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Pa bt a bod Wednesday sad Ssturday ?BY? OSTKBN riHLISIU\(J COMPANY OL'MTKH, O. ? Terrua: M-00 per annum?-In advance. Advertisement* Oaa Square, first lnaertoin.$1.00 Every subsequent insertion .10 Contracts for thrse months or long? er will be made at reducsd rates. All communications which subserve privat? Intereate will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries aud tributes of respect all! be charged for. The 9umter Watchman was found? ed tn ltoo and the True Southron in im The Watchman and Southron aow has tie combined circulation, and Influence of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertisiag medium tn Sumter. MKN WAXTKD. A goo.l deal has been said about ^unemployment In New York. Yet when the Irst snowfall came, and the city wanted 8.000 men to shovel it od the streets, the street commissioner Oould only hire 2,000. He offered 65 cents an hour. That in more than $5 a day The work was not hard nor the cold intense. Clearly enough, there must be lees Idleness in New York than has been supposed, or else the idle workmen have enough saved ap for the siege. It Is much worse In other cities Probably not There has been com PArailvely little want revealed so for many cases, too, workmen now idlt reuse of temporary shut-downs wll be employed again. The much sussed closing of the Ford plant It rtroit lasted only over the holidays >re havt betn many auch shut >wne merely for tho put pose of tak Ing inventories, or from some othei srasssiul cause. Nearly all observers agree that buy? ing is Incresaing now, und new order* are sccumdating, pointing to a grad aal Speedlrg up of business rathei than s further slowing down. The ??Jobs waMet" uds In the newspapers of most ikt\fi are less noticeable than they usel to be in what were consid? ered normal winters, lief ore the win tee Is over. It will be "men wanted" again ALASKA'S IHlOlt I All Mil I F.D. In HG7 Alien Seward concluded the purehane of Alaska fiom Russia far? life Vn ted Slates, the public re fueed to amgard It as anything but a had bargain, lie paid $7.loo,o0o foi tt. alter which it was popularly re? ferred to aa "Seward a Ice Box." Xot man) Ice boxes, when delivered to porchseers, are so crammed full of good thinr? as was Alaaka. To date a ballon dollars' worth of product* bave come out of America's vast treas? ure sheet to the north, and yet the re? sources <-f -hat territory have barely t>een touched Not onlj la i: rich in coal and min en i deposits, but it has proved to be a marvelous agricultural land, pro? ducing excellent wheat r.nd other frums. Itn timber resources ore looked to now to save this country from a permanent wood shortage and the death cf all the Industries de? pendent upon wood. Juat recently the government has begun to take a more active interest In Alaska. A railroad authorized by set of congress in 1K15 has been com? pleted in all hut II miles of its full extent. Iiivei:tigatinp* have been start? ed to rstimtte available water power and ' other- resources. Agricultural stations have been established, and .homestead law? revised. Other un secesssry restrictions are in a tali way to be removed, so that the way will be oper for the speedy utilization of many of tho gifts of that rich area. The government has been slow in re?- igniting the full value of Alaska bees use the public has been largely tadlfferent t > It. Roth ai> waking now <e the opportunities that exist there. The ambitious youth who Imagines that pioneering opportunjtj is a thing of the past has here a rteg field to test his murage and determination, Yet it* will bo modern |d >n -?*rtag vl'lfst! the help in modern equipment which a ru i and progressive gnvein ment can offer. TAX THO MILKS. Taxation sj prahabl] the most dif? ficult of governmental problem* It is hard to make t.iM* Just, and to moke; them work out the way they ai Intended The heavy surtaxes on Individual Tind corporate incomes are a good ex? ample. It Is well known that after ?>? first pa) no nt of those taxes, peo? ple subje o to them have managed to evade them to a surprising degre. Secretary KOtsstOfl icports that the taxable Income ol taxpayers having net IncoimI of ove. $t##?##i I rOOl fell from $'??>:.non.oao in Itll |e $j?f.000.00# In IM*. The Incotnos. of course. did not diminish during that period. If any thing they increased. Tim owner* ?imply figured out ways in avoid paj Ipfj Iba heevy I axes on them. In some rases, porhapa they lied about them. For the most pi??t. however, they did it by Ihe jii. ipie proeeta ol Investing ? Liberty JtoUdl ami other tax-free HeUfHIf 1 and by the use of other de? dee* permitting technically lawful eva??ion. They will OOnllOUa evading the taxes Of long as they are high. So Secretary Houston, along With many other financiers in public and private life, recommends a reduction of the extreme income surtaxes, ' nut to ex? empt the rich, but to tax the rich." If a reduction of the higher levels win work that wayi very wall. Tht public will hardly be expected to ap? prove such a move, however, if it is Accompanitd by an increase in the ax rate on moderate income* atlUliNG AMD QlWffi. The .January 1 number of the Sat? urday Bvenlng Post has something to Bag on the subject of ' getting and giv ;ng." According to the Post, the establish? ed charities of this country were largely supported by the older for? tunes. They had from them a regu? lar source of Income which could be depended on. The war, however, and the conditions resulting from it. have aid low many of those old fortunes, lust as they have1 built up many new ones. The trustees of many chari feblo institutions' are finding that the people with tho newer fortunes, probably because they are unaware jf the need, have net taken up the nurden of provision for charity where he older ones laid it down. Of course in the community which collects every year a/ community fund for such purposes this problem ?toes not raise its head. Hut in the many localities where giving la still a bap-hazard matter, great difficulty is experienced In financing charities. I All that is necessary to remedy the mutter m the right kind of publicity, 'or rreaerosity is not confined to any one period or class. Hut the Post makes this practical suggestion as to Indlvtduul preparation to meet the crisis: "The holiday season is a fitting time to think of such matters; and ihe ttrst days of the new year may. In the long run, be Just as profitably employed In planning for more lib? eral and self-denylnj; giving as for more effective and Intensive getting." MOHA1.S AM) Tili: MOV IKK. Theda Ilara, well k town to movie fans for her portrayal of "vamps' and other ladiea of spelnd d leisure, was asked her opinion of the moral, of moving picturo people by an anx? ious mother whoso daughter had screen uspiratlons and who had heard "terrible things" about moving picture folk. "I have often been asked if studio ife is lesa moral than other lines of human endeavor," said Miss Hara. "I always return a positive 'no.' How an there be a greater lack of morals in making pictures than in making ?hlrts or locomotives? "I am i firm believer that the world as a Whole strikes a moral average wherever groups of people gather In large numbers. Motior pictures. I am told, have become the third industry in the United States. This means that persons from all walks of life, with all kinds of emotions, are con? tributing Manethng to the develop? ment of I vast business. Any busi? ness, the stage, screen or shoe fac? tory, is as moral or immoral as the individual n ake<; it. Unquestionably then? have been persons of doubtful morality In the pictures, but so have there been In lawyers' offices and in? surances companies. When all is said and done, there is one great outstand? ing tact which cannot be denied ? morality is a matter of individual de? termination." Most of Ihe RotiOn bulll up around not OF! comes from UlS fact that the onlookers confuse the individuals with the scenes they >ortruy. just as readers think that all stories und hooks must be records of the individ? ual experiencs of the author. In? stead, these peOpli :,,*?* hard-working folks, earning their living. Some are good, some ; re bad, I nd the mother who would have her daughter safe in the movies or anywhere eis.? must put that safety into the d; uthger's h?art. A* h man thinkcth i t his heart, so is he." PreLabl) the women who wear their cloth, s short at both ends be long to the "Friends < f the Native i... edocape " eat a New York Judge handed down ? verdict that a wife dOeS not have to work." What does he mean, work? Heal work in I aahoel room or office for six to eight hours | day, or Just loatine on the joh at home the wa) mothotr does, for about eighteen? see The worst thing ahont this dull a a son is that It turns people s minds to? ward a?? v rnment Jobs. e e e President Wilson is said to have refused |||0,aoi tor writing an ar? ticle on any subject he tnight choose on Hi* ground that no article Wai (Waith sut h an uinount. If writing |g tr> he paid for on ibf scale of what it js worth, lot el writers will be working for less than nothing before long. * * * A Lou isla ns man brags of ti pig that he has trained to "doint," and uaai <?s b bird dog That's about all a baWf is good for at present prices, e e e Information that the steel Industry is operating i4' half capacity does not agree with recent crime reports see p'Annunsio apparently decided thai going up In an airplane was easier than going up in smoke, A STAKT AT DISARMAMENT. _ Tho way to disarm, as a practical New York paper remarks, is to dis? arm. The Way to cut down the cost of armament is to cut down tho cost i of armament not in the Indefinite fu? ture, but in the living present. Great Dritain has adopted this simple, practical policy, making an 'immediate cut of 50 per cent in its army and navy budgets for next year. This move is precisely in line with Senator Borah's plan tor a .">u per cent reduction in new naval construc? tion for the next five years by u triple I agreement on the part of America. Great Britain and Japan. There is every indication that Brit* ain would gladly extend this economi? cal policy to cover the proposed five year period. Utterances in Japan i suggest that that country w ould wel? come a similar move, if Japanese statesmen were persuaded that they Could take it safely. They are sim ply afraid of American armament, j Everything hinges on the United I states Our government can deter? mine the armament policy of these I three powers, and then by Inevitable 1 consequence the policy of the othei big powers and all the little ones. 'Such work as this was expected ol the League of Nations. The I-eague [has felt it useless to take up tbe dlS* (armament question WLhOUt the co? operation of the United states Whether or not this country is going to join the League, there la no need to wait. I The main thing is to make a star: at disarmament. and the 1'nlted States can make that start now. with? out any danger to itself, thereby eas? ing the burden of the wholo world and saving itself a heap of money. JUJ_ ... LI. . STFARY BVSlXfCBS. Judge Gary, head of the Bteel Trust, says: ' It is now tip to busi? ness people to maintain steady busi? ness at fair profit*" What he really means, presumably, Is "restore and maintain," since busi ness just now is not exactly "steady." fVith that understanding, his remark gives the gist of the present busi? ness situation. Business is dun simply beoause the buying public became convinced that prices wer.; unnecessarily and cxtor tlonately 1 .sh, and resolved to buy only from a hand-to-mouth basis until they came down to reasonable 'evcls. The holidays furnished a sort of moratorium for this ' buyers' strike," but no sooner had Christmas aaaaed than there was a visible ten? dency to hold back again from any ; but the most necessary purchasing. Fortunately business men in near? ly all lines are now doing their part : toward the requisite price-revision. j First-of-the-year prices are for the most part as low as the public can reasonably expect. In great num? bers of instances these prices repre? sent a serious loss to merchants, be cause they bought the goods at the high wholesale levels of the past year. In some caeca prices today are ac? tually lower than they have any eco? nomic right to be, and are bound to i rise somewhat when normal COndl j tions are restored. All that can be expected of mer? chants and manufactureri is to play fair by returning the price of the ex? ceptional hues that still remain high to a point that will give merely the "fair prollt" Judge Gary suggests. That will bring such goods Into har? mony with the new price-levels, and give consumers the relief they need and the assurance of fair play that they await. When this is done, and proper!) set forth for ihe Informa? tion of Ihs public, the public may be expec ted to do its part. in a word, let business men who have not yet cut prices to the new level do it now. Then let there be (1 national chorus cd' "Um Now!" and Ihe thing! Will be done. The recon? struction w 11 be accomplished, the slump will be over und there will be 11 Ion;; period of sound, satisfactory* ' business ahead. New ChJeora Plans Approved. Columbia, Jan. 5, Plans for icv en of the buddings for the Greater Chleora College plant, to be erected on the outskirts of Columbia, wei e approved by the trustees of tim Pres? byterian school, meeting here Tuesday afternoon, These seven buildings, on which work will start this spring, are ths administration building, the nm .cits building, the sytnuasium and four dormitories, each to hold one hundred students. I COUNTY BOARD MEETING The regular monthly meeting ot the County Hoard of Commissioners was held January 4 th. Present, Chairman McLaurln, Commissioners llrltton, Lenolr, Oliver nnd Minis. The minuteH of Deeember Tth wer.' read and approved. Commissioner Lenolr recommend? ed payment of 18.oo per month t<i D. A. Hatfteld. which recommondation was approved. Engineer Jeffords reported on work done during the past month. He ad? vised that the main chain gang had finished work In the Pine wood sec? tion, and that it had a*orked out the road from Miss Jessie Marvin's place to the city and was now working on tin* Wedgefleld road. The secondary ifiing had been moved Into tin- Mc Brida section. Reported the two ctralngang cages in had condition and in need of repair. He was author? ised to have tin so repaired and painted. He reported Hudson bridge over Lynches river In had condition and suggested th.d some Immediate action be made to have this bridge thoroughly overhauled. The board though! it wise to do this work by contract if satisfactory arrangements could be mad*, and directed ;he en? gineer to confer with Mr. [, M. Tru lmk with the view of possibly get? ting him t<> undertake this work, and to report the result of the Interview to the board on the 8th Instant. En? gineer Jeffords reported that the bridge force was averaging; repairs to five bridges per week since its or? ganization. This, however, not in? cluding the flooring, the supply Of which has not been obtained, lie rec? ommended the purchasing of a 10-ton Holt cateplllar tractor at a price of Id.84 ft.00, also wants additional equipment for the coming year of .wo whei lers. one roud machine, 2 dump wagons, a Kord truck and a power pde driver. The board au? thorised the purchase of 2 wheel? ers and dump wagons, and author* laed that the Bcrlpps-Booth car be? longing to the county be repaired and sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase4 of a Ford truck. Board thought that the county should rig' up Its own pile drivci-. Deffered a - tion on the purchase of the tractor and additional road machine until it could consult with the legialntfve del? egation at Its annual conference with them on the budget for the coming year. Messrs. Wilder and Wallace ap? peared before the hoard relative to clerk hire in the respective offices. Mr. Wallace stated that he was now having to pay a clerk $7". per month. They are now being allowed per year each and he docs not think this amount reasonable or in line with what is being allowed In other coun? ties of the size and doing the work of Bumter county. Each of the offices require a clerk for about six months out of a year. Mr. Wilder expressed himself along the same line and slated that he nad looked Into the condi? tions prevailing in other counties of about the siae of Bumter and found that Alken allowed icon for this pur? pose, Darlington county 1500, Flor? ence county 3M0<?, York county II, 200. lie also advised that owing to the annexation of the Pi|iewood sec? tion that tWC more townships would be added to ihe work of these of? fices. The claim of it. J. Parker for 17.SO caused by a county truck dam? aging his top In passing him, V.'as or? dered paid. Clerk was directed to write Mr. Kembcrt llrltton to he more careful in handling the trin k in the future. The clerk advised that a represen? tative of the Davle Tree Expert Co. had tailed in regard to the work needed by the tiers on the court house grounds. Stated that two oaks on the grounds especially needed atten? tion in the v.a< of removal of mistle? toe and that ' ne of the inuanolta trees needed lilt CXtt'S hl'uce. Hoard decided not to have this work done at this time, The matter of the signature of county warants in view of the re? tirement of Supervisor L. E. W hite, who had been signing same was tak? en up and after discussion the chair mi . of the board was designated t" sign the warrants for the present. A letter WllS leeeived fl'Oin Ml*. Hogers, son-in-law of Mrs. Cleo Turn? er, statin?: that the famll) did not approve tin- further pay men I of monthly appropriation 1,, her. She had now moved to Harlington cum ty. The board directed Ihe clerk to Investigate ihe mtntcr and it thesi facts were established to discontinue , ihe approprlal Ion, The ch rk reported thai Dr. 1 ?arlor of Wedgretlcld reported some time : back a case of small pox ami he had j been asked lo handle th< case as i needed Clei k reported tin death ol Confederate pensioners, i A. law re nee September lloth. Applications of Confederate pen? sioners S. I? O'Neal and W. It T.achex for an Increased $5 monthly undrer the provslons ol ihe law were gra nt ed The reports w. r. received, consld* ?red ami ordered Hied from Ihe ru? ral policemen, home demonstration agent and cotton weighera, Com PEDIGREEi Hari&vllle, S mission or ISritton suggested thai th< price for cotton weighing bo ren duced t<? 16c. After consideration the i board decided to take up this matter with the legislative delegation at the coming meeting. Mr. Punning of the Pol umhin firm appeared and math' statement before tin- board relativ.' to hi-** facilities for repairing trucks, especially Xa>h Quads, and asked for a part of the county business. He was advised to leave his address with the clerk and If any e/OI'k was needed In thirf line he would he ad\ Ised. Board adjourned for dinner until :,'::;<?. (>n reconvening County Engi? neer Jeffords asked authority to pay Jot Cain |2.50 per day for repairing trucks and driving same. This was approved. Bonds of J. B. Jeffords, H. L. Scarborough and W. .1. Seale Were approved. Request of home service depart? ment of Red Cross for use of office in court house formerly occupied by the county nurse was considered ami granted with tin* understanding that the same was to he relinquished should the county have other need for same. The clerk presented an Inquiry of Mrs. Carrie Outlaw as to whether her monthly appropriation would he con? tinued in case &he moved to Manning where ahe could g?-t a cheaper nod more convenient room. Board decid? ed that it had no authority to con? tinue these appropriations whore the recipient was out of the county. Epgineer Jeffords reporting .furth t Seed e PEDIGKEbD drains <.f both ?i^laul vuricti&s ol cotton wenl. cd U I BREEDERS Or < o n ON '/ Descriptions 3 SEED CO ouih Carolina er on ihe Hudson bridge matter ad? vised thai he thought both the ooot and maintenance could both be re* duced by |iuXtimt In hlls with s steam shovel. Action <>n this was deferred. | County Engineer Jeffords also ad? vised relative to the liudeon Bridge also advocated the aljollshing of the swinging spann In the middle of this bridge. H<- advised thai the sapor* vis?i>' of Florence county agreed vrtth him In tills. The board thouarhl well of the Idea. A i da im from Mr. .7 no. S. K? nnedy i for annual Upkeep <?t" COUttty roa<l from city limits t<? remetery was au? thorized paid, but the '? ha k was ad* v is? ?i i.i write him ?hat this arrange* men! would hereafter he discontin j ued and the county would take t are of this piece or rood. Mr. <;<-i'iU" H llurat appeared be? fore the Board relative to the Initial ! <?t" a negro named Osrena who had died at the hospital ami whose rela i ? tlv? s could not lie located. He stated i that the expense would b* ISO.OO. Tin Board authoriaed this and di? rected the clerk to Inatrud the rural policeman lo endeavor to locate the relatives <>f the party and have them reimburse the county fror this ex? pense. I After approving of the clauses be? fore i; the hoard adjourned to meet auain at the annual meeting with the legislative delegation on Jan. ft. _ T':< gumter County School Trustees Association hold n quarterly meeting; Wednesday with a large attendance. NO. 380?!. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF - Reserve District No. 5 The First National Bank of Sumter. At Boilltcr in tlit' Slate of South Carolina, at the- Close of llusiucss on \ lbs ember 29, 1020. RES? IURCBS: I. a Loans and discounts Including rediscounts, (except those shown in b and c).$963,0(1.91 ?Total loa"<. $993,031.99 -? Overdrafts, secured $2,191.02; unse urod, $2.704.11 1,335.13 4. U. S. GovcmiUcnl securities oun.il: a Deposited to secure circulation (C S. bonds par value) . 50.000.00 h Pledged to secure 1". S. deposit! (par value).. T.uoo.oo 1 d Pledged as collateral for state er other de? posits or hills payable. 6",000.00 Total U. S. government securities. 117,000.00 5. Other bonds, securities, etc.: b Bonds (other than U. S. bonds) pledged to se? cure postal savings deposits. -1.000.00 e Securities, other than U. S bonds (not includ? ing Stocks), owned and Unpledged. ?.OOO.CO Total bonds, securities, etc. otiter than U. S. .. it,00(1.09 7. stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription).,. 7,500.00 I ValuC Of banking house, owned and unln cumbered . 17,599.99 bBqulty in banking house. 97,599.99 10. Real estate owned other than banking house 259.09 II. Lawful reserve with federal Reserve bank .. tt.5Sl.9i 12. items with Federal Reserve Rank In process of collection 4.not available as reserve). I,t9Ltd 13. Cash in vault und net aoiOUtlls due from nat? ional banks. 149,794.79 11. Net amounts due from banks, bankers and trust companies in the I 'nlted States (other than in? cluded in Items It, 12 or 13). 1.935.39 16. Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item K>>. 4,r?73.!>3 Total of items 12, 13, 14, l.">. and 19. 157,295.39 18. Redemption fund With U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. 2,500 (?0 . . $5K.(?K3 so Total. LIABILITIES: 121. Capital stock paid in . -L'. Surplus fund . 2 a Undivided profits . b Less current expenses, Interod ft taxe:t paid 2K,947.S? L'4. Interest ami discount collected or credited, in advance of maturity and net earned (approxi? mate) . 27. Circulating notes outstanding. 82. Cashier's checks on own bank outstan ling . . . Total Items 'JX. 29, 3<?, :u and . 1,455,90 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub? ject to Reserve fdeposits payable within 39 days): 33. Individual deposits subject to check. Total of demand deposits (other 'ban bank" de? posits) subject t'? Reserve, items 33, ill, 95, 39, 17, and 38 . 274,759.59 Time Deposit? subject to Reserve (payable after 99 days, or subject to 39 days or more notice, and postal savings) ? 41, Costal savings deposits . 42. Other time deposits. Total of time deposits subtect reserve. Items 39, 40, 41. and 42 . 599,195.52 IS. I oiled States deposit- (other than postal savings): o Other Cnlied states deposits, including de? posits of IT. s. disbursing officers. 2,538 '.?.. 47. Mills payable, other than with Federal Reserve Rank (including nil obligations representing mon? ey horr-.w. .1 other than rediscounts). ?is. Tails payable with federal Reserve Batik. $1.337,494.97 $1 oo.ono.no 169,999.99 29.735.9 i 5,090.941 49,900.09 1,155.99 274.759.59 1 24. f?6 ,97,999 "?(> ?533.99 75,099.99 54,999.99 Total . . I. a Liat.il I 1 . A ? 7. 4 ?? 4. !? s for rediscounts w It tei \ v Hank I see It' in Id) . . p i .labilities for i ed seo ?*. d. t il Uesen - Lank ? I'ederal L< None None s Other than with Item ie> . 55 Of tin' loial loan- and discounts shown iiImivc. the amount OS) which lllteis?s| ami discount was charged at rates in rxrrs of tltoso pee mltleil b> law (See. M'?7. Rev. Ktat.) exclusive of notes upon which t charge iwm <?? exceed 541 cents was made) aas none. The number Of aa loans was none. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss: i. o i, Yates, Cashier of the above-named bank, do sol swear that the above Statement Is true to the best of my knOWlOM belief. o. L. yates. C*4 Subscribed and sworn to before Correct - Attest: this 6th day of January, 1921. N LI lt. o'lonnell, It. a llradham, Notary Public, . H. n. FORESTER, II J? BARNETTi