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- Abbeville Press and Banned | c . ,|linh... *200 the Year. Abbeville, S. g Friday, May 2, 1919. Single Copie., Five Cento. 75thYear. | CM. J. D. IP TO HEAD SCHOOLS Has Been Notified by Cable of Hi: ?j?t I Selection?Was supsnaienucm >i Fort Mill?Graduate of Pre?byterian College at Clinton? At a meeting of the trustees oj the city schools on Wednesday after noon, Capt. J. D. Fulp was elected a: superintendent of the schools foi next year. Capt. Fulp before epier ing the army was Superintendent o; the schools at Fort Mill./ He has al so been connected with the school: at Winnsboro. He was recommendec to the local board of trustees bj Prof. J. W. Thomson of Rock Hill as a man whom he was willing to en dorse for the position uncondition ally. Capt. Fulp has been in France foi several months in the overseas ser vice. At the end of the fighting h< was assigned to Oxford University Iwhere he is now taking a specia course. He has been notified of hi* election by cable, and his decisior in the matter will be known in a fey days. Capt. Fulp is a graduate oi the Presbyterian College at Clinton Miss Mary Cornwell, of Chester was elected to teach in the primarj grades for next year. She is a grad pate of Winthrop and is now teach " -a. 1 rag SI The salaries of the teachers in the first, sixth and seventh grades were &xed?at seventy dollar per month. Ir ;he other grades in the primary de iartment and in the grammar school ;he salary will be sixty-five dollars )er month. The salary of the ladj irincipal at the Graded School was ixed at eighty dollars per month tfr. Daniel was given a salary of one lundred dollars Jer month. The of 'er of the superintendency to Capt 54- ? oolarr nf t.wf . Uip carries wibu m ? iiousahd dollars on condition tha le reside in Abbeville for the twelv< nonths and give his wholfe time t( he school. TROPHY TRAIN VISITED ABBEVILLE MONDAY The Victory Liberty Loan Troph] "rain, which visited Abbeville Mon ay afternoon, drew a good crow< -j ?tia liffla enthusiasm 1111 li OIUUOCU UV ? Congressman Lever, Joseph .Sparks if the Columbia State, and Majo LHen, of the British Army, made ex ellent addresses. On the train wa arried a collection of trophies col acted from the European battle elds. German accoutrements pre ominated, though French, Britisl nd American arms and equipmen rere to be seen. J xl. _ I That the tropfty train ana wie cu msiasm aroused by it are bearinj uit is evidenced by the splendii ssults from the canvass now beinj ade. A great part of the America! my placed on the battlefield i ill in France. Navy transports ar pidly bringing the soldiers home it the task is an enormous ont 1 T T? -x ?3 ? Urtfi Kiiei nnpo Ine unixeu otatca uaa i^uomvoo acts for war material that it mus ike care of. Shells are no longe tiling American soldiers. That i hy the Victory Liberty Loan i robably the most important of al ans. It is to pay the cost of peac id calls for the greatest response. VISITORS FROM GREENSBORO I Mrs. R. C. Bernau and her hanc me young son, Rudolph, were i bbeville Wednesday looking afte isiness and visiting among their ol iends and acquaintances. It hi sen eighteen year since Mr. an rs. Bernau moved from Abbevill it they have many friends here wfc glad to know of their prosperh -* ' m.. ?w _ v,?. In nappineas. xne buu a ? uam me and manly young fellow an fitting himself for a place in tl lairs of men at Davidson Colleg j. m. Sickles named local s. a. chairm; . I "Home Service Fund" Campai ^ Will Be Made May 16-26?$2,00 f Is Abbeville s vduow.?uurcium Cooper it Chairman for the South in Movement, i ' _______ J. M. Nickles has been named lo< chairman for the Salvation An "Home Service Fund" campaij which will be made May 16-26. 1 local quota is $2,000. Thirteen n: P lion dollars are to be raised in t - United States. This money is to 3 j used chiefly in the home serv: r. work which comes as a natural - j quence of the war and the returni E soldiers. Any returning soldier can tell t 3, people of this city what the Sah j'tion Army did in France during t I ** j war. Its work stands out preei , nently and Has called for no word . criticism. Therefore, despite 1 . fact that Abbeville cannot be < pected to reap any direct benel f from the fund to be raised, si . there will be many indirect benel 5 and there will always be the wo , already accomplished by the Sail 1 tion Army. i The Tambourine Girl of the Sah ijtion Army will cease to exist as rj means for raising money this monl fi Funds for this organization will . | raised by other methods in the i ,! tore. i r1 S. L. Jennings, representative . the Salvation Army in seven cou . ties in western South Carolina vi in Abbeville Wednesday organizi ;J the work. His headquarters is 5' Anderson and he states that t 11 prospects for raising the full que . in his district are bright. [ Governor Cooper has been nam 5 chairman for the South in the "Hoi rj Service Fund" campaign. The lar }' number of prominent men who ha ! connected themselves with the moi Jment is remarkable commentary x. I fin tVio utotV nrifJ ai>Viiavamanfe nf + i Salvation Army. ;j ?:?.? t MORE REAL ESTATE i * CHANGES HANI ) South Atlantic Realty Company Sc Block of Business Houses at Goo Prices?Bought hy Home People. j The Auction Sale of business p; j perty in the City of Abbeville on li Tuesday conducted by South Atli ' tic Realty oCmpany, which had be ^ extensively advertised in the Pr and Banner and otherwise, was eimofloo Ann I Viwiuvu UUVVVJOI JUU01UCDO in Abbeville sold at new high lev< People who had been owning otl property here these many years si ^ denly awoke to the fact that tl were much better off than they 1 formerly known. The Russell store on the con next to the Court itouse was bouj j | by William M. Barnwell, J. S. Stf i and Wm. P. Greene for $10,250. j The next store to this now oci I pied by the J. M. Anderson Compa I was bought by the same purchase j the price paid being $8,000. j The store occupied by W. E. Jol 'json, Jeweler, was bought by W. "j White, the price being $7,150. J The store occupied by Kellar Br t ; * I was bought by James A. Hill, 1 ! price paid being $8,950. j The store occupied by The Ab i ville Gafe was purchased by ] | Sloan of Greenwood for $7,100. The property lying in the rear this was sold also. J. M. Nick purchased the Law Range Build now occupied by The Western Un i_ Teleeranh Comnanv and nthor t n! ants for $4,010. D. H. Hill purch ,r ed the lot next to the Court Ho (j with the cabin on it for $1,055. l3 Allen Smith purchased the two 1 d fronting on Spring Street with ho es thereon at $650. each. L0 The vacant lot between these 1 y was purchased by E. C. Horton ]. $335. d The total sales amounted to te sum of $48,150, which is more i e. estate than has been sold in At * SIXTEEN BOMBS SENT THRU MAILS Infernal Machinea Sent to Prominent ?a] Men Throughout Country?Au ny thorities Convinced They Have _ Unearthed Plot to Precipitate * ijjg Wholesale Murder. ril ;he New York, April 30.?Sixteen be bombs, parcel post packages, ad- j ice dressed to sixteen prominent men, se_ each containing sufficient dynamite nS to blow the recipient to pieces, were j discovered among the mail at the ;he general postoffice here today, ra- A preliminary investigation con- . ;^e vinced the postoffice authorities that n*~ they had unearthed a country-wide plot of terrorists to assassinate high- ^ ;^e ly placed persons as a demonstra- ( ;x* tiofi on May 1. its A sweeping inquiry by postoffice tiW inspectors, agents of the Department j its of Justice and police experts was be gun at once into the activities of ra- Anarchists and "Reds" in this city. * Warning Issued. ra- At the same time a warning was a issued by the district attorney's ofth. ficfe to all public officials, especially be judges, to watch for packages which :u- j might be delivered to them and a ! guard was thrown around the crimiof nal courts building. m-j The addresses on the sixteen packrae ages'seized here were all typrewritng| ten. The style and a couple of at | minor errors led officials to believe he that the addressing was done by a >ta (foreigner. 0 List of Addresses. ed The addresses^ *jQre: nej William M. Woocl, 21 Fairchild ge street, Boston, Mass. ,ve Mr. Frederick C. Howe, commis-: j re-.sione* of immigration, New York. | ip-! Hon. Mitchell A. Palmer, United, ;he! States Attorney General. Washing-! ton, D. C. | Mr. Anthony Caminetti, Bureau of Immigration, Washington, D. C. Hon. William B. Wilson, Secretary , of Labor, Washington, D. C. Senator T. Lary Eyra, Chester, Pa. Mr. William H. Lamar, solicitor ' 1 I a general, Washington, D. C. Mr. W. H. Findh, department of ' justice, New York. Hon. A. S. Burleson, Postmaster ro- General, Washington, D. C. ast Hon. J. F. Hylan, mayor, New in- York city, N. Y. sen Rich E. Enright, police commisess sioner, New York city, N. Y. a John D. Rockefeller, Pocantico rty Hills, Tarrytown, N. Y. ils. Mr. William I. Schaffer, Attorney ier General, Harrisburg, Pa. id- Governor William C. Sproul, Chesiey ter, Pa. iad Hon. Oliver Wendel Holmes, Unit- 1 ed States chief justice, 1720 First 1 ier street, Washington, D. C. ?ht Mr. J. P. Morgan, 231 Madison irk avenue, New York city, N. Y. How They Were Caught. iu A slip on the part of the sender of i' my the infernal machine, coupled with'^ srs the sharp wits of a postoffice clerk,f! ?11 Xt. ~i. x- J Jl- - 1 - I ' were an wiai, prevenieu tne Domos tin- from being delivered. The sixteen |1 H. packages were mailed Saturday night j in a box somewhere in the neighboros hood of Thirtieth street and Broad- : the way. They had the correct postage for the parcel post but were sealed be with red wafers and therefore could i VIr be accepted only as first-class mat-| ter. Accordingly they were sent to I I ? ~ I of j the general postoffice to be referred :les to the sender, ing l0n PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED. en 121S" Major Allen, the young English11SG \ j man who was in Abbeville Monday * afternoon with the Trophy Trajn, wan mns+. nlpnsnrt'fclv Atifprtainpfl Hnr lUS- . " ~ , r " ing his stay, at the home of the Misses Morse. wo for - . ville in a good long while. the It is expected that some of the eal property sold will he developed,. and >be- put to other uses at an early date, j LARGE MOONSHINE , STILL IS H Deputy Marshal BVuce Breaks U] One of Biggest Blockade Plants Ever Operated in State?Moonshiners Escape?Sink Copper Equipment in Savannah. One of the largest moonshim 3tills that was ever raided in Soutl Carolina was broken up this week 01 a small island in the Savannah River six miles' from Bordeaux, by Unitet States Deputy Marshal C. J. Bruce Sheriff F. F. Edmunds, of McCor rnick county and State Constable: Lowe and Koon. .The operatives, twt white men who live in\ Georgia, es :aped, taking their copper equip ment with them and sinking it in th( Savannah River. Nine big fermenters and 2,00( gallons of mash were destroyed. A ot of lumber for new mash contain ?rs and other equipment was alsc iestroyed. The officers' presence was betrayid by a peculiar incident which happened just as they were about tc rush the still, which at the time was n operation about 300 yards awaj :rom where they were hiding in the inderbrush. The owner of the isand with two negro men was cut;ing down a tree close to the officers' hiding place and fearing thai ;he tree would fall on the marsha] ind his deputies the man who was cutting down the tree called to them ;o stand clear, thus betraying tl)eii presence. The moonshiners at once ook alarm and escaped in a bateau, taking the still with them anc sinking it in the river at such a deptl ;hat the officers are certain that il :an never be recovered. Thre< )ther bateaux, which the blockaders lad near the still, were destroyed. Marshal1 Bruce stated to a repre sentativt of the Press and Bannei . I yesterday that he was certain that i _imi *_ V 1. _ i i . m eras cms sun wmcn naa oeen iurnisn ing the major portion of the whiskej (vhich has been recently secured bj Abbeville, Abbeville county ant Greenville and Anderson counties Marshal Bruce also said that the ca I pacity of the still was several timei larger than any still that had beei operating in this section for man] years. HOME FROM FRANCE. Lieut. Albert Morse created a sen 3ation amoner his manv relatives an< friends Wednesday afternoon by ar r riving unexpectedly from France He got into town just in time for tht wedding, coming straight from th< brain to the church, and easily divid ed honors with the bride and prettj bridesmaids. Lieut. Morse has seen man] months of service in France and fo: some time was with the Army o: Occupation on the Rhine. Durinj the winter Lieut. Morse was. quit< sick witn pneumonia and has recent [y been in the South of France re cuperating. Everybody is glad to see him. LOAN ASSOCIATION SELLS MANY SHARES OF STOCK The Standard Building and Loai Association sold 324 shares of thi new April series No. 11. Forty-sev en new names have been added t< the stockholders list. The associatioi only started out to sell 100 shares but the response was so great tha more than three times that numbe were sold. LADIES SOCIETY. Tile Ladies Society of the Associ ate Reformed Presbyterian Churcl met Thursday afternoon at the hom of Mrs. W. T. Magill near town. Th went out in cars and afte the business meeting:, spent a sock hour. ' ? SOFT DRINK TAX GOES INTO EFFEC1 Situation Met Philosophically? I Schedule of Other So-Called Luzu Iries Alao Published?Strict Acft count Mutt Be Kept and Monthly Returns Made. Abbeville soft drink dispensen began the new regime of taxing sodi water, ice cream, sundaes, root beer coca-cola and all other fountair drinks today. The situation was mel 5 philosophically, the merchants real 1' izing that much trouble and incon 1 j venience would be entailed by the ,' new law. I 1 Five and ten cent drinks, or dishes , will be taxed one. cent while 15 oi - 20 cent drinks will be taxed twe 3 cents, and the tax will be collected > from the purchaser, unless the sods - fountain keeper -chooses to reduce - his prices to include the extra ta> ; items. T - xue qucsiiuii ui wiieii umift.3 art ) taxable, and the precise methods oi l collecting the tax, were discussed al - length in a statement issued today bj > the internal revenue bureau foi guidance of proprietors and patronc of soda fountains. These examples were given if tax) able drinks when mixed and sold al j the fountain for consumption on r the premises: "Orangeade, lemonade, pineapple -1 juice, coca-cola, root beer, Moxie, . phosphates, fruit and flavoring sy. rups mixed with carbonated watei t' or plain water, milk shakes, malted [ milk shakes, cream and egg shakes, 5 ice cream sodas, sundaes, ice cream i sandwiches, flavored ices." | \ These drinks are not taxable: Hoi i beef tea, coffee, tea, buttermilk, . milk, hot chocolate, hot clam broth, [ tomato bouillon and bottled drinks t sold direct from the container. Sept arate manufacturers taxes are im> posed on drinks of the latter class. I ? j J Ice cream is not taxable when sold 1 in containers to be carried awaj .' from the selling place to be eaten, rj Ice cream cones are taxable. Bromc t! seltzer, rochelle salts, Seidlitz powJ der, castor oil, epsom salts and simi j \ lar medicines often served at sods rj fountains are not subject to the tax |: Monthly returns must be made t( . | the district revenue collector by th< . soda fountain proprietor and dailj 3 records kept by a cash register 01 i otherwise. If the proprietor has n< j register, he is advised to keep his taj pennies separate. The revenue bureau also publishec today preliminary regulations gov eraing assessment of new taxes against socalled "luxuries" such a: j expensive carpets, picture frames valises, umbrellas, smoking jackets silk hosiery, fancy waistcoats, men'i ' and women's dresses and hats, als< 5 I ! effective Thursday, May 1. This taj B | ? m ... . _ _j is figured at the rate of 10 per cent on the amount paid by the purchase] j in excess of certain prices mentioned tin the act for each'article. 1 p! A retailer in stating the price oJ p' an article must give its actual selling J price and the tax extra. He may nol tftate a price which includes the tax Careful records must be kept bj the merchant. Returns for both th( luxury tax and the soda water ta> must be made on the last day of the month following the month for whicl thr return is made. Thus, May busi nr mst be reported by June 30. k ^ PRETTY VISITORS. 1! B Tue Misses Morse have as thei: . guest for the balance of this week 5; Miss Margaret Burton of Newberry J while on Monday they expect Mia J Mary Graham of Columbia, Mia t! Elizabeth Rainsford of Edgefield r!and Miss Essie Hagan of Easley whom they will entertain as a pleas ant house party. GERMAN MACHINE GUN. i- Much interest was manifested b; \, Abbeville people Wednesday in i e German Machine Gun, captured b; e the 118th Infantry, and shown 01 r the street here by Lieut. W. D. Wil il kinson, who demonstrated its us and mechanism. \ \ W- '' k - v ij... CLAUDE FLEMING ' DROWNED TUESDAY Fall* Into Wheel Pit at Gregg's Shoal* Plant?-Employed by Southern Utilities Company?Son of W. C. Fleming of Thi* City. Buried at Belton. t Claude Gary Fleming, IS* years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fleming, of Abbeville, was drowned v. Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock 4 ' at Gregg's Shoals, when, he fell ihto the wheel pit of flie Southern Utilities Company Power .plant. The wheel pit is 30 feet deep and the r water drops with tremendous force to the turbine. V Dr. T. 0. Kirkpatrick, a former schoolmate of Young Fleming's father, saw Fleming fall into the wheel pit from the gangplank which runs across it and gave the alarm. The w i ' _ _ r plant was stopped and the pit was emptied of water. It took 40 mini utea to recover Fleming's body. Dr. Kirkpatrick did everything in i his power to resuscitate the young man, ; but to no avail. , , i Young Fleming had come off duty at 1 o'clock and spent the afternoon i, with friends at the plant. A number I ** ' ? t ' , of visitors, who spent the afternoon fishing, were present. Among then ,were Dr. Kirkpatrick and a party of [ friends from Lownd^ville. Fleming , passed over the wheel pit several i times Tuesday afternoon and had v made" the trip many times since he ; was employed at the Gregg's Shoals , fllant last October. Just what caus, ed Fleming to fall into the pit is uni known. '" . ! The management of the Southern . Utilities company speak of Young Fleming in the highest terms. He I had been advanced twice since he r! was first employed and had been . | promised another advance which was ) | to take effect in the next few days. The body was brought to Abbeville i Wednesday morning. i He is survived by his parents, Mr. . and Mrs. W. C. Fleming, Bowie / > street, this city, one sister and three s brothers. The funeral was held at r Belton Thursday at 12 noon, ther Baptist minister of that city officiat> ing. : ? THREE IDEAS. I ? -I The ladies who have charge of the 3 flower beds in front of the City Hall 3 have found it a very difficult matter , to get them properly worked of late. , At present the beds are covered with 3 a thick growth of weeds and morning ) glories and are not an ornament as , , c is usual. Col. Jim McMillan says the . ladies should have no trouble, that n i-f Vio mora Mntmr Vip wnuM wnrle thft ! beds 'himself,'while Col. Moore Mara thinks this a "fool idea." Hon'Howr v F ard Moore says the beds should be j left as they are and let Mr. Rowell t demonstrate the virtues of morning . glories as a top crop. i i MRS. MARSHALL'S AGE. ? Somebody is always taking the i pleasure out of life and this time, for .! us, it is the man who sits down and | counts up to see if your dates are correct. Last week in Mrs. . MarI shall's very interesting article about j the war she remembers, a mistake "i ?>?<]? no Vin* OtTO wflil<1l WAV was uiauc c*o w ubi ??m*vm ? ?*w ' given as eighty-four when it should ' have been eighty-seven. 3 We regret the mistake for the ar? 3 tide was most interesting and add a ' bright page' to the reminiscent his' tory of the county. V V V COTTON MARKET. Si r v VI a V, Cotton sold on local mar- V f V *ket* yesterday for 28 3-4 cts. V a V May futures closed in New V . V York at zs.bu. ^ ^ e v 'v- ^ ' " f: i