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, - * \ " Abbeville Press and Banner . ' if ~ R.~ T ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 26 1915. established ' ORDER IN COUNCIL . NOT BINDING U. S. United States Determined Not to , , Recognize or Be Bound By It. . TROUBLE OVER SHIPPING. Foreign Trade Advisers Suspend Conferences? Page to Inquire About Memorandum. Washington, May 22.?The determination of the United States Government not to recognize or be bound by the provisions of the British order in council, which declared an embargo on all commercial intercourse directly with Germany, as well * as inward or outward-bound through neutral countries, was manifested in several ways to-day. The foreign trade advisers of the State department announced that +Viair VuiH HopiHpH to susnend all con ferences with British embassy efficials here with reference to the informal arrangements which had been in progress, not only to assist American cotton exporters in obtaining payment for cargoes detained, but also to secure for American importers American owned goods now in Germany, contracted for before the order in council went into effect. Secretary Bryan said this step had been taken in order to secure a better understanding with the British Government as to the capacity in which the foreign trade advisers were acting. Ambassador Page at London was * ' i - a- ;? -.r ?1 instructed aiso to inquire ui luc British foreign office the meaning of the statement made in the memorandum issued on Thursday that the terms of an agreement between American cotton representatives and the British Government were acceptable to the United .States Government. I Sir Cecil's Views Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador here, called on Secretary Bryan during the day to explain also that he always had understood the ? United States Government was not to be considered as having recogniz ed the British order in council. The decision of the trade advisers to suspend their conferences, however, was reached before the British ,:1 foreign office memorandum was issued and based on differences of a practical character as to the shipment of American-owned goods from Germany through neutral countries. The text of the trade advisers' statement follows: Suspension of the conferences was announced by the department in the following statement. "In view of the differences in the official conferences between Sir Walter Crawford, the commercial adviser of the British embassy, and Robert F. Rose and W. B. Fleming, the trade advisers of the department of State, who have been in a personal capacity representing the importers of the United States, Mr. Rose and Mr. Fleming have decided that they cannot continue these conferences until certain of the difficulties have been removed, and they have therefore made a full ! unf inl^an miaaa ui vriiau uao kiivcii piacc iu the department of State and will s await its action." American Owned Goods While officials of the department were reticent concerning differences referred to by the trade advisers, these are understood to relate to corrspondence between British officials and the advisers offering a plan for the treatment of the American-owned goods. Originally the time limit for the shipment out of Germany of A A/4p /vw/] ama/] U a/A?.A n.uici ivau gyuuo uiucicu UcJLUXc March 1 was set for June 1, but the British Government announced that period had been extended until June 15. In granting that, British officials are understood to have referred to it as a concession to the United States and this, as well as other features of the plan whereby American-owned ^ goods were to be shipped through neutral ports from Germany to the United States, were of such a character as to cause the State department MEMORANDUM BIG SURPRISE HOKE SMITH DECLARES UNLESS ORDER IN COUNCIL IS MODIFIED CONGRESS WILL ACT. MAY PUT EMBARGO ON ARMS Georgia Senator Takes Issue With Statement in Regard to Cargoes The News and Courier. Washington, May 22.?As chairman of the Congressional committee, selected to study the subject of cotton exports, Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, issued a statement tonight in reply to the memorandum of the British foreign office published Thursday. He declares that the i*.- it : i -ii j Uritisn commumcauon - surpnseu au familiar with the facts and astonished students of international law." "At the last session of Congress," he added, "there was a strong sentiment in favor of stopping the exportation of munitions of war to the allies. Unless this order in council is modified when Congress meets, the I exportation of munitions of war will ! be stopped, and the action by Con1 gress may go much farther." The statement quotes the provisions as to shipment of cotton contained in the British announcement, also the statement that these were described to the British ambassador 1 here by American cotton men as | "conceding all that American. interests could properly ask," and the further statement that "the provisions of the arrangement were acceptable to the United States.' Smith Takes Issue. "I take issue with each of these statements," Senator Smith continues. "No representative of American cotton interests was authorized to make any such agreement. No representative of American cotton interests made any such agreement. It is strange that the British govern; ment should have reached the conclusion that this arrangement was ceptable to the United States liuv 1 ernment. The Senator quotes from a communication handed to the State department October 26 by the British ambassador, saying that the ambassador had been advised by Sir Edward Grey that cotton was and would remain on the free list. On that assurance, he says, American growers contracted for sales in Europe in January and February for delivery in the subsequent months. "For Great Britain to seize cotton after the first of March under these circumstances," he added, "became an act especially severe and will subject Great Britain to heavy damages. Almost entirely as a result of the illegal action of Great Britain, cotton has increased in price over two cents a pound in Great Britain and in the United States." Concluding his statement, Senator Smith says: "Let me hope that the British Government," in accordance with the cordial good will which has existed between the people of the two countries for more than a hundred years, will cease disregarding international law to the injury of our people." to believe that any acquiescence would be constructed as a leeal re cognition of the British order in council. Until a different understanding is reached or the plan for the handling of American-owned goods is virtually changed, the foreign trade advisers will not participate in any conferences on behalf of American importers or exporters. Individually, American merchants can continue their negotiations with the British Government. British embassy officials here are silent as to the causes of the difficulty, and there is some reason to expect a statement clarifying the situ ation from the British foreign office or through the embassy here. "HEMPHILL FUND" " : HONORS CAROLINIAN It Named in Honor of South Carolinian. LOUISVILLE SEMINARY Presbyterians of Kentucky Dedicate Endowment to Native of Chester County. The Columbia State. The endowment fund of -200,000 which is being raised for the Presbyterian Theological seminary in Louisville has been named for and dedicated to a South Carolinian, t;.ie Rev. Charles R. Hemphill, D. D., w'ao with the Rev. T. D. Witherspoon founded the seminary in 1893. The money contributed, it is specified, shall go to maL-o "fVio PVinrlps Hemnhill II1UUW U|/ VI*V ?? x endowment fund, in honorable recognition of the life and devoted service of one of the most distinguished men in Louisville, and one of the most useful and widely known ministers and theologians in the country." Dr. Hemphill was born in Chester, April 18, 1852, of Scotch-Irish stock. His father, James Hemphill was a lawyer in Chester, his grandfather was a minister of the Aitsociate Reformed Presbyterian Church; his great-grandfather, Col. John Nixon, was killed while serving in the Revolutionary war. Dr Hemphill graduated at t ie University of South Carolina in 3i869, at the University of Virginia in 1871, and at the Presbyterian Thejlogical :?ia7a m>1o ' ocuiiiiai wiuiiiuiO) in i-v i-zi ?? i?mv I at-Columbia seminary he had as professors Dr. Joseph R. Wilson, father of President Woodrow Wflsoa, and Dr. James Woodrow, his uncle. He knew President Wilson jn his boyhood, and has had the pleasure of acquaintance with him through all of the years since, having been a guest at the White House since Mr. Wilson has been in office. After having been ordained as a Presbyterian minister Dr. Hemphill was an instructor of Hebrew in Columbia Theological seminary, his alma mater, from 1874 to 1878. During the session of 1878-1879 he was a fellow in Greek in Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore, and while there was a student of the celebrated Greek scholar, Basil L. Gildersleeve. After finishing his year of post graduate work at Johns Hopkins university, he became professor of Greek and Latin in the Southwestern Presbyterian university, and held this position from 1879 to 1882; was professor of Biblical literature in Columbia seminary 1882-1885; pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Louisville, Ky., 1885-1889. In 1389 he became, with the Rev. Dr. T. D. Witherspoon, one of the two founders of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological seminary, for six years both teaching in this school and maintaining his work as pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Louisville. In 1899 he resigned his pastorate to give full time to the seminary. In 1901 the Louisville seminary was consolidated with the Danville Theological seminary under the name it has since borne, the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Kentucky. From 1893 up to the present date Dr. Hemphill has been professor in the school of New Testament exegesis, first in the Louisville seminary and then in the consolidated institution. With the school of New Testament exegesis has been combined also the school of practi cal theology, of which he is the head. In 1910, Dr. Hemphill was elected president of the Presbyterian seminary, and has filled the office with distinction since. Through these many years Dr. Hemphill has been showered with honors. He was made honorary A. M. of Davidson college, North Carolina, in 1878, and the same institution conferred the degree of doctor of divinity upon him in 1884, as did Central University of Kentucky in the same year. Hanover college in (Continued on page five.) JURY FINDS FOR COL ROOSEVELI After 42 Hours Consideration Twelve Men Decide Barnes Was Not Libelled PLAINTIFF TO PAY COSTS Colonel Declares Conclusion of Jury to be "Typically American." The News and Courier. Syracuse, N. Y, May 22.?Twelve men chosen as a jury to determine whether Theodore Roosevelt libelled William Barnes when he charged that he worked through a "corrupt' alliance between crooked business and crooked politics" and that he was "corruptly allied with Charles W. Murphy, of Tammany Hall," to-day, returned a verdict in favor of the former President. In the belief of the jury everything Col. Roosevelt said about the foi-mer chairman of the Republican State committee was true and, therefore, Mr. Barnes was not libelled. The verdict was returned after forty ballots had been taken and the jury had considered for 42 hours the evidence which w;is presented during five weeks of the trial. Nineteen hours were consumed before eleven of the jurymen, w ho since the second ballot had stood together, persuaded Juror No. 11?Edward Burns, a Syracuse motor-man, and a Republican ?to join with them in returning a verdict which Col. Roosevelt later declared to be "typically American." For eleven of this nineteen hours the jurors in favor of a a unconditional verdict for the defendant talked to the one who, while himself favq oirwilqt? inaiofoH fKof VI 1115 o OllllllUl T V1UIV AIIOIUWVU VlIM V the Court costs and disbursements should be divided between the two principals. In Jail Dormitory The verdict was reached in the dormitory of the jail attached to the Onondaga County Court House and not in the jury room. Juror Burns agreed to vote with liisi companions soon after the twelve arose this morning, following their second night in custody. Mr. Barnes was not in Court and neither was his chief counsel, Wm. M. Ivins, when the verdict was returned. The Colonel was there, however, with his staff of counsel sometime before Justice Andrews ascended the Bench and opened Court. Immediately thereafter Henry Wolff, one of Mr. Barnes' attorneys, entered an objection to the verdict being received as the jury had once been polled in open Court. That objection as wel! as a similar one entered after the vordict had been le ported, was overruled. When the j jry had been called in from its room and its members had seated themselves, the fj rem:?.n, Warren W. Sommers, announced almost in awhisper that the verdict was for the defendant In"rPf.pjr.se to a request from Mr. Wolff, the jury then was polled. Cheered Juror Burn* A crowd at the Court House door cheered Juror Burns as lie left the building. Col. Roosevelt's attorney, John M. Bowers, issued a statement, saying: "The victory that Mr. Roosevelt has won is a victory for g:ood government. The issue put to the jury was whether machine government or government by the people should prevail. "The verdict certainly assures us that the Anglo-S;ixori system of determining questions between litinonfe ia rifrVit'v 1 Ti tVlP VlflTlHs BttUWU v..w of a jury of twelve men. Moreover, it determines that jurors holding political views opposed to those held by a party will not be swayed thereby in determining the questions submitted to them." The foreman of the jury in a statement said: "After the first ballot we stood eleven to one in favor of the defendant. These figures were never (Continued on page six.) LATEST WAR NEWS ???? London,. May 24.?Little or no time has been allowed to pass between the declaration of war and actual fighting between Italy and Austria. Austrian aeroplanes, destroyer* and torpedo boats early today descended on the Italian coast of the Adriatic and bombarded several towns, Including Venice; while in the Tyrol and on the eastern frontier Italian, and Austrian advance guards have fired the first shots. The plan, of campaign, has not yet been disclosed^ but it is generally believed attempts to inflict a quick and decisive defeat,, or at least, one that will discourage the Italians^will be undertaken,, by the Germans under Field Marshal von Hindenbtxrg. It is said the German troops, with heavy guns, aeroplanes and Zeppelins, already are passing through the valley of the river Adlge in the direction of Verona, and that rapid and fierce blows wiTT be delivered almost immediately at the Italian center. This, the Germans doubtless be* lieve, would serve to hold off an Italian advance fron* the province of Venice, where the flat nature of the country would give the Itafians a greater chance of racettt. General News Macon, Ga, has started a buss line which is to be one hundred and twelve miles long- and is to have a fare of four cents a mile. The distance is made in six hours. The health department of the Greenville City Council is working out a plan by which the city can have a cold storage plant at the abbatoir and have all meats stored before being sold. In the practice with the twelve inch mortars at Fort Moultrie last week over six tons of metal was used. Jos. T. Johnson, Jr. son of the new ' district judge has been appointed in- , ternal revenue inspector for the state and has been sworn into office. The pay is three thousand a year. The young man is twenty-one years old. The Baptist Church at Anderson has extended a call to the Rev. John E. White for many years pastor of the Capitol Avenue Baptist church. King (Jonstantine of Ureece is ill with pleurisy and an expert physician has been sent for to Berlin. < Artificial limbs factories in England, Germany and France are utter ly helpless under the pressure of orders for peg-legs and arms. Consular i appeals have been made to manufac- 1 turers in this country and factories ] here are swamped with orders, which will result in overtime for months. C. W. Feick, a local limb manufacturer, says that artificial eyes and noses even will be in demand 1 for the next 20 years as a result of j the war. < The French Red Cross reports 15,- j 000 amputations already. Make-be- 5 lieve legs range in price from $35 j to $125; cheap bucket arms, $12,50, ] while stumps may be brought from J $7.50 upward. ] 1 The Government will hereafter ] use flags made of cotton instead of j wool, on all public buildings and i coast guard vessels. The cotton flag j V>qc Kaon taaforl nnt onH fnnn/l QQ+- ^ isfactory. i j It Pay* to Advertise. t Last week there was a small read- t ing notice in the Press and Banner about the many delightful strawberries being sold in Abbeville. We gave the price as two quarts for a quarter. The notice was copied in t our exchanges and we wore out a I good pair of shoes answering the t many inquirires over the phone as to a where berries at such a price were \ to be found. It pays to advertise. ' CLOSING EXERCISES OF IH SCHOOL The closing exercises of the Abbeville High School were held in the Opera House Monday night. The contest for the medals offered by Mr. J. Allen Smith and Mr. W. E. Johnson was held Friday night and was a success in every way. The young people taking part were earnest m their endeavors to do their best and the exercises were of a high order. Monday night the exercises began with a song by the graduating- class, "Voices of the Woods," which was well rendered. The following program was carried through, each young graduate acquiting themselves with credit to their parents and the school. PROGRAM. Invocation Rev. J. M. Lawson Salutatory Allen Harden Prophecy Miss Julia McAllister Duet "Charge of the Uhlans" Misses Sara Haigler and Margaret Perrin. Poem Allen Harden Class History Miss Ruth McLane Class Will Miss Mary E. Cox Address Dr. J. Henry Harms Piano Solo -"Polish Dance"?Cham inade?Miss Ruth McLane. Presentation of Medals. Delivery of Diplomas and Certificates Supt. R. B. Cheatham. Valedictory _ Miss Georgia Wardlaw CLASS ROLL. Amelia Anderson, Ethel Baer, William Bradley, Ulysses Bauknight, Mary Cox, Sara Haigler, Amy? Hall, ( Allen Harden, Percy Leach, Susie Mabry, Julia McAllister, Ruth McLane, Margaret Perrin, Kathleen Richey, Lila Belle Richey, Neil Swetenberg, Georgia Wardlaw, Walter Wilkinson. The address to the graduating class by Dr. J.Henry Harms was the feature of the pvcmin<* woo heard with pleasure and profit by the large audience which filled . the Opera House. The Doctor urged the young people to join the army of men and women who hoped to do something worth while in the world. He drew a lesson from Tennyson's Idyls of the Kings and admonished the young Knights to ride forth into life resolved to do something for others and not have others do for them. His address was a polished literary effort. After the address Superintendent Cheatham delivered the diplomas and told of the progress of the school in the past year. The decision of the judges for the Friday night contest were announced, the bnyg medal going to Mr. Billy Bradley and the young lady's to Miss Ruth McLane. The young people were the recipients of many beautiful flowers and the stage at the close of the evening presented a lovely appearance. OF INTEREST TO FARMERS. County Demonstrator J. E. Cheatlam has arranged for a meeting of farmers to be held at Lowndesville >n Friday afternoon at four o'clock md one at Buffalo school ho^ise on Saturday morning at eleven o'clock, it which Assistant State Agent W. H. Barton and District Agent W. P. Stewart and W. W. Fitzpatrick, Dairymen, will make addresses. All ;hese men come from Clemson Colege and they will talk on live stock ind Dairying. Mr. Cheatham is tryng for a cream route for Abbeville ind is meeting with success. Messrs. W. E. Leslie and R. S. McComb are ilready shipping butter fat at profit ible prices. Mr. Cheatham urges the farmers o attend these meetings and get ;he benefits of experts talks. Attending Commencement. Mrs. J. Foster Barnwell went out ;o Cleveland, Tenn., last week to be jresent at the graduation of her sis;er, Miss Gladys Thomson, after vhich she goes on to Pell City for a risit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. rhomson. . i?