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^ v V SANTUC V VV\VVVUUVWS\ The Methodist District Conference will meet at Waterloo April the 21st. Messers W. F. Radcliffe and George Bowie are delegates from Gilgal church. JRev. A. H. Best preached an in teresting sermon at Gilgal Sunday morning. Mnrricnn nf Columbia. 1;IMCIICC MU&A4?V**| w- , ^^(11Bfet Sunday at his grrandfatlier's Mr W._E. Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hunter spent Sunday with the latter's parents, M amd Mrs Joseph Able. Miss Marie Boyd spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Annie Kay. Miss Lizzie Sharp has returned home after a weeks visit to friends ia Abbeville. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wright dined at the home of Mr M. B Kay Sunday. xr< T?n*n?,frA? enonf Sflt. r. r unuau i ciguovu ^vn. ~? mrday night with Mr. J. B. Culbreth /- Mr and Mrs Thos. Stevenson were fleasant visitors with Mr and Mrs. J. R. McCombs Sunday Messrs Claud, Furman and Willie Moss spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. Henry Abies. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Haddon and duUren spent the week-end near Donalds with the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs. Jesse Richey. Miss Lizzie Able was shopping in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Palmer and ehSdren spent Sunday near Due West vith Mr. and Mrs. John Mabry. Mr. and Mrs Thos Irwin's baby has been quite ill for two weeks and the last report from it it wasn't any letter. The children of Mr. Eugene Gad are improving which will be good ne^rs to their friends. SEEKS TO REPEAL VOLSTEAD MEASURE \ Washington, April 16.?Repeal of ibe Volstead prohibition enforce ment act is proposed in a bill intro 4 #oced late today by Representative Hill, Republican, Maryland. The ef fect of the repeal, Mr. Hill said in a statement, would be to leave the en forcement of the 18h amendment to the constitution to the concurrent powers of the state. He declared he wis for "farcical evasion." "Local prohibition is an American principle Prohibition is not. Large element of nr people are opposed to the nation al or Volstead prohibition act as an encroachment on the police rights! the states and the personal liber ' , ty of the people." WANTS FOR SALE-?Porch rocking chairs at great bargains. S J Link *-18 2t. c. FOR SALE?Good milch cow, fresh in. Price reasonable. Apply to W.! P. Radcliffe; Abbeville, Route 5. Phone connect/on. 4, 18-2tpd. AT THE GRAB CAFE?Be fed 'by George." 'Tis no more a by-word, 2s the real thing now at the S. A. L. Cafe, they all eat and drinfc there all day and all night. It col. 4, 18 "By George." I LOST?32x4 U. S. tire and rim on Hodges road Sunday. Finder please return to Press and Banner office. H. L ALLEN. 4, 18-ltcol FOR SAI^E-*?Three old and three; young- New Zealand hares, nicely | built three tier pen included, all for $12.00. Mrs. M. M. Kenner Iy, Abbeville ' lt_pd WANTED?Subscriptions for Delin eator and Designer and several other popular Magazines. Also agent for California Perfume Co. Products. Pressing, cleaning and also plain sewing. Mrs. M. M Ken-j neriy, City. 4 18 ltpd FOR SALE?Nice strawberries at market price. Phone 326, Mrs. Tom Klugh. 4, 18-3tc FOR SALE?Best quality cream at 60 cents a pint, also fresh eggs. Phone 1. Mrs. D. A. Rogers. 4-ltf REPAIRING?All makes of Phono graphs repaired by factory trained expert. All work guaranteed. +,l?tf. x "THE ECHO." LABOR WAGE CUT CONSIDERED TODAY Railway Labor Board to Listen To Arguments?One Hundred Road* Chicago, April 17.?Railway managements of nearly 100 carriers were prepared tonight to launch their first big drive tomorrow for a reduction of labor wages. A consolidated hearing, at which wage disputes will be presented from throughout the country, will "begin- tomorrow before the United States railroad labor board. All of the roads asK a reduction in un skilled labor wages and several ask blanket reductions for all em ployees. It was indicated tonight that the question of the legality of the board conducting the hearing with three vacancies unfilled and only six mem bers present would be brought up at the opening session. The nomina tions for the vacancies were sent to the senate for confirmation by Pres I ident Harding Saturday, but some of the parties to the present dispute were understood to be seeking delay until the new members are present. By a recent ruling of the board all wage schedules presented for de cison up to date will be included in the hearing., Sixty roads had been J - ?U?J 1?. J J -i U?1.T (lOC&eveu yesvCKiay auu aw acaow uaIX of that number remained to be add ed tomorrow. According to railway officials each carrier is expected to be present its own testimony. Representatives of the roads will appear first. The board recently announced that eight hours would be allowed each side for oral testimony and argument. The employment, whose commit tee will be headed by B. M. Jewell, president of the railway department of the American Federation of La bor, will handle their case through the union organization representa tives. Heads of four of the big brotherhoods will be present to con duct the defense in disputes pro posed by the roads which desire to eat wages of train service em ployees. Under the transportation act con ferences must be held between the carrier and its employees on any question of revised wages or work ing conditions. The disputes to be taken up tomorrow all have resulted from failure to agree in such con ferences. THREE MEN NAMED FOR LABOR BOARD Harding Sends Nominations To Sen ate-?Surprise to Public Washington, April 16.?Nomina tions to fill the three vacancies on the railroad labor board, considered particularly important because of the controversy between^the roads and their employees, were sent to the senate today by President Hard ing. As labor's representative on the board the president named Walter L. McMenimen, acting president of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men and a prominent figure in re cent negotiations between the rail road unions and manswrsi Snmiipl Higgins of New York, a former gen eral manager of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railway, was named to represent the manage ment group, while former Gov. Ben W. Hooper, of Tennessee was given the vacant place allotted to a repre sentative of the public. All three of the nominations caus j ed more, or / less surprise, none of i the :.jnen named having figured | prominently-, in gossip about the va | canc.ies which occurred yesterday at ! the expiration of the terms of three members who :were one year ap pointments when the board was or ganized. Another element of sur prise was the fact that Mr. Hooper's name uceu &MUW11 to oe promi* nently under consideration for the vacant commissionership of internal [ revenue. Quick confirmation by the sen | ate is expected by administration of ficials so that the board may have its ' membership complete when it takes up the problem of wage readjust ment ordered several days ago. The British Indin atives religious scruple against killing any living j creature, even a venomous reptile is a potent cause of the hieh mor tality of that country each year ; from the attacks of serpents and wild beasts. I WASHINGTON FOLK SCORN FIRST STRAW "Wear 'Em and Weep" Bradley Discover!. Persons going to Washington with in the next few days might do well to consult W. R. Bradley, internal revenue collector, before making the trip with reierence to wnat styie ol hat should be worn on the trip to the national capital. Mr. Bradley re turned from Washington yesterday and his attempt to rush the season on the capital folk leaked out soon after his arrival. The genial collector left here sev eral days ago with a perfectly re spectable brand new straw hat on, there being no objections raised by Columbia to the wearing of suck\ a lid. Washington society aa4 the gen eral public there has a different view of straw hats and the collector came near being mobbed with his new bon_ net placed correctly on his head. As Mr. Bradley walked down a Washington street he noticed several nrnman friuinff Vlim A Cllte fiTTin and " """"" O * -*"0 this came to be more and more no_ * ticed as he met more women until the "chief' was about to decide that the grinning season was on when a man with a felt hat came along and gave the*collector a tip as to what was wrong. This gent accosted Mr. Bradley and remarked that he wished he had the nerve of some people pulling off his hat and pointing to the chapeaiu of Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley then realized where the trouble was and kept away from the crowd. Later on he got into an automobile and things began to look stormy again, numerous people look, ing as if they would like to take a grab at the new straw lid. The "chief" then decided that discretion was the better part of valor, as they say in the story books, and silently slid the bonnet off to the bottom of the automobile. Another scare came when the col_ lector dropped into a movie house in Washington and saw a demonstra tion against "the first straw hat," this demonstration being on the >!?/>?? nv>A timrino Kaon fnlfon fli". fl dUiCCU auu IMTHlg WVV*t w.r ?. baseball game. Mr. Bradley was rather uneasy lest some well mean ing citizen might spy his headgear and cause a demonstration in the theater. However, he escaped seri ous injury, only suffering a few rude shocks and being set back as to his opinion on hats and arrived home safely and to show his fighting spir it wore the'same hat all yesterday afternoon.?The State. CAROLINA WINS STATE CONTEST Grenewood, April 16.?Speaking on the subject "The Call of the Ages," Ellison M. Smyth, of Oconee county, representing the University of South Carolina won first placo in the 23rd annual State Oratorical Contest held at Lander college to night. "Second place was awarded to William Blackburn of Furman uni versity, speaking on the subject, "Lay Down Your Arms." Third place was awarded to L. C. Lamotte of the Presbyterian College of South Crolina, speaking on the sub ject, "The Curse of South Caro lina.". The contest tonight was attended by crowds of visitors from all sec tions of the state. Those who heard the speakers were unanimous in the opinion that ?he orations were un usually good and the judges took considerable time reaching a de Cision juages were: jrroi. <i. xm/mp son Brown, Winthrop college; Judge Thomas S. Sease, Spartanburg; the Rev. Frank A. Juhan, Greenville; the Rev. C. P. Wimberly, Charles-ton the Rev. H. Tucker Graham, Flor ence. Eight colleges were represented g in the contest: W. M. Boyce, Ers- w kine, subject, "Heroism and Com- ^ mon Life;" Lytton G. Perritt, Clem-j^ son, "The Majesty of the Law;"!^ James Blanding, Citadel, "Halting! Japanese Aggression;" Ellison M. j.. Smyth, University of. South Caro-1 g lina, "The Call of the Ages;" E. H Tatum, Wofford, "The Soul of the World;" L. C. Lamotte, Presbyteri an college, "The Curse of South Carolina;" William Blackburn, Fur man, "Lay Down Your Arms;" C. G i w J. ivi. jsiume xsewDerry, ureaisr a-jjv mericanism." iz The College of Charleston was the m only male college of the state not sc represented. . w Krippendo CORRECT FOOT Ideal for Dress, I Sport w featured patterns ai for all occa Krippendo: know in advance tfc are theirs in full me; STRAPS and ( An appropriately sr occasions as well as street wear.. One complete showing o: NEW Bl For street and sporl the smartness of brc mi *y l Ine Kosenb ) ODY OF VICTORIA TAKEN TO GERMANY (Continued from Page One.) rince Oscar, Prince Fuerstenburg, ountess von Keller, Countess von ^tzau and Baron von Spitzenburg. "2V. service in mourning for the for ler empress was held in Doom cas le this morning attended by all the iembers of the former imperial ousehold some of its most intimate [ tends and several officials of the uitch government. Thp service waa n affecting one, and during its pro ress former Emperor William fre uently sobbed and at one point jemed at the verge of a break own. The service was conducted by Dr. 4-V?n, f/\T*m/*Aiiirf_ Minn A J UUUV/1 y Vite UA *. WMk * iin, who took the text of his sermon rom the tenth verse of the second iapter of Revelations: "Be thou lithful until death and I will give lee a crown of life." ONEA PATH BOY DRAGGED BY MULE oae* Life When Feet Become En tangled in Harness on Fright ened Animal. Anderson, April 16.?The 13 ear old son of Clifl: Lollis of near onea'Path, died late Thursday af irnoon as a result l>f the injuries jceived from being dragged by a iule for a mile. Young Lollis was ding the mule home from work, om which the harness had not ?en taken, when the mule became nnrl fchrpw vniinc hov > the ground, and his foot got tngled in the harness, and he was nagged the entire distance to hi3 jme, which was about a mile. He as alive wh^n hie was rescued but ied shortly after. DIES ON POWER LINE Lancaster, April 17.?Saturday ftemoon Isaac Broom was killed hile working on the Southern ower company's lines neaT Hal eckham's place in this county. lie as killed by static electricity. His sdy hung on ^he power line after e was dead and one of the other len with him went up to him, fan ned a roDe around his bodv and Jet down to the ground. Dr. R. C. rown was called but Mr. Broom as dead before he arrived. GOMPERS TO WED. New York, April 16.?Samuel ompers, president of the American ederation of Labor, tonight author ed the announcement of his engage lent to Mrs. Gertrude Gleaves Neu :heler of this city. The marriages ill tnVp nlaee in the near future. irf-Dittman :: FITTING WEAR ?/!/</ 7 '/t?/j J UCCl, I IUU%Zl, U/IU J^ear. - / in the season's smart id materials?styles .sions. Buyers of the rf - Dittman Shoes tat service and value asure OXFORD TIES nart model for social i afternoon dress and of our exceptionally f smart strap styles. ROGUES : costume, possessing )gue iasmons. erg Mer. Co. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stevenson and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCombs. Mr. and Mrs. J. Carwile spent Sunday with Mr. T. F. Uldrick and family. Miss Dessie King spent the week end with Miss Zelma Mundy, near Hodges. s Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Newell and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Milford. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hagen and Royce Blum spent Wednesday near Level Land with Mr. W. A. Hasren V > v k COLD SPRINGS. > >1 \ and family. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Uldrick and children and Mr. W B. Uldrick spent Sunday with Mr. and MrsI Lewis Ed wards. i Mr. and Mrs. Walter Winn of Ab beville, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. J. D. Winn. Mr. Horace King spent Saturday night with Mr. Fred Uldrick. Mrs. Mattie Bowen, of Abbev^He, spent pari of this week with Mrs. W. R. Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Newell and Frank Uldrick spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives In McCo*? mick. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hagen and Claude Uldrick spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay. Mr. Jim Elgin, of Anderson ,is visiting his sister, Mrs. W. R. Ellis this week. / Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kav and chil dren spent Saturday night and Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Uldrick. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cochran and children spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ellis. Miss Sara Uldrick spent Sunday with Miss Bessie Edwards. Miss Louise Uldrick spent Satur* day night with Miss Sara Uldrick. Miss Ola Winn spent Saturday nightfwith home people. Just Rec< Carload ma F NOTICE! The board of trustees of the Ab beville Schools^ ask those who may have suitable sites for the proposed high school building to submit offers. Offers should be in writing?not lat er than the 20th inst Not less than four acres will be considered. W. N. BARNWELL, Chr. Board Trustees. 2t. 4, 13 and 19th. Think Seriously About GLASSES You can't afford to neglect your ejM. Your sight demand* every considera tion. Regard this seriously and let your If you need glasses, don't delay get ting them. better judgment guide you aright. Confer with us today. L. V. LI8ENBEE OPTOMETRIST (Becoming Glasses Cost No More) lived n( \nn ui uuua E. Cox