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- -y ' ' : : ' , 1' Abbeville Press and Banrp* 1 . ? ! ABBEVILLE," S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916. established , a year. ' ? ' COURT NEWS OF PAST WEEK MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED 1 ?COURT ADJOURNED THURSDAY. When we went to press on last Tuesday night, the Court was considering" the case of State vs. Marshall Barton, charged with assault and lattery with intent to kill. The case was continued Wednesday morning. The jury found the defendant guilty of simple assault and battery. He was defended by J. Moors Mars, Esq. In the case of State vs. George Morgan, Arthur Wright, Tom Frazier, Dave Nelson and Dave Little, charged with breaking into the store of Mr. Gable, near Antreville, Tom Frazfer and Dave Nelson were found "not guilty;" George Morgan plead guilty, and Arthur Wright was found guilty of compound larceny. A new trial was granted Arthur Wright. The case will be tried at the next term of court. The defendants were represented by Messrs Graydon ? Graydon, J. Howard Moore, J. Frank Clinkscales and Sam Adams. Paris Dowtin was found guilty of ? Incest, with recommendation to mercy, by 'the jury of which S. W. ' Brown was the foreman. He was sentenced to five years in the peni- ; tentiary. Waldo McBride, who was found guilty of failing to support his wife and children, was sentenced to pay j a fine of $500.00 or serve two years . on the County chaingang. ' The sen- : tencc was suspended on condition that he pay twelve dollars per month , for the support of his wife and child- ! ren. Considerable interest was manifested in the case of the State vs. : Lucius Wideman, Hack Watkins, ; David Davis, Jodie Mattison, Sam j Mitchell, Jesse Arthur, Will Nicks, 1 Sam Epps, Prue White and Taylor j Arnold, charged with assault and j battery with intent to kill. These t negroes were accused of whipping a i negro by the name of Corliss Cook, near Honea Path, S. C., some time \ ago. The testimony shows that j Cook had made himself objectionable i to tne orner negroes in tne communi- 1 tjr. After consulting with some of tneir white friends, Cook was taken ] Ol't, and given about fifty lashes with h a buggy whip. The defendant was < * eprw?iited oy A. H. Dagnall of An- < derson, S. CM and William P. Greene, j of Abbeville, S. C. . j ! Hack Watkins, Will Nicks and Sam { Epps were found guilty of assault 1 and battery of high and aggravated nature, and the other defendants 1 not guilty. The two former were i sentenced to pay a fine of $75.00 and the latter a fine of $50.00, or serve < a term of six months on the County 1 ehaingang. Thursday morning the Court called ' the case of State vs. W. P. Beard, 1 charged with malicious slander. A ' motion was made by his counsel, Messrs, Blease, Clinkscales and ' t A X. L iL. J J. x < SLUUUIX tu qutusil UltJ lllUlUUIlCIlt UIl'i several grounds. The case was ar- 1 gned at considerable length. The motion was refused except as to one 1 count in which certain formal parts 1 had been left out in drawing the indictment. The Solicitor was allowed to amend same by inserting these , necessary allegations. The Court being of the opinion that the case ] would take a considerable length of J time for its trial, and other cases be- ] ing more pressing on account of the fact that the defendants were in ' jail, the case was ordered continued 1 by the court until next term. ' Jake Fair was tried for murder on , Thursday afternoon, it being charged " that he killed a negro near Willington some time ago. He was represented by Mes?rs. Graydon & Gray- j don, and was found guilty of man- , slaughter. He was sentenced to five * years on the County chaingang or a , like term in the penitentiary. The State failed to make out a 4 case against Calvin Richardson ] charged with murder, it appearing that the homicide was accidental and . the Court ordered a verdict of not guilty. A pistol being handled by Richardson discharged, the ball striking a negro woman and killing her. This happened in the upper part of the County, in the Antreville section. The last case tried was that of the State vs. Armistead Harris, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. He was represented by J. j Frank Clinkscales and was found j guilty of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He was fined $150.00 or one year on the County chaingang. | John Wideman was sentenced to a 1 term of five years on the chain gang. He appealed to the Supreme Court. | Ac the conclusion of the jury cases I the Court heard the appeal on the part of Tom Pettigrew from the sen- I tence of the Municipal Court, where | he was convicted of transporting li-' quor. The judgment was reversed, j In the case of the State vs. Brown, , involving the constitutionality of the ] Compulsory Education Law, the i Court sustained the judgment of the ( magistrate, finding the defendant . * guilty. The case will be appealed , to the Supreme Court. , A number of matters were submitted to Judge Wilson and he signed < numerous orders and decrees and j finally adjourned court late Thursday evening. The Judge left for Col- < NEWTON D. BAKER WAR SECRETARY FORMER EXECUTIVE OF OHIO! CITY ACCEPTS CABINET POSI TION TENDERED HIM. Washington, March 6.?Newton D. Baker, former mayor of Cleveland, has been selected by President Wilson for secretary of war. Mr. Baker has accepted the position and is arranging his affairs in Cleveland preparatory to coming to Washington to take up his duties. The eselection of Mr. Baker is understood to have been discussed by President Wilson with Colonel House today. When President Wilson was making up his cabinet in 1913 he offered the place of secretary of interior to Mr. Baker twice. Mr. Baker then was mayor of Cleveland and declined for that reason. The president and Mr. Baker have been close friends for some time and have corresponded frequently. Mr. Baker is said by his friends to be in close sympathy with the president's nolicies and is known to have had the support of some members of the cabinet for the war office. When President Wilson recently was touring the Middle West on his preparedness program he saw Mr Baker in Cleveland and had a long talk with him. Mr. Baker has been in Washington frequently of late and on his last visit here said he had not bee offered the post of secretary of war and did not believe he would be. Ever since Lindley M. Garrison resigned the president has been seeking a Middle Western lawyer for the place. At the White House today it was neither officially confirmed nor denied that Mr Baker would get the place. Officials strongly encouraged the use of his name and it was understood that Mr. Baker had been definitely selected. The 30-day period for which Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, was designated as secretary of war id interim, will expire March 11. It is believed that Mr. Baker's nomination will be sent to the senate before that time. Mr. Baker is 44 years old. He was born in Martinsburg, W. Va., and at the age of 25 was appointed private secretary to Postmaster General Wilion in President Cleveland's cabinet [n 1897 he began the practice of law at Martinsburg. He later moved to Cleveland, where he became city solicitor in 1902. He held this office for 10 years until his election as mayor. In 1914 he was reelected mayor for a two-year term. i Mr. Baker has received degrees at Johns Hopkins and Washington & Lee Universities. For years Mr. Baker has been closely identified with the reform movement in Cleveland. When Mayor Tom Johnson died Mr. Baker took up the fight for lower street car fares and finally brought about an adjustment >f street railway franchises in Cleveand. At the time of the Baltimore contention Mr. Baker was prominently mentioned for the vice presidency because of the fight he made for Mr. Wilson. Mr. Baker has been known for pears as a leader of the Ohio bar and s highly regarded by the president is a lawyer. Mr Wilson wanted the AHa/I K*r o lowtrAi* Kopfliicp nf i I^IOVC l/jr U mnjvi k/vvmwwv w* . egal questions constantly arising in :he administration of the war depart-1 ment, the Philippines, the Panama :anal and Porto Rico. Mr. Baker is a member of the Ohio state Democratic committee and :hairman of the executive committee >f his county committee. He has the record of having Kin for public office ,n Cleveland during 14 consecutive pears without defeat. Mr. Baker is understood to have specified when he joined his law firm :hat he would be free for six months arior to the next election to work for President Wilson's reelection. [>eiCHAMPS ENTERS RACE FOR GOVERNOR ( James M. DesChamps of Columbia, jnnounces that he will be a candidate | For gvoernor in the approaching Democratic primaries. , Mr. DesChamps is a native of South Carolina, a farmer and is an author ind lecturer. He has an extended | icquaintance in the State, having resided at different times in his life in ive South Carolina counties. For the ast few years he has been living in Columbia. Mr. DesChamps is op3osed to factionalism and believes ;hat Democrats should exercise the :ight of independent thinking, as lis platform of principles indicates. A NEW ENGINEER. Engineer Brown is here to take the ilace on the Southern made vacant jy the moving away of Mr. McPher- ( son, who goes from here to Union. Mr. Brown has moved his family to \bbeville and they are occupying one >f the houses on Nickles Avenue. jmbia on Saturday. Solicitor Cooper; returned to his home Friday night | The Court of Common Pleas will | convene here on the fourth Monday in March p.nd until that time there will be no excitement around the court house. 1 COUNTY SCHOOLS 1 ANNUAL MEET FIELD DAY EXERCISES TO BE F f HELD HERE SOON-PUPILS EXPECTING BIG TIME. The Abbeville County School Field Day will be held in Abbeville, Friday, n April 7. The exercises will be ii held under the management of the 1; Abbeville County Teachers' Associa- t tion, J. L. Grier, President, Due v West: R. E. Moody, Secretary, Mc- c Cormick. t< The program is as follows: r 110 a. m.?Class room contests, Grad- ? ed School building, 12 M.?Parade. Form at Graded I School building. |f 1 p. m.?Dinner. i ^ 2 p. m.?Athletics at Fair Ground. 8 p. m.?Declamation contest at ^ Opera House. The class room contests at the Graded School will consist of conj tests in spelling, arithmetic, reading, map drawing, etc. The parade will consist of school c children in line with banners, flags, n followed by floats. Each school is I ? I urged to have at least one large ban-1* Iner with the name of school. It is |n also urged that each school have a y float. A teacher should be in charge ." of each school. All school children ;a without teachers will, however, re- | ? I port to the chairman of Committee ,.*' on Parade and be assigned place in !a parade. i c The parade will begin at the Graded School building at twelve o'clock !0 sharp, march to the square and 0 around same forming on the west 1( side to review the floats which will P immediately follow the children. The v parade will be led by band. PJ . PRIZES. IJ Schools will be divided into two classes. Class A?Schools .having " only one teacher. Class B?Schools .Cl having more than one teacher. ja Best Float by School Class A, $10. j?: Best Float by School Class B, $10. I School (any class) having the#largest per cent yearly enrollment pres-1 y ent and in line during parade,_$5.00. The Athletic contests will be held tt at the Fair Grounds and will be held n according to the rules given by the I Inter-High School Athletic Associa- ^ tion of South Carolina. Prizes will *'1 be awarded. !e' The declamation contest will be t* held at the Opera House at 8 p. m. There will be two separate congests? (? one for the high schools, grades 8, $ 9 and 10, and one for the grammar schools, grades 5, 6, and 7. Two d medals are offered in each of these jri contests?one to the best boy speaker ti and one to the best girl speaker. ti d GREENVILLE DAILY NEWS o CHANGES HANDS u, jai Greenville, Feb. 29.?George W. 'g, Branson, Jr., announces his resigna- a tion as president of the Greenville ; a] Mouiq Pnmnnnv nf the !... paper, effective early in March. Mr c< Brunson will become a member of a] the advertising firm of Bryant, Griffith & Fredericks in New York. . The directors announce the following new officials of the company;. . James C. Derieux, managing ediotr; \ ' B. H. Peace, business manager; J. r: Rion McKissick, associate editor. Mr | McKissick is not to give his time sole- r ly to work in the newspaper of- j fice? fil A FIGHT FOR LOSS OF DIXIE. tl. a1 Washington, March 1.?Represen- w tatives Heflin of Alabama and Clark P1 of Florida, engaged in a heated clash . on the floor of the house today with ? Minority Leader Mann and Representative Stafford, of Wisconsin, over a gi bill which passed the house, to re- tli store the right of court of claims to m consider the reimbursement of south- C erners for property seized by Union oi troops during the war between the ti< states. The claims in question ag- pi gregate five hundred thousand dol- cc lars. In reply to Mann's assertion Ti that "we don't owe one cent to the at men who endeavored to destroy our di government," Heflin declared that "nobody but a coward and a vul- te garian would use such language fc here." to "I don't believe there is another man on that side of the house at this n< time who, in light of history, would make such a charge and slander vt against my people," he said. Clark, in answer to Stafford's as- 2< sertion that "the bill is a entering wedge to pay claims to those who n< were disloyal," spoke of the South's .. an fft nnunfrv'c poll Hnrinc the 3 ivopviiov KV VVUUVi^ w VMS* v.M....0 _ Spanish war, and added: "If, unhappily, we should have trouble now, I rc apprehend that the defense of the flag will come more unanimously so from our section than from that part where the hyphenated citizens dwells $] and controls." He declared the bill was no loot to of the government, but was arrangement for court to decide whether the su debt is just. yl NO WONDER. rc No wonder Abbeville county al- , ways gets a lion's share of political offices. Judge Benet writes to the Press and Banner that "three old 1S Abbeville fathers had 27 sons at the battle front?Robert H. Wardlaw, in Charles Haskell and Mr. Botts." Ab- ei beville has always given good men to m any service.?Columbia Record. tc DEVELOP NE MINING PROPERTY Illll III IM IIVI kail I ITTSBURG CAPITALISTS EXPECTED HERE IN INTEREST OF GOLD MINE. The probability of further developlent of the Neel gold mine property i Abbeville county again looms irge, according to one of the owners ]. S. Marshal C. J. Lyon, of Greenille, who said today that Pittsburg apitalists were expected here soon o confer with him. Mr. Lyon was ecently in Abbeville in the interest f the pcroject and -.this week he rought back with him several speciiens which geologists say contains old and pyrites. The mine was oprated several years ago but lack of nancial backing caused the owners 3 close. Renewed interest is now j eing injected by reason of the fact hat additional discoveries have been eported made and there is evidence f a rich, productive vein. The Neel gold mine property is lo-' ated on 361 acres of land lying nine, liles south of Abbeville and about' ne and one-half miles southeast of 'arsons Mount. it is about six' riles from the old Dora mine which j ielded something more than a mil-J on dollars. The entire section bout Parson's Mount is heavily minralized, and the veins seem to have ocalized in the Neel property says recent report. There are . five ( leaily marked veins of ore, three of rhich run entirely across the tract f land and which have been more r less developed by shafts to water ;vel. Work has been done on the, roperty at long intervals, beginning rith slave mining, before the Civil 'ar. None of the works have been riven below water level, and no efort has been made to save more lan the free gold that could be aught with an ordinary stamp mill nd copper plates. Even in this rude way several thousand dojlars ave from time to time been tAken | rom the veins above water, and et there are many tons of ore bove water level that have not been >uched, in the main veins and the ew veins more recently discovered. The two main veins on the proper/ are from eighteen inches to two , set wide at water level, and have very indication' of continuing down ) great depth. The values improve i lth depth?one sample at water svel showing the very high value of 1.39 per ton. ine ore is a quartz pymes, partly ecomposed. The- decomposed py-i ites contains free gold in exceponally rich values, while fully iree-foUrths the value is in the unecomposed pyrites. A simple process f treating the ore would be by the se of the regulation stamp mill nd copper plates to catch the free i old, and a concentrating table. Such I table, if bought new, would cost bout $300. Fully three-fourths the ' alue of the ore will be found in the ] )ncentrates, which can be saved b^ n inexpensive process. It would not be advisable, especilly in the development stage of the line, to put in a chlorinating or cya- ' ide plant or a s>nelter, for when j ich high values can be handled in ich small concentrated bulk, the >st of shipping and reduction should | e nominal. There are several reli- 1 ale plants that treat refractory ore ' i easy reach of Abbevile. One of ; lese located in this state worked ore j t profit, the averaged value of hich was only $1.49 per ton, taking ] at $58,000 in round numbers dur-l. g 1907 according to U. S. Geolo- J ical Survey, 1907. This was possible because of the , reat quantity and accessibility of, le ore deposit which is a veritable; ountain. The Candor Mine of North arolina that has an averaged value : $8.00 per ton, has a perfect reducon plant, and the owners would | obably treat concentrates for other, >mpanies at a low cost per ton. his mine is being successfully oper;ed, and from first to last, has proiced over $600,000 of bulliorf. The Neel property has been .exnsively sampled and assayed. The illowing are some of the values per n, found in recent openings: 1 Old dump front of Dansby's house 1 )rth vein $67.80. 1 Shaft 12 feet deep, main north ( iin $7.64. t From dump near same shaft $50.- ( I. i From parallel vein 136 feet from:* >rth vein $22.73. I* Same vein 1-4 mile southeast, pit feet deep, $18.19. From parallel vein No. 3, taken in < >ad, $36.17. . ? From shaft 43 feet deep, main uth vein, $13.47. From shaft across vein, same depth . L8.19. From 500 lb. rock taken from bot- } m of shaft $81.39. From same vein 12 inches wide at ( irface where cut by branch 200 c irds from shaft $22.74. From same point, part of large ' ck $75.45. The foregoing assays were made i 7 special assayist at Candor, N. C., f. id by Dr. R N Brackett, chief chem- . t, Clemson College, S. C. j Recalling that $6 per ton, free gold i a vein a foot wide, of any consid able extent, will furnish profitable < illing, and an average of $10 per'1 >n is considered very good, one can ( ADMITS GAINS FOR PCD AMI TUDIICT ULIllflHIl IIIIHJO! PARIS, HOWEVER, ALSO RECORDS REPULSE OF ATTACK FROM CAPTURED POSITION Further advances by the Germans in the Verdun region and in Champagne are told of in the latest French official communication which, however, also records successes in repelling a German attempt to debouch further from a captured position, the driving of the Teutons out of a trench they had'taken and the hammering with the, French big guns of German organizations. After having vigorously. . shelled the region between Bethincourt and the Meuse, the Germans in a strong infantry attack captured the village of Forges, about nine miles northwest of Verdun. Not satisfied with the gain, they several times essayed to debouch from the village against the Cote de I'Oie, but the French in counterattacks forced them back into the village and held them there. In the Argonne the French blew up near Courtes Chaussees a German post with a mine, and captured a portion of the crater. Near Hautet Chavauchee, the Germans sprang two mines and later entered the French trenches at several points. Counterattacks, however, drove them out and the French also occupied a portion of the mine crater. The Germans, while reporting comparative quiet to the east of the Meuse, announce the capture of about a thousand French soldiers in minor actions Saturday and Sunday. The Russians, under cover of the fire of their fleet, at last have been able to make a landing on the Black sea coast to the east of Trebizond, capturing the towns of Atina and Maprava and driving off the Turks who opposed thenl. Two officers and 280 men were taken prisoners and two guns and a quantity of munitions were captured. Considerable fighting between the Russians and the Germans has taken place in northwest Russia, the Russian artillery smashing German trenches in the Riga sector and dispersing scouting parties in the vicinity of Friedrichstadt. Owing to heavy rains and avalanches, fighting has almost ceased on the Austro-Italian front. Berlin reports that in the Zeppelin raid over England Sunday night the Hull naval depot was bombed with effect. All the German aircraft returned safely. A British official report says that Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Essex and Kent counties were visited. Three men, four women and five children were killed by the bombs dropped and 33 other persons were injured. The house of representatives at Washington is expected to take up today the armed ship warning resolution of Representative McLemore. DEATH OF MRS. PURDY. Mrs. William Purdy died at her home near Verdery Saturday night after an illness of more than a year. The funeral was conducted at Cedar Springs yesterday by Rey. R T. Kerr. Mrs. Purdy was about 70 years of age. Besides her husband she is surrived by one daughter, Mrs. Frank Kerr, of Bradley, two sons, Messrs. Paul and Bonner Purdy," and two brothers, Messrs. Hillory and William Deviln.?Greenwood Journal. PREACHING TO THE OLD FOLKS. In the series of sermons which he is preaching in the Methodist church, Rev. J. L. Daniels preached to the 1 >ld people of the city last Sunday ; rooming. Each member. of the 1 Methodist church who owned a car 1 aras asked to bring some elderly per- 1 A-~ .1 _U HI ? >Uii \aj cilUlt'li. iuanjr aoiuc xxuiu ;he regular membership were pres- 1 ;nt and listened with pleasure to the 1 rery excellent sermon. LENTEN WORK. The Guild of Trinity Church met > vith Mrs. Frank B. Gary Monday ifternoon at four o'clock. There vas a pleasant meeting and the Guild lecided to take as their Lenten work ;he making of new cushions for the ihurch pews. They will meet once i week during Lent and will sew for ;he orphans and at Easter a box of substantial clothing will be sent to LU1IVY111C. 1 New life has been put into the j :hurch since the services here in ^ Fanuary by Mr. Finley. CULTIVATING HIS VOICE. Mr. Boyce Wideman, of Troy, is , n New York for the purpose of cul;ivating his voice. He has a position n the city and is taking lessons in roice from Reed Miller, the South Carolinian, who is so famous as a linger. Mr. Wideman is the son of < ;he late W. P. Wideman, is a gradu- j ite of Brskine College, is a hand- < soma young man and is gifted with i i fine voice. His friends wish him < jreat success in his chosen vocation. eadily conceive what these high values mean for a milling prospect. The land on which this mine is lo:ated is owned by C. J. Lyon and W. fV. Bradley of Abbeville, S. C.?The jreenville Daily Piedmont. POLITICIANS BUSY PLAYING FOR PLACE } \ ? " fy? 1 GOVERNOR AND FRIENDS MAKING NO COMMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENTS. ~ Columbia, March 5.?Special: Those close in the confidence of Governor Manning have not seen fit to make public any comment on the various announcements and near announcements of candidates, both active and prospective, who will contest with the Governor for the nomina- \ tion at the hands of the Democrats ^ in the "coming primaries for the position of Chief Magistrate. That the friends of the Governor are keeping in close touch with t?e situation, and are watching closely every move on ' the political chessboard is known, but they are not talking for publication. They are evidently of the opinion that watchful waiting is the best policy which can be puraued for the present, for they are known to feel that it is still too far away from the campaign for the different elements and issues to be clarified. That there will be much shifting . and changing in their opinion between now and the opening of the campaign While Governor Manning has not' formally announced his candidacy for re-election it is known that he will run. Several uo-State naners this last week said friends of the Governor had received letters saying he was in the race for re-election. Cooper and Stuck?jr. The public attention is centred right at present on what Solicitor R. A. Cooper, of Laurens, and Mr. W< A. Stuckey, of Bishopville, Will do. That both ire being urged to enter the race for Governor is known throughout the length and breadth . t of the State. The attitude of Solicitor Cooper and Mr. Stuckey will have a most important bearing on the outcome of the campaign in the opinion of well posted and impartial political observers. Former Governor Cole L. Blease has formally announced that he will seek election to the Governorship, and his friends are making an active campaign for him. There is a widespread and increasing demand throughout the State fof the Democratic State Convention to abolish the county-to-county canvas* of the candidates. The sentiftient for the doing away of this archaic me* thod of campaigning is on the increase for impartial, and unbiased observers declare that this political circus dbes the State a grew! deal of harm and no good at all. Theywi clare that without it factionalism would die and candidates "ivould have to discuss issues instead of one another, as it is almost imperative under the county-to-county canvass to get any attention. - When the Democratic clubs meet in April to elect delegates to thA county conventions this matter will come up and efforts will be made to send up instructed delegations to knock out the countyto-county canvass, it is sftifl. - ^ Duncan Oat Again. *v John T. Duncan has again announced his candidacy for Governor, Mr. Duncan declares that the people are tired of the factionalism and are ready for a new deal. J. M. DesChamps, of Columbia, has also announced his candidacy for governor on uie uemocranc ucneu He is an author and lecturer and is making an extensive newspaper advertisingk campaign of his platform, on which he will ask the Democrats of the State to nominate him. Democrats will cease their differences this week to see what the Republicans will do regarding a State ticket. The Republican State Con- . vention meets in Columbia on Tuesday to elect delegates to'the National Convention in Chicago and to decide whether or not to put a State ticket in the field to oppose the Dem Dcrats. It is not likely that any State ticket will be nominated by them.?W. F. Caldwell in News and Courier. TILLMAN EMPHATIC. Washington, Feb. 29.?Senator rillman, chairman of the senate naval committee, was asked today arhac he thought of the movement in congress to warn Americans off armid merchant ships. "All I've got to say," said the senator, "is that anybody who butts.. in jn the president when he's handling ^ foreign relations is a confounded fool. You can make it as strong as > jrou like. The president up to date las handled these matters wisely and patriotically and he ought not to be mterferred with." i? BILLY CLIFFORD HAS iMurnircn cnOTllNP lilnCil\lllrfU A V/l? A Remember Billy (Single) Clifford? Sure you do. He was at the helm )f the musical show which delighted i large sized audience at the Grand Dpero House recently. While in Grreenville last Friday he received instructions from his lawyer in Chicago to appear at his office, March 8, :o inherit an estate valued at $300, 300, which was left by his wife. Presumably, Billy is on his way. Clifford, in his own name, is said to be worth about $150,000 and with the other fortune he will be in the :lass of the Chicago semi-millionaires