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v--? , i.-'- " ' - v ; j v - - " - - - -i- ,/ >sppll Abbeville Press and /Bannergj AKhaville. S. C.. Tuesday, April 29,1919. Single Copies, Five Cento. ^JgthYear. j| Established 1M4. $2.00 the Year. MEMORIAL SERVICES OF LT. STEVENSON Exerricet Were Held at Long Cane Church on Last Sunday Afternoon. Principal Address Made fey w n Workman, of majvt ?ti ? - .. ? , Greenville. The Memorial services held at Long Cane Sunday afternoon to commemorate the life and service of Lieut. W. Oscar Stevenson were attended by the largest concourse of people gathered at the historic old | church in many years. The Steven-{ sons have long been members of i Long Cane and it -was fitting that, such services should be held and thatj friends of the young hero should; gather to pay the tribute of a tear to his memory. | The church was made beautiful by j many roses and urns of handsome flowers. From the organ two wreaths | of flowers were hung while above the pulpit and above the service flag of 1 Vinnop a wViiIp and! wwcuvjr-iiTt ? gold banner bound round with a wreath of laurels, containing the name of Lieut Stevenson and the principal dates in his young life. The young man was born Oct. 5th, 1890 In Long ane Township, he graduated from the Abbeville High school! and spent two years at the University. He joined the army June 2, 1917, at Laurens, going in with the Butler Guards as a private. He showed an aptitude for soldier life and rose rapidly from a private to corporal and sergeant, being sent as a sergeant to the training camp at Leon Springs, | Texas, where he was given a commis-! sion as Second Lieutenant. He went abroad May 3rd, 1918, and in every! call young Stevsenson did his full! duty. He was beloved of his men and he gave his young life for his country without fear and without reIgret. He was killed from shell con?na?{nn An Sfli. 1918. between! IMontbrehain and Brancourt. The services Sunday afternoon opened with prayer by Rev. H. D. Corbett, who read the scriptures and told why this great crowd had gathered together. Rev. J. L. Daniel spoke also while the principal address was made by Major Workman, who came from Greenville to pay a jvat tribute to the young soldier. Major Workman told of the life of the boys in camp, of their bravery in battle, giving many incidents i . of their life and paying a glowing tribute to young Lieutenant Stevenson. Miss Lois Ferguson presided at the organ ana a selected cnoir sang tnei national hymn. Alvin Ellis sang a| beautiful solo and every one joined in the singing of "God Be With You Till We Meet Again", which closed the solemn services. The fcrave deeds of Oscar Steven-1 | son will live long in the memory of j our people and will make a bright page in the history of a county famous for the courage of its men. HIGHLY HONORED. At the annual elections at Breon PAII a era o -fotrr A a xro a ofa UOU IlWAVft M XVfT UWJO " Miss Edna Bradley, of Abbeville, the pretty and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bradley, was elected as editor of the Annual for 1919-20. Miss Edna is one of the bright pupils who graduated from our High School two years ago, and the fine stand which she is taking at Brenau is attested by this eleceion. V COTTON MARKET. V ? V V V Cotton sold on local mar- V V ket yesterday for 28 1-2 eta. V ^ There was no futures market V - V on account of holiday. ? V V V WWW VW WW W V I v SHIP CONTRACTS ARE CANCELLED Government Not to Build Vessels? Work Called Off?Total Cancellations Since Signing of Armistice Amount to Four Million Tons. Washington, April 26.?Cancellation of contracts made during the war for construction of 2,000,000 tons of steel ships was announced todav bv the shipping board, which is preparing to close public work in many yards throughiut the country. This brings total cancellation since the signing of the armistice to 4,000,000 tons. In the brief announcemet issued from the office of Chairman Hurley, no reference was made to the actual numbers of'contracts involved of the yards affected by the order. It was explained, however, that action at this time would not come as a surprise to builders, as notice was served on them months ago of the board's new policy, the chief feature of which was the elimination of building plans of all ships under 12,000 tons. At the end of Marctf about 300 ships for the board had been launched but not delivered. These ships rert-esented a tonnaee of about 1. 800,000. On the same date keels had been laid -forsome 500 ships aggregating 3,000,000 tons. Shipping boads officials said they were unable to give the actual unmber of contracts outstanding or later figures than March 31. It was indicated, however, that yards like Hog Island along with smaller plants along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts would loose some government business. Three days after the armistice Chairman Hurley announced that the boards had been making a complete re-survey of its construction program and contracts. From that time on, he said, it was planned to build ships with reference to suitability for special service and with particular reference to more economical cost of operation. During the war, while there was pressing demand for tonnage contracts were placed without regard to cost, a condition which the board agreed could not continue in peace times. In view of the plans for a change of system of building, it was said that builders and especially the smaller yards, knew months ago whether they would be affected by government cancellation, regarded then as certain. G. B. GREENE IN HOSPITAL. G. B. Greene, Esq., of Anderson, is in a hospital in that city having undergone an operation of a serious nature on Saturday afternoon. The news from his bedside is that he has come through the operation in eood shape and that no complications are apparent. His friends in Abbeville County will hope for him a speedy recovery. His father, James H. Greene and his brother, Wm. P, Greene went to Anderson on Sunday to see him. ATTENDING SYNOD. Mr. R. N. Tiddy has been appointed by the A. R. P. church at Abbeville to attend Synod which Tweets in unariotte tms week. The principle question to come before this body ij the co-operation plan to be adopted as to the missionary work in Mexico, VISITING IN GREENWOOD. Mrs. Alf Lyon and two of her interesting children went over tc Greenwood last week and spent several days with Rev. and Mrs. J. B Muse, who have recently moved tc that city to make their home. BAKER ON WAY HOME. Brest, April 27.?Newton D. Ba ker, American secretary of war sailed today for the United State* aboard the transport George Wash ington. i TELEPHONE RATES > MAY BE RAISED Reviled Schedules Filed in Atlanta? In Southern States?Notice Given That Business Service Cost Will Be Increased?Residences Reduced. A+Ioti+Q Anwl 9 ? Patn'an^ fXi/mUbOy ^yj.11 MVl IVtTWVU UV44VW 1 ules lor local telephone rates were filed here late today with the State railroad commission, which it was said, if put into effect, would give the telephone companies about a 13 per cent, increase from telephone rates. Schedules for new rates were filed today, it was announced, in eight other Southern States and in Indiana and Illinois. The schedules for the new rates were filed by the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company and by its associated line, ythe Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company, acting, it was announced, on orders of Postmaster General Bj/rleson. New schedules, company officials said, were filed today with State railroad commissions or similar bodies in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Alabama on behalf of the Southern Hell and in Mississippi, Louisiana. Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois on behalf of the Cumberland Company. The new schedi ules are to be filed next week in Kentucky, it was said. Only parts of Indiana and Illinois will be affected. The new rates affecting solely local telephone service will work out j to give a slight decrease in rate for many residence telephones and . an increase for rates -of business telephones. Both unlimited service and I limited service lines will be affected. The new rates are to be in effect May 1. FIRE AT OPERA HOUSE. I Manager Kay, of the Opera House, j suffered quite a loss last Saturday night when two reels of film were | destroyed by fire. | The show had just commenced and about one-fourth of the first part of "A Strange Woman" had been run, when the film broke and clogged the machine, causing the film to catch fire from the intense heat of the spot lens on the machine, destroying two reels which were in the ' upper magazine. , The machines, both new and recently installed, escaped damage other than that caused by water. The house fire protection was used to extinguish the fiamee. HOME FROM FRANCE. ' News was received in Abbeville on | Monday morning of the arrival in a homfl nnrt. of TTo-rnlH Wonnn TVi4h || *- ????,. I j young man volunteered among the | first and has been in the overseas , service for many months. His home , folks and friends are delighted at his safe return. VISITORS FROM CLINTON. Mrs. E. B. Sloan and her young son, James, came over from Clinton Saturday and spent until Monday af, ternoon with Miss Eliza Lindsay. , They attended services at the Sece ! aer cnurcn ana tooK in an tne signts , of the city. i [ FRANCO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. Paris, April 27 (Havas).?A project for an alliance between France and America actualy is under way. ' The Echo de Paris says. President ' Wilson, however, the newspaper ' adds, is withholding action until he can place the matter before the * American senate for ratification. r_T_.. REV. FENNELL ELECTED. Rev. H. C. Fennell of Lowndes, ville, was elected at the recent meeti ing of Presbytery as one of the min. isterial commissioners to the General Assembly. . < > . . . NARROW ESCAPE FOR LEVIATHAN I) Big Transport Barely Avoids Mine? Many Men on Board?More Than Twelve Thousand Soldiers Reach New York on Giant Vessel. New York, April 25.?The giant troops ship Leviathan with 12,000 soldier passengers, the last of six, transports to arrive here today | bringing 22,972 men, missed a mine; by only a 30 feet while off the Grand | Banks of Newfoundland Tuesday, morning, her officers reported when' she docked. Officers of the ships said the Levia- j than had been warned to look out; for a floating mine the day before; by the transport Mount Vernon, which had preceded them. On receipt of the radio warning the course of: the Leviathan was changed and she! sailed nearly 100 miles to the southward of the location of the mine, as given by the other transport. The, floatinc infernal machine was sicht-l ed'dead ahead of the transport, the officers said, at 10:30 a. m. by Lieat.i Comdr Harold Cunningham, who Was on the bridgg. Quick thinking and quick action was all that averted a collision. A desperate whirl of tbe j wheel sent the great steamship past) the mine with a margin of safety ofi ten yatds. v * None of the soldiers aboard knew until they docked how cloBe they had been to danger, for the officers kept the incident to themselves, believing that if it became known it might cause needless alarm. S?*^transports, carrying 22,973 troops including 14,204 members of the Forty-second (Rainbow) Division and 4,369 members of the Seven/T l' V>At>fir\ Am /\TA**4 vjr-owviivu \ jutiu^jl tjr j isividiuu \ilcw^ I York) arrived here today from I French ports. This is one of the' I largest single day troop arrivals in! ' this port. More than half of the ' overseas forces were carried by the | Leviathan. HOME FROM ITALY. William E. Clinkscales, of Due West, has arrived in America after seeing service in Italy as a member of the Five Hundred and Twentysixth Ambulance Section, organized by Dr. Marion Wyman, of Colum)>it. This section evacuated 29,852 patients from Sept. 1st to Dec. 15, and everybody received an Italian War Cross. MUST FACE BAR OF JUSTICE. Washington, April 28.?Trial of the former German emperor for a "supreme offense against international morality and the sanctity of treaties" has been determined upon by the Allied and Associated powers. Holland will be requested to surren] der the royal refugee for arraign .* i -t c? mviwic a vuui i wuuipuscu ui u*c ! judges named by the United States. Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan. BURLESON WOULD RETURN CABLES TO PRIVATE OWNERS j Washington, April 28.?President. Wilson has been asked by Postmaster General Burleson to aprpove the im?l mediate return of American cable lines to their private owners. In announcing his action today the postmaster general said he hoped restoration of the properties could be effected by May 10. SWISS PRESIDENT TO BE MrniATHD IM IT A T V 7MCD11TF lTAJbA/I#ll Vl\ 111 W jiju Geneva, April 28.?Gustave Ador, president of the Swiss Federation, has received an urgent summons to the peace conference in Parts and ; left for Pari* Sunday night. The ne^tpapers here state that he has . been" invited by the Allies to act as arbitrator in the question of the Adriatic. ? ' 1 ( GREENVILLE FIRE |l CAUSES BIG LOSS I Apartment House and Theater Reduced to Aahe*?Old School Building?Burned Structure Used for Many Years as Home of Chicora College. . ' t 1 Greenville, April 26.?The Colon1 ial building, combined apartment house and theater, was totally destroyed by fire at 4:10 o'clock this morning. A gale blowing at the time carried burning embers in a southeasterly direction, causing the destruction of the Cocoa-Cola bot- ^ tling works, garage and setting fire P to a warehouse of the same company; and a dwelling in the Camperdown; ^ MiH village, a quarter of a mile dis- ^ tant. The flying sparks became so menacing, that residents within a * block on all sides of the building |' moyed their household effects in the:11 streets and small blazes on the roofs j v of the houses added to the 181)078 of the firemen. . ' , . c The Colonial theater was owned F by C. G. Good, who estimated his loss t at $50,000 with $5,000 insurance. S. S. Plexico and Fred Plexico, own- q ere of the Colonial apartment house n portion of the building, estimated g their loss at $125,000 with $50,000 |a insurance. The nearly 200 occupants 8 of the apartment house were forced r to flee from the burning building scantily clad without saving any of . their personal effects. T ti BIG REAL ESTAT^ * 1< TRANSACTION HERE 1 ' . . t* Wm. M. Barnwell has sold his e store on the corner of the Public! Square and Washington Street, n known as Knox's Corner, to Mr. a t Adair, of Clinton, the proprietor of j a the Hot Hustler Racket. The price t: paid was $12,995. Mr. Barnwell| tl bought this store a few year ago for; ti $10,000. He has therefore made a' neat profit on his investment. But I ? some people still say that Abbeville I tl does not grow. J P The sale was made through the; South Atlantic Realty Company, and | n R. S. Link, one of our live dealers, ~ who today will offer for sale the ? several ftorehouses on the Eastern n side of the square. If you want to t get in the running in real estate it t , will pay you to own property on the | public square. When the paving is t ! completed it will sell for a profit of s | twenty-five per cent if bought judi- ? I _j ?_ j ciousiy. i 1 y REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, t In addition to the sale of the Knox t Corner, three other real estate trans- p i actions involving large amounts have Y | been made in the last few days. v Messrs. Albert Henry and W. F. r j Nickles have purchased within the j last few days from J. Alston Cabell ! of Richmond, Va., the Cabell lot ly ing between Branch Street and! I ; Washington Street, and adjoining, 5 ' the lot. of the Southern Railwav.! ? The price was $7,000.00 J g Yesterday Messrs. Albert Hen- j ry, D. H. Hill, R. C. Philson and; h Otto Bristow purchased from J. Al-, s len Smith the four stores on Wash- n ington Street now occupied by W. T. h j Cason, T. H. Maxwell, the Chinese Laundry and L. A. Richey. The pur-j s chase price is $12,500.00. r I i< Yesterday Mr. T. G. White sold;y to J. F. McAllister, of Williamston, i a ; his Smith place on Long Cane, con-jj taining 525 acres, for $21,000. j > 1 Mr. McAllister plans to move to | Abbeville at an early date, and to j begin the Anderson plan of farming j | on these fertile lands. He promises j to bring other Anderson County i ^ j farmers to Abbeville. This, with the * activities of the real estate agents, ^ means more land transactions and a constantly increasing prices. 0 a ENTERTAINING LIEUT. DOZIER.J v a Lieutenant and Mrs. D. Townsend t Smith, Jr., had aa their guests for p tea on Thursday evening, Miss Myrtle McLeskey and Lieutenant "Jim- h mie" Dozier, of Rock Hill. ii 1EC0RD UTTER SHYS BURLESON . v "act* as to Convict* Placed Before Congress?Replies to Post?Postmaster General Also Again Die cutset Repeal of Zone Potfcal Rate Law. , - Washintgon, April 26.?Replying ate today to a telegram from Char- . es Johnson Post, director of the lablishers advisory board, regarding. ' he use of convict labor on his plan- ^4 ation in Texas, Postmaster General lurleson said: "Answering.your wire. The full ' acts in connection with the lease to he State bf Texas of the plantation n which I was interested, upon $ rhich the State used itB convicts la- ror and the terms of the contract in onnection therewith, have been < laced before the congress more '{''?0 han once and have long been a mat- ' . pr of -nnblie r*?cnrd. Tt wnnld v iuite interesting for yon to publish : ',v: ow and later have laid before conress the facts in the same detail j ' , 1 . v.bout moneys raised and spent to ecnre the repeal of the zone postage ate law. Of course you know# as v he New York World did when it ublished that .falsehood, that I did ot use convict labor on my plantaion, but that the plantation wits >ased and cultivated by the State of 'exas and the convicts used thereon rere.at all tiroes junker the State's xclusive control and manaegm ent." Later Mr. Burleson issued a. state- / iiM lent declaring that the resolutions ' ;; dopted yesterday by the publishers'' ssociation committed it to "a petiion for the repeal or suspension of he law increasing the rate of posage on newspapers and magazines." "This makes ^the issue plain," said Ir. Burleson's statement. "Should he law be repealed or should it be emitted to stand?" The statement that the nublic and ot the publisher suffers by the zone ate is an insult to the intelligence f the American people. However, auch selfish publishers may attempt o camouflage the^ situation the houghtful, intelligent reader will / iot lose sihgt of the real issue: Shall he old time $72,000,000 postal subidy, taken from the pocket of other isers of the mails, be restored to the ew parasite publishers who have for 'ears plundered thel postal reve- | lues?" ' ? .2 "It shall not be if by the use of he bludgeon of truth the present lostmaster general can pound the lonest facts into the minds of those \ ipon whom the final responsibility a._ II esis. , COMING HOME. News was received in Abbeville on Saturday of the safe arrival at Newlort News, on the previous day, of Sergeant Andrew White of Base lospital 41. Sergeant White has ieen seeing' overseas service for ome months, and it will be pleasant iews to his friends to know that he as returned safely. Frank Wardlaw is anotner overeas soldier who has returned. He 3 a son of Mr. George Wardlaw, rho lives on the McCormick road, nd has been in active service in 'ranee for sometime. He landed in few .York on yesterday. MR. WILSON BjURNED OUT. Mr. Joe Wilson, one of the good armers of Abbeville County, had he misfortune to have his home urned down Thurday evening. Mr. nd Mrs. Wilson were not at home, nly the children being on the piazza nd the fire had made such headway rhen discovered that only the piano nd a bed or two was saved. All heir years supply of meat ?nd revisions was lost. Mr. Wilson had dropped some ofN is insurance recently and his loea ) a serious one.