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Abbeville Established 1844. $2.00 the Yeac. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, Jan. 19,1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. . SHERIFF ME GETS LIQUOR LOAD Sheriff and Deputy, Assisted by Local Officers Gather in Qarload Young Men With Blind Tiger Li quor?Caught on Snake J Road Near City. Unless all signs fail the wholesale viplations of the prohibition law which have been rampant in this t county for sometime are going to come to a sudden stop. The officers of the law are after the liquor sellers, the liquor haulers, and others impli cated in the liquor business. This much was evidenced - yester day morning when five yowng white men of the Abbeville Cotton Mill vil lage were brought before Judge Hol lingsworth charged with transport ing liquor in violation of law. The men charged with this offense are Milton Hodges, Joe Hughes, Frank Davis, Sam Bougie and James Stalna- j ker. Obtaining information that these ? men had gone towards Savannah Riv er Monday evening for the purpose of bringing liquor to the Abbeville Cot ton Mill village, the officers were on the lookout for them on the return trip. Sheriff McLane and Deputy Cann along with Chief of Police Joe | t t _ i i n.i: Li. jonnson ana roiiceinan viaicuci; i Crawford were on the Snake Road! >near Rock Buffalo church Monday! night" as the party returned to the city. The officers were armed with a j ~ search warrant, and they immediate-1 ly stopped the carund made a search discovering several fruit jars full of t moonshine liquor. The liquor and the car were confiscated, and the men J - brought to the city and landed in I jail until yesterday morning. A war-1 K^int was sworn out yesterday fori 'them charging them with transport-j ing and having liquor in their posses-1 sion unlawfully and each was bound over to the February term of the1 court vmder a bond of two hundred dollars, assessed bv Judee Hollines worth. All the men made bond and were released. Deputy Sheriff Cann informs us that the liquor carrying business has % been thriving about Aobeville for sometime. There are several cars which make weekly trips to the Sa vannah side of the county and which return always loaded with liquor. Some of these cars are known to make two, or more trips to the river each weeHSj$i is easy for those on the inside, DepttqjtCann explained, to get a quart of thisjjiquor at almost any time. But, said Mr. Cann, the officers have gotten the information on the ' guilty parties and it is only a short time until they will be caught, if they do not take warning from what has happened to these others. The parties arrested by the officers and who are now out on bail will likelv be hauled before the United , States Court to answer charges of violating the national prohibition law. Before they are out of their present difficulties they may find the way of the transgressor hard after all. MOVING TO ABBEVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Griffin are moving to Abbeville, coming here from Green wood. They have rooms at the home of Mrs. W. G. Chapman and got com fortably settled Tuesday. Mr. Griffin will be connected with Mr. E. W. Gregory, the manager of the telephone system and the young couple will be a welcome addition to trie resiueuwa ui me uiuy. A BIG MASONIC AFFAIR Dr. F. E. Harrison went to Col umbia Monday night ^vhere he is to take part in the ceremony of making Bishop Guerry a mason at sight. This is the highest honor that can be con ferred by the Masons and the cere mony is taken part in by Past Grand Masters. Mrs. Harrison went down Tuesday and spent a day pleasantly shopping. i' ^ PARENT-TEACHERS ASSO. II TODAY Good Attendance of Mothers Pres ent in Spite of Cold Weather.? Program Furnished by Rep sentatives from the High School. The regular February meeting of the Parent-Tjeacher association which was scheduled for yesterday after noon was postponed until this after noon on account of the funeral ser vices of the late Wade S. Cothran be ing held Tuesday afternoon. There were a goodly number of mothers present in spite of the cold weather and all of the teachers were present. The program was furnished by representatives from the high school and was typical of Lee's birth day which is being celebrated through out the South today. The firs? feature of the program ! was the singing of the Bonnie Blue Flag by the gii'ls of the high school. This was followed by a brief sketch I i the life of General Lee read by Billy Long of the tenth grade. Tften an extremely interesting paper, Ab bevilles part in the war Between the States was read by Helen Cromer "of the ninth grade. To close the pro gram "A" section of the eighth grade Latin class sang two verses of The Star Spangled Banner in Latin, res ponding to the encore with a verse of the sam? song in English. After this the association entered into business session and many subr jects of interest to the physical and moral welfare of the schools were u'scussed pro and con. The commit tee on .purchasing new window shades for the school buildings re . orted that orders had been placed uith local dealers for sufficient shad i for rooms most in need of them. The association expects to have a suf '.cient amount of money on hand by spring to furnish the other rooms of oth the high and graded school buildings with new shades. The question of holding a public i entertainment in the opera house on February.25th with the pupils of the' graded school participating, and an other entertainment on March 25th given by the pupils of the high school was brought up in the meeting and the association heartily approved of lending assistance and patronage to both these entertainments. Quite e laborate plans are being made which will culminate.in these two public en tertainments and the people of Ab ,ovi!le have two excellent treats in >rorp in thpsp pffort.s. . Supt. Fu!p announced to the associ iiion that it was his desire to stage a pageant in May during the high school commencement exercises, the ;:ectacle to be based on purely local history from the founding of the ?ity to the World War. He asked that older members of the association be gin searching through their scrap books and relics for descriptions of various historical events in South Carolina History, so many of which lave a direct bearing^fn the history of Abbeville. The first scene of the pageant will probably center about the "old red house" built by Major Andrew Hamilton and General Pick ens' fort of logs known a century r.go as the "log house." Other scenes to be depicted will be the planting of ; American flag on the walls of Mexico City by Lieut. Frederick Sel leck, the meeting of the commission ers to select a site for the first court house built in Abbeville, Alpheus Baker's school on Blue Hill, Meeting of Confederate cabinet in the Burts house, Perrin's Female Academy, "Big Tuesday" 1876 and others. The next meeting of the association will be held Tuesday afternoon, Feb ruary 15th. THE COTTON MARKET January futures in New York closed at 16.95 today against 17.45 yesterday and 17.70 Monday. Spots were down 35 points. The local mar ket remained at 16 1-2 cents for the best cotton. COOPER INAl FOR HIS S Columbia, S. C. Jan. 18.?Governor Cooper began the second term of his administration when he was inaugu rated before the joint assembly of the State legislature at noon today, the oath of office being administered by Associate Justice Watts of the State Supreme Court and the Gov ernor delivering a masterful address on the subject of education. Lieut. Governor Wilson G. Harvey, of I Charleston, was sworn in as president of the Senate and Walter E. Duncan, of Aiken, the only other new State officer-elect, was sworn in as comp troller general. Governor Cooper's address dealt with the State's educational needs. He referred to the low state of literacy and urged liberality in appropriations for the common schools. He went into details as to the schools needs and stated a tax levy of four and a half mills would be needed to cover the cost. He stated that compulsory edu cation had in its first year, 1920, in creased the public school* enrollment by 89,000 bringing the total to half a million. The governor referred to the State's vast commercial and agricul tural resources, almost as yet un touched; he referred to the lure of-J j fered by South Carolina to settlers | and home makers. "But it is idle," he ] added, 'to attempt to achieve the | highest life of which we are capable j unless we first have education." Pleading ?vith the General Asscm ! bly for liberality in making appro priations for education, and for a to tal for the state' department of edu cation of approximately two million dolors. Governor Cooper today de livered to the joint assembly of the legislature his second inaugural ad dress, on the subject of education, and he took the oath of office the sec ond time, standing at the threshold of his second term in office. The oath was administered by Associate Jus tice Watts, of the supreme court. In. his address, which was a strong essay on the educational system of the state the governor urged education as the first necessity for any high achieve ment in life. "Our fundamental need is education," he said. 'There are millions of idle acres in this state," he said, 'there are vast other natural resources undeveloped. There are hundreds of thousands of acres of cut-over lands that show the luthless hand of one who cuts in the absence of intelligent forestry laws, there are possibilities for diversified agriculture which are untouched, there are chances, almost withou; j number, for making this state a place j that will lure the best class of settlers j place where men may dwell in the i midst of smiling plenty, where home I .vning will become far moi*e general, J where the common level of happiness j will rise high above its present plane. ! But it is idle, my friends, yes, it is idle to attempt the highest life of which we are capable unless vve first have education." In his address, Governor Cooper re peated his desire for relieving the people "of all possible financial press ure." 'But we are not so poor," he add^d, "indeed we could never be so CONGRESS T< SPECIAL SI Washington, Jan. 18.?President elect Harding practically has decid ed to call a special -vsession of the -new congress on April 4, members of the House ways and means com mittee were informed today by Chairman Fordney, who has just re -c~ "vr~ tunicu J.IUIII <x uuiiici cjivjc vvicn jtai. Harding at Marion. Mr. Fordney conferred with the President-elect on general taxation and tariff matters which will be among the more important subjects to come before the special session of the new congress. The chairman was understood to have told Mr. Hard ing that the date cf the sfession had a direct bearing on the tariff revis ion hearings which the committee is JGURATED ECOND TERM poor as to justify us in taking away from our people the one thing most necessary for the accumulation of wealth." The governor stated that compul sory education, in its first year, 1920 increased the school attendance by 89,000 bringing the total School en rollment to a half million. Approxi mately a thousand school districts voted special levies last year, he said, leaving only a handful of districts not doing so. The governor asked for the appro priation of $600,000 to carry out the State's contract under the high school act, declaring that there should be 30,000 boys and girls in high school instead of the present 14,000. He asked for $525,00t) to carry out the law guaranteeing seven months of school term to weak schools. He asked that $970,000 be appro bated for the provisions of the equalization law and the rural graded \ school law. He asked that $100,0001 be appropriated for the building pro gram called for under the act of 1920 He urged also liberality in appropri ations for the fight against illiteracy am?ng adults; for the betterment of .legro schools; fo:: rural school sup-j ervision; for mill schools, and for the | expenses of the educational depart- j ment. The cost of administering the school funds in 1920, he said was less than two per cent. "Retrogres sion should now be unthinkable." Four and a Half Mills. The governor told his hearers that the tax necessary to producc the; funds asked for public education this j year would reach a total o'f four and | a half mills, or possibly four and j three quarters. "A quarter of a con-, tury ago it was thought that the cdn-j stitutional three mill tax would be! sufficient," he commented. The governor suggested that the j office of county superintendent of ed-j ucation be put on a professional full- j time basis. He said no person should 'be allowed to hold this office unless I r>nccnccin<r tVio nopneenrv mmlifim- i tions. The governor expressed the view that the county board of educa tion should be elected by the people, and that this board should employ the county superintendent of educa tion. The goernor also urged that the colleges be given careful considera- j tion when the legislature came to the | matter of appropriations. "I beg of ] yd"6 that in curtailing, as we must," he said, "you consider the whole of JI he educational system in the light j of the public good." Lieut Governor-elect Wilson G. I Harvey of Charleston, was also sworn ! into office today, as president of tiie j Senate, Walter E. Duncan of Aiken, j was the only other new State official I to be sworn into office. He today as j sumed the office of comptroller gen . _i j. _ _ 1 j J 1 j. J* 11 I erai, 10 wmcn ne was eiecteu last ia:i | without opposition. The inauguration ceremonies took place before a distinguished audi ence, all State officials and a number, of judges being in attendance. Mem bers of the United States Congress were also invited. There were many visitors. Tmeet in ission apr. 4 /iow conducting and it was said that1 Mr. Harding informed him that April 4 practically had been decided upon definitely. Date is Not Definite Maron, 0., Jan. 18.?No date.has I yet been fixed by President-elect Harding for the calling of a special session of congress, he said today, adding that the date may not be set j until after his inauguration on ' March 4. I April 4 has been suggested for the ' opening of the extra session, Mr. Harding said inasmuch as the House ways and means committee expects to be ready to report out a tariff bill by that time. I At Late JP.esidence at Four O'clock? Attended by Large Number Of Friends and Kindred?In terment at Long Cane Cemetery. The funeral services of Mr. Wade S. Cothran were held at his late resi dence Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. M. Tel ford of the Presbyterian Church, pas por at JLong L/ane. me services con sisted of a reading of the scriptures, prayer and singing of appropriate hymns. Many friends in the city who were shocked and jjrieved by the sudden taking pff of their friend were pres ent to pay the last tribute to one whom they had known so well in life. Numbers of kindred from other places came to be with the family on the sad occasion. Among those who came were Mr. and Mrs. A. W Smith, Greenville, Thos. Perrin, Union, T. W. Cothran and Mrs. W. L. Durst, of Greenwood and Miss Kittie Per rin, of Greenville. The brothers, Hon. Thomas P. Cothran and W. C. Coth ran, of Greenville and James S. Coth ran of Charlotte, were here to attend r.he funeral. After the services the body was .iken to Long Can? cemetery where it was placed at rest beside the newly made grave of his wife, Mrs. Cornelia Brunson Cothran. The religious ser vices were concluded at the erave. The following friends acted as pall bearers: Messrs W. D. Wilson, X. C. Parker, Allen Long, Richard Sonaiey, J. S. Stark, J. D. Kerr, Wm P. Greene and Robt. S. Link. ABBEVILLE LOSES SCHOOL Abbeille has lost in the contest for *.e location of the Baptist military cademy for boys, according to a tele gram received this morning by the /. Louis J. Bristow, from the Rev. Chas. A. Jones, secretary of the Bap tist education commission. No rea son was given; but it is thought that .he principal reason, was the proxim ty of Bailey Military Institute of Greenwood; as it was well known that the authorities of Bailey were stren >usly opposing the locating of |he new school in Abbeville, and were dressing the plea that owing to the ;eographical location of Bailey, an ther school of the same type should be loacted, in some'other part of ,the State. A NEW ENTERPRISE The store room recently occupied by Thomson and Little and owned by the Phoenix Realty Company has jeen re..ted to Mr. Black, of Char otto, N. C., who will come to Abbe ville on the first of February and open up a first class bakery. - This is an enterprise that Abbe | ville has long needed and every one wishes Mr. Black great success. A NEW POLICEMAN Clarence Crawford, who has been iving in the McCormick section for ometime, has returned to Abbeville ind has been elected a policeman on he force. Mr. Crawford is a quiet massuming man, but he has the de ermination and the other qualities -.ecessary to make a good officer. MR. GAMBRELL BEREAVED. Mr. John M. Gambrell received the J :ews Monday of the death of his sis ":er Mrs. W. B. Cox at her home in Honea Path and he'went up Tues !ay to be present at the funeral. She was seventy-six years old, had raised a larere familv and was a woman beloved of her family and iends. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sharpton, who have been boarding with Mrs. C. H. Bosdell have gone to housekeeping in apartments at the home of Mrs. Jen nie Purdy on Cambridge street. LOSS By FLIES . AT CLEMSON COL. , Kitchen and Commissary Were De stroyed By Fire?Holiday is De clared in Recognition of Splen did Work of Cadets in Fighting Serious, Fire Anderson, Jan. 18.?Fire of un determined origin came near de stroying a group of dormitories at Clemson College this morning, the heroic work of nfembers of the corps of cadets being the means of. confining the conflagration to its original limits, and limiting the de struction to ihe kitchen and. com missary of the college. Damage is estimated this morning by President Riggs at approximately $25,000. The kitchen and commissary are attached to Barracks No. 1 the larg est of a group of" three dormitory buildings'. The fire evidently origi nated in the kitchen and gained con siderable headway. The college maintains its own department, hav ing protection from big pumps and hose lines kept in the various dormi tories and buildings. The corps of cadets turned out in fine style man ned the hose lines and began a bat ! tie with the conflagration to save / i/iic uuiiiutviica. j. lie in c acciixeu iu gain headway for a few minutes but when all the pumps -were brought into action, and the pressure gained sufficient strength, the cadets ex tinguished the fire without allowing ' it to spread further than the kitchem and dormitory. There were no accidents of any sort. While much of the kitchen equip ment was damaged or destroyed and / a considerable quantity of supplies burned, the cadets were served breakfast this morning as usual. The college administration is to be commended for their resourceful ness, and their ability to provide for the students at all times. Declared a Holiday Not because of the damage, but in appreciation of the efforts of the corps of' cadets, the college authori J ties today declared a holiday. This | is an appreciation of the splendid i work of the cadets. Aside, however from this voluntary holiday, there , will be no interruptoin in the col lege schedule. Loss is Covered > r , The loss from the fire is covered by insurance. This insurance is car ried with the sinking fund commis sion of the state. Rebuilding Kitchen , A temporary roof is being placed over the burned kitchen and com missary and steps are being taken to replace such equipment as is not usable at once. The refrigerating plant located in the basement for tunately was not injured. MOVING IU MAKIiVlLLE. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Young an'l family will leave for Hartsville Thursday where they will make their home, Mr. Young having accepted a position on the Eastern Carolina Di 'sion. Mr. Young has held the posi on of Roadmaster on the Seaboard for the past two years. A FAIR DIVISION Arthur and. Albert Rosenberg i majce a fair division among them selves as to the good shows coming to town. Albert claimed the privilege of taking in the big show on Feb. 3rd remarking that there were thirty even in the cast. Arthur remarked that he did not mind missing the show but he would see the girls af ter. GONE TO FLORIDA. Mr. Ed Stevenson is the latest Ab beville man to move to Florida. He left this week for Tampa where he will join George Cochran and Dickie Ellis who are already there and are working in the insurance business. Ellis Mabry and Tom Sherard are :;t Dayton, Fla.