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: : .. i ' ' : : " I i ' ? .? i \ . . . -. . ' . . . Abbeville Press and Banner ' ? ; ' ' I . ' ' . . Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Aug. 19, 1921 - Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. -- -- - ? . ,y MM BROWN jf *. *% WAS ON WAY HOME AND ASK- H ED NEGRO PROWLER WHAT HE WAS DOING, WAS ANS- " WERED WITH VOLLEY OF BULLETS. Columbia, Aug. 18.?A posie of a hundred men, officers and civilians T r- is in pursuit of a negro, who early this morning shot and killed H. Frank tt n iPAlnmKifl nn. J# Drown, iUMUUCl U1 I.UV J? lice force. The negro is believed to ? be in a swamp near Blythewood in c< the upper part of Riohland county. G A horse which he stole ther* this ^ morning on which he escaped has tl been found and the negro's cap was " also found in a tree under which he drove. He will likely be captured dead or alive within a few hours. m The policeman saw the negro prow- B x ling about in one of the suburbs as ti the officer went home shortly after p< Ho bdVo?I Wm whftt he was r( UllUIU5Uta MV. MWMVW doing and the negro fired and fled, fi There was one eye witness, a young n; white man. -The officer was killed in- U stantly. Bloodhounds from Newberry . are assisting in the pursuit. . si The policeman also fired before he w x fell but it is not known if any of his C1 shots took effect. Police are novi^ f< searching for the negro. le : _ BOARD OF TRUSTEES pi IN SPECIAL MEETING L Decide That Walls of ' New Building 0< Shall Be Backed Up With * Tile. , yj M At a meeting yesterday of the ^ Board of Trustees of Abbeville j0 schools, the board decided, after m thorough investigation, that the te brick walls of the new achool build- w ing will be backed up with Dennison jc interlocking tile. The board consult- ti Lockwood-Greeri & Co., architects of Charleston before , making the v choice. This form of tile is being us- * . ed in the new Citadel buildings now under construction in Charleston. Be- ^ sides feeling that tile would prove ^ equally as satisfactory as solid brick walls, the board was actuated in e: making the change by the saving to ai i the district of $1,772 which will re- , suit, this amount being left available r< for other purposes. w The board also received assurance c< from G. Lloyd Preacher, architect ^ * for the board, that engineers wouia k be on hand at an early date to make ^ all necessary surveys for the begin- c' ning of construction of the football ? \ gridiron, which will be located just ^ ^in the rear of the new building. It is to be modern in every particular g and it is hoped to have the field b j ready for use possibly before the fi end of the present season. It will A be 300x300 feet in size. ti n BAPTIST SERVICES AT *> CALHOUN FALLS SUNDAY * The Rev. J. C. Solomon, D. D., pastor of Calhoun Falls Baptist church, , announces the following order of ; service for next Sunday Bible School, B. C. Wilson, super- s intendejit, 10 o'clock. n the Palm Tree^ ' ' , jf \ 8 Evening worship, 8 o'clock. Sub- b ject of / sermon, "What Sort of b Church Wuld My Church Be if Every v Memiber Were Just Like Me?" u f Prayer service every Wednesday a evening at 8 o'clock. K A good attendance Is requested c at both services Sunday. W. M. g Thomason, director of the hand, will > assist the choir -yith his cornet at the morning service. ' AT BONAMI. b b George P. Harper, a native of Ab- n beville county, is now located at Bon- n - ami, La., where he is general secre- b tary of the Y. M. C. A. til. \ ? ^ SERGDOLL ESCAPE CHARGED ANSELL OUS? COMMITTEE CHARGES ACTING ADVOCATE GENERAL AND ARMY OFFICERS WilTH CONSPIRACY TO EFFECT DRAFT EVADER'S RELEASE. Washington, Aug. 18.?Samuel ilden Ansell, former acting judge ivocate general of the army and of le prisoner's legal counsel; Colonel E. Hunt and Colonel G. C. Ores in were charged witn conspiracy in mnection with the escape of rover ' Cleveland, Bergdoll, the raft dodger, in & report signed by iree of the five members of a spec1 investigating committee, filed toay, with the house. (Characterizing Ansell as "the laster mdnd" in the plan by' which ergdoll was released from a miliiry prison under guard to dig up a Dt of gold, the majority report ^commended that he be disbarred ?i practicing in the courts of the ation "above whose safety and in jgrity he has placed gold." . A minority report filed at the one time held, however, that there as qo testimony to support the large that Ansell, through whose ef >rts as counsel the prisoner was reused, "conspired to effectuate his scape," or that his motive was imroper. One Republican?Representative uhring, of Indiana?and two Dem:rats, Johnson, of Kentucky, and lood of Virginia, signed the ma* irity report. The minority views ere presented by Chairman Peters, aine, and Representative MoArmr, Oregon, Republicans. The marity finding was the first 0f the any investigating reports submit" * " 1 * J-t-. -1 M a ito cne nouse since me ciuse ui uie | ar, where a Republican member dned with Democrats and enabled lem to file majority views. Berg doll Writing Book. Washington, Aug. 18.?Grover leveland Ber^doll, millionaire draft >dger, now supposed to be in Gerany, is writing a boob about his scape from the American military ithorities. This was revealed today in the ?port of the house committee, -hich investigate^ his escape. Exjrpta from a letter from BergdoJl > his mother in' Philadelphia ,which as intercepted, are included in the jport. These concluded Bergdoll's barges that there were several rafters involved in hia case who lould be exposed. "We are writing a book which ives away the whole swindle from eginning to end/' Bergdoll wrote ram Eberach, Germany, "and foe .merican pu/blic will wake tip when Ixey read it in the near future. We lade the Americans look like a unch of boobs before the whole rorld. They are all laughing at tern." i ' T , CA* TURNS OVER Frank Woodhurst, of the Bethia ection was severely injured this lorning when his automobile turned ver near Bold Branch. His right leg ras smaajxed.up pretty badly. Sevef1 stitches we^e taken in the wound y Dr. Gambrell at the hospital where e was carried. Marshall Hall who ras in the car with him was knocked nconseious but he soon recovered nd is not, injured. Mr. Woodhurst was driving the ar when trouble with his steering ear caused the car to turn over. BOOKS! BOOKS! ! School is to open soon and all the oys who were abuse and mistreated y their teachers last session and larked too low on the final examiations have gotten out their old ooks and are footing it out to Miss [agiH's to be "coached." CITY SCH001 FRIDAY) First Teachers' Meetir Teachers For Third Out of Town Pup Tuition?-Lisl According to announcement by Major J. D. Fulp, superintendent of the city schools, the schools will open the new session-Friday, September 9, at 9 o'clock. The first teachers' meeting will be held Thursday afternoon, September 8, in the graded school and each teacher is expected to be present for this meet* * J-?'- C/-V mg or eise lorien. one u?> d poj. w many announcements regarding the courses of study, the division of grades into sections, the general rules to be enforced in the administration of the schools, and dozens iof little'details regarding the school work, are necessary to be fully understood by teachers, especially the new ones, that attendance at the first teachers' meeting is decidedly necessary. In view of the fact that an extra teacher was found to be necessary in the third and fourth grades for the coming session, a room in the home :of W. D. Barksdale has been rented by the trustees and is being fitted up this week as a model primary class room. The section of the first grade girls will be placed in this room instead of going to the school building proper. This is only an emergency step, however, and when the new high school building is completed the section will be moved back to the grade^i school building. The new third grade will be taught in the auditorium at the mill school which will be fitted up as a class room. The auditorium for the mill school will be in the new community building now in course of construction there. No pupils from families living on the grounds of the Abbeville cotton mill 11:? ??? eiiruiiuig ui vituci ui wic wi mary grades?first, second and third, grade will attend classes at the graded school on North Main street. Out of District Pupils., All pupils from without the Abbeville school district, No. 32, enrolling below the eighth grade will be charged a tuition of $3 a month for the nine month. This tuition will invariably be payable in advance. When enrolled tuition for "the first four months will be paid. Then January 1 tuition for the remaining five months will be paid. No exceptions are permitted to be made by'the superintendent. No tuition is charged the pupils in the high school enrolling from without the district. This tuition is paid by the State of South Carolina. Book* To Bo U?o?L The superintendent has endeavored to make as fdw changes as possible in the text-books to be used this session. Practically no changes of consequence, therefore, appear in the printed lists being distributed by P B. Speed Drug Store, book dealers Each pupil is to be held responsible for having his books by Monday morning, September 12, and as manj as can do so are urged to bring theii new books on Friday, the opening day of school, when lessons for Monday will be assigned. Pupils will be graded on. > recitation? for :; Mon day. the name as for any other ^ehoo day. Absence on the opening daj will prevent pupil making honor i&i the first month. Pvi m inafinni Special examinations for those re EXCURSION TO ATLANTA The Seaboard Air Line railwaj announces special round trip rates for an excursion to Atlanta Friday, September 2. The cost will be $4.86 from Abbeville and $4.59 from Calhoun Falls. Tickets will be good on all trains except No. 5, and good returning on all trains except No. 6, with a final return limit to September 5. IS OPEN SEPTEMBER i ig , Day Before?Extrj and Fourth Grades, ils Pay $S a Month t of Teachers. quiring a second one to make a grad or for those prevented by any res son from taking the regular final e) amination last session will be held i the high school on Friday, Septen ber 2 beginning at 10 o'clock. N other examination will be given th; fall. Corps of Teachers. Major Fulp announces that th frtllnwinop will constitute th corps for the coming session: High school: J. M. Daniel of Nev berry, principal, teacher mathemati< and science; the Rev, A. J. Derbj shire, French; A. R. Hafner of Gaf ney, athletics and military training Miss' Sadie Magill, mathematics an history; Miss Eva West of Cheste English; Miss Sue Porter of Nev berry, Latin. Intermediate Department: Sevent grade, A. R. Hafner, Gaffney, an Miss Annie Margaret Hill; sixt grade, Misses Alice Pugh, Evergreei Va., and Helen Turner, Bennettsvilli fifth grade, Misses Rosamonde Dixo Sumtpr, and Mary Hunt, Dalton, ,'G'a gourtta grade, Misses Sarah Perrii Rebecca Jones and Thelma Ott, Fo: Mill. Primary Department: Third gradi Miss Maye Robertson, principal, an Miss Clyde Smith, Seneca; secon grade, Misses Georgia Ott, Fort Mil Harriet Coan, Winnsboro, and Mr J. D. Wilson; first grade, Misses Li la B. Ketchin, Winnsboro, Gladj Norris, Greenwood, and Cleo Murph of Summerville, Ga. No Refreshmsnti for School The board of trustees of the cit schools at a special meeting yestei day afternoon went on record as b< ing opposed to the sale of lunehe ice cream, candy, or other refresl ments on the school grounds durin the session of 1921-1922. The d< cisionsof the board was made know to the superintendent and he wt instructed to enforce the new rul This, of course,, does not apply v 1 special entertainments or exhibitioi after regular school hours, but pi 1 pils who feel the need of extra ? su: ' tenance other than breakfast to gi ! by a day's session will have to "can I their own." Military Traising in High School, \ . [ All pupils in the high school, sa\ l those physically unable, will be r ; quired to take certain elemental setting-up exercises each day the fir fifteen minutes of recess. Thei I will be of a progressive nature ar i for the boys will gradually devel< . into /regular military ,drill both i . the setting-up exercises and scho . of the soldier. Later the .corps of b( , students will be formed as a coi , pany of infantry and will be jgivc , the rudiments of sqnad drill, boi r close and extended order. Resultu r from competitive drill and examin tions student officers for the coi , pany will be selected. Prof. Hafne . a captain in the R. 0. T. C. w . have charge of the boys. One of tl . other high school teachers will 1 | selected to have charge of the girls f This feature wOl be specially ben I ficial to athletes and to boys wl expect to attend either militai schools or literary colleges having tl . R. 0. T. C. feature. GOING TO TEACH r Miss Kate Haskell leaves Fridj for Boons, N. C., where she has position to teach. She will be in ' Girl's Preparatory School and wi 1 have charge of the Domestic Scien< and the Sewing Departments, i Mr. Martin 111. T. W. Martin is ill at his home o Walnut sreet. 'SAFE COMING i ' 160,000 IS STOLE! % ( FARMER LOSES LIBERTY BOND AND MORTGAGES-S W YOUN< FARMER LIVING ABOUT EIGH MILES \FROM LAKE CITY, VIC ' TIM OF* ROBBERS le . / _______ ' \- ' . Lake City, Aug. 18.?Sometim between Sunday and Monday nigh j ? i- during the absence of S. W. Younj i o a. prosperous farmer, whose home i j8 ftbout eight miles west of here, hi . house was entered and the iron saf ?, V* in which he kept Liberty bonds val 16 ued at about thirty thousand dollai 16 v i) and almost an equal amount in mori gages and other securities was r< moved and tracks in the yard ir dicate that it was hauled away in ? wagon. Mr. Young was apprised o the fact upon his. return to his hom 'J Tuesday afternoon and is makin every effort to apprehend the rol r' bers. 7 . PARENT-TEACHER BODY . ' d HOLDS FIRST MEETINi ;h 1( Mra. Henry Gilliam Chosen Pre* e? dent, Mra. C. H. McMurray Heada " Reception Committee. i! % 4 A meeting of the Parent-Teachc rt i association was held yesterday a: .temoon in the graded school at 5:3 J o'clock. A splendid attendance ws j present and officers for the comin j session were elected. In the absenc ' of Mrs. R. C. Philson, the presiden j' Mrs. J. Allen Smith presided an Mrs. Alen Long acted as secretary. The election resulted in the chooi y ing of Mrs. Henry Gilliam as pres dent; Mrs. J. D. Wilson, vice "pres dent; Miss Kebecca Jones, secretar y and Mrs. A. B. Galloway, treasure: r_ Following the election of offlcei j. the matter of holding a reception fc a> the new teachers in the city school j. was taken up. Mrs. C. H. McMui g ray was elected chairman of tl committee in charge of the receptio n with Miss May Robertson and Mri ^ R. C. Philson assistants. These thre e ladies were authorized to select tl ;0 place for holding the reception an 18 to call upon other members of tli association to help them with the d< ^ tails. The reception witt-be held Fr day, September 16. It was furthc ^ decided to serve punch, sandwiche and mints during the receptioi ? 1- - 1> xL- 1-J! X ?, i"weniy-nve 01 toe lttuies prevent* i ' ( the meeting obligated themselves 1 re give a dozen sandwiches each for tl e- reception and Mrs. G. E. Calvert ai 7 nounced that she would make an rt. give the mints. The expenses of tl punch will be paid from the gen en id treasury. >P The ''new president, Mrs. Gilliau in has been one of the most faithfi ol members of the association and h< >y election as president Is agreeable 1 n- both parents and teachers. Mrs. Gi :n Ham has already given lately of h< th time and energy in working for tl ?g success of the association and tl a- other members appreciate he} wil n- ingness to assume the responsdbil r, ties devolving upon the president. ill le TONSIL DAY >e gi p !" > At {he tMemorial Hospital yeste day eleven , chftareii had their, tons? 10 removed and alT of them are restdr :y well. The following answered to tl ie roll call: Margaret and Jane Harrisoi Franklin Nickles, Lewis Whit ~ Sadie White, Ruth White, Rena Bo ler, Jordon Ramey, Robert McLan Clifford Zimmerman and Kennel 'y Zimmerman. a a SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY J1 AT EBENEZER CHURC1 Sunday School Day will we ol served at Ebenezer church, Sunda August 21. There will be service i n the morning and afternoon an dinner will be served on the grount IRELAND REJECTS I PEACE PROPOSALS V ? | S DE VALERA DECLARES IRISH G PEOPLE WILL NOT BE. FOOL, r ED THIS TIME BY LLOYD " GEORGE?DENIES OFFER DOMINION RULE. ../ .. e Dublin, Aug: 18.?Eamoan De Va t, lera, Irish Republican leader declare I, ed that the Dail Eireann would not is accept the terms offered by the Brit is ish government extending to Ireland C ; e an offer of dominion status. ' . I "From the reports this morning s in the British and foreign press," b- said Mr. De Valera, "there seems to be a doubt as to what our attitude l" is towards the British proposals. . There seems to be doubt as to whether what I have said or whether our g letter means acceptance or rejection. >- , "There ought to be no doubt in any body's mind. We cannot and will not on behalf of this nation, accept these terms. - '-; Q *' * "There is an Indian proverb read. ing: T\ ?| k "Fool me once, shame on you; 'fool me twice, shame on me." "The Irish people will not be fool> ed this time. It is said we are offered !r the status of dominion home rule for Ireland the status of the British do- ' V ? minions. Ireland is offered no such 13 thing. The statement that Ireland > was offered a dominion status eone tained two falsehoods. Where is Ireland? There is no Ireland in the ^ terms, but two broken pieces of Ireland. . . . .4 ' v./Saj "What was offered was not even /I nmintnn ?totn? T+ was aHmiHoif the dominions had the right to secede and coujd get out if they desired, We are told we must stay in whether we S " -j " like it or not >r lg "We are not claiming the right to r secede. There cannot be a question of secession, because there has nevie , . ,\.1 n er been union. B "Northern Ireland has regarded Q itself from it3 own viewpoint, and e in entering negotiations they need ^ not give up that point of view. I . would be willing to suggest to the i6 j Irish people that they give us a good deal in order to have Ireland able to ^ look into the future without anticippting distracting internal prob3' lems." ,1 "All the time these" negotiations ;0 have meant an attempt to get into ie touch with the people of the north and tell them we have no enmity 4 and would make sacrifices for them ie which we would never think of maknj ing for Britain. We will be ready to give them every safeguard any a> reasonable person could' say they were entitled to, and we are ready ?r to leave the question of the north to -0 external arbitration or leave the j. whole question to external arbitra;r tion. le "England's claim is unreasonable. ie But epen unreasonable claims we j. would be' ready to consider, and I for one would be ready to go a long way to give way to them, particularly to their sentiment, if we could get , them to come with us and consider I tne interests 01 xneir own cuuuwry and not be allying themselves with k foreigners." . Jr i g ?e MR. TUTT ILL. n> Friends of Mr. L. W. Tutt, the e? government cotton grader in Abbe8" ville, will regret to know that he is e> seriously ill. His brother was here yesterday from Elberton, Ga., and the family physician was expected to arrive tuua). H BASEBALL NEXT WEEK ' 3- The Whitmire baseball team will y furnish the opposition for the Aibfoen ville mill team on the local grounds d Friday, August 26 at 5 o'clock and 1. Saturday 27th at 3:30 o'clock. 40