That the Public VIII
Want to Know

Columbia. Jan 5.-The follow
ing statement is issued by Acting
Collector Of Internal Revenue, W.
z. Bradley, Of the District Of
South Carolina:
The Revenue Act Of 1921 con-
tains two new and ire raportant pro-
visions. which are the subject of
frequent inquiry. The first relates
to the personal exemption allowed
married persons. and the second to
the provision requiring that re-
turn be made Of gross income Of
$4,000 or more.
The act provides that 4 married
person. living with husband or
wife, whose net income for 1921
was $4,000 or less shall be allow
ed a personal exemption OF $500.
II the net income Of such person
was over $1,000 the exemption is
$4,000. Under the Revenue Act OF
1918 the personal exemption allow
ed was $4,000, regardless Of the
amount Of net income. The nor
NAL tax rate remains unchanged. 4.
per cent on the first $4,000 of net
income above the exemptions and
IS per cent on the remaining net
income.
In order that an income slightly
in excess Of $1,000 shall not be
subjected to an Unfortunately dis
proportionate tax because Of the
reduction Of the exemption to So
600 thereon. The law provides
that such reduction shall not oner-
ate to increase the tax, which would
be- payable if the exemption were
|, $2,500, by moro than the amount
of the net income in excess of $a.-
600.
For example. on net incoipe 6
$500. the tax without this saving
clause. would be- $l20.40, which Is
4 per cent on 5000. the amount O.
net income less :in exemption c.
$4,000. The actual tax is $1,000.
computed as follows: From the
net income Of 5000 is deducted
$500. leaving $3.50. the 4 per
cent tax On which amounts to
$1O0.4o. To this is added $1,000.
"the amount Of net income in eN-
cess of 5000
The personal exemptions allow
;; ed married persons. apply also to
the head Of q family, Il person who
supports in one household one or
more relatives by blood. marriage,
or adoption.
Heretofore. person whose net
income was less than his exemption
($l 600 if single, or $4,000. if mar
ricd) was not required TO file a re-
turn. Under the Revenue act
1927, if the gross income OF an
Individual equalled or exceeded
$1,000. or if the combined gross in
| come of Il married couple and that
| il dependent minor children equal
led or exceeded 5000. Il return
must be filed regardless Of the
amount OF net income.
Net income" is gross income.
| less certain deductions. The fact
that allowable deductions from
gross income. for business cX-
/ Denses. losses. bad debts, etc, may
reduce The net income TO an
amount below the personal eXemp-
tionS of 81. 900 or $1,000. does not
alter the requirements 10 file re-
turn of gross income, if such gross
j income equalled or exceeded So
| nOu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Bv GEORGE E. ROBERTS

The operation OF railway repair
shops always has been regarded as
matter OF policy within the dis
cretion of the management. II a
company can save money by oper-
ating its own shops it should do so,
and BY the same reasoning if money
can be saved by letting out the
work, that should be done. The
railroads are maintained primarily
to give service to the public, and
the public is entitled 20 have them
operated upon level OF costs cor
responding to what the public pays
and receives for like labors and ser
vices. Continuity OF service and
merit in service may we'll be recog-
nized. but compensation should be
based upon the value OF services
rendered. Any other system would
make railroad employees favored
class, at the expense. not OF the rail-
road companies. but OF the public,
including millions OF people who
have less pay than the railroad men.
We have a letter, from Mont
gomery, Ala, in which the writer
says:
'"rhe producers are forced TO sell beef for
from ~! 10 cents per pound znd hides
for from 20 ) cents and 'he consumers
pay from % to 10 cents per pound foT
steal: and from So TO SIS per PAIR for
shoes. The same is true OF all other prod
ucts. The negro porte's Oil railway trans
get salary or from SioO 20 5000 per month
for eight hours OF easy work day; While
the farm laborers work from 10 10 i hours
q day in the dew and coli AID receive a
salary of from So 10 SIS per month. and
the farmer loses money paving th:r salary.
Something is radically wrong and l fear
the result will rot be good foc our country"
The prospect is for cessation OF
coal-lnining when existing contracts
expire on April lst The pay for
mining coal IS so far above what
it was before the war that the price
OF coal is one OF the most serious
obstacles to the general reduction
OF living costs and the revival OF
industry. The increased cost OF
coal and increased cost OF trans
portation are causing more unem-
ployment and more hardship in this
country than any other two influ
ences that can be named. No pre-
dictions can be ventured as to when
industry will be running full time
so long as it la6ors under such
handicaps-
Agricultural Conditions
Conditions in the agricultural sec
tons are far from inspiring. but in
the cotton country the feeling is a
I:ttle better. The final government
estimate upon the cotton crop is
8,540,000 bales, which compares
with the October estimate OF
6.537,000 bales, an increase that
might have been expected to play
smash with the market. The ex-
planation given for this extraor-
dinary revision is that the Depart
ment OF Agriculture was crippled in
the bureau OF estimates by reduc-
ton OF its force OF investigators,
and was nlisled as to the acreage
planted in cotton. The ginnings
proved the inaccuracy of the Oc-
tober estimate. and the conclusion
seems to be forced that the acreage
- en-. .s> "a, 'AS> thar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
The Lexington
Murderers
The Appeals of Kirby, Gap
pins and Fox to Be Filed

Columbia. Jan. 3.-The appeal
Of S. ]. Kirby, now in the death
house of the state penitenti&ry.
has. within the past few days.
been filed with Solicitor Callison.
of Lexington. according TO a state
ment made by the solicitor today.
The appeal OF Jesse Gappins. an
other member Of the trio convicted
Of the murder Of Willian} Brazell.
Columbia taxi driver. last summer,
will be filed with the solicitor With
in week or two, by the 18th the
solicitor states. Attorneys for
Gappins have recently received
copies Of the transcribed testI-
mony in the case. and this means
the appeal will shortly be perfect
ed. The appeal OF c. O. Fox, from
the decision OF Associate Justice
Cothran. in refusing Il writ OF GER
tiorari for an appeal 10 the United
States supreme court. will be
heard by the supreme court At its
April term. and until the three
cases are disposed OF by the ap-
pclatc court. the three men cam
not be resentenced to the electric
| chair. 10 which they We're SEN
| fenced by the Lexington court last
summer.
Solicitor CalliSion stascd today
that he i..6ends 10 ask the supreme
court early in its April session TO
dismiss the appeals Of the three
men. under the new rule adopted
| by the court during the recent fall
term. whereby the court has the
right TO dismiss IN appeal, on mo-
!ion of opposing counsel. II IT is
found thar the appeal lacks merit.
without the necessity of formal ar
.uments in the case and the ncreS-
>ity of a formal opinion in deciding
the issue. II is not generally be-
lieved that the appeals OF the three
men have merit. and no points
raised now We're raised 4, the time
| Of !r;al. and lhc three men admit
ted their guilt H. when the so
| licitor moves for dismissal OF the
appeals. 10 merit in the appeals
appears 10 the supreme court, the
! appeals can be dismissed and the
] prisoners ordered sent back 10 the
I circuit court 10 be rt-Seutenced.
! Under Such :, situation. FoN. Kirby
and GaprinS Will be resentenced
; nj the term of court which con-
, vcntS in Lexington county il: May.
j II the court does not dismiss m"
! appeal. but holds that there IS
Suilioicnt merit for arguments and
Il consideration OF the case by the
court. then the men could hardly
he rrScntcnced until the Septem-
her term. following a decision OF
he c,tsr by the supreme court
Kirby, whose appeal has been
iilrd raises tile point that the
clerk OF court records in LeNingto on
do not SHOW, that the grand Jury
was properly sworn He also takes
certain exceptions TO the judges
+, charge rs to Tho question OF malice
That still small voice is the voice
of the people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
POLAND
RECOVERING
FROM WAR
A m erican Business
Man Says T h a t
Country w i'll B e
First to r e g a n
Prosperity

New York. Jan. 5.-Poland will
be one of the first countries to
recover from the war Vice Presl-
dent ST. Phalle. Of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, says, who has
lust returned from abroad. He
saws President Pilsudsly saw that
Poland had enough war and want
ed peace. He declared there was
no danger of the overthrow Of the
Russian government and the cvolu-
ton OF the present government was
the solution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Public Responsible
For Crime

Columbia. Jan. Blame for
the crime situation was laid on the
people. who will not cooperate
with officers in apprehending vio-
lators of law and who refuse TO
testify in prosecutions, by Judge
Peurifoy, in his charge TO the grand
Jury Of Eichland county, at the
opening of the first court of the
wear here yesterday. The judge re-
marked on the great amount OF
crime in the state and said that
the Pablo was as much to blame
as the Reinforcement officers and
the courts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
FOOD FOR STARVING
RUSSIANS

Washington. Jan. 2.-M"re ihan
900 900 bushels of corn has been
bought by the purchasing COM
mission Tor Russian relief and one
ship load OF 30 .0oo bushels left
New Orleans December 81. the
American Farm Eurcau Federation
today said il had been Informed
hv Don l.ivlnGSt commlssloner
Of agriculture of South Dakota. The
corn has bcen houSnt. il WAS said.
for delivery on Shiphoard n New
Orleans. Baltimore and New York.
The corn iS being purchased on
n on-hcard$hip basis. il was
To eliminate 'he neccS-
SiiN of organizing u lar=c huyin$
and 20 expedite its
To I;uSSla whore i! Is
needed within sixty days. 1t is be-
in5: shipped un"rountl. and VIII ar
l.iyr IL prime condition. ii is SaId.
rs Ion" ~; the weather continues
cold Tn" Soviet authorities have
a%;.ccd transport the corn lromd
IN. ports, 10 lhr famine areas
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Justice Watts Is Ill

Columbia. Jan. associate
Justice Il. c. Watts. OF the state
supreme court, who underwent Il
minor operation for kidney trou-
bic at a local hospital this morn
ing, which reacted seriously, IS
some better tonight However. he
is still very i'll, according TO his
physicians. A major operation
Will be performed on him in the
near future. it was said today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Suffering in
West Virginia

Charleston. w. Va. Jan. T.
Governor Morgan. answering Sen
ator Southerland. request Tor IN
formation declared that reports
that miners families were destitute
and starving in West Virginia are
untrue. Reports OF suffering are
grossly exaggerated and apparent
Is the product OF prop@G2ndists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

The one mile Of gravel roadway
laid as an experiment on the Oswe-
so highway is convincing a great
many people that $4,000 per
mile gravel road is just as satisfac-
tory AS a 100000 per mile hard
surfaced road, and it may be more
economical in upl;eep and just as
lasting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

most unfair to the public TO sup
press This document lie said he
had also asked he president al
the beginning 10 nilkc ihe docu-
ncnt public. and chat he had re
fused.
'.Do yorr ohjrc, to my bringing
il forward is an amendment
asked Mr.. de Ncl"r;l
is this Il debate or an old wo-
mans wran&l'.? exclaimed Collins.
This document is being referred
To picc"nie:il continued de- We
'cra. and IN attempt is bcin&
made to prejudice my right 10
bring il forward a> IN amendment
while lhc only thing preventing it
i: That t hr= other side wants 4 direct
vote formally give notice that
viii move tomorrow that this
document be brought toward as
an amendment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Sugar cane has become pol ular
with BROOKLYN boys, who make
frequent trips 10 the docks where
this commodity is being unloaded
and taken to sugar factory in
Williamsburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Cairo, Egypt. Jan. 3.-Radrel-
dine I:cy, controller OF the govern
riouSly wounded by IN aSSaSSin'S
revolver shot He returned The
fire and pursued the assall:nt.
believed to be IL student.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Air Tank Kills Two

Greensboro. y. c.. Jan. 1.-Two
men were killed and several injur-
ed when an air tank in q garage
exploded. j. Ed Albright. plumb
ing contractor, is one Of the two
dead.