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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

permanent rights to q flve-mlle
strip for an interoceanic canal. 1t
is seven years since that canal was
finished and opened to traffic. All
this time the controversy has drag
ged, Colombia insisting that the
United States was responsible for
the loss OF Panama and the United
States denying the charge and
seeking, by various ways, to mollify
the complainant.
The present settlement, admit
tedIy a compromise, probably set
ties the matter as satisfactorily as
it can be settled. There is no more
profit in discussing the issues in
volved. If Colombia had no le-
gitimate grievance, Colo IN b a
thought she had, and. in that be-
lief she was upheld by most Of Lat
in-America. The dispute now end
ed has long been the chief remain
ing obstacle to progress in our Pam
American relations and our Latin
neighbors' frank acceptance of the
Monroe Doctrine. We should now
be able to get along better with all
of them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
New Auto License Plates

Columbia. Jan. 2-The distri-
button of new automobile license
plates. for 1922. will begin Tues
day, according to announcement
by the state highway department
today.
a new feature Of the distribu-
ton this year will be the delivery
Of plates at the highway Offices. a
special office over the Woolworth
Ten Cent store has been opened
for this purpose. and visitors TO Co.
lumbia can get their plates person
ally. Last year all plates were
mailed out
The new plates are all white
with black letters for motor We
hicles and red lc1ters for dealers.
The month of January is allowed
for securing Of plates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
"a LAST ILLUSION GONE

Z "a
The, Dutch government is after
forner Emperor William of Ger
many for; back taxes-a matter OF
5000 marks-and it means to col
ieet. Wilhelm does, not mean to
pas.l3 He has called in his lawyers
as a preliminary. but this makes
no difference to anyone but the
lawyers. the Kaiser himself. and
the Dutch government. The real
damage is done.
For: generation William of
Hoheazollern labored assiduously
aud with very fair success to build
up q reputation as e superman.
Germany believed in his near-divin-
1ity, or at least acquiesced in it.
Europe feared him and, though We
-A1aerieans laughed more Or less. a
LOT Of, .us took the Au-Highest Sc
,riously. Now we all know he's just
an everyday sort of person, dodg-
Ing taxes ike other people.
ms his. day the Kaiser has COM
matted some extraordinary crimes,
crimes which the ordinary man
would scarcely dream of. The pres
ent orepse is degradingly common
pace, Byno means the deed for
war ford careful of his reputa-
ton. 49,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
a Suggestive Article.

Editor Daily Item:
wish to suggest to your many
readers a very constructive article
that appears IN the January issue
Of The Atlantic Monthly: The New
South: The Boil Weevil Era. by Es
T. r.. Shaffer.> Thc Contributors
Column of the Atlantic Monthly
says Of Mr.. Shaffer that he knows
what it means to grow cotton and
other things as we'll Mr.. Shaffer
is president of the Colleton Pro-
ducts Association in South Caro-
lima. The article is we'll worth
reading and it gives me pleasure 70
suggest it To those who may not
otherwise sec it. | may add that
those who have not access to The
Atlantic Monthly may See q copy
of i, nj the public library
Cordially submitted,
S II EDM 'NDS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Church Party Gfyen.

A most enjoyable evening vas
spent or Thursday a. the home OF
Mr.. w E. Burns on Hampton Ave.
when a good number Of the young
folks OF Sumter made up OF Sun-
day School Glasses Of Trinity
Methodist church. the Epworth
League and number of boys and
girls of Sumter at home for the
holidays were very pleasantly en-
tertained. The rooms of Mr..
Burns resi- dence were thrown into
one and were decorated with the
decorations OF the Christmas time.
Games We're played during the
evc3ing and delicious refresh
meat course OF cream and cake
served by the ladies Of the Mizp3h
Bible Class OF Trinity church. The
bright ana laughing faces of the
young folks atteSted their enjoy
ment of the party and each eX-
pressed themselves as having had a
delightfully."- pleasant time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

on terms yielding landlords a gross
rental two-tlfths higher than was
paid by white tenants for farms OF
the same value Differences in the
kinds of farms they operate in the
amount of supervision required and
in other items may account for
this.
The length of time for which
contracts had run made marked
difference in the rate returned on
the farm valuation. The contracts
which were over one-year-old,
showed returns Of 3.G7 per cent.
compared with 4.35 per cent on new
ones, the new contracts calling for
cash rents about one-siXth higher
than old ones. This was true Of ali
tenants, regardless Of color or kim
ship. Part Of the explanation may
be in the fact that contracts Of
one-year duration were especially
characteristic Of high-ratio Sec
tions. Furthermore, the census was
taken when cash rents specified in
old contracts doubtless ran lower
for farms of the same valuation
than for farms whose rental con-
tract was not so long-StandinS.
Kinship and Rents.
IN q kinship study, including
whites only, a class of tenants
most OF whom were related to their
landlords were grouped separately
from other tenants, most Of whom
were not related to their land
lords. Whereas the unrelated
tenants paid 3..s3 per cent on their
farms. the related" tenants paid
only 2.7G per cent. The latter had
either over-valued farms or re-
duced rents because Of kinship.
Care should be used in drawing
conclusions from these data, the
department warns. since the cash
rents are for only one year, 1919. q
time when both land value and
rentals were high. The great de-
! cline in farm prices since 1919 may
have caused more rapid decline of
rents than farm prices. High-ratio
sections should not be compared
with low-ratio sections on the sup
position that differences in ratios
express similar differences in the
! respectived istricts, nor should 1t
be assumed that the differences IN
rates Of return measure differences
in the productivity Of the land. 1t
is proper to take into account the
! prospective increase in value of the
land, as we'll as the amount Of SUI
pcrvision that must be supplied by
the landlord the amount Of risk
| incurred and other considerations.
The wide diversity Of rates Of
| return emphasizes the need for sci
entific appraisal Of farm lands and
] buildings for both taxpaying and
loan purposes. The mere accept
ance Of prevailing land prices is
an unsound practice in appraising.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Russia's Desper-
ate Strait
The Government Embarrassed
Financially and Famine
Growing Worse

Moscow Dec. 9. (By the Associ-
ated Press s)-The Soviet govern
,ncnt is,devising all sorts OF taxes
in an Effort to meet its expenses.
It is reducing the number Of en-
ployes and charging for everything
which used to be free A state
bank has been opened TO facilitate
foreign trade. Bills Of exchange
viii be handled. Deposits Will be
accepted and interest paid Of them.
Loans will also be made. The
capital Of the bank is $1,000, 0,000,-
600 900 rubles and the total issue
of paper money 10 date is said 10
be $50, COO, 900 rrbles.
The ruble continues TO fall, and
the government and public alike
are scrambling all the time for
foreign currency. Chicherin's Of
fer to recognize the pre-war for
cign debts if the Entent Powers
will grant Soviet Russia recogni-
ton had no stabilizing effect on
Eolshcvist money.
'fic American Relief Admins
tration child-fceding, and the an
nouncerent that warehOu viii
be established by the Hoover or
ganiZation to supply food packages
on drafts sent from abroad have
not checked the rising price Of
bread ami economists say 1t will
continue to rise until the next har-
vest ard the famine Will be far
worse next Spring than it is now.
1t is clear that the Soviet govern
ment is reverting to capitalism az
rapidly as it can without losing its
Comlnunstic support. But Lenine,
Kalenin and other leaders frankly
admit in their addresses that this is
being done only after stores Of
manufactured articles and financial
resources have been exhausted.
They also say the change is being
made merely to get q breathing
spell Tor another attack on world
capitalism.
With this threat ringing in his
ears the American Or British bust
ness man who is in Moscow try
ing TO establish commercial rela-
tons. does not have much heart
in his negotiations. So far for
eign business men are not permit
ted to rent offices. Neither may
they rent apartments They must
liv. in the guest houses conducted
by the government. All mail and
telegranls for foreigners not at
tached 10 some official mansion
must pass through the foreign
office.
Odessa has appealed to the Mos
cow government for permission to
have insurance written in foreign
companies 80 it can resume its eN-
port trade. After failure to get
foreigners TO operate the iron in
dustry in the DonetZ Basin the gov
crnment has organized trust COM
bining several Of the big works and
will try to run them with the aid OF
loans from the State Bank. Ship
ping in the Black Sea has been
even less active than in the Baltic.
Small craft have taken flyers in
the import and export trade but
the turnover has been almost neg
ligible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

The New Year dawns, working
its strange alchemy Of hope and
courage in the hearts OF mankind.
40 matter what We know of pres
ent circumstances or future likeli-
hoods and no matter how much
we remind ourselves that after all,
one calendar day is exactly like
another, the wizard Of New Year
bids us discount all unhappy facts,
and hope still. Under his magic
wl1iskey it IS as though world
standing in the shadow came out
suddenly into the sun.
The best Of it is that the hope
is not without reason or just a mat
ter of superstition. Good and pros
perity and success may just as well
lie beyond the opening doors Of the
New Year as more discouragement,
woe and i'll.
Because this newspaper firmly
believes that not only our city but
our nation and our world do stand
upon the threshold Of peace, 4
friendlincss and a prosperity hith-
erto unknown, with better will
than ever If wishes every reader
and friend a happy New Year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
GLooMy-FAcED AMERICA.

The estimate has been made
that the nation spent s60,0Oo,0o0
for holiday sreeting cards this
season. One writer finds the
money well spent because it went
to spread the doctrine Of cheer.
According to this writer. we are
a gloomy nation. 1.-The most
gloomy" he says, outside of Asia.
Look around in any restaurant and
see if you see three really happy
faces
The worst Of it is that he is right.
Americans, for all their reputation
for wit, pluck and humor. wear a
most sorry face in public. It is to
be seen not only in restaurants but
on the street cars, the trains, the
streets and everywhere else-wor-
ried, tense, sharp.
Almost everyone who sent a
Christmas card sent it with a smile,
or at least a cheerful relaxation of
his eosntenance. Everybody who
received one gave it smiling
welcome. For day or two, at
least, Americans looked as fortu-
nate, as happy and as kindly as
they really are. It is a pity that
the Christmas card magic which
wrought the change is not more
lasting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
THE Ia1PoUNDED AUToMo-
az BILE.

A. system of impounding the
cars OF traffic law vielators is meet
ing with success in some communi-
ties where other efforts TO check
careless driving have failed.
There is no more reason why a
dog running wild on the public
streets should be put in the pound
than why an automobile should be
for doing the same thing. The
dog, sgan If he is mad, has no more
power foanl:arm.
The mpounding of the car is
not used as an alternative to other
Punishment. such as imprison-
naens sert q. fine for it's driver. 1t is
an additional measure. The term
for which the car is held III official
custody depends upon the gravity
Of the defense
ac This method has an advantage
IT.
over the system which revokes
the drivers license but leaves the
car in1lris hands. 1t pevents alb
solutely his selling it, renting it.
using it efraudulently or in any
manner ameiiorating his sentence.
IN this ana other ways the strong
arm of the law is beginning to
make observance Of traffic laws ad-
yisabse; from motives of self-in-
terest If not for humanitarian rea-
sons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

Columbia, Jan. 2-The Jefferson
Hotel. OF Columbia, mas the hiShe.!
rating any hotel in the state. ac-
cording TO the annual report on the
hotels Of the state, by Hotel lnSpec-
tor j. H. Woodward, made public
today. The IefierSon'S rating is
9S:. Among some OF the highest
ratings on the hotel honor roll are
the followin3: Charleston Hotel.
Charleston, 800; 81 John, Charles
ton, 925; Imperial, Greenvillc, $50;
Ottaray. Grecnville. 80: Oregon.
Greenwood. a25 Cleveland. Spar
tan5uI@. 800: Gresham, Spartan
burg 95o: Finck. Spartanbur&,
90J: Imperial. Sumter, 900: Aiken
Inn. Aiken. 9Go: Jerome. Columbia.
500. Many others having good rat
ineS Some h;..c been Si:en bad
scores by the Inspector.
The Villa Marsuc1itl. of Char
lesion. stands highest OF the tour
Isl hotels with Il rating of $50. All
the tolris. hotels OF the state are
rated at above 90e.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
666 cures Binous Fever.-Adver-
tiSeWcnt.

4 mass meeting of the taxpayers
OF Sumter county will be called TO
meet in the Court House next SAT
urday. January 7th. for the pur-
pose Of considering ways and
means TO bring about a reduction
of taxes on visible property and
at the same time shift some Of the
burden 10 the shoulders Of proper
ty owners who are now escaping
taxation. There is determined
and rapidly growing sentiment III
all sectinos of South Carolina for
tax reduction and tax reform.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
,AsEREATY RATIFIED.
The colombian congress has fl

>
The Colombian congress has fin
ally ratified the treaty with the
United States whereby this country
is to pay SIS. 100000 compensa-
ton claimed by Colombia in con-
nection With the revolt of Panama
and the Panama Canal deal. So
ends II not happily, at least toll
erabIy, a long and troublesome dis
pute.
It lis .lS: years since the northern
penisular end Of Colombia now
known as Panama set up for it.
self and sold the United States the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

If a man or a boy steals q pair
Of shoes or pants from store. or
a chicken or turkey from hen
house. there is a hue and cry rals-
ed and every citizen within hear
ing will exert himself to capture
the petty criminal. but not one man
in a thousand viii lift a finger TO
help break up q still or help cap
ture a bootlegger That is why the
moonshine industry flourishes and
bootlegging is a comparatively safe
ard profitable occupation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Farming Program
Schedule of Crops Recon-
nended For Boil Weeyi!
Conditions

After caref"l consideration,
the following schedule Of crops
Cor an average one-horse crop
has been agreed upon, and Is
recommended for use under
boil weevil conditions. It is
intended, OF course. that each
individual farmer shall make
such minor changes as the
needs Of his farm require. The
number Of acres Of the, given
crops and the number of cows,
sows and poultry, should be
multiplied by the number Of
acres in your farm.
The acreage and estimated
average return. and the num-
Der Of livestock per one horse
farm is as follows:
70 G acres Of cotton,
estimated value 6
acres $3.50. .0e
c acres of corn. with
NSlkcL 1JcsliS, 81 TSo S4V.VS
) to acres Of oats and
wheat, q acre wheat)
followed by peayine
hay, at $1,000 1860
acre sweet potatoes 10000
acre Irish potatoes,
ollowed by peanuts 10000
l acre snap beans. fol-
lowed by peanuts - 120Ao
j acre in sorghum, su-
gar cane and similar
crops 5000
2 acres in tobacco, or
some substitute money
crop 2ee.oe
And live stock as fol-
49, lows:
] cow, increased to two
as soon as feed is
-. available, estimated {
.. value Of milk and
cream, ne cow - 10000
l sow and pigs ----- 10000
Flock OF poultry, 20 to \
rs 1900
Estimated total yield per
one horse farm, under
Z. this plan --------s1.5o0.06
.,.,...
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

TnereN be no cessation in the ac-
tiyit;es Of bootieggers nor any de-
cline in the output Of moonshlne
stills until every Whiskey maker
and seller is convinced, by hard eN-
perience, that the penalty is a
t.rIn on the chain gang.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

The imposition Of paltly fine Of
500 on .. convicted moonshiner or
bootleggcr is not adequate punish
raent-it is really nothing more
than very low license for viola
ting the law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Cotton Gin
ming Report
Figures Given For South
Carolina Counties

The department Of commerce,
through the bureau Of the census,
annsnnces the preliminary report
on cotton ginned by counties III
South Carolina or the crops of
1927 and 1920. The total for the
State was made public at 10 q. m.
Tuesday, December 20.
Quantities are in running bales,
counting round as half bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

The interest from the B. P. o.
r. funds set aside for the re-
membran nee of the poor children
AT Christmas time, this year
amounted to $3.50. This amount
was used by the Civic League in
the purchasing OF milk for the hit
Ie children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

a New York play producer esti-
mates there are 5000 men and wo-
men in New York City alone writing
plays. An average Of fifteen plays
is received by him daily one out
Of every 200 he receives is accepted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
S. II. EDM CNDS
1870

Nashville. Tenn. Jan. 2.-Hoyt
Porter of Kentucky. commissioned
by the foreign mission board as
southern Baptist representative in
the distribution Of clothing and re-
lief funds in Russia has sailed. it
WAS announced here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

There would be no moonshin"
stills nor bootleggers, if there were
not hundreds or regular customers.
among supposedly law respecting
citizens. Every citizen who buys
moonshine on contraoand liquor
from a bootlcgger is an encourager
Of laWleSsneSS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

Sentiment against moonshlnlns
and bootlegging is lulewarm. There
ere no militant opposition-cither
official or general-agalnst unia"-
ful liquor making and selling. And
that is the reason the industry
flourishes in Sumter county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

The governor &c Michigan is sure
ing to compel the auditor-Seneral
to pay himself. the treasurer and
tho secretary Of state an additional
$2.510 Il year voted to them by the
last legislature.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Ruh-My-Tism. a pain killer
Advertisement

The members Of the League OF
NatioMs Won't have time 70 fight.
anyway. THEY'LL be too busy MAX
ing separate treaties With the
United States
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Marriage l.iccrSe Record.

y marriage license has been fs-
sued 20 Mr.. e. Parker Sanders Of
Hagcod and Miss -Addie NJ. Rem
hert OF Rembcrt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Moonshine Reflections

The holiday season is over and
the loss OF few stills will not serl-
ously inconvenience the Sumter
county m0onshiners.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

New York, Dec. 31.-Woodrow
Wilson. in a New Years letter to
the Women's Democratic Political
League predicted q year would
show the party had entirely re-
gained confidence of the nation"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
6G6 cures Chills and Fever.
Advertisement

Wells SAYS primitive man w;;s
Impressed by the squareness OF
Four. We have an uneasy feel
ing. however. that China is no
longer primitive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
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To break a cold take 6G6.-Ad-
yertiSement
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

COS cures Malarial Fever.-Ad-
vertiSement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

6G6 quickly relieves cold
Advertisement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

Ruh-My-Tism for rheumatism.
Advertisement
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
1900

To prevent cold take 6SG.-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

Among possible factors causing
sectional variations the department
suggests the following may oper-
ate: Cd Lack Of uniformity with
which capital has been available
for land purchases: ca conditions
which make it necessary for own
crs 10 supervise tenants and fur-
nish them supplies, CD differences
in real or fancicd dcsirability Of
regions from the standpoint Of
markets. residence and other con
SiderationS.
The rate returned on cash-ten
ami farms rented by whites was
smaller than on those rented by
non-wh hitcS in the same districts.
OF the non-whites. Japanese. Chi
ncSc and Indians returned percent
ages very littlch iGhcr than whites.
Negroes. however, operated farms
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Hotel I;atines by State Hotel In
CDt.<,t

The state -7JS,327 So ,0S l
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-03

adOrnment to equal them. With in
geniOus draperies they vary the SIM
pie styles and redeem them from the
commonplace.
The gown shown here might be
pretty without its bead embroidery,
but II would not be more than that.
and 1t would pass unnoticed. As it is,
with embroidery and drapery. it is
more than pretty. Imagine It in am
Der colored georgette crepe. en-
broidered in amber and rust-cOlored
beads, and you win VISION its love
illness. or think Of it IN light, peri
Wrinkle blue, with beads in blue and
orchid. In the cascaded drapery at
each side the designer has shown I'm.
usual cleverness by attaching 1t to
the skirt. where It falls below the
bodice. The fiarfng sleeves take adj
vantage Of the pretty wbim of fash
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-03

adaptable to them. as organdy and tat.
feta, and many little tricks are re-
sorted to by designers to insure the
bouffant silhouette. Tucks-wide or
narrOw-ruffles, bound edges and GOV.
cred cord trimming serve instead Of
hoops to keep the skirts outstanding.
The pretty taffeta freck shown here
Is fine example Of this popular style
for afternoon or informal evening
wear. Its tucks and ruffles do double
duty, serving for adornment and to
give additional body to the silk. The
skirt Is straight and FULL bordered
with pin ticks and scalloped at the
bottom. Narrow ruffles serve to out.
line the scalfOps. They have picet
edges and are gathered with little
outstanding friN along the upper edge.
The elbow sleeves are finished With a
corresponding trtmminG and o eolaar