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Abbeville Press and Banner EVtahlisViPd 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, February 10, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. 'ij Vtw V ? BiGliiir DRIFTING ABLAZE FATE OF FOUR MEN IN DOUBT. POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, THAT ALL WERE NOT SAVED FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. SURVIVORS PICKED UP New York, Feb. 9.?Leaving the former proud transport Northern Pacific drifting ablaze to sink off Cape May, N. J., rescue craft to night were making for Norfolk and Hampton Roads with survivors picked up from small boats. Meanwhile shipping circles were awaiting their arrival with concern for radio messages flashing through the air since early this morning, when the fire broke out, left in doubt the fate of four em ployees of the Sun Shipbuilding corporation of Chester, Pa., whith er the Northern Pacific was bound from Hoboken with a skeleton crew to be reconditioned for service on the West coast. Early in the day these four men arpirp renorted missine. then rescued and again missing. The latest mes sage from the rescue fleet received from th? transport late this evening stated that the four shipHwilders were not aboard her. Details of how the fire started al so were lacking. Among the reecued was Capt. William Lusti, who com manded the transport during her daagerous trans-Atlantic trips dur ing the war and when she piled up on the sands of Fire island in 1919 with 3,000 doughboys homeward from France. Philadelphia, Feib. 9.?Officials of the' Sun Shipbulding company to night were without information as to the fate oi tour 01 ine com pany's emplyees who wer& on the transport Northern Pacific which burned to the water line off Cape May today. They were in wireless communication with the Wylie, which rescued the crew of the Nor thern Pacific, but none of the four men was among those rescued. Norfolk, Va., Feb. .9.?The steamer Transportation, with sur vivors of the Northern Pacific,, which burned today off the Jersey coast, passed Cape Henry lat? to night ibound for Newport''News. It was expected to dock in the early morning. Her only communication to the shore was a signal to the Cape Henry observatory that she had survivors of the Northern Pacific aboard. The oil tanker, H. G. Wylie, bound' for Hampton Roads with survivors of the wreck aboard had not been sighted late tonight. From information received here the names of four men who are re ported missing following the given as Mallet, Kruger, Beckman and Hall. IN FEDERAL COURT Abbeville County People Get Sen tences in Greenwood Among the numerous liquor cases before the federal court in Grenwood this week were three sent up from this county. Orr Clinkscales was convicted and fined $200, with an alternative jail sen tence in Abbeville. Mose Williams was fined $450 and ordered in Ab ville jail until the amount is paid. Ge-orgianna Quarles, negro woman, was fined $150 or to be confined in Abbeville jail until paid. True bills were also returned against the following sent up by Sheriff McLane: Love Booth, E. M. Morse, Harris E. Landis, Dan Cade, John Roberts, Dewey Brown and Sam Rykard. J. T. Drennan and his son, Law rence Drennan, were business visit ors from Lowndesville Wednesday. B. SUNDAY SPECIAL 1 MAY RUN TUESDAY Dr. J. C. Hill has received defi- ! nite information in regard to the Billy Sunday special which it has been suggested be run to Spartan burg next Tuesday. A letter to C. D. Brown, commercial agent of the Southern, is to the effect that the Southern Railway will run the special on a guarantee of 125 pas- i sengers, the fare to De $o.ua ior the round trip. Dr. Hill hopes that the trip can be taken and to the end that the guarantee may be made he would like to get in communication with persons interested. There is no doubt hundreds of people in the county who have not heard the great evangelist and who may never again have so good an op portunity to hear Billy Sunday. It is thcxught that reservations may be made in the great tabernacle for the Abbeville delegation. If the trip can be made the train will leave Tuesday morning from the Southern station, Returning in the I evening. I Dr. Hill hopes to be able to make a definite announcement in Mon day's paper. SUIT AGAINST PREACHER I < 1 ] 1 ( i 3 ( ] i 1 f I 1 1 1 < j 1 1 1 Negroes Ask For Damages Amount* ing to $2^,000 t Orangeburg, Fetb. 9.?A civil 1 suit of importance has just been 1 started in this county a complaint 1 toeing1 filed a few days ago by C. A. 1 Emibly and H. W. Embly against a 2 local negro preacher, the Rev. N. C. * Nix. The suit is in the sum of $25, 000, and Messrs. Ed C. Mann of s this city, and Mendel L. Smith, of ' Camden, appear as attorneys for ( the plaintiff. Nix is -well known as a ' Baptist preacher and owns some ' property. The plaintiff is a carpen- 1 ter in this city. All parties are ne- ( groes. The complaint charges that defamatory remarks were made ^ against the plaintiff and his wife. It J is understood that Nix has already ! procured well known local counsel J and will fight the mattex to the ^ limit. J __J j THINK OF STRIJCE 1 i West Virginia Coal Operators Con* ' Consider Possibility New York, Feb. ,9.?West Vir ginia coal operators conferred to day regarding the possibility of the strike. J. G. Bradley, one of the conferees, said no action had been taken. In a formal statement Mr. Brad ley who asserted the open shop poli cy was making gains, said: 'Provided the consumers take a vigorous stand on a policy of stock ing coal at once, the non-union and open shop producers will be amply abl? to take care of the country's coal needs in case the strike is pull ed off." NEWS FROM JACK. Jack Bradley writes back to the folks at home that things are not as bad up at Annapolis as he thought for. He states that the snow is two feet deep, but you don't have to go to school if you don't want to, they don't even call the roll, he says. ^ With a new suit which Jack drew for the occasion and a good many other things from the haberdashery Jack thinks he will be able to pull the Trade until commencement anyway. He certainly is sorry for brother 1 Hugh'back at home do ng most of the ^ chores about the house. * BANKS COME BACK i An/toi-cnn T??*K Q Ppnnle's bank at Honea Path, which was closed January 10, was reopened for business today and it was an nounced that the Citizens' hank of < the same town would be reopened 1 Monday. 1 SECRETARY DENBY ACTS A' PRESIDENT'S DIRECTION STEP TAKEN IN ANTlCIPA TION OF RATIFICATION Ol NAVAL LIMITATION ACT. Wnshincrfon. Feb. 9.?.Construe tion work on 14 capital ships wa suspended today iby order of Seen tary Deniby under direction o President Harding. The step wa taken in anticipation of ratificatio 5f the aval Imitation treaty whic resulted from the Washington cor ference and under which only thre >f the naval limitation treaty whic pleted as war craft. The other 1 will .be scrapped or converted t merchant ships under the treat provisions. Secretary Denby acted after A: jistant Secretary Roosevelt had di.< jussed with President Harding th terms of the treaty affecting th new ships. Mr. Harding approve the suggestion that work b brought to a standstill immediatel )n the eight superdreadnaughts an ?x battle cruisers pending final a< tion on the treaty. In round figure ;he (buildig operations (thus halted lave cost the government approx: nately $5,000,000 a month. (Following ratification of th ;reaty contracts for the new ship will ibe canceled. The ultimate cos -- Ai-- ~ r 4.1.?^11#, ,u trie government ui tuis wntcnc ;ion can.not 'be determined in ac .ranee but naval officials believe tha i coside-rable saving will be mad :hrough today's action. Only one capital ship under cor struction was exempted from tc day's suspension order. She is th Colorado-, more than 90 per cer complete-, and which will be retair ?d in the permanent fleet. Ships o A'hich work was stopped include eight first-class battleships, th Washington at the New York Shi Building corporation; the West Vii jinia, Newport News Shipbuildin ind Dry Dock company; the Sout Dakota, New York navy yard; th [ndiana New York navy yard; th Montan Mare Island navy yard; th \rorth Carolia, Norfolk navy yard the Iowa, Newport News Shipbuilc ing and Dry Dock company, and th Massachusetts, Bethlehem 'Ship building corporation, Fore Rivei Mass. TEN MILLION BOND ISSUE ror Building School Houses Is Noi Proposed. Columbia, Fefb. 9.?A 'bill beai ing the joint authorship of F. C Harris of Spartanburg, J. R. Brj son of Greenville and T. J. Hendri of Spartanburg, providing a $10 000,000 State bond issue bearin 5 per cent per annum coupons, fc the purpose of erecting schoc buildings in South Carolina, wa introduced in the House of Repn sentatves today and referred to th ivays and means committee. Th woney is to be loaned to school dii tricts iby the State Treasurer unde the designation of the State Supeo intendent of Education and the ai thorization of the State board o education. Each school district boi ?Awiy*c* oiiniAnoir is tn rpfiiTlfl 1 in twenty equal annual instal! ments. MR. MORRAH ILL. Mr. W. D. Morrah of McCoi nick County was here yesterday. H jrings the news that his brother, Mi 5. P. Morrah was stricken with pai ilysis several days ago, and is no-* ;onfined to his home, though he i hought to be improving. A SICK BABY Mary Saloirje Harris has bee; luite sick recently and has bee ;aken to Columbia for Dr. Westo: jo look after her. FEDERAL CREDITS GOVERNMENT FUNDS WILL NOT BE USED?HOOVER AND MEL LON SAID TO HAVE PLAN BUT CONGRESS MAY TAKE ACTION. MUST GET EQUIPMENT. Washington, Feb. 9.?Means of lending the aid of the government credit to the railroads of the coun try are under consideration in ad ministration circles, it was indicat ed today by high officals. Any such plan, however, it was stated, would not involve the use of government money for rendering financial as sistance to the carriers Ibut the- use of federal credit. Secretary Hoover suggested to day that a goverment guarantee of equipment trust certificates would make them attractive to investors enalble the roads to raise money for needed rolling stock without the expentidure of funds from the trea sury. Secretary Mellon is also un derstood to regard favorably the idea of lending the government's credit to the carriers on the theory that better business conditions generally would result from im provement in the railroad situation. If any such steps should (be taken however, in the opinion of Attorney General , Daugherty, legislation probably would be necessary and in this case difficulty might be en countered in congress. The need of the railroads for more equipment is their* own diffi culty, in the opinion of Secretary Hoover, who said it was up to the roads to take the leadership in pre senting some constructive plan for providing funds. The railroad troubles, he asserted, were in "anti cipation,? which made any relief measure difficult of adoption at this time. He expressed the belief that if the shortage of cars became suf p! ficiently acute there would be pres > sure from all sides to remedy the g situation. Under equipment of rail h roads, he maintained, had its effect on the employmet situation and up on agricultural conditions. Secre tary Mellon is also understood to coincide with this view. Use of the government's credit has already been extended to the farmers, Mr. Hoover pointed out, in the guaranteeing of farm loan bonds. NEW FOUNTAIN TO OP?n Mr. Anderson Expects To Be Ready For Business Next Week The new fountain which will be # operated at Austin-Perrin Drug rnmnanw V?tt J T. An/lorcnn. fnrnipr VV111 ^U?iJ WJ W? Ml AMSMV* manager of the Cash Bargain store, has arrived and will be in stalled early neoct week. Mr. And erson hopes to complete arrange ments to start business by Wednes day or Thursday. He is considering a suggestion to give away drinks on his opening day. The fountain and equipment are said to be modern in every respect and under the management of Mr. Anderson, who is experienced in such work, the new venture ought to prove a success. ATTENDING THE FUNERAL Among those who attended the J funeral of Mrs. Gambrell were her brother, Dr. John G. Clinkscales of Spartanburg, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blake, K. f. tJiake, Mr. ana ivirs. o. 0. Harvey, Mrs. Major and Mr. Sims Andrews of Greenwood, Miss Mae Etheridge of Woodruff, and J. M. Black of Anderson. GREENWOOD VISITORS Mrs. Sam Rosenberg and Miss Evelyn Rosenberg of Greenwood came over Thursday and saw Lou Tellegen in "Blind Youth" at the Opera House. The series of revival services now n progress at the Baptist church are Irawing capacity congregations at 'very service. The Rev. Mr. Skinner, vho is doing the preaching, is a nost attractive speaker and his good roice and fluent command of lan guage are impressing his hearers in in unusual degree. The singing at ;he services, under the leadership of Mr. MeCravey and Mrs. McCravey ind Miss Ruth Howie as accompan sts, is an excellent feature of the neetings. At the evening services VIr. McCravey usually calls on his :horus of children, which occupies'the :enter pews, and then strong ,young voices add beautiness and enthusiasm .0 the musical periods of the ser vices. It is planned to continue the ser vices throughout next week. Only the will ua ua1<4 cofin* 2 Vdllllg SCiVltC Will uc iiciu KJC4WUA iay. BANKING BILL LAW Penalty Provided for Making False Statement* a*. Solvency Columibia, Feb. 9.?The act pro hibiting any person in the State circulating false reports with intent to injure any ibanking institution in South Carolina, has (bee>n a law 3ince February 3, when it was ap proved by Gov. Cooper. The act carries a penalty of from $100 to ?500 in fines or imprisonment of Dne year, or both, in the discretion of the trial judge. The South Carolina's Banker's Association will offer a liberal re ward for the conviction of any per 3on uttering or circulating such re ports. "That any person who shall false ly and wilfully and with intent to injure," says the act, "circulate any report,. or make any false statements as to the assets or liabilities of any hank in South Carolina, or to its solvency ar ability to meet its bibligations, or as to its soundness; or who shall make any other false statement, :alculated to effect the credit or standing of said bank, or to cast suspicion upon its solvency, sound ness or . aibility to meet its de posits or other obligations in due :ourse, shall (be deemed guilty of a ? A imnn OAnvi/?flAT) liiisucjucauui auu u^/vu wuitwivu thereof shall be fined not less than one hundred ($100) dollars, nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court." HARDING'S MINISTER COMES Washington Pastor to Speak At j Fur man Commencement Greenville, Feib. 9.?The pastor nf ProaiHpn+ TTardinc and Secretary Df State Hughes, the Rev. W. S. Ajbernethy, of Calvary Baptist :hurch, Washington, D. C., will de liver the baccaulaureate sermon at Purman University's commence ment exercises this year. The an nual address to the literary socie ties will be delivered by Dr. S. C. Mitchell, professor of history in Richmond University, and a former president of the University of South Carolina. Dr. Abernethy is considered one )f the greatest preachers in Ameri la. It was he who was invited to de iver the opening prayer at the con vening of the armament confer ee in Washington last fall. Dr. Mitchell is regarded as one of the foremost teachers of history in the United States and is a scholar of jnusual attainments and highest :ulture. DEVIL SICK Thomas* Dry Howie, the devil in ;he office of The- Press and Banner, s sick at home with mumps. Tom is x prize student of the High School. E ONLY ONE VOTE IN NEGATIVE IRECp|RI>EI>?IN ACCEPTING HOUSE BILL SENATE OVER RODE ITS OWN JUDICIARY COMMITTEE I Washington, Feb. 9.?The house cooperative marketing bill, a meas 1/1 f A Q1/1 ' uic IV aiu vac agitvuivui* al interests and pressed Iby the farm bloc, was passed by the senate late today. Only one vote, that of Sena tor Merry (Democrat) of Rhode Is land, was cast against the measure. Two other senators, Brandegee (iRepublican) of Connecticut and King (Democrat) of Utah; were paired against the measure and withheld their votes. Th? vote was 48 to 1 and the senate's action was regarded by some as the most sweeping of the victories yet at- ? tained by the farm bloc since, in ac cepting the house bill, the senate overrode its own Judiciary commit tee which had reported a substitute measure. The substitute was de feated 56 to 4. The bill now goes to conference for adjustment of dif ferences with the house. As passed by the senate the bill retains the provisions which relieve the cooperative associations' from the application of laws prohibiting trusts or unfair business practices, placing the authority to determine when such acts have been commit-* ted with the secretary * of agricul-1" ture. The senate substitute would have made the associations amen able to the present laws and it w?s around this point that debate re volved in the week the subject was before the senate. During the closing hours of de-. bate today, refierence was made to the bloc's power. This brought from Senator Norris (Republican) of Nebraska the statement that he had heard the bill had administration support. "It is the first time in many months that the majority has come over to my side," he said. "It hap pens so almighty seldom that I feel I must make note of it. Maybe the administration is behind this bill. If that is so then I am glad they haVe come over into the same wagon with me. Whether they came be cause of me or in spite of me, I do not know, but I welcome them here." The most important of the amendments accepted by the senate was one providing "that the associ ations shall not deal in products of non-members to an amount great er in value than such as are handled by it for members." i r?u Tin i rr.cu pttacfq ' _ .. ' >? i V ;4j Well Known Actor Delights Abbe ville People. Lou Tellegen, one of the best known and most popular actors in the country today, appeared in per son at the Opera House last evening in "Blind Youth" and those who saw the performance was united in their enthusiastic praise. The audience, while not near the capacity of the house, was appreciative and it is ; doubtful if the actor has had a finer reception anywhere in the state. That "Blind Youth" was the best show that has appeared in Abbeville in years all are agreed, and Manager Verchot is being congratulated ;on bringing such performances to Abbe trill a TVi n rtorfn n n r?f n i nl ir 51. ' Vine* x iic vaott larger audience. Wti I.UIII1 j STORES CLOSE FOR REVIVAL On account of the services in progress at the Baptist church the merchants have agreed to keep the stores closed from 10:30 to 11:30 o'clock. This practice will be ob served as long as the revival con tinues.