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I [ Abbeville Press and Banner 1 p " V 1CtAbli*hed l844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C, Tuesday, Sept. 16,1919. Single Copie?, Five Cento. 75th Year. COOUDGE REPLIES f 10 GO WW i | . Say. That He Will Defend The Sov ereigntj Of the State Of Manachosett*?Will Not Remove Cur" - /\e n. tit?Endorses Action ur r olice Commissioner. Boston, Sept. 14.?Determinatioi "to defend the sovereignty of Massa chusetts" was expressed by Geverno Coolidge in a telegram sent tonigh to Samuel Gompers, president of th ; American Federation of Labor. Th telegram was in reply to one receiv ed from the labor leader last night ii which Mr. Gompers asked him to tak< "a broad view" of the situatioi brought about by the policemen' strike. , The governor told Mr. Gomper that the suggestion of President Wil son that Orders forbidding the police men of the city of Washington t affiliate with the American Federa >tion of Labor be heltf in abeyanc pending the labor conference to b 'held at the White House on Octobe 6 did not apply to Boston as th Washington police had remained o: duty. Reiterating the fact that H members of the Boston policemen' union had ben tried for violation o the order against affiliation and ha been removed and that the places o the other strikers had been .declare vacant, he added: "I can suggest no authority out side the courts to take further ac tion.' Telegram of Governor. The governor's telegram follows: "Replying to your telegram, I hav already refused to remove the polic< commissioner of Boston; I did noi appoint him. He an assume no po sition which the courts would upholi except what the people have by thi authority of their law vested in him *T? L- A.l. wftlt ik.:. VAlAA TU UC VU1J fflVU tu^u T VtVVi A 11' right of the police of Boston to af filiate has always been questioned never granted, is now prohibited. Th suggestion of President Wilson to Washington does not apply to Bos ton. There the police have remainei on duty. Here the policemen's un ion left their duty, an action whicl President Wilson characterised as i crime against civilization. "Your assertion that the commis sioner was wrong can not justify thi wrong of leaving the city unguarded That furnished the opportunity; th< criminal element furnished the actioi There is no right to strike agains the public safety, by anybody, any where, at any time. "You ask that the public safet; t 4.1. ? L.-jn ikno, agwin lie jiukcu >u wc uauua vi mic>x same policemen while they continu in disobedience pf the laws of Massa chusetts and in their refusal to obe; the orders of the police department Nineteen men have been tried and re moved. Others having abandonee their duty, their places have unde the law been declared vacant in thi opinion of the attorney general, can suggest no authority outside thi courts co latce iurtner acnon. "I wish to join and assist in takin] a broad view of every situation. 1 grave responsibility rests on all of u You can depend on me to support yoi in every legal action and sound pol icy. I am equally determined to de fend the sovereignty of Massachu setts and to maintain the authorit; and jurisdiction over her public offl cers where it has been placed by th constitution and laws of her people. Death of Mrs. W. A. Pope. ^ews was received in ad Devi 11 Sabbath morning of the death at he home in Atlanta of Mrs. W. S. Pope on Saturday night. Mrs. Pope i well remembered in Abbeville as Mrs Thurston Clark and her friends wi] #hear with regret of her untimel; death. She is survived by her hus band and a young son, Thursto: Clark. She 4as buried in Atlant i Monday afternoon, Mr. R. N. Tidd; and Miss Lilly Clark attending th funeral from Abbeville. ! LANSING PREDICTED / | DEFEAT OF TREATY, BULLITT DECLARE . j Watertown, N. Y., Sept. 12.m J Seretary of State Robert L. Lan: l.ing, at his summer home in Hende: !son Harbor, this afternoon woul " make absolutely no comment on tt testimony of William C. Bullitt, b< fore the senate foreign relatioi committee that the secretary of stal had said that if the American peop knew what the treaty meant the & would defeat it. I V r j Washington, Sept. 12.?Willia: t i C. Bullitt, of Philadelphia, former] e! attached to the American peace mi e ; sion, testified before the senate fo -! eign relations committee today thj n j Secretary Lansing told him in Par e j last May that if "the senate and tl ii j American people knew what tl s i treaty meant, it would be defeated It was near the close of an e: s tended examination during whit 1-1 Bullitt explained he had been sei i-jto Russia to investigate condition ojand had later resigned from tl i- mission because he was out < e sympathy with the treaty and tl e league covenant, that he was ask( r by Senator Lodge how the Ame e ican delegates stood. nj Secretary Lansing, Henry Whii 9 and General Bliss all express^ s vigorous opinions regarding tl f treaty, he said. Senator Lodf d asked if the opinions were, ei f thusiastic. d "I regret to say they were not said Bullitt. / 7s r It was no secret in Paris, he d clared, that Lansing, White ar Bliss objected vigorously to m merous provision of the treaty. When Senator Lodge said 1 e thought the secretary's opinion c i Shantung was known, Bullitt "adde< t "I think Secretary Lansing wi - not at all enthusiastic about tl i League of Nations." e Previous to his testimony concen - ing Lansing's alleged utterances, M e Bullitt had shown the committee - document which he said was an o 1? iginal of President Wilson's Leagi e of Nations draft by Mr. Wilsc 0 personally. - He also showed the commits 1 copies of other original drafts ar - testified about his trip to Russia 1 L . t a get from Lenine a declaration t * which fighting would be stopped. Concerning the proposed Prinkij conference between all Russian fa s tions, Mr. Bullitt testified thj I. French opposition had defeated tl e plap. a Back T? lb* OM Horn*. Mr. John H. Hogan was in the cit several days last week visitir friends and looking the old tow over. Mr. Hogan comes from Wasl ington, having for the last twent; Lf \ 1 five years been in the governmei printing office. He received his trail ~ ing in the Medium office when a] prentice boys were the style and 1 knows now all the tricks of tl g j trade from editing a paper and har composition to machine work, ar g being "boss" in the government wor: While in Abbeville Mr. Hogan wi ^ the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wo g mansky. ' ( u [. Taking On New Duties. Rev. Louis J. Bristow has been & lected as editor of the Baptist Co a ^ ier during the absence of Dr. Cod; who sails this week for a four montl ? tour of France and other countrie Mr. Bristow left last week to tal up his duties. He will return to A1 beville for Sunday and for the We< nesday night prayer meeting. r 't ^ 8 V V PUBLIC WARNED. 11 V V The pubic is warned by Mr. V Barnwell of the Water and V Electric Plant, to boil all wan V ter before using for drinking a V purposes, because of work y V. being done at the dam. e V R. GLENN KAY ACCEPTS i POSITION WITH LOEW Sj MOVING PICTURE CO. j Mr. R. Glenn Kay, who had charge ^ ! of the Opera House while Mr. J. A. ' r"; Verchott was in the army and who 'd [ has been connected with the manage- 1 ie | ment of the Opera House since Mr. 1 s" j Verchott's return from France, has ( 18 j accepted a position with th6 Marcus * ^ Loew Syndicate, which operates a 'e | chain of moving picture houses in 1 !y ,the South. He left Monday for El- ( : Derxon, ua., wnere ne win tane " ! charge of a moving picture house, m j Mr. Kay's work will be to take 1 ly j temporary charge of a movie con- ' s- j cern, establish the Loew system and r-! otherwise build the show up and it j move on to the next town where his 1 is (services are needed. ' ie Mrs. Kay will remain in Abbeville ! ie for the time being, but will later join 1 her husband in Elberton. ~ ! k- Mr. Kay has many friends in Ab sh j beville who will regret to see him it leave, but who are glad to hear of i s, j his good fortune in obtaining such < ie j an excellent position. , >f j While with the Opera House his j ie unfailing courtesy and competent j id management won for him the respect i r- of all. He kept up the standard' of , the Opera House and gave the public \ te the best shows to be had. | id , ie Off To College. v < re Many of the young people have tt left Abbeville in the last week for ' the different colleges. This week the following boys and girls will leave: e~ Messrs. James Coleman and Will<* liam and Andrew Hill will go to a~ Clemson. Davis Kerr, Jr., will return to B. ie M. I. >n Miss Ruth Howie and Miss Edna *" Bradley have resumed their work at 18 Brenau. le Miss Winona Barksdale, Miss Caroline Reese, Miss Mary Haigler, Miss ** Sarah Haigler and Miss Mary A&uto' r* are returning to Coker. a William Calvert will go to Wof? r* ford. N ^ Timmio TTill will vafnrn fn P.nlnna' j , ? ? ' Blisses Margaret Cox and Helen Haigler will go to Chicora. 'e Miss Mary Hill Harris will go to l(* Converse. 10 Miss Mildred Cochran leaves to,n morrow for Lander. ' Mims Cason will enter the Univer*? sity of Sooth Carolina. c~ Arthur M. Klugh leaves this week for Wofford. 16 Ralph Lyon is the successful candidate for Citadel from this county. Miss Elizabeth Jones has gone to Anderson College. 7 Award Citadel Scholarship*. >8T Columbia, Sept. 13.?Twenty fouryear scholarships to the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, were awarded to successful contestants in various counties of the State, according to an announcement made 16 today by John E. Swearingen , State 16 , superintendent of education. They id id arC: k Ralph Lyon, Abbeville; James Br Kerr, Jr., of Aiken; John J. Curry of W Chesterfield; oJseph T. Brogdon of ^ Manning; S. W. Ackerman, of Walterboro; Albert T. Howell, Jr., of v Dovesville, Dillon ounty; John u. Salmon of Dillon; F. J. Carroll, Jr., of Summerville, Dorchester county; e" Ralph Byrd of Pleasant Lane, Edger" field county; J. I. Hill, of Florence; Rufus J. Sprott, of Greenwood; B. ls B. Clarke, Jr., of Camden; B. R. s* Fuuer, Jr., of Mountville, Laurens ce county; J. B. Weston, Jr., Qadsden, Richland county; James H. Mitchell, of Saluda; Thos. Boyd, Jr., of Spartanburg; Alec T. Tisdale of Sumter; D. H. Wallace of Union, and John E. V Canore, Jr., of York. V \ ^ Auguttua Blanchett. \ ? X ni L.li A o - ?1 J /?uyusius oiancneu, to years otu. . d*?w| Saturday afternoon at his home . on Maple street. The funeral was w held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. ^ Interment was made at Melrose cem- i \ etery. He is survived by his brother, ' V P- L. Blanchett. ll . < DUTLINES PLAN WHEREBY HIGH COST OF LIVING MAY BE REDUCED White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Sept. 13.?Discussing the question, 'Should exports be restricted as a neans of reducing the present high :ost of living," Governor Harding, >f the Federal Reserve Board, in his iddress to the convention of the tVest Virginia Bankers' Association it White Sulphur Springs yesterday, irew a sharp distinction between foreign trade with those countries which are able to pay cash and with ;hose which must be financed through iredit. "We should be prepared?"^he said, 'to sell to any nation any goods for which that nation may be able to pay :ash, but the point I wish to emphasize is this: where we sell on credit should exercise a wise discretion as to the character of the articles 3old. "I happens that the necessary material and supplies of which Europe stands in need at the present time come within the class of commodities of which we normally produce a surplus available for export. We should endeavor to increase our production of these articles and to send them over without stint up to the limit of the credits provided, but we should neither encourage nor permit, 30 far as our power lies, these peoples already so heatfly in our debt to beome further indebted to us for the purchase of non-essentials and luxuries." Governor Harding expressed the conviction "that we should reach the conclusion as speedily as possible, that the development of our foreign trade apart from such incidental assistance as the Government may properly give, is a matter for private initiative and individual enterprise." Re pointed oat that national banks laving a capital and a surplus of not less than $1,000,000 may subscribe ap to ten per. e?hf, ofthefr capital ind surplus .to the capital stock of >anks, or corporations organized under the laws of the United States >r any of the several states, and mnnSiullo an m era A In hunk. ng. He also stated that a bill that lias passed both houses of Congress and is now in the hands of the President will permit any national bank, regardless of its size to subscribe, up to "five per cent of its capital and surplus to the capital stock of corporations principally engaged in such Inancial operations as may be necessary to promote the export of foods, wares and merchandise from the United States or any of its dependencies." State Mission Day. Greenville, S. C., Sept. 13.?Sunday, September 28th will be observed is "State Mission Day" with special programs by the more than 1,000 Baptist Sunday Schools in South Carolina, according to announcement ;oday at state headquarters for the Baptist 75 Million Campaign. On ;his date, the Sunday Schools wi& take their first collection \ toward their share of the five and a half nillions to be raised in South Caro ina by the Baptists. This collection !s expected to amount in the aggregate to $13,000, and will be creditid as a part of the $50,000 which the Sunday Schools of the state are askid for as their first year's share of ;he 75 Million dollars. Dr. Moffatt Preaches. Dr. J .S. Moffatt preached in *be Presbyterian church Sabbath mornng and evening to large and atten;ive congregations. The Presbyterans alwavs eniov Dr. Moffatt and he is always greeted by a large congrenticn. Mrs. MofFatt accompanied iic> Getting In the Picture. Mrs. Walter Duncan has organized i Suffrage League in McCormick. rhe new ocunty is not going to be )ehind any county on stylish ideas. HEALTHY INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS FOR EXPORTS IS NOTED 7 ? Washington, Sept. 12.?Optimistic notps of conditions i/ the south are contained in the weekly report on traffic by the director general of railroads, who says revenue freight loaded in the southern region for the week ended September 8 showed an increase of 3.807 cars over the corresponding week of last year, and 10.973 ars over the week ending September 1 this year. General business conditions, he says, have not improved very much and buying is limited owing to unertainty of prices and labor. Movement of export coal through Charleston, S. C., is improving, going mostly to Cuba and France. The Birmingham iron and . steel districts sends satisfactory and encouraging reports with 27 furnaces now in blast and only 14 out. Strike conditions in the Florida phosphate fields have improved and the movement of phosphate rock has increased. ( \ | Reports indicate that thirty-four additional hotels will be erected in Florida, fourteen of them in Miami. Travel continues normal and ample equipment has been available through the southern region. In the Pocahontas region 75 extra sleeping cars were operated during the week. The Tampa cigarmakers who were on strike for some time, have returned to work. Reports indicate a good apple crop along the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, in Virginia, approximately 100,000 barrels more than last year. The Southern Shipyard corporation, Newport News, is making rapid progress ereting its plant and expects to begin operations about January x. Offerings of freight to coastwise steamship lines continues in large volume. There is a" heavy movement of canned goods from the Baltimore canning section to Louisiana and Mississippi points, as well as the heavy movement of cotton bagging from Massachusetts to southern points. Passenger traffic on coastwise ships is increasing. < Indications are that it will be necessary to increase sailings between Savannah and New York from two to three weekly to take care of the fall cotton movement. Exports of coal from Newport News have been large. Work On the Square. Work on the Square continues apace. The concrete work, enclosing the nark was almost comnleted Monday. Curbing and other concrete work will be begun this week. There is no lack of expert advice from the coterie of quasi "bosses" that sits in the shade of the trees in the park; critically marking every move and telling how this and that could be done to better advantage. ' It was feared that there would be a serious congestion of traffic at the upper end of the Square Saturday, but the situation was handled with the ease and skill of an old traffic cop by Chief Johnson. The roping off of streets entering the Square has caused some incon veiuence tu niercnanw una cubtumers, but this of course, cannot be helped. An Interesting Occasion. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Galloway came down from Due West Sabbath and were present at the baptism of their young nephew, Moffatt Rosa Plaxco, Sabbath afternoon. K V COTTON MARKET. V V September 16. V New York Cotton Market. V Spot Cotton 28.25 V October 29.06 V December 29.20 V January 29.30 V V March 29.40 V V May 29.47 V V \ PRESIDENT HEARS . LABOR GRIEVANCES ?? : l >* : Seattle Delegation Appear Before Him and Ask For Pardon of Moon? ej?Natio?-wide Strike Threatened Unlet* Favorable Action u Taken in Case. }' v*-$j2SS Seattle, Wash., Sept. 14.?Rep* reseatatives of the Washington State Federation of Lahor here today laid before President Wilson labor grievances of the Pacific Northwest and pictured to him existing labor unrest *f; which they said would make difficult, ' , ^ if not impossible, the prevention of | a nation-wide strike October & in sympathy for Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced to life imprisonment for San Francisco bomb outrages in 1916 v >( Specifically, the delegation asked $ for an appointment to see the president to present the cases of "political prisoners," notably those of Hulet M. Wells, Sam Sadler and Morris ';."J and Joe Pass, the latter two being brothers, all serving terms of two '/ years for seditious conspiracy. The delegation was composed of < L. W. Buck, acting president of the State federation; C. R. Cotrelli, see- < retary of the Triple Alliance, .com- ^ posed of railway men, labor and fyM farmers, and James A. Duncan, secretary of the Central Labor Council n4 QaaHla IX* TWinoon soumJUi* v* WV?V??VI MAI l/UUV?IU) ?tVVViUAU? to officials of the United States district attorney's office, was one of the leaders in a general strike here last -v February which former Mayor Ole : M Hansen characterized as "a revolution." For more than an hour. the. president discussed the labor situation with the delegation and suggested to . ' them that organized labor should bury its differences with capital and ^ do its utmost to prevent strikes until ) -'0 after the labor conjeijgnce which he has called to meet in WisMnitonTiff - - ^ October 6. Asks For Remedy. Mr. Buck, who acted as spokesman, in pleading the cases of the 'political prisoners/' charged the government was prosecuting these men while* it ' >Jj failed to nrosecute profiteers. The president told the delegation it w^s all right for them to have grievances, but that he wanted to know what remedy they had to suggest. President Wilson would not make a statement^ concerning the confer* '] ence, Secretary Tumulty said when the delegation / left the president's hotel The secretary epitomised, however, what went on. % ) Members of the delegation likewise declined to talk. Mr. Buck said they wanted to give the president an opportunity to disclose what took place, but that if he did not do so, the labor men would issue a statement. During President Wilson's visit to Seattle local radicals walked the | streets wearing badges reading" Re lease political pnovuen. President and Mrs. Wilson today attended services at the First Presbyterian Church, of which an old Princeton classmate of the president, Dr. M. A. Matthews, is pastor. The president was cheered for a full minute by the congregation when he en- ' tered the church. ' Admiral Rodman, staff officers and ship commanders of the Pacific fleet, j called on tne president cms afternoon ? J to pay their respects. The president I complimented them on the pfeddet with which the review went off jm* terday. j . Visitors For Snnday. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kennedy and young Pat were up from Troy and / spent over Sunday in town. They were accompanied by Miss Bertie Spake, of Easley, who is visiting Mr? J Kennedy in Troy. Awarded A Scholarship. Gov. Cooper has awarded a scholarship to Wyman W. Hardin, of Calhoun Falls, to the South Carolina Medical College, for the study ?>f j-jic-Jicinc. si /M 'irSsffl