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Abbeville Press and Banner
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HARDING STARTS
FOR HIS HOME
MAY GIVE UP PROPOSED J
SPEAKING TRIP INTO EAST? ,
HITS FRONT PORCH TODAY. (
WILL LEAVE SOON FOR
SWING THROUGH BORDER }
STATES. MEETS POLITICAL ,
ADVISERS. j
On Board Senator Harding's '
Train, Oct. 10.?Senator Harding j
took a twenty-mile joy ride today on
his way back to Marion from his
Midwestern speaking trip.
Accepting an invitation from the
engineer, the Senatof and Mrs. '
Harding mounted to the locomotive ^
cab at New Franklin, Mo., and
emerged again at McBain, twenty ^
miles away, spattered with oil and
dust, but smiling and declaring they j
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fiac! Deen navmg uie nmc wx j
lives.
By taking the locomotive ride the ,
candidate and his wife missed a
couple of the crowds that turned out ;
at railway stations all the way along r
the route of the Harding train. In j
many cities during the day they had ,
shaken hands and exchanged greet- ,
ings with hundreds who flocked ,
around-their private car and at several
stops the Senator made short j
talks, urging observance of the j
Sabbath and deeper religious rever
ence among Americans. Except for j
the short stops and a lay over of ^
three-quarters of an hour in St.
.Louis tne naraing' untm was iuu^u j
for a continuous run from Okla- i
homa City, Okla., where he spoke j
last night to Marion, where he will j
arrive tomorrow afternoon. He will j
leave again twenty-fou hours later
for a swing through the political ,
border States. t
With his political advisers on the j
train the candidate discussed again (
today the question of an Eastern j
speaking trip in late October. An
address at Buffalo on 6ctober 21 <
Vino Vinnn onnnnnwH Hilt it
Oli^aujf uao i/wii uui>ww..wv.r w- ?
was indicated tonight that the whole
plan to go into the East might be
given up. 1
Holds public Reception (
Despite his three days of whirl- ]
wind campaigning, during which he <
made more than forty speeches in 1
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri 3
and Oklahoma, Senator Harding was j
up early today and at 7 a. m. greet- <
ed a crowd at Coffeyville, Kas. In <
all he shook hands during the day i
with hundreds, leaving his car in St. j
Louis to hold a public reception for J
a great crowd. i
In all of his speeches Senator 1
Harding prais#d the religious and i
moral influence in American life ?
and said he wished there were more
of it. j
"Of course, you do not expect me
to make a speech this morning," he
said to the crowd at Sedalia, Mo. 3
"We in America are very insistent 1
about the observance of the pro-1'
prieties and the reverence with j1
which we keep the Sabbath Day.
But it would not be ungodly and \
would be patriotic if I talked to you 1
about one or two things I think de- J
sirable for our common country.
"I had rather be on the safe side
with people inclined to piety and religion,
because these are the things
we need a little more pronounced in
our national life. I remember that (
Washington said in his farewell address
that we must never forget
that morality and religion are hand
maidens essential in the cultivation
of the highest citizenship in this re-1.
public."
HORSES KILLED.
Jewy McKenzie, of Honea Path
had six horses killed by Southern
Railway Company on his way home
from Abbeville Saturday afternoon.
Mr. McKenzie was here Saturday to
conduct a sale of horses, and several
which he did not sell were being taken
back to his home. The animals
were killed at a crissing this side oC
that place.
"UNERAL OF MRS. L. T. MILLER
-leld This Morning at Presbyterian
Church at 11 O'clock.?Interi
ment At Long Cane
The funeral, services of Mrs. L. T.
Miller, who died at Charlotte, N. C.,
Friday of last week, were held in the
Presbyterian Church at 11 o'clock
:oday, being conducted by her old
lastor, Dr. Jas. L. Martin, assisted by
Rev. G. M. Telford. The funeral services
were largely attended by the
jeople of the town where Mrs. Miller
lad made her home for so many
years, and where she was so generally
admired and loved.
At the conclusion of the funeral
services, the body was taken to Long
Cane Cemetery, where in the pres
?nce of friends ana n^gny reiauvcs il
ivas laid to rest to await the resurrection.
The following friends of the famiy
acted as pall-bearers: T. G. "White,
I. S. Bowie, Horace R. McAllister,
Charles Evans, Lewis Perrin and E.
R. Thomson.
Mrs. Miller's only son, H. LeRoy
Miller, of Housto-n, Texas, Mrs. Miller
ind their son, H. L. Miller, Jr., arrived
in time to attend the funeral
The following other relatives were
iere to attend the services: Mrs. Jane
W. Crymes Williamston; Mrs. D. S.
Vandiver, Anderson; Mr. E. C.
Crymes, Williamston; Mrs. George
Wilson, Williamston; Mr. T. "V. Miler,
Mrs. Lizzie Haddon, Mrs. W. W.'
Sdwards, Mrs. S. L. Wilson and Mrs
VI. G. Donald, Due West; Mr. and
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Mrs. W. R. McUuen, i^aurens, i?u&s
Lillie Miller Laurens.
In addition to these the sisters of
Mrs. Miller were here: Mrs. D. H.
Wilder, coming from Richmond, and
Vlrs. Mary Rearing from Athens. Miss
Vlarcella Dearing, a niece was also
lere.
The following friends from Hartsrille
came also to pay their last trublte
to the deceased: Messrs William
Killer, R. E. Snell, L. W. Dick, C. M.
Causey and J. Pettigrew Evans and
Mrs. A. P. Butler.
STATE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WELFARE
The following members of the
>oard of visitors of the State Board
>f Public Welfare have been appointed
for Abbeville county by
governor Cooper: the Rev. Louis J.
Bristow, chairman; Mrs. Frank
tickles and Dr. J. R. Power. The
(\.ct under which this board is created
provides that it shall be ,the duty
jf the board to visit, inspect and
report the condition of the county
jail, chain gang and County home;
md to take such further action as
nay appear to be in the interest of
;he public welfare in matters comng
under the jurisdiction of the
State Board.
CUTS HER HAND
Mrs. Wm. P. Greene had the misfortune
to cut her hand badly Sunjay
afternoon. While raising a window
with a broken pane of glass, a
piece of the glass fell out striking
tier right hand across the back and
cutting a deep gash about two
inches long. 'Dr. J. E. Pressly and
Miss Reep were called in and attendto
the wound. It was necessary to
take several stitches.
MRS. CADE DIES
Mrs. L. 0. Cade, of Mt. Carmel
died at the home of her son, Hon.
John D. Cade, Thursday afternoon
of last week, October 7th. Mrs.
Cade was the widow of the late D.
B. Cade, of"Georgia. She was the
mother of Mr. Robert Cade who
died some months ago and of Mrs.
Bessie C. Frazier, formerly of Mt.
Carmel, and the grandmother of
Mrs. Ollie Watson of Calhoun Mills.
Mrs. Cade was 80 years of age.
CHIEF JUSTICE IN COLUMBIA
Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary,
went to Columbia today to be present
at the convening of the fall term
of the Supreme Court. The term of
court will be in session until the
Christmas holidays.
ABBEVILLE HI
GAME FRC
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Likely Laurens Lads Lick
Game Here Friday?Pli
Provide Plenty of Pep
By Abbeville High ?
Win 13 to 0 in Si
Poole Breaks
School 1
FOR THE HOSPITAL. A1
The proceeds of the admission te
fees of the Abbeville-Greenville pr
football game next Friday, after to
payment of expenses will go for th
the benefit of the County Memo- Gl
rial Hospital. The management ch
urges that the people of the city eq
attend in large numbers in order da
to swell the amount going in hi
this way. vi
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Laurens came; Laurens saw; but U1
Laurens didn't conquer. Brave fight- pt^
ers they are but Abbeivlle was a bit ba
too much for them and they went ar
down in glorious defeat, not being m
able to register a single touchdown.
Abbeville made two and kicked goal be
successfully once making it a 13 to te
0 game. ha
With a decided advantage in at
j weight the Laurens boys might have ad
I wnn 'Prirlsv's cramp had thev had the at
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I the benefit^ Swetenburg's coaching lie;
for the same length of time Abbevillejyc
has. From the style in which they in
played we imagine the Laurens boys so
do not attend practices like the locol tl<
boys dt>. In no other one game does
continual honest pracVsee contribute fo
?o perfect playing as in football, "t
And right hero was* where Abbeville
had it on the visitors, he Aobev'ile'ga
team works like a piece of machinery
ar.'; there is rarelv any attempts to gB
puli any individual graustand stunts. re
For this Coach SwetenOurg is re* ve
sponsible and while we would hate
awfully bad to lose "Swetie" yet we 0f
are constrained to offer hist services
to Clemson for a while for thy Tigers jy
certainly need some good coach to Cl]
whip them into shape. This was am
ply demonstrated both in the P. C.- vj
Clemson game and in the Newberry- ro
Clemson game.
Friday's game with the Laurens
team was the hardest proposition
Abbeville has been up against. Laurens,
after one substitution in the sc
line played excellent defensive foot- sn
ball and their line held well at criti- ar
cal times. The visitors also tended to
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put a crimp in Abbeville's previous
habit of completing four out of five 1
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attempted forward passes. Donald
Harris made the first touchdown for re
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Abbeville on an end run and young
Allen Long made the other through 1
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a weak spot in Lauren's line. George
Smith w"ho was playing quarter for ar
Abbeville managed his team well andiC|
played the best ball he has so fari^1
/^nno Rio- flallmvav was back in Fri-|so
day's game at center and while his 1S
ankle is still not strong did good *"
work. The tackling of Tate for Abbe- m
ville, however, stands- out as the best
individual work for the locals.
For Laurens the honors go to fullback
Woodside and to Capt. Bishop
who played at right halfback. Poole,
right end for Laurens, had the mis- D<
fortune to fracture his arm at the at
wrist when he attempted a tackle in be
the second quarter. . v<
The lineup: so
Abbeville (13) Laurens (0)
Barnwell, RE Poole, ne
Barnwell, RE Poole vi
Gallawoy, A. LE B^rksdale cc
Leslie RT Jessee m
Tate LT Ellis or
Bradley, R. RG Goodwin al
Klugh LG Babb
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ijauuway, jj. vy ? .
Smith, G. GB Allbright |al
Harris RH Bishop (c) tr
Gambrell LH Glenn, M. al
Long, A. (c) FB Woodside fi<
Touchdowns for Abbeville: Harris n<
and Long. Goals from touchdowns, w
' Galloway B. Referee, Reames to
(Clemson); umpire Clark (Hampden- as
Sidney), headlinesman, M9rse, A. m
GH WINS
m LAURENS
ed in Hard Foughl
icky Pigskin Punters
But Are Outplayed
School Boys Who
lappy Game.?
Arm?Other
Mews.
bbeville Tackles Champions Friday
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j. nt; Auuevnie iiigii stxiuui iuuu'<>u
am goes up against the hardest
oposition yet when the mountainrs
from Greenville come down to
e city for a game Friday. The
reenville team won the up-state
lampionship last season and have an
[ually strong team this seaScr.. Fr:y
past they defeated Anderson
gh by a score of 31 to 0. Athene
defeated the same team a week
;o by a score of 33 to 6. These liges
give Greenville a shade on ihe
Ids but Abbeville has never played
ill before as they will do Friday in
i effort to vanquish the sturdy
ountain city team.
It is probable that Billy Long will
i able to resume his place at quarr
Friday, .,and while George Smith
;s proven (himself no mean player
this position yet Billy has had the
[vantage of two previous seasons as
larter for the Abbeville boys and is
3S likely to excitement than a
mnger player. Big Galloway is again
playing shape, Tate is in mid-sean
form, the ends, Barnwell and liti
Galloway are faster than ever and
reenville will have all they want here
the timekeepers' whistle sounds
aps" Friday.
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The attendance at the Laurens
,me Friday past was encouraging
it the expenses of the Greenville
ime will be double that of the Launs
game and the boys would like
ry much to see an outpouring of
e whole city to the biggest game
the season this coming Friday afrnoon.
The game will start promptat
four o'clock. Tickets can be seired
in advance at McMurray's drug
ore or the National Bank of Abbelle.
Everybody come out Friday and
ot for Abbeville to win.
Tennis In Vogue.
The new tennis court at the high
hool building is rapidly being
loothed down, the backstops fixed,
id every recess and afternoon find
ayers in a wating line for a racket,
>th the stringed kind and the noisy
nd. Son Bill Greene and Jimmie
cComb are trying to hold the lauls
of the seevnth grade and the
radley boys with the assistance of
illy Long, Big Galloway and others
ive tried in vain to beat Mr. Fulp
id Mr. Daniel. These latter two
aims themselves to be some cham
ons but Allen Haskell says just as
on as he finishes weighing cotton he
going to select a partner and make
e schoolboys' hearts glad by triming
the faculty to a farewell.
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J. C. MARTIN DIES.
June C. Martin died at his home at
onalds, Sunday night, Ortober 10th,
an advanced age. Mr. Martin has
ien seriously sick for some two
2eks, and his life was dispaired of
me days ago.
The deceased was born and reared
:ar Martin's Mill, on the Lowndeslle
road. He lived all his life in this
unty. Several years ago he was
arried to a Mrs. Tollison. She with
le son, Mr. Eugene Martin, of Donds,
survives. ?
Mr. Martin has for many years
'on n nrnminpnt fienre about Don
ds. He has held the office of Magisate
there for several terms, and has
ways made a good and faithful of:er.
Of late years *he has been con;cted
with the Bank of Donalds and
ith other enterprises in his home
>wn, and the people looked to him
i a man of good sense and judg
ent.
THE FRENCH PICNIC
Held at Rapley Shoals Saturday Wat
A Splendid Success and All Enjoyed
the Outing.
As had been announced, the French
picnic was held last Saturday at Rapiey
Shoals. The start was made from
the Baptist church, being centrally
located. The cars arrived at the
Shoals shortly, after ten o'clock, with
the weather fine and everybody wondering
what was to be the next move.
Much to the distress of the boys, a
few of them were asked to help with
the fire, but before much time had
elapsed, the ambition had died down
considerably. After a while the fire
was moved to a sunny and hjlly spot,
and Harris used some of his speed
looking up pieces Of wood, while
Roche was very ambitious to try Mr.
Derbyshire's new scout axe. (There
is one large nick in it bait we do not
like to place any blame this early.)
Everybody scattered in little
groups of four or five, while a few
boys were faithful enough to help
with the fire. When the call for lunch
camevat about 12:30 the French pu-j
pils and the trusty football warriors j
were very much in evidence. There!
was lots of food and those who banked
on charity of neighbors, werej
abundantly rewarded. We saw Jack|
Bradley find Mr. Derbyshire's bag of j
apples, and thinking them to be hisj
own, he readily made way with some;
of them, and had capable assistance j
in disposing of the rest. But Jack|
made up for the depredation byj
bringing as his share a box of 400
marshmallows. These latter were given
out in groups of four a? a time,
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una auoui. ouu were seen mat, near.
the fire with the other 300 which the|
class brought there were merry ^imesj
near the fire at supper.
When everybody had a plenty,
someone suggested a swim, and withi
Mr. Derbyshire in the lead, a group j
of satisfied little Frenchies and|
Swetenburgars made for the swimming
hole| We all had a firtfe time, and!
Bruce Galloway basked for some sayj
a half hour up to his neck in water to j
which to the rest of us was too coldi
for words. In the later afternoon, j
Edwin Barksdale and* his teacherj
started off in search of some things (
which the game warden did not know
about, but fortunately for them, thej
hunt was unsuccessful. Later on they
went for a hunt but all they saw was
one partridge and a shy dove. Outside
of the thorns in Barksdale's feetj
we came home as empty as we hadj
gone. . j
mnn A .OA fU A A O XT !
OUpjJCl wad au i.uuj anu waac \*t*j
was rounded out by the toasting of
the rest of the 700 marshmallows.
Then Mrs. Derbyshire thought of the
pound of bacon which had been
brought along, but few could be found
to eat the "raw stuff." When Tate
and a few others smelled the odor of
bacon, there was a rush which put the
best that the football me* could do,
to shame. All the pound of bacon
went, and Hutie and the rest looked
for more, but there was none to be
had. At 5 the start home was made,
and the 1 lcars reached the Square
at 5:30 not much the worse for wear,
and a great deal better for the nice
time that they all had.
THE COTTON MARKET
The cotton market was weak
"again today. December futures in
New York closed at 20.65, which
was 30 points down from Saturday's
close. New York spots were down
100 points, to 23. cents.
The local market was weak also,
cotton selling from 23 to 24 cents,
most of it at the former figure.
FIRE IN COSBY TOWN
Fire broke out last night in Cosbytown
laSt night about 10 o'clock,
the house occupied by Tom Robinson
and belonging to L. A. Richie,
Col., being entirely consumed by
fire. The next house also belonging
tn T?i/?Viip nnrl nrpnnied bv Clara
Richardson was damaged by the fire
but through the efforts of the fire
department was finally saved.
The house destroyed was a five
room frame building.
7,000 BALES OF ,
COHON BURNED
COMPRESS AND WAREHOUSES
DESTROYED IN MILLION DOLLAR
BLAZE WHICH OFFICERS
CHARGE TO FIRE BUG?FAR.
MERS WARNED NOT TO PICK
STAPLE WHILE PRICE IS BELOW
40 CENTS PER POUND.
Cameron, Texas, Oct. 10.?Loss
estimated at $1,000,000 was caused
by fire here today which destroyed
7,000 bales of cotton and the compress
and warehouses of the Came- ^
ron Compress Company.
Officers and the watchman employed
at the compress expressed V>
the opinion that the fjre was of incendiary
origin.
The Ncompress was protected by
insurance but farmers who had cotton
in storage are,expected to lose
heavily. The compress was owned
by A. J. Dossett, of Waco, who lost
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anoiner press Dy lire ai yuanan less
than a month ago.
The Rockdale Fire Department
came'to the assStant of the local
firemen and aided in saving 1,500
bales of cotto*.
1 The San Antonia and Arkansas ;
Pass Railway lost 327 flat and 437
compressed bales and Sante Fe 27
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xiat uaiea a-iiu pressea. iwentyseven
cars were destroyed.
Authorities are investigating a
story that an automobile was seen
near the press and driven away at
high speed just before the flames
broke out.
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Governor Kilby Offers Reward
Atlanta, Oct. 10.?Farmers in
Nothern Alabama, where several
ginneries and mercantile establishments
have been warned that if they
attempt to pick their cotton while
the staple is selling for less than
forty cents a pound it will be destroyed
in the fields. This new de- " ~
velopment ii^ the attempts of night
riders to keep cotton to keep cotton 1
off the market while it is bringing
less than what many planters term
the cost of production, has been repoted
to Conrad W. Austin, Alabama
law enforcement officer, by >
State Fire Marshal W. J. Williams,
who is investigating fires in the
Haneville section.
Warning which continue to be received
by the gin operators and '
business men ordering them to close
their establishments have been
brought officially to the attention of
the authorities and the Governors
of several States have received appeals
for potection. v
Governor Kilby, of Alabama, tas
announced that the State would pay
a reward of $250, for the arrest and
conviction of any one implicated in
the destuction of property and the
Morgan County branch of the American
Cotton Association at a <
a
meeting yesterday in Albany voted '
a reward of $200 for the conviction
of any person guilty of such acts in
Morgap County.
Night Riders Active
The night riders also have been
active in Georgia and the receipt by
operators at Toccoa of warnings
that their plants would be destroyed
if they did not close down for
sixty days has resulted in the posting
of armed guards about their premises
with instructions to shoot to
kill if an attemtp is made to carry
out the threat. The American Cotton
Oil Company and the City Council .
of Ellaville jointly have offered a
W/Vtton <? O A A ^/VM rtWWAof am/]
ICWOIU UJL ?puuu ll/l I/11C wuu
conviction of persons who attempted
Friday night to fire the Ellaville gin
operated by the corporation. In Jasper
County four gins have been
posted, the night riders threatening
to destroy them if they do not close
until cotton reaches forty cents.
BOOK CLUB.
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The Book Club will meet Wednesday
afternoon at fouv o'clock with
Mrs. Frank B. Gary.