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.? . ^Wm ' ' ' ' . ' ' . > Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844 $2.00 the Year. ~ Abbeville, S. C., Friday, October 10, 1919 . / Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. LABOR CONFERENCE | HOLDS BRIEF MEET All Groups Are Now Ready to Get Down to Business?Showdown is Now Probable?Endeavor to Bring Labor and Capital Together in Compromise. Washington, Oct. 8.?After three i _ indus-I days spent m uigau.?i?v.~..7 ? trial conference called by President ( Wilson will come to a showdown to-, morrow on the business to be trans-, acted. | Only a brief session was held to-( day, adjournment being taken to per-, mit the groups representing capital, labor and the public to formulate: such suggestions and proposals aSj the? wish to submit for consideration.1 ' None was ready for submission today, except the preamble of a resolution to be introduced by Charles S. Barrett, of Georgia, representing the farmers' union. The resolution willj demand a comprehensive national! agricultural policy. The preamble as1 t- I sorted the farmers were not oemg given due consideration in the presen\ conference and the failure of any attempt to settle national questions without the consent of the agricultural element of the population was predicted. All the gvoups were busy after adjournment considering suggestions of: their members to be submitted to the conference. Apparently with an agreed unanimity of action not other-; wise characterizing the deliberations,1 the three groups refused to discuss' specifically what was under discus- j whnf would be presented to. a4v" v* " - I the conference. Each group was understood to be .ready with definite ' St? proposals on industrial problems af-J fecting domestic peace,' the labor ( group especially having a complete program already formulated, it was * reported, but each seemingly was waiting to see what the others were going to do before showing its own hand. Col. E. H. Aull Visitor. Col. E. H. Aull, census supervisor( for the thirds district, was a visitor in j Abbeville Wednesday for the purpose of conferring with census takere and, making plans for the taking of the census, which begins January 2. Mr. Aull stated that he was short, on enumerators for the various dis-| " " * ' 'ii. ?1_ J tricts and that ne wouia oe gmu ivx | some good and intelligent men and; women who desire work as enumera-i tors to get in touch with him. Hisj address is Newberry, S. C. He hasj the proper blanks and will send them j on application. The estimated payi is from $5 to $6 per day. Col. Aull left for McCormick latej Wednesday afternoon to line up his i r?sistants in that place. Ladies Working Society. The Ladies Working Society of the j Methodist Church held a delightful j meeting at the home of Mrs. Sam Shiver on Tuesday afternoon at five' o'clock. At the conclusion of the] business program refreshing punch j and cake was served. Mrs. W. G.I Harper and Miss Irene Burch were: guests. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Cason in November. .! 1 v xi V COTTON MARKET. Vi v < V October 9. V1 V Spot Cotton 34.00 V v V New York Cotton Market V V - 33.75 v X jaiiuai J V March 33.85 V V May 33.80 V' ^ October 32.30 V ^ December 32.62 V V v1 SECRETARIES OF II .?. ' S. ill The above group was taksn in Carolina Representatives. I from left to rierht. 1st ] IVVUUilig, - -w Assistant H. S. Charleston; Mrs. N Mrs. Pearl Bartholomew, Secretary, These delegates were especially 11 COMMENCED j ON NEW BUILDING! I The old one-story building between J W. E. Johnson and R. L. Mabry has! been razed, preparatory to building a new up-to-date two-story building to be used for a general merchandise store. The upstairs is to be occupied by several insurance agents. The1 building is being constructed by thej m, ^Pooltv Co. The name of| X UVCUiA _ the occupant of the new general merchandise store has not been disclosed as yet, for some reason being kept a dark secret. The new store is to have one of the handsomest fronts in town. Brown presssed brick is to be used. The upstairs will also have a specially constructed front. COOL SPELL WILL NOT LAST LONG Washington, Oct. 8.?The first cooL snap of the season prevailed today in j the middle Atlantic states and in the^ lower lake region with frosts in the region of the great lakes, the upper ( Ohio valley, the north Atlantic states j and part of the middle Atlantic states. The drop in temperature was sucTi den and decided, but the cool spell promises to be of short duration, warmer weather being forecast. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN SESSION OCTOBER 13 The Court of Common Pleas will convene here Monday and will be in! session next week, Judge R. W. Memmihger, Charleston, presiding. About! twelve cases are scheduled for hear-j ing, but it is understood that several} of these cases will be settled out ofj court. | Cotton Will Be Picked Early. Farmers from all sections of the! county state that in two weeks prac-j tically all of the cotton in Abbeville' County will be picked. So anxious i are the planters to get their cotton | picked before a heavy rain that in some sections $1.25 per hundred is' being paid to pickers. I I Sympathy For Mrs. Allen. Friends in Abbeville sympathize; sincerely with Mrs. Herbert Allen in| the death of her sister, Mrs. Mallard' at Greenville, last week. Mrs. Mallard' has visited in Abbeville and has made' friends who hear with sorrow of herj death. Moving The Red Cross. The Red Cross Home Service office, has been moved from the office next: to the National Bank to the rooms over Cochran's Store. 7 HOME SERVICE M^nre m|H^^hBp^ ajrL ?9 IwlgMwB^vjK C^jj^^MB^L^aK Atlanta during the recent Conferen; row, Miss Josephine Farrell, Secreta fiia M. Solomons, Supervisor; Miss J Hampton; Miss Mamie H. Oetzel, Sec selected, and the Abbeville Chapter v BETTER TIDINGS jl FROM PRESIDENT^ Washington, Oct. 8.?President' Wilson's condition improved again today and his appetite, the failure of .l which has been one of the serious'" drawbacks to his recovery, showed a 1 decided change toward normal. So far. < has he progressed that his two mar- j, ried daughters, Mrs. William McAdoo1 < of New York, and Mrs. Frances B. I C-"-" PowitMii/fdfl Msec whn ' 1 uajriC) vx vaniuxiu^v) *? ?w i . came to his bedside several days ago,j I returned to their homes tonight after < consultation with the president's phy- ] sicians. ( Mr. Grayson a?fl the other physicians showed a decided inclination to guard against over optimism as they i believe another setback still is within the range of possibility. They con- 1 tinued Mr. Wilson's confinement to ^ 1 bed and kept official business away | s from him. ' , j 1 Rear Admiral Grayson, the presi-j 1 dent's personal physician, at 10 : o'clock tonight issued the following bulletin: "The president has had a comfortable day and is slightly impromed." MAooflnao A-P oftlinifn/lo onrl c?vWnn_' i ITlCOOOgCiS VJL OVUV1I/UUV uau tJJ thy continued to pour in to the White ? House from President Porras of Pan- j j ama: i ( "With the greatest pleasure we see s bV today's cable about the improve-]* ment in your health. We crave it will be a turning for the best." SENATE AGREES ON PROHIBITION BILL j ? J Washington, Oct. 8.?Without ] debate or a opposing vote the senate ( today agreed to the conference re- i port on the prohibition enforcement bill. The bill was passed as house conferees agreed to it, and prohibition leaders expect the lower body of ; approve the measure without delay. ] All beverages containing over one- ] half of one per cent alcohol are ] banned by the bill. The measure is'] modified in many respects from theji original form in which it passed the ] house. , Absence of debate on the measure:] occasioned much surprise. < Senator Sterling. Repuublican,!j South Dakota, called up the con- j ference agreement, and after a pause i to learn if any discussion was desired, Vice President Marshall put the motion on adoption, and it was carried viva voce without an audible vote. / mrnrnm?-+ SAYS WHOLE COUNTRY < WANT PACT RATIFIED , New Orleans, Oct. 8.?"The whole country is awaiting the ratification of the peace treaty with Germany and the League of Nations covenant," ? ... . ., said J. Howard Ardrey, vice president i. of the National Bank of Commerce,!' New York, in an address delivered) at today's session of the seventh an-j nual convention of the American In- j stitute of Banking. 1 SECTION AMER. s for Red Cross Home Service Sec i ry Home Service, Langley, Clearwa iamie Chandler, Sumter, S. C.; 2nd retary, Union; Mrs. M. T. Coleman, fas honored in having a representa MEMBERS OF I. W. W. FORCED TO KISS FLAG AND QUIT TOWN Weirton, W. Va., Oct. 8.?One hundred and eighteen alleged members of the Industrial Workers of the World, captured in a raid near here today, were marched into the public square of Weirton, forced to kiss the American bag and were then driver Dut of town by poice and deputies. Seven others, suspected of being Ihe leaders, after kissing the flag were taken to the county "jail at New Cumberland, where they will be held pending investigation by federal au;horities. No Serioua Disorder. The raid was carried out without my serious disorder. Authorities of Hancock County and Weirton had been searching for the endezvous of the alleged I. W. W., since several days ago, when there appeared on the sidewalks here written ;hreats that "the I. W. W. will get fOU." Shopping in Abberille. Mrs. C. E. Klugh, Mrs. C. C. Wharon, Mrs. Joe Wharton, Mrs. G. P, 51oar., Mrs. H. C. Tillman and Mr, *nd Mrs. R. L. Whits came over from Sreenwood one day this week and spent the day pleasantly shopping in >ur millinery stores. A Welcome Visitor. Mrs. E. D. Andrews came ovei from Greenwood Wednesday and spent the day with Mrs. W. P. Greene Mrs. Andrews was much pleased witl jur fine stores and the progress Abaeville is making. Dance at Miss Maggie Brooks. The boys "around to" Miss Maggie 3rooks' gave an informal dance at tier home on Tuesday evening, Dancing was enjoyed until a late iour. Among those present were: Misses Whison'ant, Burton, Jackson, Cheatham, Sherar, Gant, Howie, Ellis, Rudisail, Turner, Reams, and Messrs John and Vic Lomax, Robert Henry, Mark and Arthur Link, Lowry Wilson, John Armour, Will Reid, John ind Charlie Calvert, Mart Cheatham, Sanford Howie and Mr. and Mrs, Charlie Armour. Fined In Mayor's Court. Two negroes, Charlie Davis and A.bb Ramey were fined $10.00 each Thursday morning in Mayor's Court for disorderly conduct. Both fines were paid. Gets Anderson Contract. The Southern Paving and Conafrnotinn P!n contractors who arc laying the local paving, have been awarded the contract for road paving in Anderson County. The bidders price was $2.62 per square fool or $29,000 for an 18-foot road, \ I CAN RED CROSS ri ii kill If etaries, and is a picture of the South ;er and Bath; Miss Roberta Booty, row: Miss Annie Doty, Supervisor; Secretary, Abbeville. tive present. MM VALUED IT 59 (19Q 5fiR 7R1 ?, n i yL1\jL.V)\j\j\j, i u , ;j 7 i J Coumbia, Oct. 8.?The plant, e- ' L! quipment and lands of Winthrop Col* ' | lege, at Rock Hill, are inventoried at 1 J $2,029,366.76, according to the re- ( ,'port m?.de by Dr. D. B. Johnson, rj president of the institution to the [ South Carolina budget commission. ' Of this amount $1,181,500 is^for col lege buildings, $424,645 for lands, ' $401,721 for equipment and $21,500 * . for farm buildings. 1 In a letter to Governor Cooper, Dr. 1 Johnson explains that the inventory ,1 does not include the new dormitory 1 1 and students' buildings, which are in 1 ! course of construction. He likewise ^ I shows that, since the school's founda- 1 tion in 1886 to June 30, 1919, the 1 | State of South Carolina has appropriated only $487,301.17. * 1 To secure the college in 1886 Rock 1 Hill contributed $60,000 and thirty ( acres of land on which the institution 1 j is situated, and this latter has great- 1 ') ly increased in value, explained the j college president. < li [ | OLD-TIME BLOCKADER CAUGHT IN SALUDA < Deputy Marshal C. J. Bruce caught , an old-time blockader, Andrew Koon- < er, negro, about seven miles from i ^ Saluda last Tuesday. The negro has I < been a fugitive from justice for aj< number of years and there are sever- < 1 al warrants out against him. j Kooner was a wary negro and had i eluded the officers many times. Depu- | ty Bruce caught him by joining a party of fox-hunters, who directed i its sfons tn Tfnnnpr's nremises and i [(Bruce then stepped out of the party ] and arrested the negro before he < [ was aware of the presence of an of- , ' ficer. ( 11 LIEUTENANT GENERAL __ |. VOTED FOR CROWDER [ 1 i Washington, Oct. 8.?Judge Advo cate General Enoch H. Crowder 1 | < 1 would receive the rank of lieutenant j* - general upon retirement in recogni-j tion of his execution of the eselective j draft law, under a resolution by Sen* - rr r4 1.1; _ ? ^ a tor xvnox, nepuuucan, ui rcuiiajrivania, passed today by the senate and ' sent to the house. 1 1 1 i Sacred Heart Catholic Church. ; Sunday, October 12th?The usual 1 i second Sunday devotions will be held. J Mass and Communion, 8:40 A. M.j Sunday School 10 A. M. Rosary and: < ?~ I pr n A T* If I T Benediction at o:au r. ivi. The public will be welcome to all 1 the services. ( i 1 U. D. C. Meeting. The U. D. C.'s will meet next Tues- i ' day afternoon i\, 5 o'clock with Mrs.' < i I ; C. C. Gambrell. A full attendance < j is desired. ' MflDTU PADfll IMA Iiumil UftllULIMH IS AHEAD IN RACE 1 _ "Hi Coast-to-Coast Flight Begins?Several Flyers Killed?Eight Accidents Reported?Forty-Seven Leave Mineola Field For San Francisco. Mineola, N. Y.,'Oct. 8.?^Fortyseven airplanes piloted, with one exception, by American military aviators, started from here to blaze & . aerial trail 5,400 miles across the continent and return in the greatest j . speed, endurance and reliability contest in history, while from San Fran cisco io pianes iook tne air zor tne east. Five more planes will leave > here tomorrow. : . v- ? \ At sundown tonight Lieut. Belvin W. Maynard, a Baptist theological ' V;$|8 student of Wake Forest* N?,C., and winner of the recent trip contest between New York and Toronto, had flown 840 miles from Mineola and . landed at Chicago, while several other westbound contestants were resting over night at Binghamton, Rochester, Buffalo, Bryan and Cleveland controls stations along the way. Eight accidents in which three per l-Mlt- J J !_1 ? t - I v suns weer tunica ana one mjurea naa v been reported tonight to the headquarters of the American Flying club iere, which is cooperating with the irmy air service in conducting the contest. /'- ;.'vj Three Mpet Death. | ? Maj. D. H. Crissey was instantly tilled and his observer, Sergt. Virgil rhomas, received injuries from which le later died, when the plane untfhlcE " ;hey had left San Francisco early this norning crashed in attempting to and at Salt Lake City. Sergt. W. H. Nevitt died this after- , cifj loon of injuries received when a >lane in which he and CoL Gerald --J Brandt were riding fell to the ground it Deposit, N. Y., Colonel Brandt was AnArfo/i f/\ Ko *>A+ i- J ? .r.a.vu w uvii scuuuaiy uijureu. Five forced landings were reported ,. L/ieut. Rose Kirkpatrick came down it Vernon, N. Y., when his compass :eased to function. He received pernission to return to ilineola and start igain tomorrow. DFFICERS IN BATTLE WITH NEGRO FUGITIVE Greenville, S. C., Oct. 8.?A pitchid battle between several officers and Foe Turner, the neero eambler want id here for the murder of two Greenville policemen Sunday morning, was staged in a patch of woods in the southwestern part of Spartanburg :ounty last night, acccording to reports brought here today by policelien and other officers who pursued the negro. Deputy Sheriff Noe and former 3hief of Police Gosnell and others ivere fired on several times bv the legro, armed with two pistols, and several volleys were exchanged. He ?ras pursued through dense thick- m its and failed by bloodhounds that irst picked up the trail at a negro louse where it was believed the fugitive had been in hiding. Officers who returned to Greenville early today reported a posse several hundred strong was scourrig the country . At one stage of ;he hunt it was believed the negro lad been surrounded and all avenues -1 J 1 J. J.1 ? ? J V/2 )L escape ciuseu in, uui uiey iuuiiu :heir quarry had slipped through the neshes of the human net thrown iround the swamp. \CTION ON SHANTUNG DELAYED IN SENATE j Washington, Oct. 8.?Hope of an ;arly vote on the Shantung amendnent to the peace - treaty virtually vas abandoned today, senate leaders leclaring final action before next Wednesday was impossible. An unofficial copy of the Bulgaran treaty as printed in London was jrdersd published in tlia congressioni' record today on request of Sena:o; Lodge, Massachusetts. S '% 8 1