Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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p r STORM DISTURBANCE CENTERS IN STATE Warning Up Along Atlantic Sea* coast?General Precipitation Reported. Washington, Nov. 27.?A.disturb- 1 .ance of considerable intensity was central over the state of South Carolina tonight, moving northeastward, the weather bureau announced. , Morm warnings were uru?cu \mrplayed on the Atlantic coast at and north of Cape Hatteras. .The disturbance has been attended by general rains during the last 24 hours east of the Mississippi river, except along the north border where the precipitation was in the form of snow, the bureau said. The warning to shipping.was ordered, the bureau added, in expectation of a "marked increase" in the storm's intensity. ^ , TO SPEAK i Founders Day at Furman Univer- j > sity December 5. Greenville, Nov;' 24.?Mr. Horace ; Bomar, distinguished attorney of : ? the Spartanburg bar, will - ^deliver i - the principal address at Founders' 1 Day exercises at Furman University j Monday evening, December 5th. The Rev. Furman H. Martin, pastor of < th0 First Baptist church of Florence, < will also deliver an address as will a < representative of the student (body, j - selected this year from the Philoso- \ phian Literary Society. < -Coming on the eve of the conven- j ing of the South Carolina State Bap- ] tist Convention, which meets in < Greenville December 6 to 8, inclu- < sive, a special, effort will be m^de to s have alumni, former stu- j dents and friends of Furman Uni- < versity wno expect to attend the ' Baptist convention arrive in Green- ^ ville the-night prior to the conven- f ing of the church* host so they can < * attend Pounders' Day exercises. The \ y ^ ceremonies will be held in Judson { Alumni Hall, beginning at 7:30" j ? * o'clock. ? Founders' Day was obs^rvrtl for ^ the first time last December 5. "^he exercises were largely, attended,^ ^ considering the "fact.th&it this was the r '.initial' observance of th^ occasion, c which is the anniversary of the birth of Dr. James C. Furman, one of thf stalwarts who added very materially in placing tne institution upon a j firm foundation. CLAIMS EGG PRICES IN ( CHICAGO ARE TOO HIGH f Chicago, Nov. 25.?Fifty-five ( cents a dozen for col.i storage eggs j retailed here and 39 cents wholesale, y the exchange quotation Wednesday, is too high, Russell J. Poole, city f food food exPert, said today in an- ( nouncing an investigation into an al- 1 leged pool manipulating the price of eggs. "It is t^ue there.are mre eggs in x storage than there were last year," * he said, "it also is true that owing to unemployment and economic con- ^ ditions the consumption is less than , ' last year. ; "Any further boost in the price of j storage eggs, unless the supply of , fresh eggs is cut off, will be pretty ( fair evidence that the market is be- , ^ ing manipulated. iT RAILROADS WILL EXPLAIN * THEIR SHIPPING CONTRACTS ,Washington, Nov. 26.?representatives of ten leading rai'.roads will appear before the committee on interstate commerce of the shipping board December 1 to testify regarding relations with foreign shipping lines. The meeting wll be of importance to establishment and upbuilding of an American merchant ma- . rine, a statement today said. ' k The object of the parley wias de- ( scribed as being to find to what extent present preferential contracts ' operate to the detriment of American shipping. EXPECT END OF CONFERENCE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS . "] Washington, Nov. 26.?Members < of several delegations to the Wash- : ington conference informally sug- i gested tonight that any thought of ' ; adjourning the sessions for the Christmas holidays be abandoned in j the expectation that by adopting ] such a course the deliberations could ] be definitely concluded by the end of j December. 1 Women jurors are making good in 1 Philadelphia. i ' WEStON NOW EXPECTS TO BE IN GOVERNOR'S RACE ? Columbia, Nov. 21.?-Hon. Francis H. Wesfton, United States district attorney, whose name has been mentioned in this correspondence in conSection with the race for governor next year, was asked today if he proposed to run." He replied that it is now his intention to offer his services to the state, unless conditions developing later should necessitate the alteration of his plans. "I would like to be of service to my state in this way," he said. (Mr. Weston's term of ofl\ce as United States district attorney expires in March. He plans now, tentatively, to enter the race for governor next summer. Whether he will retire from the office of district attorney is not known. Wr. Weston has a large private practice as well as handling the governments legal business. In speaking of his proposed race, Mr. Weston stated that he would advocate a lowering of the tax burden for the small home owner and the man of small means. He would fairor reforming the tax system, to put the burden on property now escaping taxation, he said. Mr. Weston stated that he would appose any curtailment of the work >f state institutions; that he would, jn the other and, favor an enlargement of the activities of the educational institutions and those for the :are of the state's . mentally weak ind its sick. He stated that he beV ieved this can be done without irt:reasing the tax'burden, if the property which is?now not bearing its ihare of the burden of taxation is nade to come within the state's assessment. In speaking of the tax situation in South Carolina, Mr. Weston stated ;hat the United States collects in Jouth Carolina each year in taxes our times the amount of the^state's lebt. The federal government is tax ng property which the state's tax tystem does not reach. -''My policy would be," Mr. Weston s?ated, "to educe the tax burden on {h? small >roperty holder. The cost of governnent should (be borne by those who :an best pax it." y< . MAY LfiAvf PRISON ' 1 v '* . ___ f,( iMe Been Generally Approved At Cabinet Meeting. Washington, Nov. 22.?Extension )f executive clemency to offenders igainst the war time law^ now serv- 1 ng prison sentences will be given ;arly, consideration by President larding, it was said ttfday at the PVhite House. The subject was dis:ussed at the cabinet meeting today md it was understood that a policy * * * ' 1 )f leniency towara tnese onenaers vhere possible was generally ap)roved. The president has asked the attorley general for a digest of each of ;hese cases and Mr. Daugherty expects to have the histories of the var law prisoners completed in two veeks. Under the administration's policy ;here would be no sweeping proclanation of amnesty, it was said offi;ially, but each case would be considered on its merits separately and military a^ well as a civil offenders would be considered. However, the president is understood to view^.with iisfavor the release of persons who advocated property destruction or ndustrial offenders, although parti:ular attention will be given those juilty of "infractions of disciplinary regulations of more or less seriousness. There are, according to Mr. Daughjjrty, about 75 civilian war time law offenders now serving sentences.in federal prisons and 14 soldiers who would come within the clemency program. THREE KILLED IN WRECK ON SEABOARD Columbia, Nov. 26.?Three men were killed in a wreck of Seaboard A.ir Line northbound freight train STo. 86 two miles south of Youngsirille, N. C., at 8:15 o'clofck tonight, according to information reaching Columbia offices of the Seaboard, rhe dead are: Engineer Gerow, Brakeman Murphy, both white, and Fireman Jones, negro. Nineteen cars are reported to have been derailed while the engine according to the advices received here, fexploded, causing three deaths. A.11 trains to Raleigh are being de-* toured via Southern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads. S. C. ENGINEERS WILL f) REQUEST LEGISLATION - : : . t Columbia, Nov. 26.?A law.creat- 5 ing a state board of examiners for professional engineers, similar to the * medical, architecture law. and den- * tal examining boards, is to be asked { of the 1922 legislature, which meets C in January next, by the new South [ Carolina chapter of the American T Association of Engineers, recently J organized at a meeting in Coluipbia. J The association in this state, from J its Columbia offices, is sending a let- j ter to all professional engineers of 2 the state, asking their support of the i plan to puovide an engineers' li-|S cense law. The proposed bill would j J create a board to examine all pro- * fessional engineers, the aim being I the elevation of the profession and | the elimination of engineers notifi qualified for surveyors and another B for engineers. < E The proposed bill for the legisla- |i ture is being drafted now by a spe- m cial committee, headed by W. S. Tom- S linson, of Columbia, and composed J of prominent engineers of many parts j of the st^te. -I The South Carolina engineers or- | ganization will have an election of.j officers at an early date, it is an- J nounced today. This will be conduct- J ed 4>y letter. C. M. McTeer, of Colum- ? bia, chairman of the membership p committee of the organization, is this p week corresponding with all engi- neers of the state, urging their co- . operation in the program of the or- J ganization. NOTICE. OF SETTLEMENT E Estate of Enoch Bankin Smith, Dec'd. [ Notice of Settlement and Applica- ? For Final Discharge. ? TAKE "NOTICE thai on the 20th [ Hav of December. 1921. I will ren- f der a final account of my actings and j r doings as executor of the estate of m Enoch Baskin Smith, deceased, in the office of the judge of probate for ? Abbeville County at 11 o'clock a. m., and' on the same day will apply for J a final discharge from my trust as l such executor. I All persons having demands a gainst said estate will present them for payment, proven and authenti- J cated or be forevfer barred. ' H. C. SMITH, Executor. ? 11, 23.1tw 3wk. I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Z COUNTY OF ABBEVILLfc. [ Probate Court. [ Citation for Letters of Administration f By J. F. MILLER, Esq., Jitfge of [ Probate^ ? Whereas, Mrs. E. C. Cromer hath ? made suit to m6, to grant her letters of administration of the estate and efFeCts of J. D. Cox, late of A^bteville m County, deceased. 5 These Are Therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin- J dred and creditors of the Said J. D. L Cox, deceased, that they be atid jj appear before me, in the Court of U 1-1 1 ? - i.. L. L.U A i ?l rrouaie, iu uc neiu at ouucvuie wuum | House, on Dec. 7th, 1921, after pub- ? location hereof, at 11 o'clock in the [ forenoon, to show cause, if any they ? have, why the said Administration I 5 should not be granted. , | Given under my hand and seal of 12 the Court this 23rd day of November ? in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one and in I the 146th year of American Inde- I pendence. _ I Published on the 25th day of Dec. ? 1921 in the Press and Banner and on | the Court House door for the time J required by law. s " J. F. MILLER, I Judge of Probate; f : ;E I plumbing |j Stinwork S[ Jheajing IS I Pemoline Super tile ?!? 1 and porcelain clean- |j| I ser, guaranteed to ijj H rpmnvp mat or anv Si" I kind of stains from |j[ I enamel ware. ?![ iiiiiiiiiiniiinnHiiimtimNumiiiiiittfnrrtitiiminttiiimttiiiirttiiirtmrMniiiiitniiii rpl ? muiifitttiitiiiiinntiNUUuuiMiiinuttnnMuriMiMiiiiiiniiitiiiiiiiHiiMiitiHNitiii'Miiiu I?. I I Reasonable Prices. 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