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Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, August 4, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Y^axv 1 S. C. FACES FUEL FAMINE SAYS SHEALY; FEDERAL PLANS FOB DISTRIBUTION ARE BE 1NG PRESSED? STATE HAS I HARDLY ENOUGH COAL FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS Columbia, Aug. 3.?South Caro lina is facing a fuel famine, with ' hardly enough coal on hand to meet the demands of industry for more than ten days or two weeks. So stat ed Frank W. Shealy, chairman of ' the South Carolina Public Service < Commission, today. ' "We are being flooded with appli cations for permits to receive coal," ^ Mr. Shealy stated, "and we are do- 1 irig the best we can by all consum- J prs. hut it looks like a shut down for < many of the industries of the State * within the next few weeks." Mr. t Shealy stated that the brick manu- ? facturers seem to be in most need 1 now, and the Public Service Commis- ( sion is endeavoring to supply at s least twenty-five percent of their * needs, especially for those who are * supplying bricks for hospitals and * other public buildings which serve * the public. Mr. Shealy stated that he Is - " ? ? I regards tne suuauoii as s>enuuo. next few days will see it acute, and the next two weeks will see many plants shut down throughout the state, he says. The cotton mills of the State are not seriously affected by the situation, Mr. Shealy stated, and they will hardly have to close down, most of them operate on hy dro-electric power. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 3.?A serious coal shortage within the next few weeks confronts users throughout the State, particularly industrial plants, C. Murphy Candler, chairman of the State Railroad Commission, tftHav in makiner Dublic the results of a questionnaire sent 1 out from his office. ( * Practically every reply received 1 indicated that the State's coal sup ply was almost exhausted, he said, 1 and unless the emergency arising * from the railroad shopmen and mine ] workers strikes is settled within a ^ short time, public utilities and in- 1 dustries of the State will face a 1 crisis. , ' < Washington, Aug. 3.?With spe-j, cific plans drawn up for distribution ! of coal during the existing emergen cy, Fuel Distributor Spencer was ^ pressing the completion today of the Federal organization through which the final State distribution of the entire output of mines will be con trolled. As formally announced by Mr. Spencer last night after conference with Secretary Hoover and the cen"|| tral committee appointed by Presi dent Harding, the function of the Federal organization will cover dis- , tribution among the railways, Fed- ] V eral institutions and the States, with the governors of States to handle ^ local supply. As a guide in the al- , location of supplies, State fuel com missioners should report at once on the consumption of coal by the va rious classes of consumers in their territories with a list of those who should receive priorities. ATTEND BALL UAML. Among those attending the ball game at Anderson yesterday were the following: Messrs. L. C. Haskell, Dr. O. A. Neuffer, W. D. Wilson, M B. Reese, Stalnaker, Dr. Fennal, Bayard Swetenburg, Russell Thom son, Paul Kennedy, A. B. Galloway,1 Sol Rosenberg:, Mrs. Paul Link and family, R. L. Mabry and family. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson, Mrs. B. S. Reames, W. A. Calvert and Miss Ly dia Owen, W. W. Klugh and Arthur Manning1 Kluph. Mrs. W. Joel Smith and W. Joel, Jr., are in Laurens visiting- relatives. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL TO BE BURIED AT SUNSET TO DAY AT SPOT CHOSEN BY INVENTOR OF TELEPHONE HIMSELE. Sydney, N. S., Aug. 3.?At sunset on Friday on the crest of Beinn i Breagh mountain the body of Dr. 1 Alexander Graham Bell, who died i Wednesday morning at his summer j lome, will be buried in a spot chos- J ?n by the inventor of the telephone < limself. I The grave of the venerable scien- ' ;ist the immensity of whose life A-ork was attested by scores of tele- > jrams which came today to the Bell } ?state from the world's prominent ] lgures, is at a point overlooking the j ;own of Baddeck, Cape Breton. The ( sweeping vista from the mountain ? ;op, so admired by-Mr. Bell stretch- t ?s far over the Bras d'or lake; sun ;et, chosen as the moment when the )ody will become forever a part of he sturdy hills, gidls the waters of ^ ;he lake until they are really what ^ ;heir name means?"the lake of the irm of gold." Alexander Graham Bell lived to , ;ee experiments which he began vith a dead man's ear less than 50 rears ago result in a means of com- . nunication for millions of long dis ;ance telephone conversations daily n all parts of the world. The possi >ility of talking over a wire, ridicul ?d then as a dream by almost every >ody except Bell, became during his ifetime a reality, commonplace and , narvelous. ? The Bell basic patent, known in ;he records at Washington as No. in 4 J or i | ?rv>rtcf Lf?><*00 liitd uccn ta^icu uivov valuable single patent ever issued in ,he whole history of invention. There ire today over 13,000,000 telephone instruments through which billions >f telephone conversations are car ried on each year. Bell spent three years in night ,vork in a cellar in Salem, Mass. His irst success came while testing his nstruments in his new quarters in Boston. Thomas A. Watson, Bell's ( issistant, had struck a ciock spring it one end of the wire, and Bell was electrified to hear the sound in an- i )ther room. For 40 weeks the in strument struggled, as it were, for luman speech. Then on March 10, L876, Watson became almost insane , ?vith joy when he heard over the jvire Bell's voice saying: "Mr Watson, come here, I want y'OU." On his 29th birthday, Bell receiv-J :d his patent. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE jets $100,000 Under Will of Misa Jane W. Inraan of Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 3.?More t^an * ?100,000 was bequeathed to Agnes 3cott college at Decatur, Ga. under the will of Miss Jane Walker Inman who died at her home here Sunday. rhe will probated today estimated the estate at $350,000, $235,000 of ^ tvhich is left to relatives and the .. .. .. .. ; remainder to tne college, vniy tnou sand dollars left in trust for Miss Inman's sister, Mrs. Sarah Emma Bell, also will go to the college at Mrs. Bell's death. MRS. TERRELL JONES DIES Word has been received in the city of the death of Mrs. Terrell Jones about 12 o'clock last night at her home in Spartanburg. Funer al services will be held in Spartan burg tomorrow afternoon. Mr. and , Mrs. Frank Jones and Willie Jones of this place will attend the funeral. ENROLLMENT FOR COUNTY The total number of voters en- 1 rolled in Abbeville County was 1 3438. Of this number 919 were wo- 1 men. VOTE THIS MONTH ! ON WF ISSUE TEST WILL COME IN NEXT FEW C WEEKS?REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC (LEADERS TO rAWTDAirrocv r\crm. y c>! vvn i ivv t l.ao i vtdviv ED SOON. Washington, Aug. 3.?A unani mous consent agreement tomorrow in o ;he senate for a final vote on the ad- t ministration tariff bill on either t \ugust 17 or 19 was hoped for to- i; light by both Republicans and Dem- p >cratic leaders after a series of pro- t josals, counter proposals and con- I .'erences on the subject. s Objection by a single senator t vould upset the carefully laid plans, jut leaders on both sides said they 11 cnew of no senator who wa? unwill- 1 ng that there should be a speedy ? ;nding to a controversy that has 0 >ngaged the senate practically con- t ;inuously since April 20. - - . . . e The first movement 01 an agree nent for a final vote from the Demo :ratic side. Senator Simmons of ^ >Iorth Carolina after a conference c i k vith other minority leaders, Pro*!a >osing August 19 as the date. Ac-.jj ion on this proposition was deferred j a it the request of the Republicans j s tnd after the senate adjourned ma- ^ ority and minority leaders went in- ^ o conference. Just what transpired ? it this session is not altogether b :lear, but spokesmen for each side vere agreed that Senator Simmons ( vould renew his original proposition r lpon the convening of the senate at g loon tomorrow and the Republican vould put forward a counter propo- j. ial for a vote on August 17. a Under the agreement submitted f ;o the senate by Senator Simmons 1 :here would be a final vote on re naming committee amendments to I ;he bill on August 1. Senator Sim- 1 nons proposed that after that date r iebate should be limited to the tar- c if bill itself with the time equally il livided between the two sides. Re- ( publican leaders proposed that de- s aate be confined strictly to the bill i and amendments, beginning tomor- t row, but this detail probably will be i >ettled on the senate floor." 1 \ SHOP EMPLOYEE BEATEN TO DEATH Chicago, Aug. 5.?Robert John son, 42 an employee of the Illinois 1 Central shop at Bumside, waS|] beaten to death this morning by 1 four unidentified men, the police ] reported) The assailants escaped. 1 Witnesses fcold policemen that he i four men accosted Johnson, asked 1 him not to go to worn ana men attacked him. SUMMER SCH OPENS HI Indications point to a large at- ' ^ndance of pupils at the summer ] school which opens in the graded 1 school building Monday morning at < 9 o'clock. No definite information j can be supplied by the superintend- | ent until Monday when the number 1 of pupils attending can be ascertain ed as well as the grades which will be taught. Several of the regular teachers in the schools have express- ? -j n ?i ? ?:n;?~ kQi? rw.it i' eu ciitrmaeivea az> wiiuug tu licip v*** in the summer school work and it is thought that every pupil who wishes t to -do extra work to remove condi- ] tions or brush up on "hard" studies i can be taken care of. The hours will c be from 9 to 12 o'clock. The charges for this work will en- t n;ly depend upon the number tak- t ing courses. Of course the more who j attend the lower per capita will the 11 charges be. This will all be determin-jv L'd Monday, the day for enrollment J t and classification. ! (. There will be no guarantee at-'r STATE OPERATES ( iOVERNOR McCRAY WILL PRO- I DUCE COAL-EIGHT HUNDRED SOLDIERS WILL FURNISH PROTECTION UNDER DIREC TION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE. Indianapolis, Aug. 3.?The action f Governor McCray in reopening wo strip mines in Clay county under he protection of 800 state troops, 3 but a preliminary step toward the iroduction of coal in sufficient quan ities to meet emergency needs in ndiana, unless miners and operators peedily reach an agreement ending he coal strike, i.t was learned today a t is believed that the governor will C iot move toward taking over addi- e ional mines until after pending ne otiations between the miners and 0 perators are concluded but such ac- c ion is forecast for the immediate j uture unless an agreement is reach- a d. s Following the issuance of a pro- s lamation, declaring a state of mar ial law to exist in the towns of Staunton, Cloverland, Williamston ,nd Turner and Posey township, all < n Clay county. Governor McCray nnounced he had taken over two ^ trip mines of the Rowland Power t Consolidated Colliers company, i'hese mines are in the hands of a eceiver, James Coope, Terre Haute, ppointed by the federal court. "It must be remembered," said iovernor McCray, "that the federal eceivership placed the United States :overnment behind these mines." This statement was taken to mean ( hat any interference with the oper-j ,tion of the mines would be an of ense against both federal and state aws. John L. Lewis, president of the Jnited Mine Workers of America, tas issued a call for a meeting of niners and operators of the central :ompetitive field to be held in Cleve and Monday. Some hope has been :xpressed that a settlement of the strike may be arranged at this meet- s ng. Leaders of the Indiana opera- * ;ors, however, have declared they ^ vill not be represented at the Cleve- 1 and meeting. \BBEV1LLE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE HONORS BELL The Abbeville Telephone Exchange 1 will be silent this afternoon for one minute from 6:25 to 6:26, as the body of Alexander Graham Bell is lowered in the grave, as a silent tri bute to the man who has done so. much for the world and for civiliza tion in the invention of the telephone Mr. Bell will be buried on the hill side on his estate. /\/M UUL IRE MONDAY tachedj to enrollment- Unless the pupils actually do the work out ined and pass the tests held at the :lose of the session no credit can be jiven. Attendance in itself will be no guarantee that a conditioned pupil ivill be promoted. , Pupils who attend Monday should ] bring the text books they expect to . study, and also their report and pro- 1 notion cards. I Records of every pupil in school ( he past session will be at the school ^ Vlonday so that definite information ^ egarding the standing of all pupils :an be given without delay. The school authorities hope for he unreserved cooperation of pa- c ;rons in accomplishing the sole pur- \ )ose of this extra session?which is s ho assistance it will be to the pupils ? vho attend. With honest work on \ he part of the conditioned pupils c he possibility of repeating a grade \ nay be eliminated. ? N SESSION IN COLUMBIA WED- ( NESDAY?KAMINER AND JEN NINGS TELL OF WORK DONE TOWARD HANDLING COMING CROP. Columbia, Aug. 3.?Chairmen of he various county branches of the i South Carolina Cotton Growers' Co- j perative association met in Colum- < iia Wednesday, heard reports from ? he board of directors as to the pro cess made in preparing to handle ] he 1922 crop and resolved to go . lome and sign up 160,000 addition- ; .1 bales end thus make the South Carolina association by far the larg st in the belt. The meeting was an enthusiastic ne from beginning to end. The hairmen expressed delight at the trogress which the board has made ind pledged the full loyalty and upport of their members to the as ociation. "This is one of the happiest days if my life," said Clarence J. Jackson >f Horatio, vice chairman of the >umter county branch. "To see this n*eat organization that we have all worked so hard for during the past rear organized and almost ready to >egin the marketing of our chief :rop in a business like manner thrills ne. I see in it the dawning of a new lay for South Carolina." H. G. Kaminer, president and L. ). Jennings, director from the ninth listrict, told the county chairman of he activities of the board to date, tfr. Jennings also made an eloquent ippeal to the chiirmen to return to :heir home and to work to the end bat those farmers who have not yet signed the contract may come into ;he fold. He declared that coopera tive marketing was built upon a rock foundation and that it had come to >tay. F. R. Shanks of Texas and C. M. Morgan of Arizona told of the oper ations of the cotton cooperative as sociations in their respective states. Mr. Shanks said that a campaign for nembership was noV being conduct 2d in Texas and that many farmers who had refused to sign when the association was organized last year vere now ready to come in. Dr. W. W. Long pledged the con tinued support of the extension forc es of Clemson college to the associ ation. He said that their heart was in the movement. A. A. McKeown and Henry S. Johnson of the ex tension forces also pledged the aid f the forces to the movement. SPECIALIST ON HOME MANAGEMENT Mrs. Ann J. Campbell, State Spe cialist on Home Management, from Wintlirop College is in Abbeville to day in the interest of her depart ment. There will be a meeting this afternoon at South Side at which Mrs. Campbell will make an address on Home Management and the care r 1.JA.1 ..i. n:iM I 01 Kitcnen ulcusus. DRUNK EVER SINCE PROHIBITION BEGAN New York, Aug. 3.?One of the longest sprees in history was attri buted today to a former bartender, August Detring, by his wife, Rose, ivho told a Brooklyn magistrate her iiusband got drunk the day prohibi ;ion went into effect and had been irunk ever since. Before prohibi ;ion Detring never touched a drop, ;he wife declared. Reward Was 25 Cents. New York, Aug. 3.?Twelve year >Id Helen Urban found a package on vhich was the name of a woman " 1 1 .topping at tne notei neneciaire. she took the package there. The vonaan opened it. Carefully she :ounted $200 in bills. Then she ] landed Helen her reward for her ] lonesty. The reward was 25 cents. < DF THE CITY SCHOOLS WHO HAVE ACCEPTED?FE^ VA CANCIES YET TO BE FILLED. NEXT SESSION OPENS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8. C* 2 ? i. J X T Tk oupermieiiueiiu o. u. rui^ <*** lounces that the following teachers :or next session of the Abbeville schools have been elected and have . signified their acceptance: A. R. Hafner,- F. E. Harrison, Jr., Misses Edna Bradley, Ila Wright, Annie Hill, Jimmie Crowley, Lucy Little, Annie Thomas, Eunice Felkel, t . Iola Saye, Rosabel Brown, Rachel McMaster, Ruth Howie, Mary Hill, Mary Anderson, May Robertson, Mrs J. D. Wilson and Mrs. Rosa Morse. r There still remain a few positions for which definite acceptance has not yet been received, but every po sition will probably be filled by next week. The assignment of teach-r ^ ers to grades will be announced within a few days. The next session will open Friday, September 8 at 9 o'clock, and grades will be housed as they were last ses sion until the completion of the new high school building on' Chestnut street. The books for next session have been ordered by Speed Drug Co. and it is expected that all will be delivered for the opening of the fall term, many of the new books having already been received. Due to a new adoption by the State Board of Education, many changes will be made in the books to be used in the future. There is also a noticeable increase in the price of the school books, especially in the grades below high school, but this detestable feature is one over which local authorities have absolutely no control. The people have the satis faction, however, of knowing that they are getting school books 1 as cheap as the people of any other state, the school law of South Caro lina prohibiting publishers from charging more in South Carolina than they charge in any other state. Care has been used in making changes in the textbooks for the Ab beville schools, and in every instance the cheapest .book has been adopted so long as merit has not been sacri ficed. Everybody who knows any thing about school books know that there is such a thing as an unteach able book, and it will be false econ omy to adopt a book which is not teachable. The course in the sixth and sev enth grades which in the past has hpen nrnhahlv too difficult has been lightened. No agriculture or civics will be given in the sixth grade and no algebra in the seventh. The his tory course in the high school has also been shortened, not in content, but in a practical way which will in no wise curtail the needed informa tion which the pupil should have. A full outline of the high school course of study will be given oat during this month as well as a list of the textbooks to be used throughout the schools. COTTON MARKET. Cotton brough 22 cents on the local market today. Futures closed: Oct. , 21.20 Dec. 21.23 Jan. _ 21.12 March 21.10 Futures closed yesterday: Oct. 21.45 Dec. 21t50 Jan. 21.41 March 21.35 Georgia Tobacco on Market. Tifton, Ga., Aug. 3.?More than 100,000 pounds of bright tobacco, South Georgia's comparatively new farm product, was sold yesterday, the opening day of the market. The prices ranged from 23 to 65 cents a pound, with an average around 30 :e:nts.