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DR. 1.1 HILL DIES (
AT POST OF DUTY
BELOVED AND RESPECTED PHY. ^
SICIAN, LIVED IN ABBEVILLE
FORTY YEARS?LIFE GIVEN
TO HIS PROFESSION.?RESTS
AT LONG CANE.
,Dr. L. T. Hill, of this city, died
suddenly Tuesday afternoon, Decern- c
ber 26th, of apoplexy. Death came t
to him in his office just after he had i
f Korn f nr f nffprTlftnn \
duties, and while he rested for a few t
moments in an easy chair. His son, \
Dr. J. C. Hill, was in the room ad- (
joining when his father was stricken, t
Going into the room where his fath- 2
er, sat, he found the latter expiring. I
Death came almost immediately. Dr.
Hill was in his seventy-first year. j
Dr. L. T. Hill was a native of ?
"Edgefield County. He resided for a ii
number of years at Ninety-Six, I
I where he conducted a drug store, t
I Disposing of that business, he went i
to Baltimore where he entered the J
University of Maryland from which c
' he received his degree in medicine, j I
In 1882 he removed to Abbeville for t
the practice of his profession, con- t
ducting a drug store for two years, s
first at the location now occupied by }
F. E. Harrison, Jr., and later at the i
store now occupied by the Water and
-L.ig.nT; riant, m uecemoer ioca ne ^
sold the drug business to P. B. r
Speed, and from then until the day e
of his death he gave his life to the j
practice of his profession. A quiet, t
unassuming gentleman, he led a busy ^
life as a country doctor. He held in ^
large measure the 'confidence and ^
esteem of the people of this commu- j
nity and his practice was correspondingly
extensive. He met with .
success as a physician and was interested
in the progress of the profession
until the day of his death.
Last August after suffering for awhile
from an attack of gall stones
, If
he went to Baltimore wnere ne underwent
a serious operation. But he T
rallied quickly and returned to his t
home in a little while much improved c
in health and appearance. His friends c
looked forward for many years of
usefulness for him. He again gave r
himself to his practice and was con- ^
stant at his office, where he special- *
iaed in treatment of the eye, and 2
in giving electrical treatment. It was r
only in the last few days that he did I
not feel so well, and death came to t
liim almost as it would come to the c
plowman at his plow. t
, In early life Dr. Hill was happily
married to Miss Fannie Johnson of t
Ninety Six, a daughter of Col. R. P. 5
Johnson, or tftat place, sne survives
him as do his son, Dr. J. C. Hill, of
this city, and his daughter, Mrs. Car- *
ter Arnold, of Elberton, Ga. A son, 1
Walter, died when a child, and an- i
other son, William, a boy of great
1 promise, died in his early manhood
while a student at the Citadel. Dr.
Hill is survived by two brothers, Mr.
Tabor H. Hill, of Greenwood, and
Mr. George Hill of Newberry, and *
by one sister, Mrs. Henry Turner of J
Ninety-Six. 1
Funeral services were conducted (
iai tiie Presbyterian unurcn, 01 wnicn Dr.
Hill was a member, Wednesday (
afternoon by the pastor, Rev. John 1
A. MeMurray, after which interment (
was at Long Cane.
The active pallbearers were: W. E 1
Johnson, Lewis Perrin, M. B. Reese, 1
H. R. McAllister, George Penney, W J
P. Nickles, E. R. Thomson, J. Allen I
S*ith, Jr. s
fhe following friends of the denei9ed
were honorary pallbearers: i
Kef Justice Eugene B. Gary, Dr. (
|L\.. Neuffer, I>r. J. R. Power, Dr. i
Pressly, Dr. C. C. Gambrell, Dr. J
P^JIarrison, Dr. R. B. Epting, Dr.
i>. G. Thomson, Dr. C. H. MeMurray, J
? ? ? n J T"V?. T TT A -
LIT* f. J3. EjpGfKlj JL/r. u. u. nu9btii)Bi
Messrs. J. Allen Smith, and Wyatt r
Aiken. (
Among those from a distance who 1
attended the funeral were his twojl
brothers and his sister named above, ll
his nephews, Rk>n and Frank Hill, of la
j
I
MAN FORESTS
MAY BE SEIZED
VOULD BE TAKEN BY FRENCH
AS GUARANTEE? POINCARE
WILL PRESENT HIS SCHEME
AT CONFERENCE HELD NEXT
WEEK.
X 41 ID} JJCV.. i*\J* U. A. w??*
are plans to follow up the reparaions
commission's decision declarng
Germany in default of her
eood deliveries by presenting: to
he allied premier's meeting next
veek a scheme of taking over the
Jerman state forests as a guaranee.
If the other premiers will not
igree to this step it is understood
France is prepared to act alone.
It now is feared that the British
ind French attitudes will 'be as far
ipart when the premiers recon'ene
as they were when the recent
jondon conference adjourned and
he latest reparations deveQopment
b taken to support this view. Sir
fohn Bradbury went to London tolay
to confer with Prime Minister
Jonar Law and other members of
he government on the effect of
he reparations commission's action
md on the question of the general
Jritish policy toward the preoiers'
meeting.
Sir John's reasons tor reiusing
o support the default vote which
easons, it is thought, may he taktn
as a reflection of the position of
Jonar Law, were that certain exenuating
circumstances entitled,
3-enmany to more lenient consideraion
and that furthesmore the allies ^
iad previously agreed on a course
ess radical in the event of Geraany's
failure to make the deliveres.
Franco's victory in the reparaion6
commission vote is ascribed
0 the personal efforts of Premier
5omcare, who is said to have careully
planned the coup. The action
pas so quietly and swiftly executed
hat none of the American unoffi:ial
ohsrvers had the opportunity
if being present.
Although the United States has
10 vote in the commission the
iews of its observers have always
iad much weight, especially when
1 votal issue was before the comnission,
as was the case yesterday,
t is declared in reparations circles
hat the position of the American
nbservers has approximated that of
he British.
itie commission's sudden decision
ook not only the Americans but
"rench political circles by surprise,
?ince it was generally understood
1
;hat the commissioners would make
10 decision until after the preniers'
meeting.
GET CAR AND LIQUOR
Deputies from the office of
Sheriff McLane Wednesday night
seized a Ford car on one of the
oads m the upper section of the
rcunty which was laden with 23
fruit jars of corn liquor. The driver
of the car took leg hail and de>arted
"from about here" when the
yfficers put in their appearance.
The liquor had been transferred
? the Ford car from a larger car
ind the lartter was seized by Special
rederal Officer Milling. Both cars
lave been confiscated and will be
told.
The liquor seized was destroyed
it the jail. Not even any of the
naests at the jail this Christmas
vbs given the privilege of doing
ncrre than taking a smell.
dewberry, and his niece, Mrs. Fanlie
WiDlama of Ninety Six. His sonn-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
barter Arnold of Elberton, Mrs. V.
W. Copeland, Mrs. H. S. Jaudon,
Jessrs. J. C. Rice and J. A. Hall, of
Jlberton, Dr. R. B. Eptlng and Mr.
nd Mrt. Frank Sligh of Greenwood.
SIX ELECTROCUTED
IN PRESENT YEAR
WHITES OUTNUMBER NEGROES T1
FOR FIRST TIME?FOUR PAY
EXTREME PENALTY DURING
1922?ONLY TWO BLACKS.
TOTAL SIXTY-ONE TO DATE.
Columbia, Dec. 28.?Four white
men and two negroes have been B,
electrocuted during the present year, kr
this number of whites establishing a in
new record for South Carolina death hi
penalty figures. It is the first time ht
oinco f)io oc+oKlichmpnf nf t.hp a1<>C- Cl
trie chair in 1912 that more white W
men have been electrocuted in* any ;tr
one year than negroes. Jc
Although the year is not yet out, in
no further electrocutions will take m
place as the only one scheduled be- M
tween now and 1923 has been stayed re
by an appeal to the supreme court. H
William C. Faries, the convicted York
county murderer, was originally sen- as
tenced to die December 29, but he ar
has appealed to the supreme court w
and this automatically stays the sen- je
tence. pX
Of the six men electrocuted, four m
were convicted of murder. These tQ
were all white. The four were S. J. pC
Kirby, Jesse Gappins, C. 0. Fox and jj
Frank M. Jeffords. ar
The list of six and their crimes is js
as follows: Curtis Franklin, negro,
criminal assault, convicted in Aiken ^
and electrocuted February 3; Will ar
Hood, negro, convicted in Greenville gr
of murder, electrocuted April 7; C.
0. Fox, S. J. Kirby and Jesse Gappins,
all convicted in Lexington of ^
murder, electrocuted June 16; Frank re
M. Jeffords, convicted of murder in pr
n* j i._
xvicmaiia county, eiectriM;utt:u jl/cc- \ jj
ember 22. jQ.
Frank M. Jeffords was the 61st
man to pay the death penalty by
electrocution. The electric chair was re
established in 1912 and since then 61 re
men, 54 negroes and seven whites, 30
have been electrocuted.
st
William Reed, negro, convicted in
Anderson in 1912 of criminal assault, at
was the first man to pay the penalty P1
of death by electrocution. He was ^
electrocuted August 6, 1912. Samuel 01
N. Hyde, also of Anderson, was the ?c
first white man to be put to death in JU
the chair. He was electrocuted October
1, 1912. w
Following Hyde the next white oc
man was C. P. Rushing of Chester- bi
field August 18, 1913, and the next a
was M. L. Garrett of Lee county n,
July 14, 1913. No other white men sy.
paid the death penalty after July 14, .
1913, until Fox, Gappins and Kirby
were electrocuted June 16 of this
year. Jeffords was the last to date. cc
MUCH GASOLINE IS N
USED IN THE STATE
Tax Commission Gives Interesting ^
Facts.?$6,923,000 Spent for
Gas in Eight Months
Columbia, Dec. 28.?During eight
months of the present year, from n<
March 1 to November 1, South Caro- ^
lina motor vehicle owners spent $6,- P(
923,000 for gasoline alone, not in- ^
eluding the two cents a gallon tax ^
commission. Figures through Nov- P*
ember were not compiled, but will be
in a few days. '
According to the compilation of w
the commission, 30,100,000 gallons of ^
gasoline were consumed between ^
.March 1 and November 1 and this 91J
gives an approximate average of
$81.42 for each car owner in the ^
state. The tax has cost approximate- ^
ly $7.08 for each machine owner for in
the eight months.
The revenue raised from the two
sa
cenfee tax has amounted to $002,000,
this fierure not including the Novem-i
ber amount. Anouier item brought th
out in the statement of the eommis- ar
sion ia that approximately 354 gal- to
Ions of gasoline were used by each w;
motor vehicle. This gives an approx- CI
imate average of .0468 cents a month fo
per person or .375 cents for eight th
months. nc
i. B. HAMLIN SHOOTS 0
WIFE AND ICE
flAGEDY OCCURS AT ANDER- O
SON THIS MORNING AT NINE
O'CLOCK?MRS. HAMLIN IN
DESPERATE CONDITION?MRS
WARREN ALSO BADLY HURT.
A. B. Hamlin, son of the late A.
Hamlin of Abbeville, commonly tl
town as "Bee" Hamlin, this morn- G
g shot and desperately wounded tr
s wife, 48 years of age, who before th
sr marriage was Miss Lucia Mc- tc
arry of this county, and Mrs. Joel ir
arren, a niece of his wife. The R
agedy occurred at the home of
el Warren, on Piedmont Avenue, sr
the city of Anderson. Telephone 01
essages brought the news to Mr. e]
cCurry, the father of Mrs. War- ?(
n and a brother of Mrs. Hamlin. ^
e left immediately for Anderson. w
The Press and Banner at 2 o'clock di
iked the Anderson Daily Mail for
1 account of the tragedy, and from ghat
that paper had been able to a]
am it appears that Hamlin had U]
oposed to Mrs. Warren that she
ake a trip to Abbeville with him jj
day. Mrs. Warren resented the pro- ^
sal, and it is reported that Mrs. C(
amlin also knew of the proposal
id took exception to it. Hamlin it
stated, had also threatened the
?e of Joel Warren, husband of Mrs. ^
arren, and Wednesday had made
t attempt to run over him with-an j.(
igine in the yards of the Blue
idge Railroad, where both were emP<
oyed as machinists. Mrs. Hamlin
id gone to the home of Mrs. Warn
in consequence of the alleged
oposefl trip to Abbeville and there
amlin found her, the shooting fol- '
cl
wing.
sc
The Daily ^lail at the time of the t
ceipt of the news by us had just
ceived a message from the Andern
Hospital where the two injured
rsons were taken in which it was
w
ated that Mrs. Hamlin was desper- ^
ely wounded in the abdomen and
o:
rtVioKlir urnn'M rwnvpr. Mrs.
"" "" c<
arren was stated to be also senisly
wounded but hope was expressI
that she would survive the in- w
tries. ai
O'
Some eighteen years ago Hamlin tl
as shot in the head. The shooting ti
:curred at Augusta, Ga., and the ?,
illet was never removed. There is
feeling that Hamlin was perhaps C1
>t responsible mentally when the
lots were fired this morning. He jj
id not been drinking so far as had r<
ien ascertained when we were in S
>mmunication with Anderson. 3
CI
EGRO'S BODY WAS h
RECOERED MONDAY
d
rowned at Martin's Mill the 21nt. ^
Iaqae?t Held By Judge R. S. P
McComb. 0:
fi
The body of William Rogers, the &<
igro construction hand with the
arter Construction Company, sup)sed
to have been drowned at the
me of our last issue, was recovered
onday. Judge McComb had the mill
>nd drained, and when this had been is
>ne the body was found in about vi
re feet of water near the point C
here his clothing had been located. G
eputy Sheriff Prince assisted Judge S
cComb in locating the body, and tl
immoned the jury for an inquest, si
The body was examined by Dr. cl
nox, of Antreville, who found gi
;ath to have resulted from drown- B
g, as had been supposed, and a o<
irdict according was rendered. B
The negro was half witted, it is c<
- * ? J a - ? ,T>
id, ana was accuowmeu w gu *
e creek in the winter time for the st
lrpose of bathing. It is supposed ei
at he got into water over his depth
id for some reason was not able !
swim to shore. Suspicion that he
as drowned arose Thursday before
iristmas when his clothing was si
und on the bank of the river at si
e mill pond. He disappeared Wed- Si
;sday, twenty-first. tc
NLY SMALL UNIT
KEPT IN GERMANY
NE THOUSAND ENLISTEE
MEN ON RHINE?OCCUPA
TiAii rvnr%r^r<? rn.tr* i r
IIV11 LATLDOU nuw XltAT
THREE HUNDRED MJLLIOIS
DOLLARS _
Washington, (Ikfc. 28.?Although
10 United States is at peace wit!
ermany as result of a forma
eaty submitted to the senate bj
le president and ratified, the Uni
id States still maintains a stand
ig army on the banks of th<
hine.
The army of occupation is ver]
nail as result of "heroic" effort;
n the part of the United States t<
iminate it entirely without of
snding the "army" itself, whicl
ssires to stay abroad, or 'France
hich sees the United States with
ray only with'"great reluctance.
On October 31, 1922, the Unite<
tates in Germany had 113 officer!
nd 1,046 enlisted men. These fig
res are official and emanate fron
le office of the adjutant general
mnediately after the armistice th<
nited States forces in German]
>mprised an exceedingly strong
3dy. July 19, 1919, this 'body wa!
fficially termed, "the America!
>rces in Germany," and on thai
ate consisted of three division*
ith 1,686 officers, and 38,142 en
sted men. It is pointed out thai
nee July 19, 1919, the separat<
*ace pact was ratified, and that bj
ithdrawals the force has all bu1
.'aporated.
The war department, however
as been criticised for having de
ined to march out of Germany a;
>on as the separate peace went in
> effect. By certain senators anc
ipresentatives it was said to b<
nomalous that the (Jnited State;
lould maintain in a country witl
hich it was at pro/ound peace ai
rmy of occupation, the expense!
? which were to be borne by tin
juntry occupied.
There are no exact figures in th<
ar department showing th<
mount of money that German;
wes the United States as result o:
lat section of the Versaille
eaty which required Germany t<
ay the expenses of the armies o
le allied powers which would oc
apy German territory.
On July 1, however it is official
r made known today to this bu
2au. Germany owed the Unitei
r? ?OK/t 011;
tates lur maintenance ^i,u-x,wiwi
92.52. The portion of the tota
Dst of the occupation German;
as liquidated is not made public.
There is no question made of tin
ifficulty that the United State
ill experience in receiving tota
ayment fnxm Germany. In vie'v
f the value of the mark, doubt i
requently expressed that the Uni
>d States will recover the cost o:
ccupation.
?* * t/ICVTAD
An A 1 IHAVilYIi T l>7i i wai
.Miss Polly Stone of Atlanta, Ga.
i spending the holidays in Abbe
ille with her friend, Miss Mary H
reene. Miss Stone and Mia
reene are classmates at Agne;
cott College. While the former hai
le misfortune to be from G-eorgii
le has the advantage of having <
aim on South Carolina, being i
reat-great grand-daughter o]
ishop William Capers of the Meth
3ist Church and a grand niece oi
' *?" n,
isnop Hanson wi wit; uyid
>pal Chureh. Her grand-father
rof. George W. Stone, was an in
xuctor at the Cokeabury Confer
ice School in the fifties.
MISS MAGGIE BROOKS SICK
Miss Maggie Brooks has beer
ck with flu at the home of hei
ster, Mrs. P. A. Cheatham, sinc<
nday. She is better and hopei
> be out soon.
BRITISH MISSION
' TO DISCUSS DEBT
? UNDER .PRESENT - ARRANGEMENTS
GREAT BRITAIN'S
I PAYMENT ARE OVER 60,000,[
000 POUNDS? OBJECT OF
MISSION
s London, Dec. 28.?The British
i financial mission to the United
1 States, headed (by Stanley Baldwin,
r chancellor of the exchequer, sailed
- for New York this morning on the
- liner 'Majestic. Besides the chancels
lor, the party nluded Mrs. Baldwin
and daughter; Mantagu C. Morgan,
f governor of the Bank of England;
3 Rowe Dutton, financial daviser, and
j J. P. J. Grigg of the treasury.
It is expected that the mission
1 will return about the end of Janu- 4
'aryIn
a statement to the Evening
Standard today Mr. Baldwin point1
ed out that under the present ar5
rangements Great .Britain's pay"St
" ments to the United States would
1 amount to between 40,000,000 and
* 70,000,000 pounds sterling annual8
!y.
f "We hope to fund this debt," he
' sadi, "and get the iburden of ina
_ _ _
terest eased. If it is successful I
hope America will be kind to a
much more important mission
which Mr. Bonar Law is shortly to
undertake."
} The Evening Standard says this
r lattefr refers to a reparations setl_
tlement. The chancellor added that
it is of supreme importance to Europe
that America ehould have her
way as regards Europe's financial
problem. < ^
Mr. Baldwin's statement follows:
1 "My mission concerns our IOU's
? held by the United States, and is a
3 delicate one. We are in the posi1
tion of debtors. We must tread
x warily. Nevertheless, I hope to per3
suade the United States govern;
ment to come to a permanent settle
ment on the terms of oar debt to
a America of something like 856,000
2 000 pounds sterling.
f At present a law of congress
f provides that this mast 'be repaid
3 within 25 years with 4 1-2 per cent
5 interest. This would mean an anf
nual payment by Great Britain of
. between 60,000,000 *nd 70,000,000
pounds, a very hea~vy item in our
. budget. We hope to fund this debt
. and get the burden of interest
j eased, but of course, the last word
- is with America.
1 "If we can effect a settlement
7 on such a matter w? shall set an
example to Europ?, an example
e which might well be an augury for
s the settlement of even greater
1 problems than this one?internals
tional problems.
S - i T 1 A
"12 l am successiui, i nupe aukrica
having seen th* result of one
mission, will 'be kind enough to the
much more, important mission
which Mr. Bonar Law is shortly to
undertake (the word "reparations"
was here parenthetically inserted
' by the newspaper) and which is
more difficult than mine.
5 "It is of supreme importance to
3 Europe that America should have a
3 say in the many perrptexmg matters
i now engaging the attention oi:
i statesmen."
i ??
r THE COTTON MARKET
r
The cotton market today was
? about like yesterday's market.
" Everything seems to await the com"
ing of the new year. The following
are the closing figures:
January 26.42
March 26.69
May 26.69
! July 26.38
i No cotton was sold on this mari
ket today. Good cotton should sell
for about 26 3-4 cents.