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Abbeville Press and Banner tblished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, May 24, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. IEMNS FOR mmm CITIES LIMITED TO DE I SING prQRJGING FLANS. JR CHURCHES INCLUDED THE MOVEMENT irleston, W. Va., May 23?-In ^ting a report of the committee bills and overtures today the lern Presbyterian general as [>ly held that the assemlbly may plans for carrying out work -J?5 x AAnefi-hifinn HI Lieu IU 1U wy UIE may recommend action to low ourts but it has no authority to r lower courts as to how money be taken up or expended. Also i the recomn^enclatlon of the raitee on overtures from the bytery of Albemarle, urging the assembly meet biennially ;ad of annually was not com-i i with. The committee further rted in the negative regarding >verture of the presbytery of idian calling for a change in the ; of lrfembership in the assem from 4,000 to 5,000 communi s. Three overtures from the d of Virginia and the presby of Winchester and Mont-| lery asking that a 'bureau of [ncy and supply ibe created referred to an ad interim Imittee. |pari from consideration of the rardships coramlittee report to the assembly adopted resolu is of comitv between the South Presbyterian church and the eclated JReformed Presbyterian ch and "between the Presbyteri-j church in the United States of erica and the Presbyterian rchea in the United States, he resolution on the former ed that When presbyteries be ing to the two churches overlap r will endeavor through comity j imitees to divide the territory! uch way as to prevent their mu efforts from interfering. Also, i'aa suggested to encourage the lping of weak churches belong to the denomination, unable to port a minister and capable of lg grouped wfth like weak rches of other denominations, t was proposed further that in ns of 5,000 inhabitants or less >re either church is already at t. the other will not enter hout conference or agreement ! that the supreme judiciaries 1 recommend to members that ;n members of one denomdna i move into a community where re is no church of their own, y can join for the time being, church of the other. n the action touching on comity 1 cooperation of the Presbyterian irches, U. S. A., and in the Uni * ? -1 X.J . States, tne report aaopwu pru ,ed that the two assemblies urge ir respective presbyteries and; ods to make every effort to set all case6 of comity locally Ibefore sealing to the comity committees the assemblies and urged the n for cooperation among the ne mission agencies of the coun of reformed churches by which sse agencies shall endeavor to do jether wherever practicable mis n wotte tney are now uoiug aeyi* ?ly. The report recommended further it a permanent committee on nity should -be appointed or else ; powers of such committee be ren to the executive committee of me missions or to a subcommittee sreof in order that a permanent d continuing policy may be adopt and promgrt action obtained enever necessary. Charleston, W. Va., May 23.? >ntreat, N. C., 16 miles from heville, today was chosen as the 13 meeting place of the Southern eabyterian General Assembly, mtreat is the summer assembly mi <& t^e dwrqfc. FORMER GOVERNOR TAKES OATH OF OFFJCE?TREAS URER MELLON AND A NUMBER OF OTHER DIS TINGUISHED FOLK PRESENT Washington, (May 23^.-Former Gov. Robert A. Cooper of South Carolina was sworn in as a member of the federal farm loan board this morning. A distinguished company wit nessed the simple ceremony. In ad dition to Andrew W. Mellon, sec retary of the treasury and his nu merous assistants, the following were present: Mrs. tJooper, senaror and Mrs. N. B. Dial, W. P. G. Hard ing, governor of the federal re serve board; Eugene Meyer, Jr. and Angus McLean of the war finance corporation and Charles E. Loibdell and W. H. Joyce of the federal farm loan board. As soon as the oath was ad ministered and Mr. Cooper had! been congratulated the new official' repaired to his office and 'began his new' career. Charles S. Barrett, president of the Farmers' National Union, for publication tomorrow morning, is sued a statement setting forth the variety of farmer representation the farnfiers' organ desired and in sisted upon to serve on -boards dealing directly or indirectly with agriculture. It was a protest against the kind of farmer representation which the o^miniefrrnfcinn nn to the oresent was accorded. It Was an intimation that all "dirt" farmers sometimes were farmers only in a side line sig nificance. While the statement had no direct ibearing on the appoint ment of Mr. Cooper, it was regard - -J 4-V o4- if rtro a to. ru aj di^iuiivaau uiaw iv ??mu leased for publication just after Mr. Cooper had undertaken his new duties. Mr. Barrett, it is said, desired the berth to fill which the presi dent named Mr. Cooper. His friends advocated his appointment and it was published that he stood an ex cellent chance of landing the job. The president, in nominating Mr. Cooper, gave a3 one reason for the selection the fact that in addition to other professions, Mr. Cooper was a "dirt" farmer. CARRYING THE PETITION Major Mars and Chief Johnson In Charge of Petition Mayor Mars ana ^mei jonnsun have again shown their unselfish in terest in public school affairs and the latter is busy finishing the circula tion of the petition calling for two mills special tax for the city schools. The Chief reports that he is meeting with considerable success and finding no great opposition. No election of teachers for next session can be held until this petition is either signed or the project abandoned. The latter will not be done so long as there is a ray of hope left that public spirit ed citizens will come to the aid of I their schools. The registration books will be open in Capt. Perrin's office in the court house the first Monday in June, which is the 5th, and an opportunity will be given ail electors a chance to se cure their registration crtificates, necessary to vote in the tax election or to secure duplicate certificates in lieu of ones lost. GOES TO ANNAPOLIS Miss Judith Hill leaves Friday to join Mrs. Frank B. Gary at Rich mond, Va., and from there they will go to Annapolis to attend the graduating exercises. Frank Gary, [jr., will finish this year and Mrs. Gary and Miss Sill will 'be the re cipients of many social attentions while there. C0MMENCEM1 HIGH SC IN THE OPERA HOUSE, BEGINNI1 MEMBERS IN GRADUATING < OF ERSKINE COLLEGE \ Definite announcement regarding the high school commencement exer cises was made at school today. The exercises will be held in the Opera House at 8:30 the evening of June 2. President R. C. Grier of Erskine College will make the address to the graduating class. The following or der of class exercises will be carried out: Salutatory Maria Neuffer. Class Poem Gilbert Nabers nines fimmhler Billv Loner MUSIC. Class History Cecelia Chalmers Class Prophecy Jack Bradley Class Appreciation George Smith MUSIC. Class Will Bill Cox Valedictory Ada Faulkner Following the valedictory Presi dent Grier will make his address af ter which the diplomas will be given the 25 students who have satisfacto rily completed the eleventh grade. Those who will receive State Diplo mas are: Ada Faulkner, Elizabeth Thomson,. Maria Neuffer, Hilda Sy fan, Cecelia Chalmers, Ruth Coleman, Gladys Braezeale, Lillian Grubb, Ida McCord, Addie Bowen, Lula Mann. TI TO DIE ON JUNESIXTEENTH Kirby, Fox and Gappins Resentenced Tuesday in Lexington for Mur der of Brazell. Columbia, May 23.?June sixteen ft? now frtr f}\o wad UACU ao itV ?? uuvv *v& v?? electrocution of S. J. Kirby, C. 0. Fox and Jesse Gappins, the trio con victed of the murder of William Bra zell, Columbia taxie driver, who were resentenced in the court at Lex ington at noon today. The men appeared without counsel, but under heavy guard, taken in au tomobiles from the penitentiary in Columbia to the Lexington court room, 12 miles away. Each said he' had not had a fair trial and Gappins, who claimed not to be guilty of tak 4-V?? wnr/Jnr oclrorl fV?nf ViP ing pail, 1? U* MJL. } MUMVM ????*? ->? . be allowed to live as long as possible. Following the sentencing the men were brought back to Columbia and' lodged again in the death house. The crime for which the men were convicted caused a sensation over two states last fall. On the witness stand the three confessed to the whole affair. They gave notice of appeal and their execution, originally set for October 21, was postponed auto matically. liappms' appeal aione was perfected, but the supreme court re cently threw it out as being without merit. The execution date for the trio follows by one day the date for the execution of F. M. Jeffords and Ira Harrison, who are sentenced to die on June 15 for the murder of J. C. Arnette. * P l/VCITAD bivci&n t i Ernest Wilson of the Greenville News was in town today on a visit to relatives. He was accompanied down by Mrs. Wilson. Mr. Wilson is now in charge o? the composing room of the Greenville News and has made - i -i 1 :? XT good in nis cnosen proiessiuu. elc uc gan his career in the Press and Ban ner office under Mr. Hugh Wilson and stands high in the printing world. Caldwell Afiew Graduates Mrs. John T. Evans and Mr. G. C. Douglass went over to Greenwood la3t night to attend the exercises at B. M. I. Caldwell Agnew, a cousin, graduated this year. ENT OF HOOLJUNE 2 VG AT 8:30 P. M.?TWENTY-FIVE CLASS?REV. R. C. GRIER, VILL MAKE ADDRESS. Emmie Haigler, John Klugh, Francis Glenn, William Cox, George Smith, Austin Roche. Gilbert Nabers. Jack Bradley, Edwin Barksdale, Frederic Minshall, William Long, Allen Long, and Bruce Galloway. Miss Minnie Jackson, who has been in the Abbe ville high school only two years, but , who has satisfactorily completed a ( part of the eleventh grade course of . study, will receive a certificate ad mitting her to college. This is by double the largest class ever graduated from the local high school, and it is a source of genuine satisfaction and pleasure that the superintendent, principal, and other teachers feel in graduating such a large class of excellent students. The work of the present eleventh grade has been quite satisfactory, as a whole, and it is to be hoped that all of them will make opportunities to further pursue their education in higher institutions. The State Board of Education has ruled that grad uates of A1 accredited schools in) the state, Abbeville's among the number, shall be issued diplomas, which with six weeks at a recognized summer school, will entitle them to a first grade teacher's certificate. Increase of More Than Thirty Mil lion Dollar* In Month?Cloths Show An Increase Washington, May 23.?Cotton ex ports during April nearly doubled as compared with the same month last year, according to foreign trade re- ! ports issued today by the Commerce Department. During April exports of cotton ag gregated 5998,209 bales worth $55, 898,116 compared with 319,933 bales worth $20,543,657 in April 1921, while for the ten months ended with April the total was 5,581,365 bales worth $497,987,523 as against 4, 436,123 bales worth $539,026,657 during the months last year. Cotton cloths exported during the month 51,642,030 square yards worth $7,247,136 compared with 36,771,768 square yards worth $5, 036,748 in April a year ago, while for the ten months period the total 'nop jIQQ S3n 981 cniinrp vnrds wnrth $60,109,360 as compared with 468,- ( 221,960 square yards worth $131, 055,826. COOPERATIVE OFFICERS At a meeting of the Abbeville County branch of the South Caro lina Cotton Growers' Association held in the court house yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected: J. S. Stark, Chair man; W. E. Leslie, Vice Chairman, and R. E. Cox, Secretary. An executive committee is com posed of a member from each town ship in the county: O. S. Cochran, AW>eville; W. P. Wham, Cedar Springs; E. A. Patterson, Diamond Hill; E. W. Harper, Lowndesville; John T. Stokes, Magnolia; J. R. Lo max, Long Cane; Ernest Hagen, Due West; C. R. Cromer, iSmithville and J. R. Pruitt, Donalds. The following members were elected to represent this County at the District meeting to be hold in Aiken, on May 30: J. M. Nickles, M. P. McCalla, J. P. Anderson and Robert Pruitt At the meeting yesterday the delegates attending the Aiken " 5- " +A meeting in -may were <mi>uvi^u w endorse J. S. Stark as a Director of th? Association. AMERICA CAN AID STRICKEN EUROPE CHANCE TO PLAY ROLE OF GOOD SAMARITAN? VOICES HOPE IN FAREWELL SPEECH THAT COUNTRY MAY YET ENTER LEAGUE New York, May 23--Lady Nancy Astor in a farewell speech before returning to her jab in the house of commons from a visit of six weeks in her native land plead ed tonight for Amjerica to be the good Samaritan to suffering Europe and not stand ihv unponcp.rned. She repeated he<r appeal for the United States to enter the league of na tions or a league with similar aims for peace. Nearly. 2,000 men and women heard her address, delivered at a dinner given in her honor by the League for Political Education. Lady Astor made a short talk after she had finished. Speeches were de livered toy John W. Davis, former ambassador to the court of St. James' and Miss Alice Robertson, congresswoman from Oklahoma. Selecting "Political Education" as her trmio. Astor saiH that while America constantly had suf fered from politicians or political crooks, "we have managed that no party has ever dared nominate or bring forward any man 'but an honest man for president." "They haven't all been Sir Gala hads or George Washingtons or Abraham Lincolns," she added, "but they had all been like Cae sar's wife, .above suspicion. That we may recall with pride. Then she remarked that people were so "apt to feel indifferent about local politics," "that so long as the taxes don't go too high and the local 'houses' don't get too rich we shrug our soldiers and go on." "If w'e are content only to have our presidents fine and to have less fine local politicians, we are making it awfully hard for a president to Ho fine thincs " she said. Lady Astor said she was not so sure that Europe needs America's money, tout she was -convinced that Europe needs America's moral help. "I'm not concerned to say whe ther the United States should join the league of nations, as it exists; this is a question of comparatively small detail; but I am convinced that America can help Europe enormously in ways which will com mend themselves to all clear and kind thinking Americans if they want to do so." NEW SCHOOL BEGUN Contractor Van Ormer Begins Work on High School Building. Scenes of considerable activity on the abell lot on Chestnut street were noted yesterday. Actual work has been begun on the new High School building by the contractor, H. C. Van Ormer of Augusta. The building has been located, comers staked off, excavation begun, and material is being rapidly placed on the ground. Mr. Van Ormer has stated to inter ested parties that it may (be possible * * ? i-i._ it. I or mm to cumpieie me uuuumg uj October 15. WILL ATTEND PAGEANT. Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Peele, Miss Alice Hornsby, Rev. J. B. Kilgore and Vernon Peele will go over to Green wood tomorrow afternoon to see the great historical pageant which will be given at Lander College Thursday and Friday evenings. AT METHODIST CHURCH Rev. L. D. Gillespie of Spartan burg Sunday School Field Secretary for the inroer South Carolina Con ference will preach ia the Metho dist church Sunday morning and at Grace Church on South Main srtreet Sunday evening. FAILURE TO GIVE TRIAL UN DERMINES LAW? CONVEN TION CALLS ON WILL HAYS TO CLEAN UP (MOVING PIC TURE BUSINESS Jacksonville, May 23...Mob raid was denounced at the closing ses sion of the Southern Baptist con vention here today .both by speak ers and in the adoption of the re port of its commission on social service which declared# that every person charged with crime is en titled to a fair trial and that "any other procedure is mob rule and if adopted generally will (ultimately undermine and overthrow every thing we hold dear." "We can not too strongly urge upon our pastors and churches the importance of not becoming al lied with or giving approval and support to any movement or organi zation which violates or tends to violate these sacred and fundamen tal principles," continued the re port. There was no specific refer ence to any organization either in the report or in debate. The report requested of Presi- ? dent Hardin'g that the government cooperate in taking steps against Turkish atrocities in the Near East, pointing out that <Jreat Britain re quested such cooperation from oth er countries. Race track gambling the modern dance and violation of the Salbbath came in for expres sions of disapproval in the report, which also asked a strict censorship of each state for motion' pictures and voiced the hope that Will H. Hays will "exercise what is sup posed to be his great -power for a thorough clean up in the whole picture louamees. William Jennings Bryan was in vited to address the convention in Kansas City next year and Dr. E. Y. Mullins, president of the con vention was namted to head the delegation to the Stockholm Bap tist conference in July, 1923. The convention also instructed its com mittee on hospitals to report next year What is toeing done towards religious training of student nurses in Baptist hospitals. Other resolutions stated, "We ex press our appreciation of full re? ports on the convention sent throughout the country .by the gen eral news agencies and especially thanks of the 'body (be extended to the Associated Press. DEATH OF MRS. REBECCA WARE Mrs. Rebecca Ware died at her home in the Level Land section Tuesday, May the 23rd and was bur ied this afternoon at the Shiloh bury ing ground. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. D. W. Duck worth at Shiloh church at 2 o'clock and interment was immediately af ter. Mrs. Ware was in her 7bta year, and was the mother of a large family of children. She is survived by the following sons: Messrs. Charley, Rob ert, Clyde, James and one daughter, Mrs. Jim Evans. She was preceded in death by her husband, and one daugh ter, Mrs. Campbell, died last year in the Anderson Hospital. Mrs. Ware was a christian woman widely known and respected in her community, and will be missed. COTTON MARKET Cotton brought 20 cents on tl? local market today. Futures closed May 21.15 | Jul/ '20.2$ I October 20.06 ] December i - 19.99 ,j January ...... 19.88 i Futures closed yesterday May 21r32 July 20.07 ' October 19JH ' December : 10.84 January 19.72