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$1.50 A YEAB ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 1914. m ESTABIJSfiED 1844 Decision Handed Down 1 mountain Rate Case Shipment of Good Washington, June 22.?The inter state commerce commission's so call- I ed Intermountain rate orders were - 1 ? y,,r tVm onnrpmp SUSiaillt'U U.S tunu u.v uiv court which held at the same time, that the long and short hauls clause of the interstate commerce law was constitutional. Both had been at tacked by transcontinental railroads. The defunct commerce court;, pass ing over the constitutional question, had annulle the orders on the ground that the commission had no authority to issue "blanket" or "zone" orders and might act only on the reasonable ness of specific rates. In overturning the contention today and holding that the commission did have that power, the Supreme court decided a point lawyers and close observers of the interstate com merce commission's procedure say is of equal importance to the Intermoun tain rate case itself?if not greater. Opposition to the five per cent in crease in freight rates being asked by the eastern railroads?on which the interstate commerce commission is expected to announce its decision any day?had been based principally on the contention that the commission did not have authority under the law to grant such a "blanket" increase. Effect Unknown. What the effect, if any, of the decis ion of the rate case may be, only can be the subject of conjecture. Some auiong the well informed in the com mission's procedure, however, say the dtcision in the disposition of the rail roads' annlication had been delayed, awaiting the-supreme court's decision on that point. As a result of the decision, all doubt is removed as to the commission's right to pass on the reasonableness of a lower rate for a haul to a more distant city than to a nearer one in the same direction. It recognizes the commission's power to fix such rates by zones as distinguished from tak ing up the conditions surrounding each point of shipment in the United States. Chief Justice White said this was the unanimous decision of the court. The commerce court held that the commission could not make "DianKer or "zone" rates; that is the conten tion of those who are opposed to the five per cent'increase in freight rates now being asked by the eastern rail roads. The Intermountain Rate or ders were issued in June and July, 1911, by the interstate commerce com mission, under the authority of the "long and short haul section" of the j interstate commerce act, which cloth- I ed the commission with discretion to ; make exceptions to the general rule, j laid down in the law that railroads j should not charge more for a short haul than for a longer haul in the I same direction and over the same lines or routes. Asked for Exceptions. Practically all of the railroads \ traversing the intermountain regions ! of the West applied to the commission to have exceptions made so that a higher rate could be charged on the shipments from the east in inter- ! mountain cities, such as Spokane, \ Washington; Reno, Nevada, and Phoe nix, Arizona. The rates from cities! east of the Rockies had for years I been made by adding the through j rate to the Jacific coast and the local i r^te from the Pacific back to the in- j terior city. The intermountain points j rebelled against what they claimed | was a monopoly given to the Pacific coast cities of the trade of all points from the very doors of the inter mountain cities. The Chief Justice n^xt upheld the making of the rates W/ commission by zones. "The zones selected by the commis sion were in substance the same as those probably fixed by the carriers! as the basis of the rate making, which i was included in the tariffs which were I under investigation and therefore we rv?OTf nnf fhof onKiont Alit nf vfow " ho said. "Indeed, except as to questions of ( power, there is no contention in the argument as to the inequality of the zones or percentages or as to any un due preference or discrimination re sulting from the action taken, but be this as it may, in view of the finding of the commission as to the system of rates, prevailing in the tariffs, which were before it, of the inequalities and j burdens engendered by such a sys- I tem, possible agrandizement unnatur- [ ally beyond the limits produced by j competition in the competitive points i and against other points by the J tariff question, facts which we accept i and which indeed, are unchallenged, ] we see no ground for saying that the order was not sustained by the facts! upon which it was based, or that it' exceeded the powers which the statute ^ /innfaix-o/l m* trancponrfoH the limito ! of the sound, legal discretion which is lodged in the commission when act-! ing upon the subject before it." On Haul Clause. On the constitutionality of the long , With Miss La villi a an<l Mr. Robert Coleman The house party given by Mr.- Robert and Miss Lavinia Coleman has been a great success. The young men and young ladies at the home as well as the young people of the town are living the time of their lives?Every aiumusement that can possibly be thought of has been ar ranged and enjoyed for those pleasure seekers Mr. and Mrs. Colemans home is illuminated at night and dancing and card playing is enjoyed, A lovely victrola furnishes splendid music for the dancing. This house party will long be remombored by the happy young folks of Charleston, Chester and elsewhere. \v ' .6 - IDS ) SHORT HAUL ROLE (esterday in the Inter i Which Effects the s Across Continent and short haul clause, Chief Justice White said: "It is certain that the fundamental change which it makes is the omis sion of the substantially similar cir cumstances and conditions clause, thereby leaving the lone and short haul clauses in a sense unqualified, except in so far as the section gives the right to/the carrier to apply to the commission for authority "to charge less for longer than for short er distances for the transportation of persons or property," and gives the commission the authority from time to time "to prescribe the extent to which such designated common car riers may be relieved from the opera tion of this section." "From the failure to insert a word in the addition tending to exclude the operation of competition and adequate under proper circumstances to justify the awarding of relief from the long and short haul clause and, there be ing nothing which minimizes or changes the application of the prefer ence and discrimination clauses of the that in substance the amendment in trinsically states no ne wrule or prin ciple, but simply shifts the powers conferred by the section as it original ly stood; that is, it takes from the car riers the discretionary power lodged in them and vests it in the commission as a prmary instead of a reviewing function Mountain Rate Case. The orders were the outcome of a change in the law in 1910. From 1887 to 1910, the law against a greater charge for a short than for a longer , haul applied only to hauls under "si milar conditions," but that proved un- , satisfactory and led to the law being amended by striking out this pharse "similar conditions" and leaving the commission with discrteion to make exceptions to the general rule laid down in the law. Shortly after the passage of the act in 1910, practically all the railroads traversing the intermountain region of the west applied to the commission to have exceptions made so that a high er rate could be charged on shipments from the east to intermountain cities, such as Spokane, Wash., Reno. Nev., and Phoenix, Ariz. The rates to these cities from points east of the Rockies ! had for years been made by adding iue mruugu rate 10 me racuic coast and the local rate from the Pacific back to the interior city. The intermountain points rebelled against what they claimed was a mo nopoly given to the Pacific coast cities, of the trade at all points from the coast back to the very doors of i the intermountain cities. The matter was fought out in hearings before the commission. Compromise Made. The decision of the commission was a compromise. It refused to let the 1 railroads charge a higher rate to the protesting cities, than was charged originatifig beyond them, on shipments origniating west of a line that would run north and south through St. Paul, Minn., on shipments originating be tween St. Paul and Chciago, the rail roads were permitted to charge an in crease of not more than 7 per cent; on shipments originating between Chi cago and Pittsburgh, not more than ' 15 per cent; and from the. zone be tween Pittsburgh and the Atlantic not more than 25 per cent. The commerce court set aside the ? orders on the ground that the commis- 1 sion had 110 authority to issue "blank- 1 et"orders, or "zone" orders, but could ( act only in regard to the reasonable- j ness or unreasonableness of specific rates. An attempt was made to have the commerce court hold unconstitu tional the section of the law under which the orders were issued, on the 1 ground that congress had given no guide to the commission's discretion and therefore the legislation was a , delegation of legislative power. j The majority of the commerce court, however, found a guide to this discre tion, in the preceding section of the J law, which declared rates must be "reasonable," and non-discriminatory. ] JudgeArchbald expressed a belief that j the law was unconstitutional. The ground upon which the rail- ] roads asked for the exemption under j the "long and short haul" clause was < that water competition required the railroads to carry commodities to the coats at an unreasonably low rate, and that the rates proposed for the intermountain cities were reasonable | in themselves for the service perform- , ed. Inasmuch as middle western cities, would not be able to compete with New York and Atlantic cities if i New York alone enjoyed the low rates, the railroads claimed a right by vir ture of "market competition" to allow middle western cities to enjoy the same rates as New York. Negroes Outside Law. Washington, June 22.?The supreme court today upheld the validity of the state statutes under which the su preme court of Tennessee held that former slaves have no inheritable blood and cannot inherit property un der the ordinary rules of Kinship. VERDICT REVERSED In A Case Against the Columbia Hos pital?Court En Banc. Columbia, June 22.?An opinion from an en banc session of the state supreme court, handed down today, reversed the $8,000 verdict secured by Nan Lindler against the Columbia Hospital some months ago. ;?^'jiS8?6ilB6S566.'4 ?? CAPTAIN'S SERVANT TURNS UP UNHURT Alcarez, the Filipino Man of Rich's, Arrives in Mexico City Safely Mexico City, June 22.?Grc ;orio Al carez, the Filipino servant of Cap tain Rich of the United States battle ship Florida, for whom the State De partment at Washington instituted a search, walked into the Brazilian legation today and introduced himself to the Minister. He showed no signs of ill treatment. Alcarez said he was released from the Santiago military prison June 9, when at the f invitation of a fellow prisoner, a Mexican, he went to Tiza pan a few miles from the capital. He remained there until today when he read a newspaper account of the search being made for him by the Mexican police. He then came here immediately. He said he had no money and had been unable to return to Vera Cruz. Alcarez said he left Vera Cruz May 6 to buy fruit for Captain Rich, and on passing the Mexican lines, he was arrested as a spy. He did not reveal his connection with the United States navy. He was taken to Paso Del Ma cho, then transferred to Cordoba. The Filipino arrived in Mexico city in custody, May 10, and was confined in the military barracks. On may 15 he was removed to Santiago prison. Alcarez said he was tried and ac quitted 6n the charge of being an American spy. He will leave Mexico "SA? * -? \T a t?o r,r?ii7 1_>1 Ly LU111U1 1UYV lui y ciu vi ui/, TEACHERS ENROLL LARGE NUMBERS Many Attending the Walhalla Summer School?Faculty Has Strong Members Special to Thet Intelligencer. Walhalla, June 22.?The Oconee county teachers Summer school op ened this morning in Walhalla school building, Rev. J. B. Umberger made the invocation. Col K?. T. Jaynes city attorney, delivered the address of wel come in behalf of the town. Prof. L. A. Sease made the response. About forty teachers responded for work. At least ten others are expected to en roll this week. The following is the faculty: Prof. L. Sease, English, Grammar, Compo sition and Literature, and History: Prof. J. E. Hunter, Arithmetic, Alge bra and Geometry; Prof. B. J. Wells, Pedagogy, Agriculture and Civics; Miss Sallie Stribling, Primary Meth ads and Geography. Professors Sease Wells and Hunter are members of Clemson faculty. Miss Stribling is a Walhalla girl, and a graduate of Winthrop. The fac ulty is a strong one and the sessions promise to be very successful.? TO GIVE OPEN TRIAL Congressman E. Y. Webb Introduces Bill to Change Judicial Practice. Washington, June, 22.? Represen tative Webb of North Carolina today introduced a bill to provide that per sons indicted or informed against for crimes and misdemeanors other than capital offenses shall be furnished copies of the indictment or informa Ik n at or before the time of arraingn ment, or pleading. Names and ad dresses of witnesses and also be fur nished defendants at least one day be fore trial. t *' Mr. Webb, who heads the judiciary committee to which the bill was re ferred, seeks to liberalize the '"star chamber" features of prosecutions. First Cotton Blossom. The first cotton blossom that wc have seen this season was brought to thb office ast Friday, the 19th inst. It was taken 'rom the field of llev. Reuben Dutch, col >red, who lives ahout fivo miles north of Abbeville, on the Chapman Place. Photographer Returns. Mr. F. S. Hays, Abbeville's popular pho x?grapher, has returned to the city after several days absence. While away, Mr. Hays attended the National Convention of Photographers, which was held in Atlanta ast week. Mr. Turrnau Secures Barbers. Mr. G. D. Sander, of Elberton, Ga., and VIr. E. Howe, of Columbia, S. C., arrived in ;he city this jveek and are now located at rurman's Barber Shop. Besides being ex perts in their line, they are pleasant young :nen, and will no doubt give the customers )f this shop splendid service. J. S. Bowie Takes Outing. Mr. J. S. Bowie left Tuesday for Mt lemons, Michigan, where he will stay for fibout a month. Mr. Bowie is one of the best business men in Abbevillo. By courtesy and fair dealing he has built up a wholesale busi ness that any man should be proud of. His many friends wish him a most pleas ant trip.} Senatorial Campaign. The itinerary for the Senatorial cam paign as follows: Ridgoland, Wednesday, .Tune 24. Hampton, Thursday, June 25. Barnwell, Friday, June 26. Bamberg, Saturday, Juno 27. Winnsboro, Monday Juno 2i). Chester, Tuesday, June, 30. Lancaster, Wednesday, Julyl. State Campaign. The itinerary for Governor and other State officials in their canvass follows: Florence. Wednesday, June 24. Marion, Thursday, June 25. Conway, Friduy, June 26. Dillon, Saturday, June, 27. Darlington, Monday, June 29. Bishopville, Tuesday, June 30. SUPREME COURT PASSES ON CASE LUMBER AND OIL SUITS DIS POSED OF BEFORE AD JOURNMENT AMOUNT IS LARGE The Decree of the Court Was One Step in Fixing Title to Oil Lands Washington, June 22.?The Su preme court today adjourned until October after deciding the Intermoun tain rate case, the California Oil Land grant case, the eastern States retail iuiDDer aeaiers sun, ana several otner important cases pending fbr many months. Ju3t fourteen cases in which argu ments had been made were left unde cided. These include cases involving the constitutionality of the "Grand father clauses," limiting the right of negroes to vote in Oklahoma and An napolis, Maryland; the mid-Washing ton land case involving the validity of President Taft's wi^hdrawall of oil lands from entry; the Nashville Grain reshipping case; and the Henry case involving the right of congress to compel individuals to testify before investigating committees. The court during the term disposed of more cases than in any year since lS'JO. Five hundred and ninety one decisions' were handed down. The court affirmed the decree of the New York federal court holding or ganizations of eastern states retail lumber dealers had violated the Sherman anti trust law by circulating among their members lists of whole salers who sold lumber direct to con sumers. The Pipe Line act of 1906, placing all interstate oil pipe lines un der interstate commerce commission regulations was upheld by the su preme court. The court held, how ever, that the act is not applicable to the Uncle Sam Oil Company. Transcontinental railways won their fight for title to seven hundred mil lion dollars worth of California oil lands when the supreme court today held void the clause in the patents molrmff + V? o lonH roTTorf tn tho trnvprn uiaaiug i>u\/ iunu i v/? v* v w v?? 0wt ment if later found to contain miner als. The supreme court recessed until October without announcing decision 'n the tariff withdrawal oil land case. Tho Grandfather clause, the Nash ville reshipping case and several oth. ers. lumber Trust Case. Charges of. blacklisting and unfair methods figured largely in the socall ed Lumber Trust suit which the gov ernment brought against ten retail dealers associations and 137 of their officers. The defendants were: The New York Lumber Trade Association, in Hudson County, N. J., contributory of Westchester County, N. Y.; the of ficers, directors and representatives of the New- Jersey Lumbermen's Pro tective Association an unincorporated body composed of retail lumber deal ers in New Jersey; the officers, di rectors and representatives of eh Re tail Lumbermen's Association . of Philadelphia, an (unincorporated body, composed of retailers in Philadelphia and vicinity; the Massachusetts Re tail Lumber Dealers Association; the Lumber Dealers Association of Con necticutt; the Lumber Dealers Asso ciation of the State of Rhode Island; the Rietail Lumbermen's Association of Baltimore; the officers and repre sentatives of the Lumber Exchange of the District of Columbia; and the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers Association, a membership corpora tion of New York, composed of three representatives of each of the other associations named. Charged Combination. The government charged that the rafoiloro Vio/1 ("nmhined tn nrfiVPTlt i tlutivi Q UMU vvuwiuwvt VW wholesalers from selling directly to consumers by blacklisting them and refusing to buy from them if they did, and by other specified means. The government showed that there had long been friction between wholesal ers and retailers growing out of the alleged invasion by each of the trade province of the other. The federal district court for south ern New York held that there had been a violation of the Sherman law along the line complained of by the government, and issued an injunction prohibiting the circulation of the so called "official lists" containing the names of wholesalers who sold direct to big consumers. ~Bi7Oil Suit. More than $700,000,000 worth of oil lands owned by the great transcontin ental railroads are involved in the Su preme Court's decision in the case of Edmund Burke, who claimed title to part of the lands which were grant ed by the government 10 me douui ern Pacific Railroad in California. The government contended that when It gave the lands to the railroad it did not grant valuable minerals not then known to exist. The government issued a patent ip 1894 to the Southern Pacific in aid of its construction of a transcontinental line. Patents were issued likewise to the Northern Pacific and other lines traversing the plains and the Rockies to the coast. Each patent "Excluding and excepting all miner al lands should any such be found in the tracts aforesaid, but this exclu sion and exception, according to the terras of the statute, shall not be con strued to include coal and iron lands." Fight of Years. For years a fierce controversy has been waged as to the effect of the discovery of oil. The railroads contended that oil was not a mineral and therefore oil lands were not exempted from the grant. Furthermore, the railroads I'JkT' CATHOLIC VOWS DECLARED VALID Supreme Court Renders Decision Which Guarantees Title tq Millions Washington, June 22.?Doubt cast on the validity of vows of poverty in many Catholic orders was removed to day by the supreme* court, which re versed the decision of the eighth United States circuit court of appeals. The lower court, sitting in Minnes ota, held the vows void as against public policy on the grounds they did not permit a person making them ever to withdraw from the order,. The/su preme court today, speaking through Justice Hughes, anounced that tne lower court had erred by not distin guishing between the religions and civil natures of the vows. It was pointed out a person was permitted to withdraw civilly, aitnougn nis withdrawal In a religious sense was* a matter of conscience. The case arose In the settlement of the estate of Father Augustin Wirth in charge of a church at Springfield, Minn., at the time of his death. Rel atives claimed property in his posses sion at the time of his death, despite his vow to the order of St. Benedict to possess no property and turn over to the order al worldly possessions. In the presentation of the case to the court it was stated that the deci sion of the court below, if sustained, would throw in doubt the title to mil lions of dollars worth of property held by religious orders, particularly those of the Catholic churches. REASON AND DIXON LINE OBLITERATED This Wish of President Wilson Was Conveyed in Letter to RnarJ Ruilders. Washington, June 22.?President Wilson expressed the wish today that the Mason and Dixon Line be forever forgotten, in a letter to H. B. Joy, of the Lincoln Highway Association, asking that the road run from Phila delphia to Gettysburg through'Wash ington. The president suggested that it would be a good means of further oDiueraung sectiouai i??nug ucmccu the North and the South. The president's letter was as fol lows: ' "I am sure that the entire country is interested to see to It that there should no longer - exist a North or a South in this absolutely united coun try which we all love, and that the'im. maginary Mason and Dixon's line should be made once and for all a thing of the past, and as a small contribution to that end, I earnestly suggests that Lincoln Highway As sociation should grant permission to place the official Lincoln Highway markers on the macadam roadway from Philadelphia to Washington through the properly selected streets of the latter city to the Lincoln mon ument, and from there through Fred erick Md., to Gettysburg. "I am reliably informed that this route is now, or will be in the near future a modern macadam roadway, from Philadelphia to Gettysburg to Washington. ? The entire expense of the roads, I am informed, including officially l. 1 nrlll ho rfofpnVpH mar King uie nsimo;, nm ?v by local interests. "Cordially and respectfully yours, "Woodrow Wilson." FIRE FIGHTERS ARE IN FLORENCE Anderson Delegation Expecting Most Pleasure Ever Experien ced at Meeting While Anderson could not arrange to send any of her fire fighting ap paratus to Florence for the State Fire raen't meeting, which open this morn in that city, she did manage to send che livest set of fire fighters ever sent out from this local fire department, and they will be creditably repre sented by the eight members making the trip. The following composed the party from this city: E. M. Scott, Emil Ortmann, Otis Nix, J. T. Davis, M. B. Smith, B. L. Rouda, E. G. Nix, Foster Jones. The Florence meeting will be very interesting especially Wednesday and Thursday, on which days the tourna ment will be held. contended that the exception was void under the law governing realty. The government took the position that it could show at any time, even after the issuance of the patent that the lands were oil in nature and thus prevent their remaining in the hands of the railroads. Previous to the government suit, a three cornered nature of the contro versy was emphasized by Burke and other laying claim to a portion of the lands, under the placer mining laws. They contended that the Southern Pacific had not title to the lands on much the same grounds as the gov ernment, and asserted affirmative ti tle for themselves. Suit Involved Others. The Northern Pacific obtained leave, because of its interest in the litiga tion, to present an argument in the case. It contended that other land grant railroads would be affected vitally by a decision upholding Burk's claim. The value of the property at stake has been emphasized by showing that it is more than the valuation placed upon both real and personal property for taxation in either Louisiana, Rhode Island, Virginia, North Caroli na, or Nebraska, and nearly as great as that in Georgia, Kentucky or Ore gon. The value is said to be seven times as great as all the gold coin in the United States and about three times the combined public debts of the various states. NOTE SENT TOCOLl NOW E) i Secretary of State Compar With the Letter to the The Taft Ada Washington, June 22.?Criticism of the proposed treaty to settle the dif ferences between the United States and Colombia over the separation of Panama brought a formal statement tonight from Secretary Bryan de fending: the clause exDressine "sin cere regret" on the part of the United States that anything should have oc curred to make friendly relations be tween the two countries. The expres sion "honest rgret," Mr. Bryan said, was used in the memorandum drafted during the Taft administration on which the present negotiations as well as those which previously had failed were based. Despite opposition in the senate, Mr. Bryan was hopeful today that th6 treaty would be favorably reported and ratified. Members of the foreign relations committee expected that cor respondence in the archives of the State department bearing on the trea ty would reach the committee Wed nesday. It will be referred to a sub committee and probably will be made public. It is said this correspondence will show that at one stage of the nego tiations with Cfc)U>mbia diuring the Taft administration the United States proposed to submit the dispute to ar bitration with the knowledge that a verdict in favor of Colombia would mean a judgment for at least $40,000,-' 000. Bryan's Statement. Secretary Bryan's statement fol Innra "Article 1 of the treaty now before | the senate reads: 'The government! of the United States of America, wish-1 lag to put to rest all controversies and differences with the republic of Colombia arising out of the events of which the present situation on the is sue of Panama resulted, expresses, in its own name and in the name of the people of the United States, sincere regret that anything should have oc curred to interrupt ot to make the re lations of cordial friendship that has so long subsisted between the two na tions. " 'The government of the Republic of Colombia, in its own name and in the name of the Colombian people, ac cepts this declaration in the full as surance that every obstacle to the WEST END. Mrs. J. A. Dickson is spending some time with Mrs. Brownlee. Mrs. I. H. Maxwell and her attractive children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Maxwell of Greenwood last week. Miss Bell and Miss Lease the attractive milliners of Mrs. Cochran and Philson and Henry are off for the summer vacation. Their friends lu Abbeville, hope to see them back in the fall season. ' Mr. Vernon McDowell of Camden is in the City the guest of his brother Mr. L. A. McDowell at the home of Mr. W. "W. Brad ley. Sheriff Lyon and family went to Bell view to attend the picnic dinner given in honor of Mrs. Bessie Wardlaw Tuesday. Mr. W. W. Bradley and Misses Edna Brad, ley, Elijabeth and Virginia Jones are also guests at the picnic in Bellview today. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bradley and little son Mark Edward of Clemson College spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bradley. They came through from Clemson in their nice new aotomobile. * Mr. Take Bradley of Union spent Mon day with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bradley. Mr. W. E. Johnson spent Sunday in Donalds. Mrs. Geo. Wright and littli children after spending: a week with home folks in the City returned to Clinton on Saturday. Misses Minshall of Greenville spent soveral days with Mrs Fred Minshall of this city. Mrs. J. Howard Moore and her two childron will leave in a few days for an extended visit to relatives in Oxford Ala. Miss Belle Visanska is home after a pleasant visit to her brothers in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Joe V. Elgin, have gone to Florence to attend the Fiermans Turna raent this week. Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Marchant of Greenville visited Dr. and Mrs Speed last week. , # Miss Nettie Russell and Mrs. Russell have gone to Hendersonville to spend some time. Mrs. C. S. McColl of Bennetsville and Mrs. Cam of Anderson returned home after a most delightiul visit to their father and mother Mr. and Mrs. J. M.Gambrell. Mrs. J. S. Stark and Miss Fannie Stark leave in a few days for a visit to Dr. and Mrs Thomas Davis of Augusta Ga. They go through the country in their Touring car. Mr. and Mrs Arthur Calhoun of. Ala. are visiting at the home of Mr. Edward Calhoun. Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Nichols spent the week ' end in Hodges. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gibert and both of their very attractive younpr l*>ys (twins) ' were shopping in Abbeville on Mondoy. Mrs. Lizzie Harrison of Greenwood is ' spending tne week with Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Harrison. 1 Niss Lula Link and Amelia Andorson ( have gone to Ilartsville and Florence for a weeks visit. ' V . IMBIA (PLAINED BY BRYAN ^ ' . 1 Jg ;K^ ed Recent Communication Southern Republic by linistration restoration of complete harmony be tween the two countries will thus dis appear.' " . "In what is known as the Dubois memorandum, made during the Tatft administration, which presented the basis upon which he was authorized to negotiate a treaty, the following; language is used: " 'The government apd the people of the United States honestly regret any thing should have ever occurred to mar, in any way, the long and sincere friendship that existed for nearly a century between Colombia and the United States, and the latter country has for years, earnestly desired to remove the ill feeling aroused in Co lombia by the separation of Panama." Messages Identical. "It will be seen from a comparison of th6 two paragraphs that they are identical in meaning and almost iden tical in language. In the Dubois me morandum the United States 'honest-/ ly regrets' and in the pending treaty 'the government of the United States. nf AttiaWoa ovnrooonH in if a oxxrn noma VI xuugi iva VAjJ/4 VUUVU VIIU i.w.v in the name of the people of the United Etate8, sincere regret' There V 3 is no material difference between 'honestly regrets* and 'sincerely re grets.' The pending treaty uses the phrase, 'to interrupt or to mar,' the /'li Dubois memorandum uses the words 'to mar.' The Dubois memorandum describes the friendship formerly ex isting as 'sincere,' while ,the pending treaty is as 'cordial.' Both refer to the 'events of 1903.' The Dubois memorandum speaks of 'the ill feeling aroused In Colombia by the separation of Panama;' the . "f) pending treaty refers to 'the events 'y f from which the present situation on the Isthmus of Panama resulted.' ( In the pending treaty the government of Colombia accepts this declaration in the full assurances that every ob stacle to the restoration of the com plete harmony between the . two countries will thus disappear, while the Dubois memorandum declares tfiat the United states earnestly aemreu u* remove the ill-feeling aroused in Co1 lombia by the separation of Panama. "This comparison is made to show % -rw that the two 'expressions of regret' are in all essential particulars the \ - same." ... Mrs. J^cMurry of Bichburg is visiting Dr. and Mrs. C. H. McMurry. Mrs. J. F. Miller has gone to Monroe to ' visit her daughter Mrs. Ervin Stack. Miss Nettie Eussel Is in Hendersonviile, ^ N. C. for the summer. j James Cox, Paul Kennedy, and James ' Klugh leave today for Georgia to be away: for several weeks. 1 : . Mrs. W. E. Cason who has been with her * narents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gasbrel for some time, returned to her home In An derson Saturday. ' Mrs. E. T. Harrison, of Greenwood is vis iting at the home of her son Dr. F. E. Har- , ^ rison. A. R. P. Ladles to Serve cream. Theladlesof the A. K. P. Church will serve ice cream on the lawn of Mrs. W. W. Bradley. The children as well as the grown ups are invited to come and help a good cause 111 Honor of Mrs. Elgin Mrs. C. H. McMurray entertained a number of the ladies of Abbeville in honor of Mrs. ,J Y. Elgin on last Wednesday morning in spite of tne rainy morning about twenty guests arrived about 11 o'clock. The morning was spent In chatting and having a jolly time together. About one o,clock a delightful salad course was ser ved, * M Honor to Joel Morse. Mr. Joel S. Morse was elected President of the South Carolina Building and Loan League at its recent meeting. Sometime ago he represented the South Carolina League at the meeting of the Nation^ League in Milwaukee, where be made an , address on the "Magnitude of Building and Loan Associations in the United States." Mr. Morse is a young man of the high- ^ est type and is popular with everybody His friends here as well as over the State share with him the pleasure of his having been honored by his associates in business. Last Meeting of the A,. B. A. The Abbeville Benoveient Association held their last meeting for the summer at the home of the president Mrs. J. C. Ellis Friday morning June 12th. at ten o'clock. The following ladies were appointed as a committee to look after and persons who many be in need during the months of July, August and September. Mas. W. W. Bradley, Mrs. P. A. Cheat ham, Mrs. J. F. Barnwell, Mrs. A. M. Stone and Mrs. HoHingsworth, any cases reported to any one of these ladies wili re ceive immediate attention. The next regular meeting will be held in the Baptist church the second Wednes day in October. Mrs. J. C.Ellis Pres. Mrs. T. H. Furmon, dec. ) ' t. ' , .