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I / f Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, Monday, May 10, 1920. Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year. TELLS DEMOCRACY TO STAND PA1 % PRESIDENT WILSON TELLS PARTY THAT HONOR OF NA TION IS AT STAKE. MUSI MEASURE UP iu urruKiu?i TY?RESERVATIONS WEAKEN DOCUMENT. Washington, May 9.?Call to the Democratic party to go into the cam paign standing foursquare in favoi of the treaty of Versailles and a gainst the senate's reservations wa< issued tonight by President Wilsor in a telegram to Oregan Democratic leaders, made public at the whit( house. Declaring that the party had "the honor of the nation" in its hands, the president said that the Lodge resolu tion were "utterly inconsistent" wit! that honor as well as destructive oi the role of world leadership which the United States must assume. The only true Americanism, the '! president said, was "that which put* America at the front of free nations and redeems the great promises which we made to the world." II would be a vitiation of such promise.' he said, to attach reservations to tht treaty which "whittle it down 01 weaken it as the Republican leaders of the senate have proposed to do." The telegram was in response tc the following message from G. E Hamaker of Portland, Ore., chairi.ar of the Multonomah county Democratic central committee: "Primary election May 21. Please wire whether you consider it impornnininft+p candidates pledged to ratify Versailles treaty without Lodge reservations.'1 Mr. Wilson's Reply The reply of the president follows: "I think it imperative that the party should at once proclaim itself the uncompromising champion of the nation's honor and the advocate of everything that the United States can do in the service of humanity that it should therefore indorse and support the Versailles treaty and condemn the Lodge reservations as utterly inconsistent with the nation's honor and destructive of the world leadership which it had established and which all the free peoples of the world, including the great powers themselves, had shown themselves ready to welcome. "It is time that the party should , proudly avow that it means to try, without'flinching or turning at any time away from the path for reasons of expediency, to apply moral and Christian principles to the problemi of the world. It is trying to accomplish social, political and international reforms and is not daunted by any of the difficulties it has to contend with. Let us prove to our late associates in the war that at any rate the great majority party of the nation? the party which expresses the true hopes and purposes of the people of the country?intends to keep faith with them in peace as well as in war. They gave their treasure, their besl blood and everything that theji ? valued in order, not merely to beat Germany, but to effect a settlement and bring about arrangements of a peace which they have now tried tc formulate in the treaty of Versailles. They are entitled to our sup port in this settlement and in the arrangements for which they hav? striven. KILLED IN AUTO WRECK Cumberland, Md., May 9.?Frank Carter of New York, an actor, was * killed early today when his automobile was overturned near here. Cartel had started Irom Wheeling for Philadelphia in the hope of joining his wife, Marilynn Miller, star of the Ziegfield Follies, thi?? evening. In stead she arrived here late today tc claim his body. ONLY EVIDENCE INFLUENCES POST Washington, May 8.?Denying/, that his sympathies were with radical! elements rounded up by the Secretary of Labor Post declared today! - ? nli/vm /lonnvf QtiAn I* Ill ilCi J1U112I?; antn ucpvi WWVJVH vwwvo > he had acted solely in accordance with the evidence. Mr. Post, in continuing his testimoney before the house rules commit. tee as to his conduct in deportation j proceedings, said he was actuated al-| ways by the single thought of trying! to find out whether the accused ' aliens were guilty. , Answering Chairman Campbell's question whether the political con-j r victions of aliens he had freed had j appealed to him, Mr. Post said: "I am utterly out of sympathy j t with the attitude of the physical force , \)r the psychological anarchists. For| , 30 years I have been fighting that.; In the deportation cases, all I have' tried ty do was to find out whether; the alien was guilty or not guilty." j t _ i j- j i in aeciumfj ueportauun cases, mi.: Post said he had followed a proce-1 . dure assuring: a fair trial with counsel for the accused and full oppor] tunity to be heard. Representative Pou, Democrat, North Carolina re! marked that Mr. Post's rules operated i to make deportations more difficult, 5 j but the witness replied that any rule to protect personal liberty in' volved exercise >of safe-guards tendJ ing toward delay. At thi? point Mr. 5 Pou, a member of the committee,, ' said that while his views on deporta-' 5 tion were different from those of I Mr. Post, he believed the latter in' ' making his decisions was actuated by j ' a sense of duty, t i I TO FIGHT BONUS BILL i New York, May 9.?Nationwide i measures in opposition to the passage 1 of a federal soldier bonus bill, were,' : urged tonight at a mass meeting un-' der the auspices of the City Post club, American legion and the com-1 , mittee for aid to disabled veterans I j at whicly Senator King of Utah and Representative Pell ofj New York , spoke. It was voted to take steps to' defeat the bonus plan and to demand that adequate provision be made for . the care of disabled ex-service men id the dependents of the dead. Senator King declared a small number, representing 'Hess than 10 1 per cent of the former service men,1 . . i are trying to terrorize the politicians . epresentative Pell declared his opposition to the bonus. ' CHICAGO TO HAVE THE LARGEST HOTEL j Chicago, May 9?Plans for the lar-j ' gest hotel in the world were made J public today. The hotel will be in five qnits, with the present Edgewat-|1 er Beach Hotel as one unit and will front three city blocks on Lake Mich-' igan and Sheridan Road. The archi itects have planned 4,000 rooms. The ( cost is estimated at $15,000,000. ,; A theatre, seating 2500, four hundred kitchenettes for those who /de- J sire to cook their own meals and one- ' sixteen story unit for bachelors are [ features. j' A minimum charge of $15 a day in : one of the units is contemplated. | ' AN OLD RELIC. . j, ? I' W. A. Calvert, of the Washington ^ ; Street furniture emporium, was not j 1 allowed to file one of the most in-!' 1 teresting relics in the city at the con test at Abbeville Cotton Mills last ' week. The relic referred to is the', oldest registration ticket now in', 1 existence. It was issued to Col. Pat Roche, of Cambridge Street, in 1839.1 Col. Roche tried to vote on this old registration certificate in the recent 1 bond election but the managers turn-'' ed him down because it had not been' | renewed. ' ' I BIDS TO BE OPENED The regular monthly meeting of > the City Council will be held Wednes-' ! day afternoon at which time bids ; for the new issue of pavinjr bonds! > j will be opened. Bonds to the amount! 'of .$70,000 will be issued. MAY DAY FES Ai LJClUy V^WllLCSL- i^^IH Big Parade Saturc and May Pole Mill Float W Baby Coi Com; The May Day Festival held Fridaj and Saturday at the Cotton Mill was big* success despite inclement weather which forced the postponement ol the athletic contests until Friday afternoon of this week. Perhaps the feature of the festival was the big parade Saturday afternoon, in whict more than 40 floats and cars were entered. The prize float was decorated by R .H. Brazeal, master mechanic of the Cottcm Mill, and represented the evolution of cotton from, the time it entered a mill until it was turned out a finished product. The second prize in the parade was the queen's float, decorated bj Mrs. J. Foster Barnwell, represented a huge flower basket. In this floal the queen and her attendants rode. The queen of the festival was Miss Annie Mae Beasley. She was crowned by Major J. D. Fulp at the exer cises r naay mgnt. The festival began Friday noor with the baby contest. More than 55 babies were entered. In fact so manj babies were entered that it was impossible for the judes to examine them all, so it was decided to hold another contest in the near future, when more time can be given to this important subject. One of the judges, Dr. J. A. Hayne, State health officer, said that it was the finest lot of babies that he had ever seen together and complimented the cotton mill nurse, Miss Sallie Gossett, and the mothers of the community for the showing. Miss Sallie Gossett was in charge of the baby contest and it was due to her indefatigable efforts that this feature of the festival was 3uch a success. Miss M. M. Murphy, district supervisor, and Miss Edna Shearer, both nurses, assisted Dr. Hayne In examining the babies. Miss Elizabeth Ellis, Red Cross worker, also assisted in the contest by distributing health literature among the mothers. The following young ladies acted as secretaries: Misses Glayds Brazeal, Lil lian Grubb and Miss Margaret Seyrr.our. Dr. C. C. Gambrell and Dr. J. R. Power, local physicians attended the contest. A public health picture was shown. Friday night the school children of the mill school gave an entertainment which consisted of recitations and songs and ended with a flower play. The building was packcd and as many people were turned away as were able to attend. Miss Ella Mae Iribble, teacher at the mill school, was in charge of the entertainment and she is to be congratulated on the success which attended her efforts. Music for the entertainment and throughout the festival' was furnished by Hatch's Concert Band of the Cotton Mill and the selections rendered show that the band has been capably managed. Saturday morning was spent in the decoration of cars for the parade since rain made necessary the postponement of the athletic contest. The parade Saturday afternoon was headed by J. Foster Barnwell, general manager of the Cotton Mill, and W. M. Langley, superintendent. Both were garbed in green uniforms nd high topped hats, also green. They rode prancing horses and altogether presented a striking appearance. Then followed the floats. And last of all came boys on decorated bicycles. Too much praise cannot be piven to those responsible for the suent?cc r*-f* fVio nornr^o Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock the Cotton Mill baseball team and the TIVAL ! r COHON MILL! i doI Entertainment-? | lay-Baseball Game i Dance-Cotton ins First Prize i itest to Be pleted ^ Ware Shoals team met in a league 3 game. It was a hard fought battle from beginning fc) end and was won " ki? WT n va QU/\n1e< ^7 4-/\ A rtfl U a KJJ TTOIC UUl/CllO I ^ IU **, V?lllClI(y UC" ' cause the local team showed lack of practice in fielding and throwing., Milam and Eubanks, of Abbeville, and Hawthorne and Rhame for Ware _ 1 Shoals were the batteries. Both pitch. ers hurled excellent ball. i I 1 ; The festival ended Saturday night j with a minstrel show and May Pole dance, the latter under the direction >f Mrs. James Shelley. TTie minstrel show was given by the boy scouts. | The display of canned goods, rel- ^1 f ics, fancy and plain cooking, fancy [ work of all kind, cut and potted ; plants, quilts, war souvenirs, etc.,1 j should receive honorable mention, ij One of the best floats in the pa-1. . rade and which called forth many . . compliments from bystanders on the Square was the nurse's float. Riding t in the float was Mrs. Grant and Baby . ; Hamby. Mrs. Grant has been an inP valid for 25 years and has only got-1 ( . ten about in a chair, in which she sat j . in the float. Miss Edna Shearer, Miss [ Gossett, of Greenville; Miss Sallie Gossett, Community Nurse were the ( , other occupants of the float. I] WEATHER FORECAST I '? FOR THE WEEK ; i 'i Washington, May 9?Weather pre' dictions for the week beginning Mon-' 1 day are: Midrflp Atlantic states; 1 Generally fair indicated with near-1 ' ly normal temperatures, probably 1 slightly above second half of the ] 1 week, over interior districts. j ( I South Atlantic and Bast Gulf Stta- < es: ,} 1 Fair early in the week, occasional showers after Tuesday; nearly nor- j ' mal temperatures. 1 | , MISS ELLIS WILL TALK TO CLUB MEMBERS ' i j At the meetings Thursday at Midway and Friday at Antreville of the 1 Home Demonstration ^Clubs Miss ^ Elizabeth Ellis, of the Abbeville ' chapter, American Red Cross, will make addresses. The subject of her ' k 1 , talks wlil be concerning the peace undertakings of the Red Cross. At the meeting at Midway the sub ject tor discussion among the club numbers will be, "Feeding of Young Children." At Antrevillfc a display jpf kitchen conveniences will be made. i REAL ESTATE SALES. j Albert Henry, D. H. Hill and othj ers have sold the residence next to the Press and Banner office to James M. Cox for $6250. They recently pui:^ chased this place from Fred Hill at $5000. Mr. Hill purchased it about a year ago for $3100. D. H. Hill, J. M. Nickles and W. A. Calvert have sold a Dortion of the 1 Klugh property recently purchased by them to G. T. Tate. The figures ^ j were not given us, but the sale was i at a profit. i ' L MOTHERS DAY i? 11 j Mother's Day was very generally a observed in Abbeville in the churches \ Many white and red rose buds being 'worn. In the Methodist church the 1 | chancel was decorated with a love-j? I 1r\-f i*Aeac orirl r% koel'af rv? ! 1 ( i j ? ui itu i uoco tuiu c\ uaoivtt vi | * white roses. The basket was draped ; a ( with maline which added to its beau-|i I i | r ty. ! Rosebuds were pinned on every-| t body who attended service bv Mrs. jl . Frank Nickles and Mrs. Fred Cason. > r i SYNOD TAKES REST | OVER SABBATH DAY . j Gastonia, N. C., May 9.?Unable to adjourn today on account of the ( mass of important business matters demanding attention, the A. R. P.1 Synod took recess this afternoon until Monday morning at 'J:30 o'clock.]J Members of the Synod say that 'his has been one of the most important meetings ever held in the . hisr\f +Vio Tlio V>?tr mattor that will come up Monday will be the disposition of the orphanage proposition. All of Saturday afternoon was devoted to the consideration of the report of the orphanage committee.1 v The orginal report favored the Lin- c wood proposition to the exclusion of ( all others, provided that $75,000 r / | was raised in the surrounding com- \ munity and the cities of Gastonia,1} Kings Mountain and Bessemer City, 'fr But the following was adopted: "That e we learn with pleasure of the propo-'j silicn from your committee of the c eastern .section of the church for the t establishment of an orphanage and j that synod now appoint a committee t of ten men to prosecute this matter c at once with power to act," This p committee will be named at the Mon-( r day morning meeting. j v NAMES LEFT OUT. I s k ! ? r The following names of Abbeville *1 merchants who contributed prizes to a the May Day Festival were inadvert- g ently left out of the published list in ^ riday's paper, the mistake being made in the original compilation and r ie management of the festival wish-. s es to anoloerize to the merchants for ^ r . " id the omission: Ramey & Gilliam $5.00 Hat ^ American Woolen Mill __ $2.50 cash * County Savings Bank __ $5.00 Sav-!v ings Account. Mrs. J. S. Cochran $0 Silk Hose 3 A. M. Hill Co. Candy, $3.00!? G. W. Godfrey $5.00 cash a B. T. Cochran __ 5 yds voile, $3.50^' I* !a RETURN FROM REUNION R. M. Haddon and T. C. Seal, of^f Abbeville, H. M. Gordon and L. B.jc Ramey of the county, and A. R. Ellis( p >f Due West, have returned from the( $ 3tate Reunion, Confederate Veter n ins, at Sumter. 0 Mr. Haddon in telling of the reun- f on said that the Sumter people ( ;reated the old soldiers royally, tak-; t] ig the veterans into their homes; n I ind entertaining them with real' n outhern hospitality. He said tha I ^ he barbecue given to the soldiers , j, vas one of th$/ biggest spreads he|a lad ever seen, the table on which the: ~ I a Darbecue was served, being as long 0 is the Square in this city. n e VIR. McKINNON IN ABBEVILLE. z. Rev. J. F. McKinnon, formerly lastor of Long Cane Church, is in Abbeville for several days stay. He' preached for his old congregation' t< Sunday morning, and in the Presby ! I] ;erian Church in the city Sunday tl light. | tl Mr. McKinnon is at present the(ri jastor of the Presbyterian church at 2 lnlflnnH Fla. Fnr some vears he ^ las been teaching as well as preach-' ng but he has lately given up this H vork for the reason that Tie found it T :cnfiicted with his pastoral work. | p His friends and the members of vv lis old church are glad to see him ooking so well. /ISITORS FROM PHILADELPHIA |Q| Mrs. William RafFensberger and ion. James, of Philadelphia, are tha ^ quests of Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Ed I?vards, arriving Sunday to spend a 01 veek here. Mrs. RafFensberger met Gibson 2 Hdwards while he was in the service^ ind stationed in Philadelphia and ike so many kind women daring the var invited him to her home and nade life mow agreeable for him.1 rhey became good friends and it was ;hrou^h Gibson that Mrs. RaffensDerger was invited to come to Abbeville. ' gj CITY OF MEXICO OFFICIALLY FALLS AMERICAN EMBASSY WIRES STATE DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATION BY REBELS?TAMPICO IS ALSO "CAPTURED"? FOREIGNERS TO BE PROTECT ED Washington, May 0.?Coincident vith confirmation tonight in- official lispatches of the capture of Mexico !Mty by evolutionists the navy de>artment announced that the destroy:r flotilla had been ordered from ?ey West to Tampico, also in rebel lands. No disorder was reported (ither in Mexico City or Tampico and n both places assurances were given >f protection to loreigners. The emtassy message made no mention of 'resident Carranza. Other reports to he department said he had left the apital with a group of adherants, resumably for Vera Cruz, but gave 10 information as to his present' thereabouts. While all reports agreed that the eizure of the capital and Tampico without opposition and that order tad been maintained and presence ,t Tampico of at least one Mexican :unboat, it was said tonight, might iave prompted the sending of delestroyers to that point. No official eason for'their movement was asigned either by the navy or the state anai^YViflnf A +A nfn+A i/ij tuc oiaic epartment's advices. General Orozco "arranza commander at Tampico, ook refuge on the gunboat Jalisco /hen the rebels' entered the city. State department reports and mesages to rebel agents here told of the ccupation of several towns, prompt ssarances being given by the 'revoitionists in several cases, that proection would be given Americans nd other foreigners. \ Washington, May 9.?Official con- , irmation of the occupation of Mexio City by rebel forces at noon on 'riday, May 7, was received today by tie state department from the Alerican embassy. There was no disrder and no foreigners were interr ered with, the message said. "Communication was reopened with tie American embassy and the inforlation received up to 7 o'clock toight indicated there had been no isorder in connection with the takig over of the city nor was there nything of disquieting nature rearding the safety of Americans or ther foreigners," the state departlent's announcement said. No refernce was made to President Carrana. 4 FIRE DAMAGES TRESTLE Greenville, May 9.?Fire this afsrnoon damaged the wood work on ma ilnrn tt'c f ATTOf lie ouutuciu lannaj o ucomc v?w ie Catawba river to such an extent tiat traffic over the main line of the Dad will be suspended for at least 4 hours, officials of the road here ;ated tonight. Trains tonight and morrow will be detourea via KOCK [ill and Columbia to Spartanburg, 'he fire was caused by coals droping from a passing locomotive it as stated. MAY DELAY CONFERENCE London, May 9.?If Germany reuests a postponement of the conjrence with allied representatives at pa May 23, it probably will be ranted it was learned at the foreign ffice Saturday. fS?SJS?SIS/2JSJ3MSJ5/SM5MSitJ'S.'LfSMSS' COTTON MARKET. Spot 43.00 May .. 40.10 July 38.15 Oct. 35.90 Dec. 34.40 Jan. 34.00 Q