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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Pentientiary Opera
ted at a Profit
Superintendent Reports. Tha'
Chair Factory Melted S155,-
ia in -Four Years

l. Columbia, Jan lS.-The chair
I factory in the state penitentiary
has been in operation for about
-four and a half years, and in that
time has earned net profits TO the
amount 70 $155,114, according TO
the annual report of Col. y. h.
Sanders. superintendent Of the pen
| itentiary, made to. the legislature
today. OF this total profit. the pen
, itentiary has received half. and
the amount of money put into the
chair factory when 1t opened was
S44.1a5. In addition TO this. the
! penitentiary has been credited with
S52,1SS for labor. and $1.G37 in in
terest, so that the prisons half OF
the profits Of the chair factory has
in the four ana hall Years
;; amounted 70 S7IS57.
During the year 1921, the profits
of the factory We're $780, ac-
cording to the report. OF this the
|. '.penitentiary gets half. There is also
a albor credit for last year Of $25.-
?l2. The chair factory is operated
by the Fibre Craft Chair Co., Of
! Frankfort, KY.
The. penitentiary was allowed
less money for 1921. by the legis
lature. than for the year before,
But it came through the year with
a balance on hand. At the same
time there are 124 more prisoners
in the penitentiary than there We're
a year ago.
The report shows that the state
farm, operated as part Of the pris
on system, produced in 1921 175
bales Of cotton, as compared with
SO the year before. the difference
being charged to the boil weevil.
The farm. however. says the re-
prot. is We'll stocked with cattle,
hogs and food crops.
The women's quarters at the pen
itentiary are inadequate. says Col
onel Sanders report. and the only
relief is a new building The Su-
perin1endent also endorses the
recommendation made. by various
women'S organizations. for a teach
er, of vocational subjects for the
women prisoners.
There were four deaths in the
penitentiary last year, according to
the report, showing that the health
in the institution has been unusual
ly good
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Near East Relief
Two Hundred Thirty-Three
Sunday Schools Of State
Contribute

Columbia, Jan. 16.-Collections
taken up in 233 South Carolina
Sunday Schools yesterday for the
Near East Relief are beginning to
come into headquarters Of the
the Southern Presbyterian Church
in Richmond according to advices
received from DR.. r. f. Magill.
Secretary of the Presbyterian Com
mittee on publication here today.
These Sunday Schools have a total
enrolment Of 10000 pupils, DR..
Magill declared. In North Caro-
line 1872 Sunday Schools, having
$1,000 pupils. We're appealed to
and in Georgia 200 Sunday Schools
with a total enrolment Of $4,000
were asked to contribute. DIR Ma
gill. himself, visited the stricken
Bible lands to see the conditions
first hand, and on his return re-
ported to the Presbyterian leader.
The result was not only unqualified
endorsement by nearly every Pres
byterian Synod. but the decision Of
church leaders to make separate
appeals for Congressman Levers
organization. South Carolina is
asked this year to raise 100000 to
keep alive 1867 orphans in the
Palmetto States two orphans at
Trebizond. a port on the Black
Sea. These children would die like
flies. but for the aid South Caro-
Iinians give them. The parents OF
some were killed in the great war.
The parents Of others were mur-
dered during the Turkish depreda-
ton because they refused TO re-
nounce Christ ard become Moham-
medans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Garden Suggestions,

English peas should be planted
during January just. as soon as the
soil viii jpernit. Thomas Laxton,
Alaska, Households Market Gar
den. and Telephone are excellent
varieties. LaXton and Alaska are.
early varieties. and the Telephone
late. The seed should be. sown
hticlNly in the drill m rows three #.
wide and covered TO 6 inches
deep.
The hotbed should be prepared
now for sowing tomatoes, eggplant,
and pepper seed. 1t is not necessary
to SOW the seeds before the last Of
January, but it is we'll TO prepare
the frame and have everything
ready at planting time. If the hot
bed is prepared now cabbage and
cauliflower seed may be first sown.
and when the plants are removed
TO the cold frame in late February,
the bed may then be used for SOW
ing tender plants such as tomato,
pepper. and egsplants. SNOWFALL
is one of the best varieties of.caul-
flower Stone is one OF the stand
ard varieties of tomatoes. New
York Purple is an excellent variety
OF egg plant.
Sweet peas may be planted
throughout January. Sweet peas
planted in the early srring seldom.
give satisfactory results. In the
South they may be planted any
time after November 10. 1t is best
to prepare trench and fertilize.
literally. and then open a furrow
six inches deep and SOW the seed
liickfy.
Raspberries. do we'll in the Pied
mont REGION of South Carolina,
when planted on rich soil 1on
northern exposure or when plant
cd on the north side Of fence or
building. The plants should be set
in rows feet apart and 3 feet
apart IN the row. Gregg, Cuthbert,-
and Golden Queen are excellent
varieties for the So''th.
Strawberry plants should be set
out before March /. It is best 10
plant them Is inches apart in 3-
foot rows. not on beds, but on the
level and cultivate level throughoe.
the season. If the plants are kept
TO a single crown a larger yield Oh
berries OF finer quality will be
produced than when allowed 10
grow in matted rows Lady Thomp-
son is the best variety for honleuse
and local market. Excelsior IS al
so a good variety but it does not
WELD as We'll as Lady Thompson.
i<londyke is good variety for
planting. Plants set
in the field now Will produce only
:, few berries next spring, but a
full crop may be expected the
second season
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Hair Tonic Men.

| Henry F. Marseca. Giovanni Ru-
bino. and Charles De Angels. Off
GERS and stockholders Of the Gra-
mataa Company. Inc, and the
Herba Products Company OF New
York City. who We're charged With
traffickinS in alcohol for beverage
purposes. while oStenSibly ensaS-
ed in hair tonic business have had
the sentence. imposed on them by
:, lower court. confirmed by the
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals in a recent decision. Mares
ca was sentenced TO terms of two
years imprisonment on six counts
of the Indictment on six counts
of $4,000: Rubino TO twenty
months Imprisonment and fines
Of $4,000: and De AnSelsi 70 fiji
teen months imprisonment and
fines of Sl2,0no. The two opera
ting companies were fined $4,000
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

depended on, renting their lands to
tenants. In these places. TOO. the
land was not worked in large fields
such as you have in your state and
even when fields were large the
ditch banks We're frequently altew-
ed to grow up in bushes and briarS
which furnished ALTERNATING quar-
ters for the weevil.
Our best farmers are now sue
cessfullr growing cotton where once
the waevil practically got it all.
This is due 10 the fact that after a
few years he grows less active pos
sibly due to the introduction OF
weevn enemies. but largely to the
practice of better methods OF farm
ing. better fertilization and the
growing OF varieties better suited to
making. quick n,aturity.'-F. B.
Ferris, Assistant Director.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Poultry Breeding Problems.

Clemson College, Jan. 1.-THE
great aim in poultry breeding
should be the improvement Of
poultry in those qualities which
have a definite market value. such
as increased egg production. quail
ity and quantity OF flesh growth.
and perfection of color pattern. All
of these qualities are associated
more or less with perfection of
proportion or symmetry of the in
dividual. and any Improvement
which is continuous and which
progresses toward given ideal
will materially improc the gen.
eral appearance of the progeny
and conduce to uniformity. >
The breeder should select his
breeding males and females nov.
ADVISES " r. Mehrhof. poultry
specialist, who insists that only
vigorous and healthy birds that
conform to the standard in regard
to shape. color. and weight should
be chosen.
In breeding the. practice Of d few
principles will help in perfectins
desirable characteristics.
i. Breed from parents both of
which conform as closely as pos
sib1e 10 the standard.
.. Breed from parents which
are as purely bred rs it is possible
to obtain them
3. study the individuals and
cndcavor to note them so that the
faults OF the parents will he cor
.cctcd in the offspring.
4. Practice Il rigorous selection
from Matching time to maturity
and especially when mating tn,
breeding hens.
>. Consider environment sucf
as housing and feeding conditions
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Check Forgers
Puzzle Authorities
Georgia Bankers Identify
Two Alleged Swindlers

Aiken. JAM 17.-Latest de-
velopments in the case Of the alleS-
ed forgers and swindlerS arrested
in Augusta Sunday came TO light
this afternoon. when l.. 3. Wyatt
and =. l.. Hammett, officials Of a
bank in LaGrange, Ca, positively
identified Lyles and Padgett as the
two who successfully pulled SIM
liar game 10 the one in Aiken re-
Gently on three LAGRANGE banks.
The LaGrange officials stated
that on November % Lyles and
Padgetf were seen in Lagrange
and that they were the two who at
various times came into the tank.
LyleS is accused Of doing the ac-
tual forgery and passing the checks
and Padgett is named as his ac-
complice. On the other hand a
committee of about 30 prominent
citizens Of HcpZibah, Ga, came
here during the day testifying that
all Of the -four under arrest here
We're nIiepZibah at work in the
! construction camp on the date
when the swindle was perpeIrated
! in Aiken
The day was Thursday of last
week Cal Lamar of Hephzibah,
prominent planter and owner Of ex-
tenSive kaolin fields near there,
stated today While here in the in
! terest of the alleged forgers that
Padgett and Lyles had applied to
him for work on Friday and We're
told TO report Saturday. but did not
show up. The next day, Sunday,
the four were arrested in. Augusta
at the Terminal hotel by Detec-
tive Whitehead of the Burns de-
tective agency and incarcerated in
the Aiken Jail here.
1t is understood that the pris-
oners have made application to
National surety company for bond.
Solicitor Guntcr has fixed the bond
OF the prisoners at $1,000 each for
Padgett and Westbury, $1,000 for
; Mrs. Padgett, and total of $500
for Lyles on three forgery charges,
and also charge Of conspiracy
None Of the four has yet been re-
leased. 1t is thought they will be
given a preliminary hearing this
week
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Gasoline Tax Bill
Before Senate
Provides For 2 Cents a Gallon
i Cent on Kerosene :.

Colup1bia. Jan. 1.-THE Senate
finance committee tonight reported
bin providing for two cents a gall
lon tax. on gasoline and one cent
a gallon on kerosene. Fifty per
cent of the gasoline tax will be 7ap-
piled 10 roads and each county will
get its pro rata share based On its
taxable prorerty. The remainder
goes into the general treasury.
Seator Christensen today show
ed the temper Of the finance COM Z
mittees when he asked for a night
session at which to consider the
inheritance tax bill Chairman
: Hughes. of the ways and means
committee Of the house, is adopt.
ing the same plan on the House
side. The idea is to have the Genv
eral Assembly definitely and expli-
citely indicate what it wants to do
with the various income bills and
then the two committees and the
members Will be better able to de-
termine how ID handle the appro-
priation bill.
The senate has given priority TO
the Inheritance tax bill and this
Will be followed by a considera-
ton of the gasoline tax bin.
Today there was an extended
hearing by the finance committee
on the gasoline tax bill and Messrs.
Moore, Thornhill and Senator
Young. all of Charleston, and
Messrs. Alva Lumpkin, Lambert
and Keenan,. of Columbia, were
heard on vasio, angles Of the biz.
As has been insisted upon. time
and time again the real problem
in connection with the tax Situa-
, ton belongs to the state. With a
State levy OF twelve mills many
OF the counties have tax levies OF
three or four times that amount
and practically all of the cities IN
the state two and three times as
much and there is where the real
punching occurs. 1t is figured that
if q tax of one cent a gallon is
| imposed for county purposes that
it would reduce the county leyies
about two mills.
The Overwhelming importance Of
the tax legislation that is pending
is largely indicated by the small
number of general bills that lave
been so far presented. The temper
seems to be to devote the most
attention to the various tax. prob
lens. OF course. there is the usual
nunlber OF local bills which js due
to the growth Of the state and the
rapid development Of the roads,
schools and other improvements by
the method Of bond issues.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
To Rebuild Rheims.

Rheims. France. Dec. 26.-Ihe
city of Rheims may be rebuilt
within five years. This is the opin-
ion of Marquis Melchior de Poll
snac. president OF the Cooperative
Society for the Reconstruction Of
Rheims. Al the most he says, the
work will not require more than
six or seven years The amount OF
work remaining to be done is
estimated by ths Marquis to cost
l.oo0 900 .0oc francs. Of which
loo. .o00. 600 is fer Preparations and
$40 600 coo for reconstruction. He
SAYS thar the society viii have 200
500 900 francs placed at its dis
,osal each year for the next five
years. This is by arrangement OF
credits With the Department OF
Public Works
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
>,orriaec License Record.

Marriage License RECORD.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued:
Colored:
Charlie Hinson. Osweso and
Martha Jones. Sumter.
Gadson Brown and Ruth Card
.ner, Sumter.
Lewis Green and Hattie Ines Of
Remini.
Archie Banding and Naomi
James of Sumter
Osborn HickSon and Irene Good
man of Lynchburg
HeZekiah Dixon. LynchburS and
Cora Lemmon of shiloh.
Eossic Dennis and Louis Logan
of Borden.
NcbuchedncZer Dow and Susan
Johnson Of Pinewood.
Trace Boylin. Ecmbcrt and
Louise Brown Tindal OF sumter
Frank Mathis and India Pear
son OF Dalzcll.
Lawrence Ransom Jennings and
sue Hcriot Of Osweso.
Campbell Cato OF Gable and Ola
Peterson OF .tlcolu
Walter McFadlcn and Mary Lou
Caroline Of Maycsville.
Edward Carte and Hattie Odom
OF sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Hin Pockets Immune.

brooklyn hip pockets are I'M
mune from search and the seizure
Of liquor being transported there
in is not legal. even though such
seizure is done by officers Of the
law under the New York State pro-
hibition laws. This is gathered
from the fact that a grand Jury
sitting in Brooklyn. failed 10 bring
indictments against eighteen out of
twentv-tour such cases presented
10 it. The number OF cases being
presented 10 the grand juies and
To the District Attorneys offices IN
New y ork is also declining.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Why Nitrogen is So Important

Clemson (OlleSS. Jan. IL He
/ living substance. both in plants and
animals. is a ielly-like material
!. called protoplasH. 1t is a mixture
of substances which are. SO compli-
Gated in themselves and are in such
! complicated relations among
/ themselves that no chemist. bioro-
gist. or any other scientist has Yet
been able to identify more than a
/ few of them with certainty. The
difficulties can perhaps be better
appreciated by remembering that
1 the unit of life. the cell, is in cases
tso small that it takes several hun
dred or thousand of them together
! to be visible to the naked eye: and
| yet the .protoplasm of each cell ex-
hibits the same eoa1plexity as
! shown by the largest mass.
a few things are known With
certainty about. protoplasm. how
ever and "ne of these is that IN
plants at least. whatever else may
| be present or absent iron. mag
nesium. calcium, potassium. car
bon. hydrogen, oxsgep. sulphur,
tphophorus. and nitrogen are al
ways present and are necessary to
! normal growth. OF these sub
stances green plants obtain carbon
from the carbon dioNide in the air.
All other food materials are 80
tanned from the soil. except that.
as mentioned in former articles,
certain lowly plants can use at
mospheric nitrogen.
Aside from water, goodly pro-
portion of the living substance is
composed Of protein. In fact.
there. is good evidence that this
protein makes up the framework
of protoplasm. and that many of
the peculiar properties Of the liv-
ing tissue are due 10 its presence:
Now. the most distinctive feature
of the protein. as compared with
many other organic substances. IS
that it contains considerable
amount Of nitorgen and smaller
amounts Of sulphur IN addition to
| those elements which all organic
substances contain. Nitrogen. then
is an essential element of the
makeup of the living substances
itself.
Nitrogen alsp enters into the
composition of q number of pro-
ducts of the nature OF eNcretions
or secrctions which have 4 marked
stimulating or poisonous effect on
living tissue. Some of. these sub
stances have an important use in
regulating the development of
many plants and anipals. say the
bacteriologists and soil specialists.
Nitrogen, one OF the essential
clements of all living tissue is per
haps the most abundant Of them
all. However the greater portion
of it is locked up in the air in a
form which is not available for
any but few kinds of organisms.
TIC become available, it must be
combined Cor ''fixed"l with some
other. element. When SO captured
and put into the. soil it tends al
ways TO escape in one way or an
other and eventually 10 get back in
to the air. The amount in an
available form therefore, is always
limited. and it is thus the high
est priced element which farmers
have to buy for fertilizer or feed.
The cheapest way to secure it, both
for feed and for fertilizer, is to
grow legumes: and the best way
to conserve it is to keep something
growing Oh the land continually
to keep the soil busy with a crop
all the time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Senator Glass
Attacks System

Washington. Jan. 17.-Denoun-
cling attacks on the Federal Reserve
system Senator Glass, of Virginia.
declared that more good can be
accomplished if some senators
would talk sense TO bankers instead
of nonsense TO farmers. He said
instead of telling farmers they are
victimized they should be told to
organize and not be the playthings
for fanatics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
CLASSY Highjackin2.

\ EcW York broker returned to
his home in Rockaway Park y. y.
:: short time ago 10 discover that
robbers had denuded his cellar Of
more than $4,000 worth Of prize
LIQUOR. Three members of his fam
ily and some OF his servants were
home at the time the cellar was
entered. Neishbors of the broker
also noted the men. who called
With a motor truck. and thought
h.. was moving part Of his house
hold goods IN the city for the WIN
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
HOUGHTON AS
AMBASSADOR

Washington. Jan. 17.-The Ger
man government shas notified
United States Representative Alan
son +. HouShton that he will be
acceptable as ambassador HIS
name will be sent to the senate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

The problem that Sumter coun-
~ faces this year is not one OF
maxim. "A profit but OF making a
living and holding things together
until there can be Il slow read just
meut ol agricultural methods 20
meet new conditions. When ev-
cry one is making a living at home
on the farm. prosperity VIII be
found just around the corner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

1t will soon he time TO plant Irish
potatoes and every farmer and
gardener s:.ouId plant more OF
less OF them Those who do not
care or are not irI position TO
phantom Il large scale for market.
should plant sufficient for home
use Irish potatoes are quick
food crop and will help TO tide over
.hard times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

Government rcpented after tax
ing the Lincoln Motor Co. 70
death. We seem to remember that
The other fellow repentcd after
killing the goose tha' laid the
golden eggs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

There would be fewer bones OF
contention if there were fewer
boneheads.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

We've paid that fellow l.afavcttr
Lord. God Of Ii*'s. be with Us
Vet
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

'.os Angeles. Jan. l.. The
second trial "f Arthur E:urch
kennedy is set for March twenty
seventh. following u hung jury
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

No wonder rations are short in
Russia. Soviet EN-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-24
1907 IN ATTENDANCE
AT THE AMARYLLIS SHOW
Plan Announced to Keep Exhibition
Open Sunday to Accommodate
80
the Eager Throng.

The pleasant weather yesterday
brought such a crowd to the anna
ryllis show at the Department Of
Agriculture greenhouses that it was
impossible to accommodate all of
them in tho small greenhouse, again
emphasizing the need of a big con-
servatory. which Congress plans to
build for the department soon. There
were 1907 visitors yesterday who
passed through the greenhouse and
many others could not get in.
To accommodate the many who are
| anxious to see this show-the largest
| amarSllis show ever held in the
| world-Supt. Byrnes. after confer-
| ences with DR.. William A. Taylor.
chief Of the bureau of plant industry.
| announced today that the show will
| be kept open over Sunday. This is
| possible only because the plants on
| exhibition have stood up so well. and
| is twice as long as an amarylliS show
generally lasts.
| In five days there have been 36.96S
| persons who have passed through tho
| greenhouses and admired the Eor-
geous sweep of vivid-colored trumpet
| shaped blooms. some of which are OF
new shades produced by the experts
| OF the department.
| The show is open each day from 8
| am. to 9 pm. free to the public. in
! the greenhouses at 14th and e streets
| northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-24

Hurry, mother! A teaspoonful of
tCalifornia Fig Syrup" today may
prevent a sick child tomorrow. IT
your child is constipated, bilious,
feverish, fretful, has cold, collie. or
II stomach is sour, tongue coated.
breath bad. remember a good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-24
FLOWER VENDER FREED.
Judge Drops Charge Colored Man
Blocked Traffic.

William Hamilton. colorcd, flower
vendor. WHO has been"sclling flowers
as the only means of Il livelihood for
the past sixteen years at the corner
Of 18th and q streets. was arrested
"Wednesday by Policeman Mumper and
charged with obstructing the traffic.
Brought into court yesterday. the old
colored man, who is cripple. testi-
fled that during his entire time of
selling flowers there he never had
been called down by the police and
had. indeed. often been spoken to by
Capts. Rlather and Brown as to how
he was making out.
Judge Hardison dismissed the case
and told the defendant to keep near
the curb and away from the cross
walks. A similar case was likewise
disposed of against Ferdinand Savoy.