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Abbeville Press and Banner j ' - - v3pg Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, August 23, 1922. Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. LABOR COUNCIL ! VOICES APPEAL BODY OF hbUbKAHUlM Idauco * STATEMENT ON UNION POSI TION?SAYS WORKERS ON STRIKE SHOULD HAVE MORAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ? Washington, Aug. 22.?"Railroad 4 workers on strike are now fighting ^ the fight of all workers," and "should ^ have all the moral and financial as- ^ cistance which the labor movement can girwe them, an appeal issued to night by the executive council of the a ?nf T.nhrtr dfi Aiuci jvaa x cuviawivu w* ?? ? ? ? dared. Signed by President Gompers and the entire membership of the federation's controlling committee, the message recounted the causes of the rail strike?from the union view ^ point?asserting that it had been called "to resist the imposition of un fair terms and conditions of employ ment," and asked general contribu tion of funds from labor organiza tions to assist the strikers. P "The struggle in which these work ers are invoivea is one wxucu ia im portant not only to themselves and their organizations," the appeal said, 4fbut to all organized workers and all Americans who love justice and fair dealing It must be clear to all wage earners and to all thinking men that the policy which has been pursued by the railroads has been entirely in harmony with the policies of all organizations of employers which, since the armistice, have been seeking to weaken and destroy the voluntary organizations of the work ers. "No amount of conscientious effort and foAearance on the part ol wie workers, however, could overcome the attitude and policies dictated by the small but powerful group of bankers who control the finances of the railroads, and who have compell ed the adoption by the railroads of a policy of bitter antagonism to the organizations of the workers. "Finally the decisions of the rail way labor board compelled resistance on the part of workers through sus pension of work. A wage of 25 cents per houf was established for section men, and this wage is tne Dasis upon which all other wages were calculat ed. . . .The railroad shop workers are on strike to endeavor to secure a living wage for the maintenance of the American standard of living. It is hoped that every union and its membership, individually and collect ively, will again demonstrate its sol idarity by coming generously and im mediately to the assistance of the striking railway shop craft organiza-1 h tions." 11 lr FANS OUT IN FULL FORCE. M i r Among the base ball fans attend ing the games in Greenwood this < woek between Greenwood and Abbe- t ville were: W. D. Wilson, Dr. J. E. i Pressly, J. T. Hughes, J. A. Ramey, Walter Sherard, Jim Sherard of Cal- p houn Falls, Tom Sherard,, E. F. Ar nold, Carroll Swetenburg, Bayard Swetenburg, E. C. Horton, Ray Gall man, J. R. Glenn, W. L. Peebles, R. L. Mabry, J. S. Cochran, Dr. G. A. D Daapa Onxr/in Qnao/1 i>f tfUli cr, :u. u ivcco^i vt?v? R E. Cox, Mrs. Paul Link and fam ily, Mrs. B. S. Reames, Dr. F. E. Harrison and family-, Sol Rosenberg, Robert Cheatham, Cliff King and Oscar Cobb. War Veterans Meet. Los Angeles, Aug. 22.?Business! sessions of the annual encampment and reunion of the United Spanish War Veterans and of the women's auxiliary were opened here today. COTTON MARKET. Cotton brougnt za cents on uie i local market today. Futures closed: I Oct. 22.65 Dec. --- --- --- 22.62 Jan. 22.45 March 22.45 SPANISH-AMERICAN VETERANS ORGANIZE 'amp and Elect Officers for First Year.?J. S. Cochran Elected Commander. A meeting of the veterans of the Ipanish-American War was hold in he City Hall August 16 to organize camp of the United Spanish War TVio nrcanizatinn was Der ected and a charter applied for rom National Headquarters in Chi ago. The following officers were elect d for one year: Commander?J. S. Cochran. Senior Vice-Com.?W H White. Junior Vice-Com.?Geo C. Gam rell. Officer of the Day?Jesse L Camp ell. Officer of the Guard?R S McComb Trustees?C. A. Milford, J. M. IcKellar, J L Perrin. MIawih? tPAro ftD ointed by the Commander: Adjutant?E C. Horton. 0. M.?M. E Hollingsworth Historian?R B Cheatham. Sergt.-Major?Alf Lyon Q. M. Sergt.?A. B Cochran Color Sergt?H L, Brooks. Musician?J S Miller. The Camp will be known as Camp Ab Allen," named in honor of J. l. Allen, who was the first Spanish far Veteran of Abbeville county to ie. The following veterans joined: Wyatt Aiken, H. L. Brooks, J. S. ochran, A. B Cochran, R B Cheat am, J L Campbell. B E Evans, Geo r> 1 11 r> If V I [ollingsworth, # P. R. Henry, J E [arelson, Alf Lyon, J S Miller, C i Milford, R. S. MeComb, J. M. IcKellar, D. E. Penney, J L Perrin, I B Reese, J. E. Taggart, T. G. iThite, W H White. LINTON TO ABBEVILLE IN TWO HOURS E. J. Adair made the trip from llinton to Abbeville this morning in wo hours. He came over the high ray by Ware Shoals, and says the nest stretch of road in the state is rom Ware Shoals to Abbeville. He uggests that the -business men of ibbeville go after the Ware Shoals rade. Hops Off Again. Miami, Fla. Aug. 21.?Lieu enant Walter Hilton in his giant ijeaplane the Sampaiio fCorrerla, opped off at West Palm Beach his morning at 10.15 expecting to each Nasseau in a couple of hours, rhe lieutenant had a good rest last light, and with the plane's machin ery working satisfactory and weath er conditions favorabde, he hopes o make a pleasant, voyage over the pilf stream to the Bahamas. rilCHAEL COLLINS SHOT FROM AMBUSH London, Aug. 22?(Michael Collins, head of the Irish provis ional government and the Irish national army, was shot and killed from ambush at Bandon, County Cork, tonight a few hours after he had been given an ovation by the people ot Cork City, who for the first time saw the Free State hero in the uniform of commander-in-chief. Thus within ten days two of the most prominent figures in tha new Irish government have been removed by death. Just ten Days ago President Griffith of the dail eireann, considered the brains of the new administra tion, died in Dublin; tonight M qa! P ftl line tk a F roA ^ fa fr ? military genius, was killed at the moment when the dissipa tion of the irregular forces in the south was considered com plete. ft UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE MENT NOT IN SIGHT?McCUM BER PLANS TO DELIVER PRE PARED ADDRESS AND FIGHT ON FLOOR MAY FOLLOW. Washington, Aug. 22.?Senate Republican leaders continued nego tiations today for an unanimous consent agreement for a final sen ate vote on the soldiers' bonus bill, but apparently with little prospect of immediate success. Some pro gress was reported, but it was un derstood that four or five senators objected to an agreement at this time. The bonus measure Is the senate's unfinished business and will be taken up after the senate recon venes Wednesday, Cahriman Mc Cumber of the finance committee, plans to deliver a prepared address at that time in support of it and some majority leaders said that un less there Was an agreement for a time for the .final vote the legisla tion would have to be fought out to a finish on the floor. Estimates as to the time -which would be re quired to pass the measure i.i the absienc? of any agreement varies, 1 1. ?!- 3 I.L.1. !j. ? I uui it appeareu mat it migiu in quire several weeks. After the bonus is passed by the senate?and the general belief at the capitol is that it will go through finally /by substantial majority?it would, in the usual course, be se:>t to conference for the composing of differences between the senate and the house. In that event it would be handled by the same conference committee to which the tariff meas ure will be deferred this week with littlo prospect that it would receive attention until after the committee had completed its work on the Jones Miller Stack About Well Jones Miller Stack has albout re covered from his case of scarlet fev er and is getting on all right He will be here about ten days longer when he will return to his home in Monroe, N. C. BOND OFFERINGS LOWEST OF YEAR Continue to Show Upward Trend in Prices?States Expected to Float "T* 17 1 r !. c & i aa bxempi muc in ucpi. New York, Aug. 22.?Only 13 new bond offerings, totaling $15, 700,000, were put out through local bankers last week. This is a new low record for the year as compared with $20,100,000 the week before and a weekly average to date of approxi mately $50,000,000. The usual mid summer dullness is held responsible. Continuance of easy money rates has been a stimulating influence to the steadily rising bond prices, which are now at the highest level in al most four years. Several new high records were made in both the rail and industrial groups last week, un derlying trunk line issues of the big railway systems receiving the most attention. The amount of corporate securities falling due this month is relatively small and will require little new financing. The total maturities amount to $56,486,630 against $89, 049,550 in July and $85,100,555 in August, 1921. Bonds which have been called for payment in August in advance of maturity total $96, 725,800, which is considerably above 'normal, but far below the record of $144,779,000 in July. Easy money rates are believed responsible for the amount of bond issues called for pay ment this year entirety before ma turity, which reach the surprisingly high record of $394,500,000 to date, as compared with only $19,000,000 in 1921. AFFAIRS OF CUBA ON SOUND BASK CONFUSION WILL SOON BI ENDED?STATE DEPARTMEN1 OFFICIALS THINK ISLAND RI PUBLIC WILL SOON BE IT SELF AGAIN. Washington, Aug 22?After man; months of confusion and uncertaint; the reconstruction of Cuba's politica and fiscal affairs is nearing comple tion on a basis of which state depart ment officials regard as promising ai era of restored confidence'and tran quility throughout the island repub lie. The reform program in the draft ing of which Cuban officials have ha< | the constant aid of Maj. Gen. EnocI H. Crowder of the American army, 1 said in advices received here, to hav reached a stage where reestablish ment of governmental and finanoia stability appears to be assured fo the near future. Numerous changes in the govern ment machinery, making possible th retirement of fiscal and judicial of ficials who stand in the way of need ed reforms, are coupled in the reoi ganization plan with a sweeping re habilitation of the entire tax collect ing and disbursing system of the pub lie treasury. In a statement detailing the entir 11 caiyiatiuu piugiaiu uuuigiiw o^v department manifested thorough sat isfaction with the turn taken b; Cuban affairs, and predicted that 1 propei- execution of the plans " no\ [agreed upon among Cuban official | undoubtedly would go far towar ("normalization a.nd the betterment o [business conditions generally." No mention of General Crowde was made in the statement, but of ficials of the Washington governmen have not concealed their admiratio for the work he has done in Cub; since he was sent there to give ad vice as the personal representative o President Harding. His patient effor in the midst of bitter inter-factiona strife and in the face of stronerly in trenched opposition to real reforr measures is appraised here as havinj been a powerful influence toward r establishing the new Habana govern ment. STRONGER PRICES FOLLOW DECLINE Cotton Market Show* Gains Fa Week?Heaviest Buying Done Reports Crop Deterioration New*, Orleans, Aug. 22.?Whil there were declines in .the earl sessions of this last week in th cotton market prices were strongl higher in the later trading with th highest levels on the close when th trading positions were 174 to 18 points over the close of the procec ing week at their ibest with Octobt up to 22.30 cents a pound. Laj prices were at net gains of 170 t 180 points with October closing s 22.15. At the lowest of the wee prices were 65 to 85 points unde the preceding week, October trac ino- dc. Iiyw Ac 19-fiO. Fluctuation were within limits of 245 to 27 points. In the spot department jprice gained 75 points in the net result middling closing at 21.88 again s 12 cents on the close of this wee last year. The lower levels of th week wero reached under reports o scattered rainfall in Texas and ur der an unfavorable developmer in this country. Later on drouth r< turned to Texas and both foreig and labor news were regarded in more favorable light. The parti? settlement of the coal strikei helpe to put prices up and highest price were partly duo to the hope that th coming week would see the settle ment of rail strike, although heav est buying was done on account o icrop deterioration and it was mor or less of a weather market through out. Drouth in the West and to K I Alex uaner is in uie cimo ui hi ejlaw. T. B. Ferguson and C. I >f | Prince found him selling and stoi i- ing whiskey on the Smith place nea it town. He furnished bond and wi be tried at the September term o n Court. a il much rain in the East of the b&l d probably caused more buying tha ts any other factor. e On the week-em ihe market wa ?- thrown into consi "erabu. excite i- ment on rumors tha: a large spc f firm was out with a condition rc e port of 58.0 per ceTt of normal an i- indicated crop figures of 9,^00.00 o bales. \ i A. Beard Evans Shot by B. H. Hollej r Nephew of Dead Man Saw Of l ' ficer Fire Last Shot. AJnderson, Ausr. 22.?A. Bearc Evans was shot and killed thi P after-noon at his home in the Or j mill village by B. H. Holley, magis 1 trate's constaible, the cause of th . killing being unknown. Holley wh( . had gone to the house to serve i 1 warrant upon Evans on a charge o . fighting, was held responsible fo: . Evans death by the coroner's jury He surrendered to the sheriff ani - is now Ibeing held in the Andersoi i jail. h Holley, according to the testi s mony offered at the coroner's in e quest tonight, went to Evans' hom i- with the warrant at about 5:3' il o'clock this afternoon. Evans, ac cording: to the testimony of his wif was in the back yard at the tim and Holly was admitted to th bouse. The two men met in th kitchen of the home and a few mis utes later, Mrs. Evans said sh heard several shots and going t the kitchen found her husband o" the floor in a pool of blood. A. J Evans a nephew of the slain Jnaii was also in the house at the tim e and testified at the inquest that h e saw Hoi ley snoot Jbvans on ine 1100 > arid heard Holly threaten Evane V lifo. When the first shots were fire a young Evans testified, he rushed t * the kitchen door and was order? 3 by Holly to withdraw. Holly the] d fired again at the wounded man o: f the floor, young Evans said. Mrs Evans heard nothing of the convex r satiom between her husband and th constable, she said, and A. J. Evan heard nothing more than the threa ri to kill Evans, which he said, wa a 1 _ 1 TT.11.. maae t>y nwiy. Three shots took effect, on through the head being responsibl for death, according to the testi mony heard at the inquest. Th other shots took effect in a leg an a thigh. Holly's pistol, examine after the Jihooting, contained fou c^chteFged ciaritnfl^g'es. [Fhyiiciani were called in immediately, bu Evans "was dying when medical ai was secured He made no statement Grasped in Evans' blood staine hands was found 340 in bills, whic it is presumed was offered by hii ,r to Holly as bond on the charge o fighting, for which the constabl came to arrest him. e HARDWICK COMMUTES y HUDSON SENTENC1 e , y Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 22.?Governc e Hardwick today commuted froi e death to life imprisonment the ser z, tence of Glen iM. Hudson, Daughei ty county farmer, convicted of th murder of his two step-sons, fiv and eleven years of age. The govefi nor said that the evidence agaim Hudson wag ("entirely circumstar tial" and while possibly strc-n enough to justify conviction,it do? not remove every doubt as to h; ^uilt. Commutation was recom mended Last week by the 6tat prison. SELLING AND STORING. nrDMAM CVDCDTO ulmvihii lartmo El CONDITIONS ABROAD CAUSE OF MARK'S SLUM?GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO BOLSTER UP CURRENCY THINK FINANCIAL WRITERS. Berlin, Aug. 22.?Heavy unload 1 J _ xL. ing 01 marKs aorcaa is uie soie causc of the present collapse of German currency, in the opinion of financial writers here, who concur in declaring that there is no-cogent "objective" reason for a stampede in Germany's present internal situation, and .there fore unite in ascribing to the inter national political situation the real reason for the slump. In support of this contention they cite the fact that the collapse of the London conference sent the dollar rate to a thousand and assert that the French ^ attitude accomplished what the London deadlock merely stimulated. It is further pointed out that the government for more than a month past has not been a pur chaser of foreign currencies, as no reparations installments have been paid, while the part payment on clearing house obligations represent ed funds which were secured weeks ago. It is also asserted that Germany has not been buying gold ta pay for wheat purchases abroad. German ex perts admit that, the government is utterly helpless in the face of re cent developments, that it is wholly at the mercy of hostile foreiga poli cies and that any attempt on its part or through private initiative to bol ster up the mark artificially hi' present political atmosphere would be bound to prove disastrous. "There is no tangible economic ^ ground for this unprecedented de- ' preciation," says the Boeraen Cour ier, which declares that the hation's e industrial productive capacity con , tinues unimpaired, while the mere fact that imports exceed exports "is ^ hardly a cogent reason why the world should abandon Germany." d The Boersen Courier also fails to r i discover in <the reparations payments an immediate cause for the mark's ^ present level, irfasmuch as these pay t ments have been plainly designated ^ tor a year or more and must be met u in accordance with Germany's capac ity. It 'believes that the mark's foun dation is primarily a psychic or psy chological process and that the fact that the mark is unstable and capa ble of slipping suffices to produce violent drops, determined and aug mented by policies which constantly threaten penalties and other econom ic punitive measures. TRAINS MOVE AGAIN AT SPENCER TERMINAL WitLJ, C Huiv Af I roopi nuuurana * ?#..? Shops When Assured Order Will Be Maintained. Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 22.?All troops have been withdrawn from guard duty in Spencer and Salisbury today, except one company which was kept in this city but scattered, and the trainmen, estimated at about 500 in number, who last night agreed not to move another train out of this terminal until the National Guardsmen were removed, having gone back to work today about noon, c*?j. i. ;i I1 all was quiet in cms ouuumu rail way shop center tonight, and trains were in operation as usual. PAINFULLY BUT NOT SERIOUSLY HURT Joel S. Morse received a telephone message this morning from his friend Calhoun Harris of Anderson that Mrs. Morrah, Mrs. Harris and other members of his family hurt in the automobile accident at Sandy Springs yesterday were better and that Dr. Henry did not anticipate any serious results from the accident. o