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. t ... \ 'v' \ 't ' ' ' ; y v Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C. Tuesday, August 26, 1919 Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year, FARMERS MEETING HELD LAST RBBA1 Committees Appointed to Perfec Organization?Meeting Called for Saturday at the Court House, F Chairman Stevenson. Friday, Aug. 22, was a red lette day for the farmers of^ Abbevill county. This is the day set as th time for the big meeting of the fai mers, which was held during th morning, in the Court House, for th purpose of organizing a cotton ass< ciation for this county. The meetin was largely attended by farmers business men, professional men, an many others interested in the mov( raent. The meeting was addressed b General M. L. Bonham of Andersoi and W. B. Utsey, of St. George, wh ably discussed the purpose of th organization?the stabilizing th price of cotton after that price hs been fixed as a figure where the fa: ner can make a legitimate profi This organization will be a membt of the American Cotton Associatioi Every farmer is asked to affiliat with the organization which is worl ing for an improvement in markel ing conditions throughout the Sout in order that an adequate price ma be realized for the staple. A car . /ass for membership is now goin on, not only in Abbeville and Sout Carolina, but throughout the entir cotton belt. The meeting Friday, presided ove "y Hon. J. Moore Mars as chaii man, was largely attended and eac .r.amber of the committee entere rjon their duties with great enthus roi. In addition to the various town ships committees announced las week, Chairman Stevenson has aske that the trustees of the variou school districts of the county rende their assistance and co-operation i perfecting the organization of th Abbeville association, working joinl ly with the committees klready ar nounced. The American Cotton Associatio will establish offices in every cotto consuming country of the worl< The experts in charge of these office will report regularly to the America Cotton Association as to the suppl and demand etc. The America C Cotton Association will send thea reports to the State Association an \ they will be sent out by them t each individual member. The American Cotton Associatio has accomplished much without oi ganization. The statement has bee fnade op- the floor of the Unite States Senate that the association hs already saved the South $500,000 00^. But for it cotton would toda be bringing ten or fifteen cents, it : J??'???J o-l PI rv-f fVia o a Q/W^iof jeciaieu. vuiviaio vi i>ogwiu?v say that with a permanent organiz* tion it will be able to revolutioniz things in the South. The following is the appointmenl of School District Committees mad by Chairman Stevenson, who as! that every one, who can possibly d io, attend a meeting to be held i the court house Saturday, Augus 30, at 11:00 o'clock: Corner?W. S. Manning, Calhou Falls, E. C. Meschine, J. H. Carlisl Lowndesville. W. McCalla. R. 1 Clinkscales, S. S. Boles, Lownde ville. Lowndesville?J. B. Moseley, J M. Bonds, T. D. Cooley, Lownde ville. Rocky River?J. T. McCalliste J. H. Hall, Jas. T. Baskin, Lownde ville. J! ? Fork?S. A. Speed, W. J. Sha\ Sing Parnell, Lowndesville. Sextus?W. M. Castleman, W. ( T TT T>- ?T /vnmrJfleulllo SftctW, J. XX. JDUIlua, uvnuu?Tiuv> Latimer?C. G. McAllister, Ca houn Falls, Geo. Tucker, J. A. Ha\ thorn, Lowndesville. Monterey?O. M. Lanier, J. 5 Bell, F. E. Patterson, Abbeville. (Continued on Page Eight) CAPTAIN MATLOCK TELLS ABOUT THE MEXICAN BANE ij Marfa,- Texas, Aug. 22.?Be I starting on his return by airplam day to join the punitive expeditio Mexico, Captain Leonard Matlocl : the Eighth cavalry, who res< Lieutenants Peterson and Davis, by Mexican bandits, sent a teleg to his little daughter, Bonita, lives at 1203 South First sti 1 Louisville, Ky., telling her thai i was safe. The girl's mother is ( . and she lives with Captain Matlc ( ? brother. e i j Captain Matlock shared ho ; with John T. Dickman at a recep j and band concert last night. Ca g I men, their wives, his fellow offi< 5, ^ and their wives, congratulated < I tain Matlock on his rescue of the officers and his escape with par ! the money. y ^ Rifles and automatic pistols bel 'ling to the four bandits killei o (Mexico Wednesday were recov e by cavalry troops, together witl j quantity of American-made amm tion which was found on the bo p-! . i of the dead men. Jesus Janier, "l was killed in an assault on the bl ;r i house, was arrested at the I 1.1 | ranch last year, taken to Cand? ' ! ia, Tex., and placed in jail. His , ! Francisco, also killed Wednes Cbroke the lock liberated his fa I and both escaped to Mexico. .1 One a Murderer. "j g Juan Jose Fuentes, the third < h bandit identified, was charged 1 e killing a man at Barrancas, Chi] hua. He crossed to the Amer ,r side following the killing and r_ pursued back into Mexico b^JJn States troops recently. d According to (Japtain jviau i- Jesus Renteria cut the throat of B J Welch, stage driver between Va i.' tine and Candelaria, Texas, Dec tj ber 15, 1917, when the Brite rs d j was raided. He said he had evid< s that Renteria sat on the aged si x, driver's body and cut his throat1 n a pocket knife, while another no e ber of the band held his head by t-: hair. Renteria is known as ' i-' fiend" on both sides of the ri j Captain Matlock said. n: While no official announces n! was made, it is understood that 1.' operation will be given the An ssjeans by Carranza troops. Actioi n .lexican federal troops yesterda; y, permitting American troops to n | in the pursuit of the bandits b ie considered evidence of a friendlj d titude. o Major Cheatham Lectures. r-j Sabbath night at the Ba] n j church at the union services, M d R. B. Cheatham lectured to the 1; w crowd present, of his experience r the world war. He spoke for y an hour and held the undivided is tention of those present, n He spoke first of the wonde i-l part America had played in the 6; ning of the war, giving many ir : esting figures after which he ts voted himself to personal rem le.cences, his opinion of the Fr< ts' and the part the American na lo and the American church must i n in the rehabilitation of France. *t; Major Cheatham spoke easily | what he had to say was enjoyet n all. e>l The Baptist choir furnished s excellent music for the occasion. 3. S- Leaving Us. ^ Mrs. Maggie Knox Pennel has s- cepted a position at Great Falls the Southern Power Company, r, left Abbeville last Saturday to b s-| her work. She has many friends !1, who wish her well in her new h '* i s v,j and who will miss her and h< r j bright little girls, Margaret 3. Julia. I I 1-| Goes to Hospital. H Andrew mil goes 10 Anuersui fl. morrow for an operation on his r He will be accompanied by his ents, Mr. and Mrs. -J. A. Hill. PRESIDENT WANNAMAKER CALLS MEETING TO BE '113, H?,LD I IN INfcW UKLJLAN, | fore Atlanta, Ga., August 25.?For th ? to- Purpose of discussing the high cos n jn of living, the general economic con c, of ditions affecting cotton producers :ued anc* to recommend a minimum pric held cotton, a great mass meeting wil ram I,e held *n ^ew Orleans, La., Sep wh0 Lcmber eighth and ninth, having beei eet,:ca^ec^ by Southern Governors an* ; he the American Cotton Association lead' through its president, J. Skottowi ck's Wannamaker, St. Matthews, S. C The call has just been issued fron nors lie Atlanta membership campaigi tion! headquarters of the organization. ttje_ To date the following chief exe >ers C:ut*ves have sjffned the joint pro 2ap_ clamation: Gov. Hugh H. Dorsey o two!-0-*1 Cz" Thomas E- Kilt)y 0 t f! Alabama; Gov. Charles H. Brougl of Arkansas; Gov. Sidney J. Catts o J Florida; Gov. A. H. Roberts of Ten :nessee; Gov. Robert A. Cooper, o i in' ; South Qarolina and Gov. William F Bre Hobbv of Texas: l a | The proclamation follows: "Whe^e Ulil" r >dies}as' President of the Unite* wjl0 States in his address to the Congres of the United States on August 8 trite' ^19, has called attention to gravi ;lar-i condi^ons ?f distress confronting oftn large numbers of our people by rea qUHj i son of constantly rising living costs ther' ^ue Perversion of the ordinar; laws of supply and demand and t< vhe activities of speculators and pro Steers in the necessities of life; am j "Whereas, those conditions are o with . , , , ^ fecial concern to the people of th< Southern States in view of their ab ican , , jlute dependence upon the cottoi . .ndustry as the basis of their wel j being, and especially in view of thi j fact that cotton prices have entirel; '! failed to keep pace with the price 1 of manufactured products and othe Ipn e , commodities which they must buy; em-. inch! "Therefore, we, as Governor o ' the states of Alabama, Arkansas ;nce | Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississ ippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Okla ' homa, South Carolina, Tennessee 'thJ an(* ^exas? *n association with th "the' President of American Cottoi i Association, do hereby summon rep [ver ] ' resentative farmers, merchants bankers, business and professions aent men from our several States herein c?" before named, to confer together ii ien" the city of New Orleans, La., on th' 1 eighth and ninth of September, am ^ m to study, on behalf of the people o Pass the South, ways and means of deal em8 ing with such prices as they relat r at" to the life and comfort of our peo pie; and . "IN PARTICULAR ,to study sue! conditions as they relate to the cot ton industry as a whole to the de P* termination of a fair and just pric ajor for cotton, based upon consideratioi ar^e jf supply and demand and the pric 3 in of manufactured products of cot over ton." The first day will be devoted main ^ j / to organization and membershi work of the Association and the con wint _ lideration of the general situatio "j1 | i the business world. Recommen de-' . . dation of a minimum price for cot snch t0n *eature con 'n I eluding session, a decision to b ' , reached after the conservative stud; D13V and discussion of all matters affect ^ ing the producers of the staple j k | Speakers of national and state promi | nence will be on the program. ome! 1 Tl I_ V~~L- riarlr I IICOICI O I II 11WVT m W* M mrmmmmmm Stage hands and musicians of th Booth theater walked out Thursda, i ac- night, ending presentation of "Th with! Better 'Ole" and bringing the num and [ ber of darkened New York house egin|to twenty-one. The Winter Gardei here! and playhouse are crippled but kep tomej open, the only two theaters runninj two j by members of the Producing Mana and'tfers' association. There is no indi : cation of a get-together of manager ! vith the Actors' Equity association ! Playwrights are now agitating i i to lose. I Ralph Syfan came down from An par-' derson and spent Sunday with hi parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Syfan. THEREE FACTIONS OF SENATE OUT 5 IN OPEN LAST WEE* 'i e Washington, Aug. 22.?Out in th< tc open at last, after nearly two month: - of jockeying for position, are th< i, I three separate factions in the Unit e ed States senate who differ' on wha .1 the foreign policy of this country - i-hould de in the future. 11! President Wilson himself has div ^ ad into two camps, those who ar< 11 j xc putting reservations in the rati e; fying resolution and those whc "j would make such reservations as i separate and distinct declaration oJ 11. American policy somewhat similai | o the Monroe doctrine?not binding " possibly upon other powers, bul "i binding upon the United States. A f t . lhird party, heretofore confined onlj i:o senators Borah and Johnson, Re publicans, and Senator Reed, Demo '! -rat, has now arisen and organized "i They are' eight in number. Thej institute the radical and irreconcil *, able opposition to the peace treatj j and League of Nations and woulc -j not be jdisheartened if the 'whole i- document failed and it were neces Sj sary to negotiate open peace witl ;>| Germany. ei Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania ? has taken the leadership , of this " >roup and with him are Senatoi Moses, of New Hampshire; Brande ^j?ee, of Connecticut; Poindexter, o1 5j Washington; Fall, of New Mexico and Borah, Johnson and Reed. i! 1 Number Increase*. j It is this group which should b< 1 :.tched though some Republican i were inclined to discount their im> j, portance. First they were three anc | now there are eight. And here anc j there they may get another converl ! before the fight is over. Their dam i age however, is not so much to th? ! treaty, for it will ultimately be rati i fied, but to the leadership of the Re publican party in the senate withir '? I fourteen months of the presidentia "j election of 1920. | | Senator Lodge, Republican leader has been embarrassed by this grouj | from the beginning. He has attend j ed some of their meetings but mort I- ' as harmonizer than sympathizer^ H< j has been unable to keep them ii line. They have wanted to do al j sorts of radical things from a reso n1 | lution promising Europe an ai< when the emergency arises. Thej ^ have pulled and hauled at Senator Lodge while he has tried to steei a united party, through the shoals o: lissension, and why? The reasons ar< is many as there are individuals ii the group?eight reasons. "I 7.000 TROOPS WILL REMAIN IN GERMAN! I1 ? ? i Washington, Aug. 22.?Americai 0 ; forces which will remain in German] j after September 30 are the eighth in I fantry, seventh machine gun batal "j ion, second battalion of the sixtl p | field artillery, 335th field signal bat ' '.tnlion, first supply train, first mobil* n ordnance repair shop, company A o: l"! ihe first engineers, field hospita "I number 13 and ambulance -compan: l"| number 26. 6 i This was announced today by thi y War Department. The aggregate strength of thes< units will be nearly 7,000 officers an( I men. The infantry regiment com prises 3,000, the machine gun battal inn 775 fVio nr+illprv 750 and th< I ? - ? ? j engineers 250, giving a total comba j tant strength of 5,500. e y Capt. Shaw a Visitor. e Capt. W. C. Shaw, accompaniet s by Mess. C. B. Hutchison and M. B ii Hutchison, was in the city Friday t These gentlemen came down to at ? tend the meeting of the cotton grow ers held in the Court House and t( 1- hear what the speakers had to say.Sj Capt. Shaw, in addition to beinj ' one of the leaders in the cottor &i movement in his section, is also mucl : interested in matters pertaining t< i Hp IS f.( I lac uuuicuciavv ouiuiv* ? - i-j be one of the speakers at Orr's Re s union, at Pridleton on Aug. 28th and 29th. ^ I _ ? . .!?,? *.Jm JOHN P. GRACE j ' WINS NOMINATION FOR L MAYOR OF CHARLESTO | v 2 Charleston, Aug. 23.?It was n 3 until after 5 o'clock this mornir j that the committee on canvass of tl - city Democratic executive committe t nfhpr wnrkinfr all nicht counting cha r ler.ged votes, hearing the eviden< of many challengers and challenge . and the report to the main commi > tee, and the report was adopted by . vote of 13 to 12, and John P. Gra< I ) declared mayoralty nominee with i majority of 14 votes over Tristra f T. Hyde, whose lead of one, uno ! ficially announced Tuesday nigh t was wiped out by the findings of tt t committee. The other nominees, ii L eluding 18 Grace aldermen, were ui r affected by the counting of the cha . lenged votes. Hyde Makes Statement. j Mr. Hyde in a brief statement th 7 afternoon characterized the action < "i the committee as "high handed, a r! bitrary and illegal" and said Y ^, would exhaust every means to ha"< 5 justice done, as he held his majoril '| was clear and distinct, and he wj l, confident of the outcome. After tl J official tabulation was announced th ?j morning, Mr. Grace addressed J throng of his cheering admirers i c front of the Hiberian Hall, where tl v committee meeting was held, decla E ing a victory of the people had bee J won, that he woul^ keep his can paign promises and redefem Charle | ton. He would forgive," he said, bv > not forget, and declared: "We sha j' remember our friends and never fo . give our enemies, politically speal l: ing. But from the civic standpoin I in the upbuilding of this city, I wi t know neither friend nor foe. On] .j in the distribution of what legit ; mately belongs to politics will I kno . my friends. After that all men sha . be equal before the law, in Charle i ton, at least." He urged his followei 1 to celebrate, but commit no acts < j vandalism or malice. He said tl people had vindicated his patriotisr | and he thanked them. After the a< _ I dress of Mr. Grace a jubilation pi , I rade was held, which was an orderl > i i ,! but enthusiastic demonstration, j On every motion before the execi jjtive committee advanced by tl I brace iacuon, a cuuiiuer uiuuuu m jjput by the Hyde faction or oppos J tion registered, and the vote stoc pl 13 to 12. The Hyde faction tri< J to have the consideration of eta f! lenged votes held before the who j committee, but the subcommittee c j canvass did the counting in executr session and completed the tabulatio The Hyde faction tried to get a r count and was voted down, also ' ^ have a stenographer take notes < the hearings of challenges. A moti< l by the Hyde faction to have tl j count of Tuesday stand was vot< *1 down. The committee, by a vote i 113 to 12, dismissed the petition < j nine Hyde aldermanic candidates f< I a recount aijd deferred action on tl petitions for a recount presented 1 - 1MT_ Kruno ? j 1T11. 11 jr uc auu iui? m&wvvi ^1 New Market. 'I C. H. Bosdell has opened a ne 2 j market on Trinity Street, in froi ! of the Express Office, where he vr ? handle all kinds of fresh meats. H 1 place of business has been fitted i -I especially for a market, and he -1 prepared to give his customers tl ? best the market affords. Mr. Bosde was formerly in the market busine | in the city and has numbers < 1 pleased customers who will be gls i to know that he will enter the bus nes3 again. 1 IVVVVWVVVVVVVVV . V -V \ . V . V ?OTTON MARKET. - V >'V August 25, |v New York Cotton Market. r\ V October 31.64 ik December 31.98 ik January w? 31.96 >k March 32.15 >k May 32.15 -'v Abbeville Spots. No Market. ,k luvvvvvvvvwvvv1 I . AMERICAN SOLDIERS : ARE OUT OF MEXICO le e.1 ,1- Outlaws Only Few Hours Ahead of ;e Pursuers But Could Not Be Tracd, ed After Storms Interfered, So t-' Chase Was Called OS. a1 _ :e First Troops Arrive. a; Marfa, Texas, Aug. 24.?The first troops of the American punitive f- expedition to cross the border on the it, return of the United States, the pack Y ie ^ and supply trains, reached Ruidosa a- shortly after 8:30' o'clock tonight, a- according to telephone. The remain,1 der of the expedition followed. Marfa, Texas, Aug. 24.?Three Ig hundred American cavalry troops toj night were making their way back to r_ the Rio Grande through a driving ie rain storm after an unsuccessful re campaign begun last Tuesday to ov.y ertake the bandits who captured and is held for ransom Lieutenants Harold iel G. Peterson and Paul H. Davis. They jg were scheduled to reach Ruidosa at a 8:30 o'clock tonight. v > in Contact with Carranza soldiers also ie on the trail of the bandits and a hear vy rain which wiped out the fresh >n trails resulted in decision to abandon 1 a- the chase. The Mexican federals <j_ were encountered last nicht bv a it! scout patrol and after a conference 11; "army officers decided to abandon the r- pursuit until this morning. Meanwhile k- the rain had wiped' out the trails of t, the bandits who were only a fewill hours ahead of the Americans. Ly The punitive expedition is returm> ing in single column with three eavalw ry troops leading, pack trains, ma 11 chine gun troops and other units fols-j lowing. Two troops are acting as re rear guards. )f! The six days below the border re- , 16 suited in the killiffg of four bandits Q' by troopers and -death of one by machine gun bullets from an airplane. a" Nine bandits, said .to Jbe part of one ^ Renteria band, were captured at Co~ yame, in a dance hall, by Carranza a" soldiers. ie Reports that Jesus Renteria, leader . of the bandits, had been killed were ii, brought to the border today but m , could not be confirmed. id j The first troop is expected to reach Ruidosa late tonight. Colonel Lanhorne said the Ameriin * can forces will resume their station /e. n tomorrow along the Rio Grande. Tfte e" ^nouncement that the troops' would to be withdrawn was made by Colonel )n Langhorrie, commandant of the Big m Bend section, at 4:30 o'clock this af_ ternoon. le 1 ^ The decision to withdraw the troops ^ resulted from failure to pick up "hot trails" because of rain storms in the _! mountains. Dr | Lieut. Harold G. Peterson and ie Lieut. Paul H. Davis, the American >y | aviators whose capture by bandits was the immediate cause for sending j American troops across the line, ar | rived at Koyce r lying neia ai %:oo w; p. m. They crossed to Mexico with at the punitive expedition Tuesday, ill Peterson's report that Jesus Renis teria had been killed failed to check ip with reports at military headquaris ters. An official army report said ie( Jesus Renteria was believed to have .11- tionn lnnoto<1 firt TTliloa cnilfll nf U | 4VVWVVU VV AM****** wvwv.. *. S3, huahua City, where he was said to jf; be hiding. id! Peterson said he received his inii formation that Renteria had been killed from scoute. J Barbecue at Bethel. \ V A barbecue dinner will be held at v| Bethel Church this county, next VI Thursday, August 28, for the bene0 fifit of the church. A large attendVj ance is urged. ^ ! TK? Rnolc Club. \ ? V1 The Book Club will meet Wednesv' day afternoon at six o'clock at the \j home of Mrs. C. H. McMurray, on 11 North Main Street.