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'Abbeville Press and Banner - gnn rt- V??. Abbeville. S. C.. Friday, J-. 27.1919. Si.,fe C.pi.., Fi.e C?U. 75th PROHIBITION LAW Is DRASTIC MEASURE. t! t Possession of Liquor Not Illegal? J One-half of One Percent Defined jy as Intoxicating?Covers Many JPoints?Long Contest in D House. n J * L? t?? OA A man's J wasmngxun, o uw ?? right to store liquor in his home for ^ the long dry period after July 1 stood up today against an attack on that e provision of the prohibition enforce-) P ment bill before the house judiciary! ^ committee. j P Near the end of the session, the! ! tl committee voted down an amendment: which would have made it unlawful |. for a citizen to have liquor in his;11 possession; struck out a section! % which would have prevented "use"j by a citizen of liquor in his private, dwelling, and decided that in the; matter of general enforcement there w would be no difference between war-'n time and constitutional prohibition. | o Even with this and other changes, h the bill as it will be reported out to-} ci morrow or Thursday is considered as! p all embracing. So drastic are its pro-: si visions, members of the committee; ti said that while a man may put a kegj n orf beer in his cellar he may be con-jt: victed and fined if for instance he ti wears a watch fob on which there is a picture of the keg as an advertise- g ment. ti In a general consideration of the^ measure the committee made a num-| ft ber of minor changes, but the princi-j p pal fight was over the question of "w tie right of home storage for person- st al use. Representative Mo;gan, Republican, of Oklahoma, endeavored j e: to have stricken out the section ei reading that "it shall not be unlaw-jp ful to possess liquor in one's private. tl dwelling while the same is occupied i T and used by him only as his dwell- i* ing." | a: i | IV Away With Saloon. Ardent prohibitionists on the com-| e: rafttee voted against the Morgan.pro-] posal for the reason, they said, that 11 nothing was to be gained by enacting w a law so drastic as to arouse the e: hostility of people who rejoiced that a the day of the saloon had ended. Prohibition members supported an Cl amendment eliminating the proviso w that the liquor must be obtained and Zi placed in storage prior to date the e act would become effective. As amend j1 ed the section reads: "That such li- " quor need not be reported, provided the burden of showing that possession is legal upon the possessor." n Representative Gard, Democrat, of ^ Ohio, led the fight to strike from the ^ bil the word "use" as applied to the ? right of home consumption. His mo- *( tion to amend also wciuaea tne strut-j ing out of the words "give away", I {"receive" and "possess' but the com-jp mittee insisted that these should i n stand and it wa3 said there was no' particular fight on Mr. Gard, and asjt< amended the section stands: lp "That no persons shall or after the h date when the 18th amendment to ti the constitution of the United States tl goes into effect, nor while the war a prohibition act shall be in force, o manufacture, sell, barter, give away, IU transport, import, export, deliver, j p furnish, receive of possess any in-!c< toxieating liquor except as authoriz-j o ed in this act and all the provisions! ji of this act shall be literally con-! p strued to the end that intoxicating! liquor as beverage may be prohibited, j h Liquor for non-beverage purposes j a and wine for sacramental purposes C may be purchased, sold, transported f and used as herein provided." e Must Make Report. s Every person legally permitted to tl have liquor is required to report, to s. I the proper authorities within 10 days n after the passage of the act, and pos- tl session after that date, "by any per- a son not legally permitted under this h title to possess liquors" shall be re- e garded as evidence that it is kept for tl CHOOL TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED AT PUBLIC MEETING ON TUESDAY A meeting of the citizens of Abeville was held Tuesday night fori tie purpose of electing school trusses to take the place of J. L. Mclillan, H. R. McAllister and C. H. IcMurray, whose .terms had expired, fc was proposed to re-elect the three len namea aoove dut; is was ??-i ounced at the meeting that Mr. Mc-j lillan would not serve again. Alberti tenry was elected to serve in Mr. IcMillan's place and H. R. McAllJsar and C. H. McMurray were re-j ected. There were eighteen people' resent at the meeting, a somewhat! irger number than have attended atj revious meetings. Bids will be received by the trus-j *es on July 3 for the installation of j eating plants in both school buildlgs. ? MEXICO INVITES COLONISTS. Mexico City, June 24.?Mexico! rill welcome immigration, it was an-1 ounced here today. The Secretary f the Interior, Manuel Guirre Ber-' I mea. issued a statement that Mexi-' o, through its Consuls in various j arts of the world, was trying to simulate immigration through noces showing the climate, industries,' atural products, mercantile activij, and mining customs of the counT All immigrants will have the same^ uaranteea and facilities, irrespec-| ve of nationality, if they come to texico with honorable intentions.; I [exico, a country rich in natural, roducts, salutes both capital and orkers from all latitudes, the atement says. All workers who wish to help withj icperience, knowledge, and personal; lergy are welcomed and will be' rotected under liberal laws, withl le frank help of the government.' he problem of immigration is intilately linked with labor problems, nd is related also to the growth of [exico's riches. Following the indication of modrn times for progress on constituonal lines, the government has in oduced national legislative reforms hich assure a maximum of human (Fort toward equitable distribution mong producers of wealth. The Secretary of the Interior has AiifliniMt /vf * o lonr ill provide a new system of coloniEition to help the activitiesvof forigners who come to Mexico. While elping the fortunes of immigrants, ; will at the same time contribute > the prosperity of the nation. A large immigration of both Gerlans and Japanese is expected in le next few months. It is known! aat representatives of -severalluropean nations are now in Mexico' >cating sites on which to plant! olonies. j urposes of sale. This, however, doe3 ot apply to home stocks. T)io Kill'a ia in. >xicating liquor?any beverage or, roduct containing more than onealf of oe per cent, alcohol?was re-j lined. It was said that members of ie committee discussed this section J t length, some contending that if j ne congress undertook to define in-, sxicating liquors as one-half of 1 er cent., another congress could ome along and make it 4 per eert.,j r any figure it chose. There was| jst a danger, members said, that. .'.i. ..Cdi.. lumuiwiuii wuuiu uii/i/ pvutiwo. Representative Gard, appointed ist year with Chairman Volstead nd Representative Whaley of South! larolina to draw up a bill for enorcement of war time prohibition, ndeavored to have the committee ubstitute his bill Chairman Volbead ruled against a motion to his effect and was sustained. It was aid that the war time measure was iore libertl in its provisions, but as lie committee had refused to separte war time and constitutional pro-j ibition, it was unwilling, memoers xplained, to make any distinction in tie matter of enforcement. SIGNING OF TREATY IS YET UNCERTAIN I No Word Has Been Received From ' Berlin?Talk of Ultimatum? Mueller Balk* at Signing Pact? Another Scapegoat is Sought By Huns. Paris, June 25.Another day has passed with the delegates of the Allied and Associated powers in Paris awaiting in vain definite word from the Germans as to when they will be ready to sign the peace treaty. Unofficial opinion in the French capital is that the momentous event will not take place before Saturday and possibly not until Monday. j Seeking "Scape Goat." I The Council of Four was informed that during Wednesday the German government was busily engaged in trying to arrange the personnel of its: delegation in Versailles. The Germans thus far have given. no intimation as to what men are i f to be the choice of the Bauer govern-1A ment. Unofficial advices indicate j( that the cabinet is experiencing great| difficulty in finding men who are^ willing to take upon their shouldersj. the duty of acknowledging, in a doc-j^ ument which will become world his- j ^ toric, Germany's utter defeat in the t war and her unqualified acquiescence j ( to the terms of the victors. I ? I E Reports are that Hermann Mueller; ^ foreign secretary in the Bauer cabi-j j net, like Dr. Haniel Von Haimhausen^ declined to accept the onus for ? signing a treaty admittedly obnoxi-!r ous to the Germans. 2 t ARCHITECT AT WORK I ON HOSPITAL PLANS An architect is now at work on; the plans for remodeling the Abbe-J < ville County Memorial Hospital and| f as soon as he has the plan completed j i a cut will be made of the building i and it will be run in this paper. * Twenty-five percent of the amount t subscribed by the stockholders has ? been collected and work will com- 1 mence in the near future on 'the t building. The list of stockholders ^ follows: a Civic League, W. D. Barksdale, ? A. B. Morse, J. S. Bowie Co., Harris & Calvert, E. R. Thomson, S. J. ^ Link, S. G. Thomson, J. S. Stark, G. A. Neuffer, J. C. Hill, J. E. Pressly, C. H. McMurray, Philson & Henry, C. C. Gambrell, J. R. Power, J. F. . R.Q'm TTTZ>11 T ATI 1 a T TJ WT+AW T P uuuw v xiiiouvny v J Nickles, J. M. Anderson, W. A. Stev(] enson, Richard Sondley, A. M. Smith, I Mrs. Paul Link, D. Poliakoff, Haddon j j Wilson Co., Steve Parthemos, R.l M. Burts, El. C. Horton, Parker &!* Reese, J. D. Kerr, G. E. Calvert,! ? Otto Bristow, W. F. Nickles, F. S.j1 Hays, C. E. Williamson, W. A. Lee,j Wm. M. Barnwell, B. T. Cochran,'* A. L. Gilliam, S. H. Rosenberg or/ The Rosenberg Mer. Co., Miss Helen j Edwards, Miss Pearl Hagen, Mrs. jf C. E. Hix, J. F. Clinkscales, Daugh- i ^ ters of Confederacy, P. A. Cheatham, j1 A. J. Ferguson, Meadows Langley, * D. H. Hill, J. E. Jones, M. H. Kus- c tos, M. L. Evans, J. Howard Moore, v D. W. Thomas, Jas. A. Hill, George 1 C. Douglass, W. L. Peebles, H. A. Benton, F. S. Hill, G. A. Harrison, c J. S. Cochran, J. Moore Mars, Mrs. f Mary M. Gambrell, George C. Gam- c Dren, w. w. westneia, ur. J. v. ? Tate. s s Protracted Meeting. Revival services are being held at j the cotton mill church, conducted by c the Rev. Mr. Harris. A great deal of i interest is being showp, large crowds c attending every night s ( Preaching in Court House. I _________ \ The Sunday morning service* of t the Presbyterian Church will be held i in the Court House at 11 o'clock a. > m. The services will be conducted < by the pastor, the Rev. H. W. Pratt, f PACIFIC FLEET TO SAIL NEXT MONTH J 1 iir*u n ti * n r* i nriu jrass inrougn ranama wanai? Admiral Rodman Will Be in Com* mand?Unit* Nearly Equal? Secretary Daniels May Visit Pacific Coast. Washington, June 25.?The recently created Pacific fleet, now beng organized from vessels heretofore forming a part of the Atlantic forces will sail from Hampton Roads for the West coast between July 15 md 20, Secretary Daniels announced ;oday. Mr. Daniels probably will be i passenger on one of the warships naking the trip to the Pacific thru ;he Panama Canal. The superior dreadnaught New Mexico will fly Admiral Hugh Rodnan's flag as flagship of the Pacific leet and the Pennsylvania will' renain the flagship of the Atlantic leet.. The composition of the two leets, Secretary Daniels announced, vill be made public within a few lays. In announcing the date of departlre, which is about a month earlier ;han previously contemplated, Secreu?rv Daniels said Tip had nlanned to risit the Pacific coast in August and hat he, therefore, would make every sffort to go with the fleet in order to itudy the scope of contemplated im>rovements of naval facilities at the 5anaca Canal. It was learned at the lavy department that extensive changes would be necessary in the laval establishment in the canal :one, especially on the Pacific side to ake care of the greatly augmented 5acificTleet. Units Nearly Equal. The original plan to send all of the >il burning ships to the West coast md to keep the coal burning vessels n the Atlantic has been abandoned, t was anounced todAy because such i division would necesarily make the wo fleets very unequal in size and run power, almost all the newest and >est ships being oil burners. Under he final division the two chief units vill be as nearly equal in number of ihips, gun power, speed and all other elements as possible. IEPUBLICANS PLAN TO SAVE REPUBLIC New York, June 24.?Senator ?oindexter, Republican, Washington, old the Fifteenth District Republi:an Club here tonight that "the misiion of the Republican party in the mmediate future is to save the Re )UDiic irom me process 01 uh-uvjiju lisintegTation in progress during the >resent administration." Denouncing "Democratic vacillaSon aityi weakness in dealing with Mexico," Senator Poindexter said he Republican party should elect a >resident who would fulfill the reponsibilities the nation had assumed n Mexico and "reassert American lonor and self respect, so that our :itizens, lawfully in that country, yould not be forced to ransom their ives with money." "The suggestion now made in some [uarters," he continued, "that Great Jritain should be invited to restore irder in Mexico should be denounced ts false to our fundamental policies, md a Republican congress could retore order in Mexico and adjust its nternational obligations." Senator Poindexter advocated re>eal of the "act of the Democratic :ongress and president internationalzing the Panama Canal; repudiation >f "the promise of the Democratic idministration to haul down the American flag in the Philippines," rejeal of the extraordinary powers rested in the president during the smergency, and speedy reduction of +?>vao tlimnnli atiminafinn of fVai VIUVU5U . VU*M*M?VV?V.. ? ? waste and efficiency and the framing >f a tariff bill to protect industry ind maintain wages. GERMAN NEWSPAPER CALLS PEACE TREATY * "A SCRAP OF PAPER" Berlin, June 24.?(Delayed).? The Berlin Worwaerts, majority Socialist organ, today described the peace treaty as "a scrap of paper." "Extortionate pressure renders signature of tne peace treaty worthless," said the Vorwa'erfcs. "We must never forget it is only a scrap of paper. Treaties based on violence can keep their validity only as long as force exists. Do not lose hope. The resurrection day comes." The Preussische Kreuz Zeitung, in an editorial headed "Finds Ger- 1 i maniae," declared that "it is our duty not to permit the Prussian 1 spirit to be crushed." i The T^ische Rundschau blamed j > Scheidmann and Erzberger for the 1 | "disaster." ' The National Volks party has an- ' nounced the sharpest opposition to the new Bauer government. 1 General von Lutwitz has appealed . to officers and soldiers to continue on duty. Several mnor food riots occurred in Berlin yesterday and last night 1 _!_ i* -1 i 1 1 ? ana it was iearea tney mignc grow in scope and violence/ today. A strike involving postal, telegraph, , and telephone employes seemed certain. The governor of West Prussia has announced his resignation. j ~ DAIRYING IN THE SOUTH. * < Washington, June 24.?Agricul-j' I tural experts engaged in develop-; I ment work- in the Southern States! , believe that that section has a great I future for dairying. | j In order to acquaint the rest of( .the coiintry with Southern work and, possibilities along that line the Na?j j tional Dairy Association has been: | asked to set aside a Southern day at^ I its annual meeting m umcago, uctober 6-12. It is also planned to in- ' vite the Southern Cattlemen's Association to hold its next convention in Charleston, Savannah or Jackson- , 1 ville. / Part of the movement to build up the live stock industry in the South j is a campaign to obtain from State < ' Legislatures enactments for the reg-j ( istration and protection of marks and brands for cattle, and for the^ improvement of the chattel mortgage! system so that Qredits will more read-j ily be extended to stockmen. Flori-j' da already has an up-to-date chattel j mortgage law, from the standpoint , of the banker and progressive stockman, and it is planned to press for j similar legislation before the Georgia T on/) fltO I 111U) ouuttu^i uuu VMV| Legislatures of North and South I Carolina in the near future. ' ! Besides assisting in building up the live stock industry in the Southern States, the development activi- j ties of that section, backed by expert government advice, are working out improvement in agriculture along other lines, such as crop diversifies-!! tion, crop rotation, fertilization, soil| surveys, etc. The South is already ' admitted to be better organized than the rest of the country, so far as the system of county agents is concern-' ed. This i3 shown by the fact that ( there are approximately 1,150 white ^ and 187 negro county agents in fif-^ I | teen Southern States cooperating |? j with Dr. Bradford Knapp, of the c i States relation service, ^ Department I j of Agriculture. This total of 1,328 ' j exceeds the 1,297 county agents op- ' | erating in all the Northern, Eastetn i and Western States put together. - ~ . ! The Sights at umnwooa. e Judge Frank B. Gary and Mr. J. M. Nickles went over to Greenwood Monday on business. Greenwood is always claiming something different and on Monday the visitors from the suburbs saw a four and a quarter inch rain fall in the space of two hours. Religiously inclined at Abbeville were praying for rain. John Martin, of Prosperity, was in town Wednesday. HUGE ARMY BILL PASSED BY SENATE n? u;iwm Dollar*?Roll Call Not Necessary. Senator Fall Withdraws Motion For Immediate Declaration N. ' of Peace. - i /' Washington, June 25.?The army appropriation bill, carrying $888,000,000 and providing for an avei?age army of 400,000 men next year ?an increase over the house bill of $171,000,000 in funds and 100,000 in personnel?was passed late today by the senate without a roll call and sent to conference. Before passage of the bill, Senator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico, withdrew his amendment to declare the war with Germany and Austria, < at an end, explaining tnat he expected action within a day or two on hia joint resolution to the same effect as regards Germany now before the foreign relations committee. After disposal of the anny measure the senate began consideration 3f the annual naval appropriation bill, carrying $646,272,000, ( an increase of $46,000,000 ojper the house bill. Passage of the naval bill to _ J ! J J 1 J *? morrow is aesirea ana leaaers. lu \ their effort to enact all appropriation bills needed by July 1, plan then to-rush through the $500,000,000 sundry civil budget. ? Final vote on the army-bill was delayed temporarily today by protracted discussion of the peace treaty and league of nations. In this connection Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, opposed the increase of the army for 1920 from 300,000 to 400,000 men, but without a record vote bhe senate approved the 400,000 provision which is estimated to give pay * and subsistence for 322,000 men in the army after next September. As passed by the senate, the principal items of the army bill are $215B85,000 for army pay; $523,991,000 for subsistence and transportation; $5,400,000 for aviation, an increase of about $30,000,000 over the tiouse appropriation; $12,215,000 for the National Guard; $19,000,000 forv ordnance, and $45,000,000 for atopage and shipping facilities. JOSEPH P. ANDERSON IS NAMED TRUANT OFFICER Joseph P. Anderson, son of Dr. ind Mrs. J. A. Anderson, Antreville, lias been named as truant officer to succeed Mrs. M. . Coleman, who / was first appointed but resigned be* :ause of her duties as head of the lome section department of the Bed Cross. Mr. Anderson recently re ;urned from service overseas ana tad been elected principal of tiw IntreviUe High School, bat declined ;he position to accept the appointnent as truant officer. A. H. KUSTOS BUYS SMITH PROPERTY f M. H;, Kustos, proprietor of til? Columbia Candy Kitchen, bought oo ["uesday from J. Allen Smith the >roperty on Washington street just ifVAMt from W. A. Calvert now oc :upied by an old stable, T$ie price >akl was $4,750. \ VIA J OR CHEATHAM SPEAKS AT BAPTIST CHURCH Major R. B. Cheatham, who re:ently returned from France, made in interesting address at the Baptist Dhurch Wednesday night, wherein he -elated some of his experiences and >bservations while across the pond. UVVV VVVVVVVVVVM w * t COTTON MARKET. \L n * * 1 a/?q1 v k OOfctUU SU1U V1& ivvui ? k ket yesterday- for 33 1-2 eta. V ^ July futures closed in New \! w York at 31.55. V t V