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CABINET PLACI
TO BE ANI
Marion, Ohio, Dec. 28.?After
weeks of consideration and consul
tation, President-elect Harding is
nearing a decision on some of his
most important cabinet appoint
ments.
It may be said authoritatively
that so far no such decision has
been made and that any sugges
tions he may have dropped on the
subject have been of a tentative and
indefinite nature. It is equally cer
tain, however, that in his talks here
with leaders in many walks of life
he has indicated clearly what men
are uppermost in his mind as he
asks for advice on the makeup of
his official family.
Those who have discussed the
question with him, intimately be
lieve that appointments under very
serious consideration include the
following:
Charles E. Hughes, New "York,
secretary of state; Charles G.
Dawes of Illinois, secretary of the
treasury; John W. Weeks, of Mas
sachuetts, secretary of the navy;
"Will H. Hayes of Indiana, post mas
ter general or secretary of the in
terior; Henry Wallace, of Iowa,
r>eci*etary of agriculture; Herbert
Hoover of California, secretary of
labor, and Harry M. Daugherty, at
torney general.
How many of these actually will
be given the places for which they
now are most prominently mention
ed is a question that even Mr.
Harding himself is not yet prepared
to answer. Already several shifts
have been made in his tentative ap
pointments, as he has worked his
way towards a balanced and har- ]
monious cabinet and other changes
are expected before the last decis- .
ion. ]
T' - ? ?L"'? cAtrnvfj 1 A'P ^
ID IS cerutm iiiai. lui ocvci?i vx
the places mentioned the president- :
elect has more than one man under :
consideration and that the list of
seven possibilities given is far from
complete. i
. Mr. Harding's selections for sec- '
retary of state and secretary of the ;
treasury, however, jire expected to i
be known definitely within a few :
days. At the same time he may
make public the name of one or two i
others on whom he lias definitely i
deeided for membership in the cabi- :
net. V i
Aside from the seven names men- <
tioned recent gossip about Harding '
headquarters has brougnt to wie
fore the names of several possi
bilities who hitherto had been in the
background of cabinet speculation.
Among these are Joseph Dixon of
Montana, prominently mentioned
for secretary of the interior;
Charles D. Hiljgs of New York, dis
cussed for secretary of commerce or
the treasury, ad A. T. Hert of Ken
tucky,-whose name has been asso
ciated with the portfolio of war.
VISITS ATLANTA.
Miss Hannah Cochran, who is the
*v<P fkn Procc nrtA Ran
, Ulliy VTA. VtlV A
ner force with enough money left to ,
ride aTtrain as far as Atlanta, spent ,
i- "Saturday and Sunday in the Empire ,
rv City of the South with Mr. and Mrs. .
J. Irwin Gilmer. She ^turned Mon- ^
day and is at her place in the office.
A RHOADES SCHOLAR
Mr. Edward Moseley and Miss ?
Moseley were in Abbeville from 1
Laurens Saturday seeing their
friends. Mr. Moseley has been 1
awarded a Rhoades scholarship and
he came here to bid his friends
? good bye before leaving on Sunday
for New York preparatory to sail
ing for Oxford.
VISITING IN AUGUSTA
Mrs. C. W. Hinson and daughter,
LaRue, are spending the holidays in
Augusta with Relatives. They expect ,
to return at the end of the week.
PQ APF
BOUNCED SOON
DANIELS GIVES
TIMELY ADVICE
United States Should Think Of Fu
ture?Should Either Join League
Of Nations or Have Navy
Second to None
Washington, Dec. 27.?The Uni
ted States, if it does not enter the
league of nations, should not initi
ate-a movement looking to an inter
national conference for the reduc
tion of armaments, Secretary Dan
iels of the navy said today. If an
agreement is not reached by all na
tions on such a program, the secre
tary added, "the United States
should have a navy second to
none."
The question of disarmament al
so was discussed in the senate today
Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, declaring that a disarma
ment agreement by the nations who
constituted the five allied and asso
ciated powers in the world war
would constitute "the on.* great
step that Tould be taken toward the'
promotion of peace and the preven
tion of all future wars."
Secretary Daniels in his state
ment declared that his naval csti
mates recently subm*vterl to co.i-j
gress called only for mino*- vessels!
and expressed approv.il of :he t". o I
eral board's baildWi*? program only
in the event that the United States
does not enter the league of na
tions or b^pome a party to an inter- (
national agreement to limit arma
ments. ,
The naval secretary advocated (
legislation similar to that in the .
1916 naval appropriation bill which ,
authorized President Wilson to ap- ,
point a commission of nine mem
bers to represent the United States
at an international armament con- ,
ference.
"If we do not want the league of
nations," said \Mr. Daniels, "we ,
ought to have a conference purely
on the subject of reduction of aT- !
mament. E^very nation that has join
- 1 fViie on/1
CU tilt? league HAD L/lUilUOtU MHO ??IU I
1
all they need now is to get us in.
Unless there is some such agree- J
ment the United States should have
a navy second to none. This is the
reason that I have advocated the
sinking of the German fleet in mid
ocean, as an object lesson to all the
world that it is unhealthy to build '
?reat armaments for purposes of
conquest."
DEATH OF E. P. GRAY
I
1
E. P. Gray, a farmer residing 011 1
the Western side of the country, de- 1
parted this life December 21st, 1920. 1
His body was laid to rest the next '
day at Sharon church, the funeral
gervices being Conducted by Rev. Mr *
Mason, pastor of the church. He was J
76 years old. 1
Mr. Gray was a Confederate sol- 1
dier. As a seventeen year old boy, 1
he enlisted in Capt. Thos. Thomson's f
company in 2nd S. C. Rifles, going i
through the four years war. No 1
braver soldier wore the gray. Re- '
turning home after the war, he de- 1
p-oted himsell to larmmg. ne was <
never married. News of his death <
will bring sorrow to his old comrades. 1
Death of Mr*. E. J. Mayfield
After a lingering illness, Mrs. E. <
J. Mayfield died at the home of her 1
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Temples, near 1
Due West, S. C., December 3, 1920. J
She was buried the following day 1
at Beaverdam church by the side of
her husband, the late John V. May- <
field. :
She is survived by three daugh-11
ters and foirr sons: Mrs. J. B. Tem- ;
pies, Due West; Mrs. S. A. McAlis
ter, Troy; Mrs. W. L. Perry, Ander
son; W. E. and D. L. Mayfield, At- i
lanta; R. E. and A. B. Mayfield,
Anderson.
She was a member of the Baptist
church for fifty years and was a
good christian woman.
V;
essence of innumerable biographies, j task to contribute to this book on |
With equal truth it may be said that South Carolina a sketch of Chief Jus-j
the life-story of one man, well ami tice Gary, which may be read by fu
truly and fully told is a chapter in ture- generations and may show them
the history of his country. Especially j what manner of man he was.
so is this the case when the man has j It has been said that no one- is
spent his life in a high public office | qualified to write the biography of
in the service of his country and his [another unless he has known him
State. I purpose to write a brief chap-' from his boyhood and all through his
ter in the history of our State by giv- life. I may claim to that extent to be
ing a sketch of the life of Eugene qualified; for the boy, Eugene Gary,
Blackburn Gary, Chief Justice of had me for his schoolmaster for three
South Carolina. A complete biography' years; he and I were for nearly twen
it cannot be, for he is still living and ty years practicing at the same Bar;
in active service, and long may he so and the same day saw him made As
continue. This fact also forbids the j sociate Justice and me a Circuit
use of panegyric and terms of exag-; Judge.
aerated praise, nor does it permit the j He was born in Cokesbury, in the
search and exposure of failings, if i old county of Abbeville, on August
any there be. It also bids me refrain j 22, 1854. Looking back through the
from invading the privacy and sane-1 -.brae-score and six years of his life!
city ot ms nome, no matter now Deau- ?0 far?(tins is written in lyklU)?we]
tiful and attractive the description
might be. I can only hope to draw, as
it were, an outline sketch, observing
the limits that good taste lays down.
There is no higher office, nor one of
greater honour and responsibility,
than that of Judge, whether of the
Supreme or the Circuit Court. And
there is no State in the Union where
Judges are held in so high honour as
in South Carolina. Yet here, as else
where, it is sad to reflect that after
death the memory of them is short
lived. Read the history of our own
Dr of any State and you will see that
while governors, statesmen, generals,
are remembered with honour, hardly
i reference is made to the Judges. It
is very true that when they rest from
their works do follow them. But
those works, in the shape of opinions,
I are bound to say that he has lived
, through a moit eventful period in the
j history of his State, his country,^-and
| the world. He was old enough to re
; member the terrible times of the Civ
! .i War. He saw the sad end of it when
President Davis spent the night in
j h.s grandmother's house in Cokesbury
| just the day before he held in Abbe
j vilie the last meeting of the Cabinet
j of the Confederacy.
Then followed until 1876 the horri
ble Reconstruction period, worse in
many respects than the war time,
j when South Carolina was known
| throughout the world as the "Pros
trate State," ground to the dust un
der the heels of her emancipated ne
j groes who were led and controlled by
] Yankee carpetbaggers and backed by
j garrisons of soldiers white and black.
decisions, and decrees are pigeon
holed as court records, or bound in
:alf as law reports, volumes unknown
to the historian, and consulted only
by succeeding Judges and lawyers, in
search for authorities and precedents.
rhus it is that Chief Justices, Chan-j
:ellors, and Judges, distinguished in J
The bloodless revolution led by
Hampton in '76 put an end to the
rule of Yankee and negro. In that
revolution no one played a better part
than did Gen. Mart Gary, uncle of
Eugene.
The year 1886 saw the beginning
of the Farmers' Movement led by
1J I
their lifetime for their learning, ana < jtsenjamm it. i liiman, wmcn resuiuvu
honoured for their splendid service,) in 1890 in the election of Tillman as
ire not long remembered after death.1 governor, and of Eugene Gary as lieu
They share the common fate, to be j tenant governor. Meanwhile he had
forgotten ere long like a dead man i served one term in the legislature,
something worthy of note outside of! political strife which raged for sever
the work of the Court. Chancellor j al years. For six years he was chair
Kent is remembered because of his j man of the Democratic party in Ab
"Commentaries," not because of his beville County.
Chancellorship. Who would ever hear, After serving four years as lieu
of Judge Longstreet if he had not J tenant governor and president of the
written the "Georgia Scenes." A sim- j Senate, he was elected to the Supreme
jut of mind-unless they have
the
ilar fate -awaits lawyers; McCrady;
will be remembered for his "History i
of South Carolina" when Petigru j
shall have been forgotten.
>urt as Associate Justice, in 1893.
In 1912 he was elected Chief Jus
(Continued on page 2)
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YOUNG DARRA
INJURE
SOLDIER FOUND
BADLY INJURED
Dies Soon After Arrival at Hospital.
Marion Simpson Picked Up By
Train Crew of Blue Ridge
Railway.
;
Anderson, Dec. 28{?A young sol-!
dier was brought down on the Blue'
Ridge train this morning in a dying
condition. His name was Marion
Simpson and he was found by the
train crew between-Sandy Springs
and Denver lying near the railroad
track. Life was almost extinct when j
he was found, but the c/ew worked |
to try to save the young fellow's life.
Heroic measures were also taken at
the hospital, but he died shortly af
ter he got there.
There were two ugly gashes in the
back of his head, which looked as if
they had been made with some blunt
instrument. There were many foot
prints around near where the body
was lying and indicated that a scuf
le of more than two persons had
taken place. The boy was almost
frnzpn. Hp nnnarpnt.lv had hepn in
j the downpour of rain nearly all i
night. His cjothes were saturated j
with rain and his shoes caked with,
n;ud. The coat of his uniform wasj
unbuttoned as if someone had gone I
through his pockets. His purse was
in a pocket, but there was no money
:n it.
The attending physician said
neither of the wounds had fractured
the skull, and if Simpson had re
ceived attention, and not been left
exposed to the cold rain there might
lave been a chance for him. From
all indications he must have been
knocked down by thugs and left to
die. A piece of woolen belt was
found at the spot where the tragedy
occurred, and seemed to have been
torn from a suit made with a Nor
folk jacket.
It is said that the young soldier
was absent without leave about two
months ago and was arrested at Pen
dleton and taken to Atlanta. Since
that time he has been seen in Pen
dleton. The parents of the young
man, Mr. and Mrs. William Simpson
live near Pendleton. Two brothers
live in this city, Floyd and James
S'mpson of Anderson mill. There are
also two sisters who survive him.
The young man was unconscious
when he got to the hospital.
n itilii mcL i .
The Abbeville Branch of American
Cotton Association will meet in the
Court House next Monday at twelve
o'clock. Capt. Nickles, the president j
of the local association tells us that
several speakers have been invited to
address the meeting, who will likely
be here and who may offer sugges
tions for the benefit of the farmers.
Captain Nickles wishes, however,
that as many farmers as possible at
tend the meeting for the purpose of
making kinown their views on the
questions of acreage reduction, the
use of fertilizers, the planting of
good crops, and like subjects. The
meeting should be of great assistance
to the farmers if there is a free ex
change of views by those present.
MANY PAYING TAXES.
Washington, Dec. 28.?Income andj
profits tax receipts for the last
quarter of the year exceeded Secre-1
tary Houston's early estimate of!
$650,000,000 according to the daily',
statement of the nation's finances fori (
December 23, made public today by i.
the treasury. j
On that date income and profits j
tax payments for tne montn amount-;;
ed to $650,602,546, as compared with ! i
$824,178,191 for the corresponding!]
period a year ago. Treasury officials: i
declared that some increase in the'
total could be expected, as there was
still a week to be accounted for. !:
i
con is
D BY CANNON
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The friends of Charley Darracott,
the polite and jovial salesman for
King Link, of Press and Banner
block, will be sorry to learn that he
had the misfortune to lose the thumb
from his right hand Saturday night %
from the premature explosion of the
big cannon which was being fired on
the public square for the benefit of
the Christmas revelers. The cannon
had been loaded with a heavy charge
of Dowder and a fuse had been ari
plied. When the cannon did not fire
a.s soon as was expected Mr. Darra
cott went to it to relight the fuse.
While he was doing this the explo
sion came, with the result stated.
Mr. Darracott was badly shocked
by the explosion and was taken im
mediately to the County Hospital
where his wounds were treated. The
right hand was so badly lacerated
that Dr. Neulfer found it necessary
to remove the thumb on this mem
her. Two or three fingers -were
also badly hurt, but these the doctor
hopes to save. The arir..was brok
.en just above the? wri.-t also. ,
The friends of Mr. Darracott hope
that he may soon be out and that his
wounds will not prove more serious
than new'expected.
SHORTAGE NEAR IN
COTTON SEED
Memphis, Dec. 28?That a serious
shortage of cottonseed oil and meal
will occur in the near future unless
there is such improvement tn prices,
Doin ior couonseea ana couonseea
products, as will justify the farmer
in selling the seed now in his hands
and in harvesting the remainder of
the crop, was the announcement made
after a meeting here today of cotton
seed crushers, oil manufacturers and
farmers from all parts of the South.
The meeting, which w^j called to
discuss the present condition of the
cottonseed market in the South, de
termined on a scheme of closer co
operation between the producer of
cottonseed and the manufacturers.
The statement said that "due to the.,
collapse in prices only 35 per cent.
fered in the market, as aaginst 60
per cent, last year."
To this fact was attributed the
closing down of many of the cotton
oil mills, which were unable to se
cure seed.
The statement continued that the
visible supply of cottonseed oil, in
cluding that contained in seed in the
hands of the mills, is only sufficient
for four months' domestic supply and
that "the visible supply of meal is
only sufficient for two months' do
mestic supply."
The statements were made at the
meeting by E. W. Dabbs of Maysville
S. C., representing the growers, and
J. H. Dubose, representing the crush
prs and manufacturers of cottonseed
products. It was the sentiment of the
meeting as expressed by a number of
speakers that the farmers would con
tinue to hold their cottonseed until
a price above cost of production
could be obtained for it, and that the
manufacturers would hold their prod
ucts for similar prices.
Speakers expressed the opinion
that if this policy was adhered to
conditions in the cotton oil market
would be considerably improved.
WOODROW WILSON CELE
BRATED 64TH BIRTHDAY
Washington, Dec. 28.?President
Wilson celebrated his 64th birthday
today, receiving numerous messages
of congratulation. Two of the pres
ident's daughters, Miss Margaret
Wilson and Mrs. W. G. McAdoo,
were with him for the occasion and
also Dr. Stockton Axson, brother
at' thp nresident's first wife. To
night Mrs. Wilson and the presi
dent's daughters expect to attend
the wedding of Miss Marjorie
Brown, cousin of President Wilson's
first wife.
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