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Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S.C., Friday, Aug. 12,1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year.
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SELL SCHOOL BONDSi
AND LET CONTRACT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES GET BID (
OF hlNETY-TWO FOR SECURI- ;
; TIES?BUILDING TO COST $66,934.38,
PLUS COST OF LOf^HK
R. OWENS, CONTRACTOR
'Mill?J ;
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At an adjourned meeting of the
board of Trustees of Abbeville School
District, held in the office of W. M. .
Barnwell, chairman, Thursday morning,
the $100,000 issue of bonds, vot*
ed sometime ago, was sold to Prudden
& Co, of Toledo, Ohio, for 92 and
and accrued interest. At the same
time the board-awarded the cpntraclt .
for erecting the new building.to J. ,
' IL Owens, contractor of Greenville,
his bid being $56,196.08. 6. A. Harrison
of- Abbeville contracted to install-the
plumbing and heating facilities
at a cost of $10,738.30. The
contract for electric wiring is yet
to be let. 1
The board met at 12 o'clock Wed.
nesday. There were present more
' -H ? .n<n?aaan+a+;<iraa nf onn.
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tnacting firms' anxious to get the
privilege of ereeting the building.
There was not so much competition,
however, for the bonds, only three or
four bidders making their apperance.
The final action of the board was.delayed
in an effort to have a bid made
by wire confirmed. A representative
of a Cincinnati firm wired from Columbia
a bid of 92, which made no
stipulations as to deposit of money,
and agreed to put up a check and
' harve the bank wire confirmation. The
t next most favorable bidder was on
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hand at the meeting and he agreed
to wait until Thursday, at which i
time the sale, was to be made to him .
providing that the Columbia man had (
not put up his check. Thursday
a message was received that the bid
was off and the Toledo man got the
bonds. Prudden A Co., originally
* made an offer, of 4)0, but the firm's
representative mbde an agreement
with the National Bank of Abbeville
- whereby 92 was offered on condition
that the money should remain on j
, deposit with tthat bank pending the
time when it shall be paid out.
At a meeting held July 12, the
Cabell lot ,on Chestnut street was
selected as the si?fe for the proposed
- new building. It is understood that
tne price to De paw is *iv,uuu mis
added to the building cost and heat-.
ing and plumbing, makes the total
cost as already contracted $76,934.38,
to which must be added the
cost of electric wiring as well as permanent
fixtures and general eqnipment.
Figuring that accrued interest,
from July 1 through the period wheii
the bonds shall be delivered, will
amount to $1,000, the net amount
from the bonds should be about $93,000.
The difference between $76,934.38
and $93,000 is $17,065.62,
available for wiring, equipment and
incidental expenses.
The contract awarded Mr. Owens
A/VfMnloflATI A# 4-VlA Villi! <4
VAilO AVi VViUyiWIVU Vil HMV uuuuing
ready for occupancy by June 1,
1922. The architect's plans call for
two stories and basement. In the basement
will be tw^class rooms, cooking
room, sewing room, toilets, boiler
room and heating plant, two dressing
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jjjP ' stage is not in use the fixtures of the l
stage can be moved back and the auditorium
and gymnasium used as a '
single hall. The stage will be provided
With an orchestra pit. Also on
tne second noor wui De two class
rooms, a library, principal's office, i
medical room, lavatories and corridors.
The third floor will be occupied
by the balcony that overlooks the
auditorium, two class rooms, physics
and chemistry laboratories, separated
by a lecture Toom, and toilets. " v
In all it is expected that desk
space will be proyided for 180 pupils i
in the six class rooms, 30 to the room, i
' The building will sit back fifty feet, i
fronting on Chestnut street. From !
the street will be a paved walk lead- ]
i. o. jmr
gastona man meets deatt
at: landrum?plunges in
r to ditch?textile mxnu
facturer suffers broke?
'neck.
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Gastonia? N. C., Aug. 11.?J. 0
White, one of the . leading . textil
manuacturers of Gaston county, tfa
instantly killed in an automobile ac
cident at Landrum, 'S. C., accordinj
to a telegram received here by bus!
ness associates.
The nature of the accident wa
not disclosed in the message reeerv
fed. Mr. White left here this mojarinj
taking Mrs. White to Sugar Loa
mountain, near TT??nHfirsftnvi1T<>. N
C. traveling in his seven passenge
touring car drive* by a negro chaul
feur. It was on the return trip thsa
the fatal accident occurred. The ne
gro suffered a broken leg, accordinj
to reports received.
Mr. White, who was albout 50 year
of age, was a pioneer in the cotto:
manufacturing industry in Gaato:
county and at the time of his deat]
was president and general manage
of Mondena mill here and of th
Morowebb mill at Dallas, near hei'e
He had ong been a prominent fac
tor in banking and other busines
circles here. A few months ago ' h
retired from active management o
a group of four mills at Lenoir, N
C. v Sparta
nfltmrg Aug. 10,?Telephon
messages from Landrum to nigh
stated that J. Q. White, prominen
mill man of Gastonia, N. C.? wa
almost instantly killed when he los
control of his autoMobile on thi
Ppa(rtan!burg_A3he(vtille dh^ghwaij
about two^miles south of Landrum
and the car zigzagged across th<
road and ram into a ditch, turning
over trwo o<r three times. Mr. Whiti
wjas thrown out of the car, accord
incr fn ronnrt? onrl in O v\i.?LKvn{v>?>n
0 ?V wfv* Hitu AAA t* ViiUllUMj
examination by a Landrum physic!
an showed that his neck was broken
The body was carried to Landrum
Mr. White was (returning to Gastonii
from Sugar. Loaf mountain.
It is understood that Mr. Whit
was driving the car and when hi
attempted to adjust his light, he tem
porarfly lo3t control. His chauffei
the only other occupant of the cai
then tried to assist Mr. White^and i
is stated that while 'both men hai
hold of the steering wheel, the ca
went into the ditch. The car was no
going, at a very rapid rate ofc speed
Whether the chauffer sustained an;
injuries could not be ascertained
The driver of a jitney bus, operat
rag Between Spartanburg and Lan.
drum, was coming in the opposite di
rection and Witnessed the acciden
from a distance.
BASEBALL NEWS
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Game With Honu Path Saturda;
At the Park.
The Abbeville Cotton. Mill teat
will play the Honea Path nine at th
Baseball park tomorrow, Saturday
afternoon at 3?30 o'clock. Nex
week, Friday afternoon at 3:80 thi
Whjtajirp furni|Bh% th
opposition;, The*e J^ams; will
pfay Saturday afternoon at the ssm?
horn?. " ?r*' " "
September 2 and 8 "the Abbevill
mill team will meet Whitmire for twi
ommpa nn fVlo Whitmirn rliamnnt) ?
Following these games the seasoi
closes here after a very successfu
season.
COTTON PRICES
Middling cotton is selling fo:
12 3-^4 cents a pound.
ing to the main entrance lobby, witl
additional walks leading from th<
main walk near the front steps a
round the building. The roof will b<
surmounted by the conventional flaj
pole*
SPEED ORDERS S
I FOR CONGRESS
1 HOPE FOR THIRTY DAY RECESS A
. ABOUT AUGUST 20?MUCH L
S BUSINESS TO BE DONE BEf
U FORE ADJOURNMENT CAN BE .
POSSIBLE.
?. Washington, Aug. 10.?Speeding -1
e up orders were given in congress late
s today under an agreement between P(
President Harding and Republican tr
? leaders for a 30 day adjournment of m
[J both house and senate about August m
20, providing that in the meantime st
3' the agricultural credits measure is m
-J enacted and the house passes the tax
g revision bill. I*1
f Under the tentative plan, the rail- ta
[. road defet funding, the allied debt C
r refunding and other bills will, go
j. over until September. Enactj?ent of M
t several other important measures be- V1
fore the recess date, however, is ^
g contemplated.
The recess and legislative program n>
s was arranged more definitely by the Pj
president at a luncheon today with tl
n Senator Lodge of# Massachusetts. Re- *n
h publican leader, and Senator Curtis
r of Kansas, after the president's dis- ^
e cussion yesterday with house leaders.
,, , Representations by Senators Lodge to
/i i* a i __w?t m
_ ana bums xnat rann, Tax ana rau- ui
s road funding legislation would ac- ^
e tually be expedited by the proposed ^
f recess were said to have figured ^
^ largely in the president's assent to th
tfie 30 day vacation. The senators
said that the senate finance com- ec
e mittee, by working uninterruptedly S1
I during the recess period, could make a<
t much greater speed on the tariff and P*
3 tax bills. . ia*
The speeding up process, it was| 01
g. pointed out, rests with the house, t
T where the tax and agricultural cred-1 01
f its bills are pviding. The senate P1
B has before ?it only minor bills and
^ plans a week-end recess beginning im
0 tomorrow. . ,;x* I n<
Before the recess leaders expect to jw
.1.1. n m: t J. ? I
j vuuipiei/c tue tapper-JLinciiei gram ?
. anti-gambling bill, the shipping
board's deficiency appropriation bill
measure. The new Republican bill P'
j and the Willis-Campbell anti-beer ?*
to extend the Fordney emergency
e tariff law until the permanent is en- m
B acted, it was indicated, probably will j
_ go over until after the recess.
In the effort to secure their vaea- G
t s
-t tion the house tomorrow is to take *c
^ up the shipping board deficiency bill C
j and on Friday ^he agriculture credits &
r measure passed recently by the sen- n
I ate. Both are scheduled for passage G
^ before the week-end, leaving the
y shipping board appropriation bill for [
senate action next week, together
^ with the conference reports on the
agricultural credits, anti-beer and '
ji other bills. n PJ
t It is to be introduced Monday and ei
taken up for debate by Wednesday. sc
The only senate action contemplated ^
on the bill before tjie recess is format a*
reference to the finance committee^1"
. for work during the recess.
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CURB MARKET NEWS. ti<
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e Notice of Change of Hour of Openiag
to 9 O'clock.
t - The large amount of fresh vegete
ables, fresh eggs and big frying chick- N'
b ens'displayed:' ai tfte :m^e9^Iast|"/ ,
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* keepe^rTH-e ^a^^W be held In a
the" store room'Aext door^O the Eu- d?
b reka hotel and will open at 9 o'clock Li
t> instead of 8 as heretofore. Ja
Producers are requested to bring E]
i in the truck by 8 o'clock that it m^y wa
1 be graded before displaying. The wl
market is open to all producers In to
the country. A fee of fifty cents for^nt
the season will be charged each pro- tii
ducier. to
c All housekeepers of the town are or
invited to visit the market. In no ca
. other place will you find such crisp, se
i fresh beans, big tomatoes, fruits of th
5 the season, fresh eggs, fresh butter, ro
- and fat chickens. Bring your basket ta
i and your bag and feed your family he
f on the most appetizing things just wi
from the country. lei
leiFF SAVES MEN E
MURDERED BRAZELL
UGUSTA OFFICERS REMOVES B
FOX AND GAPPINS TO SAVANNAH
WHEN MOB APPROACHES?MOB
FOLLOWS IN AUTOMOBILES.
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Augusta, Ga., Aug. 11.?A crowd
' masked men from South Carolina m
iints, estimated at 100 or more, c<
dveling in twenty-five automobiles di
ade an attempt to enter the Riclw jb;
rmrl "AnnnfTr ioil ort/i 41
wvwu *J J UiiU l>UV VVUIII^l pi
ockade between 4 a)id 5 o'clock this g
orning td seize C. 0. Fcftc and.Jesse d
appins, charged with killing "V^Til- ,m
am Brazell, a nineteen-year- old f<
txieab driver and college student of s(
olumbia, S. C. I } jti
Sheriff Plunkett outwitted the men w
Meager reports of men gathering at -2'
iriotis points in South Carolina hfft! oi
Itered through during the early'part A
: the night and at 10:30 o'clock last al
ight the sheriff placed Fox and Gap- st
ns in an automobile and rushed
lem to a jail at some other point P
Georgia'. ' w
When'the crowd reached the ja&.ai
ley found their prey had been spired
away. They had already gone of.
> the county stockade, about two ir
iles from the heart of the city and B
iter searching that place made their r(
ay to the jail, which is located on y<
ratkins street in the lower end of A
le city. " m
The committee of searchers enter- y<
1 the jail yard with a flourish of bi
ins. Each of them wore a mask
:ross his face. The jailer acted as y<
lot. The sixty-odd prisoners stood a]
>out in their cells with mouths agape a]
huddled in frightened groups as
ie masked men quietly, but thor- y<
ighly pried into every corner of the
emises. Each cell was inspected. y<
The searchers left the jail a fewv gi
inutes later, vowing their determi- i>;
ition to "get the men if it take's li
eeks." * * y
Several of the men wore army uni- y
irms. All were heavily armed, some a;
: them carrying as many a3 two
stols, some carrying rifles and t(
;hers shotguns. y
All was quiet about the jail this
orning. v ti
Augusta, Aug. 11.?At 10:10 tl
'clock tonight C. 0. Fox and Jesse cs
appins, residents of Columbia, held D
Jr the murder of William Brazell, ^
olumbia taxi driver, were taken
om the Richmond county jail and ished
to a point in the interior of
eorgia for safekeeping.
(Continued on page four.)
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CHAUTAUQUA AT DONALDS ir
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The Redpath Chautauqua Com- hi
iny's artists -frill give a three days G
itertainmgnt in the Donalds public y<
hool, commencing Wednesday, p
ug. 17-th. In connection with the H
>ove the citizens will hold a big pic- tr
c and barbecue on the school S
ounds Wednesday, the opening day st
' the Chautauqua. A cordial iiivitaan
is given to the people of all the in
irrounding country to attend. '
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KILLED IN ACCIDENT/' J
ewberrjr Man Falls From Running ^
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?io?<>fcile
accident happened late. SnjN
iy afternoon between Clinton and F<
mrens, in which a Newberry man, R
imes A. iUmory, lost ms lite. mr. sj
nory and his family were on their F]
ay to visit relatives at Enoree ju
hen the driver of the car asked him w
lean over and see if there was Fj
>t something wrong with the hind vi
:e on his side of the car. He tried
see, but could not, and then got
it on the running board while the
,r was in motion and leaned over to Pi
e and lost 4 his balance and was
rown headforemost on the hard
ad, fracturing his skull. He was
ken to the Clinton hospital, where m
! died Monday evening. Mr. Emory ec
jrked at the Oakland mill. He th
aves a wife and four children. ui
IEGINS CAMPAIGN^
t
ureau of war risk insurance
and red cross join
in movement to clean up
claims of ex-soldiers?dr.
neuffer chairman.
t>r. G. A. Neuffer, Red Cross chairlan
for Abbeville County, has reeved
information, that the consoliated
campaign recently instituted
Y the bureau of War Risk Insurance
le Red Cross and the American Leion
to settle all claims of ex-soliers
will-begin immediately. Infor
lation will be furnished by Dr. Neufir
or Mr. W. D. Wilkinson. Repremtatives
of the. several organizaons
cooperating in the campaign
ill Jae in Greenwood August 26, 27,
9 and 30. Either during that time
r before representatives will be in
bbeville, according to Dr. Ncuffer,
t which times all difficulties may be
;raightened outv
Among the questions the camaign
will deal with are those indicted
(by the following questions,
j sent out by the Red Cross:
Are you suffering from the effects
f disease or injury received while
i the service? Is your claim filed?
a,s an award been made? Are you
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icerving cue cuecit. reguiaxiy ; rue
5U. in need of dental treatment?
re you in need of medical treatient?
Do you need treatment for
our eyes? Has your compensation
sen reduced?
Are you unable to continue with
aur former occupation? Have you
ppHed for training? Has it been
pproved?
If your insurance has lapsed, do
au wish it reinstated?
Did you get all the money due
au on discharge? Were all allownces
and allotments made received
y allottees? Did you receive all
berty bonds that you paid for? Did
ou receive the $60 bonus? JIave
ou received your victory button
nd?Victory Medal?
IMd you receive five cents mileage
) your home when discharged? Are
ou permanently employed?
If after reading the above quesons
you decide there is yet^someling
due you, you are invited to
all and talk the matter over with
r. Neuffer of the Red Cross or Mr.
Wilkinson of the American Legion.
(Continued on page four.) """
HELPED SAVE THE STATE
iMr. John Hogan has been in the
ity for the past several days visrtlg
among his old friends. He is
taking hs home in Washington and
as long been connected with the
overnment Printing Office. As a
Dung man Mr. Hogan served his aprenticeahip
in the Medium office,
e lived in Abbeville during the live
Des of 1876, belonged to the Bed
flirt boya and helped ' redeem the
ftte from the- rule of the Radicals.
Mr. Hogan finds the town greatly
aproved.
FEDERAL AND PETIT JURORS
ourt Convenes In Rock Hill Sepv
13 th. . . .
C ' " 5? " :r.?
Drawn to serve as jurors in the
ederal Court which convenes in
ock Hill September 13, are Frank
lerard of Calhoun Falls and W. R.
leming, of Antreville. On the petit
iry are R. H. Greene for the first
eek and J. F. Gibert, of Calhoun
ills and E. R. Thomson, of Abbelle.
CONGRESS MUST WORK
lam For Recess August 20th Gets
Setback.
Washington, Aug. 11.?The meveent
for a recess of congress receivt
a set back today, and as a result
e adjournment will not take place
itil the 24th or 25th.
OEMS HOPES 1
ARE NOW DEAD f
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WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
DECLARES SHE HAS ALWAYS '4
LOVED HIM AND THATCHER <sj
HOPES PASSED WITH HIM. I
KEEPS FAMILY OUT. t
Los Angeles, CaL, Aug. 10.?'1
still love Belton Kennedy. I do not'
care what becomes of me?any interests
are dead. - ,
(Sirs. Madalayne Obenchain, iield
in connection with the murder of J. j
Belton Kennedy, insurance broker, J
last Friday night made this, declara- .-3
ton in a statement today.- I
The woman asserted that Arthur \.:M
C. Burch of Evanston, ILL, held in
connection with the murder, is irino
cent, and that Kennedy was shot by
two shalbbily dressed "men. Mrs. . (|g
Obenchafn took great care in preparation
of the manuscript' which \yas
written dn her cell at the county \
jail. Her version #of the "midnight ,
imurder" which has never been excelled
for sheer mystery in the criminal
annals of the west, contained
many itnerlineations and penciled j
corrections. The statement given A
that the world may know my story,' a
follows: I
"I. knew Arthur Burch was com*
ing to Los Angeles, and I knew that |
he had taken rooms, at the Russell
hotel, ju9t across the street from ' ^
where Belton Kennedy had offices.
But I knew nothing about Burch's
connection with the case and I <believe
him to be absolutely innocent. , a
"It is not true that I had broken
with Belton on the night of the tragedy,
although I had previously tried
to Sever the bond which had tied us .
together. I loved him even while I
tried to quit him. I still love him -.J
"happenings on the night o<f the
tragedy are imprinted on my mind
forever verv distinctlv. (but after- ?
wards for days I wag dazed. The
men who shot him were very shabbily
dressed. I did not see or hear V; J|
a sound except just before the first
shot I heard voices.1 They might have
been foreigners from their appear-> '-'M
ance. They were very dark. I could
not tell what they said, but I heard
them speak.
"I positively heard two shots. I
did not see any flash.
"I was standing on the porch of
the Beverly Glen (bungalow at that
time. He said, 'Good night, Madalynne.'
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"I ran down the steps after the j
first shot was fired and leaned over
him and said, 'Belton, speak to me/
"I screamed for help. I thought we
wo^ld never get him to the doctor. I
did not know for hours that he was ~
gorie.
"I will not bring my relatives or
friends into this tragic affair., It is
deplorable. I do not care what bappens
to me?my interests are dead.
My hopes are (buried. My life's joys , .; J
arp ended.
"There is little left to say only it
is all such a mystery. I have tried ^
to help the sheriffs office get the
straight of the story, but it seems
to grow more complicated and tangled.
It seems to mean that life's
complexities grow greater Tor w#.*'
VETERANS HOLD REUNION
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Anderson, Aug. 11.?The United
Confederate evterans had a great
day at the annual reunion at Carswell
institute Wednesday. There was
a large crowd there, estimated at
1.000 Deoule. not many of them vet
Ierans,
but descendants of veterans.
Sheriff Os Marett, Solicitor Leon W.
Harris and Leon L. Rice were the
speakers for the occasion. These veterans
were members of the Twentyfourth
regiment. .
Alvin and Walter Wilkinson returned
to Florence this morning after
a visit to their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson.
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