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Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly ' Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, July 13, 19211 Single Copies, Five Cents. ' 77th Year.
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SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTS TEACHERS
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MISSES HELEN TURNER AND
ALICE PUGH WILL HAVE
CHARGE OF SIXTH GRADE ?
. MISS HUNT CftOSEN FOR THE
. FIFTH GRADE.
Tim uononAiQc in thp Civth C^TAllf*
oZ the city schools have been satisfactorily
filled by the election of Miss
Helen Turner, of Bennettsville and
Mitw Alice Pugh, - of Appomattox,
V*., as teachers of this grade. Miss
burner is a graduate of Miss McClin -
tock's College for Women, has taught
' successfully for six years, one of
these being with Major F^Ip at Fort
Mill, and the last four in the Mayesville
school. Miss Pugh is a graduate
of the Normal College of Virginia,
1 1?J svnamanna +l?o
QttS IlttU 1UUI y caio ca^iivuvv) wm.v
last two being with Miss Turner; at
Mayesville. They were strongly recommended
by the superintendent at
Mayesville, H. H. Branson, a nephew
of Dr. G. A. Neuffer. Miss Pugh also
taught one session in the Sumter
City schools and has a splendid recommendation
from Dr. S. H. Edmunds,
superintendent at Sumter.
The vacancy in the fifth grade
i caused by the resignation of Miss
Il&hy Anderson, of WilHamston, who
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was {narneu vwo wee&u ?gu ?,u \j. o.
Link of Laurens, has been filled by
, the election of Miss Mary Hunt, of
Dalton, Ga. Miss Hunt is a daughter
of.'the Baptist preacher at Dalton,
received her A. B. degree from Me,vidian
Woman's College, Meridian,
Miss., and ha? had two years experience
in Georgia schools. Miss
Hunt also presented splendid testimonials
of her work as a teacher of elementary
grades and the president of
Meridian College has written Major
Pulp stating that Miss Hunt was one
of the finest students the college ever
graduated.
' Science Coarse Improved.
Heretofore the general science
course offered in the eighth grade in
the high school has been given without
laboratory work. This will be
changed the coming session, however,
and full laboratory work will be required,
the pupils themselves performing
a majority of the experiments.
Mr. Daniel, principal of the
^ high school, wijl handle the science
course in the future. With the laboratory
work given, as is already
being done in the physics course a
full unit credit will be given for the
science in addition to making the
course much more interesting and instructive
for the pupils.
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SEVENTH GRADE TEACHER
ELECTED BY BOARD
Anarew k. nttner ot Uttney lo.
Assisti n High School and Help
With Athletic*.
At the meeting of the board of
trustees yesterday afternoon Andrew
R. Hafner, of Gaffney was unanimously
elected as emergency
teacher in the City Schools. While
Mr. Hafner will have charge of a
part of the work in the seventh
grade, he will also give a part of his
time to helping out in the high school
classes and with high school athletics.
Mr. Hafner is the second son of
Dr. W. A. Hafner, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Gaffney. He
received his- A. B. degree from Presbyterian
College, Clinton, in June,
being second honor man in a class of
over twenty young men. He received
his high school education at Fort Mill
under Major Fulp.
The newly elected teacher is a first
mte n+Vilafo Viowimor nlaveH -fnnfhnll
and baseball for four years and is a
champion tennis player, having won
out in several intercollegiate tournaments.
The trustees are to be congratulated
upon this wise selection
and the patrons of the school, generally,
will receive this information
with pleasure.
It is the purpose of the superintendent
to introduce a simple system of
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SAID 10 APPROVE
HAINES PLANS
INDICATIONS SEEM TO BE THAT
ALL POWERS CONCERNED
WILL WELCOME HIS ARMA<
MENT CONFERENCE- ENGLISH
PRIME MINISTER TALKS.
Washington, July 12.?The suggestion
of President Harding looking tc
a disarmament conference at Washington
was expected by officials here
today to meet a ready response from
the capitals of the powers concerned
The probable attitude of the powers
towards such a proposal, it was said,
was sounded in* advance through tht
American embassies and legation:
abroad and the impression was gained
that replies to formal invitations tc
such a conference would prove favorable.
Tending to confirm this belief, in
the opinion of officials) was the statement
of Premier Lloyd George in the
Wftimo r?f nnq fcnHnV. WAlnottllTlO
the initiative of President Harding in
the matter.
In the preliminary questioning
through - Apierican representatives
abroad, it is understood that the Fai
Eastern'question was mentioned tc
ascertain if this would be considered
as a proper subject for discussion in
connection with consideration of disarmament.
It has been indicated thai
as a result the impression was giver
that this question would be treated
prominently in the conference program.
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. The scope of the proposed conference,
however, is understood not to
have been definitely determined while
the details of organization will be left
with formal acceptance to the invi'
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fcations haye been received. In this
connection, It was said today, that before
the conference actually meets
there may be some definition of the
subjects to be.considered and an understanding
given of what the powers
consider their special interests.
No date for the gathering has as
yet been set^ nor has the American
representation to the conference been
determined, although it is believed
that Secretary Hughes may head the
American delegation. Whether any
decisions reached will require special
treaties or other forms of agreement
is a subject which officials have indi/
cated is too early for .-discussions.
NO FEDERAL AID
FOR* SAVANNAH BRIDGE
Messrs. J. M. Nickles and Geo. T
Barnes of Abbeville and S. Franl
Sherard of Calhoun Fails returned
today from Columbia where they at
tended the meeting of the state highway
association. They made repre
sentation to the commission in the
matter of securing federal aid foi
the Savannah bridge project., Thej
were miormea mat notmng couia d<
done jn the matter at this- time bul
let it be understood that money mighl
be forthcoming as soon as certair
federal projects in the lower part ol
the state are completed.
The Abbeville delegation also join
ed with representatives from Clin
ton, Cheraw and elsewhere in an ap
peal to have the state departmen
take into the state system the Cal
houn Highway. The commission sai<
that this would be done as iiapidl:
as sections of it are completed anc
as rapidly as it can be approved b]
the state engineer.
military training in the high schoo
and Mr. Hafner, being a captain ii
thp R. O. T. C,_ will havp p>iarcf? n
the setting up exercises and drills. /
l'mited time will be given to this val
uable feature. Some rifles, secure<
by Major Cheatham during his ad
ministration are already on hand
and others will be secured by th<
opening of school.
The board decided to pay Mr. Haf
ner's full salary so there will be n<
call for private subscriptions t<
meet the increased salary of a mai
teacher.
THREE MORE MEN
; GIVEN BIG JOBS
. BOARD OF SHIPPING OPERA,
TIONS GETS "BEST SHIPPING
BRAINS" OF COUNTRY ACI
CORDING TO CHAIRMAN LASK>
ER OF BOARD.
Washington, July 12.?Appoint(
ment of J. Barston Smull; and William
J. Love, of New York and A. J.
, ,Frey, of Los Angeles, as the newboard
of operations of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation was announced
j late today by Chairman Lasker, of
the shipping board.
i The three members of the board
5 become vice presidents^ the Emeri
trenrv Fleet Comoration and with
, Chief Counsel Elmer Schlesinger and
k one more vice president to be appointed,
will constitute the director
, ate of the Emergency Fleet Corpor.
ation. Chairman Albert Lasker will
( serve as president of the operating
- board.
i Mr. Smull, who was the unanimous
choice of the ship owners and operap
tors is vice president of the New <
j York Produce Exchange and a mem.
ber of the firm of J. >H. Winchester ,
, and Com? any, ship D-okers. Lining
[ the war he was associated with the
t shipping board as a member of the
. charteriUg committee. *]
Mr. Frey was formerly in charge of
i the ship construction division of the
[ Southern Pacific district of the ship
ping board. For the past year he has ,
been general*manager of the Los
. Angeles Steamship Company. Mr. (
, Love served as director of the trades
, and allocation under the shipping
: control committee during the war.
. Until recently he was assistant man- '
i ager in the United StateB for Furness
. Withy and Company, Ltd.. of Great "
: Britain.
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i , In announcing the appointment of
the board Chairman Lasker pointed ;
out that the first step in the reorgan- ]
ization of the shipping board had ,
i been taken with the approval, in de- (
i ta*.l, of the President. "By close co- 1
; operation with the owners and oper- (
: ators of American ships as well as .
t the shippers themselves," he said, .
- "the board now has selected as of- .
i ficers the best shipping brains that
; the country and the shipping inter
ests have to offer." "If
we fall down now," said Mr.
Lasker, "we have no alibi."
"The big aim of the board is to
' speed the day when the government
can get out of ship operations and
' turn the ships over to prirote own"
ers." Chairman Lasker said, "but
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that will not be done until thirfgs are
running smoothly under the present
effort as a partnership plan and private
operators are ready to take the
' work over."
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7 SESSION OF COUNCIL
TRANSACTS BUSINESS
j Will Put on Motor Cop to Catch the
F Speeder*?Mark Off Curb For
Parking.
At the meeting of the city council
t in the council chamber last night
- contract was let to Alviii Ellis to re1
pair the caved in^floor of the arcade,
j agreed to buy a motorcycle for the
i use of a traffic policeman, and made
ir plans to have the streets near the
curb on the square lined off to in.
dicate parking spaces. This parking
1 rule will provide that automobiles
i must come up squarely to the curb,
f within the lines provided. This will
L prevent some cars being parked at
. such an angle as to take up space al1
most equal to the length of the ma.
chine.
, City Council also agreed to a plan
2 whereby Mr. C. P. Townsend of the
Abbeville Water and Electric Plant,
- will inspect all the plumbing as it is
> installed, so that it shall be done in
j accordance with the, city ordinances,
i nnd in the most sanitary manner to
' safeguard the health of citizens. '
HARDING TALKS
AGAINST BONU:
ENACTMENT OF SUCH LEGISLj
TION AT THE PRESENT TIM
WOULD "GREATLY IMPER1
FINANCIAL STABILITY OF TH
COUNTRY" *SAYS PRESIDENT
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Washington, July 12?"Enactme
at the present movement of adjust*
compensation legislation for vetera;
of the World War would greatly ii
peril the financial stability of o<
country," President Harding told tl
senate today in the second address 1
has made to that body during his a
ministration.
Every obligation is to the disabli
and dependent, the president sai
and the executive branch owed it
the country "frankly to state the di
Acuities we daily,are called upon
meet, and the added responsibili
this' measure would bring/'
"This menacing effort to expei
billions in gratitudes will imperil 01
capacity to discharge our first ob
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gaUiUliO bU CI1USC Wt IUU5L IIUL 1(111
aid," he said.
After a four months survey
conditions which would stagger all <
us were it not for our abiding fai
in America, the president said he w
fully persuaded that three thin;
were essential to restoration.
"These are," he continued, "the i
duction of our internal taxation, r
funding of our war debt and the a
justment of our foreign loans."
GRIFFIN TELLS OF
KILLING DR. LIPSCOM
Made Full Confession at Penitential
Tuesday to Sheriff E. M. White.
Took Full Responsibility.
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A full confession, describing ho
tie killed Dr. Lawton Lipscomb
his home at Ninety Six on the afte
noon of July 5, was made by his sla
er, Pink Griffin at the state penite
tiary to Sheriff E. M. White and se
eral other-witnesses yesterday. ?n
fin stated that no others in any wi
were implicated in the killing ai
that he alone was responsible for tl
death of Dr. Lipscomb. Another far
hand of Dr. Lipscomb, David Maki
has been held since the killin
charged with being an accomplic
John Emnrv. who carried Grifl
from the scene of the shooting is i
so still in jail.
Since the death of Dr. Lipscom
numerous reports and rumors ha
been circulated in regard to stal
ments made by Griffin implicatii
others. Sheriff White states that
has been his belief all the time th
Griffin was solely responsible and t
confession yesterday corroborates 1
belief.
Griffin declared that Dr. Lipscor
had told him in the morning of t
day he was shot, that he would p
whelps on him like the ones on t
mule, if he didn"t quit beating t
mule. When he brought the mule
at dinner time, he says he told I
Lipscomb that he was going'to gu
T~lr- T .ir>o/?r>rr>K +aM Vlim Vlo POlllHl
and if he was not back by 2 o'clo
he would carry him before Mag
trate Sam Cooper for breach of co
tract. Griffin said he ^then shot hi
According to Griffin, he didn't kn<
how many times he shot, but all
the shots were fired while Dr. Li]
pomb was facing him. After t
shoting, he left t hrough the 1
gate, went through a patch of woo
and across a field, where he thr<
away his pistol. Later he got
John Emory's buggy and was ci
ried a few miles.
When asked by Sheriff White wt
/-tsJ +V? Ck YY\ 11 ??r m
blici lie nau piaunvu W*4W v.. V.W. rviously,
Griffin told him that
didn't know he was going to kill I
Lipscomb until the instant he did
He said he had been carrying t
p:stol strapped under his shirt f
years.?Index-Journal.
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SITE SELECe
S FOR NEW BUILDING
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HIGH SCHOOL PLANT TO BE
IE ERECTED ON CABEL LOT ON
IL CHESTNUT STREET?BIDS FOR
IE BONDS WILL BE OPENED
JULY 28TH.
i\t Chief among the matters up for
ed consideration before the board of
ns school trustees yesterday was the se?
n- lection of a site for the erection of
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i>uc jji u^uscu new uigu auuuui uuiiu*
he ng. By a vote of five to four, the
he board decided in favor of the Cabel
d- lot on Chestnut street. Other sites
under consideration were the Gary
ed lot on Magazine Street- and the
d, Haskell lot adjoining the high school
to lot.
The board also decided that it
would open bids for the $100,000 of
*y 6 per cent., 20 year bonds, July 28th.
These bonds are dated as of July 1st,
id 1921, and interest will be paid semi
ur annually. G. Lloyd Preacher, the
li- architect, was instructed to advertise
to for bids from contractors, to be submitted
August 12th. He was advised
of by the board to give preference, all
of things being equal, to local dealers
tfc in the necessary plumbing, brick and
as material supplies.
gs The vote on the building site was
taken only after the board had spent
e- a good part of the afternoon visiting
e- the possible tracts offered. It was
d- said this morning that throughout the
meeting the best spirit prevailed,
every trustee working harmoniously
. f^r the interest of the district. All of
the nine trustees were present at the |(
no WAVA olcA Wo-lAt* TTllln Oil- !
acooii/JU} cio ncic aiou ou-1
perintendent and G. Lloyd Preacher,'
T the architect. j1
The election for the $100,000 bondj
issue was held about two weeks ago,]
the project meeting with the ap-j
w proval of a majority of the voters. ]1
at Pending the time when the money!1
r_ shall be spent the money will be |:
placed on deposit with local banks. 1
_ The action of the trustees, in thus 1
setting about at so early a date to
?_ carry out the wishes of the citizens
Xy of the district has met with approval
1(j on all sides.
tie
m NEGRO'S NECK BROKEN
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n> BY FALLING TREE
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:e. Lewis Jackson of Watts Section Not'
to Expected to Recover?Still Liring
This Morning.
k' During the severe wind storm that
VG
visited this section yesterday shortly
after noon. Lewis Jackson's neck was
broken when a tree crashed across
his house. He was still living this
^ morning, ^although physicians say
that he can not recover. He was alone
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in the house at the time of the
crash.
Jackson lives on the Parker &
he
Reese farm near Watts. He had been
ut out in the field when the ram came,
up and he took shelter in the house.
he
Thp trpp was snanned off near the
in ground an dthe trunk was heavy
. enough to break through the timbers
of the house.
i't
ck GET NINE GAMBLERS
is
n" The city treasury was enriched
m* this morning by $90 when nine ne)W
groes forfeited bonds of $10 each
following their arrest for gambling
5S" In the party were Ollie Taggart, A1
he Ware, Clarence Taggart, John Jackson,
Will Foster, Jim Renick, Joe
Adams, Doc Williams and Wes Fish-w
er.
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CIVA11JWO 1 I\UV1\
ie" Lancaster, July 12.?Hazel Ghent,
e- eleven years old, was killed here tohe
day while cranking a Ford truck
)r which was in gear. The truck
., bounded forward and knocked the
it.
lad against the rear of a heavy
truck, his neck being broken by the
or impact. Death resulted in about
fifteen minutes.
British me
may come soon ;
SAID IN LONDON THAT SHOULD j
CONDITIONS, AT HOME PERMIT
LLOYD GEORGE WILL J
COME TO UNITED STATES FOR
CONFERENCE.
London, Jnly 12.?Premier Lloyd
Georgemay visit the United States
to attend some of the meetings, at
least, in connection with President
Harding's proposed conference, according
to the Daily Mail.
This is conditional on affairs at
home, as the premier could hardly J
leave until the Irish question has
been settled. (
j.ne luan bug&esib umt an iecumcal
work could be done by experts, -$Jj
leaving the ultimate moulding of an
almost complete agreement to a final ; *,
conference, at which President Harding
and the premiers of the other , . i ll
powers would be present, in the late
fall of this year or early next year.
Premier Lloyd George in a leng- : ,';Jj
thy statement to the House of- Com- v-j
mons today gave a full and frank explanation
of the steps leading to the
proposed conference for the discussion
of armaments. The first prinicple * .:|j
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ujl nit; x>nti&u puncy, lit; ueuiaicu wos
friendly cooperation with the United :4
States.
"We^are all convinced," said the
prime minister, "that upon this, more
than any single factor, depends the
peace and well being of the world."
The initiative of President Hard- ;
ing with respect to an international
conference on the limitation of ar- '
maments had been received with the a
utmost pleasure by Great Britain, b
said Mr. Lloyd George, and he added
that he spoke for the empire, as *
whole.
At the same time Great Britain de4-/\
AIM AIABA A?i Ofl/1
one conies iu ?cc cuv ivui
while Mr. Beal was so pleased with
South Carolina on a former visit that
he could but return.
Several years ago Mr. Beal and
Capt. SyWn went out on a country- o
seeing expedition together, and Mr>
Beal's heel is itching again, so he
has persuaded Capt. Syfan to join
him next summer on a trip to Cali'ornia.
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311 cu iv maintain vivoc incuucui|/ auu
cooperation with Japan, which harmonized
the influences of the t\fr<> h>
great Asiatic powejs and constituted* *
an essential safeguard to the well being
of the British empire and the
peace of the East. The "open door"
in China was another aim of the government,
together with opportunities
for peaceful progress and development
of the Chinese. *
Both Great Britain and Japan desired
that the Anglo-Japanese alii?
ance brought injo complete harmony ^
with the covenant of the league of \
nations. Note to this effect has been
given to the league. The latter statement
developed the fact that Lord
Curzon, secretary for foreign affairs,
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bassador at London had signed on
July 7 a new joint note to the league
of nations in which, after reference
to the previous joint note, in 1920,
it is set forth that:
The British and Japanese governments
hereby notify the league that
pending further action they are
agreed that if any situation arises
while the Anglo-Japanese agreement
remains in force, in which procedure
prescribed by the terms of the agreement
is inconsistent with procedure
prescribed by the covenant of the
league of nations, then the procedure
prescribed by said covenant shall be
adopted and shall prevail over that
prescribed by said covenant shall be
adopted and shall prevail over that
prescribed by the agreement. i
VISITORS FROM KANSAS
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Beal, of Wichita,
Kan., are in the city for several
days stay with Capt. and Mrs. M. B.
Syfan. Mrs. Beal before her marriage
was Miss Eliza Gossett, of Easley,
and is a cousin of Capt. Syfan. ?
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