Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Entered i\t the PostoftVe at Sumte, i'., as Seoond-eiass Matter. u.U.. j 1-F1SSOX M.. Joseph faiivin White, ofl t.. navy yard base hospital, Philadelphia, la at home ?>n ? tyn days* furlough. Mr. W M Mcllwalnc ta at home from tho University of Virginia to spend the holiday. ? Misses Bterot, ituth. Christina and "Lucy Kolb. May Haynsworth, and Louts* Herrn are at homo for tho holidays from Coker College. Miss Cassic Nichols, who h.is been esachhsg at Kasley, la ut home for lbs Christina:* vacation. Miss Lees Goldberg is visiting rel? ativen in Augusta. (,a. Mr. A. 15. Boyle is spendlnn s? \ eral day* in Humter. Miss Donald Minis is at homo from O. W. C, at Oreenvllle. Miss Marie Nash Is at home from Flora McDonald College for the hol? idays. MessrsA Donald Kirvln. lahvunt Hooth. Lawrence Kirvln, Anthony a ad J Mamie Dick are at home front the Presbyterian college, to spend thetr Christmas vacation in tho city. Miss Augustus K ras no ft' Is at home* frs>m Melmont College, Charlotte, N. C.. ta spend the holidays. Mr. T C. McKnixht is spending the dav tn ?'olambla. Messra Dock honey. Hubert Uiw reace. Klvlu White, hike stack and Hugh Green were among those who attended the daneo in (Grangeburg last evening. Mrs. J. M. Mallory of Davenport, lows, and Miss Faster Deetham ot Detroit. Mich., are spending the holidays with then* father. Mr. W i Keetham Mr Mallory. who accom eanled Mrs. Mallory are staying with Mr. and Mrs. R W Crouser. Miss Maud Wa. ren. of Orange is the visitor of Miss Aline Hammett of the city. Mr. James II. W. Dupcan. physical dtroctor of the Y. M. C. A. in Ra? leigh, N C. Is a visitor in Humter. Mr. Leslie Denison of Davidson Col legs Is at home for the holidays. Midshipman Alva Solomons of An? napolis ta spending his short vaca? tion at his home in the city. Mr. George Wilson of Orangebnrg ta a visitor in the city Mise Ha ruh PflTta of Blshopviile Is spending the day in Humter. Mr. C. W. Smith left this morning for Columbia. Mr Henr> Hembert of Rembert la In the clt) for the day. Mr. J. F. Ljradow has been called go the bedside oi h < sister. .\|iss Nan ale Lyndou . who Is critically ill at hsr home neai Greensboro, N. C. Mr. Itlchi.rd Baker Is at home from the University of Virginia to spend the holldaya Mr. and Mrs Con way Chewnlng and ejfciltfrea, of Georgetown, are visiting Mr. Edmund It Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins and Mr lkm j White, of Havannah, Qa., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. a 1?. Harby. Mr. and airs. A. S. Melver, pi Dar? lington ar ? spending a few i ays In town. Mr. J. Wm Calk is visiting all father In Moultrn. Ga. Mr an.. Mr-. J W. Powers have fetaeued from Jefferson, Texas. Mr C S Hutchison, county sehool attendance ofllcer. is spending the holidavs with his parents at hock Hill. Mr Henry Thomas and Miss Vir Thomas are visiting Mr. and c. u Cattftauv Mr. L. K. Alford of Charleston spent Sunday in the city visiting friends. Mr. Italph Flowers of Georgia Tech la Spending the vacation in the city Mr. a. T. ho rah of Florence pent On iNtrnaa lit the < It) Midshipman Alva Solomons re? turned i-i*i ight t(? Annapolis to re some his training. Mkaa Low Thompson is Spend IP a few days in Creeleyvdle visit tin: frisods. Misses Maud Warren and Marie imett left this rtn wring for Edge to attend a dance there tonight. | l Mr. J. a. S ,\?h-i spent Sunday in Columbia. Mr. Foster Smith has be< n a vial tor In Maaalng during the holidays Mr. J. L. vVl st spent the holid i with friends to Manning. Mr J D .Mills spent the , with relate i ne r Tinunoni 111 lei sIIsn Roh Willis m on i et urw d last nisht to Fiot mhx Mr. Mark Reynolds Jr., i^ at hon* form Ho? Ii Hill for s short al MbM Nina Solomons has returned to the city after a abort visit lo Dab tfmore. asiitanotis s d nurtherii aejeaga Mr Jack Levy passed through Humter whde imo.ile to bis home In tflshopvtlte from Orungeburg. Mr. Oldham Kills and his brl ie, of Floren?? . spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs l*outs Darr. Mr. Klhs '.as mar? ried in Darltagton on Christa is <i < to Miss Anna Colemnn oi Ploi nee Mrs. l,ouis Parr and son, Hoi ice, an- spend. d?\- , ? I lor ence itti fi itnd> Msaajsaste Mr. W ,ll> -m Mavid Mt I Mai ? | I ml Mtss Maria M.I o Summerton. S. C were gute try married at the Vresby terinn mause Thnnid i afternoon, at fi u'clor.v. I: v .1 I' Mu ion. ifficiat ?ng. Marriftigt1 License Kerord. Mar ,i ; i, . rt es h r.? i" en Is |Q the fOilnWtltg couples; Mr W I Sou.b ton and M**s Paul lue Kvaternb-k. of Humter county. Mr. Jam >S A Terry of Oswego and Miss Arm It I., iter of apart an burg i *olor, d Willie Giant ami Mrs, Dosier Floyd of Daawll Nathan Armm. Jr.. ;.n , Tllh i Dwyei of Tied 11 Areti?\? Hewitt; and Ti'l> Waah Ington oi S'out, . oni ? Mai i'm i ?as? .' and Y i . lie ih T'.oas if Sorot. . Poberi Spann and Mary Lee Care \U\% ot M t* essvilie. HIGH SCHOOL WINS GAME Thursday nlitht lit one of the prof Meet games ol baolioiboAl 10011 in local "V" gymnaahjaa, the High lehooi snappy live won tIn Raine from a team made up Of the Slimier boyi Who are |n aUOndaaCO at Davidson College. Tho score was 33 In favor of the 9 iL S to tno 31 points' of the UsVtdaon team which of Itself telln the tale of the closeness of the pmo. At the end of the first half of the frame the score was II to 16 in favor of Davidson but by tho wonderful fighting spirit of tho High gchool team the went their way bark agalns, ??(hls and flnsHly eame out of the con test the victors but only by a two point margin. The Work done by George Wray for the II. 8. Was outstanding* although 'the dt ft nsivo work of the whole team j in the second half of tne game could not * e beat. j Crawford. Pitts and Price wer responsible for the big score made by Davidson during tin- first half Of the game. ItOJtHKItY oi stoki: OP x. \. UAUVIN. At some hour Thursday night the ?lOre < 1' S. A. 1 la iv in. aboUt I miles fron gumter near Toumeyi was on* torod by a robbof or robbers and a substantial amount of goods stolon. Tin burglars entered 'he store by prying up a window In * ) ar of thi stori-. The lor: ? i cue of tin f oral dooi was broken bill other ta denlaga hold this door safe so that the thief then tried the rear window and Roads a successful entrance this time. A hammer belonging to the visitor was found in lie store this morning. It is estimated that the goods stol? en consisting of cigars, shoes ami weartni apparc) win amount to a b?ss of tWQ or throe hundred dollars. All Bs? Her vice Men Attention. DOOOiabOI : 1st is the last day that you can reir state your government insurance without undergoing a medi? cal examination, if your Insurance has lapsed do not hesitate hut take advantage of this oportunity and re? instate your Insurance during tin- nest w? ii.. n you u.ut after December 81. yog win have t.. stand strict nodi? cal examination and in some OS Sun reinstatement will i>t impossible. The Rod Cross Home Service at room loi c.ty National Dank build big has on hand a full supply of rohv statement blanks and tin- secretary win hi glad to help any ex*oervioc men who desire to inks Immediate advan taue of ihs opovtunity to reinstall his Insurance, Do not put this matter off. Dl \ iii. Miss LellS Shaw died it her hutm on Church streit on Haturdav a: about noon after < long lllnossa. The funeral s. rvftces were condU ' I at Oonooed church yesterday after noon at Itttl oYloc |< by Dr, J, P Marion and the body interred at tin CtlUroh eeinetery. The deceased Is survived by three ?IflterS, Miss Lue. .Mrs. .1. II. MeCol linn ami Miss Shaw of thi- city, and rhre*- brothers, Mersrs. .lohn. Willi ami Dave Ihaw, Mrs. Klleu Duker. wife of Mr. W. P, Tal.er. died at her home mar Dnksttl yooterday afternoon at R o'? clock after a sot/ore illness bf ssvoral va iis, Mrs. Baker was in her fiftieth \ ear. Mrs, l aker is survived by her bus hand ami two children, he# mother who Ml Mrs. S. A. David and four sisters, Mrs, A. Baker, Mrs. j h. Taker. Ai i s. T- L Strange and MrB. w. ii. ?trange, i The funeral service will he held In | Knmtsr at the olty cemetery at ?'. '?< this afternoon, und conducted by Dr. 0, C. Drown assisted by In. \\\ Iv Tha> er. THOUSANDS OF RAILROAD MEN IDLE Albany. N. v. Dec. It. ?Thousands of employes of the NOW York Central | car depnrtmeni are Idle, the shops] havmg been elosed Indefinitely, Waahlngtos, D ? ?<? " . The pusaage of the soldiers' honux bill would cost Do government twu billion, three hundred million dollars. Hccretary Houston estimated today, before the senkte finance committee which is fonstdsrlnn tin soldlei aid m a iure, I A Rill S I KLCl IN si MTC.It Das its share of the Proof That Kid BjSjj Sufferers Sei k. Daikuhe? Kidneys weak? DtStrSSBSd with urinary ills? Want reliable kidney remedy? Don't have to look far. Use what Bumtor people ri commend. Bvery treet in Bumtei lue. its en tea Here's one gui ler man's osporl? ? noo. Let \\ D. Cost in. prop, of grocery. 113 B, Calhoun street, tell It. He sayi 'A good many years ; .,o I w a troubled with my kidneys ami i had all th? sympton i of that complaint. l certainly w in bad shape, am Hie famllj b oi u I i?? a n'a Kidney Pills and had greai faith In thorn, so I got Doan's and ui I soi e, i n vor apent my money better, for, after i bad ta? ken three iioses, i was entirely cured ?f tin- li? iibh . I "am.-d in weight and fell better In ovory way, so tt Is i great pies ure lo recommend such i lite* r.dy," Pi ;? s toe ul ill de ilers Pon'l simply ask for ? kldnoy rcmcd> ?-,;et l oin's Kidney lulls ihe same lhat Mr costin had footer Mllburn Co., Mi'Dnffalo N V. fl Secretary of Treasury T< mittee Deficit Will Be dred Million Dollar Heavier Washington. Dec, -Declaring thai the government fares a gross deficit of.$2,100,000,000 i'??r the cur? rent fiscal year. Secretary ll< ustou today warned the senate finance committee that congress should" avoid putting a heavl? r burden on the treasury department. The estimate came as s surprise to the committee, as it was nearly $1,000,000,000 greater than that recently estimated by Ben? ator Mi1 'umber of North Dakota. For the fiscal year ending June :><?, \$2i. the treasury head estimated the deficit wHI be approximately $1,600, 000,000 and he added that It could be teen that new sources of revenue must be sought to meet even current requirements Mr. Houston was called before the Qummtttee to discus the soldier's . bonus bill winch, according to esti? mates, would require an outlay of' ?1 ?00,000,000, and he indicated that tite treasury would oppose at > ac? tion by congress that would tend to open it p*W drain on the treasury. The secretary also rcltorated hie objections to the revival of the war finance corporation, it would mean. I he siid, that the treasury would be compelled to launch a ROW program i of borrowing, The committee was unable to com? plete it' ork today and asked Mr. Houston to return for turther testi? mony Monday, Market prices nf Liberty bonds and oth<r government securities were said today by Secretary Houston to be suffering as n result of the con? tinued discussion of the soldier's" ' bOnut and the various legislative , measures for the relief ot the farm- j erg, euch as the revival ot the war; has nee corporation, Rnactmeni Into law of either of | these propositions, the secretary de- j clarae, would nccesMtate flotation' by the government of a loan whh h w u:hl add to the amount of govern? ment se, uritlt I HOW out:.tanning and j cause consequent reaction In the markt t f r government bonds. .\. - | cessijy < :' a bond Issue to finance a soldier's bonus, Mr. Houston said. Is! readily understood, but it would be I TKE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY * ??? Important Meeting Called at Chamber of Commerce December 30th Tin- Sumier Chamber of Commerce lias written to flftj farmers and cum- , try merchanta, and to fifty business men of Humter Including merchants, ji bank presidents, nmnufacturera and j professional iu< n Inviting Ihem to s lonforence al Bumter chamber of L Commerce at 12 o'clock, noon. Th?rs? lay, December 30th. Messrs. R, s. n l oot h, 'i'. J. LClrven, R. B, Belser, | i. II. Huynsworth, and K. 1. Heardon ; ire the members oi this conference L'oinmlttec, and the; are working to make ih; I county conference amou.it to something thai will present a dett >:i, pia for the big cotton acre?ge reducion and, crop diversification meeting in Sumte!-, at 11 a. m. .don lax , Junui ry 3rd*. It is h i i ! that ev< ry mon invited will he present because this Is a time when men of every line of business and Industry ought to Is? willing to Ivo of ii e ? time ahd ability to help I olvc th. ec< no.,iic und business prob- ! lern of the limey. Tl i ? is no torn , I-or men c be slackers for any rea- I son whatever. Kverybody Is inter* ! ested m what la going to be done on I the farms of Sumtei' counts next year, I ami ever yfarmei and. evcrj business/j man Is interested In the welfare of each ?Uber, It matters not what the irouI le may l?? , there la a way always to mitigate suffering and losses of all kind, there- Is alwayt within human' power i uiie'. hin.?; to ke? p things from' getting worse, and things can ?>< j W< rse no matter how bad they may he, Times can la? made better ii the 1 people will only do the right thing ! ut'thc ri ,hi lime, and trust to Clod to J lu ip out those who are willing to help themselves, Kverj man Invih 1 la this conferr ence should I that he la looked upon as a leader In his community, and as one whose opinion Is worth something, and every man should be willing to d.< his full duty and feel] complimented that he has \y. < n se* i cted ,v somebody whose opinion is worth diving to his fellow eltIsens, t2x*aervlcc men might do well to hoed the timely warning which states i hat after llu last daj of t bis mont h no muri fov i'nment Insurance poll* cles that have been allowed to lapse will h icinstuted without a physical examination, There are some ex-ser *. |< e nil i1 v'im for one reason or un ?tl ?'. ii;\ve allowed Ihelr Insurance to lap bin have been thinking of get* i',r; |1 reinstated at sonn future da' ? v ':. the time fhf this lo be dorn ai a doctor's examination may .<? \ ilic parly applying inollglbli fur i < j adult nteht, NOT It i: OF ANMAL Mll/MN'; __ County hoard of Comntlaeioigws. The annual meeting of the Coun? ts Hoard of Commlssloucrs will i?e held January 6th at ii o'clock at Its ollii e in i he Court I louse. Ail per? sons holding rdaima of any sort a gains I iiuj county which hive not 1 been previously iiresented are requtr i d by law to ide same with the clerk; on or before Januury 1st, 1021, I? M, HL.WM.VC. i !lerk lo Heard *lls Senate Finance Corn Two Billion, One Hun s?Advises Against Burden equally necessary tor the govern? ment to borrow in order to enable the war finance corporation to func? tion. The corporation, he said, lias about $170,000,000 In hook credits againsi the treasury, bul to resume its activities it would have either to issue bonds of its own to obtain funds oi call upon the treasury for i\u balance, in which case the treas? ury would be forced to issu<> certifi? cates of Indebtedness In order to raise the money. The secretary also said he was op? posed to the various proposals for ex? tending credit to foreign nations on the basis of government funds. the administration having decided there should no need tor foreign loans. Discussing sales tax to provide povernmenl revenues, a subject now under consideration bj the house ways ami means committee, the sec? retary declared himself opposed to a general sales tax on the ground that it was contrary to the theory of pro? gressive taxation. Ho added, how? ever, that he favored ?'? selected sales fax, applicable to certain classes of articles _< ?t necessities which be said would keep the burden or the tax . i ? in i bo ie unable to pay. "Washington. Dec. 2:1.?'ehe allied nations BhOUld be advised that the United States will not cancel loans made during the war. Senator McKel lar. Democrat, Tennessee, declared in an addr is today in the senate, criti .?: in.'. 8< cretary Houston of the treas-1 wry department for alleged failure to take steps for then- payment, Interest on the foreign loans, lie. added, shoAild be paid when due and Mte allies' Informal certificate of m-1 debtedness converted into long terra),j bonds. He charged that there was an "Insidious propaganda" in favor of ancellin^T the foreign loans. Secretary Houston's statements on tin foreign loans in hi- annual ro port, Senaten.- McKoiiar characterized is Vagtii and in?h finite. 'I ii si ante and the American poo- i pie are entitled t<? know whether in-! tercet payments, amounting to 1600,-1 Dl a.mui have bjen allowed to lapse, I he s nator said. OTTON LETTER tied by MucDowell & Co.) New Orleans, Dec. 27.?After rui? ng a si ade higher, this morning, the larki . i ed off to the tendering Of otton on January contracts, notices lor which were Issued this morning. M oni l hu hales here and about l,? ?00 jn NOW York. It is likely that the unfavorable ?olitlcal new* from India Influenced lOtnO ailing. Aside ol that there were no de >e|(,pm' :.ts of importance over the holiday except that sentiment ap? pears to be h ss bearish and disposed 0 assume bullish feeling in the spec? ulative markets In anticipation of fraduall ylmprovlng trade conditlona j i; 11 ? c tin mw year. Li? ation has been thorough In I 1 e s: lalivo markets and In manu-j actured goods and while stocks of raw cotton In the Interior are large, much of it has been hedged with fu? mes ;.n< the major portion is not for .?'.?? ex pi at prices materially high? er than tow ruling. The short interest in the cotton murk<. Is probably the largest in many \? ars past and hedges are of exten- i nive proportions Tins interest will! have i > i e liquidated In time end will likely commence with January. Price* are thought to be at or near the hot ;oni and it' the trade demand Improves after the holidays, as Is ex? pected, ?.Herings of spots and futures will probably be light which would be in favor of market advancing aga in. The political situation in India re- j ferred today in press advices is one of long standing due to after-war de velopm tits of which every country is' affected and will likely improve even? tually ;.. general conditions become I normal, Itect nl developments while unfa? vorable to farm In ginterosta due to the depreciation In commodity values are con Idered a bleslng and the low? er pricen for raw material are favor? able for a resumption of favorable trade c< adit Ions In the Industrial cen? ters. Meanwhile, Washington Is making every effort to better the agricultur? al situation by tariff proposals and icFurrectlon of beneficial financial Icaisatlon. NEW YOItK COTTON Lee* Month Open High LOW Close Close .?an ...ll.r.n 16.04 14.40 14.46 14.7,", Mob. ,,.14.60 l 1.76 14.18 14.14 14.66 May ...11.70 I4.S.*> 14.22 11.22 14. ??7 duly . . . 14.78 14.04 14.SO 1 1.80 14.7,"? Oct. ...li.'.is 16.08 14.46 14.46 14.88 Spots 26 down; middling ir>o. Ni:\V ORLEANS COTTON Last Mouih Open High Low Close close .Ian . . 18.60 18.19 t:;.1 i 18.12 ? ph. ? 13.02 1 ?17 1 ;c4s I3.4S May . . 14.82 1 1,37 13.08 IS.ftt Oct. . . i 1.68 1 1.68 1 1.04 14.04 Spols H8 down: middling 13.7T?. Government Cotton orader'* oiiice. The following reports give the prices pail on the stated markets on Dec* nd ?er 2T,; s s c, s It I. 0 \l M If M M U Sunder I t 14 1 I t8 HI 7 Uj f> ??ollda 14 V? 14 l| 10 1 ti n 11 Ii sfan'ng I I 4 I I 13 10 lh/vlllc 11? 11 II lo 7 o CONFEDERATE INFIRMARY I _ Deplorable Conditions Etfist, Re port States I 1 Columbia, Dae. 16?-The following report on the Confederate Infirmary lias been received: '?The Confederate Infirmary mu isited on November it, by Robert aToormaa and Secretary (J. Croft Wil? liams. We found that the manage? ment liad only recently 0hanged and that i.ho now superintendent had not taken 'barge. This parity accounts for the condition of affairs that we i found at ! be Infirmary. '?This institution as its name de? notes is lot infirm Confederate Vete? rans. There are now sixty-seven in? itiates, all of whom, of course, are aged men, end most ??i" them are extreme is !'<?< bio and in need of great atten? tion. This r/e took into considera? tion when W'i investigated the Infirm ary and our recommendations are baaed UpO'.i these facts, i "There are two nurses?one night and one day. We recommend that more help should he given along this line. There should he at least one nurse and two helpers for the day and one nurse and one tyelper for the night. We found that there we;? '. cooks und one house girl. Wo , recommend that there be employed in addition to this, a matron and another house girl. "Wo found no records of the phy? sician, It wa sthe custo mlast year and in the preceding years, for the I doctor to keep a record book oi his daily visits, f gather with the med? al directions for the sergeant to follow. We urge that this practice be resumed. We commend the ac? curate and easily accessible record that tin sergeant keeps. I "We found that most of the rooms were unhcated. Aged men require I much heat, especially if they take lit l e exercise. It is almost inhuman to place our aged Confederate Vei i i-ans in sleeping rooms that have no heat. "We obst rvod that much of the fur? niture in the infirmary is old and worn. Then- is great need of new beds and of more chairs. ' In general, the main building is badly in need of general repairs and painting, both interior and exterior. The hospital and superintendent's house are in better condition, but both of these also need both paint and minor repairs. "In the main building, the roof leaks bully, and consequently the plastering has fallen from the ceiling In almost every room. The lloor of the kitchen and all porches are very dl apidati d and in some places are ictually dangerous. The steps on all sides are almost falling down, and | are too steep for pomfbtt. The Infirmary and its annex needs alTfl to the roof as well as re? 's lo the steps and minor wood work, More radiators are needed here to keep it adequately warm, as all heat in the annex is supplied by a stove. "The superintendent asked thai the addition of a dining room and kitchen to his house be taken into consid? eration. The superintendent's house m>w contains a bath and four rooms, two of which apparently being un used. The other two are used as a combined office and bed room, and dining room and butler's pantry, re? spective!;.. All cooking for the su? perintendent Is done in the main i building. plumbing system will need overhauling, and several toilets should be replaced. There is room for much more cleanliness in both toilets and bathS. Especial attention is directed to the toilet on the ouside of the klchen, which Is presumably used by servants. This was iti, a deplorable CondltlOn^SUCh a condition that should no! exist on any part of any prem? ises within a city. Added to this de? plorable condition is the nauseous fact that thi-. toilet Is outside the kitchen window, and is separated from the kitchen stove by a bare wall. "The heating system. requires the installation of additional radiators in the living und l>ed rooms, and in the frffirmary, which now have in ISufficient luat for comfort. There] is (omp.aint that the present System j of hcatl ig by ceiling coils is not com fortable, and it was asked, that the ceiling i oils be placed beneath the w adows. "The following recommendations are respectfully submitted: "That the steps be made lower and of some permanent material such as eonereb . "That the exterior be painted with sonn? water-tight material. "That the walk between the in? firmary and main building be raised to the lloor level for the better con? venience and comfort of those in both buildings, "That aM plastering be repaired, and kalsomined to make the interior neater and more cheerful In appear? ance. "That the blinds be entirely re? move, as they are now in bad con d it ihn and are seldom used. "That suitable wire screens be plac? ed in all sash and broken glass be repaired. 'Thai the stairs leading to the second lloor Of the main building be romodelod, the present (tight being very narrow and steep and a posi? tive source of danger in case of fro. j "Thai the space between the Sup? porting piers of the main building bo bricked in so as to prevent the cold air from ( hilling the lloor of the main building. "Thai provision be made for the adequate disposal Of garbage, the present practice ol keeping garbage in an ppen wooden bucket by the kill hen stove bring highly unsani? tary. "That the basenu nt to the furnace room be kept (dear of rubbish, which, composed of wood i boxes, old mat? tresses and trash, makes a dangerous Are trap. "it is estimated that the cost ol tin above alterations. repairs. beating, plumbing ami furnishing will be |21, poo ? ?_^ ' COMMEN FOR] The Czechoslovaks arc the future with their foi the annual growth must ceed the annual cut, say? tl ran Korest ry Association A iniitt a. which is campaigning/ national forest policy in tni? lufi tor better tire protection fcJP forest?. The nev. republic sets &fl example to tins the older on-, tl Association points out, for here are euiinK our forests or destioyp them by lire about four times fatti than they ore being produced. The Association calls attention fl^ the war time value of forests as welt! as the. peace time value foUowii news dispatches giving an ii.:cryicmj with Victor Dverack. who sa/s war IM Central Europe seems inevitable to' him between the Poles and tne < zeehs. in Slovakia he says the Czechs have tried to rule by arms but the locally enrolled soldiers are flee ins I-- the forests. forestry in the new Czechoslovak Republic is receiving the serious at? tention its importance as an economic factor ah rants. About 12,500,000 acres are given over to forest culti? vation, or, in other words, approxi rnately 3?? per rent of the republic's 31 winde area of over .05,000 square milts, writes E. F. Prantzer in the American Forestry Magazine Of Washington. The proportion of the ' forests differ in the various sections? Moravia boasts of 2S.6 per tent, Bo h< mia has G per cent, Slovakia shows :'.per cent, and Silesia leads with 34.8 per cent. it is significant that of late years i on sts have dec reased throughout the world to an appreciable extent. Nev? ertheless, the territories now compris? ing the Czechoslovak republic, dur? ing the period 1875-1910, added no less than 170,000 acres of forests to their forest domain, or about l,3Ti acres per year During the war considerable lum? bering was done in Czechosolavk for? ests, but not to the extent of mate? rially reducing the whole or Impair? ing their usefulness. in the Bohemia lands (Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia) the needle for osts predominate. The pines and firs no vor 78 per cent of the forest area, the leaf timber 9.1 per cent, and the | mixed about 12.9 per cent. In Slova? kia and Carpathian Russia, the new territories, it is noteworthy that the I'-if forests prevail,, forming about ?7 per cent of the whole, and the needle forests make up the balance, or 33 per cent. Ownership of these forests is singular. The state owns about I, 4(10,000 acres, charitable last tnti us own ?iOa.ooo acres, municipalities hob* 2*600,000 acres and the large estates, lu ld by private owners, cover 8,000,* 000 acres, it must not be taken for granted that the extensive Czechoslo? vak forests were given over to the use of the whole people. On the con? trary all the benefits to be derived enured to the foreign nobility and the wealthy owners, when the mereValk ing through one of these private for? ests was presumptive evidence of a wrongful intent. Of the vest estates held by individuals about 64.36 pe" cent of the whole in Bohemia, were owned in parcels larger than 1,250 acres in extent, while minor holdings, those less than 1,250 acres In area were held by the poorer classes. A slightly different condition pro vails in Slovakia. Here the state Owns about 7 0.000 acres, munlelp u!Ties hold 3,00 1 00rt a eres, and privsti nwn? < rs have ^J.VuXKi acte?. This t- the ? entire forest area oi Slovaks*, coot, prising about 5,000,000 acres. In many instance's the municipalities of Slova? kia were enabled to materially reduce, or totally abolish direct taxation through lumbering operations on their holdings. A novel feature of Czechoslovak forest development Is the principle that the annual growth must equal or . \e. < d t he annual cut. This is a wsio and farslghted policy, it is estimated that ?,600,000 cubic meters of lire wood and 9,400,000 cubic meters -of ommercial timber are cut yearly. The quantity used for fuel during and since the war will be greatly reduced, in the very near future through stim? ulated production of bituminous coal, lignite and? oil. Ai the prevailing prices for lumber competent authori? ties estimate the varue of the annual timber cul to be about $120,000,000. The policy now pursued in lumber? ing operations is to allow the cutting; of only mature timber. On the other hand it restricts the cutting of timber to such quantities a* are added to I landing timber. That is, if the in? crease in standing timber in a given year amount to 20.n00.000 cubic me? ters, then toe cut for that year may I e about the same quantity. If it is more or less the cut must correspond. It is well to point out some of the main features of the laws governing the Czechoslovak forests. Without of? ficial sanction, no soil once used for i ores! purposes may be used for any other; all lumbered teas must be re? forested within five years: no forest may be wilfully destroyed, or cut in such a way as to impair its usefulness for forest purposes Regarding fire i rotection, the laws further provide that owners must maintain efficient and sufficient number of trained for? esters ami wardens; an acceptable number of fire prevention devices, pre? visions for the extermination of inju? rious insects, and against ti-cepussing. While nearly all of these regulations were enacted before the present re? public came into existence, the more important provisions have been adopt? ed by the present government. How ever, the Czechoslovak people are awake to the importance and eco omic necessit> of maintaining their forests on such a plane as will yield the best results. So that one of their moat precious possessions, the forest, may be prop? erly safeguarded, a commission head ed h\ Dr. Charles Biman, Chief For sti r I? ? ngaged in codifying the for'st laws whnb are expected to b* second to none, 'this commission is also framing regulations for the in? tensive development of forests to as? sure a sufficient timber supply for the future.