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SAYS RAILROADS WILL SURREN
DER "AS SOON AS WE BRING
THEM TO THEIR KNEES."
THE STRIKE BECOMING MORE
EFFECTIVE DAILY.
Richmond, Va., July 20.?A strike
of 3,000 clerks on the Chesapeake
and Ohio was apparently only partly
effective, although union leaders said
the men walked out at 10 a. m.
"practically 100 per cent."
Annulment of trains continued,
with the effectiveness of the strike
growing daily, and cancelled trains
noororl +hp 300 mark.
President Jewell, of the striking
shopmen, gave the roads two weeks
until they would "be on their knees"
and ready for a settlement.
The real obstacle to peace, the
strike leader said, was the road's ob_
jection to establishing a national
board of rules adjustment.
Minor disturbances were reported
from widely scattered points, em
ployes being noggea ana snoi in a uvs
en instances by strike sympathizers. '
Chicago, July 20.?B. M. Jewell,
president of the six federated shop
crafts, predicted today that the rail- ^
toads will capitulate and settle the'
strike within two weeks.
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The strike is becoming more effec- j
tive daily, he said, "and the roads (
will yield as soon as we bring them ,
to their knees. (
The railroad executive's statements j
on the seniority question were char- ]
acterized by Mr. Jewell as camou-|s
flage designed to cover up the real is- {
sue?a national adjustment board. ]
The executive board of the strik- j
ing unions will meet this afternoon to <
consider an answer to the statement,
issued by the railroad officials last ,
night. j
"The railroads know they cannot 1
justify their fight against the nation- ]
al adjustment board before the pub. ;
lie," Mr. Jewell said. "The board <
would take working rules disputes off i
the hands of the railroad labor board <
ex^pt in cases of appeals and leave ]
the board free to devote practically i
all its. time to wage questions." i
MORE RAIDS COMING
The End is Not in Sight at Atlantic
City.
Atlantic City, July 20.?Federal 1
prohibition agents who raided a score
of plac?s at this resort yesterday
intimated that they would ply their
dreaded profession again.
Their activities yesterday put 27
bartenders and owners under arrest
and accumulated 1,000 quarts of whis
key, 49 kegs of wine and beer, moon
shine, red eye and sundry, unnamed
and unhonored concoctions. The men
were each held in $1,000 bail.
ANDERSON VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Vandiver of
Anderson, accompanied by their five
fine Aildren are in the city today
for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Horten. Thomas, the oldest son is
just home from New York where
he saw Babe Ruth and other distin
guwhed men. Mr. Vandiver was en.
joyir.g the quiet qf Abbeville and
after all the talk abont politics and
the boll weevils spent the time look
ing at ^ie funny papers.
HOME AGAIN.
Mrs. M. B. Reese has retained to
Abbeville after a month spent at
Oxford, Miss. Bradley Boy and Mar
ri>? who accompanied their mother
took part in the wedding of their
coasi'n and have much that is inter
esting tell their little friends.
The rain Wednesday about night
fall was heavy enough to wash cross
ties down the Parker creek bottoms
in Fort Pickens.
MRS. MARY HOLCOMB TAGGART
Passed Away Thursday Morning at
Her Home at Eureka Hotel.
Mrs. Mary Holcomb Taggart, wid
ow of the late James Taggart, of
Abbeville, died in her apartment at
the Eureka Hotel Thursday morning,
.Tulv 20th. at 9:30 after a protracted
illness, death bringing relief to her
from intense suffering. The funeral
services will be held this (Friday)
afternoon at the Presbyterian Church
of which Mrs. Taggart had been a
member from her early womanhood, j.
and interment will follow immediate. f
ly at Long Cane Cemetery. a
Mrs. Taggart was 68 years of age fc
at the time of her death. She was :?
daughter of William Holcomb and
his wife. She came to Abbeville 1
County during the War Between the 1
States with her parents, and has
since made her home here. She is j
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survived uy ner uaugmei, una. 11.
Benton and by one son, Harry M.
Taggart. William T. Hughes, the only
sen of her predeceased daughter,
Mamie Taggart Hughes, also survives
the deceased. She leaves too a sister,
Mrs. M. E. Hollingsworth, and two
brothers, F. J. Holcomb of Palatka,
Fla., and J. H. Holcomb of Dublin,
Ga.
Mrs. Taggart belonged to that
small class of men and women who
make the city in which they live
worth while. She was a woman of
more than ordinary business judg
ment, and this combined with indus
try, perseverance and good manage
cnent helped to make her successful} g
in enterprises where others failed.
For a good many years she conduct. 7
sd a store for ladies in Abbeville,
later giving up this business to op
erate a private hotel in the city. A g
few years ago she bought the Eureka 9
Hotel. In this last business venture
she saw further than others had j
>een, and made a success out of it. ^
[n her lifetime she accumulated con
siderable property, leaving her chil- j
Iren in comfortable circumstances.
But this was only a small part of 1
what she did. She Was a woman given 1
to charity and kind deeds. In her
lome the fatherless and the mother- 4
less found not only shelter but food 5
and raiment. To ner tne inenaiess
>ften looked and they were not turn. 6
ed away. Her hand was given to the 7
dispensation of kindness and her 8
heart was open to every call of the
needy and distressed. If she spoke 9
and acted with the impulsiveness of
Simon Peter she too was the called 6
when there was real work to
be done and real courage to be 7
shown. tfy the deeds oi suan as sne 8
cities are builded, and the world is 8
made happier.
The stores and business houses in
the city will be closed at the hour of 9
the funeral services out of honor and 9
respect for the deceased. 1
Attending the funeral from out of *
the city were Mr. J. H. Holcomb, a
brother of Mrs. Taggart, Mrs. A. H. *
Graham, a niece and Miss Mary *
Keith, a grand-niece, the two lalfter
from Birmingham, Ala., and Mr. and ^
Mrs. W. F. Benton, of Monroe, N. C.
Distribution of Coal.
"Washington, July 20?Plans are
being worked out by various govern
ment agencies to secure the distribu
tion of the present coal production
to the ^ilreads, it was announced
today by Secretary Hoover.
Strike At Ckarlotte.
Charlotte, N. C., July 20.?Fifteen
men employe! at the Southern rail
way coal shute quit work this morn
inc in obedience to the strike call of
the stationary firemen, oilers and
engineers.
VISITING. %
Mrs. J. F. Barnwell and little Miss
Josephine went to Pell City, Ala.,
this week where they will spend
some ti*ie with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. {
Thomson. j (
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The Carolina Syncopators went to]
Elberton this afternoon to play for a |
dance there tonight. i
PROGRAM COUNTY 5
FOR ALL CLI
VILL BE HELD AT WOMAN'S CO
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 AND <
28.?A SPLENDID PROGRj
BY MRS. GIBBONS, H<
AGENT, ABBEV
The following is the program for
he Abbeville County Short Course
or Boys and Girls which will be held
,t the Woman's College, Due West,
eginning Wednesday, July 26:
GIRL'S PROGRAM.
Wednesday, July 26tb.
0.00 A. M.?Assembling.
1-11:15?Address of Welcome,
J. Howard Moore.
t%
1.15.12.30?Canning, pickling, Fall
gardening?Mrs. Dora D. Walker,
assisted by Misses Roberts and
McMurray.
2:30?Picnic Dinner.
.00-3.00?Hat making?Mrs. John
son and Misses Roberts and Mc
Murray.
.00-4.30?Tea Napkins?Mrs. John.
son, Misses Roberts and McMurray
.30-5.30?Sewing Exhibit.
.30-6.30?Games ,?Miss Mildred
Wilson. '
.30?Supper.
.30?Vesper Service, Games and
stories?Miss Mildred Wilson.
.30?Taps.
Thursday, July 27th.
.30?Revile and setting up exer
cises?Miss Mildred Wilson.
.30?Breakfast.
8.8.30?Straightening rooms and
policing.
on a iPtmnsl
-10.30?Weighing and measuring?
Mrs. Todd (Nurse.)
0.30-11?Grading Eggs?Miss Neely
1-11.30?Talk on poultry club work
Miss Neely.
1.30.12.30?Care of Teeth?Dr. H.
C. Fennel.
2.30?Dinner.
.30-4?Making Flowers?Misses Rob
erts and McMurray in charge.
.00-5.00?First Aid?Mrs. Todd.
.00.6?Health Talk (typhoid fever)
Dr. A. H. Hayden.
Snnnor
w?
.30-8?Good Time.
.00-9?Vesper Services". Community
Singing?Miss ??
.30?Taps.
Friday, July 28th.
.30?Reville and setting up exercises
?Miss Mildred Wilson.
.30?Breakfast.
_8.30?Cleaning rooms and policing
.30-9?Chapel.
9-9.30?Talk on Economy and
Thrift?D. S. Herman.
.30.10?Remarks?Mr. Altman.
.00-11?Biscuit Contest.
0-11?Review work?L. L. Baker.
1.12?Talk on Club Work?Mr.
Hill (Washington.)
2.30?Dinner.
.30-2.30?Jello Salad, Mayonaise or
Cooked Dressing?Miss Snider.
1.00?Good-bye.
WOMAN"S' PROGRAM.
(Same as Girl's Proguam for the
norning.)
1.00?Woman's Council.
L3.15?Late Counail for Farn Wo
men?Mrs. John Wham.
1.15-4?Leadership?Miss Christine
South.
1.4.30?Importance of keeping rec
?M vp T /vVir> cati
1.30-5?Round Table.
BOYS' PROGRAM.
Wednesday, July 26th.
L0.30?Assembling.
L1.30?-Welcoming Talk.
L2.30-T^pinner.
5-2.30?What Club Work means and
what we want to accomplish in the
clubs this year?County Agant.
J.30-2.45?Whet I Think about Glut
Work?Harper Donald.
J.45-3?How Club Work Helped me"
by outstanding boys to be seleqifed.
5.5.00?Judging Dairy Cattle?D.
Badger.
>-6.80;?Play, "Hope Tying."
5.30?Supper.
f.30-9.20?Games, story telling and
Vesper servicesr-t-Misa Mildred
"Wilson.
).30?-Taps. ?
LLEGE DUE WEST, BEGINNING
CONTINUING THROUGH THE
VM HAS BEEN ARRANGED
>ME DEMONSTRATION
ILLE COUNTY.
Thursday, July 27th.
6.30?Reville and setting up exer
cises?Miss Mildred Wilson.
7.30?Breakfast.
8-8.30?Straightening rooms and
policing.
8.30.9.30?Chapel.
9-10.30?Weighing and Measuring?
Mrs. Todd.
10.30-11?Grading Eggs.
11-11.30?Halk/ on poultry Club
Work?Miss Neely.
11.30.12.30?Care of Teeth?Dr. H.
C. Fennel.
12.30?Dinner.
1.30-4?Judging Swine.
4-5.00?First Aid?Mrs. Todd.
5-6.00?Health Talk (typhoid fever)
?Dr. A. H. Hayden.
6.30?Supper.
7.30-8?Good Time.
8-9.00?Vesper Services, Community
Singing.
9.30?Taps.
Friday, July 28?(Program same
Girl's for Morning)
1.30-2.30?Talk by Specialist?Of
interest to everybody.
3.30?Goodbye.
Mrs. Alma C. Gibbons, County i
Home Demonstration Agent, has the ]!
following to say in regard to this o
Short Course: <i
The Abbeville County Short Course t
for boys and girls will be held at Due
West Woman's College July 26th I
through July 28th.
"A very instructive program has
been arranged for this time and I I
would be glad if every one interest
ed in this work would come over at
any time and visit the class rooms
and see the real work that is being j
done through the Home Demonstra- v
tion Department for the boys and c
girls. You will probably get some g
information that will be of great help ?
to you in your own work. ^
"The first day we are going to j
call 'get together day' and a pro
gram has been arranged for the par. r
ents of the boys and girls and those \
who are interested ki seeing our j.
county progress. v
"The ladies are asked to bring a j
picnic dinner for the first day. c
"I am very anxious to make this f
Short course the best one that we t
have ever had and with your help c
and cooperation I feel sure that \
great things can be accomplished in ?
f.Viia work. T am also anxious that r
every parent that has a girl or boy i
who is a member of a club make an c
effort to bring or send them to this t
meeting. ^
"I assure you that the best of '<
care will be taken of each one and
if you will let thetn come w? can ^
have a 100 per cent, membership
present.
"This course is for your boy and '
girl and I will be very much disap
pointed if they are not there.
"I am fortanate in securing the
following help: B. B. WiHiams, L. <
L. Baker, D. S. Herman, Donald Bad- 1
ger, Henry Johnson, Mr. Hill from
Washington and the Home and %trm t
agents from Greenwood County, Miss 1
Janie Roberts, Mr. Altman. fl?s.
Dora Dee Walker, es Neely,
Snider and Mrs. Johnson.
"Come and let us make this meet
ing a success."
NEWS FROM B?. HILL
Mrs. L. T. Hill received a telegram
late Thursday afternoon stating that
Dr. L. T. Hill stood "vrell the opera
fjrin norfnrmpH at Dr. McG*ire's Hos.
pital and was comfortable. H"is son, <
Dr. J. C. Hill, was with him at the {
time and will remain in Richmond <
for several days. i
Dr. Hill's many patients and <
friends will look forward with in- i
terest to further good news from
'his bedpide. '<
MRS. SARAH CATER WILSON
?T
)ne of the Oldest Resident* of The
County Died Wednesday
Mrs fin raVi P.ofor ^Vil?snn H i prl .Tlllv
.9, 1922 near the city at the home
if her son, R. C. Wilson, with whom ^
he resided.
Mrs. Wilson was in her 90th year
tnd was a woman of wonderful vi
ality. She was taken sick Monday
ind died Wednesday afternoon of
leart failure.
Funeral services were conducted
[ hursday at 3:30 p. m. at Long Cane ^
hurch, of which she was a consistent
nember, by Rev. G. M. Telford, the
mcfnr The fnllnwinw nffirorc nf tVio
hurch acted as acti/e and honorary
lallbearers:
Active: 0. S. Cochran, H. N: Coch
an, A. J. Ferguson, J. C. Coleman,
I. H. Stevenson and Calvin Steven
on.
Honorary: A. T. Mcllwaine, W.
Milford, J. A. Stevenson, G. T.
Hcllwaine and Paul Mann.
Interment was at Long Cane ceme.
ery. A large number of friends were
iresent at the services showing the
ove and esteem in which the deceas
id was held by the people of Abbe
ille and the surrounding country,
tfany floral tributes were in evidence
Mrs. Wilson is survived by one son,
t. C. Wilson, and one sister, Miss
lebecca Cater, and a large circle of
elatives and friends who will re
nember as long as memory fyts the
tnselfish and loyal life of this good
roman.
One niece, Mrs. Henry Pressly, of
l+lon+a T V of Tine West.
flr. T. T. Loftis and T. T. Loftis, Jr.
11 Brevard, N. C., were among the
?ut of town relatives and friends at.
ending the funeral.
LAMES DESTROY
FURMAN BUILDING
<oss Estimated at Over Forty Thou*,
and?Trustees Make Plans to
Rebuild at Once.
Greenville, July 20.?The James C
'urman science hall at Furman un.i-|*
ersity, constructed in 1911, at a cost ja!
f more than $50,000 was completely
rutted by fire which was discovered w
Kmif K aVIoMt fhia moraine and C(
rhich raged for several hours before
t could be gotten under control.
At a meeting of the executive com
nittee of the board of trustees today
t was decided to replace the build
ng in exactly its former state, the
pork to begin at once, with the ex
lectation of having it in readiness
ibout the time of the opening of the
all term at the university in Sep
ember. On account of increased
ost of building now as compared
vith the time when the building was
jrected it is estimated that it will
equire about $50,000 to $60,000 to
<ebuild it. Insurance to the amount
>f $32,000 was carried on the struc.
;ure, and it is understood it is re
garded by insurance men as virtually
i complete loss.
iVIN FOR ABBEVILLE
IN OPENING BATTLE
In Baurens ^ursd&y' by the Score
of 7 to 3.?Anderson Beats
Greenwood.
Abbeville won the opening game
jver Laurens Thursday afternoon in
;he week-end series h|r the score of
1 to 3". Laurens got three runs in
;he first inning but the visitors put
;he clincher on and headed off the
:hreatened stampede. S^tenburg for
\bbeville allowed only three hits,
;wo of which came in the first. Wolfe
.'or Laurens was hit fer six safeties.
A.kfrevffle __ 7 6 3
Laurans ? 3 3 7
Swekenburg and Agnew; Wolff,
Bobo, Culbertson and Raior.
Andsrson, July 20.?Terrific Wit
:ing and stellar work jn. the field
combined with the work of the vet
eran Jim MeAlister on the mou?id
jave Anderson a 10 to 2 victory over
Greenwood in their first game of the
veek here today.
Ureenwood 2 5 1
\nder9bn ? 10 .2 2
Poitro-pt am) T.ivincston: MeAlister
ind Vaughn. ,m
VDORSEMENT FOR COOPERA
TIVE BODY?PRESIDENT OF
STATE BANKERS' ASSOCIA
TION PLEASED WITH PRO
GRESS MADE.
Rock Hill, July 20?The banks of
outh Carolina will stand strongly
ehind the South Carolina Cotton
rowers' Cooperative association, in
le opinion of Charles L. Cobb of
ock Hill, president of the South
arolina Bankers association, who
eclared today that in his opinion
le formation of the association mark
i the most forward step that the v,
armers of the state have ever tak.
n.
"I feel sure that there is not a
d operate in every way possible with .
lie association," said Mr. Cobb.
The banks are delighted to see the
inners putting such businesslike
lethods in the marketing of their ^
rops. It is a step which We feel they
lould have taken long ago.
"A very great majority of the
anking institutions of the State in
orsed the movement during the or
anization campaign and assisted in
utting the campaign over. They did
lis only after they had m&de a *
lorough study of the plan and of the
peration of the associations in other
;ates which functioned last season.
"I feel that an exceptionally able
oard of directors has been chosen in
lis state, one that can cope success
ally with any problem, which might
rise. The war finance corporation
as placed its stamp of approval on
te organization by approving'an ap
lication for an advance of $10,000,. ,
00. This shows the confidence that
has in it. The banks of South Car
lina have the same confidence in it,
am sure, and will stand ready to
asist it in every way possible. ' -
"We are all more or less familiar
ith the results that have been ac
>mplished by the cooperative in
alifornia. I do not feel that it is too
mch to expect that just as great re
ilts will be obtained by the cotton
operatives."
IX WHITE MEN HELD
BY FEDERAL OFFICERS
barged With Interfering With the
Mail* at Augusta., Ga.
Augusta, Ga., July 20.-:-Six white
ten, some of them said to be strik.
lg shopmen, were arrested here ear
t today by government and city offi
ers on a charge of interfering with
le United States mails.
It is alleged that attacks by these
ten upon car repairers at the unioa
tation early yesterday delayed an
Ltlantrc Coast Line train carrying
tail.
The men arrasted are: E. B. Steed,
7. S. Wolfe, W. T. Daly, James H.
lartin, J. F. Crawford amd Wiley
VllSOn, ail OX mis City, ^rjiwivru v*?3
ned in police court yesterday for
ttacking a car repairer. This is the
rst federal action taken ip the strike
ere.
OOKING OVER SWIMMING POOL
E. L. Filly, state health officer was
1 town y?t*day going over iihe
roposition of the new swimming
ool being erected by the Hospital
Luxiliary at Klugh's Park.
C0fT0N MARKET
Cotton brought 23% on the leoal
ia?ket today. Futures closed:
July ? 21.W
Oct. 21.$4 i
Dec. 21.90
Jan. 21.75
uowi, 21.71
Futures closed yesterday:
July 22/42
Oct. 22.38
Do*. 22.84
Jan. 22.14
March 22.16