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' '1 Abbeville Press and Banner | * ' 'SB - " Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Monday, June 27,1921. Single Copies, Five Cento. 77th Year. V V V CHAMBER OF COMMERCE V * V V V An important meeting of V V the Chamber of Commerce is V V scheduled for tomorrow af- V V ternoon at 4 o'clock, county V V court room. All mmbers are V V expected to attend. Officers V are to be elected to serve for V k 11 - ^ r" x xne cumiug jtoi. * > VVVVVVV V V vvvw j PW HE FOR ADMIRAL SIMS DENBY REPRIMANDS NAVY OFFICER IN STRONG AND UN A . QUALIFIED TERMS FOR UTTERANCES IN LONDON ^ I SPEECH. / Washington, June 25.?Secretary Denfoy today "praWicly" reprimand1 ed Rear Admiral William S. Suns as a result of the speech the admiral made in London June 7 in which he criticised Sinn Fein sympathizers in America. In the reprimand Mr. Denby pointed out that once before the * ^ ?--J * J i*. navy department naa iouuu ?cvw sary to take similar action against Idle officer for an address delivered in London in 1911 and referring: to the text of that reprimand, added: > "Your remarks on the occasion now uder discussion, therefore constitute * flagrant and deliberate disregard A specific instructions." While the naval secretary was *- making puiblic the reprimand, Admiral ?ims was calling on President Harding at the White House. It was > explained that the admiral called to leave his card as is the custom with high naval officers returning from a trip abroad, but that the president invited him to chat for a few minutes. Upon leaving the White House, > Admiral Sims, referring to the rep-rimand, said: MI got what I deserved, the same old thing." He added that he regretted having caused the administration any incovenience, but said I that he now considered the incident closed. So far as could be learned the reprimand was not mentioned during the admiral's visit to the president. Upon leaving the White House the officer joKea wvtn newspaper correspondents. Asked if his conversation with the executive had been pleasant, he replied, sharply but with a smile." "Of course it was." Admiral Sims left tonight for Newport, R. I., where he will resume his duties as president of the naval war college. He went abroad v, several weeks ago to receive a degree from an English university. After his London speech his leave was revoked by Secretary Denby and he was ordered to return to America - .Jfi Ml A immediately, xoe umcer wm uc imniahed with a copy of his reprimand, and it was explained, another copy will he attached to his record. Other copies, naval officers said -will be distributed to the naval service in the form of a general order to be read to the crews of all vessels and stations 1 along with other orders on the first Sunday of the month after promulgation to the service. I EDITORIAL GRAFT ? k. : r , w ' Birmingham Age-Herald. t "Ho-bum," sighed the editor of the Chiggersville Clarion, as he glanced over a poem, pinched off the stamp inclosed for its return, if not available, and threw the manuscript into his waste backet. "Aren't you going to send back that poem to the author?" asked the visitor who had dropped in for a little chat. "Nope," said the editor. "I charge the stamp for reading it." IK SOLDIERS LACK NECESSITY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER TEi TIFIES THAT SERVICE ME ARE DISSATISFIED AND THA THEIR GRIEVANCES AR WELL FOUNDED. Washington, June 25.?Cpnflicr ing statements of conditions at tl public health service training cent< at Pasagoula, Miss., caused the sei ate committee investigating goven ment activities relating to form< service men to place under oath wi n esses appearing today. Maj Thorn? Willett, public health service, sti tioned at Pascagoula, Miss., until ti recent "strike of students,"-testifie that general conditions at tl school were insanitary and that 9 per cent, of the students were di: satisfied. He expressed the opinio that their grievances were we j founded. Reports he made to Washingto and to the district headquarters ? New (Means concerning conditio! and recommending changes receive no attentoin, Major Willett asserte He told the committee that ne wa requested to leave the reservatio after he had shown sympathy for th "striking" students, although h: wife was under treatment at th time for pneumonia. There were me ical supplies at the school wher most the patients are tubercular ps tients he said, and when any of thei had hemorrhages he was compelle to borrow ice bass. none cd thei having been furnished by hte gover ment. A petition signed by 49 patient at the school, stating that condition are satisfactory, was presented t the committee by H. J. Phillips, wh dosely queatwrwd-by the"committer adhered to his statement that dia content, was caused fby "men wb feel they have only a few years t live, and are restless under any r? straint." $95,000 WAS PAID FOR SUIT OF ARMOl New York, June 25.?A suit o gold decorated armor, made in th sixteenth century has be^n sold i London to a JNew York firm for abou $95,000 at the present rate of e> change. The announcement of th purchase today declared this amour was the highest price ever paid for suit of armor at a public sale. The armor, made for Henry Hei bert, second earl of Pembroke, ha been in the family and in Wilto house, at which the sale was hel< since it was made. Wilton hous< Salisbury, is still the property of th Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery Wfien it became known that th armor was to be sold a strong feelin arose in England that it should b kept in that country. Various wri ers reviewing its historical value d< clqred its removal would be a natioi al tragedy. Consequently patriot: Englishmen were called upon to rais a fund to secure its purchase and th holders of this fund were the rui ners-up when the piece wa? purcha ed by the American dealers. Buyei from all over the world were preser and the cable advicers received hex said there was much excitement du: ing the bidding. SCALAWAG BOND COMES Columbia, June 25.?Every no and then state officials cotne in coi xt. m ?A. .1 J_ - tact wnn iraauient iduiius issut during the radical days, some < still being outstanding. The late; bond was of $1,000 issue and was n ceived by S. T. Carter, treasure from Elkins, Morris and Co., ban] er of Philadelphia. The banking company was ii formed by Mr. Carter that tl bond was issued frauduently at declared null and void by an act < the legislature. The bond is date January 1, 1869. BOND ELECTli . HELD Question of Progressive Educational State Superintendent Swoanngen Urging Citizens to N The election to determine whether E or not the people of Abbeville wish to be content with an efficient school system or to adopt a progressive program in educational matters will be decided by the bond election to 16 be held tomorrow in the Municipal Building. It has been, practically fifteen a- . . * . . years since any improvements, in a " material way, have been made to the ' Abbeville school plant. In 1909 the school building on Greenville street was erected to take care of the high LC school problem of the Abbeville nnl* UMI #] /i4 IIIAM Xl* M n 4 4 ??i A T aciuru* uianivu rvi mc vwu * s years, at least, this building has been ? over-run with pupils and additional c quarters have become imperative, or t jj else the efficiency of the work in the s Abbeville school will be impaired. . t At present no auditorium, where 1 ^ the pupils may be jissem/bJed for 3 chapel, for public get-together meet' ings is available. Opportunities foT c ' hearing prominent speakers ' who t frequently visit AWbeville is denied * 19 it/v l:_i. - M~ i. -4 O MIU UI5U OUUVV1 yuyiifl VU OVVVIUib U1 ? n the absence of an auditorium. t e The enrollmet in the high school 5 ls increased this year 20 per cent. It t ie is proba/ble that the same rate of in- t ^ crease will occur next session. The 3 e authorities of the AJbbeville schools "v l" have been warned by the officials j n of the State Department of Educa- a ^ tion that their standing cannot be g n maintained unless more adequate d n provision is made to take care of the c increased enrollment. a Supt. J. D. Fulp is in receipt of a ^ s communication from Dr., John E. I ? Swe^ringen, jstate superintendent 1 0 of education, urging the building of- a 5' a new high school in Abbeville to l take care of the present and antiei- ? 0 pated enrollment. Mr. Swearingen's t ?j letter follows: ' i v "My dear Miajor: <3 "This letter is written in the c , I R ANNUAL MEETING \ OF BIBLE SOCIETY f e Abbeville Auxiliary in Session at t n Presbyterian Church Elects New Officers. c e The Abbeville Auxiliary Bible rt society held its annual meeting in the x a Presbyterian church last evening, t the Rev. Louis J. Bristow preaching r" the annual sermon from the 25tih d verse of, the 18 chapter of John. * n After the sermon tihe meeting was r presided over by the Rev. M. R. c ' Plaxco, second vice preident, the s e president Rev. C. E. Peele being out of the city. The minutes of the last e meeting were read and approved. g TDtie treasurer reported collected for * e the society $175.50 on motion of Mr. I A. B. Morse, ifeis amount together t with whatever might be collected T l~ later, was ordered paid over to tihe ^ 1C parent society. 10 2 le' ----e4: The Rev. Louis J. Bristow, presi- ^ dent; the Rev. M. R. Plaxco, 1st. svice president; the Rev. A. J. Derfoy- I it shire, 2nd vice president; the Rev. I C. E. Peele, 3rd vice president; 4 Otto Bristow, treasurer; Fred Cason i secretary. Executive committee: A. c B. Morse, Otto Bristow, Lewis Per- * rin, Dr. C. H. McMurray Fred I Cason. Delegates to the district meetinc c ?l ? _ a. at Shiloh which convenes July 27th, sd were elected as follows: Mr. J. Allen Smith, Sr., W. M. Barnwell, 3t Dr. S. G. Thomson, W. P. Greene, Directors. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. r> Wilson, D. W. Thomas, Judge J. F. k. Miller, Dr. and Mi's. C. H. McMur-| ray, Ray Gallman, Mrs. R. C. Phil- j a. son, Otto Brisftow. J. A. Alewine, ie Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Perrin, Mrs. W.' 1(j M. Barnwell, Mrs. J. Allen Smith Jr.,' yf L. C. Haskell, B. T. Cochran, Mrs. id Nickles, Fred Cason. All members were invited to attend. ON ? TOMORROW Program to be Decided by Voter?. Writes Superintendent Fulp A Support Program lope that it may aid you in securing i needed improvement in the AJbbeulle schools. it has (been a pleasure ;o learn of the movement for an adejuate high school building. ji "Your school has reached a criti- r ;al stage in its development. Every " jrade in every classroom is crowded. ^ Additional teachers are needed in ^ >oth the elementary and high school lepartment. ^ "Comfortable and adequate quart- a srs are absolutely a prerequisite'to q 'urther growth. Your high school is . low serving practically the entire ^ :ounty. With the development of :ountry schools the degree, quantity, ^ md quality of this service are necesiarily increased. Boys and girls from he rural districts will come to your ipper classes in increasing numbers rear aftex year. 1 0 "The State now provides three lollars per month toward paying the a uition of each outside pupil in the| j, f-? * - ngn scnool department. This is in- y adequate and the Legislature will Q. >e asked to make it five dollars next q ' ear. No one can say what the law- a( oakers will do. I believe, however, p hey will recognize the wisdom and|^ ustice of this policy and will proide this much-needed improvement. w "A modern high school building tl it AJbbeville court house would ? Teatly strengthen the schools of this d< [istrict and the school system of the lj orinty. The cost will probably be ir bout $100,000.00. If the taxpayers R mderstand the situation fully, I be- st ieve they will support this program. Ta x ?yxcscni> iacumes are taxed e< Imost to the poTrit of breaking, ri Lmong the towns and counties of the al Itatje, Abbeville was once ranked as tl he Athens of the Commonwealth, b. "he maintenance of this high stanlard rests in a progressive and effi- u iewt public school." tl ==s=s====^==;===;=====:===. ti VELFARE BOARD 31 REPORTS ON ALMSHOUSE 01 tl las One of Better Permanent Plants Of the State But la Now in Need f Of Repair*. ^ Sheriff McLane has received the p ? , tl eport of the representative of the ^ state Board of Public We .fare, rcla- jj ive to the condition of the Abbeville p bounty Almshouse. The report is h nade on the score syBtem and the a Tt ondition is given as 629 out of a pos- ^ ible 1,000 points. ^ The report follows: e; "The Abbeville County almshouse tl las one of the better permanent >lants of the state?a large concrete ype brick building. This plant is not low in good repair, however. The d loors and ceilings especially need jr Mention and many of the doors and ^ vindows are iadequately screened. T "A small tank and connecting B >ipes for a water supply system were C mrchased in the past but at present H here is no engine to do the pumpng. If the money already spent is to io any good a gasoline engine ihould be bought to partially compete the outfit. 0 "The laundry is done chiefly by a d leaf and dumb woman and the cook- b ng is the joint effort of a harmless- E y insane negro woman and of a si jlind white woman who has been an nmate more than twenty years. ?ood is prepared only twice a day, md the inrr?R'fef?5i Havp c/vmolF complaint of the way it is cooked. It s recommended that a capable negro tl ,voman be employed as cook, if the funds can be made available. This vom^n could also do much caring b "or the infirm inmates, especially foT C ;he two that are helplessly bedrid- j' ien." EVEN CIVILIANS INDICTED INTULSA JFTERMATH OF RACE RIOTS REVEALS CAUSES UNDERLYING TROUBLE. RACIAL EQUALITY WAS CREED SPREAD AMONG NEGROES. . -iV Tulsa, Okla., June 26.?Grand jry investigation of the recent race iots here led today to the return ol ldictmenta against seven civilians ve of the city police including Ghief ustafson. ^Previously, about 90 indictments ad been returned. Attorney Gener1 Freeling, who conducted the inuiry told the court he could fully oncur in the jury's findings, believlg that accusations should have een made against other officials and lleged rioters. Chief Gustafson and le four policemen are charged -with wnspiracy to dispose wf stolen autolobiles, and the chief in addition is harmed with failure to enforce the rohJbition law against the carrying f firearms. On the request of the grand jury, nd the attorney general, District udge Valjean Biddison, to "whom le report was made, immediately rdered the suspension of hief ustafson from office. Judge Biddi>n announced that all the accused olicemen stood suspended pending rial. The final report of the grand jury as comparatively brief. It foAnd lat the race trouble resulted from nmed negroes, marching up town to Bfend Dick Rowland, negro, from niching; that no attempt had been lade or was being made to lynch owland and the crowd of whites as mbled a/bout the court house was irgely a peaceful one; that the armi negroes were responsible for the ot; tjiat the whites who assembled t the court house and took port in le fighting there later were not to lame. It further, found that there were nderlying causes of the riot notalbly le spreading of racial equality docrine among the negroes for a conderafble time by" members of their wm race and the storing of arms by lem in a negro church and other laces; that the majority of the ne roes were not implicated and were rnorant of the true facts. It found that the police had not roperly enforced the law either in le white or riegro sections; refused > place any blame on Sheriff Wilam McCullough for the riot, "delored" reports of the riot which ad gone out through the newspapers nd called on the citizenship to deland law enforcement and compesnt officials. Hie seven civilian inictments were against alleged riotrs and looters in connection with le race trouble. TO ELECT TRUSTEES Four trustees of the Abbeville istrict will be elected at a meetig to be held in the court house 3morrow evening at 7 o'clock, hey will succeed Mr. W. M. arnwell, Mr. J. D. Kerr, Mr. J. Thompson, and the late Albert [enry. FINDS COTTON BLOOM. Mr. W. J. Wilson, who farms part f the John Leslie place on the Anerson road, reports finding cotton lossoms on his cotton June 24th. Ilooms were reported in the low ection June 18th. t*f?r ^ ft nr-r rCP rVTD A I nr. l -M n r.] c.a i ivn 'ilm Fun. Vivian?Even movie extras have heir troubles! Flora?In deedVivian?Yes; I read where one is eing sued by the Five and Ter !orporation for $7.40 worth of ewelry which she wore in the "milonaire ballroom" scene last week, I iwVVVVVV V V vvvvv is. v: I ! V HOSPITAL BIRTHDAY * k ^ V Don't forget that Wednes- V V day, July 6th, is the birthday V V of the Abbeville Memorial V V Hospital. An excellent pro- V V gram is being prepared to V V make the day an enjoyable V , ^ one as well as a profitable V V one. Make your plans to spend V V the day as dinner is to be V . 3 V served on the square. V V > IMWC PfllMI VVlflTIL.ll U UUUI1UIL . : FORMED SATURDAY 1 | mm \ ^ PLANS TO ASSIST DEMONSTRATION AGENT IN BITTERMEWT OF RURAL LIFE?DISCUSS . POSSdB^LITIES OF CURS MARKET. At a meeting held Saturday afternoon in the court room representatives of various women's clubs in the coiinty formed the Abbeville Home Demonstration Council, t^ie purpose of which organization, as stated in I ~ its constitution, being to 'Tbring to. gether the members of the different home demonstration clubs to act as advisers to the home demonstration agent and to assist in the upbuilding' of rural life in the county.VTemporary officers were elected fA cpn'o imfil 011/1I1 ?? ? ? - ?v vm * v wuvu uuvu vmiu 00 a IttV&U representative meeting shall be 'held, these officers being: Mrs. W. P. Wham, president; Mrs. A. F. Seawright, vice-president, and Mrs. M. C. Sharpe, secretary and treauTer. Miss South, the state agent, was present and made a talk o*. the value and purpose of the council. She said this council is one of a state group of similar organisations . in jther counties, all of which are designed to accomplish one big parpose, the betterment of rural life. It is to have no political significance, she said, and expects no sensational J or revoliiifcirtnlarv a/vfiwifoM ^ MVVAf W UV T GiV|Pl Miss South stressed the necessity for i gToup consciousness, trained leadership, and enthusiasm if the new , council is to succeed in Its purpose. Miss Roberts, the Greenwood ; agent, led in the round-table discussion on marketing. Miss McKelvey, the McCormick agent, and Mrs. . Bradley Morrah, of Mt. Camel, , president of the sate Council of Farm , Women, were also present and as[ sisted materially in completing the . organization. - One o the first activities planned . or the new council to undertake is' . the organization of a curb market t for the sale, fresh from the producer, cf farm products. A committee, consisting of Mrs. Norris Wakefield, Antreville, Mrs. W. P. Whim, Abbe /ille, Mrs. S. A. Allen and Mrs. W. C Rogers, was appointed to meet with i committee to be appointed from the Civic League of Abbeville to discuss this project and look into its feasibility. MRS. JEFF BROOKS Mrs. L. W. Brooks, widow of Dr. Jeff Brooks, who died albout 30 years ago, died at 3 hospital in Columbia ; Saturday afternoon and was buried . in the Episcopal cemetery here Sun u ay ai^iuirvu* liiu cicivivca wcio conducted by the Rev. A. J. Deiby shire. Mrs. Brooks is survived by three sisters, Mrs. F. W. Wilson, of Watts, this county, Mrs. Dudley, of Athens, Ga., and Mrs. Edward Green, of Philadelphia, and two sons, ur. aianey grooms, 01 iNew Mexico, ( and Dr. Heifoert Brooks of California.. She was in her 59th year. Mrs. Brooks had been ill for a i number of years and had suffered in[ tensely her malady being of an inter' mittent character. In her suffering . she had the sympathy of her Isirg? , circle of friends.. I * * /