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WORTH TWO MILLION

Columbia, Jan. 20.-The will Of
the late John L. Mimnaugh, wealthy
Columbia merchant who died Janu-
airy 9, was probated today. The es-
tate approximates two million dol
lars, John L. Mimnaugh, Jr., the son
inherits the large department store,
and stocks of goods and also the
handsome residence where the fami-
ly lived.
The estate is to be settled by the
terms of a will which was to have
been executed the day following the
death of Mr.. Mimnaugh. BY the
terms of this instrument the Impe.
rial Hotel, property, which is valued
at possible three hundred thousand
dollars goes to the three married
daughters. A considerable volume
of stock and bonds and persona
property also goes to the daughters
The son was practically the sole he'll
in the first will.
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TARIFF ON SUGAR
WILL WORK HARM
Importer Presents Plea for Cuba
Acute Crisis Now

Washington, Jan. 20.-Opposi-
tion to any increase IN the tariff on
together with a plea for lenient
sugar together with a plea for leni-
ent treatment for Cuban sugar, was
presented by Edward P. Atkins, of
Boston, a manufacturer and i'm
porter of Cuban sugar, today to the
house &ays and means committee
which is considering revision of the
permanent tariff.
The sugar industry is passing
throuhg an acute crisis, Mr.. Atkins
informed the committee, adding
"that tour present sugar tariff
schedule has proved sufficient to
protect our domestic sugar industry
is shown by the very satisfactory
earnings Of the beet Sugar industry,
as we'll as the Hawaiian and Puerto
Rican estates"
Mr.. Atkins asserted that the sitd-
alton now confronting the sugar in
dustry\was the result of "the mis-
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taken but we'll meant efforts of our
government I'm fostering the belief
in a very serious crop shortage, a
danger which never existed to any
marked degree after March l." He
estimated that the United States
entered the present year with sur
plus or carry over of sugar amount
ing to 100000 tons.
Prices for Cuban sugar, Mr.. At
kins said, now are below the aver
age cost of production.
"Cuba is in no position" he con-
tinued, "to stand any increase in du-
ties against her sugars in this coun-
try and the result of such an in
crease would be disastrous to her, as
she will have ito sell her forthcom-
ing crop in competition with free
domestic sugars. If in addition to
paying increased duties she loses the
advantage of buying her supplies,
particularly foodstuffs, in this coun-
try under the reciprocity rates, it
would be an added affection, for her
labor can not materially come down
until the cost of living is reduced to
her laborers."
The committee completed its hear
ings on the sugar schedule today
and tomorrow will begin the hearing
Of views of. those interested in the
tobacco schedule.
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EGYPTIAN SYNDICATE
FORMED TO RAISE
PRICE OF COTTON

Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 20.-A coop
erative syndicate has been formed
to hold two million cantars Of cot.
ton in the hope Of raising the price
of the commodity.
The syndicate apparently is act.
ing on the assumption that the
banks will advance the necessary
funds, but cotton experts here are
doubtful if it's members have suffi.
cient knowledge Of the worlds mar
kets to carry out the operation. Au
thorities have been approached fol
support, but such support is improb
able.
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DONALDS
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Mrs. Latimer, who spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Booker,
returned to her home in Greenville
last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maxcy Agnew were
guests last Saturday of her sister,
Mrs. Burts and family, near Honea
Path.
Miss Anderson, of Hodges, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. C. Sadler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mckee and
.chiidrea uere-visitors in Abbeville
last Monday.
Mrs. Lily Gordon and Euphemia
Gordon were Abbeville shoppers on
Monday.
Mrs. ]. j. Dunn returned from
Ridge Springs last Monday after
spending some time with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Boatwright and family.
Messrs. Myrth Killingswoth, Hal
Sharpe and Clarence Gordon OF
Greenwood were Sunday visitors in
their respective homes.
Mrs. W. H. Leith and baby, John
of Hodges, spent several days last
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. M. Haddon.
Mrs. Walter Drake and children
visited in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
w. B. Drake of Shoals Junction last
Tuesday.
Rev. j. M. Dallas was called te
Andrews Chapel on Tuesday morn
ing to the bedside of Mrs. Capers
Davenport, who has been so serious
ly i'll for some time. He also made
several pastoral calls in Hodges
that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin anc
children spent Sunday at their ole
home in the country. Miss Ella Mar
tin returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph McDll ane
children of Due West were enter
tained at the home of her parents
Capt. and Mrs. w. R. Dunn, last
Sunday.
Rev. J. M. Dallas made touch
ing appeal last Sunday afternoon in
the Presbyterian church here, fol
the starving millions in China. An
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offering of over thirty dollars was
received for this great cause.
A baby girl has come to stay at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dendy
Burns Congratulations
The teachers of our school and a
few friends were entertained in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rasor
near Shoals Junction last Friday
night. An elaborate dinner was
served and a most enjoyable even
ing was spent.
The oil mill has a large supply OF
seed on hand and is running night
and day. This has been a most sue
cessful season.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn and Miss
May were Honea Path shoppers on
Monday.
Mr.. J. R. Dunn has closed out his
business at Shoals Junction and will
devote all his time to his business
here.
Mr.. Carl Bowie, manager of Mr.
Dunn's business at the Junction is
now behind the counter in Mr.
Dunn's store here, and is greeting
his many friends.
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MUCH FUR STOLEN
IN NEW YORK SHOPS

New York, Jan. 18.-Thieves op-
Grating in the wholesale fur district
during the last week have taken
loot valued at more than 100000,
merchants said today, coincident
with an announcement that police
were investigating three burglaries
which occurred Sunday.
Three establishments were enter
ed some time Sunday and furs val
ued at s61,O00 taken. The thieves to
avoid sounding burglar alarms, seal
ed fire ladders in the rear of the
building and entered the loft
through chimney. They used the
elevator to enter the other shops
and removed part of the chimney
to carry out their loot.
No trace had been found tonight
of the two unmasked bandits who
this morning entered the foyer of g
fashionable apartment house in
Park avenue, beat the assistant
manager, and escaped with a payroll
of $2,700. Employees waiting in line
to be paid, knew nothing of the
hold up until they heard shot in
side the office. The two men bran.
dished revolvers before them and
fled.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
State of South Carolina,

County of Abbeville.
Notice of Settlement and Applica.
tion for Final Discharge.
Take Notice, That on the 31st day
of January 1921, will render a fin,
al account of my actings and doing:
as administrator of the estate of E
E. Williams, deceased, in the Office
of Judge of Probate for Abbeville
County, and on the same day will
apply for a final discharge from my
trust as such.
All persons having demands a,
gainst said estate will present them
for payment on or before that day
proven and authenticated or be for.
ever barred.
E. A. WILLIAMS,
/, 14-3t Administrator.
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COMPLAINT TO SELL LANDS TO
PAY DEBTS.

The State Of South Carolina,
County Of Abbeville
In Probate Court.
CATO RAPLEY, Individually and as
Administrator of the Estate of
Nellie Greene, deceased, Plaintiff,
against
Fleming Rapley, Ben Rapley, Mary
Rapley, Eulus Rapley, George Rap
ley and Florence Rapley,
Defendants.
Pursuant to an order of the Pro-
bate court, I will sell at public outcry
at Abbeville, C. H., South Carolina,
on salesday in February, 1921 next,
for the payments of debts, the fol-
lowing described real estate, belong
ing to the estate of Nellie Greene,
deceased, situate in the County Of
Abbeville, in the State aforesaid, to
wit: All that tract or parcel of land
known as the Nellie Green place con-
tanning Twelve Acres, more or less,
and being bounded by lands Of Jim
Klugh, Robert Jay place, Miller lands
and public road.
This land will be sold at the risk
of the former purchaser.
TERMS CASH-Purchasers to pay
for stamps and papers.
J. F. MILLER, .
l, 21, st. Judge of Probate ~
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CHICAGO BANDITS GOT
413,O0O IN BONDS

New York, Jan. 2o.-Securities
stolen from a United States mail
truck in Chicago Tuesday by ban
dts were valued at $413,000, it was
revealed here Wednesday. Blail
and Company, brokers, advertised
the value of stolen bonds and issued
warning against any attempt to ne
gobiate them.
There were four bandits in the
holdup and twelve sacks of mail
were stolen.
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More pounds of potatoes are raised
than of any other food crop in exist
ence.
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since then has acted as civil gov
ernor OF that province AS well. Ia
fact he has rolled most OF the big
jobs In Hupeh INTO one and holds
them al himself.
wiki Canton a de facto govern.
meIt u all intents and purposes.
and With Pekin powetiess to
break the stalenla te thus created
sbetweeil south aud north. does
Wang with his lee gie hope to play
the part Of a balance Of power?
Report has 1t that he does.
If this Is true, and General
wahgss status quo plans succeed,
1T means, 0bnstltnti6nalists here
say, China Is destined to undergo
q second feudal period until the
Inever-ending civil war in the coun.
try brings on the inevitable: For.
Ielgh fyentloh.
In effect the country has already
gone back to the Eeudal days ruled
over by d group OF little kings or
war lords. II Wang uses his ball
Eance Of power to keep at there,
constitutionallsts insist, It simply
means the system will! be saddled
on the people until some influence
from without appears to bring 1t
to an end.
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tor. and tie operator and part Of
the puollc blame the railroad. And
there you are. When The storm OF
complaint and criticlam sweepA
down. the politicians in public Of
lice, whom We call statesmen, in
stead Of trying e correct the sit
tlation 81 pointing out the facts
and ednea ting the eopls Gs u the
true remedy ltilme diately propose
new statutes propose sthat re ggy'
ernment take over Or re ulate me
INDUSTRY, tnerepy creams more
Joos and placing more hanaicaps
on business I.
y Atn firmly 0t the opinion that
Il the government w6nlc spend less
time trying u, write statutes 10 re,
peal the laws OF nature that are
lnrepealable and would spend
more time endeayoring TO correct
conditions through natural and
proper channels the country would
be immensely better on. a cam.
paign which would induce coal
users TO spread their coal ptr:
fchases over large part Of the year,
inducing them 70 lay In their sup.
ply OF coal before the appfoath OF
winter there Wn1ia be no necessity
for laws regulating the distribution
OF Goa, and perhaps none necessary
for the regulati6h OF the price. For.
1t is coal shortage that makes high
prices.
"The operator cannot dig and.
store coal. Many coal consutnots
do not know that. The consumer
can store Il. 81
Nor can the. railroads acquire
or handle a suffictent number d,
coal cars 10 taKe dare Iuf the n.
quifemhnts Of the d6hiltfy "a two
or three months az each wear. They
are without finds Ia do IL. and Il.
they had the funds thew ought rot
TO be nut into onal 7eduinmefit %
such an extent al that. Tor the rea.
son, not only wouia ID be unptoiitt
able but because / such a large t,,itli.
Der Of cars wouid cotiaest Yards.
terminals. and sidinss. and handi.
cap efficient opsfati6fi, eyen IL the
railroad5 had enough engines TO
haul them.
II think IL ID admitted that oper.
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agreement made By government
supervision with ten months yol To
run and high freight rates made
reduction ~ coal prices Tor the
present unlikely. ln spite oil this
he added the public IS wlihholdins
tts coal purchases 50 tint i Bhotfg
age IL the heg iiihing 81 winter was
not tmproba able.
IT sppeats To- me continued
Mr.. C6rnweil, : that the job The
Coal Association has ahead OF Il Is
% put that question squarely before
Congress and THE country, to edit.
cate the statesmen as well as The
general public as 10 the true sithA.
uon and the probable cohses
quences.
II the people can get coal, get
It when they want It and get II at
fairly decent prices whatever the
POLITICIANS may say or want. the
people will not want the, govern.
ment to take over your business 10.
manage it or to handicap II In any
way.
ut is partly with you gentlemen
70 decide whether there will event.
nally be government control OF the
Industry. 1t comes up to you III
tbs way: No one else Is so much
In possession Of the facts Of The
real situation as yourselves, and
no one else Is 30 vitality interAstati
In putting these facts before GOV.
ernmental authorities and before
the public SO as TO bring about the
coop tatibn OF the government and
the public rather than to inyite
their hostility. 1t is up to you to do
every thing you reasonably can To
meet and deal With the situation,
no matter who may be responsible
for Il and to see at all times that
the public gets a square deal, not
only from the producers Of coal but
also from the dealers and agents
who handle Il.
IL the railroads had been square
and reasonable In their! early his.
tory the Interstate Commerce Law
would have been unnecessary. The
i1ntetstate Commerce commission
would also have been Unnecessary
and might never have been Great.
&c. But the railroads were not
operating on the square in those
days. They were rebating, they
were charging more for short hauls
than for long hauls, they were Ia
yoring certain communities and
were discriminating against other
communities.
The result Is they have been reg
ulated to death and the country Is
suffering Just as much as the rail.
roads are suffering. It matters not
that the railroads generally quit
their unlawful and unfair practices.
the regulations are still with them
and viii remain with them and
there is large element contend
Ing for government ownership, and
another for the Plumb plan, etc.
II think the history OF the rail.
road control and railroad Slegisla.
ton MAJ furnish a counterpart Of
what may happen In the coal bust
ness. II the operators can furnish
the coal and furnish 1t when de.
manded, at reasonable prices, there
will be no government regulation.
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aBe9R aAsan EaaaEfa an
\ II 2lESTIQhS s ~ SIEpS Y
SalgGags kag9 @ Esl ~
ouestlona.

~ Gu6SklVTl3t v
L. Who at The present day are
the descendants Of Ishmael!
2. Were the philistiries always
friendly with Abrahamls poster.
|ity?
3. When Adam and Eve became
ashamed how did God clothe them?
4. What evil use did Noah once
make Of the fruits Of the earth?
S. What evil influence did the
people OF Moab have Upon the
lsraelites while the latter were en-.
camped in the fields?
6. When Samson's strength had
left him, what did the Phtlistines
do with him?
a. Whom did God send to preach
TO q man riding in a chariot?
s. After Christ was gone. where
did the apostles go?
Q. How did Elijah ascend into
heaven?
10. How did Samuel come TO be
Ia servant OF the Lord?
Answers TO Yesterdays Questions,
/. When Lot plead for Zoar the
angel told him that he would not
overthrow It.
2. Hagar and Ishmael lived In
the wilderness Of Paran. after be.
ing sent from Abrams house.
8. Isaac was Abrams fightful
heir and child of promise,
4. The meaning OF "Beersheba''
is the "well Of the oath"
5. Hezekiah reigned after Ahaz.
Z. The river Chebar was In Mes.
opotamia.
8. The cherublm are first spoken
of in Genesis 8, in Eden.
8. Nebuchadnezzar was a King
of Babylon.
10. The Jews returned from their
40 years captivity In the reign OF
Cyrus, King Of Persia.
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otherwise II Will come
Wise or not. Huure tbs ,mpclO
OF getting the demand spread on
a sufficient length Of timc eatI
year ior the Operator 70 produce IN
ana the railroads TO transport u.
slioyeyer anxious you may b0I
~ meet the FeqNifenienls b ~
plbltc Sot liaye a tlsttienlt task
You, thefeto lore al the supper g
the public atid iiecd II tkiS0 Il b.
your confidence. You elhS
mat coopef6 ION II SOME cod 0pcl
atots Of aeaiets g6tlge thsf pfbliS
etesy time they nav an dphdl W
nifty.
Mf. Cotnwell dfg "a that u
association = tighten tIp Y and
Tho outlaw opel at6fs Who ego
the public ablay the game ON
sanate.a speal King d tho DID
III relation 10 bukiness, Mf! led
we'll declafea that sYot eahHot
ford TO ktit tonne the publl5 ss ,Ais
from the tact that thu spHbllE tAii1
tte you up with government e3llN
tfbis, 1si
tThe question OF the h6tlbaali.
sati6n o. coal mines In this county
has not been dropped, the spelll,
o. continued THE United Min.
Workers organization has lhut
stuck back In Its head. II, for sliiS
reason, the government shoulditake
over the railroads, the natlUhaiixa,
tion Of thetcoal mines Is ahsointely
sure to follow. Beaf that ii J'pdr
minds when you are making y Sar
kicks against the ralltoGds.ii = /,
The coal industry should bSarltss
proper share OF the tax burden and
the state should furnish protection
tosthe industry, and the relationsbe.
tween the two should cease at that
point, Mr. Cornwell said ID clos.
Ing he expressed the hope that eaii
industrial difficulties and {pfol1S
lens are In the process 81 solatloIk
and that through patience and tiIiiS
dealing those difficulties may be
speedily Eolyed. Hasty and ili.at.
Yised LEGISLATION Is the last ding Z
we need ~
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BOY
AUTO VICTIM

b o. 81 81 D.. y d
John Hartnett, aged 8, son OF MI!
and Mrs. Timothy Hartnett, Field
street, was almost instantly killed
about 5 o'clock last hight when he
was struck by an automobile, owned
by II. l.. Heintzelman and driven
by Edward cambridge, the Heint.
ze1man chauffeur, at the corner OF
Field street and Locust avenue.
Evidence collected from witness.
es Of the tragedy seem to dissolve
the driver Of the car from respon.
sibllity for the accident. He was
driving at q speed not exceeding
70 miles per hour, and has repu.
tation for being one OF the most
careful chauffeurs in the city. Har.
~ Heintzelman, Jr., and his wife
we're in the car at the time the boy.
was killed.
A car was parked at the corner
.ot Field street and Locust avenue,
directly across from the Barry
pharmacy, when Mrs. Hartnett,
John Hlrtnett and two smaller
children, Darrell and Timothy, came
down Field street. The hapFg par.
ty was going to the drug store. AS
John Hartnett got q GLIMPSE Of the
DRUG store, he datteti away front the
other members Of the group and.
started across the street.
He stepped directly In the path
OF the big machine which was 60.
ing out Locust aYentie, and al.
though Mr.. Bainbridge did all in his
power to steer clear OF the lad, It
was impossible to avoid hitting
him. The lads skull was crushed
and he died before he could be
carried into DR.. T. Fl. Miller's office,
two doors from the corner.
Bainbridge was placed under ar.
rested and appeared before Prose.
cutting Attorney Frank Amos and
explained the details Of the affair.
He was released on a bond OF ST..
600.
Timothy Hattnett, who works as
mechanic at the Fairmont Auto
company, could not be located for,
some time, and when he arrived
and Viewed the body OF his boy, he
could not restrain his emotions,
krleeling beside the couch and sob,
bling pftifully Inc lads mother
collapsed after the accident and
was taken to neishboring home.
Edward cambridge, himself a,
father and a great lover OF chill.
dren, was on the verge Of nervous
prostration following the accident.
He has always said to friends that
his one objection to being a chaut!
teur was the fear that some day
he might strike a child.
The coroner's inquest IN the case
will be held next Thursday morn.
ing at 10, o'clock. The following
jury was isworn in this morning:
John Scott, L. H. Michaels, Homer
Price, D. B. Snyder, L. q. Mus.
grove and A. Hirsh.
Funeral services for the victim
OF the accident will be held tor1or.
row morning at o'clock from ST.
Peters Catholic church and inter.
rnent will be-made in Holy Cross
cemetery by Carpenter and Ford:
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Continued from page one, &
real to those who could not obtain
coal or who had to pay exorbl.
tant prices. It Is a fact, am TOLD,
that when the slump came there
were larger stocks OF reserve coal
on hand at many factories than
ever before accumulated. | think
the same was true In France and
perhaps in Italy where large stocks
of coal had been accumulated at
prices as high as $50 a ton.
1.-THE operators have produced
enough coal to go around II 1t had
been properly distributed. Manu-
facturers, running their plants at
high gear, fearing they might have
to close down for want Of fuel, laid
in large stocks and paid any price
asked. Meantime government pro-
paganda Us to a coal shortage Id
crease the fear OF people every.
where that they could not get coal.
So the grabbing got more intense
and prices went higher and higher
to those dealers or SPECTATORS of
operators who had spot coal or who
could get It. I.
ut is also true that some OF the
operators who had fuel contracts
found themselves unable to fill
their contracts at low prices, and
railroads had to contiscate coal
claimed to have been sold to export
dealers and brokers who in. turn
demanded exorbitant prices.
will such q shortage occur
again? Is there any necessity for
and would there be Justification In
the state or federal government
supervising the coal industry?
These are the practical cues.
tons. take 1t, confronting you and
the country.
sit is most unfortunate that the
coal market is not more continu.
GUS; that thousands OF idle cars
stand on railway sidings for months
every year; that mines are closed
and men out Of employment; and
then that everybody apparently
should want coal at the same time
covering a period Of a few months.
II during these months the opera.
tors can produce enough coal IL
supply the demand the railroads
are unable to handle It. Who Is to
blame for this?
1.-THE public Is really to blame,
but the public or the larger part
Of 1t lays the blame on the opera!