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New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

The New York State Boxing Com
mission yesterday afternoon issued ia
additional licenses, as follows: Referee,
]: physicians 2; judges, 8; managers,
10; boxers, 80; seconds, SO.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

The Broadway Exhibition Associa-
tion has invited both Mike O'Dowd and
Johnny Wilson to be its guests at the
Soldier Bartfeld- italian Joe Cans mill
next Monday night,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
Y. M. C.. A. Convention

Columbia. March 1.-The second
annual convention of the Young Mems
0nristian Association of South Car
eIina will be held i'm Columbia next
Thursday, March II. y strong group
OF speakers has been secured for the
convention. The afternoon session
Will be held I'm the First Baptist
church and the evening session will
DC held In the y. VI. G. A. building.
The speakers for the convention
includes William Knowles Cooper,
general secretary OF the Washington,
IL. C., association. who has only re-
Gently returned from a trip through
the Panama Canal Zone whore he
addressed large groups of men; Prof.
II. &. rLindeman. professor of rural
sociology In the state Normal College.
Greensboro. ". G.; Prof. Henry B.
Wright, OF Yale; B. G.. Alexander, in
tcrnational regional secretary for the
south: r.. "A. Turner. international
Foreign work secretary: Gordan 4.
Johnstone. general manager of the
Winnsboro cotton mill.
DIR. ID. ~. Johnson, of Rock Hill, is
president OF the state association and
II. ID. Lanham. of Columbia. secretary.
The state committee is composed OF
John u. ,Adger. Belton: G. ii. BALD
win. Columbia; T. s. Bryan. Column
bia; +. Hal Dick. Columbia; u. t..
Geer. Grecnville; Allen j. Graham.
Greenvillc; l.. l.. Hardin. Columbia;
j. Wilbur Hicks, Florence; =. g.
Hodges. Greenwood; l.. Il. Hollis
Greenviile; ID. u. Johnson, aiken; :.
T. Ianham. Spartanburg. Thomas NJ
Lyles. Spartanburg; X. I. Manning.
Columbia, g. a. McFadden- Manning;
w. j. McGlothlin. Grcenvillc; w. II.
Mills. Clemson College; w. IL AIixson.
Charleston; Henry r.. Rainos. Char
lesion. ~. r.. Ravenel. Spartanburg;
julien &. Rogers. Columbus: W. NJ.
Sherard. Whitmirc. ~. r. Shockley.
Reed Smith. Columbia
A. i. Smythe, Charleston and W. B.
Wilbur, Charleston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
COUNTIES WORK
ON NEW HIGHWAYS
Agreements Reached With State
Commission

Columbia, March 11.--State high
way authorities have entered into
agreements with several counties in
reference to the disposition of the so
per cent. motor vehicle license and
two mill special tax funds.
An agreement has been reached
Win Fairfield county. whereby the
1870 fund from the so per cent. liz
csfise sales. the 1920 two mill tax and
tne 1891 fund fro mthe so Per cent.
clause. making a total of about SPA
VO0.. will be used as so per cent. of
the cost In constructing the road
from Winnsboro to Simpson. This
pr0Ject Is a federal aid road and will
,bs on a $3.50 basis.
The agreement on the part of Fair
heid was signed by NJ. G.. Bolar su
pervisor: c.. w. Ladd. county COM
missioner. and II. ID. Kennedy, coun-
~ commissioner.
IAN agreement has been reached
with the Barnwel county officials
whereby the so per cent. fund and
the two mil ltax fund. amounting t.
about $4,000. will be expended on
the road from the Aiken county line
to Kline. by way of Williston and
Barnwell. This is also n federal aid
project and the agreement was reach
ed with the highway officials through
Representative Edgar a. Brown
county attorney, and member of the
house.
Another agreement of interest is
the one with Calhoun county, through
the supervisor. w. j. Wise, whereby
the SO per cent. FUND of 1920 and
the two mill tax. amounting to around
$4,000, Will be expended on the road
running from the Lexington county
line. through st. Matthews and Oh
To the Orangeburg county line.
In Clarendon county the so per
Get. fund Of 1920 and the two mill
tax VIII be spent OH the road run
ming from Manning to the Sumter
county line. an agreement having
been reached To- this effect.
The highway department. has
agreed to use the so per cent. fund
and the two mill tax to reimburse
the county OF Hampton for work on
the road from Varnvillc To Ycmas-
see.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
LAURENS DENTIST
COMMITS SUICIDE

lhurcnS, March I1.--Dr. George G.
Albright, prominent dentist ana be-
I"N"d citizen of Laurcns, was found
dead in the dressing room at his
Ollie" this afternoon shortly before ;
O'Clock. H. bad locked himself in
the room and when an entrance TO the
apartment was forced he had apDar-
emily been dead for some time. 4
SELF administered portion of liquid
poison is the stated cause of death.
Notes found i'm the room addressed
to members OF his family disclosed
h!S intention, giving the cause Of the
decd as his continued III health, which
! ho is said 20 have regarded as hone
less. Dr. Albright came to his Office
az The usual hour this morning and
II" Is known to have had one patient.
!ic appeared low spirited, it is stated
and had very little to say to those
who conVcrsCd with him. AS he did
not - home for dinner. Mrs. Al
| bri2ht t"l"rhOEci lpr. r. l.. Thinner
man. dentist, and requested him to
! 'oOh a}tCr her husband. With one of
! Dr. y hri2ht's sons and Claude Eabb
! !'r. Zimmerman visited the Office
! The outer dOO:S were not locked, but
! tn" dressing room was fastened from
! With and soon an entrance was
made ny thC party. \ small guam
uty of poisonous drug was ON the
dresser.
Dr Albright was a native of Clin-
! ton and was II years old. He grad
datcd in dentistry ut Vanderbilt uni
Ner:ijtt in 1896 and at once located
| IN Iaurrns for the practice Of hi,
! profession. II" was esteemed Us on,
OF III, lrading dental surgeons i.
this part of tho state. He is sur.
NiV"d ny his widow. who before
her marriage was Miss Nanni,
Vance of Clinton a:d by three sons
George c., Jr, William Vance an,
| Clarence Albright. one sister, Mrs
Hale Shands of Clinton. also SURVIVES
him. "hc funeral arrangements hac
not been announced tonight. Hayinl
recently emerged from shadow O
similar sorrow, tOdaN's tragedy bring,
| the city under IA fresh pail Of gloom
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
POISON SENT
TO BIGHAM
Wife Taken Into ustOdy at
FlOreG--

Florence, March 11.-Mrs MAY
BiGham was arrested here tonight
charged with attempting to convey
TO her husband, T.. ID. Bigham. IL
small bottle containing sufficient
chloroform, according to physicians,
to cause death. The arrest was made
at the Atlantic Coast Line passenger
station as Mrs. Bigham was prepar-
ing TO take the train tor Greenville-
Deputy Sheriff Burch did not read the
warrant 10 her by request until they
had reached the jail, Mrs. Bigham
being accompanied by her daughters,
Misses Louise and Evelyn. The bot
lie Of Ch!oroform did not reach Big
ham, ii being intercepted by Jailor
j. T.. Cook. working through one Of
the trusted prisoners 10 whom Mrs.
BiSham delivered ii to be conveyed
by him TO her husband. -
In the past several weeks Jailor
Cook has in the same manner inter-
.ccptcd several notes written by Big
| ham to his wife.
Edmund Eigham is in jail hero
awaiting trial on tho charge of the
murder of his mother, Mrs. NJ. NJ
Bigham; his sister, Mrs. Margie A.
Black; his brother, L. s. Bigham, and
/ John and Leo MCCrackCn, two adopt
! cd children OF Mrs. Black at the
plantation home near pamplico on
! january ,. II was at first thought
! that l.. s. Bigham had perpetrated
| the crime and then killed himself.
| but after investigation Coroner Smith
ordered the arrest of the living broth
er, charging him with the crime. Be
! fore her marriage TO Bigham, Mrs.
! Figham was Miss Ma; James Of
| GTcenN ulp.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
BOLSHEVIKS OUT
OF PETROCRAD
RevOlutionists Capture
Minisk But Are Later
Driven Out

Warsaw. March 12.-Petrograd il
IN the lands Of the rcvolutiCnistS and
the BolshcViki have been ousted. a
wireless mcssaG2 received here SAYS.
The message was disconnected owing
TO the weakness Of the sending sta
ton, but it is believed to have been
sent from Pctrograd.
y Wilma dispatch says the anti
fo'SheNiSts fought their way TO
MmSk, bat were driven out after con
trolling the city for five hours.
Whil" there the rcvolutionists killed
many communists and when the So
Nirts rr-"ntorcd they cNccutcd over
two hundred.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
Great Britain Aids
Cotton Growers
To Relieve Empire From De.
pendence Upon United States

Louisville. Ky, March 9.-Organ-
'"a'ion of British Empire cotton
growing and marketing cuncprr
financed and officially aided by the
brush government. is Indicated H. an
authorized article in the British GOV
ernment board of trade Journal for
February. received here today by T..
L., Mckcllar, foreign freight traffic
manager of the Southern Railway,
with headquarters in Louisville.
Far-reachinS arrangements, ii was
indicated, are nearing completion fol
the establishment of huge pcrma
ncnt organization with the ultimate
object of relieving the British cot
ton industry of dependence upon th,
United states for the greater part OF
its supply of raw cotton.
The Official account of these dcvcl-
opmcnts indicates that government
appropriation of 1000 british pounds
annually for five years has been made
Tor preparatory work and ultimately
| II lorS" sum approaching 10000
pounds viii be made available.
Meanwhile il is contemplated accord
ing TO the article, to provide what
VIII i'm effect be y government subsidy
to cotton growers. All these objects
II is rccitcd, VIII be attained by the
! imperial government and the British
cotton industry working through an
organization known as the British
Empire Cotton Growing corporation
| Commenting upon the potential cf-
feet Of the British plans. Mr.. Nickel
lar, who has been active in the de-
! velopmcnt of foreign trade, asserted
In statement today that they would
operate as British cotton growing
and selling trIst He stressed the
| importance In this connection OF
American cotton growers and cotton
mill men giving their full support to
the American export financing and
trading organizations now being de-
vclopcd udcr the provisions of the
Edge law and the Wcbb-pomcrcnc
act; OF increasing American cotton
mill capacity and expanding, CO.
ordinating and aggrcssivcly selling
American cotton factory products in
all foreign countries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
HARDING MAKES
NOMINATIONS
President Issues Several
Appointments of I'M
pOrtance in Govern
~. ment Service

Washington, March 11.-President
Harding nominated former Repre-
sentative Esch of Wisconsin and
Mark w. Potter of New York as in
terstate commerce commissioners
and William III. Joyce of Los Angeles
on federal farm board. Thomas o.
Marvin OF Massachusetts and Willianp
q. Cuiberson OF Kansas as tariff COM
missioners. Ernest Lester Jones of
Virginia as director of geodetic sur
vey and as medical director. Edward
II. Stitt surgeon general OF the
navy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
About Chickens Scratching in Gardens

Chickens scratching in gardens
may seem Il trilling subject ON
Whlch 10 write an editorial, but in
rcaIlty IL Is an important subject, for
the loss OF good feeling between
nei@hbors, perhaps a law suit, or a
ilSt hGht. or even the staying of Il
fcllow-bcinG, might grow out OF the
scratch, scratch, scratch OF 4 drove
of chickens unluwfully invading y
freshly plowcd and fresh nInntnJ
garden We say 'unlawfully invad-
ms" because this is Il no-f,nco town
and every householder is legally
bound to keep his chickens off other
peoples premises.
1t is very provoking, and some
times quite expensive, to have a
ncighbors chickens destroy ones
vegetable garden. or damage beau
tilul flower beds after one has spent
money ana labor and pains on the
work. And yet complaints arc be-
nG mad" all over this hospitablc.
nciEhborly, right-doing town about
chickens scratching in gardens. 1t
is heard everywhere, just because
people with chickens TO go scratch
damn whether or not their neigh
bor$ arc put to loss or inconvcI-
icnCr.
There ar" persons who will do al
most anything to aCcommodatr "A
h"IShhor uF to help a uciShbor in
time of trouble, but at the same tirlr
thtN seem to think il perfectly all
FiEht to allow th"i" chickens to play
lh' dickens in a nciGhbor'S garden.
Why is this? Is it due to CarClc,s-
ness or throughtl"s>ucsS or is IT =
tln\ yellow streak showing? What
ever tn" rCaSOn il should be ,lilui-
hdt'd, and people should keep thrir
chlckcnS at home. II the owners
cannot Keep them III home. they
should put them in the dinner not.
ana then they Will know that their
chickens cannot COntinuc scratching
IN gardens. Fayetteville Observer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
ALABAMA NIGHT
RIDERS

Stevenson, Ala, March 11.-Twen-
y-hihc lashcs is the penalty prescrib-
gu py the laws OF the tenants union
'or VOCATION of the oath of the or
sah'za'ion' said G. w. Austin, chief
OIL the Alabama LAW enforcement de-
partihent. who is investigating night
ridihS charges. Mr.. Austin said %
men had been arrested for night
riding and further raids will be made
today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
Fire Destroys Mill

Chcraw, March lO.--Thc saw mill
OF the MciklcjOhn Lumber company
was destroyed by G"" last night. en-
taiiirg loss of over $iO,OOO. partial
~ covered by insurance. Splendid
work 10y tn" fire department confined
thc flames To the saw mill and saved
the dry kilns, planning mill ana a
largc stock Of lumber. About 100
mon are temporarily thrown out of
employment. many of whom have
been connected with the plant since
It's erection IL years ago. Plans for
'ebuildinS are already under WY.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
Charleston Wins
Over Sumter High
Goal at Last Whistle Decides
Contest

CharCStOn, March I'm one Of
the best games seen on the local floor
IN some time Charleston high school
last night defeated Sumter high
school ON. the university court with
the margin Of Il well directed goal,
Opportuncly placed by Teddy Weeks
In the last five seconds of the con-
test, the final score being "a to %.
The game was fast and interesting
throughout and interest was kept at.
"a high pitch till the final whistle
sounded Il recall to activities. Tho
first half ended with Sumter leadinx
with margin of three points, tllM
count being i TO 10. Sumter's M
mcralS however. failed to bring tI1
good fortune attributed to them
VI oodroW wilson and with Charlesf/
staging rare comeback the tan
were turned into victory for
seaside lads.
Teddy Weeks was probably the
for Charleston. and, though he
closely watched, furnished the
est number of scores. For SUI
Wray and J. Wright played tho
ball.
This contest eliminates SD
from thc race for the state title.
lES Charleston and Columbia
TO settle between themselves
who shall bear the honor. Th6
teams have met twice this Sd
each winning one game, the
being In" same in each contest
Will settle the question next IN
day either at the university
naSium or at Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
J. W. TOlbert Selected to Deal
Out Federal Offices

Columbia. March 12.--JOs w. Tol-
bert. of Ninoty-SiX, leader of the
! 'r"Sulal' Republican party in South
! Carolina, will be the dispenser o. the
! Republican patronage, according to
! information brought from Washing
ton by several prominent South Car
ollhIans, one Of whom is we'll
! known lawyer, close friend of Mr..
! FOlbcr. who attended the Inaugural!
! ceremonies and had first hand con-
! icrcnces with Republican leaders in
| the capital. According to this at
/ tornrN and others familiar with the
! situation and in connection with
! Washington and also with Mr.. TrI-
bert. the Nincty-SiX Republican lead
or has his slate" prepared and. if
n" is finally selected to pass the pie,
Wii! recommend persons already pick
cd for tn" several important Offices of
the state.
For the position of collector of in
tcrna! revenue Mr.. Tolbert has slated
1t is stated. his brother, Red" l.. Toll
bcr. of AbhcNillc county. This is one
Of tn" important plums i'm the state.
For district attorney of the upper
or western district Of South Carolina.
MI Tol0crt has selected Ernest +.
'ochranc. of Anderson. former Unit
"d states attorney. and il is stated
that Nh. Cochrane will ACCEPT ;hc
appointments
for district attorney Of the East
'fn district no selection has been
made. 1t is stated that the Rcpub-
mean machine is having difficulty in
hndlnE man to take this position. II
Was offered, ii is said, TO former Gov
"lnor BlcaSc, but he has asked that
someone else be selected.
Major j. T.. Jones, OF BlacksLurg.
has been selected as marshall Of tn"
western district, to succeed M. Ivon.
ana :. j. Lcaphart, OF Lexington. is
S'ntcd for marshall OF the eastern
district, to succeed MIR. Sims. of
prangrhurG, il is said.
II is not yet known who will hc
considered for th" puStotliCcs, in case
Mir. T0lh"u is the patronage diSpcns-
or, but it * stated that for the CO.
lumhia poSt"tlicc Il woman will like |
~ received the Irregular Republican, |
endorsement y negro is expected |
!" hr appointed as collector Of the |
port in CharlcStou.'
ThCr" has been considerable DO
'ItICal gossip throughout the state re-
Gently. following publication from
Washington Of oNCcrpS from letters
from prominent Democrats of CO.
umhIa and other parts of the state.
'nd"rS nS Chairman Blalock. of Gold
'liIc. of the so-Callcd lilly white" Re-
publican party in the state. as dis |.
''h"cr OF patronage, the idea being 4.
. f''oEnl%" R"nubicau party il1
II" stat" that will be wholly of u
'hlte race. However, ii is 5geu
believed by persons fanai1k1
lHtiQnih politics. that .,sta1
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
AMERICANS ACT
WITH ALLIES
Commander at COblenz
Will BE Guided by
Rhineland Com
mission

Mayence, March 11.-Gencral Al
len, commander of the American oc-
cupation troops, will follow the same
policy regarding the collection of ctIs-
toms along the Rhine as on other
problems connected with the occu.
patton, making the decision of the
Rhincland commission his orders to
the army, according to information
from CoblCnZ.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
GEORGE HARVEY
GETS REWARD
Pres. Harding Names
New Editor AS AM
basSadOr to London

Washington, March 12.-George
Harvey, Of New York. the editor of
Ila}v"y's Weekly. it is understood has
been definitely selected by President
Harding ambassador to London.
John Ban on Payne, it is understood,
has submitted his resignation as di-
rector general of the railroad ad
miniStration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
DEADLY TORNADO
IN LOUISIANA
Three Killed and Thirty
Injured in Great
Storm

shreveport La., March I2.-Thrcc
are dead, thirty injured, and the
property damage estimated at from
4 nan million TO a million is the re-
ported result of a Windstorm in north
western Louisiana late yesterday. One
was Killed ANA eighteen injured at
ltom" OH Fields where Il hundred
drrfickS were blown down. Two
wore killed at Gale, La.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
MAY CUT WAGES OF
UNSKILLED EMPLOYEES

Chicago, March 11.-Thc Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad held
n conference with representatives, of
it's ten thousand unskillcd employees
with u view to bringing about Il wage
reduction. r..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
RAILROAD AID
VANCES WAGES

New York. March 12.-rhc rcduc-
'IonS IN tn" MHGrS Of common labor
put into effect by the Eric railroad
ON january 81 have been wiped out
ANA the iOianCr Wa%c schedule re-
stored. TN" statement sand a slight
~ improved condition Of business per
mittcd tn" payment or the old sraIr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
LOWER FREIGHT
RATES PROMISED

Chicago, March 11.--Thc Chicaro
and Alton railroad will proceed soon
TO reduce the pay of employees. Pres
idcnt Bicrd said the reduction will
be made TO bring about ultimate do
crcascs in freight ana passenger
rates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
SAYS INTERNAL
REVENUE WRONG
IL View of Solicitor General
Frierson is Upheld Millions in
Taxes Will Be Annulled

Washington. March lis olicitor
GENERAL Frierson conceded before the
supreme court that the internal rev.
enue erred I'm assessing as profit the
difference between the market value
investment of March LIST. 1913 and
the value at a subsequent date OF
sale, IL the view Is uphold millions
or dollars in taxes will be annullcd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
PRESIDENT AP-
PEALS FOR CHINA

NaShingt0n March l2.-An appeal
L" Americans to "do everything in
their power" towards tho relief of
famine conditions in China. was is
sued today by President Harding. He
declared that although tn" nation had
already given literally TO the RELIEF
committee the FUND is stil made
quate. The picture Of China's dis
tTCSS is tragic tho nresid,l,t sa,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
GENERAL WAGE
REDUCTION PLAN
Railroads Will Make
Adjustment of Wages
of Skilled Workers
Soon

Chicago, March 1.-THE step to
bring about reductions in the wages
of skilled employees will l.. obably be
taken by many railroads throughout
the country after adjustments have
been made i'm the pay of unskillcd
workers. officials of the Association of
Railway executives said today. There
is little comment from the labor side
where it is said the matter has come
before the railroad labor board and
The unions. The chief concern was to
see that the roads acted i'm accord
ance with the transportation act.
Chicago, March 1l.-The Chicago
Great Western announced it would
propose twenty Per cent reduction
of wages from the president down,
except the train service men, tclc-
graphcrs and unskilled men.
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Raleigh. March 12.-Thc sheriff
has gone to the New Light section Of
Wake county To investigate the de-
struction by fire OF a church. two
schoolhouses, and two residences fol-
lowing moonshnc raids,