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' \2 x -A s Abbeville Press and Banner ' m 1844 S2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Monday, October 31, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year, j DQtCllUiioiivvi xu j. -? y?* - HIGH BOYS WIN FROM UNITES f LOCALS OUTPLAYED VISITORS DURING ENTIRE GAME AND WON, 28-7.?NEXT GAME WITH GREENWOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:30. Outplayed during the entire game Clinton High school lost Friday afternoon to Abbeville High school by the score of 28 to 7.'The visitors attempted s?ve^ral rallies, but with the exception of a few gains by Clinton's quarterback, Copeland, only one touchdown was possible. This lone ijcore was made in the first period when Abbeville suffered a 15-yard penalty putting the ball on the 7 yard Hffe. Clinton managed to pierce the Abbeville line in two downs for the needed distance. Blakely was the Clinton lad who carried the ball across and Copeland kicked goal. Earlier in the period Allen Long Jiad gone eight yards for the first touchdown for Abbeville and Galloway, as usual, kicked goal. In the second period Abbeville made two touchdowns, both Harris and A. Long scoring. Galloway again kicked ~ U . * In the third period the last touch down of the game was made,by.Pink Bradley, who had replaced Foster Barnwell at end, and who was called back to carry the pigskin. Ualloway j kicked again, this goal making 15 successful attempts out of 17 tries for the season. Jack and his little brother, Hugh Bradley, were the two outstanding stars for Abbeville on the offensive while Gambrell, Smith and Galloway come in for considerable praise for making gains while carrying the ball. Playing in a less conspicuous position it mus: be recorded that the old reliable Buster Howie is due publicity for he has played a very consistent center throughout the season, has not made a single bad pass, and at times has done splendid tackling. In Friday's game he threw his opponents twice for heavy loss of distance. Abbeville's line is still not up to the standard. Copeland, the Clinton quarter is a light weight and had the Abbeville line been on the job hei should have never made an inch over tackle or through kny part of the local's line. The line must put up a better fight in the Greenwood game of next Friday if the team expects to win another game. Greenwood \tomes here with all the pep necessary to win a football game from any team that has not more pep or does not play harder ball than the "city" boys expect to do. The coming opponents have lost their chance for ?tate championship, having been defeated by Greenville and Honea Path and it is very probable that their sole ambition for the remainder of the season is to beat Abbeville. ""They shall not pass" must be the slogan of Abbeville's line Friday if they expect to continue in the championship cass. The Greenwood game Friday will be called at 3:30 o'clock and the admission charges remain the same, 25 and 50 cents. Every citizen of Abbeville must see this, which will be one of the hardest games of the season, and half of Greenwood will be here. Root for the home team and root loud and long. Abbeville's state record so far is: Belton 0, Abbeville 49; Laurens 12, Abbeville 16; Anderson 20, Abbeville 21; Newberry 0, Abbeville 21;! Clir.ton 7, Abbeville 28. I COTTON MARKET. Cotton continued to decline today, all future months closing from 35 to 41 points below Saturday's close. December closed 57 points below the opening figures and 41 below Saturday's close, the last quotation being 18-33. Best spot cotton sold today at 18.75. I BAPTIST PASTOR DIES IN ANDERSON DEATH CLAIMS JAMES DAVIS CHAPMAN?LONG SIEGE OF ILL HEALTH BRINGS TO CLOSE USEFUL LIFE TO THI* BAPTIST DENOMINATION. Anderson, Oct. 29.?Dr. James D. Chapman, for 37 years a Baptist minister prominent in this denomirtation in the South, died this morning at 5 o'clock at the Anderson county hospital after an illness of a few days which came as a culmination to a long period of declining health. He was 60 years of age. Dr. Chapman, Mrs. Chapman and their daughter, Miss Jame Chapman, have been in Anderson for some months past, and since early summer they have been guests in the home of Miss Varina D. Brown, daughter of the late Col. Joseph N. Brown. When Dr. Chapman became seriously ill, he was moved as soon as practicable, on the advice of physicians, to the county hospital. All that was possible i was done for him, but to no avail,' and death laid its cool hand on tortured brows and brought him a peace ful end. Funeral services for Dr. Chapman will be held Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock at the First Baptist church here, interment to follow in the family plot in Springwood cemetery. Dr. Z. T. Cody, editor of The Baptist Courier; Dr. B. D. Hahn, pastor of the Pendleton Street Baptist church of Greenville; Dr. John E. White, pastor of the First Baptist church of Andersan, and Dr. W. B. Oliver, will take part in the services. Deacons of the Townville Baptist church, of which Dr. Chapman was pastor at the time of his death, will serve as active pallbearers. ARMISTICE DAY PLANS NOW BEING PERFECTED Program of Day Includes Address, Barbecue Dinner, Football Game and Dance. Plans now in the making by the committees from the Hospital Auxiliary for the celebration of Armistice Day Friday of next week promise much for the enjoyment of the citizens of Abbeville and surrounding community. The program includes a public address by a man of note, music, a barbecued dinner, a football game in the afternoon and a dance at night. The city schools will be closed and the merchants will be asked to suspend business in the period from 11 to 1 o'clock. The proceeds of the day will go to the hospital. Mrs. W. F. Nickles, president of the auxiliary, is in communication with a number of men,'one of whom will make the memorial address. Among these are George B. Cromer of Newberry, Henry C. Tillman of Greenwood and Morris Lumpkin, of IvUlUHlUItt, SU?LC picaiucilb VI wit muerican Leghorn. The barbecued dinner will be served from 12 to 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Foster McLane is chairman of the committee, which fact insures the success of this feature. The Rev. H. L. Weeks, pastor of I the Baptist church will deliver the invocation to open the ceremonies. "Ih Flanders Field" will be recited and Miss Fannie Stark will sing the "Star Spangle^ Banner." In the afternoon the Abbeville football team, victors in every game played, will meet Greenville in the most important game of their schedule. In the evening, following the sho^ at the Opera House a dance will be given, probably at Rosenberg Hall. The manager of the Opera House has secured a spetial picture for the night, and one which will prove enjoyable. Miss Sarah Barnes is chairman of the dance committee. I CHAINGANG GUARDS NOW BEING TRIED PRISONER DIED AFTER BEING ( WHIPPED?DEATH OF YOUNG MAN FROM NEW JERSEY WHILE ON GANG CAUSE OF ^CTION. Spartanburg, Oct. 29?Tom Hatchette and Lee Porter, convict guards, went on trial in sessions court here today for' the death of Thomas M. Keelan, young white man of New Jersey, who died after being whipped by the defendants. The case has caused considerable comment, Governor Cooper being called upon by officials of New Jersey to see that justice is done. Young Keelan was sentenced . to the chaingang for 30 days on a "charge of unlawful train riding, commonly called hoboing. He complained of being sick, according to the testimony, and when the guard complained to Captain Hatchette,'according to testimony, Hatchette told the deceased that he would make him work or kill him. Xeelan asked him to be light on him until he got better and he would make a good prisoner. Hatchette is alleged to have told him that they did not wait there, but that he would work or he would kill him. On the morning of his death, itwas testified that Hatchette beat the deceased with a strap and when he asked for water, refused to let him have it, and when he died he dashed a bucket full of water in his face, and after he had fallen and he had been carried to one side, Hatchette, it is alleged, was seen to kick Keelan in the side, this testimony was not all from convicts. Dr. Smith testified that he examined the dead body and found ten bruises and wounds on the body. They did not believe that the whipping killed the man, but that he died Vionf <strr>Vp ariH the treatment he received was a contributing cause. The state's testimony was not all in when court adjourned today. The case will be completed tomorrow. ANOTHER MOVE MADE IN STILLMAN CASE Mother Would Become Guardian for Two Sons, Jamea and Alexander. New York, Oct 29.?Surrogate Cohalan reserved decision today on an application of Mrs. Anne U. Stillman, defendant in divorce proceedings instituted by James 'A. Stillman, to be guardian for their sons, James and Alexander. Both sides were given a week to present briefs. Opposing the application, Mr Stillman's counsel said the father had wisely handled James' personal property of $167,310, yielding $11,885 a year, and the $1,999 in securities owned by the younger son. He denied the boys were specific benefiaries under any trust funds and said their holdings were largely presents from their father and grandfather. The upstate court in which the divorce action was filed left it to the children to choose the parent with whom they would live and both boys remained with the mother. GRANTS REPRIEVE TO NEGRO Columbia, Oct. 29?Governor Cooper yesterday reprieved nutil December 2 the death sentence of Abraham Williams, Orangeburg county negro, who was sentencel to die in the electric chair today. The reprieve was granted that the Governor might make a thorough investiga nuii ui me jjchhuii with him and signed by the trial judge and nine of the jurors who sat on the case, asking that the sentence be changed to life imprisonment. Williams was convicted of assaulting a fifteen year old white girl near Branchville several months ago. WIDE EXTENSION IN COTTON PLAN COOPERATIVE MARKETING SYSTEM TO GROW?RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT BIRMINGHAM MEETING WITH SUCCESS IN FIVE STATES CITED. Birmingham, Oct. 29.?The big business of the American Cotton association's convention was practically concluded at this afternoon's session when resolutions were adopted calling for extension of the organized cooperative marketing system, declared to have been successful in five states, to the entire cotton belt. At. _ .1 1 I mis resolution was ine sequei m. ! that adopted yesterday when the con/ention went on record as opposing any increase in acreage in 1922 but advocating depulication of the 1921 program, which resulted in an acreage 28.2 per cent, under that of 1920 Another important action today was the adoption of a resolution calling for a 3 1-2 per cent rate of interest on ^iberty bonds and 4 to 4 1-2 per cent, on commercial paper, the federal reserve board, the administration and congress being, included in the appeal made to that end. The Texas delegation described the benefits of cooperative marketing in cheir state and delegates from unorganized states expressed themselves as determined to see that their states were organized at once. |1 The convention received with cheers notice made on the floor that the Alabama house and senate had just enacted a law under which cotton marekting associations may become legal bodies and have a standing in the business world, as is the] case in states where these marketing associations nave ubkii etctmc. The association adjourned its convention late tonight after election of officers as follows: J. S. Wannamaker, St. Matthews, S. C., reelected president; J. W. McGrath, Brookhaven, Miss.j vice president; Harvie Jordan, St. Matthews, S. C., secretary; B. F. McLeod, Charleston, S. C., chairman of the national finance committee; Joseph M. McCabe, St. Matthews, S. C., treasurer. HURRICANE SINKS JAPANESE STEAMER Fukui Mam Went Down in Pacific Friday Night; All Passengers Were Saved. " ?If?V. on TUa Ton. iOS&lUt) YY umi., UU t> 6i7.?AUC uoyanese steamship Fukni Maru sank 1375 miles off Cape Flattery, Washington at midnight last night in a hurricane but all her passengers and crew were picked up by the freighter West Ivan, according to a wireless Infessage received by the harbor department here early this morning. She was boun$ for Seattle from Kobe The West Ivan was bound for Japan and will continue to the orient, the wireless state. Although the list of those aboard the Fukui JVfaru is not available here she is believed to have carried few passengers. No further details were received from the West Ivan. The Fukui Maru of 3,087 tons, was built in Liverpool in 1890. She was owned by the YamocVii+n TTnchpn Kaisha and had been on the trans-Pacific run for years. INCREASES CAPITAL. At a meeting last Thursday, the Farmers Warehouse Company increased its capital stock from $10,.AAA ? ~ (PCA AAA Ktr ^onlorinfr *x .Qt.OP.lv UUU 1<J ipO'JfUUW v J ? dividend of 500 per cent. This company has been doing a good business since its organization in 1905. At the present time it has in storage 6,900 bales of cotton, its capacity being less than 7,000 bales. The plant has an excellent water system for fire protection as is evidenced by the rate of 20 cents a hundred allowed. W. F. Nickles is president of the company, W. H. White is secretary and Ralps Adams manager and a member of the board of directors. !FIGH] By REED FOR BONUS BILL MISSOURI SENATOR TRIES TO START SOMETHING?SUGGESTION MADE THAT MONEY BE RAISED BY CONTINUING EXCESS PROFITS TAXES 117 nnUin /*+ ?n Hrtf 9 Q A ri nfUflT n aOllHIgbVil) V V# fa Vt mivvuv* fight in the senate over the soldier bonus bill was launched today by Senator Reed (Democrat) of Missouri, who introduced an amendment to the pending tax revision bill to enact the bonus legislation which was recommitted to the finance committee last July at the request of President Hardicg. Senator Reed's amendment proposed to raise a special fund in the treasury department for expenses of the bonus plan by continuing excess profits taxes on corporations at 1921 rates. Republican leaders .characterized the Reed amendment as "political play" and predicted the amendment would be rejected, but Senator Reed who has announced he would discuss I the Republican attitude on taxation and the bonus at the Kansas City national convention of the American Legion, promised to make a hferd fight in its behalf. Republican spokesmen declared [they intended to follow President Harding's recommendation that action on the bonus be delayed until the national finances were in better position to bear the expense involved. Senator Reed sought to call up his amendment later today but it went over under a prior agreement to consider other provisions of the tax bill. Republican leaders said they planned to move to table the amendment as soon as it was presented, which would rsult in debate being shut off. GREENVILLE NEGRO WILL DIE IN CHAIR Jury Convict* of Murder Charge foi Recent Killing of Night Watchman Last Month Greenville, Oct. 29.?Will Hood, negro, who shot and killed G. W, Smith, night watchman for the Piedmont Lumber company of murder ol the first degree by a jury in the court of larceny. Hood and Beeks were Beeks, another negro, who was tried for murder with Hood, was acquitted but is now being held on a charge of larcendy. Hood and Beeks wert being chased by a posse of citizen: after the pair were alleged to have broken into the store of the F. W Poe Manufacturing company when ? ' ' ci ix% Ithe shooting too* place, nr. omiu had just started to work about ? o'clock in the evening when he stepped into the path of the fleeing negro who shot him four times, thinking, it seemed, that the white mar had him trapped. BACK FROM REUNION J. M. Gambrell, T. C. Seal, H. W Gordon, I. A. Keller and W. C, Shaw retunred from the Confederate reunion, held in Chattanooga last week. They had a thoroughly enjoyable trip from every standpoint, and renewed acquaintance with many old comrades and old scenes about Chattanooga. They say that about 15,000 of the old fellows were there and that the people .of the Tennessee city exerted every effort to make their stay enjoyable. The reunion next year will be held in Richmond. BABE WILL SIGN Pittsburg, Oct. 29.?Babe Rutli will sing if the audience will let him. The Bambino made this blushjng confession here today while arranging plans for his debut in vaudeville with Wellington Cross and Dean Moore, two Keith circuit headliners, T>U? ?r;n nn>n in Rnctrm Nnvpm 1 I1C att TYU* uptit lit . ber 7. Ruth's contract calls for $3,000 per week for twenty weeks. FIRE DESTROYS 1 THOMSON HOME j 7 3 LOSS ABOUT FIFTEEN THOUS-: ; AND DOLLARS WITH EIGHT A THOUSAND INSURANCE?FIRE BROKE OUT IN BATH ROOM. J OIL STOVE EXPLODED. ."I Fire which broke out Saturday ? night about 10 o'clock almost completely destroyed the house of E..R. Thomson on North Main Street. The . fire had its origin in a bath room at the rear of the house, resulting, it is supposed from the explosion of an oil heater. The house was valued at $15,000 with $5,000 insurance. The furniture, part of which belonged to W. C. Sherard, the father of Mrs. 'A Thomson, was insured for $3,200, only that part of it which was in the 1 rooms on the first floor being saved. The fire had gained considerable, q headway before the arrival of the volunteer-fire department. Despite that fact, the firemen believe they might have saved the house but for ' the bursting of a section of hose. The house was situated about the cen- 1 * ter of the block and the long distance $ from the nozzle to the hydrant at the j corner subjected the hose to too great a strain. While the firemen. - were repairing the first of the three bi*eaks the fire rapidly ate its way through the ceiling of the lower floor ;j and burst through the top. The tin roof on the house also retarded the ' work of the department. j Stored away on the second floor :if j of the house was a quantity of irre ilplaceable furnfture, conisating of the , . I inheritances through two generations of Mrs. Thomson's family. Mr. Sher-" ; I ard, who lived with Mr. and Mrs. Thomson, also lost a number of heir- i ; looms which he values highly. Mr. . \ 11 Thomson had $2,200 insurance .on * . | his furniture and Mr. Sherard $1,000 The fire, which started about 10 o'clock was not out until the early j :! hours of Sunday morning. The firemen made a second run to the blaze . after they had supposed they had^it out. Mr. Arnold, chief of the department, and Mr. Wilson, the only pro- ,1 fessional fighter on the force, both , worked strenuously, as did also the ( . other members of the force. For a time the Haigler home adjoining : was in danger, the roof smoking ; from the heat. > Mr. and Mrs. Thomson are staying, I for the present,, with Dr. and Mrs. , McMurray. Plans have not yet been i considered for rebuilding. I ? I LITTLE GIRL DIES -j 'f. The friends in Abbeville of Profi esaor and Mrs. Edgar Long of Due t West will regret to learn of the i death last Wednesday of their ^ . daughter, Eleanor Reynolds. Elean. or was nine years old. A dispatch to . The State says: . i The funeral services were held at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church Thursday, short addresses being made by the.Rev. Jas. P. Pressly, pastor of the church, and by Dr. R. M. Stevenson. The Rev. R. C. Grier and the Rev. CJ. U. Williams, auio 1 took part in the services. : Eleanor Long was a i|ipil at the ' graded school and among the num1 erous floral tributes was a beautiful wreath from the school. The little 1 girl was of a bright and sunny dispo; sition and was very popular here. Her death came as a shock to her friends and acquaintances. WOULD IMPEACH SHERIFF Winston-Salem, N. C., Oct. 27.? Steps have been taken to impeach Sheriff E. 0. Shelton, of Stokes couni ty one of the charges being driving an automobile while intoxicated. The ; indictment was brought by Johi F. Kurfee, a leading citizen. Shelton t was convicted in the city court hera i two weeks ago on the charge of , drunkenness, resisting an officer aid carrying concealed weapons, hi3 ar rest being made at the For?hyth? / 7air grounds.