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. . - - -:X^.-L - ;v : Abbeville Press and Banner | ' ===_= 1 . - ; EttahlUhed 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weeldy Abbeville, S. C., Monday, Aug. 29, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cento. 77th Year. WEEKS ACCEPTS " CALL OF BAPTISTS ? NEW MINISTER IS NATIVE OF, MISSOURI AND GRADUATE OF WESTMINSTER COLLEGE AND - SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. i ' ' ' 1 . ' ^ * Called to the pastorate o? the Ab- : beville Baptist Church a week ago, ! the Rev. Howard L. Weeks of Dar- 1 - - ~fmm +I10 nnlnit 1 illi^bUU aiiuuuavvu r?r ? of the Methodist church last night wh^re he was conducting union ser- I vices, that he had decided to accept the call to preach here and that he 1 would be ready to begin his duties 1 - October 15. Mr. Weeks preached in the Baptist church a week ago and I again yesterday, making a most favorable impression. The Rev. Mr. Weeks is a native of 1 Missouri. His father was a Virginian ' and his mother a Kentuckian. Grown 1 to young manhood, Mr. Weeks received. his t academic training at ] Westminster College at Fulton in 1 ' his home state. Following his. graduation he taught school for a time ' and while thus engaged he felt the 1 caH to preach and entered the Sou-J' thern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky., where he graduat- 1 ed in 1898. Mr. Weeks' first pastorate was at 1 Canton, Mo., his / work there being ' very successful in more than one 1 sense. It was here that he met and ' , married the young lady, who is now Mrs. Weeks. His next pastorate was at the First Baptist Church of Vicksburg, Miss., where he remained eight I years. Here he was instrumental in i Causing the erection of a splendid j new church building. j For his third charge, Mr. Weeks , went to the, First Baptist Church of i Mansfield, Ohio, from which place < he came to Darlington where he has 11 been very successful in his work for t the past five and a half years. It ' will be seen from th'e above record 1 that Mr. Weeks has only held four i pastorates previous to coming to Abbeville during his 23 years of ministry. He is yet a young man and comes here with the accumulated ex- j perience gained in three states. In the new minister's family there are his wife, one son and one daughter both of whom will be in college 1 this fall and winter. ' . 1 , 1 tf AINLM 1 ?> AtilVt r^"? 1 Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 27.?Frank J Pearson, postmaster at Ruby,' Ariz. 35 miles west of here and his wife were killed and his sister-in-law seriously wounded yesterday by seven armed bandits, believed to have been Mexicans, according to reports received here early today. The shooting took place in the postoffice after which the store which Pearson conducted in connection with the PQstoffice was looted. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION The civil service commission announces a competitive examination at Abbeville postoffice September 24 to fill the position of clerk-carrier Examination blanks can be obtained at ihp. local nostoffice or from the 'secretary of the fifth civil service district in Atlanta. DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN , Mr. Brack Worley died Saturday i at his home in Monroe after a short < V. attack of pneumonia. Mr. Worley Juts worked on the Seaboard and is , w&l known to our people wno hear witk regret of his death. \ * y BUYS DELCO-LIGHT t The Rapley Country Club, after a satisfactory test, has purchased the Delco-Light plant installed some time ago Under trial. The lighting i system has proved in every way 3 pleasing, and adds greatly to the ] attractiveness of the club house. } ... r < ' * SWINDLING 1ST INVOLVES BANKS OBJECT OF CONFIDENCE GROUP WAS TO DISPOSE OF WORTH. LESS NOTES THROUGH SMALL BANKS IN WEST AND MIDDLE WEST Chicago, Aug. 27.?A small brown ry-f 4-nrnnfvT rtlAaoltr fvT?OUrriff.Pn ANOTHER MAN ARRESTED ON SWINDLING SCHEME Zebulon W. Davis, Wealthy Ohio Manufacturer, Charged With Using Mailt to Defraud. (Canton, 0., Aug. 27.?Zebulon W. Davis, wealthy Canton and Cleveland manufacturer, was arrested % here today by Deputy United. States Marshall D. J. Conner on a charge of tain# the mails to defraud. Davis, through his attorneys, waived a reading of the affidavit when arraigned before United States Commissioner Julius Whiting, Jr., and was* released on $25,000 bond for his appearance in the federal court in Chicago. Davis bond was signed by five millionaire manufacturers of Canton. Davis, who does not look his 75 years, declared he will be vindicated in the case. He admits, having executed for negotiations notes to the amount of $36,000, but believes the $500,000 worth of notes bearing his alleged signature which were fdund by federal authorities in Milwaukee may be some notes nearly 20 years old which were issued when Davis was associated with C. W. French in the Canton, Akron, and "youngstown belt line railroads. It was in connection with the project that Davis lost $2,500,000. The. Canton manufacturer's attorney says that if the notes are not these then they are forgeries. Denial that he has been involved with John W. Worthine-ton or French in any deal is made I by Davis. . ren More Millions In Notes Found v ) ; Chicago, Aug. 27.?-Another $10,500,000 teas added today to the total of note3 seized by federal agents , investigating the glleged "'swindlering" headed by Charles W. French, lohn W. Sawken, why Wednesday fpund $9*050,000 in notes in a Cleveland safety deposit vault, wrought the $10,000,000 additional ( :o Chicago. * The notes are on the Ideal Tire & Rubber Company, of Cleveland, . vhich ia in the hands of a receiver. I Mc COMB'S BEANS i Magistrate Taxes Credulity With j Tale of Production ' The tale of Jack and the Beanstalk nay not be all true but at least one lears few doubters openly express the opinion that it is all soap material, that is lye. But Magistrate MoCom/b told a tale of cornfield \ bean production that brought incredulous expressions from several hearers. . Sitting in the shade of the small Dak in front of the court house on the iron bench that has been the rendezvous of .v most of the town's leisurely1 magistrates and others since the tree grew large enough to make a respectable shade, the magistrate waxed eloquent about beans and other things. He says that he has a patch of beans, out beyond the Southern depot, three quarters of an acre in size. The beans are planted svith corn, any at the end of the rows the shade of the trees has retarded the development of the corn and beans. But notwithstanding this" hindrance, the magistrate, who is noted for his veracity, says he has already picked and sold $75 worth of beans and all is not over yet. Besides that he has sold twelve or fourteen dollars worth of rosting ears. As the Magistrate finished the relation of his honest story two hearers wiiu were uui;upjriiig oca to uu i/iic same bench, spoke straight out the opinion that the magistrate was prevaricating, misrepresenting the facts and came near saying he was a straight out liar, and that the boll, weevil would get him if he didn't watch out. A PLEASANT VACATION Mr. John M. Garrison left last week for Hot Springs where he will 3pend a six weeks vacation. Mr. Garrison will ibe joined at Memphis by his daughter, Miss Beatrice Garrison. wuva vi bnvav^ vj *? pages came to light today bearing the newest plan of Charles W. French and John W. Worthington, alleged swindler's to form a $500,000,000 corporation whose tentacles were to reach into every corner of the United States, Canada and England. Efforts to lend their plan prestige through the use of J. P. Morgan's name in London were revealed, but a prompt denial from Mr. Morgan seemed to have ended that part of the plan. t Chicago, Aug. 27.?With stocks bonds and certificates of deposit with a face value of nearly $30,000,000 piled on desks, tables and lying in heaps on the floor, Col. John V. Clinnin, assistant United States district attorney, and government agents today began the task of identifying the thousands of exhibits which comprise the case against the alleged $50,000,000 "swindle trust," headed by Charles W. French and John W. W.orth IllgWUU* Signed notes and certificates of deposit totalling $9,000,000 , arrived from Cleveland this morning along with approximately $7,000,000 more in unsigned papers. Federal agents are searching for a code book, which will reveal the 3ecret notations in an elaborate prospect list surrendered Wednesday at Milwaukee by Alva Harshman, another of those under arrest. , "The financial failure of at least 48 banks in the middle west would have resulted had all the operations ox Charles W. French and John W. Worthington been carried to a successful conclusion, was declared today by John V. Clinnin, assistant United States district attorney. The statement was made after an examination of $21,000,000 in spurious security 3S and fraudulent notes seized from various enterprises sponsored by the alleged heads of the "swindling trust" and the mail robbery group who with associates are being held here. Not only financial institutions were to be involved, but some of the biggest financial men were listed as prospects. Hundreds of prospective victims of. the machinations of the financial wizards were found in the possession of Alva Harshman, French's secretary, according to the assistant district attorney. Among the names listed was found that of Coleman Du Pont, United States senator from Delaware and wealthy manufacturer of explosives Scores of other names prominent in the financial world were found in this "ledger of*lambs." Elmer L. Gerber, brought here from Cleveland last night, after his arrest .there led to the recovery of some $15,000,000 in securities, is to be questioned today. An alleged confession made by him may prove part of the hasis for the government's case, was indicated; The arrest of Z. W. Davis, Ohio, banker and wealthy manufacturer of Akron, who is said to be involved in the case, was expected today and he will probably be brought to Chicago for questioning. The prime object of the alleged confidence group was to dispose of millions of dollars worth of notes .hrough many small banks in the west ind middle west, according to a statement of Owen T. Evans, made public today by Mr. Clinnin. Evans, ; tormer national DanK examiner, was arrested with Worthington in connection with mail thefts and* has turned government witness. According to Evans, all the negotiations that he had handled were strictly legal and notes he disposed of had security back -? . ! \ / DAI TURNS DOWN BRITISH PEACE IRELAND UNANIMOUS IN REFUSING TERMS OFFERED, BUT IS WILLING TO NEGOTIATE ON PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT BY CONSENT. London, Aug. 27.?-The British government's peace proposals were laid before the Dail Eireann, Which rejected them unanimously, but is willing to negotiate1 on principle of government by consent of.the govf erner, Eamonn de Valera says in his reply to Mr. Lloyd George, the British prime minister. TVio lpffor Tvrrmnsod fVinf flrpnt Britain and Irelan- appoint representatives' with plenary powers to negotiate details on this principle. . "We have not sought war nor do we seek war, but if. war'be made upon us we must defend ourselves and we shall do so," says Mr. De Valera's letter. "We long to end the conflict between Great Britain and Iceland,'" he adds. ' ' . i' " % The letter of Mr. De Valera, which bears the date of August 24, reads: "The anticipatory judgment I gave in my reply of August 10 has been confirmed. I laid the proposals of your government before the Dail Efreann and by a unanimous vote it has rejected them. "From your letter of August 13, it was clear that the principle we are asked to accept was that the 'geographic propinquity' of Ireland to fGreat Britain imposed the condition of the subordination of Ireland's right to Great Britain's strategic interests as she conceiVed them, and that the very length and persistence of the efforts made in the past to compel Ireland's acquiescence in a foreign domination imposed fche condition of acceptance of that domination now." "We cannot believe that your government intended to commit iteslf to the principle of sheer militarism', destructive of international morality and fatal to the world's peace. If a small nation'3 right to independence is forfeited when a more powerful neighbor covets its territory for military or other .advantages it is supposed to confer there is an end to liberty. No longer can any small nation claim the right to a separate existence. Holland and Denmark can be made subservient to Germany Belgium to Germany or to . France, Portugal to Spain. "If nations that hav% been forcibly annexed to an empire lose thereby their title to independence there 4-1% ~ ~ J- X- ? can uc iui uicui nu xcuress tu litreiom. "If our refusal to betray our nation's honor and the trust that has been reposed in us is to'be made an issue of war by Great Britain we deplore. it. We are as conscious of our responsibilities to the living as we are mindful of principles or of our obligations to the heroic dead. "We have not sought war nor do we seek war, but if war be made upon us we must defend ourselves, and shall do so, confident that whether our defense be successful or unsuccessful no body of responsible Irish men or Irish women will ever proDose to the nation the surrender of its birthright. "We long to end the conflict between Great Britain and Ireland. If your government be determined to impose its will upon us by force, and antecedent to negotiations, to insist upon conditions that- involve a surrender of our whole national posi tion and make negotiation a mockery, the responsibility for the continuance of the conflict rests upon you." "On the basis of the broad guiding of them. He placed loans in many small banks, according to his statement, Worthington, he said, hired him to examine banks that he intended to purchase for an eastern syndicate that he represented. % PRESBYTERIANS CALL W. E. DAYIS AS PASTOF Not Yet Known Whether He Wil Accept.?Has Been at Clemaon Since 1918. ' % f# "" At the congregational meeting o] , members of the Presbyterian churcl Sunday morning the Rev. Watsoi Emmet Davis o*f Clemson Colleg< . Presbyterian, church was extended t call to preach here. Mr. Davis preach ed here some time ago, and althougl it is said he was not seeking i , change, he made '^such an excellen' i impression that he was the mosi popular man under consideratioi i Sunday. A committee composed of A. B Morse (and Major J. D.^Fulp will g( i to Clfemson tomorrow to urge him t( accept. j Mr. Davi9 is a native of Soutl Carolina, having been born at Salt ers. He is an alumnus of the Pres , byterian College of South Carolini in the, class of 1&15 and of the Col ; umbia Theological (Seminary, 'clasi of 1918. He married Miss Catherin< Moore of Columbia. He has beex preaching at Clemson since 1918 ant is very popular with the young mer there. It is not known whether Mr. Davii will accept the call to the Presbyte rian church here, though it is hopec he will do so* / V BAPTIST MINISTER HELD UNDER BOND OF $1,00< Atlanta, Aug. 27.?Rev. J.- J Watkins, pastor of the Bellwood Av enue Baptist church, is being held iT $1,000 bond as. the result of an au tomobile accident occurring Thurs d^y afternoon near the corner of Let street and Avon avenue, when C. J Miller, seventy-three years old, oi .557 Lee street, was seriously injurec Mr. Miller sustained a broken leg, in< ternal injuries and severe bruise* about the body. He was removed tc the Grady hospital immediately aftei kthe accident, but later was sent tc his home. It is said by the police that Mr Miller was alighting from a College Park street car at the corner of Lee street and Avon avenue when the automobile, driven by the Rev. Watkins, passed, striking-Mr. Miller anc hurling him several feet. Mr. Watkins was taken to police headquarters by officers who arriyed on the scene within a few moments. D. R. Miller, son of the iniurec man, was an eye witness to the ac cident. SPEEDERS FINED. Three automobilists were fined ir police court Saturday and Mondaj morning for speeding. They paid $1( each. Jack Zimmerman, negro, forfeitec a bond of $5, exacted when he was caught at a disorderly house. Noal Speller and James Jennings wer< beating a ride on a train and wher hauled up they they did not hav< the $5 tax imposed so they are en gaged for ten days to help beautifj the streets. TAKING A REST Rev. C. E. Peele left Saturdaj for a visit to relatives in Rock Hill where he will take a much needec rest. Mr. Peele has been preaching for the past three weeks, his las^ meeting being at Gilgal ccurcl where he held a successful meeting and made a most favorable impres sion on the pteople of the congrega tion. orinciple of government by the con ^ent of the governed peace can b< secured?a peace that will be jusi mrl honnrahlp to nil and fruitful Oi :oncord and including to amity. "To negotiate such a peace the Dai Sireann is ready to appoint its repre entatives and , if your, government iccepts the principle proposed, to in vest them with plenary powers t( meet and arrange with you for its ap plication in detail." 6 ' BOMB EXPLOSION j " SHAKK THEATRE 1 1 PLAYHOUSE EMPTY AT TIME Jj i IN CHICAGO?POLICE - SAY ' EXPLOSION WAS DUE TO LA- j 1 BOR TROUBLES?NO GREAT . j DAMAGE. J t Chicago, Aug. 26.?A bomfb ext plosion in the Columbia theater l shortly, after midnight shook the en- J, tire business district. The theatre * . "was empty at the time, irtrt yet hav> ing been reopened for the season. /J > Several persons were reported, how- % ever, to have been injured by flying ^ i glass. According to the police, the , % exnlflninn two 1 L1 x -U u?t vu tauvi. uuuute. .| The explosion took lace at 12:10 ' i a. m. The bomb had been placed at . the entrance to the stage door in s an alley. The force of the blast shat; tered the heavy steel door and broke x hundreds of surrounding windows 1 The interior of the theatre itself was ; ! not damaged. ' The Columbia theatre is a burj lesque house on what is known as . the Columbia "wheel." Recently it i j had been covered with "unfair" notices as a result it was said, of trouble with the musicians' union. rue headquarters'Of the Columbia wheel is in New York and it operates ) a chain of theaters in a score of > cities, most in the East. - 1 The theatre is located in the heart of the business district, a half block j from the;city hall and the sound of . the iblast attracted thousands. A special detail of police was called in > l'% .1 order to clear the streets and aid the ' . > tJ firemen in keeping back the crowd. jj. After a hurried Investigation it ^ 11 was annminrpi? hnt. ,Twvm(k siwwu. ently a steel cylinder had contained j black powder. Parts of the casing ( were found imbedded in the walls of . surrounding boilings. The daanage ( to the theatre was declared slight. \ As a result of the explosion a '* i guard of police was placed about 'the , Columbia and several other theatres. Wjjd AND LOSE " V ' Abbeville and Whitmire Divide Honors in Baseball. ; ? . I Abbeville won the opening game , H . of the series with Whitmire Friday j afternoon, the score being 3 to 0. The batteries were: Aibbeville, Swetenberg and Cely; Whitmire, Watson and Millwood. " ' . 'm Saturday afternoon the Whitmire team reversed the result, the score i being 3 to 1 for the visitors. Rinei hart and Millwood were the batteries ) for Whitmire while Milan and Cely did the hurling and receiving. 1 Bailey and Thomason were the 3 ^npires. Music was furnished by the ' i Hatch Concert iband. Jf > The first game was one of few, ,'{*\j i hits the Whitmireites getting only > two with blank runs, while the home . team made three runs off of four r hits and one error. . - ' j The games Friday and Saturday were the last for the home diamond. The team will play return games with Whitmire Friday and Saturday of this week, after which winter 1 quarters will be the order. The team ? has had a very successful year. i * [ FOOTBALL PRACTICE BEGINS l " r Coach Neil Sw^tenburg announces - that the high school football team will start practice Wednesday after--r noon at 4:30 o'clock. Practically all - of last year's team will be available for the team Lhis year and it is anticipated that Abbeville will put out t a winning team. I j COTTON MARKET t Cotton price* were climbing again this morning. October fu) tures closed at 16 cents, and 15.50 was being offered for spots. None was sold. i