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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03

The ship was the, last to leave the Nova Scotia harbor, all other ships being frozen fast in the ice. Three days out the ship was forced to turn back to St. Johns because of a storm that threatened to sink the schooner. While making the journey toward St John the sails were ripped from the masts and the Maid finally reached the harbor in @ crippled condition.
 When the boat reached St. John It was covered with ice and the work of repairing the sails and masts was greatly hampered. After being in the harbor for ten days the schooner again set sail and when off the coast of Maine the crew was seized with an epidemic Of grippe. After the epi. demic was over, no further trouble was met with and from then on all was clear sailing.
 Captain J. B. W11kfe, in charge of worst in all his forty years of sea experience.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
DIED,

CAMPBEII-rn this city. Friday, Feb. 8, 1922, at his late residence, No. S60 Grand street, Charles H. Campbell.
 Notice of funeral hereafter. a. RECK-In~ this city Feb. 2, 1922, Emily Reed. wife of Carl c. Reck.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence. 162 Oak street. on Monday. Feb. c, ax 10 a. m-, and from St. Jo- seph's church at 10:30 g. m, with solemn high mass.
 Interment St. Mfchaers cen1e- tery. Rs bs WADHAMS-In this city, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1922. Iavenia Colelough. widow of Edward Wadhams
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence. No. SS9 French street. on Saturday, Feb. 4trl, at 2:30 D. m.
 Interment at Lakeview ceme- tery. as ADAMs-In this city, Feb. 2, 1922, Mary. wife of the late William Charles Adams, aged 71 years
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the mortuary chapel of August G. Baker, 1888 Strat- ford avenue. on Saturday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
 1nterment in Lakevfew cerne- tery. a+
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03


 Among Local Republicans, Passed
 Away at Her Home Last Night.
 Emily Reed Thomas, wife Of Carl C- Reck. florist, died at her home 162 oak street, late last night. after an illness of few days. In the death of Mrs. Beck the Republican won- ems organization of the city has lost one of its best known and most en- thusiastic workers. She was former ly an officer of the Sixth District Re- publican Women's club and a mem Der of the Republican town commit tee from the Sixth district During the last political campaign she organfzed several clubs in other di stricts and was . speaker at many of the biggest political rallies held here.
 Mrs. Reck was also a member of the Bridgeport branch of the Del ph1an society and a communicant of St. Josephs church.
 Besides her husband she is survfv- ed by two children, Thomas and Cor ne1ia, her father Edward Thomas and two sisters, Miss Louise Thomas of New York and Mrs. James TayIor of Glen Ridge, N. J.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 0 o'clock from her late home and at 10:3o in St. Joseph's church where a solemn high mass of requiem will be sung for the repose of her soul. 1nterment will be in St. Micha els cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
MAID OF CANADA ARRIVES AFTER
 EvENTFUL TRIP

After starting December 25 from Port Grenvil1e. Nova Scotia, for Bridgeport, with 325.O00 feet of rough Miller Lumber Co.,, the three masted schooner Maid of Canada arriyed safely in the harbor yesterday after noon after g. most eventful trip,
 In order to get out of Port Gren- make a lane through the ice before the schooner could reach open water
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
DIXON CHARGED WITH CRUELTY IN
 DEATH OF HORSE

John Dixon of 75 Laurel Court who was arrested yesterday charged with cruelty to animals was fined $25 in the City court this morning and fm- mediately appealed. Bonds were set at $100. Dixon who has been engaged in the livery business in this city for many years and is also the sexton of the Methodist church at Clinton and Fairfield avenue, was arrested
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
Page Eleven

way, but the old fashioned way of hitting him with an ax. Dixon in finishing his statement said that he thought he was not a victom of pros- ecution at all but a victim of persecu- 2
 ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03
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Mrs. Emily Reed Thomas.

One of the Most Prominent Women Among Local Republicans, Passed Away at Her Home Last Night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-03

Youth and in in well the high
 
 skirt Mdalions skIt which has four scalops and tulle hem. - ~ ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
ASK RESERVATIONS
OF FOUR INSTRUCTORS
Charged With Making Home Brew
At North Carolina State
. College.

Raleigh, Dec. 21.-Resignations of
four instructors at North Carolina
State College of agriculture and en-
gineering here. have been requested
as result of charges that they made
home brew" in their rooms, DR.. w.
c. Riddick, president Of the institu-
ton announced today. :
The president did not give any fur
ther details, except to confirm. re-
ports that the action followed an in
vestigation by students who conduct
cd private investigation. The names
of the instructors who were said to
have offered their designations as re-
quested, were given as C. v. Busbe,
T. B. Parks, C. B. Buckner and J.
C. Miller.
No further action is contemplated,
It was said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
ACCIDENT AT MARTINS NELL

William Coleman, one of the
hands of the Carter Construction
gang, now building bridge near
Martins Mill has been missing since
Tuesday and it is feared that he has
lost his life in the mill pond.
The negro is hsf-witted and has
been accustomed to going into the
pond after work. Thursday night
his clothes were found on the banks
Of the river by one Of the highway
hands and today Deputy Prince
and Judge McCombs went to Mar
tins Mill to investigate the matter.
The mill pond will be drained Sat-
urday in an effort to find the ne
gro. It is possible he went into the
water not realizing how cold it was
Tuesday. He had s1.20 IN his
pockets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
DECEMBER "a TO BE
WORLD PEACE SUNDAY

Washington, Dec. '20.-The Fed
eral Council Of Churches of Christ
in America today issued a request
to 100000 congregations in the
United States to observe December
"a as "World Peace Sunday" to
demand that the government OF the
world finds ways to settle their dis
putes other than by war. The
message Also asked that the
churches act in concert throughout
the year toward attainment Of a
warless world through "Worh
Peace Sunday" it was added, under
an agreement reached last summer
at Copenhagen by the conference of
the World Alliance for Internation-
al Friendship through the churches.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
SENATE DEADLOCK
IS T|GHTENED UP
SHIPPING BILL ADVOCATES
HOLD ON TO FLOOR-FARM
RELIEF SUPPORTERS MAKE
EFFORT TO HAVE THEIR
MEASURE TAKEN UP

Washington, Dec. 21.-Five
hours of debate and preliminary
maneuvering in the Senate today
served only to tighten the deadlock
which has existed for three days
between two opposing and almost
equal groups one fighting to keep
the administration shipping bill be-
fore the Senate and the other to
displace the measure. .
Three separate and distinct ef-
forts were made during the day to
break the deadlock through a unanl-
nous consent agreement to vote at
a designated time upon the pend
ing motion to lay aside the shipping
bill and take UP the Norris agrieul-
,tural financing measure but each
time an objection nulliied the at
tempt. After the unsuccessful re-
suit of these efforts to debate
ran far afield ranging from a dis
cussion of: the disposition Of
Muscle Shoals to charges that Am
bassador Harvey at London through
his recent statement on the Euro
pean situation has endeavored to
affect the cotton and grain mar
kets in the United States.
Shipping and agricultural relief
Legislation were discussed at les
ser length, and when the Senate
adjourned administration leaders
we're. frankly pessmistic over the
possibility of vote within several
weeks upon the ship bill. General
belief was expressed that Christ
mas recess would come and go with
out break in the struggle for
dominance between those trying to
keep the ship bill before the Senate
until rural credits legislation can
be reported from the banking and
currency committee and these
members of the alliance formed be-
tween foes of the ship bill and ad-
vocates of the Norris agricultural
bill. .,...,. ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
FREIGHT RATES HIGHER
On Fertilizer in South Carolina
Than Any Other State. y y

|. lhan ANY Otner State. n
Columbia, Dec. 21.-74Steps to put
freight rates on fertilizer in South
Carolina on a parity with rates pre-
vailing in North Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama were taken by the
State Railroad. Commission. today.
Commissioner J. B. Wade, Of All
ken submitted a tabulation showing
that the rate per ton for hauling fer
tilizer was higher in South Carolina
than in the neighboring States for
all distances up to 300 miles at which
point the rates became approximate
ly the same. Mr.. Wade pointed out,
however, that South Carolina is
such a small State geographically
that there is little possibility Of great
quantity of fertilizer material being
shipped as far as 800 miles.
The rates now in effect for a haul
Of several miles, according to Mr..
Wade, given in cents pr ton, are:
Georgia and Alabama ss, North Car
olina 80, South Carolina 1922 j
For 120 miles, estimated to be the
average haul: Is.
Georgia 81, Alabama 2.as, North
Carolina 2.73, South Carolina 2.9S:
For 800 miles: Georgia 3.S3, Ala
bama 1892. North Carolina 4.05,
South Carolina 1892. ,...'., =. i.
These rates are now existing, it
was stated, the 10 per cent reduc-
ton ordered July 1 by the Interstate
Commerce Commission having been
deducted
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
CHRISTMAS SEALS
Mrs. Gambrell, Chairman of Com.
mittee Makes Good Report.

Mrs. &ambreli, Chairman or Com
mittee Makes, Good Report.
Mrs. C. C. GambreH who has the
sale of Christmas Seals in charge
this year has been very successful.
Many bonds have been, sold. The
Peoples and the Farmers Banks have
bought $500 bonds and the National
bank has bought a $40 bond. The
high school bought $40 bond and
Miss Mcmillan and the. pupils of the
seventh grade are responsible for a
SIS. bond and Miss Crowley and the
pupils of the sixth grade took one
$5 bond also. The pupils Of the
grammar school bought SO bond
ard one IS bond.
About $4,000 has been realized
so fer and the committee feels that
when reports are made from all
places where stamps have been Of
fered q good sum Of money will be
In hand. The money will be used for
stamping out tuberculosis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
GOVERNMENT WILL SELL
ANCIENT LAND IN SOUTH
Bousht Long Ago-Some Of i
Might Have Figured in History
If Developed.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Bits Of
land which have, or if developed
might have figured largely in the his
tory Of the south are included in the
war departments "land junk" sale.
The bill authorizing the sale,
which was today before the senate
military committee shows that the
federal government plans to dispose
of real estate which was acquired as
early as 1899, for fortifcation pur-
poses, but which modern warfare
has relegated to the class of Surplus
and unnecessary government proper
ty." y
Communications received by a
number of senators from southern
states indicate that some Of the prop
erty will be purchased by historical
societies. II.
The parcels to be sold include
Beacon Island off the North Carolina
coast, which was acquired by the
government in 'a799 as a site for for
tifcations off ,Newbern which was an
important city at, the close Of the
revolutionary war; Fort Macon, near
Beaufort, and Morehead, City, N. c.,
bought in 1910 and 1926 as a site
for the defense of Old Top Sail inlet
and Fort Stephens on the Mississippi
river, South of New Orleans, which
was acquired as defense against the
British prior to the battle Of New
Orleans" -.
Examination of the history Of the
tracts to be offered for sale revealed
today that the deeds to two tracts,
old Fort Jackson at Savannah, Ga,
and Perry Point, in Norfolk county,
Virginia, were made out and stand
today to "Thomas Jefferson, presi-
dent of the United States, and his
successor in Office" i
Another tract, Fort Nelson, also
in Norfolk county, Virginia, and
bought as site for fortfcatons for
Norfolk, is covered by a deed made
ont to John Quincy Adams, and his
successors in the office of President.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
EIGHT RAILWAYS:
LEFT HOMELESS
CHICAGO STATION DESTROYED
BY FLAMES-A BLACkENED
BRICK SHELL STANDS WHERE
POLK STREET DEPOT WAS
BUILT IN 1884.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Fire starting a
few minutes before o'clock this af-
ternoon destroyed the Dearborn
street railroad station, formerly
known as the Polk street depot, and
left eight railroads homeless in Chi
cago. -
The building erected in 1884 was
valued at 100000, but will cost
more than $1,000, 900 to replace, it
was said. ... t
Within a little more than an hour
after a traffic policeman saw smoke
issuing from the roof, the flames
swept through the 38 year old brick
and wood structure, once the pride
of railroad men, and left only a
smoke blackened brick shell behind.
Hundreds of passengers and 200
men and, women clerks fed to safety
Postal clerks with motor trucks
rescued $50 tons Of holiday mail and
railroad employees saved all passen-
ger cars in the train sheds.
The station was owned by the Chi
cago & Western Indiana railroad and
was used by trains of that line and
the Santa Fe, Monon, Erie, Chesa-
peake & Ohio, Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, Wabash and Canadian Grand
Trunk. >.a2:.
Crossed wires are believed to have
started the fire. Within Is minutes
after the fire was discovered and
while apparatus was still arriving in
response to a series of general
alarms, the roof of the north wing
fell in. T.. "
The eight railroads began reor-
ganizing their service while the fire
was still at its height, establishing Of
fees in the station annex, a one story
building across the alley. +....'.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
THE COURT HOUSE

There was mighty little news
around the Court House today
Treasurer Cheatham says taxes are
coming in 50 slow that he has time
to read the newspapers instead Of
having two or three assistants as Is
usual at this time Of year. Mr..
Cheatham says many tax payers are
waiting to see "what the legisla-
ture is going to do" The news
comes in from the State treasurer
that oaly sixteen thousand dollars
in tax money has been paid in at
that office
County Supervisor Keller says
the roads are 30 had since the
freeze he is keeping off them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
NEWMOVENIA'ID|||E|
INR|[:PARAI|ONS
BUSINESS MEN MAY CONSIDER
QUESTION TRADE COM
MISSION HEADED BY CHAN.
cELLoR cUNo or GERMANY
MAKES REQUEST

London, Dec. 21.-The United
States, at the request Of q trade;
commission headed by Wilhelm
Cune, the German chancellor, has
begun negotiations with France and
England looking to the appoint
ment of a body Of American busi-S.
ness men for the fixing Of new
basis for the. payment Of war repa-
rations, it was understood here to-s
day. 4; ss ,55;s 5ss
In semi-official quarters it was
said England's consent to such 81
plan had been cabled to Secretary
Hughes today and that the Ameri-
can state department at Washing
ton expected an early reply; from
France. IS Il
The proposal is understood to-
have reached Secretary Hughes
through the United States .chamh y
Of commerce, which body was asked
by Chancellor Cuno and his associsaE
ates to appoint a commission head
ed by Herbert Hoover, secretary of
commerce, which would visit Ger
many and make an impartial survey
Of the country's financial and eco-f
nomic position. l5i II
The American commission was to ]
be empowered to determine what
amount of reparations Germany
could pay and upon the basis Of itss
report a new reparations treaty
would agree to fulfill if the plans
were approved by England and
France. .st.3 80 s.5s3 !
The United States chamber Of !;
commerce complied with request
of the German chancellor to the
extent Of asking Mr.. Hoover to-
take the question up with President
Harding's cabinet, which he dia
with the result that the matter was
placed in the hands Of Secretary
Hughes. 81
) The negotiations between MI
Hoover and the English and French
governments followed with the OBJ
ject in viewsof obtaining their con-
sent to abide by the reparationss
sum fixed by the American commits
sion as within Germany's ability 70
pay. .. fsii L.
Officials in London refused to-
comment on the subject tonight. #
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NO MORE CONGESTION

Washington, Dec. 21.-Despite
heavy increases in holiday mail In
some sections of. the country, no
congestion was reported in any of
the Is mail service divisions Of the
country in telegraphic reports re-
ceived today by the post office de-
partment. Marked Improvement IN
the operation of trains also was re-
ported. The Atlanta division report
ed an increase over last Christmas
estimated at 80 per cent and San
Francisco showed a gain Of 80 per-
cent. /
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
HALF MILLION BALES
GINNED In THE STATE
Nearly Two Million Ahead of Last
Year-Total G:nnings Are
( s,4s3,2s6 Bales.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Cotton
ginned prior to December IS
amounted to 9,4Y3,296 running
bales, including 161,698 round
bales, counted as half bales; a.
613 bales of American Egyptian
and 5,255 bales of sea island, the
census bureau announced today.
To December 13, last year, gin
nings were 7,7so,656 running
bales, including ,22,649 round
bales, counted as half bales; 25,s27
bales of American-Egyptian and
3,o62 bales Of sea island.
Ginnings this year % December
13, by states follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
JACK DEMPSEY
$3.50, 600 FOR BOXING MATCH

Portland, Oregon, Dec. 1s.-W.. :,
H. Klepper, principal owner Of the
Portland Pacific Coast league base
ball club, last night telegraphed,
Jack Kearns, manager for Jack
Dempsey an offer Of Ss5o,ooo for a
ten round boxing match for the
heavyweight championship Of the
world, between Dempsey and Jess
Willard here July 4, next. ~ s
Willard, who is here, said he was
agreeable to the proposal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
A middle" AT HOME

Mr.. W. J. carwile, a son Of Mr.
F.. A. Carwile, is at home for the
holidays and was on our streets TO-
day seeing his friends. The young
man has been in the navy for sew
erai years and has travelled the
world over. He has had many thrill
ing experiences and tells of them
in an entertaining manner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
A CHRISTMAS TURKEY

Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Psele were
made happy today by the Christmas
gift of a fine turkey from Circle
No. /, of which Mrs. Peele was a
member during the past year.
The Peele's usually spend the
holidays away from Abbeville but
this year they are staying here and
they are pleased with the gift from
Circle No. 1.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
LITTLE TnouBLE

During the freeze Wednesday
the Water and Light Plant came
through their difficulties with fly
ing oolors.. A wire down in front
of Harrison's Garage cut the cur
rent off for an hour IN the after
noon, after which there was no fur
thor trouble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
STRENGTH0F SHIPS
DEVELOPS ISSUE
CALLED TO ATTENTION OF
coMMlTTEE-FIGHTING EFFI-
cIENcY OF BRITISH AND AM
ERICAN VESSELS DISCUSSED
AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Relatiye
fighting efficiency or British and
American battleships. particularly at
long range were understood today to
have been called sharply to the at
tention of the Senate naval commit
tee in consideration of the pending
naval appropriation bill. Naval Of
ficers are known to be greatly con-
cerned on the point as the British
have virtually completed postwar
moderniIation of their 15-nch gun
ships and no start on similar work
has yet been made in the American
navy.
The effect of the British postwar
Improvement, it was said today in
naval circles, was to give the entire
main British feet range of 10000
yards against a maximum of about
20, 900 yards for all American battle
ships but the Tennessee, California,
Maryland, Colorado and West Vir-
ginia in addition as permitted under
the Washington treaty the British
ships have been equipped with ''blis-
ter" anti-torpedo construction and
their deck armored against airplane
bombs and high angle fire.
A rough estimate of the cost Of
undermining American ships in the
same way, so far as increasing gun
elevations and strengthening decks
is concerned, is approximately $780,
600, 900. In the British estimate as
high as $4,oOo,00o is said to have
been expended on single ship.
When naval estimates were under
consideration in the budget bureau
and later before the House appropri-
atoms subcommittee, it was said,
funds were asked by navy officials
for limited beginning this year on
making over battleships to be retain
ed under the treaty. - 4'.:
Change from coal to oil fuel is
of vital Importance in widening the
effective radius of action of the ships
it was explained by naval officials,
while substitution of five-inch anti
anti-aircraft batteries means using
shells with a fifty-yard "burst' in
stead of the 25-yard area covered by
s-inch projectiles. In other words, it
was said, Curtain of fire" against
aircraft with five-inch guns would
need one half the number of guns in
action to make it effective.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
WeddinR Guest.

Miss Lucia Featherstone Of Green
wood was among the out Of town
guests at the Haskell-Smith we'd
ding Thursday afternoon
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
cRooMsMEN.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris and Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Speed and Miss Mary
Hill Harris went to Due West Thurs
day to attend the marriage Of Miss
Virginia Galloway and Mr.. Ansel
Putnam. Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Speed
we're attendants at the marriage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
MRS. LEE SICK

Hrs. W. A. Lee, who is in Elber-
ton with her daughter, Mrs. Rogers,
has been confined 70 her bed for
two weeks, with flu. Abbeville
friends hope soon to hear that she
is quite well again.
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AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Manager Verchot win have a
good line of pictures all Of next
week at the Opera House and the
young folks home for the holidays
will have plenty to entertain tken
In the way of pictures.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
ON cREENvHLE STREET

Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Thomson are
expected from Pell City Saturday
and will spend the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. BarnweN.
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Seventy in Her Family.

Seventy in Her Family.
Gornal, Eng.-Mrs. Emma Flavell
aged, n, has Is children, "A grand
children and eleven great-grandchil-
dren. ~u r..I.a -r y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-22
COTTON MARKET

Cotton on the local market today
was 26 IA cents. Futures closed