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' 1 Abbeville Press and Banner - * . p.|_i.i;AikCj 1344. ft,,* v?r. Tri-Weeklv Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. ~ f ? . TWO LOSE LIVES " BOTTOM OF WELL FRANK LAND, WHITE AND BOB MULSHALL, NEGRO, OVERv . COME BY GAS AND DIE BEFORE THEY CAN BE RESCUED. iPrank Land, white and Bab Mulshall, colored, lost their lives Monday , afternoon when they were overcome by gas in a well being dug on the TifuJf/vrf? finonpar Calhoun I IOUU VA JWWVUkVAM wwwvy " ?? Falls. At the coronas inquest, held yesterday by Magistrate Joseph Hicks, of Magnolia Township, the jury rendered a verdict to the effect that "Frank Land and Bob Mulshall came to their deaths by accident, by being killed by gas in the bottom of a weld on the preahises of Bedford Guest." The testimony at the inquest brought out the facts as follows: Frank Land, a tenant on Bedford Guest's land, was digging a well at "his home. He started it the week be fnrA nnH had found it necessary to use dynamite. Last Friday a charge of dynamite was set off in the well and no one went down in it until, ? Vy '' i iv. f* I Monday afternoon when Land decided to continue digging. With the , assistance of Bedford Guest, he was 0 Jet down in a bucket. He filled the ''bucket with water and as Mr. Guest was about to draw It out, Land emptied the water ad told him to draw him (Land) out. Mr Guest and an assistant at the windlass s&arted drawing Land out and when he had nearly reached the top, he fell out of the bucket, back to the bottom. Mr. Guesf testified that he called to him and when there was no reply he called for help. Bob Mulshall, who was > employed on Mr. Helm's place, volunteered to go down in the j well and tie a rope around Mr. Land's body. Mr. Burris and Mr. Guest tied a rope around Mulshall and let him down. He apparently thought he was all right and untied the rope from his body, and tied it to Mr. Land. Then Mulshall called to those on the outside that he was sick. They drew up the rope, thinking to draw him out. Those on the outside heard Mulshall breathing hard for a time and then he ceased struggling and all was still. i It is thought thai, the gas generated by the dynamtie explosion which was unable to escape from the well, so affected the men that they were not able to cooperate with those on the outside, in their efforts to save them. Frank Land is married and has many friends in the Calhoun Falls community, "funeral services were held at Level Land Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'elock. r r 1 4 LIST OF JURORS Court of General Sessions Convenes September 5th. Following is the list of jurors drawn by Clerk of Court Perrin to , serve at the September term of General Sessions Court, which convenes Monday, September 5th, with Judge Edward Mclver of Cher aw presiding: Donalds township?J. S. McLain, B. L. Johnson, J. A. Drake, B. W. . . Tribble. . . . Due West Township-*^ A. Jones, . M. M Pennell, A. R. Fowler, A. C. Hawthorne, G. M. Collins. Long Cane?J. W. Able, R. 0. Nickles, C. H. Douglass, P. C. Anderson. Abbeville?G. E. Mann, M. B. Cochran, T. D. Ferguson, J. C. Colet man, L. G. Scott, Paul Kennedy. Antreville?J. C. Alewine, Vernon Bradberry, C. B. Prince, J. L. Knox, C. G. Kay. Lowndesville?J. H. Wilson, G. W Shaw-, L. T. Loftis, C. W. Chambers, M. B. Hutchison, C. W. Nance. Magnolia?C. T. Tucker, Will Burriss, R. P. Martin, W. S. Buford. i Cedar Springs?W. L. Gibert, J. P. Ramey. A h m f WORKMEN TO HELP C EX-SERVICE MEN CLEAN-UP SQUAD OF RED N CROSS AND LEGION ARRIVE IN GREENWOOD FRIDAY?JNVITE MEN FROM ABBEVILLE AND McCORMICK. In connection with the clean-up campaign recently instituted by the le American Red Cross, the American pj Legion and the Bureau of War Risk ? Insurance, R. G. Glover, representing ^ the district Red Cross office in Atlanta, and George C. Bailey, of the ^ * r ? _ A ;n? in American jLiegion, wexe in Amvme ? yesterday, conferring with Dr. G. A. to Neuffer and W. D. Wilkinson, local ft representatives of these agencies. m They state that the clean-up cam- aj paign is a genuine effort on the part le of the government to eliminatae the ei grounds for "kicks" on the part of m the ex-service men. They say that g< there are in every community cases af genuine need, cases which simple lu justice demands that the govern- n< ment should remedy. The greatest oi difficulty has been, they say, to get te in touch with such cases. Now by tl going into tne communities, as ciose- "i ly to their homes as possible, this fi< squad can greatly simplify matters, h< eliminate futile correspondence and to speed up- the adjustment of claims, ei The squad arrives in Greenwood er next Friday and will establish head- ^ quarters at the Community Hall. The squad.will 'be in Greenwood through Saturday, during which time, the a* members will have one end in view and that end is to get in touch with qi every ex-service man, who has a claim against the government, and m set in motion the machinery to get quick and satisfactory adjustment of that claim. 1 CO The paramount idea of the clean fit iin smian is tn / lit rpd tnnp tJia+. hn* -r r~i ? ? ?r- Jjj. prevented hundreds of disabled vet- ^ erans and ex-service men in general from receiing the compensation that the government is glad to give. In this work the Red Cross and the Lepc gion have every assurance from the ^ government of complete and whole hearted cooperation. Under the plan of campaign, the ^ squad, composed of experts who are , thoroughly familiar with every detail of the workings of the War Risk In- ej surance Act and the*Vocational Rehabilitation Act, will get in personal touch with every man who has . a claim or who thinks he may have a ^ claim, take up his case as an individual proposition, avoid lengthy and nerve wrecking correspondence?and ^ get results. ^ With that purpose in view the vc squad will visit centers in every ^ state in the Southeast and before the campaign is concluded, every county in the section will be covered. It is believed that by bringing this opportunity right to the doors of the veterans every man entitled to compensation, will get it and get ^ it speedily. ^ The squad furnishes the big opportunity for the veteran to have straightened out all his difficulties of compensation and vocational training and medical treatment right C. at home. It is, as well, the chance of ?* many to find out if they have claims m and if they have, to get them filed ^ properly, so that response will be re satisfactory and immediate. . To reduce trouble, delay, and ex"pense to a minimum, the squad will vs furnish each disabled veteran, who m reports at squad headquarters, with Cj transportation (back home and meals and lodging until his business is com- cc pleted. While the squad is in Greenwood, ^ it will take up, in addition to the af- ?* VJL iwoi Tctcioua, wic auaua UJ. i ? ex-service men in Abbeville and Mc- m Cormick counties. ce sfc REV. WILCOX TO PREACH ac Rev. George M. Wilcox of Ben- th ncttsville, will preach In the Presbyterian church next Sunday. C< % IHARLESION JAIL : WILL HOLD IN OT TO BE MOVED UNTIL GOV- ' ERNOR ORDERS?SPECIAL TERM NOT YET ORDERED FOR GAPPINS, FOX AND KLRBY. LESS MOB TALK. Columibia, Aug.- 16.?The. knowdge that C. 0. Fox and Jesse Gap- i ns, confessed slayers of William . Brazell, young Columibia taxi 1 iver, were being held in the jail at 1 harleston, apparently had a sober- . g and soothing effect on talk of j ob violence yesterday and while i ie case was still being discussed in any quarters, there was not that : iger shown that there was more or 1 ss manifest last week, and the gen- : al opinion seemed to be that the ' en were safe from summary yen- 1 ^ , jance. 1 So far as the sheriff's office in Co- ! ;mbia was concerned, there were : a developments whatever, and the 1 ficials were relieved to a large ex- 1 mt from th? tension under which tey have ibeen laJboring since the 1 en were taken into custody by of:ers of the law. The men will be 1 ;ld by Sheriff Poulnot in Charlesm until further orders from Gov- ! nor Cooper, and there is at pres- 1 it no information as to what day 1 ley will be brought to Columbia or ' i Lexington. 1 The two national guard companies ; Charleston, Companies A and B, 1 ive been instructed to stand ready render any assistance necessary to ' leriff Poulnot in protecting the 1 en from violence, and they will ! s prepared at all times to respond omptly to the call of the sheriff. 1 The ordering of a special term of urt to try Fox, Gappins and Kirbv Lexington, has been suggested < it no special term has been order[ as yet, it was learned yesterday. | The regular term of court will # f / >en in Lexington the second Mon... ? n?i .i.-- - - i i ? ly in oepimoer, ana tc nas oeen i tinted out that approximately 12 iys would be erquired to order the ecial term, so that, there would be > great saving of time even ough the special term were order- f I. 1 Despite the fact that a week has ^ apsed since Kirby gave first inti- * ation of the killing of the young ? xi driver, feeling in the case has ( sen maintained at a high pitch, the forts of the sheriffs to protect the ? isoners arrested in Georgia hav- ( g served to keep interest aroused * ae persistent efforts of a supposedly A ell organized mo(b to wreak quick ? sngeance on the perpetrators of ( e crime too, has attracted much ( uniment. ' ( Continued from page one.) Officials in Columbia seem of the I >inion that Fox and Gappins will 1 >t be moved from Charleston for ( me time. Every precaution will be 1 ken to give them adequate pro- 1 ction in case need artses. Would Demand Apology. ' j Augusta, Aug. 16.?Judge Henry ' Hammond, of the Augusta circuit ^ ! superior court, late last night ^ ailed a communication to Governor tiomas W. Hardwick, of Atlanta, questing that the governor demand ^ f Governor Cooper'of South Car- ^ ina immediate apology for the in- ^ ision of Georgia 'la^t Thursday . orning iby a mdb of 100 South a'rolinians seeking C. O. Fox and ssse Gappins, held in Richmond unty jail on murder charges. The communication suggests that might not be amiss for the State : South Carolina to deliver to eorgia at least one memiber of the oh, inasmuch as Georgia law offirs captured and held for her sister ate the two alleged murderers. Fox and Gappins have confessed c cording to Sheriff J. T. Plunkett, J eir implication in the death of Wil- s um Brazell, 19 year old youth of r >lumibia. I 10F'DEAD MAN ' ED FOR MURDER rwo MORE ARRESTS MADE AT j STEEDMAN?SWORN STATEMENT ACCUSES SON CUTTING FATHER'S THROAT WHILE / ' . ' ; ANOTHER HOLDS HIM. Lexington, Aug. 15.?James Barfield, Sr., who is being held in the Lexington county jail on the charge of killing Marcellus iCook near Steedman Friday afternoon, when seen this morning in his cell, denied having ibeen connected with the murder in any way, but admits having been at the Cook home Friday afternoon. Later in the day Barfield gave a sworn statement to Deputy Sheriff Oswald, saying that Ira Cook and Henry Wheeler had told him while he was at the Cook home Friday afternoon that Cook had done the cutting while Wheeler held the old man. On this affidavit Mr. Oswald immediately procured warrants 1 charging Ira Cook and Wheeler with < murder and went to Steedman and i placed the two men under arrest,. 1 and they are now confined in the J Lexington jail to await trial at the next term of court. t, When arrested both of the men , stoutly denied any knowledge what- < ever of the killing other than what ' they had told, at the Inquest. Ira j Cook is the 20 year old son of the J murdered man and Wheeler is a tvage hand working and living with . the Cooks. { Lexington jail is now filled to j capacity, there ibeing at present six ] arhite men and several negroes j] awaiting trial. ^ It was brought out at the coro- \ ler's inquest that on several occas(Continued on page eight.) . , ( 1AME WARDEN HUCKABEE 1 . GETS HUNTING INFORMATION 1 < i )pen Season For Squirrels, Rac- c D.LL.'t. I ?D nuu M VHUUll September to March. ll ( County Game Warden J. M. Huck- ( ibee of Lowndesville has received ( :rom Chief Game Warden A. A. \ Richardson the following informa- ^ ;ion relative to the open season for { squirrels, raccoons, rabbits and a >possums: , "'On account of the hunting licen- ? >es foT this season having been print- ^ ;d before the acts of 1921 came :rom the hands of the printers, it j vas stated on the back of the licenses that the season for squirrels, rac;oons, rabbits and opossums would >pen October 1st and close after March 15 th. "The 1921 Legislature, however, jassed the following Act, from which t will be seen that squirrels, rac:oons, rabbits and opossums may be lunted from September 1st to March Lst. i "Act No. 167, Acts of 1921, reads: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the . General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: The closed season 'or hunting squirrels, raccoons, rab)its and opossums in this State shall j )e from March 1 to September 1 of i ;ach year." Warden Huckabee also says that ;he following persons are authorized ;o sell hunting licenses: Nance & Mann, R. H. Hutchison, S. J. Hester, 3. 0. Hall, S. M. Braley, J. C. Gil t n m x m hf?t - larn, dames vrioert, onerm luc-uaue, ^ iV. F. Beckwith; George Milford, A. t I. Ellis, Todd and Son, Claud Ashey, W. W. Wilson, J. F. Rogers, T. ^ 3. Martin, J. M. Patterson, J. C. , c Hampton, R. H. Hull, F. A.' Carwile, q j. H. Taylor. ? y King Peter Dead. ^ Belgrade, Aug. 16.?King Peter 1 >f Serbia died today." He was 76 ~\ rears old and for a long time had r uffered from pleurisy. He has not 1 eigned since 1919 when Crown I 'rince Alexander succeeded him. C mi REVISION BILL PRESENTED \DMINISTRATION MEASURE TO BE CALLED UP WEDNESDAY WITH FINAL VOTE SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY FORDNEY SAYS. Washington, Aug. 16.?The administration tax revision hill, designjd to raise approximately $3,000,)00,000 a year, was (formally presented today to the house of representatives. 'Chariman Fordney, of the ivays and means committee expects to call it up Wednesday and to have i final vote Saturday under a spe:ial rule limiting consideration to four days. [Republicans of the house refused Monday ito approve the administration plan to make repeal of the excess profit and the reduction of the income surtaxes to 32 per cenrt retroactive to last January 1. Under the conference decision these changes, as well as the five per cent increase in the corporation income tax, would go into force next January 1. The vote to make the change in the committee bill was 96 to 87. No Dther alteration in the draft as presanfo/J f/\ flnn AA?ffaroTiy*o -rxrao 7Y?qHo JUilllVU VV/ WUV VVtULVJbMlVV ?T MU aaamvav** The membership also adopted a special rule under which the vote on the bill will be taken at 3 p. m. Saturday. Representative Frear, Wisconsin, i member of the ways and means :ammittee, wanted a separate vote n the house on fixing the date for a repeal of the excessive profits tax, 3U't the conference on motion of Representative Mann, Illinois, decided ;o make the date January 1, 1922. Under amendments subsequently idopted by the committee, .the inirease in the corporation income ;ax to be effective next January 1, vas reduced from 5 to'2 1-2 per :ent, and the tax on cereal bever iges cut from 15 cents to six cents a jallon. Republican leaders estimate that he bill willl reduce the nation's tax jurden by $600,000,000 in the next :alendar year through repeal of the ;xcess profits tax, the higher brackits of income surtaxes, all of the ;ransportation taxes, including express and oil pipe line, ncreased exemptions to heads of families and nprried men with small incomes, md decreases in the levies on candy, sporting goods, furs and art, and art vorks. Details of these and other changes ncluding the increase of 5 per cent n the income tax on corporations! ilready have been published. Otiher revisions include, however, the exemption from taxation of the compensation received iby the President >f the United States and amounts alotments and allowances under provisions of the war risk insurance and vocational rehabilitation acts. Justices of the supreme court md all federal court judges also (Continued on page four.) DR. AND MRS. PRATT HERE The Rev. H. W. Pratt and Mrs. Pratt are spending a day or two in Abbeville, meeting old friends. They ire staying with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. ?err on Greenville street. The Rev. Hr. Pratt is engaged in Christian educational work with Columbia Theoogical Seminary and Chicora College :'or Women, with headquarters in Columbia. He is also field represenative for the Million Dollar cam )aign recenuy cumpietcu su ouwmo'ully. Dr. and Mrs. Pratt, after about t year, have succeeded in getting a luitable house to live in in Columbia, md they are packing their furniture lere preparatory to moving it to heir new home. Their new home is ocated in the Rose Hill section of Vales Gardens, the newest and best esidential section of Columbia. They have been living with Mr. 0. i ). Black, president of the Columbia 1 Chamber of Commerce. I TREATY QUESTION 1 SOON TO BE SETTLED j NEW TREATY WITH GERMANY NOW VIRTUALLY COMPLETED BY SECRETARY HUGHES, AND . | OTHERS UNDER WAY WITH OTHER POWERS. Washington, Aug. 16.?The three jj year's question of what kind of peace treaties are to Ibe arranged between the 'United States and th,e former central powers will be finally settled in the near future. These outstanding developments were learned tonight in the question of finally making peace with Germany, Austria and Hungary. 1. The new peace treaty with Germany, a separate treaty based on the Versailles pact, thas been virj?ii? 1-a-J it... o buaiiy vuiiij/icucu uy ucvicwjij vx State Hughes, and it is understood it will be presented in final form for signature to the German govern-. * J merit soon, if this has not already { been done. 2. 'Secretary Hughes has already ibegun negotiating treaties with Austria and Hungary, these also to be separate documents from the treaties of Saint German-en-Laye and between the allies and Austria and Hungary, which the United States signed 'but never ratified. . . "I! Allies Will Lift Economic Penalties. Paris, Aug. 16.?The allies will lift the economic penalties on Germany, September 15, providing she pays the sunns due August 31, the supreme council decided in its final session tonight. The military penalties will remain. An international commission will ? also'ibe created to Inspect customs and prevent <rermany from (boycotting or discriminating against allied merchandise. The allied supreme council adjourned its final session tonight in apparent accord,-^following a day of 'bitter clashes of Anglo-French in- i teresfts which at times threatened a ! v| complete deadlock on German policies. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Mrs. S. H. Cochran Gathers Family For Celebration. Mrs. S. H. Cochran, who lives at Cold Springs, was the center of a happy family group last Friday _ which was her 67th birthday. There were present twelve children, twenty-six grandchildren, two brothers, L. C. Nickles and Thomas Nickles, of Central, and two sisters, Mrs. Janie McKee of Central and Miss Mattie Cochran. In the old grove in front of Mrs. Cochran's house an enjoyable dinner with all the frills and fancies of such occasions was served. ' Mrs. Cochran has continued to live at the old home place since the death f of her husband, Mr. S. H. Cochran, several years ago. Living with her and present at the celebration were: Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Cochran, O. S. Cochran, Miss Willie Cochran, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Cochran, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Murdock of Ray, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cochran of Watts, Mr. and Mrs M. B. Syfan, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Coch- A ran, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Cochran, Messrs. George, Sloan and Manning Cochran, and her son-in-law, Mr. M. E. K. Glymph of Pomaria. All the people who know Mrs Cochran join in wishing her the opportunity to enjoy many more such celebrations as that of Friday. FOOTBALL MEN MEET Members of the football team are +/% woof in r?ViQnf commerce at the city hall Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. % OFF TO MARKET. Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran leaves this afternoon for the Northern markets to buy her fall and winter stock of ?oods. - 3