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Established 1844. $2,00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, March 25, 1919 Single Copies, Five Cents. , 75th Year. '
1 SUPREME EFFORT
IN VICTORY DRIVI
Six Billion Dollars Will Be GoalMuck
Money Needed?Amount of
Loan Not Actually Determined
But Goal Given' May Be
Made.
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Washington, March. 22.?With th
announcement today that collection
from the first .25 per cent, instalmen
payment of income and profits taxe
last Saturday amounted to $1,001,
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1 000,000 and might go higfter witn ia
ter reports, the last financial "mile
stone preceding the Victory Libert;
^ Loan had been passed and it seem
probable the loan willl be for approx
imately $6,000,000,000.
Governors of federal reserve bank
attending a conference closing to
nighty were, told that although officia
statements of the amount of the loai
heretofore have referred to "five .c
sijc billions" the higher figure 'at.
nearer correct, v Treasury official.* tc
day emphasized?^however, the amoun
of the loan had not actually aeen
' termined. # '.
Tax collections of a xittle mor
than $1,000,000,000 mdica? jd th
total tax yield thU y"<jar fr'^n incom
^and profits levies vould h* more tha
$4,000,000,000 a/id mi'.nt reach th
700^0,005 estinvice^of coftgres
nCthi'^me-cjf ena<"3\ng the revenu
,bt|. The aggregate' qf fijst insta]
T%.:t pr/mentr wSl liring into th
only- dbout $200,000,000 ne
at; f .is tap?however, since $800
reared to pay certificate
*' F :h?;lp".tedness. ? . '' J '
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I In ,upport ot tne Denei tne ireai
-ury "would ?make $6,000,000,000 th
^oaT of the Victory loan campaigi
oS^ials pointed out th^$4,855,000
. OWjcertiTicates 6f indebtedness wei
outstanding to be redeemed out c
proceeds for the loan, and they
probably another billion mast be ii
sued before loan receipts begin t
pour in. Ordinary government e:
penses now are running at the rat
of 1,200,000,000 a month and ind
cations now are unless the Victor
Loan is largely oversubscribed" th
treasury will have to begin within
r few months after the campaign t
market the new securities ?ellin
them mainly to banks, as a means o
meeting future government expense:
NEW HOTEL MAN.
The news that W. Harold McFa!
ii to assume the management and t
become the proprietor of the Eurek
Hotel will be good news to the pec
pie of Abbeville and to the travelin.
public, with whom Mr. McFall is ver
popular. Everybody will regret, how
ever, that Mr. and Mrs. Jamieso:
have decided to give up the hotel an
move away. They have run it mos
acceptably and have made man;
friends among the people of the cit;
who will part with them reluctantly
Mr. McFall, as we understand ii
expects to take charge of the Hote
about 15th of April. He will be ii
Abbeville again this week perfectinj
arrangements for opening up on th
date stated.
Mr. McFall still owns the farr
which he purchased some years ago
He kept it because he knew that j
man who once lived in Abbeville al
ways comes back, unless he dies to*
soon, and he expected to live his al
lotted time. ,The farm will be run ii
connection with the hotel, and fron
, it will come many things to make th
tables attractive to people who an
hungry, as well as to those who lik
good things to eat on general prin
ciples.
LllLUl. ULVLin KL1UKH3.
Lieut/J. Roddey Devlin landed a
New York from overseas last Frida;
and is now at Camp Jackson. He ex
pects to bte demobilized at Cam]
Jackson within a short time.?Index
Journal.
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PEACE CONFERENCE ,
ACCOMPLISHES MUCH
? I Commission on League of Nation*
j With Woodrow Wilson in Chair
.J Completes Consideration of
Eight Articles of the League
Covenant.
J Paris, March 22.?The peace con!
ference commission on the league of.
nations, at its meeting at American
headquarters this afternoon under!
i the chairmanship of President Wil-j
e son, completed consideration of eight-'
s articles of the league covenant, the
* changes being formal. The important
s amendment concerning the Monroe
rj doctrine, the ' Japanese amendment
for just racial treatment and the
,Jj French amendment relative to t^iei
^ creation of a general staff were de
S ?? ? * /lAnPirlnVoflAYI of fllO Tl GYf.
~ ms-pJng * j be held Monday at 8:30!
! p. m. . & ' ., I
3j % Th. 3apa' ese amendment hap been,
revised so as to be introduced into
V the preamble and recites the equality)
r of nationals of the states belonging
r( to~ the league. ': v
S! Tire official statement ontlye meet"t
ng of the committee on league of nations
says:
"j "The commission on the league ofj
j nations met this afternoon under the .
e I chairmanship of President Wilson. |'
e, This ^ was the first meeting of the,
^ commission since the draft';of the
n covenant was presented to .the plen-j
e ary- session of the conference on.
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Washington, March 24.?Secretary
n Daniels, who arrived yesterday at
Brest, will go to Paris this evening.
e : According to present plans the Secre-j
e i tary and hi^ party \$iH visit Rome in!
e! company with Italian Admiralty offi-^
.jcials before going to London.
V ' COTTON MARKET. V
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t;V Good cotton on the Abbe- V
yi V ville market brought 28 cents V
:-!v yesterday. March futures V
p! V closed in New York at 23.90. V
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cj A discussion took place on a num->
ber of amendments suggested by the i
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e members of the commission** as a re-[
* suit either of the recent exchange of
?" views with the representatives ofj
s neutral state or of the constructive.
I criticism to which the covenant has:
5"j been generally submitted- ?
e % "The commission will resume its
V examination of the covenant on Monr,
day evening?5at 8:30 o'clock." ?
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u WILSON RELIEVES
J MONEY STRINGENCY
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i Washington, March 24.?Financial;
i stringency of the War Risk Insur,6
.
. ; ance Bureau was relieved todav bv;
* la message from President Wilson to'
y j
. ' Secretary Glass, saying the President!
i had made an allotment from his em-'
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i ergency war fund to pay expenses of
i the Bureau until Congress approprig
^ ates at the next session. The amount
i alloted -was not specified.
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! NOTICE TO OLD SOLDIERS.
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It is desired by the new board that
[1 all old soldiers and widows of soldiers
o1 who are not now on the pension roll
a and desire to make application _for
i-! pensions, will meet them here onj
g Mondays and Tuesday of each week'
y to file their applications.
r-' The hew board consists of Messrs.
n J. H. Barksdale, J. S. Gibert and J |
d' L. Hill.
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y MANNING ON WAY TO FRANCE.
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r?j Former Governor and Mrs. Man-i
' > ning sailed last week from New Yorkj
'l.for France. The former Governor'
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11 .will attend the meeting of a Peace!
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? League, will study the cotton oil
e situation and will visit the grave of j
'his son, Major Manning, who was
^ killed in action.
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a SECRETARY DANIELS
J WILL VISIT ROME
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INCOME TAXES
SHOW INCREASES
First Quarterly Collection Reported
to Treasury?Number Paid in Full.
Total in Sixty-three of SixtyFour
Districts Amounts to
Over Billion Dollars.
Washington, March 22.?Collections
from the first quarterly installment1
oT income and profit taxes due
last Saturday srmounted to $1,001,244,000
in -63 of the 64 collection
districts, Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper announced today.
This figure probably will be increased
by later returns, since some revenue
collectors have not yet reported
their final tabulation!.
This is more than the treasury expected
from this installment and
without a complete analysis officials
believed it 4s accounted for by the
fact that many pitizens paid their
tax in full instead of taking advantage
of the installment privilege.
The second , New York district re<
ported $145,551,000, the biggest collection
of any district. All but live
districts showed decided increases
over the twenty-five per cent of past
year's income tax collection."
The largest increase in collections
over last year's record was shown in
North Pakota and,.the eighth Illinois
districts, where there was a 240 per
cent advance. The fourth North Carolina
district showed a 155 per cent
increase and the fiftfi North, and
South Carolina districts each showed
125 per cent increase.
An examination will be undertaken
later to 'ascertain whether the total
yield from income and profit taxes
exceeds the preliminary estimates of
annrnximatelv $4.000.000.000.
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Receipts by internal revenue districts
in the South were:
Alabama $7,419,000
Florida 2,016,000
Georgia 8,424,000
Louisiana _ _ 9,072,000
Fourth North Carolina.. 4,318,000
Fifth North Carolina 7,813,000
South Carolina 4,885,000
Tennessee 7,319,000
"^eond Virginia ?. 5,354,000
Sixth Virginia 4,555,000
G. C. GROCE, A SUICIDE*
Cut His Throat With a Razor at the
Residene of Mr. J. C. Mabry Friday
Morning?Bad Health
Thought to Be Cause.
Geo. C. Groce, a painter recently
residing at Ware Shoals, committed
suicide at the residence of Mr. J. C.
Mabry, near the Brick House, on
Friday morning. . Groce had been
painting in that neighborhood for
sometime, but had gone*iway about
thirty days ago. On Thursday evening
he came to the home of Mr, M^bry
and spent the night, stating that
he was going to a hospital on Friday
morning.
Friday morning Groce was up, and
Mr. Mabry saw him go >into a stable
near the house. He paid no attention
to this*, but in a little while his son
ran to him informing him that Groce
was killing himself. When Mr. Mabry
reached hi? side, Groce was
slashing his throat with a razor.
Mabry spoke to him, but he did not
answer.
The deceased had been in been in
bad health for sometime, and this
perhaps was responsible-for his rash
act. .
Magistrate Hollingsworth, acting
as coroner, held an inauest Friday
afternoon. The body of the deceased
was examined by Dr. Jack Pressly.
After hearing all the testimony a
verdict of suicide was rendered.
At the time of his death Groce had
on his person about $2.40. Whether
he had other money is not known.
The county authorities took charge
of his body, turned it over to the
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Harris and Calvert undertaking establishment,
and it was buried by
them.
PROLETARIAT TAKES j
CONTROL. HUNGARY!
"Jir'i
Cabinet Headed by Karolyi Resigns
and New Government Proclaims jArmed
Alliance With Russian
Soviets?Peasants Join Move*
ment Against Autocracy. .
Budapest,,March 22. (Havas.) ?
[The Hungarian cabinet, headed tfy
Count Michael Karolyi, has resigned,
! leaving the government tcf the proletariat.
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This action was taken after Count
i Karolyi had communicated to the
cabinet the entente note outlining the
; new boundary between Hungary and
Roumani*. After advising Colonel
! Viss, commander of the French
! troops of occupation, of the decision
| of the cabinet, Count Karolyi then
! resigned\in his tuirn.
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' Copenhagen, March 23.?The new
! Hungarian government has proclaimj
ed* solidarity with the Russian soviet
government and an armed alliance
; with the proletariat of Russia, ""ac!
cording to a djspatch from Budapest
dated Saturday, .
A dispatch received from "l?uda-:
i pest dated Saturday gives the proclamation
of -the new Hungarian gov'
ernment as follows: .
"The proletariat of Hungary from1
1 today has taken all power in its own1
I hands. By the decision of the Paris
conference to occupy Hungary, the1
provisioning of revolutionary Hun-:,
gary becomes utterly "impossible. Un-|
der these: circumstancesthe sole
1 means open for the Hungarian gov-j
' ernment .is dictatorship of the prole-j
' tariat.
j" "Legislative, .executive and judicial
,j authority wnl Be exercised by a die-'
! tatorship of the workers', peasants'
; and soldiers' councils. The revolutionary
government council will be,
gin forthwith work for the realiza-j
! tion of communist socialism..
! "The council decrees the socializa-^
^tion of large estates, mines, big industries,
banks and transport lines,'
/declares complete solidarity with the!
! Russian soviet government and offers'
i to contract an armed alliance .with'
i the proletariat of Russia."
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THE SLEEPING SICKNESS
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i; First Case in This Section Appeared
In the Bethia Neighborhood?
Victim Remained in Stupor
Twenty-four Days.
Dr. Hunter, of Bethia, was in the
city on Saturday andv reported the
first case of sleeping sickness in this1
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section. The victim is Mr. Hiram
Gable, of his neighborhood, and re-1
sides on the plantation of W. W.
r Bradley.. * \ .
Mr. Gable had a severe case of the j
flu somstjme ago. He got up but
^rrtir.usd to suffer ..from a severe
?~:}gh. His eyes were blood-shot and'
j watery. One/day after he had been,.
tip a few days he went to an adjoin
ing plantation to look after some
land which he was to work. He re0
turned, and states that the last he
remembers he was taking off his shoes
: preparatory to going to bed. He went
to bed and remained there for twen- ,
ty-four days in a kind of stupor, %or
asleep. He spoke to no one during "
| the time, but seemed so far conscious <
as to be able to take medicine when
the doctor and his wife were reacly
to administer it. Further than this, i
i he seemed unconscious. (
Dr .Hunter tells us that he ran a j
low temperature during all this time
' with some of the symptoms of typhoid,
but with less feven
At the end of the twenty-four days
| he showed signs of improvement and :
he is now able to get up and walk
! about the house. He shaved himself
' on Friday, the doctor tells us, and/
. walked .out in?o the yard. He is ex- '
'pected to fully recover. 1
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1 Miss Boyd spent the week-end at
| her home in Greenville.
COAL PRODUCTION
PLANS SUBMITTED
Government Seeks Cooperation ol
Association?Commission Consisting
of Cabinet Mtfmber and
Representatives of Producers
jp to Settle Questions.
Washington, March 23.-?Plans for
more effective cooperation between
the government and the coal industry
with expected benefits resulting to
the geij|ral public have been submitted
in referendum form to the memers
of the national coal association,
representing three-fourths of the
country's bituminous production. The
fuel administration in makine this an
nouncement today said the plans were
the outgfDwth of conferences held by
Administrator Garfield with coal operators
andrmine workers.
The plans which the fuel administration
said were submitted to Presij
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dent Wilson before his return to
France provide that during the "period
of readjustment and thereafter"
a* commission consisting of a member
of the cabinet and representatives of
operators and miners, shall consider
all problems affecting the industry.
The commission would act as advisory
board in matters of cost of production,
labor conditions, transportation
and o^her problems of the industry.
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Officials of the national coal association,
it was said, have urged operators
in all groducting fields to study
the proposals and advise the adminisr
tration directorate of their wishes.
The matter will be taken up at a
meeting of the association's directors
in Plovolnn/I Anvil A
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS,
Dr. R. M. Stevenson, of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian, and Mr
R. S. Galloway, the business managei
of that- good paper, were in the city
on Friday on business. They spent
awhile in the office of The Press and
Banner. Mr. Galloway- plans to install
a type-setting machine in his
office shortly. He likes the idea of
having it operated by a good-looking
red-headed girl, . which he imagines
will keep the boys in the office at
their tasks more regularly.
Mrs. Stevenson came along with
Dr. Stevenson and spent" a busy day
shopping in the stores, and in admiring
the fine goods and beautiful
hats which our merchants carry.
BUYING THE BEST.
Mr. Graham, of Hodges, chaperoned
a party of ladies who were in
Abbeville on Friday shopping. Since
our merchants have begun to tell the
neople about the fine goods they carry,
and the beautiful hats they
have, through the columns of : The
Press and Banner, the stores are being
crowded by people from this and
other counties, all of whom are 'astonished
that a town of less than
fifty thousand people would have
such ;up-t6-date,. stores. In Mr. Graham's
nnrtv WPfP- Mrs rivaViiTvi tvt .
0. A. Ellis, Mrs. Hodges and "several
other ladies.
VISITING AT BRENAU.
Miss Victoria Howie and Miss
Mary Greene went over to Gainesville
Saturday and spent until Sunday
afternoon with Miss Ruth Howie,
a student at Brenau College. Saturday
evening they attended a dinner
[jiven by one of the college societies,
which was a pleasant affair. In their
travels the young ladies saw many
things that were "just darling," "too
:ute for anything," in fact, they had
a "grand" time.
LOOKING AFTER THE BOYS.
Mrs. Sallie Bradley is spending
this week on Greenville street, during
the absence of Mrs. W. W. Bradley.
Jack and Hugh Bradley, the
enterprising young boys of the household,
spent the Sabbath in a life and
death struggle with the Shorter Cateihism,
in fact,, the boys say "things
are mighty quiet when Grandma visits
us."
NEW IMS CAUSE
' DELAY OF TREATY
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| Commission* Work Hard to Complete
Tasks?Germans Must Pay?Lea- ?
I gue of Nations Covenant Again
to Be Considered Article
by ' Article.
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! .Paris, March 23.?After a week of
! strong pressure and heavy demand
. on their strength, the principals in
I tl>e -peace conference took advantage
of the Sunday lull for a comparafive
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rest. Premier Lloyd George made a
! "rip to Fontainebleau for fresh air
! and repose, while President Wilson
j and party ^motored to the war zone,
j where they inspected the -scenes of
j some of*he most important battles.
| While all the commissions strove
I hard durinc tVio wooL- ?:?i
I J,' o -"v ?t wu ww wmpxjr witll
! the ^esire of the council of ten . to
I have all their reports ready by March
i 20 some of them were prevented from
! accomplishing their tasks by the dej
velopment of unexpected issues and
i by the necessisty of coordinating
j their work. * j .
The council of ten appears to be
! anxious that it should be known that
j it is, not the delay in the completion .'
; of the work of the commission of the
| league of nations that is holding back
the peace treaty. Other commissions
handling subjects .even more essential
I to . the treaty itself are working simultaneously
and^any one of them may,
be-held responsible for the delay.
\ - \The reparations 4 commission has
! finally agreed what tJennany.can and
! must pay buta. contentlonV^lifficult of
settlement has -arisen as Jo allotment
J of damages to the different nations
i and over the preferential treatment A
. claimed $y some countries.
r1 The league of nations commission,
; which will resume .consideration of
[ the covenant article by article tomor,i
row, still has to dispose of the amend
,j ments proposed by the French re'
garding the maintenance of a force
. to protect members of the league
,i from sudden attacks and by the Jap;
| anese for equality of treatment of
the nationals of all league members,
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
' The Court of Common Pleas convened
Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
Judge Prince, the presiding judge,
J ?T?ivin? shortly afterwards over the
Southern Railway. : \ "
The docket was sounded and it ap,
peared that only, two or three cases
, would be tried.
A /trtnoonf ama Vinw
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J dollars was taken in the case of
>| Latimer vs. Donalds Oil Mill. J. M.
Nickles represented the plaintiff.
The first case for trial was that of
R. 0. Hunter vs. Louisville & Nashville
Railway. Mr. Hunter is suing
, on account of alleged damages to a
carload of mules and horses shipped
! in January, 1916. He claims that the
) stock was badly injured and damaged
| and brought his suit for damages al|
leged at about eight hundred and
[ fifty dollars. He is represented by
Wm .P. Greene, while the defendant
; is represented by Hon. J. L. Glenn,'
' nf Chester, and D. H. Hill, of Abbe'
ville.
A VISITING VETERAN
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i Mr. Earl W. Daniels, of Anderson,
! spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his friend. Gottlob A. Neuffer.
i Mr. Daniels was a sergeant in the
Machine Gun Company, of the 118th
j Tnfantry, and was severely wounded.
! He was in the thick of the fight and
j was wounded nine times in the space
j of ten minutes. The young man suf|
fered terribly and was among the
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j first of the wodnded to be sent home.
He has entirely recovered and is
back to normal enough to enjoy the
; many pretty grils to look on him as
a hero.
Mr. Daniels went back to Ander-^
j son ounaay aiternoon tnrougn tne
country with Mr. Neuffer and Misses
j Sarah ancf Margaret Perrin.