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' ' *3 v .' * v .. ' _ i " , ' / Abbeville Press and Banner \ ' ' . . ' . ,' . ' ' . -I Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1921. Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. MARKER EXERCISES COME OCTOBER 6 PLANS IN MAKING BY CIVIC CLUB COMMITTEE FOR ATTRACTIVE AND HISTORIC PROGRAM IN CONNECTION WITH UNVEILING CEREMONIES. Appropriate and impressive exercises will be held in Abbeville Thurs/Iott fWrthpr R nnnn the occasion of ww? -rw" the unveiling, of the marker erected by the Civic Club to commemorate the last meeting of the Confederate cabinet. The marker was raised yesterday and is of attractive design and of clever workmanship. The principal address during the unveil. ing ceremony will be made by J. ^ Rion"McKissick, editor of the Greenville Piedmont, , and a speaker of talent. * Following the unveiling the monument will be formally presented to the city, Mayor Mars being) scheduled to make the speech of acceptance. Throughout the exercises, there will be music by a local band. The Confederate veterans have been extended an invitation to attend the program. The Civic Club has had a committee working on this project for about a. year. The members of the organization are gratified that at last the work has been completed and tiiat the event which was the cause of the marker's erection is to be properly recognized. Standing at the intersection of Greenville and Main Streets, this granite shaft, bearing the Confederate seal and a synopsis of the history of the last meeting of President Jefferson Davis with the members of his cabinet, will remain throughout the years a reminder to all who see it that the principles for which the Southern States fought and for which untold numbers of Southerners died will ever remain sacred. The marker stands within a hundred yards of the old house which sheltered the last historic event of the Confederacy. In the#quaint old house now occupied by J. S. Stark. President Davis and several members of his official family spent the night as they were fleeing from Richmond, following Lee's surrender. Here Davis argued vainly with his colleagues for a continuation of the war, bankrupt and bleeding though his dominion was. He was finally shown the futility of such a course, and leaving Abbeville he was captured in Georgia and placed in prison. The attractive marker, which is liot intended as a monument, was chiseled and erected-by the Butler Granite Works of Greenville. The representative of the firm in Abbeville superintending the stone's erection was A. N. Bozeman, an experienced man in such work. JOE TOLBERT APPOINTED A CC1CT1MT Tn rATUDAM mil i i\/ Sworn in Yesterday as Assistant United States District Attor ney for Western District. Joseph A. Tolbert, a son of R. R. Tolbert of Abbeville County, was yesterday sworn in, in Greenville, as assistant Unted States district attorney. He has entered upon his duties under Ernest F. Cochran of Anderson, who was appointed several months ago as district attorney for western district of South Caro lina. 'Mr. Tolbert is a nephew of Joseph L. Tolbert, referee of Republican patronage in South Carolina, and a cousin of John Tolbert, postmaster at Abbeville. He is well known here and has many friends who will congratulate him on his good fortune. Mr. Tolbert is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, both in the academic and law departments and holds a law degree from Cumberland University. He succeeds in his present office C. G. Wyche of Greenville. p , * NEGRO FUGITIVE ; IN D PLACES ; PRIESTER SUPPOSED TO BE CAPTURED AT SAVANNAH. _-SHERIFF GOES TO GEORGIA | CITY WHILE POSSE RESUME SEARCH NEAR ALLENDALE. Allendale, Sept. 26.?The hunt for Memminger Priester, the negro who on last Thursday night killed two negro women and shot a third and who is wanted on a previous charge of murder and criminal assault on a wrhte woman of Allendale a new turn today, Priester being reported arrested in Savannah, <xa., this morning and also seen near Allendale late this afternoon. The description of the negro held in Savannah vies almost exactly with that of Priester and Sheriff Bennett and deputy left here tonight to go to the Georgia city* to identify the negro and bring him back to Allendale if he is the man wanted. In the meanwhile posses, aggregating approximately 200 or 300 people, are scouring the country around Allendale in pursuit of a negro, said to be Priester, who late this afternoon was seen at the house of a negro near Allendale. The negro " started to enter the house at 7:30 o'clock but the alarm was given by'a negro woman who saw him and now identifies him as Priester, the man Wanted by the Allendale officers. 'Stephen Walker, who was in the house, fired several shots at the man in the yard, who then turned and fled. Walker and the woman immediately informed citizen^ that Priester had been seen and the search, which had been abandoned upon' receipt of the news from Savannah that the man had been captured, was taken up again, practically every man in the town joining posses to make the hunt. The bloodhounds, which had been brought here%from Newberry to assist m the'search, were carried back home early this morning and the seafch was abandoned as hopeless. All last night the search was carried on with the hounds and several trails apparently fresh were picked up, ibut no definite result could be accomplished Several negroes in the vicinity of the swamp in which the negro was paid to be hiding testified that they had seen him as* late as Saturday nigjht but since that time no trace of him had been found until this afternoon. As the * negro captured in Savannah is said to have reached there on Sunday morning under very suspicious circumstances it is believed that he narrowly escaped the -posse on Saturday night 0*1*1 A1# 4>1?A QfMnkAAVi] OUU WAU^UW Vllv UX tUV trains into Savannah. Some of the negroes in the vicinity of the ihunt last night failed to comply with the requests of the members of the possess and received strong third degrees as a result ,it is understood. There were several negro members of the posse, (however, who showed much enthusiasm in the hunt and assisted the posse very materially. Everything Is. quiet here and no evidence of ~ mob spirit exists. MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS Local Physician* Planning To Attend Laurens Meeting. ' ' The third district medical society meets tomorrow at oois ierre , Country Club between Laurens and . Clinton. Composing this district are I Albbeville, Greenwood, McCtotrmidk, i Newberry and Laurens counties. An i interesting program has been plan, ned. * Dr. C. C. Gambrell is secretary of i the district organization. He and Dr. i Pressley, Dr. Neuffer and Sol Rosenberg, chairman of the board of managers of the hospital, are plan1 ning to attend the' meeting tomorrow. \ (CONSIDER STATE j OF UNEMPLOYMENT NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALLBY PRESIDENT HARDING MEETS IN WASHINGTON AND DELAYS CONSIDERATION OF PROBLEMS TO OCTOBER 5. Washington, Sept .27.?The national conference on unemployment called by President Hardin?, organized here today and adjourned un_ til October 5, at which time the subcommittees will present suggestions for emergency relief. Opening the initial session, President Harding declarsd the present industrial dpression was "a war inheritance throughout * the world," adding that he results hoped for, from the conference might extend Ibeyond the borders of the United States. Asserting that there -ought to be work in this country for everyone, the president described ' the United States as "fundamentally sound, financially strong, industrially unimpared, commercially and politically unafraid." Both the president and Secretary Hoover, chairman of the conference, emphasized the need for an employment program which would not contemplate a drain on the national treasury. Outlining the questions before the conference Mr. Hoover declared, "No problem can be adequatly approached for solution without knowledge of the facts'." There was needed, he said, first "a determination of the volume and distribution of unemployment." Then "a determination of what emergency measures should be taken to provide employment," and "a consideration and statement of what measures must be taken to restore our commerce ana employment to iiuruuu ui cu put it another way, what obstacles need to be removed to promote business recovery?the only real and lasting remedy for unemployment is employment." y ATTENDS MEETING Directors of Calhoun Highway Association Hold Meeting. J. M. Nickles, vice president "for Abbeville County of the Calhoun Highway Association, yesterday attended a meeting in Clinton of the executive committee of the association. He says that the reports from the various counties through which the road will pass were favorable, shoeing that much progress is being made in opening up this important route. The portions of the Calhoun route in Abbeville County are now being built and surveyed. The section from Abbeville to Greenwood is already under contract, while the Calhoun Falls route is being surveyed. When these two sections are completed there will remain to be built- only that part from Calhoun Falls to the Savannah river. Greenwood county is arranging to complete sections of the road to the Abbeville and Laurens county lines., Laurens County is 'building a road from Cinton to the Green wooa line, i ne iNewoerry ana ^nes_ ter portions are said to be in excellent condition already. Mr. Nickles is enthusiastic for the completion of the road, which he thinks will mean much for this section. COTTON MARKET The cotton market remained firm today after yesterday's advance of six dollars a bale. Near months continued to show an upward tendency, but the close was only one point above yes* terday's finish, 21.04.' Spot cotton sold as high as 22 cents, though the middling market was 21.50. i 'MANY PREMIUMS OFFERED AT FAI GROWERS OF FINE CATTL HAVE CHANCE TO WIN PRIZE SHEEP, GOAT AND HORSE DI PARTMENT HAVE VALUABL PREMIUMS. Columbia, Sept. 28.?Many attrai tive premiums are offered to growei of fine hogs in the premium list c the South Carolina state fair, whic will be held October 24-28. The total of the premiums, excli sive of the premium offered membei of the boys' pig club department, i _L it _ AO A Art 1. _ 3 r wen aDove tne $o,uuu mars, ana wi serve to bring to the fair some c the finest swine seen at any of th fairs. * , The total of the premiums offere for the Essex, open competition, i $400. For Berkshires, open compet; tion, $800; Poland China, open cons petition $1,420; T amworth, ope competition, $400; *Duro? Jersej $1,435; O. I. C. or Chester Whites $650; Hampshire, open competitor $1,000. ' . In addition to these open competi tion prizes the premiums in the fu turity-classifications, Poland Chim total $1,020; American Duroc Jerse association, state futurity show, oi fers $1,500 in premiums. The prizes being offered for th cattle are also of an attractive value Premiums are offered for Jersey: Guernseys, Holstein-Friesian, Ayr shire, Red Polltfi, Devon, Short Hor Hereford and Aberdeen-Angus. The sheep and goat depatrmen al%o offers some valuable prizes a doesr the horse department. South Carolinian^ are much inter csted in cattle and swine productio: at the present time, the inroads o the boll weevil having served to driv home to farmers the fact that cotto: must be looked to merely as a sid crop for a few years at least. Interea in cattle and swine production ha been growing steadily over the stat during the past several years and th indications are that the displays o fipe stock this year will be esp daily full and complete. While there will be excellent dis plays of fine stock and farm proc ucts at the state fair, the amuse ment feature has not beeij lost sig^i of, and an aggregation of 30 show will hold sway on the midway. There are many riding and amuse ment devices in the aggregatioi many of which are new to this se< tion, so that there will be no lac of wholeson\e fun during the fair. Qnma foal aut/vm rthil a Tarinor i Ib'VUkW A VUi HMVVAMVVUW * promised by Secretary Efird and th horse racing too will be interest ing. Auto polo will have its innin and will likely attract much atter tion. The admission to the fair ground this year will be 75 cents instead o $1 as was the case last year an the officials are anticipating gpo crowds during South Carolina's gal week. BONDS APPROVED First Work On New School Don Thia Morning. The first actual work on th * * a-V- i-: ~V. grounds 01 wie ntrw jugu building on Chestnut street was b< gun this morning when Mr. Belche: of G. Llyod Preacher and Co., Ai gusta, architects, ascertained th grade levels, and located the site c the new building. Just as soon i the blue print of the site is made bid will be received for grading th grounds, including the athleti field. The bonds have been approve and it is expected that the mone will be in hand by the last of nea week. Both J. R. Owen, contractor, c Greenville, and Mr. Preacher, ai chitect of Augusta, are here in con sultation today. GOSNELL ON TRIAL I FOR SECOND TIME \ v E CHARGED WITH. MURDER OF S GREENVILLE SHERIFF?EYE I. - WITNESS TELLS OF SHOOTE ING JULY 4, 1919?DOCTOR AND UNDERTAKER HEARD. > Pickens, Sept. 26.?/Charged with rs the murder of former Sheriff Hen^ drix Rector of Greenville county, Jake Gosnell, fedeal prohibition enk forcement officer, went on trial for the second time here today. Gosnell was arraigrne/d at noon and when rs court was suspended shortly before is 6 o'clock this afternoon > three state 11 witnesses had testified. They were ?f Dr. W. C. Black, who performed two le autopsies on the dead body of the former sheriff; W. B. Keller, an eyed witness of the shooting, and Thomas is iF. McAfge, an undertaker of this i. city. L_ Through the expert testimony' of n Dr. W. C. Black the state attempted to establish today that (Sheriff Rector had his pack partially or wholly j' turned to Gosnell, when the latter shot him. Using the person of Sheriff j Carlos Rectpr of Greenville Gounty, ^ brother of the deceased sheriff, who ^ was stripped to the waist 'before the ' jury and the court room, Dr. Black . pointed out the locations on the tody where the three bullets that hit Hen I qnx Rector and explained their range. Dr. Black was of the opinion that ' one of these bullets, that which struck the former sheriff in the right sidp, between the sixth and seventh ribs, and two and one inches posterior to the auxiliary line, was the bullet which struck Rector first. On cross examination, however, he admitted that his was an opinion only ^ and that no man could tell which bullet was the first fired. 0 W. B. Keller, who was with Gosnell on the day of the shooting, and ? who witnessed the tragedy in Briscoe's garage at Greenville, told his s * version of the affair in a straight0 forward manner. He said that Jake * Gosnell, Gosnell's wife and himself f had driven into the garage to secure grease for the ear and that Gosnell was squatting down behind the automobile when sheriff Rector entered * the front door. Rector, he testified, ' * said. "Hello. Jake." or "eood-morn it ' ' ~ ing Jake/' and Gosnell did not re3 turn the greeting. Rector then told Gosnell, the witness testified, that he did not care whether Gosnell l' spoke to him or not. The witness ? said that Gosnell then tolc^ Rector that he did not care to speak to him and wanted nothing to do with him. 18 Rector, he said, replied by cursing ^ Goaiell violently and turned to walk off and as was in the act of turning at around Gosnell arose from the squat, ^ UA liA/1 Aoanma/1 Kooi/1a WllJg pvoiwivu uc uou aooumcu woiuv ^ his automobile and fired four times. Rector fell forward and sunk to the ^ floor on his left side, he testified. ' A number of other witnesses are to be placed on the stand by the state and it will probably be Weduesday morning before the defense's witnesses begin their testimony. Gosnell kiled Rector July 4, 1919. The case went from the sessions to the United States court, but was later remanded to the sessions court by Federal Judge H. H. Wate kins. Gosnell was tried in May of >1 last year, but a mistrial was the resuit. A change of venue was requester ed by the defense on the ground that the brother of the former sheriff ie had been elected sheriff of th?> coun,f ty and the case was ordered tried in l3 Pickens county. * Is ,e GRAND JURY FAILS ic No Evidence in Greenwood On d Which to Arrest. y The Greenwood County grand jury, which has been occupied in an attempt to gather evidence that >f might lead to the conviction of perr sons who whipped two negro wo. _ men, reported yesterday that it could get no reliable information. RAIL EMPLOYEES j VOTE FOR STRIKE . ' UNION LEADERS ADVISE AGAINST MOVE?BALLOTS RECEIVED THROUGH MAIL INDICATE STRIKE WILL PREVAIL 4 OVERWHELMINGLY _____ Chicago, Sept. 27.?Leaders of the big four brotherhoods affiliated un ions tonight declared they bad little doubt' that the railway employees had voted for a general strike ra-\ ther than accept a wage reduction but announced that the conservative counsel of the leaders might prevail against a walkout. From the opening of the first envelope, it was said, it was clear that* there would be a majority for a strike. Giving an estimated majority, Vice President Murdock of the engineers said: , "Our past experience has been -that 98 per cent, of the men always Vote to strike." Next Monday officials of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and Switchmen's Union of j North America will meet here to ? ? -- ? A il>M trA^na 9KQ _ ICUlilll Ulc Stlirwc ?VKS V.L MWU 000 members. Railroad union leaders here expect all the brotherhoods and the switchmen's union to cast substantial ma: jorities for a strike. The affiliated I ^ y shop crafts have already voted, by a majority of approximately 325,000 . to 48,000 to walk out and are only waiting to see what action the other unions will take and for the United States railroad labor board to dispose of the pending working rules agreements. Reports of the general chairman of the trainmen when they assembled " today were plainly disappointing to the union leaders. The trainmen hadj voted on a separate ballot because their leaders did not approve of the joint ballot prepared by the other union. On September 12 President w n. T oo fiddrpeaori a circiilar let ,,ff v" "vv " ; c2 ter to the m?n in which he pointed out five reasons why he thought a strike would be unwise at this time. .v>' and why the men might expect to accept some wage reduction. INVITE MEDAL MEN _ H To Participate in Burial of Unknown Hero. Adjt. Gen. JR. W. Grant is sending to- all commanding officers of the South Carolina national guard an extract from a circular sent out from Fort McPherson, Ga. The extract is as follows: "It is desired that an invitation be extended to all holders of the medal of honor to come to Washington as guests of the nation to participate in the ceremonies pertaining to the burial of an unknown A. merican who was a member of the American expeditionary forces and who lost his life during the world war. Travelyig expenses to Washington and return, with reasonable amunt for hotel accommodations for one day in Washington, will be set aside from funds appropriated for that purpose for payment to holders of the medal of honor." General Grant is requesting all commanding officers to send to^lum 'then ames and addresses of all persons in the command who have been awarded with the medal of'honor. The information is desired not later than September 30. Medal of honor men who are not now in the service are also requested by General Grant to let him know'their names and addresses. / OPENS SHOP A. ts. u-anoway nas opened up nis new barber shop in the Rosenberg: building. His shop is attractive in arrangement and neat In appearance. He will operate three chairs. J