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\ ' I ' ' " ' / v 05 Vffi Abbeville Press and Banner ! ' Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Monday, September 6, 1920 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th. Year. ? - ? - ^ "\-Ja ? WILL NOT REJECT LEAGUE ENTIRELY REPUBLICAN NOMINEES PLAN TO REVISE. WICKERSHAM SO SAYS?FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS CERTAIN FEATURES TO BE RETAINED. Marion, Ohio, Sept. 6.?After an extended conference here today with Senator Harding, Gecv~e W. TVickersham ,a former Republican attorney general and an advocate of tVio 1 prunip of nations. issued a statement declaring the Republican nominees would not "wholly and I finally reject the league," but would take the lead in revising the covenant and putting it into practical operation. ' The senator recognizes, Mr. Wickersham added, that the league is so interwoven with the fortunes of Europe that its unobjectionable features must be preserved to stabilize European peace. From Senator Harding himself, there was no expression on the subject, but it was indicated in the vi;_ 1 near future he mignt maKe a puum; statement detailing his precise stand with regard to acceptance of any portion of the covenant as it was written. It was said in his talk with the former attorney general that the whole subject was discussed minutely and views expressed by 1 the nominee met with Mr. Wickersham's full approval. Wickersham For League "I earnestly favor the league of nations," said Mr. Wickersham's statement. "I recognize the imperfections of the Paris covenant. Yet I should have been satisifed to see it ratified as written, believing that the power of amendment was ample to enable it to be moulded as our ? 1 miarVit make nauonai iiivcica? necessary. "Senator Harding does not wholly and finally reject the league. He recognizes it may have become so entwined and interwoven in the peace of Europe its good work and its unobjectionable provisions must be preserved in order to stabilize the peace of that continent. When President Harding, working in accord with a Republican congress, takes up the work of placing upon a firm, just and sure foundation, the relation of this country to the other nations of the world, I am \ confident that the logic of accomplished fact will lead to the adoption of the league, so modified as to remove all just doubts as to?its undue effect upon American rights and interests. "Senator Harding has recognized ' * M 4-Viof Ko ! inis iact in (.iic suibciuciiv ui?? uv has no expectation whatever of finding it necessary or advisable to negotiate a separate peace with Germany. The first effort of his administration obviously must be to secure an agreement with the parties to the treaty of Versailles for its modification so as to remove the objections of the American government and that accomplished our acceptance of the amended treaty will be the antural solution of the interantional problem. "No one will dispute Senator Harding's insistence that the United States may take the lead in revision, amendment or reconstruction and be able to count on the cordial cooperation of all nations concerned." Harding Saya Nothing Senator Harding not only declined to make any comment tonight on the Wickersham statement, but he UiSU iciittiut'U xiuia uiowuoomg bite categorical questions about the league which were addressed to him by Governor Cox last night in his Milwaukee speech. The Republican nominee said he proposed to maintain his policy of not engaging in a debate with his opponent and would express his views in his own way rs occasion offered. \ k i j I.v .. i COTTON GROWERS CLOSE SESSION I ; Program or President J. S. Wanna namaker Adopted in Full.? Forty Cents Stands " I Montgomery Ala. Sept. 4?Appointment of a committee of 55 Sou| thern bankers, business men and ofacials of the various divisions of the j American Cotton association to conj fer with W. P. G. Harding, governor i and member of the federal reserve board September 15, for the purpose of obtaining clear cut pronouncement of policy on the financing of the 1920 cotton crop, marked the last session of the association here late today. With adjournment sine die of the association practically the entire pro- 1 gram of policy recommended by President J. S. Wannamaker had been with Q ronnmrnArrlu tion to members that cotton be held fur a minimum price of 30 cents middling basis, with one cent per month , added after November 1. Members were also urged to hold their cotton seed for $60 a ton. Other proposals adopted urge establishment of cooperative marketing systems in every cotton growing county, the formation of an export corporation to sell cotton in central Europe, the reduction of acreage to cotton and increasing acreage for food and forage crops, and retirement of 25 per cent, of the higher grade cotton. ,Southern banks with loans in Eastern banks are requested in a general resolution adopted this evening to recall these loans in order that the money may be diverted to financing the South's crops and a resolution by Former Governor Manning of South Carolina calls on the governors of * cotton states to proclaim September : -U "couon aay on wmcn aaie meetings are to be held in all counties to 1 develop interest in the program , of i the association. ; The principal address of the day v.-as delivered by Judge W. T. Ram- 1 sey, governor of the Eleventh district federal reserve bank, who deplored the action of fixing the price of cotton at 40 cents, declaring that it could not be achieved. He brought a 1 note of pessimism into the conven 1 tion by declaring the farmer must practice strict, economy and prepare for hard times. The convention voted to meet in 1921 at Dallas, Texas. EXPECT HALF A CROP Weevil Damage Severe Down In Orangeburg ] Orangeburg, Sept. 6.?The cot ton ginning season has opened in Orangeburg County and heavy ginning.is being reported. Owing to the hot weather of the past week cotton has opened rapidly. The outlook in Orangeburg county is for about half a crop. The boll weevil has infested the entire county and in about half the county has reduced the crop at least one-half, and in a great many instances to one-third. The situation ( is alarming to business in the county ; as the crop made on high prices, and I with the severe weevil damage and the low price of the staple finan- ^ cial unrest is setting in. ' ABBEVILLE BOYS ON TEAM 1 George Cann and Richard Swetenburg will report at Clemson September 6th for practice on the foot ball team, being among the "most promising of last year's scrubs.' j I The team will be under tne arrec- i tion of Coach "Jiggs" Donahue and , his assistant Tarner Connover, a ; new man from Pennsylvania. The season will open September 22nd ( vith Erskine College at Clemson. v _ COURT AT ANDERSON Judge Frank B. Gary is in Anderson his week holding a term of court which is to be of unusually intprpstinc. Ten cases for murder are on the docket to come up for trial. Mr. C. E. Tolly who was killed last week was foreman of the Grand jJury which body will post on a bill I against his assailant. ; COURT CONVENED THIS MORNING Judge Ernest Moore, of Lancastei Presides?Charges Grand Jury. Indictments Returned The Court of General Sessions con vened this morning at 10:00 o'clock with Judge Ernest Moore, of Lancaster, presiding. Clerk of Court Per rin, after the sheriff had called courl to-order, called the grand jury, mosl of whom reported for duty promptly. A few were absent. The foreman Joel S. Morse being sick, W. H White was named as acting foreman The court' charged the Grand Jury as to their duties and especiallj with regard to education and mob violence. The solicitor handed out six bill: for murder and one for larceny oi iive stock. At the time we go to press the following bills have been returned: State vs. Lawrence Callaham, murder; State vs. H. M. Fell, murder; State vs. Bee Stark, murder. The docket was sounded and it appeared that a number of cases have been carried over. The court set a number of these cases for trial tomorrow. > The first case tried was that^of the State vs. Sam Callaham charged witt violation of the prohibition law. The defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty. He was sentenced to sia months on the chain gang and to pas a fine of three hundred dollars. Upon payment of the fine, the chain gang part of the sentence was to be suspended during good behavior. Louise Watt and Willie Jdhnson were arraigned charged with murder but the Solicitor consented to a verr\f nr*f cnn'Hr +.V10 qq Vip V* *WV 6v.uv;, Vf^VUVW **>. stated, showing an accident. The following additional jurors have been drawn to serve in the piaces of those who failed to report and who have been excused: C. D. Brown, Jr., J. A. Ramey, E. H. Hughes, L. C Parker, J. T. Evans, J. M. Wilkinson, R. L. McCanty and E H Richey. At the afternoon session of court, Dave Scott pleaded guilty to a charge of violation of the prohibition laws and was sentenced to six months on the chain gang or pay a fine of $250, the sentence to be suspended on payment of the $250.00. The cases of the State vs. Dave Howard and the State vs. Jim Thornton, of Calhoun Falls, were noi possed on payment of $100.00 each. The case of Sam Miller charged with house breaking and larceny was likewise nol prossed upon payment >f the sum of $50.00. mi... a j. ] it. . me cuuil entereu upun uie tutu of the case of The State vs. Chestei Fleming, charged with murder, at 4 o'clock and the case was being tried as we go to press. JUST LIKE HIS PA Len, the young son of Col. W. H. White, the only working man on Greenville Stret, started to school Monday morning with his new glasses. His mother decided that Len needed spectacles in order that be might read better, but Len was jo busy looking at the girls as he ivent to the Graded School building that he lost his "lookers" on the way. He learned that from his pa. TEACHING IN McCORMICK Miss Mary Haigler has a position in McCormick as teacher in the Graded% School and will leave soon to take up her new work. Miss Haigler is a graduate of Coker Col? lege and her firends wish her success. > J. C. MARTIN ELECTED At the recent primary election, J, C. Martin was nominated for magistrate at the enterprising city of Donalds. Mr. Martin has served in this capacity before and made a good officer. Lake Toxaway is to be rebuilt and the survey is now under way. CITY SCHOOLS OPENED TODAY ? With Largest Enrollmei/t For First Day in History of the Schools. ?Total Enrollment 632. The city schools opened this , morning with the largest enroll ment for the first day in the his tory of thes chools. The initial ent rollment of the- graded schools is ti 512 and of the high school 120 - making a total enrollment for the; , first day of 632. This is an increase . of 92 over the first day's enroll. ment of last sesion. The enrollment by grades today is as follows: First, r 64; second, 54; third,, 80; Fourth, i 74; fifth, 61; sixth, 54; seventh, 43; mill, 62; high school, 120. 3 The enrollment in the high school I is especially large as the highest 3 enrollment of last sesion in this de. partment was 105. it is nouceaDie tnax tne xrura . grade is crowded and some other ar rangement will possibly have to be made if any more children enter . this grade. Judging from the re- j > cords of last sesion the total enrollt ment in the city schools will exceed . "750 before this session is over. The following teachers were on ? hand this morning to begin work: . t Misses Clara Adams, Alberta Mont-i . gomery and Mrs. Sara Calvert j [ Ellis; second grade?Misses Georgia,1. ; Ott, Harriett Coan and Mrs. J. D. r Wilson; third grade?Misses May ! Robertson and Rebecca Jones; . fourth grade?Misses Niza Kilgore . and Esther Todd, fifth grade? Misses Rosamonde Dixon and Ruby / ' ^Anderson;; seventh grade?Misses ; 'Annie Hill and Susie Lown; high . school?J. M. Daniel, A. J. Derby_u: o-J:_ 1 I Mine, luiaaca ocuiie lriagm, uvai West and Annie Radcliffe. , , SOUTH CAROLINA WELL REPRESENTED |1 t . At The American Cotton Aatociation in- Montgomery * !.i Columbia, Sept. 6.?The foreign |< ( export corporation as approved by J"* ,|the South Carolina Division of theii ^American Cotton Association wasj i J adopted by the American Cotton As- 1 jsociation at Montgomery. Richard I. , Manning of South Carolina, waa ] made chairman of the committee to 1 i arrange for the formation of the : . corporation. < Holding and reduction resolutions)] similiar to those passed by the|< [ South Carolina Division were also : i passed by the Montgomery conven- ; , tion. j South Carolina was well repre[ sented and conspicious on the floor and on the committees of the Montgomery convention. A large delega- , ijtion attended the convention from jthis state. Approximately $30,000 was raised Jon the floor of the * convention to [further the work of the American 1 Cotton Association. Delegates from the other states , expressed a determination to com- . plete their organization, especially Texas. A delegation of bankers re-,, presenting the entire belt assurea . the association of assistance in fi- < nancing the present crop, the Fed- ( eral Reserve Banks of Dallas, Atlanta and St. Louis, assured the as- , sociation o their co-operation. The South Carolina delegation to the convention returned Sunday. GOING TO DARLINGTON ' . 1 Miss Marion Mabry is leaving in a few days for Darlington where she 1 will have charge of one of the sections of the first grade in the Darllington school. Miss Mabry is an experienced teacher and is successful wherever she goes. GOING HOME / "j Mrs. R. E. Caldwell, who has made an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. 1 W. M. Barnwell, will leave Tuesday l for her home in Hartsville. Mrs. Caldwell has been the recipient of much pleasant attention while here I and friends regret that her stay with us is over. THE WOMEN REGISTERING In the City Today.?Mrs. Minihall First to Register?Books Will Be Open Until Thursday Today gave the women their first opportunity to register in order^to participate in. future elections. At noon'today fourteen had registered and are now qualified electors. The first to register was Mrs. Rachel Minshall, postmaster at Abbeville. Others who have registered are: Abbeville precinct, Mrs. Henrietta , Garrison, Mrs. Ella Cox Cromer, Miss Nannie Seal, Mrs. Ellen G. Penney, Mrs. Fred S. Hill, Mrs. C. M. McKenzie, Mrs. Hannah H. Coleman, Mrs. T. D. Harrison, Mrs. 0. J. Harrison. Due West: Mrs. E. S. Crocket, Mrs. G. C. Pressly, Mrs. Bennie J. Crocket. Keowee: Mrs. Essie Ashley, Mrs. Lillian Moore, Mrs. W. D. Thomas, Mrs. J. W. Branyon, Miss Annie Branyon, Mrs. Mollie B. Branyon, Mrs. L. Elmer Branyon. In order to register it is necessary mat ne applicant state ner age. rnis has deterred a good many from tak. ing the leap. They do not care particularly about people knowing their ages, but this thing of making a public record ?f them is another matter. This seems to be about the only trouble the women are experiencing in the matter. Some of them do not pay taxes . on three hundred dollars worth of property for the reason that the men have been playing the Lordly act and returning the property of the wives in their awn (the husband's), name but the women are taking care of that difficulty by reading-' and explaining any section of the constitution to the entire satisfaction of Col. Boles, Col. Cheatham and Col. Pete Arm-1 strong. j ~ I The books of registration are to be kept open until Thursday in or-j ier to give all the women a chance to register. It is beileved that a number will register in that time. Not being able to participate in the primary this year the women are of course not (bound (by the nominees of the primary and may run a ticket of their own. Should they register in great numbers before the day of election, it is not at all unlikely that Hubert Cox will have opposition in the General Election for his place in the legislature and he may have to stump the county again with Mrs. Betsy Smith, Mrs. Allie Cromer or Mrs. Patsy Coleman as his opponent. Even Jim Cox may have opposition in his race for coronor. v TEN WILL BE TRIED ON MURDER CHARGES Anderson, Sept. 4.^?Judge Frank Gary of Abbeville will preside at the court of general sessions here next week. This will be a particularly heavy court, as there are ten murder cases, besides 20 cases of violations of prohibition. The court may be delayed on account of the death of Clarence E. Tolly, who' was foreman of the grand jury. A new foreman will have to be seletced and a new juror sworn in. There are three murder cases which will be of great interest: that of H. H. Herring, charged with killing Clarence E. Tolly; Ernest Ashley, charged with shooting Arthur Hughes in Honea Path, who died later in a local hospital, and Sloan Jones, who is charged with killing Joe Statsney when he fired at another man. i VISITORS FROM FAIRPLAY Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. J. S. Glymph and Mr. Robert Merritt all of Fairplay have returned to their home after a visit of a week to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. O'Bryant. Mrs. Elliott is a sister of Mr. O'Bryant. The . Tennessee Legislature has reiusfcu to make the women of that state pay a poll tax. 1 CAN NOT BETRAY LOYAL OFFICES SYMPATHY FOR MACSWINEY DUE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. % NO COMPROMISE NOW?LIOYD GEORGE AND BONAR J^AW ^ SAY SUPREMACY OF LAW' MUST BE UPHELD. v Lucerne,__ Sept. 5.?-Premier ; Lloyd George of Great Britain has replied in the negative to the message of Mayor Hylan of New York City urging the premier to release Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork from prison. The premier in his dispatch yesterday stated politely but - M firmlir fViafc Via nnnlH nnt intorfflro i 'A "with the course of justice and law. , , yJy-M London, Sept. b.?Relying to the ' Labor party's appeal in behalf of Lord Mayor MacSwiney, Mr. Bonar . Law ,the government leader, addressed a. long letter, dated Howning street today, to the effect that the government's position was made N ;; j clear in the premier's statement of August 25, to wluch there was little / to add. Mr. Bonar Law proceeds to statfe that MacSwiney was "one "of the leaders of the Irish republican army which declared itself at war with ' the forces of the crown, and according to his own written words in one of the seditious documents for | which he was convicted, he and his f^11 Vio/1 ^ nf rtmvti n nri mivcmA '?! iiau tu puicuc ^ their own ends, asking >no mercy 1 '|J jand making no compromise. . ^ Had he been taken at his word ^and dealt with as an avowed rebel, , according to the universal practice among civilized nations, says Mr. s$j jBonar Law, he would have been liable to be shot. Instead, he was tried by k legally constituted tribu- ?J| rtal, sentenced to a moderate term , .J of imprisonment and given all the v| privileges of a political prison. "To release such prisoners," as- ^ serts Mr. Jtsonar law, ~wouia oe 1 nothing short of a betrayal of loyal officers on whose devotion to duty the, fabric of social order in Ireland ! rests." Since MacSwiney's arrest, it is pointed out fu the letter, 15 officers have been brutally and treachorously done to death without any chance .. of defending themselves. "Surely," continues the letter. - :|1 'The sympathy extended to the ord mayor whose condition is due to his own deliberate act, is due ' -|9 rather to the bereaved widows and families of the murdered.. Irish po; licemen. The government fully realizes how large a part sentiment < fi plays in all human affairs, and if it were possible it would gladly have taken the attitude of the English king, who said of an opponent: "He is determined to make him! self a martyr ,and I am equally de- ^ Itermined to prevent it." Mr. tfonar baw declares in conclusion that the government can not take a course involving the complete break-down of the machinery of law and government and that if "jffr the lord mayor dies in prison the responsibility will rest in a degree upon these who by their . repeated appeals have encouraged the belief that the government would prove insecure in its determination. RETURNING TQ WORK ^ ! Misa Sarah White, who has spent | the past month in Abbeville with her parents, returned to Washing- ' <.t | ton Sunday and will take up her work again. She has an excellent . | position in some of the Government Departments and enjoys city life. . M j SERVICES AT LITTLE RIVER I ' J ; Rev. J. T. Mann, the blind evangelist, will preach at Little River Church next Sunday morning at' II o'clock, and at Walnut Grove on same day at 4 o'clock. i