Abbeville Press and Banner
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ME IS DIVIDED
INT010 DISTRICTS
IACHJNERY FOR COTTON
r.BOWERS SET IN MOTION.
EACH COUNTY TO NAME
REPRESENTATIVES? MAY 23
DATE FOR MEETING
Columbia, May 9.?The organiza
on committee of the South Caro
la Cotton Growers' Cooperative
ssociation today divided th? State
ito ten districts and set the ma
linery in motion for the perma
?nt organization of the association.
Th*? growers in each county who
ive signed the contract were called
> jneet at their respective county
iats on Tuesday, May 23, at 12
clock and elect delegates to their
ispective district conventions,
hich vail be held on Tuesday, May
), at noon.
The ten districts sei aside by the
mmittee today are as follows:
District No. 1?Marlboro and
hesterfield counties. The district
invention will be held at Bennetts
iie.
District o. 2?Greenville, Pick
is, Ocone>e and Anderson coun
ts. The district convention will be
>ld at Clemson College.
Disttrict No. 3?Spartanburg,
lurens, Union, Newberry and
herokee Counties. The district
invention will foe held at Spartan
irg.
District No. 4?Abbeville* Green
ood, McConnick, Edgefield,
iluda, Aiken, Barnwell and All en
lie Counties. The district conven
on will be held at Aiken.
District No. 5?Darlington and
ee Countries. The district conven
on will be held at Darlington.
District No. 6?Dillon, Marion,
lore nee, Horry and Georgetown
aunties. The district convention
ill be held at Marion.
District No. 7?'Richland, Lex
gton and Calhoun Counties. The
strict convention will be held at
okunbia.
District No. 8?Orangeburg, Dor
' ?r*A,1lAiAn P ft -mfkntw QTtil
lC5VCry wuuuvay JLfaunwig ?*iv?
ampton Counties. The district
>nveotion will be held at Orange
irg.
District No. 9?Sumter, Claren
>n and Williamsburg Counties. The
strict convention will be held at
umter.
District No. 10?York, Chester,
ancast&r, Fairfield and Kershaw
ounties. The district convention
ill be held at Rock Hill.
At the county conventions to be
eld ?n Tuesday, May 23, delegates
k +>>a Hi strict conventions will be
lected on the following basis: One
elegste from each county and one
elegate for each 2,000 bales and
lajority fraction thereof. At the
istrict convention two candidates
>r directors shall be named by each
istrict.
Following the district conven
ons the two candidates selected in
ach district will be voted by the
teirtbers of the respective districts.
VISITORS FROM BREVARD
Mrs. Courtney Wilson has re
irned to Abbeville after a pleas
irioif +(? Viof Knm* rwwr?l<? .in Br<>.
ard. She was accompanied home by
[rs. Louie Loftis who spent a short
m? here, leaving today for her
ome in Piedmont, Ala.
TATE AID FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Abbeville County received $3,659
tate aid for high schools this week,
pportioned as follows:
Abbeville white school, $2,041.00
Abbeville colored scftoo! 459.00
Due West whit? school 1159.00
HONE A PATH VS. ABBEVILLE
Honea Path High School and Ab
evil'le High School are playing ball
>r the State championship at Due
rest this afternoon . All of the
igh School fans are attending.
STATE INCOME TAX I
LAW BEING TESTED
TEST CONSTITUTIONALITY OF <
NEW S. C. REVENUE BILL.
MILL BRINGS CASE?CHARGE
LAW WAS NOT READ THREE
TIMES
Columbia, May 9.?The state in
come tax got into the courts today ]
in the allegation that it is unconsti- 1
tutional, and the supreme court, as- f
suming jurisdiction set May 15th as (
the date for hearing arguments in 1
the petition of the Santee Mills of <
Orangeburg, for a restraining order i
against the state tax commission, to i
prevent them with proceeding with 1
the, collection of the tax. The San- ]
tee Mills allege, among other things j
that he act was not read three times
in each branch of the general as
sembly, that the act of congress pro
viding the federal income tax was 1
not read into the act exce.pt by
title. That there is no provision in
the state income tax law for ex
emption from taxation of the feder
I C
al income tax paid each year and
therefore taxes money that is not in- r
come, thereby falling outside the c
scope of an income tax. That the
state act incorporates the enforce.- *
ment of the same rules and regula- 1
tions as are provided in the federa] c
income tax law ibut that these were
J not read into the act 'by the two i
branches of the state legislature, *
that the state law allows a return c
for the calendar year or for the fis- l
cal year, thereby taxing some per- t
sons for twelve months and others
for a longer period than a calendar f
year that ih? state Taw provides a s
tax on certain inter-state commerce (
and that it exempts insurance com- u
panies from taxation thereby be- ,-p
coming in sense ol&ss legislation. t
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FARMER SHOOTS SELF
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Charles E. Smith Take* Own Life
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In Cherokee ^
Gaffnev. Miv 9.?Charles E. *
Smith, prominent merchant and
farmer of the Goucher section of
Cherokee county, took his own life
today at his home by shooting him
self through the heart. Ill health
was the reason assigned for the rash
act. He was a brother of the late W.
fl. Smith of the Smith Hardware
company and Prater Smith, one of
the county commissioners. He also
leaves two brothers in Spartanburg
and one sister, Mrs. W. E. Murph of
Whitestone. He was about 50 years
of age and had resided all his life
in the Goucher section.
BANK IN COLUMBIA
GETS TEN MILLION
Washington, May 9.?Out of the
$15,000,000 farm loan bond issue
put on the market today, the feder
al farm loan board -will allot $10,
000,000 to the federal land bank at
Columbia, according to Commission
er Lobdell tonight. Tihs amount w ill 3
be $2,500,000 in excess of the i
amount allotted to the Columbia *
bank froan pervious bond issues and
$1,500,000 in excess of the amount ?
allotted to any other bank out of ,(
the current issue. The officials of j
the Columbia bank have advised j
Washington that they plan the re- j
sumption of farm loan applications
within the next fortnight. ^
Transferred to Columbia J
Washingon, May 9.?Formal an
nouncement of the transfer from ?
Greenville to Columbia of the head- j
quarters of the internal revenue 1
agent in charge of the district of 1
South Carolina, effective April 25,
was made today by the internal
revenue bureau.
ATTENDING PRESBYTERY
1
Dr. and Mrs. C. H. McMurray,
Rev. M. R. Plaxco and Mrs. Plaxco, 1
Mrs. T. J. Raycroft and Rev. Henry
Pressly are in Greenville attending
Presbytery.
SEN WU IS ORDERED
10 LEAVE PEKING
GENERAL WU NOW ALLOWED
TO USE RAILWAY THAT
CHANG HAD UNINTERRUPT
ED USE OF FOR TWO WEEKS.
REFUSES TO LEAVE
Tientsin May 9?'General Wu Pei
Fu, who came to Tientsin from Pe
eing in pursuit of the Manchurian
governor, Chang Tsao Lin, was or
iered yesterday by the allied mili
tary commanders here to leave the
:ity, as his presence was held to be
n violation of the 1901 protocol. He
efused to leave on the ground that
was acting governor of Chihili
province and would remain as long
is necessary for his purposes..
The bridges between this city and
raku, on the southside of the Hun
iver e?stuary were burned by the re
seating members of Chang Tsao'
Jin's amy. Two thousand of
Chang's soldiers were reported yes
;e>rday in Tangku, on the north
;ide of the river, where their de
nands for trains to convey them to
iukden were fruitless, no locomo
ives being available. Frequent at
;empts at telephonic communication
vith Tangku last night were unsuc
:essful.
Should Wu accede to the allied de
nands, to leave, he would have to
nove back toward Peking, as rail
ommunication to the east and north |
las been severed by the burning of
he bridges, and a Japanese destroy
:r is preventing the dispatch of his
orces down the river in barges. The
ituation, therefore, is that, while
Jhang Tsao Lin had uninterrupted
ise-of the Mukden railway for two
ireeks during his offensive opera
ions, his pursuer is now unable to
is? the road to complete his victory
A tug conveying the commander of
he British cruiser Curlew to this
ity yesterday came between hos
ile troops on river banks woo are
iring continuously. The British
run-boat Marazion was sent down
iver to convey the tug here.
Numbers of Manchuria soldiers
/ere discovered last night south of
he former German concession here.
American and Chinese guards
rrned with a machine gun, were
eady to beat off any attemtp at in
rasion, but the men proved quite
locil? and are reported to havej
igreed to lay down their arms if(
;iven tooa.
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MEMORIAL D
EXERCISE,
Appropriate Memorial Day exer
:ises were held in the Opera House
his morning for the Confederate
Veterans, who attended in a body
ind occupied the stage. They were a
roung looking set of men to have
'ought the good fight so many years
igo, and were as follows:
Capt. W. C. Shaw, W. T. Broad
veil, J. L. Scott, A. T. Mcllwaine,
2. A. Botts, T. J. Boweoi, Wm. May
ield, G. P. Grant, Capt. W. R.
Dunn, John T. Raskin, M. W.
Barnes, J. J. Botts, H. W. Gordon,
r. M. Gamibrell, T. f5. Blackwell, T.
3. Seal, J. S. Gifcert, D. H. Howard,
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I. Lu *1111, l/r. w. Xi. juziiA., u? M*
Black, Rev. C. S. Young, H. M.
ifoung, J. C. McDill, J. B. Hampton,
f. J. Price, L. B. Ramey, R P. Davis,
\. R. Ellis, H. M. Hill, J. D. Miller,
l. A. Keller, W. W. L. Keller, J. S.
Williams.
The following ladies of the 60's
vere present:
Mrs. Rebecca Parker, Mrs. Lucy;
rhomson, Mrs. L. H. Russell, Mrs.
R. E. Hill, Mrs. L. W. Perrin.
The following program was ear
ned out at the Opera House:
Prayer, Rev. Mr. Weeks.
Music, by Carolina Syncopators. j
Greetings from American Legion
ONLY LLOYD GEORGE
STILL ABLE TO SMILE
CONFERENCE CIRCLES FILLED
WITH RUMORS OF STIRRING
EVENTS THAT HAVE HAP
PENED OR ABOUT TO HAP
PEN
Genoa, May 9.?Optimism was
still professed tonight by Premier
Lloyd George. The little Welshman
was still smiling, but most of the
delegates no longer have the heart
to smile.
"Many difficulties more than this
have passed and we. shall pass this
one," said Mr. Lloyd George to the
corespondents tonight after a fran
tic day, in wmcn ne com&rrea wun
nearly all the leading figures at the
conference. "We have. come to
Genoa to overcome such difficulties,
otherwise why have th? confer
ence?"
Genoa echoed with all sorts of ru
mors about the breaking up of th?
entente and ?he imminent dissolu
tion of the economic conference, i
The French and Belgians stand firm|
in their opposition to the property
clause of the memorandum to the
Russians, and insist that failure of
the Russians to accept the memo
randum will mark the end of the
conference.
The Russian delegates, after con
ferring with Premier Lloyd George^,
issued a statement, denouncing the
French and BeJgians for their at
tempt to break up the conference
and calling attention to the fact
that these two countries are trying
to make it appear that everything
hinges on the Russian reply while
they themselves have not indorsed
the very document they are discus
sing.
Both Mr. Lloyd George and the
French delegation dented reports in
the British papers that the interview
ibetween the British prime minister
and the French foreign minister on
Saturday was a stormy one and ter
minated with the declaration by Mr.
Llyod George that this disagreement
meant the end of the entente.
The Russian's attack on the Bel
gian position created much discus
sion, among both the "French and
Belgian delegates and apparently
they will not reply.
Signor Schanzer *nd other Itali
ans, representatives labored all last
evening and today trying to recon
cile the disagreements, but seeming
ly witn no success.
AY
S HELD HERE
to Vet&rans, by Maj. R. B.
Cheatham.
Recitation, by Miss Gladys Wil
son.
Music, by Carolina Syncopators.
Talk to Veterans, by Maj. J. D.i
(Pulp.
Song, "Whispering Hope" by Mrs.
Kerr and Miss Fannie Stark.
Announcements.
Music, by Carolina Syncopators.
After the exercises the Confeder
ate Veterans were invited to the
home of Miss Maggie Brooks where
a fine dinner was prepared and
served by the Daughters of the Con
federacy, which was greatly enjoy
ed by the Veterans.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon
memorial wreaths and flowers were
placed on the monument by the
school children of the city assisted
by the American Legion, after
which a song service was held.
At 5 o'clock a radio concert was
given at the Austin-Perrin Drug
store to which all Veterans were in
vited.
During: the afternoon all of the
'battles of the civil war were fought
over again as the old soldiers sat in
the shade of the trees and "worked
back" over the experiences of the;
historic struggle.
REFUSAL OF MAROONED PEO
PLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
LITTLE TO EAT AND DRINK,
OVERFLOW WATER POLLUTED
WITH DEAD ANIMALS
Natchez, Miss., May 9.?Reliei
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wuincia pcjictiic icuiuic piau*
es in the inundated areas along the
Black river in central Louisiana, are
discovering pitiful conditions broughl
about by the refusal of many of the
marooned people to leave their al!
but submerged homes, according tc
Major Charles S. Holcomb, field dl
rector of the Red Cross.
"We plead in vain with the heac
of families to at least send old peo
pie, women and children to the reliei
camps at Harrisonburg and Rhine
hart where they can be cared for,'
isfliH IWiunr Hnlrnmh "and strivp tc
impress upon them what the results
may be if they continue to subjecl
themselves to exposure and drink the
overflow water which is polluted wit!
jthe bodies of countless dead animals
"When they say that they must re
main with their stock we assure them
that their possessions can be taken
care of and carried to safety, but to
no avail.
"The animals placed on crudelj
constructed rafts are suffering for
there is nothing to feed them on but
green branches and the long gray
mos3 hanging from the trees." ,
Several relief officials are- expected
here and upon their arrival Louisiana
planters who are making Natchez
their headquarters during the flood
period will take up the question of
extending relief to plantation tenants
at other points in the inundated sec
tion other than the immediate vicini
ty of the crevasse above Ferriday.
THE EGYPTIAN PRINCESS
A? Tim rWr* House. Wednesday
Night, May 17th ,
Charles Vincent, The Egyptian
Princess, will be presented at the
Abbeville Opera (House, Wednesday
May 17 by the Woman's College
Dramatic OhJb of Due West assist
ed by the Glee Club and Orchestra
The Operatta (will b$ given here foi
the benefit of the High School Atn
letic Association. Those who witnes:
ed the presentation of The Egyptiar
Princess two weeks ago in Due Wes1
declar& it to be the Dest entertain
ment ever before put on by the Wo
man's College. The costumes froir
New York are gorgeous ana coior
ful. Miss Emma Galllard is the di
rector and 'Miss Marguerite Croful
is the conductor of the orchestra. A
I numbe.r of Erskine students als<
! take part in the entertainment
There are over 50 students whc
take part Tickets go on sale at th<
box office Monday, May 15, and th<
prices are 35 cents, 50 cents and 7f
cents for reserved seats.
MOVING
iMr. and Mrs. R. E. Caldwell, wht
have l>een making thedr thome ir
Hartsville, and both of whom ar<
well known to the people of Abbe
I villes are leaving Hartsvilile in Jul)
for Palatka, Fla., where they wil
make their home in the future. Mr
Caldwell is head buyer for the Mc
Kinnon, McNair Co., and goes tc
Florida as a promotion.
MISS PARKER SELECTED
Miss Malvina K. Parker was senl
as a delegate to Saluda, S. C., to the
meeting of the U. D. C.'s to repre
sent the Confederate College of
Charleston, where she is a student.
First Crate Georgia Peaches
Reynolds, Ga., May 8.?The first
crato of peaches of the season from
Georgia was shipped today to New
York. The fruit was of the May
flower variety.
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SEVEN PERSONS SENT TO THE
HpStpITAL?STORY IN NEAR. %
I.Y FViPRV rAQP ?Ain Tft or
OF UNREQUITED LOVE.
BODIES IN MORGUES
New York, May 9.?Romance and
tragedy walking hand in hand
through the metropolitan area today
left in their wake the longest list
of violence and suicide the city ha5
known in many months. Seven per
sons in hospitals?six bodies in
morgues?and the story in nearly
every casei one of unrequltted love.
'Dr. Alfred H. Riedel, eye
specialist, separated from his wife,
poisoned himself in a hotel room be
cause of unrequited Jove of an
John Kane, 34, clerk at Mamaron
eck, shot his sweetheart, Elizabeth
Dunn, 32 year old school teacher, in
a park 'because she refused to marry
him. He then commftted suicide.
Vincent Laclardi, 18, called Mar
garet Violanti, 17, into a hallway,
and wheel she refused to elope with
him shot five times at her but only
inflicted one flesh wound. He turn
ed the pistol upon Almself?only to
be wounded in the cheek.
Mrs. Constance F. Marvin was
found dead in a bath tub in her
home at Mount Vernon. She left a
note hoping she would be forgiven.
Miss Edith Buchanan, 42, iwas
found in her room suffering trom
poison which, she said, was taken by
mistake. <
Mystery surrounds the death of
Vincent Morelli, 25, who died in a
policeman's arms after he had been
wounded in pistol duel with several
other men.
Theodore Budnick, held at Bridge
ton, N. J., on a charge of shooting
one Eleazer Hankins declared he ex
pected to die, but believed he was
justified. Budnick said he went to
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nanKina snup w wtuu uuu w owy
going with Mrs. Budnick. WMIe they
were talking Mrs. Budnick appeared
on the street and Budnick stated
Hankins waved to her. "That got
me," he added. "I said, "Mr. Han
kins, you took my wife, you can
take this,' and I fired."
Home going crowds in Grand
street in the lower East Side were
thrown into a panic when three men
and two women fell wounded after
five me?n suddenly drew pistols and
ibegan shooting at one another. The
gunmen began their battle within a
block of police headquarters. All tho
gunmen escaped, except one.
The police said that the shooting
affray grew out of a murder eight
months ago when a street duel re
sulted in the death of the leader of
a band of bootleggers.
FEDERAL AID SECURED
Mr. J. S. Stark and Capt. Hum
bert have returned from the month
ly meeting of the State Highway
Commission at Columbia and it ia
definitely settled that Abbeville
County will receive the following
Federal Aid for road and bridge
' (building:
$10,000 on bridges on the Antre
r vilie road; $12,500 on bridges be
' tween here and Greenwood; $12,500
on the McCormick road, which has
" been surveyed sometime, and will be
' let a little later.
The bridges for Antreville and
Greenwood roads will 'be let at Ab
beville tomorrow.
Aid in addition to this has been
; promised after the first of Judy for
! the Calhoun Falls road.
COTTON MARKET
Spot cotton sold in Abbeville to
iq merits. Futures closed
uci y xv
as follows:
May 19.65
July 19.32
October 19.38
December 19.42