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WEEKS ACCEPTS "
CALL OF BAPTISTS
? NEW MINISTER IS NATIVE OF,
MISSOURI AND GRADUATE OF
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE AND
- SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY. i
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* Called to the pastorate o? the Ab- :
beville Baptist Church a week ago, !
the Rev. Howard L. Weeks of Dar- 1
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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.
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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.
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* y BUYS DELCO-LIGHT
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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. }
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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. '
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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
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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.
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PRESBYTERIANS CALL
W. E. DAYIS AS PASTOF
Not Yet Known Whether He Wil
Accept.?Has Been at Clemaon
Since 1918.
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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* /
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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."
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' 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
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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
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' Abbeville and Whitmire Divide
Honors in Baseball.
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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.
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[ FOOTBALL PRACTICE BEGINS
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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.
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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.
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