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Explosion Causes a Wreck on the New York Central Erie, Pa., Feb. 2S.?The Buffalo Pittsburgh flier of the New Yorl Central railroad was wrecked a r.' : 11 -v U.. i i XVlUgSVIUe. U1I1U, ui an CA|iiui>iuii ? the freight house as the train wai passing, according to telephone nies sage received here from Kingsville The engine had just reached tin freight house, it was stated, when ai explosion of a gas tank in the build ing occurred. The engine was en veloped in flames, but the enginee although badly burned, succeeds in bringing the train to a stop. These Republicans ask for Repeal of Prohibitior St. Louis. Feb. 28.?Nationa Prohibition was denounced and con gress was asked to repeal the 18tl i CL I I Our 1 j? I $1 V I Here yoi I you get her our prices a WOOL DRE! |$4.f)0 \ralue yard ... $3.00 Value yard ... $2.00 Value yard ... Volnn xm i?rl Itpi.uv/ % OiUC v> cuu $1.00 Value yard $..75 Value yard SILKS $3.00Taffet Silk per E $2.50 Taffet Silk per $2.00 Taffet Silk per S O A TTVTC DA X 111 U $3.50 Satin per yard $:?.00 Satin per yard . j Big line of I ? I n ' I v amendment in a resolution adopted here today at the tenth district Re- si publican convention. t< About one-third of the convention e I j was composed of women. The reso- u dilution was cheered lustily when in-1 I trodueed. It declares national pro- c; _ hibition an infringement on states'! si j rights as guaranteed by the consti- c tjtution and asks that hereafter pro- g j I posed constitutional amendments be i< I submitted to the people for ratifica- j] " i tion. ; Byrnes Opposes Million to Catch r Liquor Smugglers ]l ?? ?. ? lc Washington, Feu. zs.? rne wouseu, unanimously refused today to ap-[ propriate one million dollars for use until July 1 in attempting to prevent tj the smuggling of liquor over the j( Canadian and Mexican borders. Pro- Vv I vision for the appropriation had been is inserted in the general deficiency bill a 1 by the Senate. f> Representative Byrnes, Democrat, i South Carolina, said he voted for the M ??? OSlh Entire D s2(n vorth o 1 can get real valu *=? i? crnaranfepH fn ind the quality of 1 d' 3S GOODS $3.60 $ .60 Tickii $2.40 $ .55 Tickii $1.60 $ .35 Tickii $1.20 $ .30 Tickii 80cts $..60 T01 $1.00 Towel SILKS $ .25 Towel yard ' $2.40 yard $2.00 EES': yard $1.60 $ (;0 Va|ue SATINS $2.80 CHEV $2.40 $ .35 Qua lit "leady-to Wear an worth of other S r^bi olsteacl law but He wanted it under- ' loocI now that he did not propose ) vote the people's money for its nforcement at the whim of every epartment of the government. Representative Cannon, Republi-j an. Illinois, declared that "nothing, hort of the army, the navy, and the oast guard" could stop the smug-; ling of liquor into this*country so! )ng as there was a demand for the; atoxicant I )celares Villa Is Friend to America Washington, Feb. 2S.?Francisco Vili was pictured as the friend and proi-ctor of Americans in Mexico by eorge C. Carothers, of New York, to- i ay before the senate commitee icvesgating Mexican relations, while Pres'ent Carranza, the witness said, alays gave an impression of antagonm toward Americans. Carothers was merican consular agent at Torreon om 1900 to 1913. Carothers, who traveled through lexico with Villa for two years as | ??? ?? i ?? i i a IG < RY GC Discou if Mer les, Values that give satisfaction Merchandise. BED TICKING ug per yard $ .48 lg per yard $ .44 lg per yard $ .28 lg per yard $ .24 VELS TOWELS s $ .80 s ' $ .20 n nuAnr dabt twq L uivniyxi x wi uxnw $ .43 IOTS CHEVIOTS v per yard $ .23 d Millinery just l\ /I 1 T pring iviercnand] ry Gooi 11 i,r:"""""' [ * President Wilson's representative, tes- ] tified that in 1012 he witnessed the slaughter of 303 Chinese at Torreon by Madero troops. The massacre, he said, lie thought was staged largely in order that the troops might gratify their desire to kill. 1 Introducing in the record letters to J him from William J. Bryan, while sec rctary of State, regarding the occupa j tion of Vera Cruz by American forces | in 1014, Carothers testified Bryan's i1 le tters indicated the occupation was j in agreement with the great European | pc wers, on a basis that some major ' power must restore order. Dr. Dercum says the President is Improving Washington, Feb. 28.?Dr. Francis X. Dercum, Philadelphia specialist, paid one of his occasional visits to the White House today and told Rear Admiral Grayson, President Wilson's phy sician, that the President's condition showed a noticeable improvement since his last visit two weeks ago. iiiiifflimiiiiiiiMiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiW OUT >ODS S int for chandi; we defy competil , or your money VOILS VO $2.25 Colored Voils $2.00 Colored Voils $1.75 Colored Voiles $1.50 Colored Voils 1.00 White Voiles $ .75 Wliite Voiles $ .50 White Voiles ORGANDIE $2.25 Colored Organdie $1.00 White Organdie $ .60 Colored Organdie ? CONTERPANES $6.00 Value Counterpanes ... received to go in ise will go in this ds Ston ROBBERS OF ALABAMA BANK ARE BELIEVED CAUGHT Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 28.?A man who gave the name of Georg# Vf, Lynch, whose real name is believed by the police to be Roy Dickerson, and his wife, who gave the name of Evelyn Lynch, were arrested here today charged with complicity in the theft of $20,000 from the Phoenix Girard Bank of Phoenix, Alabama, January 19. Dempsey is Ready to Furnish RnnH Los Angeles, Feb. 28.?Jack Dempsey, heavy weight champion of the world, and Jack Kearns, his manager. expect to furnish bonds Monday before the United States com. missioner here on indictments returned against them in San Francisco charging conspiracy to evade the selective draft and actual evasion of the draft, according to a statement tonight by Kearns. ' S/ tock to Cash ^ ic for bir*r? fn r^nnlirafp Livii ivy viw^uv/uiv/i back. Come in ils 61 $1.80 $ .50 Ginghams $1.60 $ .35 Ginghams .... $1.40 $1.20 kid: $ .80 $ .(j0 Kiddy Clo .... $ .60 $ .50 Kiddy Clc .... $ .40 j; .45 Kiddy Clo sh fylj *3.00 Sheets.... | 'jjj $1:2b Sheets ... .... SH . ... $4.80 $1.00 Sheeting this sale. Also a Close Out Sale. B. Engraved Visiting Cards and Wedding Invitations. Send us your order. The Press and Banner Co. We Buy and Sell Stocks and Bonds of Every Kind WANTED-Stock of National Bank Planters Bank j Farmers Bank Abbeville Cot. Mills I Stock & Bond Co. ABBEVILLE, S. C. OTTO BRISTOW, Sect'y. kLE 1 go at j 80c | Everything | and compare | NGHAMS m $ .43 jg DY CLOTH th $ .48 m >tli $ .40 U Hi .f .,J\> EETS $2.40 $1.00 B "ETING $ .so m m bout $7,000 i ? " ;