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Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, Friday, March 26,192 0 Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year? STRIKE ABOUT OVER i IN GERMAN CITIES | Order Slowly Emerging from Much Confusion ?Saxorv is Much Calmer?Diiturbers Lay Down Arms After Hoiding Upper Hand ror ^ ; I Gotha-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, March 24. (By the Associated Press).?Order is slowly emerging out of the conunion and choas of the last ten days in the industrial centers of Saxony. The workmen are capitulating and calling off the strike, and the military are takng over control of the citjes. : The strikers, who for several days held the uper hand in Gotha, laid j down their arms today. The garri-j son of 50 men who were driven out of the city last week wil return tomorrow. Fighting has been going on here continously since March 17. It is] -l-j vuQ+ qn nprosns were killed | ?StllriiA l/tru liiat vv r ? and several hundred wounded. Eighty workers were buried today. A wall in the room of a eading hotel^ where the Associated Press correspondent is writing this dispatch was: pierced by bullets from the daily fuusillade. j The story of the happening, typical of th , eclashes simultaneously hi many places in Germany, makes an interetsing chapter in the hitsory of, labors protest against Dr. Wolffgang app's attempt to establish a reaction-1 arry government. j When the news of the military coup at Berlin was received the workmen: here as elsewhere, immediately' struck. Statements odiuiucu ?1.*,^ both sides substantially agree that' this is wha-. tnen happened. The workmen off<;r?d to cooperate with the police to guard the city, and posted notices that looters would be shot. They thjr consulted the majorj command' ig the garrison He de-! cared that the soldiers woulds sup-j pert Kapp and proclaimed martial law j Ke sent to Erfurt, a few miles dis-, tant where tw:> thousand troops werej stational for reinforcements. The workmen from the munitin( plants in the outskirts of the city be-1 gan t-> converge on Gotha, having; seized quantities of arms and several j - - i armored cars. The forces engaged mi fighting after the workmen had killed two soldiers who interfered withj a boy for tearing down the martial law proclamation. LINER BRINGS ONLY GERMAN CANARIES The American Manchuria, which left this port for Hamburg several weeks ago laden to capacity, returned yesterday with little else in her hold than 3,000 German canaries. These songsters, a few dozen swans and one lone blackbird, were the only oferings the once mighty nation had to rtf-fnv Manchuria as return cargo. I With the scarcity of food, the passengers said the birds soon would eat more than they were worth, and their shipment to this country and sale at 100 marks each would be a windfall to the shippers. STATE DIPLOMAS FOR TEN According to instructions from the | State high school inspector, the | superintendent of the city schools to- i day forwarded the names of the high! school pupils whom he recommends , to receive State high school diplomas, i The nur*:]'* of the eleventh grade who were recommended and who, in all propabilitv, will finish the pre-! i scribed course of studv to the sr.*!" faction of their teacher.? >a:v: Gv.v.; Bristow, Leroy Hill Cox. Catherine Allen Faulkner, Mary Hemphill Greene, Victoria Howie, Mary Nick-' els, Ethel May Perry, Sophie Mae Reames, Margaret Eli?ahetl> Swet?nburtr aw! Pauline Wosmansky. GIBSON BUYS LIFE,' REALIZING HIS AMBITIOf New York, March 25.?Charle Dana Gibson, the artist, has purchas ed the controlling interest in "Life" the humorous weekly publications, i became known yesterday. He wil take active charge of the publicatioi on April 1. G. B. Richardson and Georgi Utassy, it was announced will be as sociated with Mr. Gibson in the pub lication of the magazine. "Life" wa established in 1885. The deal, in which Mr. G?bsoi bought from the widow o? John A Mitchell, former editor of "Life", th< majority of stock in the pubJicacioi was closed last Tuesday. It represent a business transaction containing a much of romance and' human inteves as of cold facts and figures. It was to "Life" that Mr. Gibson then an eighteen-year-old struggling pen-and-ink artist, sold the firs drawing which he considered wort! submitting for publicatoin. For it hi received $4. And he was supreme]; happy over his achievement. It wa earned yesterday that on the day o the appearance in "Life" of his $' work he decided great things were ii store for him, and also on that da; he determined that some day hi would own just such a publicatio! from the earnings of his pen. Made Famous by "Gibson Girl" The $4 drawing was entitled "Tht Moon and I." It was inspired by ; part of the action in "The Mikado,' which Mr. Gibson had seen and ad mired. His drawing, done in ink-lini style much the same as his work to day, depicted a dog standing bayinj at the moon, and created wide inter est both for its excellent executioi and for its humorous appeal. Inspired by the sale of his pictur Mr. Gibson went home to Flushini and spent almost the entire night a his sketch board, finishing twelve pic tures before going to bed. The nex day the editor of "Life" refused al twelve. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION On Sunday, April 11 there will b a Sunday School convention at th Due West Baptist Church, unde the auspices of the Abbeville Count Sunday School Association. This i the regular annual county conventior and it is expected that Sunday schoc workers from every section of th county will attend this conventior Every Sunday school superintenden is requested to announce this converi tion and to urge upon his worker the importance of attending this cor vention. An attractive program will be prr senxea, me speaicers discussing in modern methods of conducting th Sunday school in its different de partments as well as a whole. Suet a convention not only give many practical and helpful suggec tions to workers for carrying o: their work, but aso furnishes th necessry inspiration for doing th work. Among the speakers on the pro gram will be R. D. Webb, Genera Serretary of the State Aseociatio and Mrs. S. N. Burts, chairman o the* State Children's Division. HONORS FOR MISS HOWIE It will be of interest to the man; friends of Miss Ruth Howie to knov that at a recent election of officer at Brenau College, she was electe* Second Member of the Nominating Committee, and Head of World Fel lowship Department. These honor are tributes of love and esteem fron her fellow students, and Miss Howlis to be congratulated on having wo: for hersemlf such distinction in he ollege standing. X. B.?We thought the above itor would be of interest to the man friends of Miss Howie, and the read er~ cf your paper. 11. W. W. DRIVING TO WIN SERVICE MEN, J | SAYS LEGION AIP I s Washington, March 24.?Failu - of the government to aid former se > vice men has resulted in the I. W. } t making a drive to get such men in 1 that organization, the house ways ai i means committee was told by J. Holden, state adjutant of the Ame: e can Legion in Utah. Organized propaganda by the - W. W. to discredit government a s and undermine the American L gion is spreading throughout t i country he said, and many "unintel . gent" former service men are beii ej gathered into the organization as t: i result of propaganda stating that t! s government has done nothing f s ,former soldiers. t "It is hard to come back," M Holden said, "and see the I. W. , undermining the principles and idea ; f former service men and plottii t the overthrow of the government.' i J. G. Strugham, a member of ti ejlegion's executive committee, told t p | committee there was much disco s tent among both former service mi f and women and that immediate i 11 lief was necessary. 11 i Thomas W. Lawion e j Is Held for Allleged ? I State Law Violati 11 _ : Boston, Mrch 25.?Thomas W. La ; son, broker and noted financie ; surrendered to authorities here 1 0 ' :day. He was held on four coun a ? "charging violation of the state la governing advertising and sale e;mining stocks. Bail was fixed .'$2,5000. rj Mr. Lawson who Is a candidate f i delegate at large to the Republic. i! lational convention, denied the cha ,ges. He said he would. ! ges. He said he had been warn I that he would be attacked on 1 ''business activities" if he did n I withdraw from the race for de -i gate. t| 1| THREE WILL NOT RUN j Greenville, March 24.?Thomas iCothran, speaker; James M. Richar | on and David W. Smoak, all of t 'house of representatives from Gree J ille county, will not be candidat r' or reelection in the- August cai ?! >aign, according to announcemen Is'here today. i, Speaker Cothran stated that he h >1 nade up his mind to retire, after ha e ng served the county for 12 years ' It is understood that Ira Gresha vill be candidate to succeed himse l" s a member of the house. John s 3ramlett, another representative, h i.ot made definite announcement yet. Miss Hill Goes to Honolulu e; Miss Mary Hill leaves Monday f ' | .n extended visit to her brother \ ! Mlonolulu. She will go by way of Ne 5 (Orleans and and will meet a friei >J Mrs. Sledge, in San Francisco ai 'will make the ocean voyage in coi ?'pany with her. I Mr. Sam Hill, whom she will vi: ,_|ior a year, is making a success of lif il, being in charge of large ice plan n[which furnishes ice to the fifty tho f sand American troops stationed < the island. Miss Hill's friends wish her I pleasant trip and delightful stay the land of romance. y v MAY GO TO DENMARK '] i WncViinrrf An \Tnvoh 9m TncnnVi 5 Grew, former secretary of the - merican peace mission with rank s minister, probably will be selected f 11 minister to Denmark. An official a I e onuncement is expected soon unit n present plans arc changed. \ * Tr xi._ r .NoiMiun najifjouu was me last mi i U1!' lo Dc::m:ti'c. Hi? loft the pc n ;::nl re turned to the United States y mid considerable public discussion - 1 is atleged sympathies with tho B( ; ".cvi!; government in Russia. [attacks launched by bolshevists on ie 1 long polish fr< i ! rej Wr./saw, March 25.?Bolshevil >r_|tack:> have been launched against V. Polish line at scattered points a to a front of aproximately 400 miles lcj the long-planned spring attack bj Ej Russian Soviet armies apparently r;_ Ibeen commenced. While the Bolsheviki have r J. | mall advances at some places .id j pite the desperate resistance oi ,e-;Poles, the latter have been hoi he'the enemy in check in most sed li- say official statements. The reds ^gjbeen compelled to retreat from he eral newly acquired positions a he the front, but fighting still contii or j he Soviet troops using heavy arti tanks, armored cars and other [r-jparatus captured from Gei yjDenikine on the south Russian f: t]sj Most severe fighting took plac Tuesday on the Polish- Pod< >? j front enar the Galician frontier he | Bolsheviki concentrating their he j tacks on this sector in an efforl n. j capture Rovno, an important rail enj center, and Kamentez-Podolsk, a >e_! highly prized because of his stra' I importance. Further north ir ! region of Rzecycza and Kalenko 'northeast of Bozir, the enemy ; several small villages which wer< on covered by the Poles after a c w"( fighting. ?{ Northeast and east of Kamei i Podolsk, near the Dneister river its1 iBolsheviki have been using 1 (heaviest guns and apparently made slight gains, having capt at ithe village of Mohilev (not the jportant city of the same name) or,eral days ago. an __?_? ir i 'poverty no barrier ed to college course lis, investigation sh( [ot I- i ?? j Boston, Feb. 20.?A student 1 j American university can be suci jfiil in study, sports and social p jeven when compelled to support >(j_ elf throughout his college ca according to the findings of ai n_ jvestigators report, is not an insi es| ,ble barrier to students who have tiative and courage. its The inquiry showed that some supporting students earned $5,00 as more in their four years at the ,v- -ersity, and that it was not uni i. or a student to earn $3,000, 5 .m|well in his classes and be a lead< :lfl tudent activities. T ! One man who earned the latter as: belonged to four college clubs, r( asjon the varsity crew and was ar j the best known men at college. J other who earned a similar ami !was an officer of his class, was ele or I . jto three clubs, sang in the glee in j B land was first marshal of Phi 5W , | Kappa. A student who earned rul! I way from start to finish and id' i aptain of the university team n-! the inquirers that the fact that was self-supporting did not, so s he knew, exclude him from an ' he club life at college. In fact, e nan interviewed, except two, he self-supporting student was a 3n disadvantage nor under any s tigma. On the contrary, many st that college men were likely to mire a man more because he earning his way. i Some of the occupations whicli labled Harvard men to pay their "iwerc those of waiter, tutor, repo A--1 ^ j artist s model, bookkeeper, farm oriborer, day laborer, organist, c n-! ingcr. clerk, musician in orche ss t< .iitoriul writer, librarian, social : ji.v worker, ticket taker, ath "!coach, physical director, tire i>u >st and steward. The easiest wav f a : "'-supporting student to earn I ,!_ ''xpeii.ii's was tutoring or acting tutor-companion. f ANDERSON HAS ONLY g 10,535 PEOPLE 3NT SAYS THE CENSUS S I I c at- Washington, March 26.?Popula; theltion statistics for 1920 announced tolong'day by the census bureau included: and: Anderson, S. C., 10,535, an increase ^ r thejof 881, or 9.1 per cent over 1910. ' has Monroe, Ala., 12,675., an increase of 2,446, or 22.2 per cent over 1910. nade Elgin, 111., 27,341, an increase of (Cje_ 1,445, of 5.6 per cent over 1910. s the Bangor, Maine, 25,948, an inding crease 1.145, or 4.7 per cent. t tions Saratoga Springs, N. Y., 13,181, in- I have rease 488 or 3.8 per cent over;f sev- 1910. jt .long ~~'F Death of Mr. Sam Gordon lues ' Donalds, S. C., March, 25.?Mr. Ilery l : ,Sam Gordon died at his home near| &p- ' (here, on Wednesday morning March,| ieya^l24th, after a brie, sickness of a fewj 1 ront i days duration. Mr. Gordon had not! 6 011 enjoyed good health for a number of^j 5^an years, but felt better during the last: the ' ' few months, and was able to do a lit- i 3. C "jlte work. His untimely taking off was, *?ja great shock to his many friends, j 10 i who hoped that he would ultimately I C1^ j egain his strength and be well again, j tegic|The deceased gentleman was greatly| 1 'beloved, for his fine cheerful dis-| W1^Z' position, and was a great favorite i to?k with his many neighbors and friends. | 1 re" Although afflicted for many years, he | s bore his sufferings bravely, and met d ' . .? . I he various experiences of life with a; ; letz- miiing optimism that was good to , the ee .c their | Gordon was a devoted and loy- t have j | member of Greenvale church, and,* ured i u:? .....l.. h I muaunuui mo 111c wao laiciv auocub I im* rom the services of the sanctuary. jS sev" n all relations of life, he was honor-|s j ble and upright, and was greatly i steemed for his manly Christian j : | haracter. He will be greatly missed! >y all who had the pleasure of his ac- j 1 quaintance. I )WS Mr. Gordon was married some | ? ears ago to Miss Lily Sharp, of the n an | Long Cane section, and the sympathy t cessf the community goes out to this re- j i ,. spected lady. iv him- I The funeral of Mr. Gordon took t reer, . I I nlnnn am TViiive/^off mrnninr* nf Ti . piatc vii j. iiuiouajr cvcuiug au out y Long Cane Presbyterian church, jt i per- ? . . where services were conducted by his | a i jyiipastor and friend, the Rev. J. M. Dal-11 las. A large concourse of mourning iS self- friends and relatives were present to! ^ 0 or pay their last respects to the depart-1 c uni- ed. The interment took place in the.s isual family plot at the cemetery where be- jf tand ide his kindred dust, he awaits the d in esurrection. With the last rites of he church and beautiful hymns of sum a^? all that was mortal was laid in j he tomb, which was cnvprprl wit.Vi ' ;wtsu """ ' w" rt0ng flowers, reminiscent of a glorious Easter yet to be, when all those who )unt sleep in Christ will awake to newness ,cte(j of life. Mr. Gordon was a brother of ^ ciub j Mr. J. N. Gordon, Mr. Jesse Gordon, * Beta' Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. J. B. Winn, ^ bjg of Donalds. Cedar Grove Camp of the s W. 0. W. attended the funeral in a:^ ? told!body anc* rendered the final honors to| he i the departed brother. I id far I Mr. Cobb to Return ]t J The friends of Tommie Cobb, of v vciy Atlanta, will be glad to know that he^ saicl | expects to move with his family to ^ t ^ noiAbbeville and make this place his; Ocial i hr>m<i \Tv PnKK i= on *?4. %/vw 4*j wit v,a|;ci i/ pauii/Ci |w atedjand decorator, and has been doing; ' a(l":well in his business in Atlanta. The; wasjdeath of his brother Parker, however, jmakes it necessary that he move r i en- back to Abbeville to look after his n way'a20(l mother. As soon as his mother S 1 grws stronger from her recent ill- ^ , jness, Mr. Cobb will be onen for en-v la-1 gagements in Abbeville in his line of Sl !hoir work. it) stva.! t c <erv- j BISMARCK'S MAUSOLEUM TO X,TVTrPT?T) T?T\ T?Tr mTTTTiTrnn I , ; i AO JUJ.1 X?jJX?jU S3 L XHiHi V .EiS lciic Copenhagen. M m rr li 23.?Prince' il(|L,rl Bismarck's mausoleum at Friedrich-i sruhe whs entered by hurgkirs on! or u| Saturday, the thieves carrying off . I |silver wreaths attached to the casTwo suspects dressed In field r.: X!" <}' uniforms have been arrested at | Huochen. 15 miles from Fried; ichsru!>e. mi cmiARRiP II I I ! IL. vyui IUULI. AGAIN TAKEN UP 'he Removal of Admiral Fletcher is Being Investigated?Sims Makes Request?Counsel for Admiral Would Greatly Enlarge Scape Of Inquiry Washington, March 25.?Investigaion of the reasons for the removal of lear Admiral William B. Fletcher rom command of the American naval >ase at Brest developed another disiute today between Secretary Daniels nd Rear Admiral Sims before the laval court of inquiry. Counsel for Admiral Sims, who renoved Admiral Fletcher, ins'.sted that he court consider a request by the ormer that the secretary enlarge the cope of the inquiry to cover all cirumstances surrounding the handling ?f American vesels in French waters f American vessels in French waters. Secretary Daniels in a letter refused o modify his instructions to the ourt on the ground that they covred a sweping investigation as origilally drawn. Little testimony was introduced at he first session, most of it being locumentary. In a letter to Secreary Daniels, Admiral Sims denied hat he removed Admiral Fletcher be ause of the loss of the transport Anilles, declaring that he had reached hat decision some time before, when e had learned that on two occaions transports were permitted to tart back without adequate convoy, .'he sinking of the Antilles, Admiral iims wrote, led him to decide, howver, that Admiral Fletcher should ave no European command. Testifying in his behalf, Admiral 'letcher, who requested that the ourt be convened, charged that at no ime did Admiral Sims in his orders ay down specific rules as to conoys and the mininmum protection hat should be accorded off the French coast. The first direction as o this he said, was given voluntarily nd in very "general way" by Lieuenant Commander Daniels, Admiral !ime said when he visited Brest in August, 1915. Despite the difficulty if adequately protecting troops and upply transports with the small orce of destroyers and yachts at his lisposal, the admiral said this force .ad been used to the best possible dvantage. ABBEVILLE TO DEBATE FOUNTAIN INN Instructions were received yesterlay from the Debating Council of the Jniversity of South Carolina for the lebating teams of the Abbeville high chool to meet the teams of the Founain Inn high school on the evening f April 2nd. This change was necesary because Due West's teams with,rew from the contest. The negative earn will journey to Fountain Inn fhile the affirmative will speak in iDDeviue. ine contest will oe neid in he County court house. EASE TO PRESIDE IN ABBEVILLE CASE * Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary has ecommended to Governor Cooper the ame of Judge Thomas S. Sease of partanburg to preside at the special erm of eourf in AhhpviUp. Anril K_ 'hen John Gossett and Kenneth Gosett of Honea Path are to be tried on he charjre of criminal asault. 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