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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
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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
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THINK OF STRIJCE 1
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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
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,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
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operated at Austin-Perrin Drug
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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*
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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
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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.
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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
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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."
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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. '
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larger audience.
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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.