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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
WHITE MAN KILLS
MCCORMICK NEGRO
Negro Attacked Two White Men,
According To Witnesses
Mr.. Wood Hurt

Mccormick, June 27.-Richard
Sims, negro, was shot and killed
this morning near Parksville by W
T. Wood, a white man. Mr.. Wood
according to the testimony offered
at the coroner's inquest this morn
ing, shot in self-defense, drawing
his pistol only after he had beer
attacked by the negro. Mr.. Woods
left arm was broken by a blow
from a shotgun, welded, witnesses
say, by the negro Sims.
Mr.. Wood came to McCormicl
after having his arm dressed ant
this morning surrendered to Sheriff
Leroy. The coroner's jury, investi
eating the killing, brought in {
verdict that the negro came to Mi
death by a gunshot wound at tht
hands of W. T. Wood. The deat
negro was considered a desperate
character.
The killing grew out Of an at
tempt on the part of MIR. Wood ant
w. T. Self apd w. P. Langford
two other white men to settle
dispute between the negro Sim
and John Lee, another negro, liv
ing about one and half mile'
from Parksville.. The wives of th'
two negroes quarreled yesterda!
and Sims, according to the negro
Lee, threatened yesterday to xii
him and this morning, Lee said
carried a gun to the field with th'
avowed intention of carrying ou
the threat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
NO HEADWAY MADE
IN STRIKE AFFAIR
CONFERS WITH PRESl-
DENT HARDING.-LABOR HEAD
REFUSES TO DISCUSS SETTLE
MENT IN INDIVIDUAL DIS
TRICTS.

Washington, June 27.-Adminis-
tration efforts to bring about set
tlement of the bituminous coal strike
met preliminary check today.
After conferences with President
Harding and Secretary of Labor Da-
Wis, John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
announced that the union policy still
was unaltered and unyielding in its
insistence that a new wage scale
must be set up for the strike-ridden
mining districts by national or semi
national conferences with operators,
The meeting between Mr.. Harding,
Secretary of Labor Davis and Mr.
Lewis which took place around the
White House luncheon table, was the
last Of series of conferences into
which Secretary of Labor Davis took
Mr.. Lewis after his arrival from Gin.
cinnai Sunday.
Officially, no statement was forth
coming, though Secretary Hoover
was called to the White House for a
word with the President about the
situation Immediately after Mr.. Lew.
is left. Apparently no spokesmen fol
the mine operators, whose refusal
before last April to meet in the semi
national wage scale negotiations OF
the central competitive field was the
controversial point in the strike, were
in the capitol for today's discus
sions.
Mr.. Lewis was first invited to
Washington last Tuesday, and upon
his arrival Sunday was taken to Sec
retary Davis private apartments for
protracted discussion, running sew
eral hours past midnight, to be re-
newed later today at the labor de-
partment.
"We talked over the general pro-
blems of the bituminous industry
and the strike," Mr.. Lewis declared
on leaving the White House, its
"over-development and intermittancy
and projects for its sterilization, No
plans affecting the strike were de-
cided upon. The strike situation is
unchanged"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
MR.. THOMAS LEAVES.

Mr.. A. R. Thomas who has been
connected with the Abbeville Cotton
Mill for the last year as Executive
Secretary of the Board of Operatives,
left today for Baltimore. Mr..
Thomas was accompanied by his sis
ter, Miss Agnes Thomas, who has
been visiting here for the past ten
days. They made the trip through
the country by automobile, going by
Blue Ridge, N. C.
Mr.. Thomas made many friends
during his stay here who will regret
to hear that he does not expect to
return to Abbeville but will take up
his work at Gainesville, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
z TENTATIVE DATES
SET FOR RAIL STRIKE
RAILROAD UNION OFFICIALS
STILL CONSIDER STRIKE.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
WILL BE MADE ON THURSDAY
AS TO PLANS.

--- Chicago, June 27.-Railway
Union officials continued today on
the threatened railroad strike.
With informal statements by un-
ion leaders indicating that the refer
endum of shopmen, maintenance of
way employees and clerks through
out the United States discloses a
strong sentiment in favor Of strike
as protest against wage reductions
j. C. Smock, assistant to the presi-
dent of the maintenance of way men
predicted the walkout would be call
ed July Is. Others said conferences
with railroad officials probably
would delay the call until August 1.
Word came out Of the secret con
ferences that a. meeting Of union
executives within the next few days
might include the "big four" broth
erhoods of trainmen, who are unaf-
fected by the wage cut decisions OF
the railroad labor board.
B. NJ. Jewell, head Of the railway
employees department of the Amer
can Federation Of Labor, said an
important announcement" will be
made Thursday as a result Of the
meetings on strike plans and poll
cies.
Any proposals from the railroads
to prevent the threatened strike will
be heard, union officials said, but
they advanced little encouragement
of developments in that direction.
The United States railroad labor
board resumed it's hearings today on
contract cases.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
DIES AFTER BEING
NEARLY DROWNED IN POND
J. p. Pressly Of Due West Rescued
From Greenwood Pond Sue
cumbs to Hemorrhage.

Greenwood, June 27-J. P. Press
ly of Due West, member of the Sea-
board Air Line bridge construction
force, died here Monday night after
being almost drowned in a bathing
pond in four feet of water Sunday
afternoon. After being under water
seven minutes Mr.. Pressly was
brought to the surface and respira-
ton restored. He was taken to hos
pital and treated but died from
hemorrhage just before midnight.
With bathers all around him, in
only about four feet of water, Press.
ly suddenly sank out of sight. Efforts
of those around him to bring him to
the surface proved fruitless and he
was rescued when two men on the
bank of the pond dived in after him
The dead man was 38 years of age,
He is survived by his wife, one broth
'er, R. C. Pressly, Due West; three
sisters, Miss Matilda Pressly, Due
West; Mrs. H. T. Sharp, Due West
and Mrs. T. B. Woolrich, Ansficus
Ga. The funeral services were held
from Bethlehem church near Due
West Monday afternoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
ALONG THE RIGHT LINE
Plans Being Formulated for New En-
terprises for Abbeville.

Elsewhere in this issue is an ad-
vertisement of Mr.. Lewis Perrin
who is representing other parties
among them Mr.. L. K. Belcher, who
recently visited in Abbeville, which
needs consideration. On his recent
visit here Mr.. Belcher became inter,
ested in the opportunities afforded
men of enterprise in this section, and
in view of the depredations of the
boil weevil, and the work which must
be done to overcome losses which
it has brought, he has turned hts at.
tention to plans for the betterment
of the people of this section.
Mr.. Belcher has in mind the forma'
ton of a corporation which will cure
and store potatoes, dry and store
onions, the establishment of cream
cry and the operation Of cold stor'
age plant for storing eggs, etc.
Like every other business man Mr.
Belcher knows that these enterprises
will only succeed when there is the
active cooperation of the people OF
the immediate section. Looking to
this Mr.. Belcher is running an adver'
tisement in this paper asking for ar
expression from the farmers of 'Ab
beville County on their interest lr
the matter. Are they willing to joir
him in establishing these enterprises?
If you are interested write or see
Mr.. Lewis Perrin, at the Nationa
Bank of Abbeville. If you want in
formation forward your requeJ tc
him and he will secure all the neces
sary data.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
BASEBALL FOR FOURTH
Carolina League Games Transferred
From Abbeville to Anderson.


The baseball games which were to
have been played in Abbeville by the
teams of the Carolina League, July
4th have been transferred to An
derson. The transfer of the games
was made for several reasons. In the
first place there is to be game at
the Abbeville Cotton Mills on that
day, and three games in Abbeville
in one day would have been more
than a town of this si1kw0uld make
profitable. "
On the other hand there is to be
much excitement in Anderson on that
day and the people there are looking
for a considerable gathering of peo-
pie from other towns. 1t is thought
that the attendance will be great
deal better in Anderson than in Alb
beville. The entire proceeds of the
first game will go to the Abbeville
players, and one half of the proceeds
of the second game. In addition An
derson pays $500 to cover expenses
of the team.
It is hoped that a large number OF
people who are interested in the To-
cal team will attend the games, es-
pecially the morning game when the
proceeds go to the home team. Both
teams are being strengthened and
two good games are promised.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
ARMY BILL PASSES
WITH AMENDMENT
MUSCLE SHOALS PROVISION
GOES TO PRESIDENT-THE
MONEY APPROPRIATED CAN
NOT BE SPENT BEFORE
NEXT OCTOBER.

Washington, JUNE 27-Presi-
dent Harding's signature was all
that was required tonight for au-
thorizing the appropriation of ST.
00,O00 for new work on the VIII
son dam at Muscle Shoals. The ar
my bill containing authority of
congress to spend the money on
that project, effective October 1,
next, was passed today by the SEN
ate without a change in the
language already approved by the
house and by conferees of the two
legislative bodies.
During final senate consideration
however, the measure at certain
stages was threatened with being
sent back to the house for further
conference, Senator Norris Of Ne
braska, chairman of the agriculture
committee, moving that the senate
disagree with the house provision
delaying expenditure Of the money
until October. he was finally over
ruled by a vote Of % to 32.
The Nebraska senator led the
attack on the house amendment
and was Joined by Senator Wads-
worth of New York, chairman of
the military committee in charge
of the bill, and by Senator Under
wood of Alabama, Democratic
leader, in declaring the house &C.
ton unfortunate" The latter two
senator's, however, differed with
Senator Norris on his motion to dis
agree, declaring that, if it prevail
ed, the bill would be returned to
the house and the appropriation
probably would be jeopardized in
this procedure.
Others, including Senator Glass
(Democrat) of Virginia, Heflin
(Democrat) of Alabama and Smith
(Democrat) of South Carolina,
supported Senator Underwood in
requesting concurrence in the
house amendment In order to
make the appropriation certain.
Senator Underwood recalled past
occurrences where differences be-
tween the senate and house had re-
suited disastrously to Muscle
Shoals appropriations and remind
ed his colleagues that the army bill
has to be on the statute books by
July 1, and that they had no time
to lose in adjusting differences in
Language, however, unfortunate
they might appear to the senate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
VOTE ADDITIONAL TAX

TIE two mills additional school
tax was voted Tuesday at the elec-
tion held in the city hall by vote
Of AZ for and 18 against. Tie vote
nst was small because of the gen.
sral belief that voters had to hold
receipts for taxes paid before the
first Of January 1922.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
ONLY NATIVES
SLAIN IN CHINA
NO FOREIGNERS KILLED,
SAYS ADMIRAL SEVERE
WARFARE ABOUT TO DE.
VELOP WITH DEFEAT FOR
CHEN INDICATED

Shanghai June 27.-Rear Ad-
miral W. II. G.. Bullard, command
ing the United States naval patrol
on the Yangtse river, who arrived
tonight on his flagship, U. s. s. Isa-
bel, confirmed reports of the re-
cent uprising in Kianga province
and the killing of many natives,
but declared that no foreigners had
been killed or captured. r.a
Suns forces, now converging on
Canton, are declared to outnumber
the troops under Chen Chung
Ming, who deposed Sun. Chinese
observers predict severe warfare
between the two factions with the
odds in favor of the restoration of
Sun Yat Sen and the defeat Of
Chen. .r.I
Admiral Bullard said that the
disturbances resulting from the
mutiny of the troops in Kiangsi
perhaps had not been wholly quell-
ed south of Nanchang, in which re-
gion cities have been looted and
many persons slaughtered but
that elsewhere the Chinese authori-
ties were restoring order. He be-
leved that all danger Of damage to
the property of foreigners had
passed before he left Knrkiang in
northern Kiangsi. Il
The worst phase Of the mutiny,
said the admiral, continued through
out two days, during which aooting
and killing became general. He was
unable to estimate the number Of
Chinese slain nor the extent Of the
damage, but he was certain that
the latter would be found to be ex-
tensive.
When Admiral Bullard departed
from Kiukiang he left the Ameri-
can gunboat Monocacy on duty
there and Saturday her command
er reported that the city of Nan
chang, capital of Kiangsi province,
was no longer in danger. ..
Three generals are in command
of 10000 of Suns Kiangsi army Of
$4,000, said to be driving south
ward. They are Dsu Tsung- Chi, Ii
Lieh-Chun and Huang Ta-WG.
Reports received from Canton
assert that General Huang, with
10000 troops, is holding line In
the southern Kiangsi province be-
low Kanchow, while Generals Ii
and Dsu are commanding the drive
against Chen Chiung-Ming. Suns
northern forces are not expected to
reach the neighborhood Of Canton
in side of two weeks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
FIRST COTTON BLOOM.
&A@aH

P. A. Cheatham brought the Press
and Banner the first cotton bloom Of
the season from his farm in tie War
rsnton section. He has about thirty
acres on this farm worked by Lewis
Brown, who runs three Or four plows.
Mr.. Cheatham says he has never
found a bell weevil on this cotton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
SCHOOL TRUSTEES ELECTED

At the election held In the court
house yesterday afternoon for
School Trustees for the Town of
Abbeville, H. r. McAlhster was
elected to succeed himself, while
DR.. G. A. Neuffer and W. P.
Greene were elected to sue
ceed DR.. C. II. McMurray and j. D.
Kerr whose terms had expired.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
FORTY AMERICANS
HELD IN MEXICO
UNTIL A RANSOM OF $4,000
PESOS is PAID-TIME EX-
PIRES TODAY-NO MExg-
CAN FEDERAL TROOPS IN
THE VICINITY

Washington, June 27.-The lives
Of 30 American employees of the
Cort@ Oil company near Tamplco,
and destructible property valued
at a quarter of million dollars are
being held by the rebel general un-
til ransom of $4,000 pesos is paid,
according to a message today from
the American consul at Tampico to
the state department.
The dispatch was dated yesterday
and said that the "rebel General
Corozabe'' had seized the COM
pany's property and was holding it
with 240 well armed men. Prompt
instructions were sent by the state
department to the embassy in Mex
leo City and to the consul at Tam
pico to urge the Mexican authori-
ties to take immediate action for
the protection of American lives
and property.
The consul reported that Cor
ozabe had demanded payment Of
the $1,000 pesos within 4S hours
from, yesterday morning when his
forces seized the property. The
message also said that there were
no Mexican federal troops in the
vicinity.
The consul's message contained
few details. As the message was
dated yesterday the time for pay
ment of the $4,000 pesos fixed by
the rebel leader probably was due
to expire sometime today.
The state department sent the
following message to the embassy
at Mexico City, similar Instructions
going to the consul at Tampico.
"Urge the appropriate auhori-
ties to adopt vigorous measures to
extend adequate protection to the
lives and property Of American
citizens reported held by the rebel
General Gorozabe and to punish
the perpetrators of this outrage.
Meanwhile the department was
still awaiting advices from Mexico
as to action taken by the Mexican
government to obtain the release
of A. Bruce Bielaski, captured by
bandits and held for ransom not
far from Mexico City near Cuerna-
vaca. The embassy has communica-
ted no additional details of Mr..
Bielaski's capture since it received
the departments instruction to
press the Mexican authorities for
prompt action in the case.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
BONUS FOR STAR PLAYERS

After the home-run Of Clark on
Monday the base ball fans made 1P
purse of s11.80 and presented it
to him. When Reames came across
with a home-run Tuesday, making
fast time on a slow track, there
was more enthusiasm and be re-
ceived $1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
GEDDINGS ROCHE OFF

Geddings Roche left today for
Washington where he will stop over
to see his sister, Miss Annie Roche,
and 20 on from Washington to
West Point in time to report On
the first of July.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28

Washington, June 2S.-Relations
between the United States and
Mexico are not likely to be affected
in any way by the bandit outbreak
and the recent kidnapping of A.
Bruce Bielaski in the republic to
the south it was said today at the
White House.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28

Manning BLACK of Anderson
spent last night in Ab5evilte visit
ing friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
ENDEAVOR TO END
COAL: STRIKE
DEADLOCK WILL NOT BE ABAT-
ED BY EITHER PARTY-JUST
WHAT FORM TIE MOVE WILL
TAKE NO OFFICIAL is PRE-
PARED TO STATE.

w dSfuHStOn, June Zf.-1uulCdLloAs
were given at the White House today
that the government soon would be
able to make an announcement in
the coal strike situation and that the
step contemplated was a move to
bring the leaders Of the union miners
and representative operators togeth-
er for a discussion of wage differ
ences.
Washington, June 27.-Business
organizations affiliated with the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States were called upon today by Ju.
Illus H. Barnes, president Of the cham
Der, to lend their cooperation in the
effort to prevent a runaway coal mar
ket by setting up machinery for co.
ordinating the distribution Of coal
among their local industrial and in.
dividual consumers. Each Of the l.
400 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of com
merce and trade associations-was
urged to appoint fuel committee
md make an immediate survey o1
the local coal situation.
Proposing the plan as supplement.
tai to the suggestion Of Secretary
Hoover that the public utilities, rail.
roads and metallurgical industries
as the largest coal consuming groups
appoint buyers committees to coordi'
nate their purchases, Mr.. Barnes
said:
"In view of a possibility of the
strike continuing until depletion Of
stocks becomes serious, I believe thai
in the general public interest, this
situation should be anticipated as
much as possible. In the absence OF
other machinery, I suggest that you
appoint a fuel committee to survey
the conditions relative to stocks on
hand and the needs in your commu-
nifty or industry and that this infor-
nation be compiled so that if the
situation does become serious it can
be used in any plan for distribution
of available COAL"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28

L. B. Friday of Newberry spent
Tuesday in Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-28
COTTON MARKET

Cotton brought 81 1-2 cents a
the local market today. Futures
closed
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-08-30
Morton Owns 1850 Acres in
Block Where We'll Is Located

The California-Morton we'll, south
east Of the southeast of 13-34-2 west,
was bailed from 500 o'clock Sunday
evening until 500 Monday morning
and in that time 300 barrels of oil was
taken out, accoring to N. C. Morton,
owner of the land upon which the well
is located, who was seen by Courier
reporter Monday evening. He further
stated that there was about 100 feet
of oil in the hole when bailing ceased.
However, he added, that this was not
a complete test nor under the 3est
conditions, as the cave-in which oc-
Cured previously could not be cleaned
out, because the dirt would not mix
with the water and could not be baile1
out, and not caring to chance further
drilling, the oil had to come through
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-08-30

| what Mr.. Morton said was about zen
feet of this cave.
Mr.. Morton put no estimate on the
wells production, nor did officers of
the California company, but he was
highly pleased, as well he might be,
and the California men expressed
themselves as satisfied with the well,
and further elated because, with the
California we'll a few miles
north, this is the first production this
company has secured in Montana. Mr.
Morton owns 1,150 acres in a block
adjoining or adjacent to the well site,
and 900 acres of this is leased to the
California company, the remaining
quarter, the southwest of section 13,
being held by the Sunburst Oil & Gas
company.
Aside from the Troy-Sweet Grass
company, this particular section of
the now proven field had been neg
lected until the California company's
men came into the field, shortly after
Campbell had found small quantity
northwest of Kevin and the first well
the company has drilled has justified
the selections then iE,:l1 and pur-
chased by the company. The story
goes that the owner received a dollar
an acre for his lease and the first
leasor made $500 and that the next
pu' chaser made SD 100. But the own
er's royalty in The 1850 acres will put
Mr.. Morton on easy street and reward
him for the years of effort he has
made in trying to raise crop on this
dry land.
The poverty Of many of the 6ay-
landers in the oil belt has been SO
bad that number of them have been
unable to hold their land or the oil
rights to it, and case was told the
Courier Of half section near the
California's big well where the title
passed beyond redemption at midnight
Monday night from the hands of the
owner, a leasing company having
taken up the heavy mortgage and
thereby secured the additional royal
ty of twelve per cent held by the
owner Before production was proven
the owners royalty could not be sold
for sufficient to redeem the mortgage
and the time was too short from the
time of bringing in the well until the
final hour of privilege of redemption
to raise the necessary funds.
The Montana courier. [volume] (Shelby, Mont.) 1922-192?, 1922-08-30
US. Shipping Board
Makes New Contract

Casper, Wyo., Aug. ga new
contract whereby the United States
shipping board will buy royalty oil in
this state and Montana from the de-
partment of the interior at compe-
titive price will be executed within
the next few days according to late
reports from Washington. A former
contract expired the first of this
month whereby the Midwest Refining
company purchased the royalty oil
from the department and delivered
fuel oil to the shipping board in ex-
change. Sec. Fall has notified Chair
man Lasker that he did not desire to
renew the contract under its present
terms as since the contract was en-
tered into the shipping board had ac-
quired crude oil under the Tulsa COM
petitive figures. Since the contract
was entered into the board has re-
ceived up to 100000 barrels per month
from Salt Creek. There has been a
steady increase in the amount pur-
chased ranging up from $4,000 bar
rels month.
The department points out that the
price was fixed on a non-competitive
basis with the Midwest taking crude
oil and delivering fuel oil in ex-
change at Pacific coast points and
that through this arrangement the
department had lost as high as $751;
600 a month,