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PAGE FOUH I OVERTURNED AUTO KILLS COLUMBIA^ R. C. Elliott Lose* Life in Accident On Chester Highway?Machine Turn* Turtle. Chester, Dec. 27.?R. C. Elliott, aged 32, of 1420 Assembly street Co lumbia, said to haye operated a groc ery store in the capital city along with his brother, D. 0. Elliott, was instantly killed early Christmas jnorning when the Ford runabout in vhich he was riding turned turtle, pinning him -to the grojind, on the highway to Columbia about five miles from Chester. The tragedy will ever o nlrtuA mvcforir nQ yc VCI1CU All a vivuu Vi. "V MWV4 4 ^ no one witnessed the accident, and * ^ when found most of his body was cold. The part of the car, near the steer gh ing wheel, appeared to have caught him in the chest, probably causing in ternal injuries. The car was not bad ly damaged as it was able to success fully navigate the distance to Ches ter on its own power. The windshield > . was shattered and the steering wheel | badly damaged. The accident seems to have occurred about 7 o'clock Christmas morning or earlier as when the tragedy was discovered the lights were still on. As soon as found the bckiy was brought to this city and it was some time before his identity tould be es tablished, as there were no papers about him, save a deposit slip of the ,Carolina National bank of Columbia for (200 and it was dated October Ml 1091 Affivr cavaral hours' ?V| X?/U At 4AAVV4 wv ? VKMt ?av?a.w ? - j? jt.V* . * ? .* aoas work, his identity was estab lished and his brother from Colum bia, D. 0. Elliott, was communicated with and in a short time the brother hurried here in an automobile. J Mr. Elliott was on his way to Waco N. C., to spend the Christmas holi days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Elliott. 1' NOTICE. The annual meeting of the policy holders of .the Abbeville-Green t-. wood Mutual Insurance Associa tion will be held in the offices of the company at Greenwood, S. C., at 11 o'clock, A. M., Tuesday January 3rd, ,1922. J. R. BLAKE, It c?l- General Agent. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock i-u xl_ d..:u: % r soiuers ui ice jamming buu uvan Association of Abbeville will be held in Dr. G. A. Neuffer's office at 5 p. m. Wednesday, January 4th, 1922. J. S. MORSE, 12, 28.3tc Sec. & Treas. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Planters Bank will be held Wednesday, January 11th at 12 'clock in the office of the president. OTTO BRISTOW, Cashier. Dec. 28. I W A TVITG T jLJLJl. IX kJ ? EAT WITH ME?Table board by the meal or by the week. Phone 1. Mrs. D. A. Rogers, tf. FOUND?Lady's long tan Jersey glove for left hand. Call at this - ffice. STRAYED?One black mare mule, with white nose; weighs about 800 pounds. Notify S. J. Link's store. TAKEN UP?One black mare mule, weight about 900 pounds. Owner *an get same by paying costs. W. J. REID. ltpd. FOR RENT?A 4 -room house on Richey street with water and lights. Rent $15.00. Apply to H. R. McAllister. ltpd. 12,28 FOR SALE?(One 3 piece genuine feather, golden oak finish, parlor set. A bargain if taken at once. R. . C. Stephenson, 19 Haigler St., Phone 377. ltpd. WANTED?I will buy your seed cotton and -will pay highest market . frice. See me at my store on Church St., or write Jno. F. Suth erland, Abbeville. 12, 19.3tpd. Accidents cause a loss of $210, 090,000 a year in the building in dustry of the United States. v; Stuff Around Town -I - J Fresh Beans end Squash. From all parts of the state com stories to prove the mildness of ou climate and the springlike tendenc; of fruit and tree to becom? peren nial or ever-bearing or evergreen Mention has been made of apple ripe in one part of the -state, o beans in Greenwood and cotton bios soms in Newberry. No one has ye reported ripening watermelons though B. P. Metts of this county di< bring to Abbeville on Christmas ev some squash that would have beei big enough to eat in a few more days He also brought in some matur com-field beans, still green, righ from the garden. Watermelons ar likely to be the next mid-winter nov elty. Fountain Moved. The old fountain which used t< stand at the head of the square, th< center of attention for hundreds o horses and mules, has been moved in side the rectangle that .is th< "square." After the oasis had beei bumped into 'by sundry Fords an< other vehicles the city fathers de cided that it should be protecte< from assault and it was moved be yond the curbing, still within read of the thirsty and serving the plebe ian horse. Years ago before the thn< when the county built bridges ove every stream the horse looked wit] scorn on the ornamental and con creted city fountain for then the; drank deep of the wave in its owi natural bed at the ford. Now th animals only see water in the barn yard and the city fountain. A Christmas Spanking. The young manv was frank abod relating his experience Christma day with a pair of -skates deposits by Santa at his house. After som hundred or more abrupt sittings down on hard pavement, he slippe into a puddle of water at the edg ! of the yard and got his clothes aj muddy. His parent of the heav ' hand and a poor memory of his ow I Christmas exploits i^ his boyhoo 'took the lad across his knee and ap plied his hand to that part of th child's anatomy most easily hurt?i other words the boy got a spanking Let it be said, however, that it di not spoil his Christmas. BURNS TAKES HAND New York, Dec. 27.?Vigorou prosecution of liquor smugglin, cases, consideration of which, wi be resumed in the federal coi&t o Memphis, Tenn., next month, i planned by the department of jus tice, William J. Bums, chief of th bureau of investigation stated to night. Mr. Burns said he would go t Memphis early in January to lool over the situation and see the pend ing cases hrough. He intended, h declared, to have every person in volved prosecuted. He had not ye decided what day he would star South, he said. DEATH OF MR. DeLORME. Friends here of Miss Frances De Lorme, teacher in the graded schoo until her resignation just before th< ; Christmas holidays, will sympathiz< I with her at the death of her father W. M. DeLorme, which occurred a ! his home in Sumter last Monday, ir the 71st year of his age. He had been in declining healtl the past year and very ill the lasi few days. He passed his life in Sum 1' ter and was born there, the son oj W. M. and Margaret DeLorme. Hi: 'business career started at the ag< | of 17 when he became a clerk in th< 'store of A. A. Solomons. From ther< ! he entered the grocery department oi O'Donnell & Co., with whom he re ' mained until his retirement two year; jago. He was a member of the Firs; , Presbyterian church. Mr. DeLormi j is survived by his wife, who was Misi Beckham of Privateer, three sons, V Moultrie, Harold and Bert DeLorme ^ve daughters, Mrs. Minnie Plowden Misse3 Margaret, Corinne, Jb'rance and Blance DeLorme. Weight of Debt. Berlin.?A Berlin newspaper ha calculated that the German debt t the allies?132,000,000,0100 gol< marks?would weigh, in 20 mar] gold pieces, 52,000,000 tons. To tran port it, 85 freight trains of 41 trucks eaeh would be need?d, th< journal estimated. BEER AND WINE SALE MEANS BIG REVENUE Five Hundred Million Dollar* Year* ly Would Be Collected in Taxes. - . Washington, Dec. 20?Modification of the national prohibition amend ment to permit the sale of beer and wine would mean an addition to the government's revenue of $500,000, 000 annually, high treasury officials said today. Estimates made in con nection with proposed legislation to legalize the sale of beer and wine have revealed, officials said, that $500,000,000 yearly would be col lected in taxes from this source. While no indication of the treas ury's attitude toward such legislation wa^ disclosed, it was stated officially however, that the treasury would not oppose such a step. Officials discuss tndow fho nndaihilitv of such a measure in the event of the necessi ty of providing funds for a soldier's bonus but did not indicate that the treasury was considering any special methods of financing to meet such a call upon it. Concerning the possibility of a tax on wine and beer a high official de clared that at present "the bootleg gers" were getting the money which might otherwise be going into the treasury. Revenue^ from liquor during the present fiscal year is expected to be about one-half of the receipts from this source during the past year, ac cording to an estimate made public tonight by the prohibition bureau. HARDING CAN'T ACCEPT INVITATION TO N. C. Washington, Dec. 20.?President Harding is disposed to remain closely 4X1 TT aouiugwvu XVTJL W1IV mvav v*?*v? months and is cancelling all tenta tive engagements which he hfts had for speeches or trips to various parts of the country. It was indicated at the White House today that this pol icy would be followed at least until March because of the presftire * of business in connection with the ar mament conferences and the regular session of congress. The President has written a letter to Senator Sim mons of North Carolina, explaining his inability to attend the celebra tions of 150th anniversary of St. John's Masonic Lodge at Newbern in that state, the latter part of Jan uary. PUBLIC HEALTH MEETING Columbia, Dec. 20.?A special feature of the public health institute to be held in Columbia January 9-14 will be the woman's conferences, which will occupy all of Tuesday and Wednesday, the 10th and 11th. The program for this phase of the institute was prepared by Miss Per sis Putnam, assistant director of ed ucational work of the United States Public Health Service, after consul tation with the South Carolina Wo men's Legislative Council. Several prominent women of the state will participate in the program. Mrs. Fred S. Munsell of Columbia, pres ident of the South Caolina League of Women Voters,, will preside over the women's conference. Alabama was first settled by Bien ville in 1702. Vbafl ... TO EAT HiaH-OASS fonnx 3 We extend our thanks to ^ all our patrons for the i ? business of this year? J , and we wish everyone a i very happy and prosper- , ous New Year. .! 3 i k o s """ v ws rOY MANUFACTURERS ASK FOR PROTECTION Want a Duty of, 49 Per Cent. To Keep Out German and Jap anese Competition. Washington, Dec. 20.?American manufacturers of toys and dolls ask ;d the Senate finance committee to lay not only for protection against Grerman and Japanese competition, sut also for the exclusion of these irticles which are the product of jhild labor. Specifically they asked for a duty of 40 per cent of the ralue of the toys and dolls based on ;he prices prevailing in the Ameri :an market. s Spokesmen for the manufacturers >iled high the committee table with ;oys ranging all the way frim the vooden letter blocks to the electric ;rain to support their argument that ;hey had revolutionized the industry jy coupling tne educational wun xne imusement feature for the children. They had been able'to build up the ndustry here during the war, 'they laid, and had turned from the "flim sy, namby pamby" things imported jefore the war to substantial toys ;hat laid the groundwork for* the :hild's education. German competition is the most jerious factor, they asserted, and im ports from that country are being seriously felt. The American indus try has slumped off 50 per cent it was said, despite price reductions ranging from 25 to.50 per cent. Doll naking has been even more seriously affected, the witnesses declaring that )f the 134 doll factories in the coun try a year ago only twelve of the leaders now remain. Imitation pearls, buttoni, tooth and other brushes, novelty jewelry and several other subjects were dis lussed before the committee during the day. NINE YOUNG WOMEN HAD A CLOSE CALL Red Croat Building at Camp Sevier Burned?Fire Originated in Furnace Room. Greenville, Dec. 20.?Nine young women, social welfare workers, and the 70 year old mother of one of the patients, trapped in the upper story of the Red Cross building, barfly escaped with their lives in a fire that destroyed this structure and badly damaged the federal vocational building at the United States Health Service Hospital No. 26 at Camp Sevier early today. The women were rescifftl through the heroic efforts of firemen and were forced to make their way in scanty attire through the sleeping porch, perilously over the roof and by ladders to the ground. They lost all their personal effects, including their salary checks which they had received Sunday from the govern nent. Region Director Stagg, champion swimmer of the south, lost sixty-five medals in the flame*. Colonel James E. Dedman, com manding officer, said today that the ire was thought to have originated n the furnace room of the Red Cross juilding. He announced he would ap joint a board to investigate the cause )f the fire and also said he had re sorted the fire to officials in Wash ngton. He will ask authority in Wash ngton for a new building to replace ;he old one immediately. The Greenville city fire depart nent was called to assist the camp lepartment in etxinguishing the fire. MOTHER SHOT BY SON Greenville, Dec. 20.?'Mrs. L. K. Celly of 914 Buncomb street was jhot and probably wounded tonight ibout 9 o'clock by her son. Warren [Celly, who is held in (the county iail tonight without bail, pending ;he outcome of the injuries. * The jullet passed through her head ind physicians say she can not re :over. Warren Kelly, who refused ;o make a statement tonight when interviewed at the jail. His sister, MVc P. 151 Ronfttell. who was rtres ent in an adjoining n>om when the shooting. occurred, declared posi tively tonight that the tragedy was accidental. Fatal Strike Clash. Sioux City,' Iowa, Dec. 20.?Depu-1 ty Sheriff Lewis R. Jones, 22, son of Sheriff W. H. Jones and Hessen Kal ed, a strike sympathizer, both were fatally wounded in a gun fight early today. They died in a hospital. HARDING REFUSES TO BE STAMPEDED Socialist* Make Drive For Blanket Pardon For Dabba and Others. Washington, Dec. 17.?To the plea of S&cialists that a blanket pardon be issued in favor of the 200 and more "political" prisoners, President Harding has turned a deaf ear. On the contrary, he has asked the at torney general to take up each case separately, and on each make a sep arate recommendation. ~ > The effort of the Socialists'is di rected chiefly in behalf of Eugene Debs, whom they have repeatedly tried to elect president of the United States. He was declared by a jury to have been guilty of attempting to Ahsfrrurtt the government in its effort to defeat Germany on the battlefield. The effort in behalf of Debs has been consistently sustained. Former Attorney General Palmer, recom mended that Debs be pardoped. The i recommendation was returned to Palmer with ^'denied? written across the face of it, and the initials, "W. W." inscribed as proof of the pow er behind the enial. .^hen Haring was elected, Social ists "renewed their efforts. They thought that they had won their case when Attorney general Daugherty permitted Debs to come to Washing ton unaccompanied. But five months have elapsed. And they now ask for p blanket pardon. The president has let it be known! that he will take his time before pass ing on Jhe Debs case and other cas es. SHINERS FOND OF CANDY * ' * . r * - V. Big Furnace and 2,202 Galtbni of jj Beer Destroyed. ' York, Dec. 20.?Shiners Who had (j been operating a big distillery five g miles south of York had a taste ' for \ chocolate candy and bonbons, slflcejj many candy boxes were found on tht {j grounds when county officers des- [j troyed the big furnace and 2,200 0 gallons of beer ready to be made in- G to liquor last evening. The operators \ had been living at the distillery, as a big tent was there to house them, I and there were more than a hundred empty cans around that yhad held : salmon and beans and other foods. ? It was evident that more than 500 gallons of liquor had been made .in < the past few days, and the beer pour- ] ed out was sufficient to make several | hundred more gallons. A riiie road had been built leading to the etill and tracks of scores of " automobiles and wagons were noted. Ocffiers be lieve that expert shiners fioin the South Mountain section of North Carolina had been running the still and that they were empldyed by a moonshine syndicate, believed to ^ be organized in the sectidn '" between York and Chester, where the big still was found. Lynch Buy* Theater. Columbia, Dec. 20.?-Announce ment was made here todaiy ?f the purchase of two of Columbia's larg- . est motion picture houses by the Sou thern Enterprises, Inc., operators of a chain of playhouses in the south. Albany, N. Y., was chartered in j 1686. I YOUR .BLANK' BOOK 8 CARRIED IN STOCK Sheet Holders . > Day Books Journals . Figuring I Ledgers Cash Jour 0\ Mi Gr DESK MANl EREC The It me J Caah Books Xoose Lea We Carry the Most Complete Lin< fhlpplies in J COLUMBIA OFFICE 8 Job Printing. Office Equip; COLUMBIA, SOU! fa? _ mmrnmmp 1IGH SCHO0L STUDENT* STlUKE FOR l*&!0Af J s /' Ocala, Florida,'Dee. 20?Students f the Ocala high school today went n a "strike" in an dTert to enforce l demand that they be given a two reek's vacation during the holiday* istead of one week, as announced y the faculty. > < At the hour for the opening of the chool this morning, the students in tead of entering their class rooms, 'ormed a procession and cheering vildly, marched through the streets >f the city to the office of the countv luperintendent of public instruction vhere spokesmen asked for an addi ;ional week off. W. A. HARRIS FUNERAL 8UPPUES EMBALMING and Auto Hearse 8?rvice PHONES Da? 395 Ni?kS 134 1 , I!**" ii ' 1 ' J - I - , PLUMBING I TINWORK I HEATING...,. I | and porcelain clean 1 ser, guaranteed to | remove rust ,or any | kind of stains from 1 enamel ware. Re&Miiable Prices. Many grown people have <lalAn(luA olflkt ImMIIM UOIDUkliv UIJJII* H their eyes were ne?leeted in childhood. We advise ail parents to give serious thought to' the condition of their. children's eyes. Are you a parent? If so, act quickly! DR. L. V. LISENBEE OPTOMETRIST TELEPHONESi Office 278 Rm. 3SS 3 1-2 Wathinfton St. Orer Mc Murray Drug Co. ABBEVILLE, S. C. [Becoming Glasses Cost .No More) I ven Brothers irble and anite Co. SNERS JFACTURERS TORS irgest and beat equipped monv ;ntal mills in the Carolina*. GEENWOOD, S. C. UPPLIES FOR 1922 : IN COLUMBIA i Ledger Sheets Jooks Columnar Sheets nals Post Binders f Ledgers Ring Books ? of Blank Books and Loose South Carolina UPPLY OOMIPANY. neat. Rubber Stamp*. H CAROLINA.