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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
WATSON CLARK DIES

Watson Clark, a young man of the
Abbeville Cotton Mill village, died
suddenly this morning while sitting
in front of the store of Mr.. Nc
Clelland chatting with friends:
When he suddenly dropped from his
seat, someone started for a doctor,
but the dying man stated it was no
use. He expired in a minute or two.
Death was due to heart failure.
Watson Clark is son of John
Clark of the same village. Both
father and son are we'll known in
the city. Watson Clark was a soldier
in the World War.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed sometime tomorrow, the hour not
having been yet fixed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
DEATH OF MISS CLATWORTHY

Miss Margaret Ann Clatworthy of
Clatworthy's Cross Roads, died at
her nome, Wednesday morning. She
was apparently in her usual health
and got up for breakfast saying she
would take a cup of coffee and tell
ing her colored attendant that she
need not be frightened but that she
expected to die this morning. The
colored woman left the room to seek
the assistance of neighbors and
when she returned Miss Clatworthy
was dead, having fallen from her
chair. She was about seventy-fve
years old.
Margaret Ann Clatworthy was
the daughter of James Clatworthy
and his wife. who was a sister of
Judge Thomson. James Clatworthy
brought his family to Abbeville
County from Stirlingshire, Scotland,
it being a tradition that the passage
across the ocean took six months.
Miss Clatworthy has lived all her
life at Clatworthy's Gross Roads
and is'the last of her family. She
was a cousin of DR.. S. G. Thomson,
Thomas P. Thomson and Prof. J. w,
Thomson of Rock Hill.
-., She was student of. the Bible and
was said to know more of the scrip.
ture than any woman in the County.
She was an entertaining talker
about old times. She was possibly
the only woman in the county who
raised silk worms and spun her own
silk dresses, this during the war and
afterwards.
The family are all buried at the
old Dr.. Reid grave yard and it is
probable that this will be the resting
place of the last survivor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
TEACHERS co
TO DUE WEST
Last Meeting of County Teachers AS
sociation To Be Held in Due
West Saturday-Splendid
Pros ram Has Been Ar
ranged by Teachers

Saturday at noon the teachers from
all over the county will assemble at
the graded school in Due West for
the last meeting of their county asso-
citation for the session now on the
home stretch. A number of the rural
schools will close next month and it
is not thought advisable to arrange
meeting for April.
The Due West teachers have con-
stituted the program committee for
the meeting Saturday and splendid
program has been arranged. AS soon
as the association is brought to order
there will be observation classes
taught in the Due West school for the
benefit of the visiting teachers. The
songs for Carolina Day, which is
March 18 will be sung by the pupils
Of the Due West school. Especially is
the interest of the teachers centered
in the singing of Timrod's Carolina"
to the tune arranged by Reed Miller.
This song is said to be catchy and
tuneful and easily sung by school
children.
Following the observation classes
the guests will 60 to the Y. M. c. A
where the ladies of Due West will
serve a delicious luncheon.
After the repast the teachers will
again assembly at 2 o'clock and hear
and address by B. L. Parkinson, state
high school inspector, on "The Res
pective Duties of Teachers and Trus-
tees" Following Mr. Parkinson's ad-
dress DR. J. Mccain will talk on "The
Ethical Side of the Teaching Profess
sion." DR.. Robinson, president of the
Woman's College will finish the pro-
gram by talk on ''The Teacher"
The members of the association are
anxious that as many of
the school trustees of the county hear
Mr.. B. L. Parkinson's address
as can possibly attend. Mr.. Parkinson
has made study of his subject and
is prepared to clearly outline the res
rective duties of the school authori-
ties in question.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
SUPERINTENDENT AND
PRINCIPALS OF CITY
SCHOOLS REELECTED

At a meeting of the trustees of Abb
beville school district held in the Of
flee of the chairman yesterday after
noon Supt. ]. D. Fulp was reelected
head of the schools for another ses-
sion, ]. NJ. Daniel was reelected
principal of the high school and Miss
May L. Robertson principal of the
graded school.
The meeting was thoroughly har-
monious> and the voting was unani-
nous. Supt. Fulp was called upon by
the trustees to outline whatever plans
he had in mind for relieving the over
crowded conditions existing in some
of the grades. Mr.. Fulp went into the
conditions exhaustively and stated
that it was imperative that the schools
have additional room before next
session.
There are at present over 700 pu-
pills enrolled in the white schools with
130 in the high school department.
The first grade has about 139 pupils
with three teachers, the third grade
107 with two teachers, the sixth
grade has over 65 with two teachers
and one Of the high school grades has
so with one teacher. This means that
these grades have about the maxi
mum permitted under the general
school law in order to receive state
aid.
With the same increase next year
as this there is a probability that the
school inspectors will fail to recon-
mend that the Abbeville schools re-
ceive state aid which would mean a
serious financial handicap to say
nothing of the loss in efficiency by
having too many pupils to the teach
er.
Every available room is being
utilized this year and the French
classes are crowded into the physics
laboratory. There is no space left for
additional teachers to function if
they were provided.
The trustees after considerable dis
cussion carried unanimously a mo-
ton that the chairman appoint COM
mittee to investigate the building of
an addition to the high school build
ing to contain not less than six class
rooms on the ground floor and an au-
ditorium of sufficient size on the Sec
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09

ond floor to handle the enrolment.
This committee was also instructed
to investigate the cost of such an ad-
dition, the question of issuing suf-
ficient bonds to take care of the fin
ancial end, and to report back to the
board as soon as possible. The mo-
tion contained a statement that W.
M. Barhwell, chairman of the board
of trustees, also be chairman of this
committee.
Practically the only past indebted
ness of the schools is a note for $10,-
900 which money was spent last ses-
sion for the new heating plants. Suf-
ficient sinking fund has accrued to
retire the $32, 100 worth Of bonds is
sued some years ago by the trustees
for the building of the present plant.
There will probably be small de-
ficit the present session due to an un-
usual amount of money being requir-
ed this session for repairs to the
slate roofs, the installing of parti-
tions in the high school building au-
ditorium, purchase of news desks,
and general repairs to both the build
ings. 1t is expected to realize most of
the deficit from the provisions of the
equalizing act for which the recent
general assembly appropriated $400,-
900. This money will be used to make
up deficits in schools where no teach
er received less than 500 a month
and in districts that also have voted
at least 10 mills special tax. Abbe-
vile schools have qualified in both
these instances.
1t is the opinion of the board of
trustees that sufficient bonds to pro-
vide the needed rooms and auditori-
um can be secured without any
change in the present tax rate. The
two mills which have retired the old
bonds can handle the new issue, it is
thought. Of course nothing definite
can be determined without full in
vestigation of the cost of building
materials required for the addition to
the nigh school.
The trustees who were present at
yesterdays meeting were W. M.
Barnwell, Albert Henry, H. r. Nc
Allister, C. H. McMurray, j C Thom-
son, E R Thomson, ]. D. Kerr and
w. A, Calvert.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09

London, March S.-The Petro-
grad workmen are revolving against
forced mobilization and have attack
ed the Soviet troops says Helsing-
fors dispatch to the London Times.
The soviets after street fighting
took possession of thf greater part
of the city. The revolutionary lead
er, Koclovsk, is completely victori-
Gus, the dispatch adds the artillery
having silenced the minor forts and
is preparing to march on Petrograd.
He has issted a proclamation to the!
effect that he is in a hurry to save
the population from the oppression
of tyranous clique. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
ATTENDING COURT

Capt. M. B. Syfan went to Edge
field Monday where he will attend
court, being a witness in a case
for the Southern road. Edegfield is
not the Captains ''long suit" for he
says he would pather spend the same
length of time in Jail in Abbeville,
however he does not make any such
rash state in Edgefield.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
RUSSIA IS MEETING
MANY UPR|S|NCS
FORMER BRITISH SECRET SER
VICE AGENT WHO SPENT
TWO YEARS DISGUISED AS
WORKMAN IN LAND OF SOVI-
EFT TELLS OF CONDITION IN
VEXED COUNTRY

New York, March 8.-The pre-
sent anti-Bolshevist uprising in Rus
sia is not new movement but .one
of series of uprisings which occur
red during the past threekyears and
remained hidden beneath the veil Of
soviet censorship, Sir Paul Dukes
former British secret Service agent
in Russia declared here today. Sir
Paul, who spent more than two
years in Russia disguised as a Rus
sian workman, is now in the United
States on visit.
After having spent most of his
life among the Russians, he volun-
teered in 1918 to replace the British
naval and intelligence officer who
was killed in Petrograd, and carried
out work in disguise. He said he en-
joyed the confidence of several
soviet agents. -
The first uprising; he said, occur
red in 1918 when two commission
ers were murdered by workmen. AS
reprisal, Sioveff, president Of the
Third Internationale, and favorite.
of the ruffianly elements ordered
divers persons shot. Three more up
risings, Sir Paul added, occurred in
1919, the first in March when two
hundred workmen were ordered shot
and the families of those who es-
capped were seized. A second out
break during the elections of July,
was quelled, he pointed out, "by
mercenary Chinese and Lettish
troops with many casualties" In
October a delegation of workmen
left Petrograd to meet the counter
revolutionary troops of General
Yudenitch, then close to the city,.
One hundred and eight-nine work.
man were shot "for this treachery
to the soviet republic" Paul. stated.
Disaffection among the sailors
displayed itself early he pointed out
and continued to. show itself from
time to time notably at the approach
of the British fleet to Kronstadt IN
1919. Uprising in 1920 were spo-
radio i'll organized and hampered by
the operations of counter-reyolution-
ary troops outside Russia, such as
those of Wrangel, which reused the
suspicious of the peasants and the
workmen as to their motives.
Sr Paul declared it was his belief
that the workmen, sailors and peas
ants only awaited the disappearance
of these counter-revolutionary
troops from the Russian borders to
start the uprising which is now TAX
ing place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09

Stockholm, March 8.-Refugees
arriving on the frontier of Finland
report that railway connections
north and south of Petrograd have
been cut as result of the firing on
the line from Kronstadt. The fog
disappeared from the Finnish shore
at 8 o'clock this morning and great
clouds of smoke were seen lowering
over Petrograd. Some time after
wards an airplane was seen to as
cend and steer towards Systerbak,
the aviator throwing out proclama-
ton and bombs. Explosions Of the
bombs were seen from the Finnish
shore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
BACK FROM FLORIDA

Mrs. G. B. Greene and sons, Ben
and Claude Earle, have returned
from Florida, after a months stay
Mrs. Greene said that Florida was
just as it has always been painted,
and that the fruit was just as
luscious, and she enjoyed every min
ute of her visit.-Anderson Daily
Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
TO ATTEND MEETING

About two-thirds of the teachers
in the city schools are planning to
attend the teachers meeting in Due
West Saturday at noon. If weather
continues fair the trip will be made
n cars but if the rain comes before
Saturday the trip wilSbe made via
Hodges on the Southern.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
TAKING IN THE SHOW

Mrs. Herman Benton and Miss
Fannie Stark went over to Atlanta
Monday and are taking in the festivi-
ties of the automobile show and are
having a grand and glorious time
looking at the Spring styles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
PREACHING IN GREENWOOD

Rev. H. W. Pratt preached in
Greenwood Sunday filling the Pres
.byterian pulpit for Rev. j. B.
Greene, who is sick and has been
granted a six months leave of abb
Sence.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
BIRTH NOTICE.

Born at Abbeville, S. c., Tuesday
March 9th, 1921 to Mr. and Mrs. En-
nest H McCord, a daughter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09

Mrs. Tom Klugh and children are
in Augusta this week for visit of
some duration to her home people"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09

Mrs. Robert Williamson has re-
turned to Abbeville after a week
spent in Atlanta.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09
ROUND THE
CITY HALL
Gamblers Caught And Contribute to
City's Running Expenses-
Water and Light Plant
Makes Money-The
City's Finances

Alex Simmons. Sam McAllister,
Whit Grant, Robert Esly, I. N.
Shelton, Robert Fisher, Clarence
Blucher and L. T. Chester were be-
fore the mayor yesterday morning
charged with gambling. Each was
convicted and contributed ten dol
lars to the running expenses of the
town.
Pearl Allen and R. J. Watt (the
latter sometimes called Sugar Waltz
were also charged with gambling,
but the evidence to convict them
was lacking, and they went free.
Sugar" got a good scare though.
He got the first word that the "per-
leese" were after the gamblers and
he made a line drive towards the
back door. AS he passed out he pass
ed into the arms of policeman Craw-
ford.
When asked why he was running
if he was not gambling, Sugar said
that "perleese" acted on him "jist
like gasoline do on Mr.. Henry's new
car, jist can't keep from running
when I look at an Officer"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-09

. The city council met last night
and attended to routine matters.
The council has recently taken
charge of the. Water and Light
Plant and last night confirmed the
selection of Mr.. Townsend as mana
ger of the plant until the general
election of officers in April.
Money in the Treasury
Mr.. Townsend reported to the
council that the Water and Light
Plant had on hands in the way of
profits the sum of two thousand dol
lars ready to be turned into the city
treasury. All needed improvements
have been made on the plant, and
Mr.. Townsend believes that hereaf-
ter the plant can turn a good SUM
into the city treasury each month.
The two thousand dollars was d.
rected to be invested as part of a
sinking fund with which to retire
the electric light bonds and the
sewerage bonds, one thousand being
appropriated for each sinking fund.
:
Commenting on the matter of
sinking funds this morning. Mayor
Mars stated that no sinking fund
had therefore been provided for the
retirement of the Electric light
plant bohds, nor for the retirement
of the sewerage bonds, until this ap-
preparation. AS the profits, continue
to come I'M from these plants the
money, he thinks, should be applied
to building up these sinking funds
until they are sufficient with future
annual, appropriations to take care
of these bonds.
Mayor Mars advised US that there
is sufficient money in the sinking
fund for the retirement of shop
bonds to retire these when they ma
ture January 1st., 1928. The
money is loaned out at present but
will be collected and the bonds will
be retired at maturity. These bonds
amount to $4,000.
There is a sinking fund for the
water works bonds, which now
amounts to about fourteen thousand
dollars. The amount of the water
bonds is twenty-five thousand dol
lars. So that it appears that by the
time these bonds mature there
should be sufficient money to pay
them
A sinking fund has been provided
for the retirement of the street
bonds, and already the first payment
on this fund has been made. The
money is deposited in the banks of
the city, so the mayor informs US,
and at the next session of the Gen.
eral Assembly it is his plan to have
fiscal agent provided for, whose
business it will be to collect and in
vest this money. The money in this
way will be kept separate from the
general funds of the city, and can
not be spent for other purposes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21

personal property taxes that it is al 'eged remain unpaid.
 To Sell Fre'nIt.
 Proceedings were or,,orel starred for the collection of si.17, alleged due tor freight and warehouse charges on an air compressor con signed. 10 the Alaska Peerless Gold Mining Company that has remained unclaimed at the City wharf since October 3l, 1919. A warehouseman's lien was ordered placed upon the compressor and if the charges are not paid by June 15 the goods are to be advertised and sold at the Ciy wharf on July l, 1921.
 The usual grist of claims against the city were approved and ordered paid
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
ON JUNEAU'S
 WATERFRONT

More than 70 persons have made reservations on the steamer Prln cess Mary 10 go south next Monday morning. The vessel is practically sold out and staterooms not used by other ports of call are being taken by the local office. The boat is due from the south sometime tonight.
 Bookings up until late this after noon were as follows: Miss Helen Smith. Miss Mabel Cleary, Miss Et'a Brown, Mrs. John Livie, Mr. and Mrs w. B. Kirk. Miss L. E. Kelsey Miss l.. Garfield. Miss Lillian Col lins. Miss Anna Seeley, Mrs. P. R. Bradley. A. E. Penney, Gordon C. Mitchell. A. Swanson. John Harris John Pasco, Fred Olson, Al Bausman Marien Mcbride, Jane McNally, J P. Daly, Jacob Britt, w. E. Britt Mrs. Gustafson, Mrs. w. NJ. Dynes w. c. Thompson, B. M. Sega, Johf Foote, Mrs. Nellie Barclay, Mrs. c H. Whitney, G. w. Kirby, J. w. Hart man. Juanita Ahlers, Mrs. Bradbury Leonard Gustafson. M. Tolskow, Miss Mess. Miss Nelson, Edna Coulter Verna Eastman, Miss Uland, Mis- Condit. Fred Ward. Frank Ward. Mir and Mrs. c. M. McGrath, MT. anr Mrs. Al Ringer, Gunner Anderson Ralph KletZing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
MAN AGED 51 WILL
 WE'D HIS SECRETARY

LONDON, May 21. - Sir Arthur Griffith -Boscawen, Minister of Agri- culture, who has just been returned to Parliament from Taunton bor- ouGh, is to marry his former private secretary, Miss Phyllis 'Dereham, q volunteer war worker. The we'd ding is to be in August.
 Sir Arthur is 51 years old and a widower. Miss Dereham was edu- cated at Eastb6urne and in Paris and Spain. During the war she was employed in the Agricultural De- partMent where she won promo tion to Q private secretaryship, serv- ing under her prospective husband. Later she yielded her place to & former soldier.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
GATE TO BE CONSTRUCTED
 FOR CEMETERY
New Sidewalks Ordered Built at Meeting of City Coun-
 ell of Last Night.

An ornamental gate. 10 be built the entrance of the Juneau cemetery. This was the authorization of the city council at last nights meeting Street Commissioner Robert Semple is to do the construction work.
 A fourfoot concrete sidewalk is to be constructed along the north side of West Eighth Street ny the city The city is to stand the ex pense of the walk up to the sum that it would cost to build a wooden walk of the same size, with the property owners to pay the differ ence according to the decision of the council last night.
 A petition from residents along West Eighth Street was also pre- sented for the grading and gravelins of the street This was referred to the street committee.
 A petition was also received. signed by many property owners asking that dead logs along Gastineau Avenue be ltIIofCu lC PCLitIOucio oi9ht "As agreement that they would not hold the city liable for any damage that might accrue from the removal of the logs. It was decided that q com mittee of three would be appointed from the council to meet with com mittee of property owners of the same size to examine the sic tC make an estimate of the cost Of the work
 To Condemn Buildings.
 The Committee on Public Healt. and Police was instructed to make . survey of buildings in the city that may be a menace to the public safe ty. with an idea of having the struc lures condemned and destroyed
 New Sidewalk.
 The street commissioner was in structed to construct a new sidewall from the city hall corner, to connec with the concrete walk there and tt run out to Eighth Street along Cal houn Avenue.
 Purchasing Agent.
 The City Clerk was made pnrchas ing agent for the City with autaoriza ton to purchase all supplies here after to be used by the city on com petitive bids.
 ss Notice Served.
 Notice was served by the Ccrnci upon creditors of the Boyies Ancho Works who have seized material c the company for debt that the Cit has prior claim upon the go5is fo
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
S6,0OO BE SPENT
 ON REPAIRS TO
 P.S.S.C0. WHARF
Approximately 225 Piles to Be Renewed by Pacific
 Coast Co. at Wharf.

Approximately 225 piles under the warehouse and office building and other places on the wharf occu- pied by the Pacific Steamship Com pany are to be renewed. making an Expenditure of about $6,000, accord ing 10 word received here today. The work is to be done by F (. Brown, Superintendent of Construc' ton for the Pacific Coast Company from which tne steamship company leases the wharf.
 MT. Brown is on board the Ad- miral Watson, due here next Tues day and soon after his arrival Will tart the repair work, using all local workmen for the job. The piling has been on hand for some time, having been purchased from local loggers.
 MT. Brown is one of the best known construction men on the coast, having been making trips to Juneau in the interest of the Pacific Coast Company for the past twenty years i,i H-,.t -4------ = -a-4------ fit't'
 Old papers fer sale at the Empire office, 2F cents a bundle.
 s.s F.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21

MELBOURNE, May 21.-Norman E. Brooks, captain of the Australian Davis cup team, has selected J. o. Anderson. one of the Australian Da wis cup players in 1920, J. B. Hawkes. and R. w. Heath, to represent Au- stralia in the coming Davis cup matches.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
STEERING WHEEL STOLEN,
 THIEVES KNOWN IS CLAIM

Someone burglarized the gas boat Gent belonging to Tay Bayers and took the steering wheel. The wheel has since been painted different color by the parties that did the stealing. It is claimed that those who committed the theft are known and the owners are making the claim that if the wheel is returned within the next few days no one will be prosecuted.