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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
Former Senator Peeved
Driven Out of Town by Anti
Nonpartisan League Crowd

Salina. Kansas, March III. Raj.
ph Burton, former United States SEN
atOr from Kansas, issued long state
mcnt here today, dcnounCIng occur
rcnccS at Great Bend, Kansas. Satur-
day night in which non-partisan
league officials were driven from the
community aS ID crime worse than
bank robbery"
Burton himself was placed in a mo-
tor Car'and escorted ont of town. He
asserts that j. Q. Stcvic and G. a
Parsons. the other members Of the
party were beaten and tarrcd by the
mob and left on the prairie to die"
Both men are i'm Salina today. how
ever and their injuries arc not dam
gcrOuS, il is said.
MIR. Burton said that he had ap-
pea!cd TO stat officials at Topeka to
punish the leaders of the Great Bend
"mob.'
Il will not now discuss the facts
i'm In" CaSc." the Burton statement
said. II desire to- wait and see what
is said and done in Kansas about the
hlaCk"St OF all crimes ON the caIen-
daY--thr suppression of free speech
10y force"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
WAGE
REDUCTION

Now York. March lI.-Thc wage
reductions proposed for unsHillCd d
labor by the various railroads in the
east probably will he rejected hy ,hc
workers, Il canvass Of officials cC the
interested union organizations indi-
Gated her" tonight. The FIRST official
announcement Of the refusal Of the
reductions is expected tomorrow when
representatives Of the workers Wil,
riCct in conference with officials Of
the New York Central and reply tG
that roads proposal to cut WAGE:
from II l-2 to II per cent.
While no official statements were
made by union leaders it was learned 4
chat the various organizations have
heon holding conferences here dur
ing the last few days and all have
virtually aaVocd /. decline the v.a"e
cuts and let the whole matter go to
t." railroad labor board at Chicnpp.
The workers take the position that
the figures and data submitted by the
railroad do not show. sufficient cause
for the reductions and can not be
SubStantiat"d in Il hearing.
That the railroad Workcr. had
agreed ON Il policy to fight tho re-
auctions was Indicated by their mo,.
in advancing the date one week :or
the second conference with in" .\rv.
York Central officials This confer
enco was originally set for March -
The latest reductions proposed by
the railroads was made today Iy tn
Central Railroad of New Jersey WI il
would cut wages of all mSkIl"r
labor from 10 to II cents Dcr holIr
effective April /. Union repre-; ,nta-
tivcS will make their final rCp!y. t.
this proposal on March "a.
Wage reductions ranging from /.
to % per cent. for marin" workers
employed by the railroads in Ncx
York harbor. it was also ,arn"I
have been agreed upon 10y thv or
cial General Mana"Clys' n:Spciaticn
am organization Of general manager,
OF all railroads with terminus nt tri
port. The proposal will hc submit
ted Immediately to workers br tn,
various railroads.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
81, 100000 To Be Used
On County Roads
Bonds Will BE Sold, Provided
Bids at Par or Above Are Re-
ceived Was Decision of
Commission

Al the meeting OF the Sumter Coun-
tE highway commission. which WAS
held yesterday morning. at II o'clock
there were present l.. -. jennings
chairman; J..P. Booth, G.. \. Lem
mon. :. y. Harvin, Stanyarnc Iur-
rows, j. +. Bland, j. Il. Britton, r.. H.
ii"mbert and |. NJ Truluck.
The commission unanimously voted
that road bonds be sold to the amount
of Sl,000,000 Cone million dollars)
PROVIDED these bonds be sold strictly
at or above par value. These bonds
VIII bear the interest rate of - per
cent. The entire commission was in
laVor of getting to WORK as soon as
possible on the roLds. The date set
FOR opening bids for the bonds is April
9TH and bids of road building contrac-
tors will be received ON and after that
date.
At the same mCctinl; yesterday a
contract from the state highway de-
pa:tmcnt regarding the building of
the Watcrcc bridge, was presented for
the signatures of the members Of the
county highway commission. This
contract was not signed, however. as
the majority of tn" members held that
since the mattcr OF the building Of
this hridE" had heretofore been
handled LN tn" county board of com
hiSSionCrS that. therefore, it was
deemed best that ,his contract be car
ilcd before the county board OF COM
miSSiOncrs for their endorsement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
PIEDMONT SWEET
POTATO SCHOOL
Program of instruction at
Hodges, March IL

Clemson College, March 1.-The
southern sweet potato is a good food
and good crop for South Carolina
farmers if planted conservatively.
This was the keynote of the talks and
demonstrations ut the sweet potato
school held at Hodges on Friday.
March II, for the Piedmont counties
under the auspices Of the extension
service. The program was arrang-
ed by Geo. II. HoQmann, extension
hortiCulturiSt. and covered the sub
jCct OF sweet potatoes from seed Sc
lection TO marketing. DIR. j. l.. Ca
son, OF Hodges, presided. Much in
tcrcSt was shown by the several hun
dred farmers present from various
parts of the Piedmont.
The morning session began with a
discussion OF the importance and gem
eral principles of cooperative mar
kctng of crops by Mr.. William Ell
lott, Columbia, who has made a
study of the legal phases of the sub
jcct. He stressed especially ware
housing 10 secure orderly marketing
and proper financing: the neced OF
mass marketing, strict enforceable
thr principle of pooling, etc.
Director w. W. Long, of the cxtcn-
sion service, spoke briefly on the
sweet potato in diversified farming
| He especially cautioned farmers not
TO piungc too heavily into the grow
| ing of potatoes on an extensive scale
without knowledge or experience. but
! TO plant ConscrVativcly and gradually
| build up a sweet potato industry, with
| proper attention not only TO growing,
| but also To curing. marketing, etc.
Proper Curing. iding, and Mar
k"ting Important.
! One OF The most stirring talks was
hy Roland Turner. general agricul-
| tural agent of the Southern Railway.
on the potato as money crop. He
said that the potato can be grown in
this state TO advantage, but that we
! must SroW the right kinds to meet
market demands, cure properly, and
grad" and pack correctly and honest -
| ly. or other southern states will take
! the trade. He stressed economy
! farming and scored our farmers for
! d"pcndinS on any money crops which
max" ii necessary to buy everything
tciSc at costs greater than home pro-
! duCtiOn would be.
Geo. l.. Hoffman. extension horti-
CulturiSt, spoke on the management
of the potato storage house. T. T..
! Young, president Of the South Caro-
lima Sweet Potato association. told
about the cooperative work Of that
organization i'm finding markets and
distributing the product to advan-
Il
the South Carolina Experiment sta
tion. explained seed selection and rot
control. Prof. &. e. Newman, head
of the Horticultural division of CIem-
son College. discussed soils. fertiliz-
ers, and cultivation Of sweet potatoes.
Demonstrations IN selecting and
treating seed potatoes with formal
dehydc TO prevent disease, bedding
seed potatoes, grading and packing,
storage house construction, etc, were
given at different times during the
day by the extension service special
lists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
Mob Lynches Ncgro

Tampa, Fla. March Wi,,;ln
BoWicS' a negro. was lynchcI by a
mob near Eagle Lake in Polk county
TINS afternoon after two G"uut "
Shcrilfs had arrested him for making
inIprOpo: remarks to Il young white
woman. AS the officers Wcr, t;.ku"
'hC negro to the county Jail ut Bar
tow they were held mp by a mob nG
armed men, ovcrpoWcrrd and the
negro taken from them. The negro
was hanged to Il tree near the road
side.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
Woman Gets Release

Florence. March ll.-Hlrs. N3.
hlSham, who was arrested Friday.
charged with attempting to slip -
hCr husband. t.. -. EiGham. in tn,
county jail here, sufficient pul's0u to
cause death, was released upon h.'
"WA rcCoguizancc after Il hearing b.
fore Magistrate Wptmurr. john !.
McSwain of Gr""nVillc appeared for
Mrs, l'igham. Mr.. McSWam is not
connected with the case OF T.. II. Big
nam, who is accused Of kilin; ; five
members OF th" family. Mrs. Bis
nam and her daughters left the "iri
tonight for GrcCnViliC. whore they
VIII remain. it is stated, until they
are summoned here 10y the court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
WHAT. ALLIES
TOLD GERMANY
ReparatiOns Commits
sion Gave Notice That
They Must Carry
Out Treaty

Paris. March 15.--Germany has
been told by the allied reparations
commission to carry out article 2S5
OF the Versailles treaty, stipulating
the payment before May 1st, 1921 OF
the equivalent of twenty billion gold
marks. The commission took steps
10 carry out article 233. that is, Ger
many must be notified before May
1st. next OF the total war damage i'm
posed upon her by the treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
INCOME TAX
PAYMENTS
Treasury Expected to Receive
Half Billion Dollars To-Day

Washington. March 15-Amcrica :
income and excess profit tax to be
received today is expected to enrich
the government $500, 100000. The
treasury will not retain the riches for
lonG however. as the receipts are
needed 10 return short term borrow
lngs issued already amounting TO ap-
proNimatClN that sum.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

'onStantinoplc, March l5.-Thc re-
lations between the Turks aud Lol-
SncN'hl nave become strained. Mos
COW mas sent note rcCoguzin" So
wet Georgia which SAYS that any at
tadks ON that place would be conSid-
ercd as attacks on Soviet Russia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

Washington. March lG.-Frcd T.
SCObcv. Of san Antonio. is undcrstood
10 nave hc"n chosen director of the
mint Former Governor William s.
Spry. of Utah. is understood to have
been chosen general agent OF the
land Office commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

Memphis. March 15.-Hardwnnd
'"'''n'imcn ana lumber carrying rail
'oad oilc'alS viii meet here TO discuss
REIMBURSEMENT of freight rates ON
'of'st products in the south which
are believed to he imperative to mcrt
canadian competition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
SOVIET LEADERS
LOSING CONTROL
Troops Reported TO Be Leaving
BOlSheviki

stockholm, March 15--Finland and
iSth"nia adViccS state that the Boil
Sh, Wiki leaders are losing control of
the soviet troops. The artillery or
kronstadt fortress WAS directed YES
t"rdaN against the southern coast or
th" Gulf of Finland, between Oricn-
baum and PctroGrad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

Dublin. March I5--tivc police re-
'rultS Wcr" wounded by the explosion
OF bomb last night. while searching
house. Three civilians were killed
ana several wounded. Dublin troops
COnilErd IN the barracks fear disor-
d"r", aS the result OF the executions
of six men late Yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
MORE ARRESTS
IN RICHMOND

Richmond. March 15.-Thrcc more
arrests have been made in connection
with tho attack ON a white woman by
two negroes Saturday night while
her husband was i'll in bed. Contri-
buttons have been made 10 increase,
the reward offered for the capturej
the WomanS assailants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

NoSh'ngtor. March l5.-Thc cNtr,
session OF the senate adjourned sine
die after confirming few nomino-
tons
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

Washiugtou March I5.-Cot,nn
consumed during February totalcd
"''."6" bales Of lint and 33.399 bale:
Of Int"r', compared with i15.599 and
-',N"" bales respectively during Frb-
ruaN Of laat year, the census bureau
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

New YofK, March i5.-Rcprcsenta-
tivcs OF common labor OF the New
York Central reject wbge cuts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
Southern Railway Promotions.

Atlanta. Ga. March ll.-"Gcorge
II. Kerr, for the past four years as
siStant general freight agent for tho
Southern Railway System at Atlanta
becomes traffic manager Of the South
eastern Express company tomorrow,
his appointment being announced to-
day by President and General Man
a%Cr John Il. IIOckaday. At the same
time the promotion of j. w. Bray to
succeed Mr.. Kerr as aSSiStopt general
freight agent al Atlanta was announce
ed 10y The Southern Railway System.
Mr. Bray has been division freight
agent nj Greensboro. y {.
The following appointments were
also announced 10y the Southern: Paul
y. Wright. formerly district freight
agent at Atlanta to be assistant gcn-<
cral freight agent i'm charge of so-
.Icitor i'm the Atlanta territory. w. Il.
Turncr 10 he division freight agent
at Greensboro. y. c.. succeeding Mr.
Bray. Hamilton Baxter TO be divislou
freight agent at Norfolk, Va, slac
'ccding Mr. Turner. T.. Il. Gardne
formerly chief clerk i'm the. offica
he freight traffic manager, at m
nSton to be commercial ageH
" aShinGton, succeeding Mn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

Columbia, March ,lj.-Authorita-
tive Information was received in CO.
umbia today from Washington to the
effect that Red" II. Tolbcrt, Of Able
Vile county. brother of Jos. w. Toll
bert, Republican leader who lives at
NlnctN-SiX. will be collector OF in
tcrnal revenue. to succeed ID. {. Hey
ward. Tie name Of Mr.. Tolbrrt. il is
stated, has been sent to Secretary of
thc Treas Iry y. w. Mellon, for an
continent. 1t is expected that Mr.
tolDcltS appointment will be an
nounC"d at an early date.
1t is also stated, on authority Of
dcfinit" reports from Washington.
hat John ". Tolbcrt, of Nincty-SiN.
Viii be r""o2niHcd as distributor Of
IlunS. dispenser Of patronage. Mr..
F0lbcrt is expected to make some
NAL announcements in Il few dlyS.
40 further announcements have
"ccn mad" as yet as to the district
lttorn"lShip for the eastern district
If South Carolina. 1t is stated that
no attorney can bc found for the DO
Ntlon. The office was offered. il is
understood, to Former Governor
HI"aSc, but II" declined it. For the
Western q strict Ernest +. Cochran.
IF Andersen. has been selected and
las aSrrcd to accept
For the Office Of Marshall of the
Eastern district, :. J. LcaphIrt. of
I,"NinGt"n viii be appointed. ana for
he western district, j. t. Jones. of
will likely set the ap-
continent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

Columbia, March l5.-Thc State
\. NJ. {. y. Will hold It's annual con
V"hlIon IN Columbia Thursday. At
least 100 secretaries and workers
ar" expected Prof. Henry y. Wright
of the faculty of Yale. will be the
'hl't speaker Addresses will also he
delivered by secretary William Know
les Cooper, Of Washington. and Pror
{. l.. Lindcman. of Greensboro
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

Athens. March l6.--Ki1
tine today denied repQ
considering abdieatir
his son. Prince Geor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

vienna, March IA world wide
afu ON judaism is asked ina resolu-.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
CAPITAL NEWS
From the Capital City


cral Wolfe and Former Assistant AT
tornrE General Morris -. Lumpkm
leave Columbia for Charleston this af-
tcgnOOn. TO argue before Judge II. A.
NJ. SMITH and two other federal iul-
gcS at Charleston Wednesday. the
states appeal for an intrrlocutury in
junction, to prevent the railroads
from maintaining the advanced intra-
state passenger fares The in
crease takes effect at midnight Tues
day. dCspit" the pending action in th2
courts.
Colum pia. March I5.--An an
nounccmcnt that will be Of interest to
Ill postmaStcrs OF The state and that
probably means that there will be no
r"-appOintmcntS Of poStmastrrS at
this time. with the incoming OF the
:. O. T.. administration, WAS received
by postn astcrs in South Carolina this
week. 1t is from Postmaster Gen
cral Hays and is on authority Of Pres
idcnt IiardinG.
The postal establishment is not
N institution for profit or politics. -
says the statement from Mr.. Hays.
1t is an institution for service; and
# is the presidents purpose that cv-
ny effort shah. be made to improve
lhat service.
EVERY effort shall be exercised Ia
humaniz" the industry. Labor is not
q ComnpIitY. That idea was ab;tn-
doncd 1927 years ago next Easter
There are 100000 employees. They
nave the brain and they have Tho
hand TO DO the Job well: and they
shall have the heart to do it well
sc purpose to approach this matter
50 that they shall be partners with
rs in this business. 1t is u great bus
ness institution serving every ndi-
Vidual in the country. | know that
with 100000 men ana women pledged
o serve al the people, and honestly
liScha!ging shat duty fairly treate ed
ana properly appreciated, all partners
with us here in this great enterprise
we can 10 the job. It's going TO b,
done"
This is taken TO mean that thcr,
will be no radical changes i'm tn,
governments policy towards the post
maStcrSh ,ps. Under the present order
II things the pOstmastCrShips are civ.
l service appointments. under
executive order Of the recent admin
.Stration. CnlcSs this order is rcVok.
ID the civil service postmastcrships
Will not DE subject TO removal or re-
illinG. Ii this order should be re-
'okod, it will mean that present post
masters VIII even then hold office un-
I'll the end of their terms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19

C"inmb bia. March I5.-State Supcr-
nl"ndcnt Of Education j. r.. Swcarin-
CEN has called Il meeting of tho conn
~ Suprrlnlcndcuts. 60 be held in Co
IUiHhla ON Wednesday Of this week.
lhr purpose nt the meeting is to dis
|uSS TN" ST ttuS Of the school und,,,
recent laws enacted by tEr Legislature.
Columbia. March lj.-A loan Of
ihrc" million dollars WAS ARRANGED b,
ne stat" finance committee ON thsir
mp to Now York, from which they
returned Monday. The COMMITTEES
''oNcrnor Cooper, state Treasurer
carter. and Comptroller General Dl3-
cam announced today that they had
to borrow up to three million
dollars, as needed no announcement
Is made as to the rate. This money j.,
I" run tn" S.atc government until tax
collections are in.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-03
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN?
BY MAJOR JosEPH H. ToUI6

Fighting their
Win no complaint their which
By he es @
what they gave in the battles against the huns .,o.
need win Win hsa1sR s1
s. pS1,Ss
t. tSes Saye s been .s' pay -
cam, rs ss hs anse @ d delay psy a follow ses% e
.ese snes pa sa at are the on he
msns rsesS with S nds1 g % n PAY
nS @ % % the
win AZ se meeting Of the league writer listened to
,ss% sf the e%e 0sss %
have not % % se reess@ bunch Of
ss 5 Mse but wSs = ssosG sS%
s:s @ @sss s
s. efss
he aS a. % g sn r sent hs e bot
spor s ts
% SssSe sss e sae Ss
by German attack and he the
s.s these ssss sss sss aa .ss sss ss
that mogd these boss yo want az so sof
faii keep eoonsuction
his health & for his country , go
,S heRi,a
flower remind him of
promise.
dollars received annually and spent by
realizing
that never sse have sacrificed,
times during the Nothing will be too good for them
Albuquerque is be called help place fund
at the disposal the league Sufficiently large enable them
look their fund will
help bring cheer into their broken lives fund that win ad
mat e G s c dss nd na% a. Or WIN N
the future, without meal.
Two thousand all of this,
as go S S & e % s sna
u
VIII keep that promise. Tt~ f
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-03

Home Except Your Wife," and AT
the Jazz Babies Ball." and Miss
Ella Clayton, who danced the
"tambourine special" with the true
verve OF Latin.
In the chorus work, the sub-deb
usher parade and its incidental
patter, and the garden party gos-
sip smacked most of professional
technique.
We Get Out Our Microscope.
The staging was excellent, al
though we would suggest that the
aching yoids' on each side of the
clock, between the garden wall.
be camouflaged with green screens,
thus avoiding the constantly visi-
Bile movement of feet back OF
stage,
The lighting was artistically
handled. but il it We're mechaRi-
cally possible 1t would be well to
open with dark stage, with only
the intermittent glittering OF the
eye of the man in the moon; IN
have the hours flash up one by
one. and finally all the stage
lighted.
The spectacle win be repeated
tonight and tomorrow night. It IL
worthy Of support.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-03
THE SHRINERy CLOCK is SET FAST
90 90 -o- 90 90 90 90 90
ITS HANDS RACE AROUND DIZZILY
90 % o. %. 90 90 -o- 90 %
THE BALLUT ABYAD SHOW is SNAPPY
BY GILBERT CosULICH.

Sprightly action, scenic color
and stylish beauty contributed to
the success of Round the Clock
With the Shriners," a spectacle
presented by Bob Harold and
frankie Terrell Young, under the
auspices of Ballut-Abyad temple.
A. A. o. n. NJ. s., at the high school
auditorium las5 night.
Things moved so swiftly and
moothly tnat the audience was
kept busy-and dizzy-following
he hands OF the Shriners' time
piece.
Obviously. it would be invidious
o pick out individual merits,
when the tout ensemble was chief
ly responsible for the brilliant re-
suits.
Some of the Brightest Lights.
Nevertheless, sheer justice COM
pels special mention for Miss Bet
ty Morrissette, who played Mitz
with truly ingenue appeal if not
with sensational vocalization; Ray
McCanna, as Roll En- AL Jolson,
who was the life of the party
throughout the performance; Car.
son Peck, who did conspicuous
work in his solos. "Eyerythiug's at
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-03
SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE The
CONVICTION OF UNITED STATES
SENATOR NEWBERRY OF MICHIGAN
Ruling Also Frees l6 Others Who Were Con-
victed at the Same Time; Corrupt Practices
Act, Alleged to Have Been Violated, Is De-
clared Unconstitutional.
tBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

without power to regulate state
primaries, but concurred in the re.
versal which. they thought. should
have been based on the error of the
trial judges instruction to the jury.
McKenna Disagrecs Slightly.
Justice McKenna, while concur
ring in the majority opinion "as
applied to the statute under consid-
eration," reversed the question of
the power of congress under the
18th alnendment-which provides
for direct election of senators-to
supervise primaries.
Opinion was divided in the sem
ate as to the effect of the deci-
sion on future activities of the
election committee with regard to
the Michigan election of 1918. in
which Henry Ford, as the demo-
cratic candidate, opposed Mr.. New
berry.
Senator Dillingham;, chairman Of
the committee. said since the COR
rupt practices law had been held
unconstitutional it appeared that
the committee would have no fur
ther jurisdiction.
Inquiry 10 Continue.
On the other hand, Senator
Spencer. chairman of the sub
committee which has been consid-
ering the Ford -Newberry case, an
nounced that the inquiry would be
continued to determine, he said,
who was elected. as we'll as Mr..
Ford's charge of fraud.
Senator Newberry has taken no
part in senate affairs and has not
been in his seat since he was SEN
fenced to serve two years in fed
eral prison and pay q 80. 900 fine.
scQntipusa m Psss Tvol