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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

Paul Doyle of New York will have to be at his best to hold his own with Phil Bloom of Brooklyn in the 12- round bout at New London on Monday night. Bloom is coming back strong and has held his own with the best in the country. Pete Hartley, who was PhiIs last opponent in a bout in Bal timore, told the writer the other day that Bloom is the toughest man he has met this year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

Connie Mccarthy, who is training Joe Lynch, the American featherweight who took Europe by storm, and Bat ting Reddy, formerly of Bridgeport, is working wonders with these boys Connie is a likable chap and knows his business as few handlers know it. He is taking splendid care of Lynch and will be his chief adviser at all shows.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

The Bridgeport High School agail showed itself to be a strong conbina ton by defeating Hopkins Preparator. School last week by to 6. Previous to meeting the locals the Hopkins nin' had won 12 straight games
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

The following college games are scheduled for decision today: Colgate a Syracuse
 Rutgers at Princeton Carnegie Tech at Penn State
 Mt St. Mary at Gettysburg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

Bowden is an iron man on the field and whenever a fly ball comes near aim there is a put out. Captain Bow den has been batting very well of late.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

Marty and Joe Ryan are a great combination. Some day we will hear of them managing big league teams.
 Coach Hunt expects to put Jimmie Lavery in against Greenwich. Green wich beat Bridgeport , to 13 and the Red and Black school is after the Greenwich scalp.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

TOE BOOTH. the soccer expert for q The Times, has just been reap pointed member of the United
 States National Challenge Cup Com petition committee. which has in it's charge the pioneer soccer tourna- ment held annually in this country
 and which Is on a par with the Eng fish cup competitions. The Chal- -[ nge Cup series is to soccer fans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

Hinlxy Hawes is one of the best base stealers in the InterschoI plastic League Even Ice Wagon" Mccarthy ha: nothing on him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

Dick Howell, the popular old time boxing fan and writer, made a brave effort to land a "Connecticut SpeciaP' to take fans of this state to Toledo for the big battle, but there are not enough who will take in the show to warrant chartering a train. There will be about a dozen Bridgeporters leav- ing here on July to take in the fight. These will go direct to Detroit and put up there, for it will be impossiblei to get hotel accomodations at Toledo. Detroit is only two hours from Toledo and on a fine road.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

THERE is considerable talk to the
 effect that next season there will be a big class A baseball circuit or ganized in New England The cities mentioned for places in the new cir cult include Bridgeport, Providence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

PITTSFTELD, Mass, June 10.--- Jack Tracy of New York defeated Paddy McGirr of this city in a six round bout at the Twentieth Century A. c. here last night. Jack knew too much for his opponent, whose only reason for being in the ring was prob ably that he can take a sound thrash ing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

PHILADELPHIA. June 10.---Young Robideau of this city, in a fairly in teresting siX-round bout that topped the weekly show card at the Empire A. c. here last night won over Willie Hannon. The latter gave a stiff oppo- siton, but the advances of the local man were too much and efinished a ga me loser.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

The big game of the season will be played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn tomorrow afternoon when Harvard meets Princeton in the annual squap- ble With war over the committees in charge are looking forward to record breaking attendance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

LONDON, ENG. June 1O-Eddie McGoorty, the Oshkosh, Wis, heavy weight, again fought another good battle last night in London. This time he knocked out Bandsman Rice. one of Fngland's best heavyweights. in the first round of what was sup posed to be a 15-round affair. A sharp left cross to the jaw followed with a quick right hook sent the Englishnan down for the count.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10
B.H.S MEETS
 NORWALK TO-DAY
By HAROLD KOPPELI.

Today the High School will play the Norwalk High in Norwalk. It is prob able that the Hilltop players will re- turn victors as they defeated Norwalk by the overwhelming score of IS to 1 last month. The batteries for Bridge port will be Burns and Miller.
 Hartford High is to charge B. H. S with two professionals on the tean1> in Ching Hammil and Jimmie LaEery
 Miss Lieberum and Miss Patrizo who have attended every game, missed Fridays game and their average has fallen from 1000 to .666.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

JERSEY CITY, June 1o.---Owing to the indictment weather the outdoor alll-star show that Promoter John Jennings planned for last night at the Armory A. A. here and in which Harry Willis was to meet John Leister Johnson, another colored heavyweisht. has been put over until tonight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 10.---Ralph Brady, the Syracuse lightweight who rested up after a. vigorous campaign in New England, returned to the ring last night and in the main attraction at the Dunfee \. c. defeated Young Michaels, another Syracuse boy. The attendance was one of the largest of the season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

If Paul Doyle can defeat Phil Bloom at New London next Monday. night he will be matched with Pete Hartley, who knocked out Chic Brown of New Haven last Friday night. This. bout will be staged in New London the second Monday in July Dick Cur ley has already agreed to the terms Abe the Newsboy. the promoter, has offered him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10

The Blessed Sacrements, a strong amateur team would like to meet any team in fhe~16 to IF year old class for any Sunday in the month of July. This team has played ten games and are victors in them all.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
GRACE MAYOR.
OF CHARI4E 4ESFON
Inauguration Ceremony Took
Place Yesterday

Charleston. Lee. 15.-John P
Grace and "a alaegmen>elect assumed
Office today, at noon, in the council
chamber at city hall, Recorder Jervey
administering the oath to Mayor
Grace, and he in turn swearing in the
aldermen, after Clerk OF Council Ba--
bet had read the election returns
The inaugural! address followed, ana
Their rules were adopted by council,
being practically those OF the previous
council, and committee appointments
were read cut 4a1dec:nan Danied L.
Sinkaer being named chairman t'e the
ways and means committee.
Discussing the distribution OF pat
ronage, AR. Grace said that he would
immediately accept. if it were tender
ed him, the resignation Of every man
in the service Of the city who support
ed the recent administration, provld-
ed he felt that such service could be
dispensed with in each case without
injury TO the public welfare. He ad-
ded he did not look for such resiGna-
tions to come in embarrassing num-
bers aud was rather inclined to be-
liexe It might be necessary to take
some action along that line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
RAISE QUARANTINE,
:Hulls Released, But Order Does
Not Affect Cotton Seed
Restrictions

Clemson College, Dec. 12.-Ai a
meeting of the South Carolina State
Crop Pest Commission on December
IL, 1919 the quarantine on cotton seed
hulls was lifted and the order is eff:
fective till August 31st, 1920 unless,
soon repealed. This removes all re-5
strictions on cotton seed hulls and.
these can be shipped between any
points in the State of tn Carolina
regardless of weevil L.. ,Specifcaa-
ly this permits the shipment of cot
ton seed hulls from weevn infested
territory into free territory.
This order does not raise the quar-
anhine on cotton seed or on other pro-
hibited or restricted articles as pro~
vided by the regulations of the State
Crop Pest Commission, and it Is not
permitted to ship cotton seed from
weevil infested to weevil free terri.
tory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
FUEL RULES
ARE RELAXED
Senate Investigation of Strike
Settlement Halted

Washing gton. Dec. l5.-ReStrictions
on the consumption OF bi1unlinous coal
continued TO go by the board today
as the railroad administration now in
charge Of the distribution Of supplies
received reports, indicating that 80 per
cent. of the striking miners had re-
turned to work.
Senatorial investigation of the
strike settlement proposal offered by
the government and accepted by the
miners was Temporarily halted today
while Chairman Frelinghuysen. and
mem bers of the Investigating subcom-
naittee considered the policy TO bs
adopted. It was said after Ions
executive session that the committee
S had not decided as to whether it
would formally demand documents in
the possession OF DR.. Harry A. Gar
field, former fuel administrators who
resigned. because of his disagreement
with the settlement proposals, or as
to whether Attorney General Palmer
and other officials would be called.
The committee however, decided 20
resume hearings. and summoned r.
Z. Norris, one, of the engineers of the
fuel administration, TO furnish the sta
tissics on which DR.. Garfield based his
suggestion that a Ia per cent in
crease IN wages be given the miners
and paid out Of the operators profits
without raising prices Of coal. At
to1ney General Palmer, who signified
last week that he would appear, if the
eone naitfae permitted him, left Wash
ington tonight for the Middle West
to continue the governments cam
paign against high prices and in
creased cost OF living through confer
sences with State and federal officials.
He will be in Chicago tomorrow and
from there expects to go to Little
Rock and Oklahoma City.
Coal operators of the central COM
petitive field in statement tonight
declared miners in the various fields
were returning to work slowly. Not
more than 80 per cent. of the men
haze returned in the Central GPennsyl-
vania field, one Of the largest in the
country, the statement said, and a
very small percentage have returned
in the, southwestern fields. Indiana
reported practically all of the men
back at work, while in Illinois it was
estimated that less than 10 per cent
of the strikers have returned in the
Franklin county field.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
STATE BANK
REPORT GOOD
Deposits in State Banks Exceed
Sl50,O00,0O0

Columbia. Dec 17.-The last quar-
terly statement of James II. Craig,
State Bank examiner, as to the condi-
ton of the 361 State banks have in
creased s52.25G. SO since November
1, 1918. The a mt on deposit one
year ago was s99,o4S, O73.7S. On No
yember II. 1919, this amount had in
creased to S151,504,722.77.
Another interesting feature is
brought out by Atr. Craig as to the
increase Of deposits since June, 1914.
At that time the total deposits were
far below the figures of ierease for
1910 alone The last statement prior
to the war showed that the total de-
posits were only s43.500,952.01. The
increase the last FIVE years thus
amounts to s1o7.943,S7o.76. or nearly
$50 per cent. The total resources of
the state banks today amount to
S1S.394, 4,76o.3S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
LOOKING FOR SOL
DIER IN DISTRESS

a discharged soldier by the name
of Chester a Heal, esca ped a few days
ago from the Public Health Hospital,
Cape May. y. j.. and is supposed to
be somewhere in this section Of the
country. He is suffering from some
mental trouble. His former home
vas at Gas City. mdiana. and he has
u siS;.sr living in Washington. Ths.
local Red Cross Home Service was
notified a few days ago that this man
had escaped and was asked 10 join
in the search for him No descrip-
ton could be given Of the man eX-
cept that he IS demented and IS in
a serious con1iti wherever be. is
The Red Cross tas asked to give
this matter all publicity possible and
put forth every effort TO locate this
man. Anyone who can furnish any
information concerning this man. is
asked TO get in touch with Miss Ma
mic j. Chandler. Secretary Red Cross
Home Service Section, COZ City Ma
tional Bank Building, Sumter, 5. {.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
TRAGEDY At
ST. STas5IP, STEPHENS HEN S
Trio of Men Slain While Two
Women Suffer Painful
Wounds in Whole
sale Shooting

kinsstree. Dee. IA triple trag-
edy occurred at st. Stephens at 8
o'clock last night when DR.. j. II.
Pratt, prominent physician, his
brother-in-law, John Bell and Royal
Cotton, of Charleston, Were killed in
u pistol fight. 1t occurred at the
country home of Mrs. j. T. Bell about
one mile from st. Stephens.
The facts in the case as reported
here are to the, effect that DR.. Pratt,
UPON returning home from preaching.
found young John Cotton at his Rouse
with his mothcr-ir-law, Mrs. Bell,
and her young daughter. Pratt, hay
ing warned Cotton to stay away from
his house, shot at Cotton and went TO
his room upstairs, John Bell. brother
OF the young woman Cotton was call
ing on, heard the excitement in the
t,ar!or and came downstairs. Upon
oDel.iae: the parlor door Cotton, the
report states, thinking it was Pratt,
lired at Bell as sonn as he opened
the door. The ball entering the heart
and killed him in the doorway. Pratt
then returned to the scene OF the
shooting and again fired at Cotton
mortally wounding him, but before
Cotton died he fired four shots at
Pratt, who fell dead in the hallway
The young Miss Bell was wounded in
the arm and her mother received a
slight wound in her shoulder.
DIR. Pratt was native Of this State
and came to Williamsburg county soon
after being graduated, locating in the
Nesmith neighborhood, where he built
up an extensive practice. About five
years ago he married Miss Katherine
Bell and for several years thereafter
made their home at his old home COM
munity He then returned 70 St.
Stephens and lived with his brother
in-law, John Bell, and his mother and
sister. 1t seems that there was III
feeling between DR.. Pratt and young
Cotton, who was son Of Conductor
Cotton of the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road. For some reason Pratt had
asked him to stay away from the Bell
home. John Bell and Cotton. however,
are said to have been good friends.
All the parties concerned were
prominently connected, most highly
esteemed and a pail has been thrown
over, the entire st. Stephens commu-
nifty by the shocking tragedy.
The body OF Mr.. Cotton was sent
to Charleston this morning for inter
n,ent and those of DR.. Pratt and Mr..
Bell will be taken tomorrow TO Ninety
Six and Darlington, respectively
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE NOTES
Headquarters Moved to Seventh
Floor of City National
Bank Building

The Sumter County Chamber OF
Commerce has leased and now occu-
pies the entire seventh floor Of the
City National Rank building. The en-
tire suite Of offices including three
large Offices and assembly room ca
pable Of seating $50 peopia, and large
lobby have been completely renovated
and painted.
Three large six-light combination
electric and gas chandeliers and 9th
or electric and gas fixtures are Install
ed n the big assembly room, and in
The Offices. and there are Offices fof
thc secretary, his stcnographer, the
farm demonstration agent, and for
the use of the home demonstration
department, if the latter sees fit to
cooperate with the Chamber Of Com
merce when the new home demon
stration agent takes charge next
month.
The Sumter County Chamber OF
Commerce has become an important
city and county organization and OUT
grew its old quarters on the second
floor Of the building. It is better pre-
pared than ever to handle the various
interests OF this city and county and
20 furnish meeting place for various
agricultural civic and commercial
bodies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
SOUTH WINS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Why the Band Played 'Dixie''
at International Live
Stock Exposition

Washington. Dec. 13.-When the
Hereford bull. Point Comfort XIV,
won for the South the grand cham
national Live Stock Exposition of
1913, many northern people felt
that the occurrence was "fuke"'
which was not likely to be repeated
often.
But the record Of the International
Live Stock Exposition held at Chicago
November 30 to December 6, demon
strated the possibilities Of the South
as a livestock producing section in q
remarkable way. Nine grand cham
pionships were won by breeders south
of the Ohio River, as follows: Short
horn bull and COW, Hereford bull.
.,berdeen-Angus bull, Percheron
mare, Duroc Jersey boar, Poland Chi
ma. sow, and Hampshire ram and
eve.
Not all of these animals were &C
tual!y bred on southern farms, but the
fact that they We're shown from south
ern herds is an illustration Of the pro-
gressive spirit Of the southern breed
ers, and those which were bred rails
ed on southern farms show clearly
that the South can produce as fne
breeding stock as any other section OF
the country, according to live stock
specialists in the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
In addition to the winnings IN the
live stock judging, the college judg-
ing team from the Texas A. & NJ. Col
lege won first in the students judging
contest, and the team representing
the Texas agricultural clubs won Sec
ond by one point only in the non
collegiate judging contest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
LIMIT THE SIZE
OF NEWSPAPERS
Measure Opposed and Com.
mended By Publishers

Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-Pro-
visions of the Anthony bill which
would limit to twenty-four pages daily
newspapers and periodicals using the
second class mail privilege in order
to conserve newsprint paper We're
commended and opposed by more
than score of newspaper men and
magazine publishers today before the
house postoffice committee.
Opposition to the measure came
chiefly from the Representatives of the
larger newspapers who declared that
restriction on the size would do little
to remedy the situation resulting from
the shortage of paper, and would
serve only to WORK a great, if not
fatal hardship on the large newspa-
pers of the count
The bill was suppol led by publish
ers Of small newspapers. who declar-
ed they would be forced to- suspend
publication unless something were
done. In opening the hearing Repre-
sentative Anthony Of Kansas, author
of the bill, declared that from $500
to 5000 small newspapers face sus-
pension and perhaps extinction should
the present shortage Of newsprint pa
per continue The shortage. the Kan
sas representative charged, was due
20 the action Of the great publishing
concerns in buying up practically the
entire available supply.
Suggestion that an embargo be
placed on coal to Canada until Cana
dian newspapers, which, he said, were
using all the newsrrint they desired,
agreed to submit 80 the same con-
servation program forced on the
newspapers of the United States, was
made by II. L. Rogers, business man.
ager of the Chicago Daily News This
action could be justified, he added, by
the fact that Canadian pulp mills used
American coal in making their pro-
duct.
The prospective shortage of print
paper for 1920 was estimated at 200.-
900 tons by Frank p. Glass, publish
or of the Birmingham, Alabama
News and president Of the American
Publishers Association. He predict
ed however, that relief from the
shortage would come within six
months.
Congress, Mr.. Glass declared. eth
er- should give the federal trade COM
mission .full power to handle the en-
, tire newsprint paper situation or
, should appoint paper controller
with powers similar to those Of the
fuel administrator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
MAYNARD GIRLS
ARE NUMEROUS
Sixty-eight Thousand Disappear
or Run Away

New York. Dec 15.-ApproXimate-
~ $4,000 girls have disappeared or
run away from their homes in the
Cnitcd States during the last year
according to a statement issued today
hv tho Travellers Aid Society. y spe-
rial meeting OF the society has been
called to devise plans to meet demands
made by the great increase in run
aways and helpless travellers. The
meeting will be attended by officials
Of the transatlantic lines and repre-
sentatives Of Protestant. Catholic and
Jewish social ageuaeS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
SUGAR CONTROL
LAW PASSED
Senate Passes Bill to Continue
Regulation Next Year

Washington, Dec. 16.-By vote OF
256 to "a the house late today passed
the senate bill continuing the sugar
equalization board through 1920.
Amendments retaining in force the
war time powers Of the government
FOR controlling prices and movements
OF sugar were approved necessltat'ns
the sending of the measure to, confer
ence committee of the two houses.
While the only dispute to be settled
in conference are the continuance OF
the war time powers permitting u
censing control of sugar business, and
the reauistion of stocks or refner-
les, leaders in congress were doubt
full whether an agreement could be
reached by the senate, the bill re-
pealed the license control, and con-
tained no reference to the reQuisition-
ing power.
Opposition OF the bills supporters
to the repeal of these powers and the
unanimous criticism Of the sugar
equalization board that the senate bill
would serve 10 useful purpose. were
t'!siISO IC-Cl lilN o>3C $|-AAaAAN~NNS -
..:,:,e :: decided to recommend contirU-
ance OF lie power. The board de-
clared it should be vested with these
powers as well as the power to place
s:n embargo on exports.
The lionse interstate commerce com
mittee began hearings today on the
proposal to place an embargo on sugar
but deferred final action until FRIDAY
::2ye:a: members Of congress appeared
before TO comniittec 20 urge fa"or-
able action.
In,the house debate, however, Kep-
resensative F'ordney. Republican, OF
Mie?2;ca,l. declared this embargo Ia! Il
is NONSENSE. as under an aSrce;ucnt
of the equalization board with Great
Britain, France and Italy TO KEEP
them out OF the Cuban market. the
United States was compelled to eX-
port some sugar to these countries.
House action on the bill resulted
from a speed UP" program adopted
by leaders late in the day.
Debate on the measure was largely
an attack by Republicans on Presi.
dent Wilson because he had not or
dered the purchase Of the Cuban crop
last fall by the government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
ARMY FOR ALLIES
French and British Discuss
Peace Time Organization

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE French and
British commanders have discussed
plans for peace time organization,
according to The Matin. Tie newspa-
per foresees the maintenance Of Mar
shall Petain as the French generals
simo, at disposition OF the interallied
council, over which Marshal Foch
probably will preside.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
REDUCED PAPER
CONSUMPTION
Congress Calls Upon Newspa:
pers to Use Economy

Washington, Dec. livery news
paper in the country is called on to-
day by the house .postoftice committee
to reduce the consumption Of news
print by ten per cent for six months
period in an effort to relieve the pres
ent shortage. Voluntary coopera-
ton of publishers would obviate the
necessity for repressive governmental
action. the committee statement said:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Washington, Dec. 17.-Secretary OF
the Interior Lane. issued "a statement
today denying the published reports.
that he had placed his resignation be-
fore the president. but disclosed that
he intends to leave the cabinet when
he can do so without adding to the
presidents burden OF worries.