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Abbeville Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, f |/MRS. JOHN M. GAMBRELL DIES IN 76TH YEAR AFTER USEFUL AND HAPPY LIFE.?INTER MENT AT MELROSE THIS AF TERNOON. M^rs. Eliza Cassandra uamoreu, the wife of Mr. John M. Gambrell, died at their home on South Main Street, Monday afternoon February 6th at 5 o'clock after a long and se rious illness of paralysis. Her death was not unexpected. Funeral ser vices were conducted this afternoon at the residence by her pastor, the Rev. C. E. Peele, of the Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Daniel of Newberry, a former pastor, after which her body was placed in Melrose Cemetery to rest until the Resurrection. The new made grave was covered with a profusion of beautiful flowers, the testimony of the love and affection' in which the deceased was held by her relatives, friends and neighbors. Mrs. Gambrell was a daughter ol George and Eliza Clinkscales. She was born at the Clinkscales homestead Apr. 13, 1846 about 9 miles from Ab beville on the Generals Road in the section formerly known as "Temple of Health." She was one of eleven children all of whom preceded her to the beyond except a brother, Dr. John G. Clinkscales, ' Professor of mathematics at Wofford College, and a sister, Mrs. N. A. Bates, of Bates bur^. Mrs. Gambrell's father having died during the War Between the States, her njother soon afterwards moved to Williamston, where Miss Cass'e, as the deceased was generally known, was married in 1871 to Mr. John M. Gambrell; Within three years af^er the marriage she and her husband moved to Abbeville where they^have ever since lived except for two years spent in Mississippi. For the last forty years she has made her home in the house from whence her body was taken today to the city of the dead. Mrs. Gambrell is survived by her husband and by the following chil dren: Dr. Claude C. Gambrell of this i n C* AnwikvAll riraon. city ttllU UCU. u. uaiuuicii VI viiwvit wood, Mrs. W. E. Cason of Ander son; Mrs. George Penney of Abbe ville; Mrs. C. S. McColl of Bennetts ville, and Mrs. Otis McMillan of Greenwood. One daughter, Virginia, ^Mrs. W. G. Zimmerman of Duluth, Minn.) died 6ome years ago. She is survived too by eleven grand-chil dren. In addition to these she has many more remote relatives in the county. Mrs. Gehnbrell was an attractive woman. She made many friends and was generally beloved. During the last few years as disease gradually ow/1 okn nrac ^ICW U pun UC1 aau OllV itcm wuuuvv more and more to her .home many were the friends who from day to day called to give and receive a word of cheer and good-will. On the front porch where she liked to sit the old and the young alike gathered about her to show their interest and affec tion. Mrs. Gambrell, while she had many friends, was not a woman whr aspired to position in society. She preferred to move in the quieter cir cles of her church and of her own 'family. In the church she was reck 9ked as a consecrated Christian wom an. In the home she was beloved of and loved by a kindly husband and worthy children. She l'ved long enough to see her companion of fifty years well on life's road, respected and esteemed of his neighbors and friends, and her children settled in life and taking places of usefulness in their several communities. When .she fell asleep in death it was with ciie happy knowledge that all was wel' with hers. And while tears are shed for her today, those who loved he* best know that she is at rest and her soul in peace. Pallbearers chosen were: Active John Lomax, Victor Lomax, John T. Evans, Charlie MeKenzie, R. C. NUMBER OF CONFERENCES IN LONDON?SIR JAMES CRAIG AND MEMBERS OF CABINET MEET PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE London, Feb. 7.?After a num ber of important conferences in London todajT~between the south ern Irish leaders, Premier Lloyd George and merhbers of the British caibinet; between Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and the members of his cabinet, and finally late this evening between Sir James and Mr. Lloyd George, a solution of the difficulty over the question of fixing the Ulster boun dary apparently s had not been Statements issued tonight by Mi chael Collins, head of the provision al government in Ireland and the Ulste?r premier, indicate that they still are far from an agreement. Parliament reassembles tomor row and the new Irish crisis threat ens embarrassment to the govern fent. In official circles It is expect ed that Mr. Lloyd George will com ment on his interviews with Mr. Collins and Sir James Craig in the course of his speech before the house of commons tomorrow. Further disorders in Ireland were reported today, most serious cxf which was cattle driving on a large scale in the ,'Tipperary dis trict. Early Sunday large numbers of cows, sheep and horses were driven off several estates, the ob ject apparently being to compel owners to break up grazing lands. Notices signed "Captain Moon shine" were posted stating that any one found driving the cattle iback or repairing the walls and gates would meet with instant death. The Irish Republican army has announced his intention of se v&rely punishing the perpetrators. COHON MEETING TO COME SOON The campaign tc secure signa tures to the Cooperative Marketing contract will be launched in a de termined manner on Tuesday, Feb ruary 21, whenvthe first of a series of educational meetings will be held. Ten meetings will :be held in the county and some of the best speakers available will be sent tc this county. J. F. Sill, county di rector, said this morning that it I was probable that Clarence Poe, editor of The Progressive Farmer, would be one of th& speakers and that W. W. Long, director of ex tension, Clemson College, also might consent to come. The camapign is on in full swfftg in Greenwood county. Darlington county signed up , nearly 20,000 bales last week and all indications are that the contracts will become effective May 1, which is dependent on the signing of 200,000 bales. Mr. Hill says that many farmers have shown 'interest in the move and that they will sign the contract before the time expires. Mr. Hill had planned to get his drive under way a week or two ago, tout bad weather and bad roads made this impracticable. Philson, W. D. Wilson, Oscar H. Cobb and Owen Speed. Honorary?W. C. Sherard and the following members of the board of stewards of the Methodist church: Dr. G. A. Neuffer, J. S. Cochran, Fred Cason, J. F. MiHer, W. L. Peebles, P. B. Speed, Judge F. B. Gary, M. B. Syfan, M. T. Coleman, J. Moore Mars, E. F. Ar nold, G. W. Syf$n, T. H. Maxwell, H. R. McAllister, DeWitt Hall and W. F. Nickles. GOVERNOR SUED 1 IN MISSISSIPPI FRANCES C. BIRKHEAD, ONCE j AT CAMP JACKSON, BRINGS CHARGES AGAINST LEE M. ^ RUSSELL?BIG DAMAGES ASKED Jackson, Miss., Feb. 6.?A $100, 000 damage suit, based upon all eg- i ed seduction, filed by Miss Frances > C. Birkhead against Lee M. Rus- < sell governor, of Mississippi, in the I United States district court here today, according to prominent offi- 1 I cials "presages on? of the bitterest ] and most sensational episodes in all ? the series of legal and political i wars for -which the state # has been' ] noted." Miss Birkhead, who now resides ( r\ in New Orleans, was, a stenograph er in Mr. Russell's office- here while ' #t |Jj he was serving as \lieutentant gov ernor. She charges that she was be- * trayed iby the present chief execu- ( tive with avowals of "love and ( promises of marriage, after he j could get a divorce from his wife."' Her petition,1 names prominent < iMississippians as, being acquainted wth her relations with Governor ^ Russell. < In her bill of particulars, which ^ was filed by Attorney Thomas Fos- ( ter of Viokdburg, Miss Birkhead E asks for $50,000 on each of two J counts. The first, alleged seduction ^ recounts that she was persuaded to j "yield to his will and that as a re- i suit the plaintiff's reputation and t character were ruined and she was j caused to lose her employment 11 | and her health was ruined, to her j? great damage in the sum of $50,-' < 00.0." In the second count (Miss ' Birk- * head alleges she underwent an op- 1 eration "at the instigation of Gov- 1 ernor Russell, which totally ruined ( and wrecked he?r health, causing 1 her to suffer untold anguish and ( pain, and that she is. now an in valid and must remain so the rest ( of her life." For this she asks $50,- } 000 more. c lltlS IUMUKKUW 1 G. A. Neuffer, Jr., adjutant of 1 Abbeville Post No. 2, American ( ; Legion, has sent out notices of the ^ 1 scheduled meeting for tomorrow af ternoon. The executive committee- ' : at a meeting some time ago, desig- ' nated the second Thursday night in > each month as regular meeting J 1 periods and this will be the first see- ' sion sThce the reorganization night. 1 1 The meeting tomorrow will be in 1 the court house at G:30 o'clock. 1 ' Adjutant Neuffer said this morn 1 Ing: "It is desiraible to have all the ' ' Legion men present at this meet ' ing. Also, we owuld like to have as ! many as possible of those who in- 1 ' tend to join the Legion. I am mail- ' ing out cards asking all to me>et at , ' tiio nnnrt Vinnqo and siipe'estiner bUC UUU1 V UVMWV ?<??- OCJ w . 1 that they bring with them any oth ' er ex-service men who want to 1 ' come, whether members of the f | Legion or not. In addition to other business ' matters to be discussed there re mains several officers and commit- ' tees to be appointd. The officers of the Abbeville Post I are: Robert B. Cheatham, com- 1 , mader; D. Townse-nd Smith, Jr., ] ; vice commander; Gottlob A. Neuf- i fer, Jr., adjutant; li. juarrou owet , en'burg, financial officer. i ! Executice Committee: W. D. i Wilkinson, Abbeville. Frank E. Harrison, Jr., Abbe , ville. [ Claude C. Gaimbrell, Abbeville. E. C. Donald, Donalds. < \ CARDINAL RATTI BECOMES NEW POPE ARCHBISHOP OF MILAN BE COMES PIUS X|I?AMERICAN CARDINALS ARRIVE TOO LATE TO TAKE % PART IN ELECTION London, Felb. 6.?'Cardinal Ratti vas elected Pope <by receiving 38 rotes in the conclave of the Sacred College says a Central News dis jatch from Rome this afternoon. Rom^ Feb. 6.?Cardinal' Achilli Milan .Tiroc .WlbVi, OiUiVWHUp UX muutiy 'tvm>. jroclaimed elected Pope In succes sion to the late Benedict XV 3his nonring. He has taken the nam? oi Pius XI. The thousands waiting in fronl )f St. Peters for the wisp of smokt which would tell of the election oi i new Pope or the failure of the Jacred College to reach a decision jave a mighty shou? at 11:32 /clock when a thin wisp of smokt :ame from the chimney leading Tom the. Sistine chapel. It was then cnown that the Catholic church- had >nce more a duly eiected Pontiff. As soon as the two-thirds vote "or Cardinal Ratti had been veri ied, Cardinal Vannutelli, as dear )f the Sacred College, arose and >roceeded to the throne of th ihoeen one, accompanied on eithei lide by Cardinal Logue and Bisteli espectively deans of the Cardinal wiests and the Cardinal deacons 3e was asked in Latin (by Cardinal /annutelli in accordance with cus ;omj if he accepted the election tc >e supreme ipontiff, and the -ne-w Pope answered with the formal: 'Since it is the will of God, I must >bey." Then the purple canopies ovei ;he thrones of the Cardinals were et down, one (by one, until onlj ;hat over the. new Pontiff remain id. This was done to show that the vhole Sacred College " .Tendereo xbeisance to th& new head of the :hurch. Dean Vannutelli thereupon ask ;d the new incumbent what name le chose to take during his pontifi ate and upon his reply "Pius XI" SCHOOL TRUSTEES CALLED TO MEET \ Paul H. Mann, superintendent oj education, has sent out a call t< trustees of all the schools in th< :ounty to meet in the court hous< Saturday morning at 110 o'clock The purpose of the meeting, Mr Mann says, is to discuss the finan cial condtions that are nov threatening to. close up most of th( schools of the county. Funds to th< credit of most all of the schools ar< already depleted the superintend 2nt says, though some. of th< schools may be continued with th< money coming from the state. Sev eral schools have already beer closed and many more will not b( ible to run longer than this month if that long, without private aid. Several of the negro schools oi the county have raised money bj public subscription ana men ^hools will run longer than manj sf the white schools. More thar ?600 has been turned in to the :ounty treasurer in this manner. Mr. Mann does not anticipate ;hat any arrangement will be made :o continue the schools for a period longer than is justified by the bal ince with the treasurer. He will ,imply put the matter squarely up n t.he t.ruste&= at the meeting- Sat jrday. S. Frank Sherard, Calhoun Falls, Joe P. Anderson, Antrewille, and )ne to be ejected. WORLD PROBLEMS i REMAIN BEHIND v. COMMISSIONS AND OTHER IN- 1 T1E1RNATIONAL BODIES WILL i BRING REPRESENTATIVES I pF POWERS TOGETHER. MUCH TO BE DONE YET. i .. Washington, Felb. 6.?When the 1 Washington conference went out I of existence today it left a dozen legatees in the form of commissions and other international bodies i which again will bring the repre sentatives of the powers i togetherr to discuss world problems. Besides many general agree ments to consult among themselves when troublesome questions arise, the governments represented here authorized specifically, amdng ott er things, a five power conference eight years hence to again discuss naval armament, a five power com mission to review the rules of war fare, a "special conference" and a separate "revision commission to regulate the Chinese tariff," a board of reference for questions in the !Par East and an international commission to inquire into extra territorial rights in China. Only two duties are bequeathed to the secretary general of the ex piring conference and it is the ex ' | pectation of officials that the secre-} i' tary general's office will wind up I1 these tasks and finally close its | doors in the very near future. It j 1 j has merely to compile and have [printed the corrected minutes of ?J the' plenary sessions and committee rj meetings and to act as a clearing' '; house through which the various :! nations will inform each other fully ! as to their existing commitments "'affecting China. This information !! is to toe filed with the secretary ( rj general for tansmission to all con-i j ference members "at the earliest > I convenience" and similar commit 1 Ij mentg entered into in future are tq slibe dealt with by direct communica tion between the various foreign -offices. ANNOUNCE JURORS I. FOR NEXT COURT The jury commissioners met this morning and drew the following petit jurors for the February term j of court and grand jurors to serve } during 1922. Jurors to appear ati the opening of general sessions ' court, February 27, are: 1 Donalds?L. L. Vermillion, D. P. Shaw, D. H. Seawright, J. W. Wil lia/mson, A. M. Dodson, J. H. Drake and S. C. Smith. ' Due West?T. V. Miller, J. T. 5 Magill, R. G. Ellis, M. C. Leonard, J C. F. Seawright, J. N. Pratt and R. J W. Parker. Long Cane ?T. JS. Gordon, J. C. [ Stevenson, T. A. Bowie, S. E. Jones, andNjhos. Stevenson. Cedar Springs?W. J. Wilson, C. Z. Edwards. #/ Abbeville?J. C. Coleman, W. A. ' fitone, Fred Cason, L. C. Haskell, Amos Morse, Jr., 0. S. Cochran and ^ J. H. Hinton. 1 Diamond Hill?W. D. Bell. Lowndesville?R. H. Shaw, J. B. ' Huokabee, E. W. Harper, Jr., and 1 j Maurice Meschine. !l Magnolia?G. M. Cooper, J. C. j Gilliam and J. A. Sutherland. > Grand Jurors for 1922 are as fol i lows: I J. N. Ashley, J. L. Sutherland, . G. W. Price, F. S. Hutchison, J. W. , Able, C. L. Pressly, H. F. Bonds, , T. S. Ellis, W. C. McNeill, W. E. . Williams, J. H. Ferguson, Eugene Barmore, W. J. Milford, R. T..Wil son, D. K. Cooley, E. S. Martin, T. I J. Able, W. H. Simpson. J. M. Nickles spent yesterday in Greenwood on business. HIGHWAY ENGINEER 4 RESIGNS HIS POST LETTER TO MacDONALD CAUS- ' / ES ACTION?MEMBER OF) COMMISSION SAYS "IT SAV ORS OF MAKING A GOAT OUT OF MR. MOOREFIELD." i n Columbia,' Feb. 7.?Charles H. Moorefield, state highway engineer, has placed in the hands of the chairman of the state highway commis^ioin, R. Goodwyn Rhett, ' i nis resignation, enecuve at tne pleasure of the commission. It was understood last "night that unless a special meeting of the state high way commission is called previously Mr. f Moorefield's resignation /will be acted upon at he regular meeting, which will be held a week from to- , day. / Mr. Moorefield's action grows out of the construction put upon a letter written by him to Thoma9 H. MacDonald, chief of the federal bu reau of public roads, a copy of which was. submitted to members of the ways and means committee of the house last week, when high way matters were under considera- - tion before that committee. Certain leaders in the general as sembly have insisted that such a. letter was an indiscretion on the . < \ . part of Mr. Moorefield. In tender ing his resignation to Mr. Rhett* chairman of the highway commie- i f son, Mr. Moorefield expressed hid ' ' willingness to retire if his elimina ton would harmonize elements that have been opposing the--highway ^ department and its program. It is understood that certain leaders in the house and the senate have as sured Governor Cooper that Mr. Mo or ?field's retiement would elim inate the fight on the highway de partment. s\ J * Charles 0. Hearon, of Spartan- ~ f. burg, member of the state highway commission, who was in Columbia yesterday, expressed surprise at the turn the fight on the state high- < way department had taken in the demand for the resignation of Mr. Moorehead, state highway engin eer. It is possible, he said, ^hat Mr. luiruieuiciu a lcutci uavc uc?u an indiscretion, but in no way in dicated disloyality or lack of inter est in- the devolpment of highways in South Carolina. Mr. Hearon sug gested that the legislature should have legislated the whole commis sion out of office rather than pick out the engineer. That sort of thing he said would not build or maintain any system of state highways. RODEHEAVER CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT Billy Sunday's Song Leader To De light'Due West Audience To morrow Evening i Tomorrow evening, beginning at 7 ?Qfi Mr Pft/lohnQVflr* cnn(* lon^Ar I .UV, UVUU.V-.V., ?w. .. of the Billy Sunday party, will give a concert in Duo West, the proceeds from the admission fee to go to the graded school ibuilding fund. Announcement comes rrom Due West that the- musician will be as sisted by his sister, Miss Ruth' Rodeheaver, who is a noted reader and vocalist and by Miss Mary Car michael, accompanist. Both of these assisting artists are from Chicago and the thtee together are expected to give a most delightful program. Mr. Rodeheaver will have his fa mous trombone with him in Due West and this instrument, in the right hands, produces music of great charm and general ..appeal. The Due West people will attend in a body and they hope for a large contingent from Abbeville. IN GREENVILLE. Judge and Mrs. Frank B. Gary left Sunday afternoon for Greenville, Judge Gary will be engaged with ;ourt art' Mrs. Grtry will spa^id the t'nie witn frlenas. %