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Abbeville Press and Banner
Established 1844. $2.00 the Year, Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, October 28,1919. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year.'
ANTI-STRIKE UW
WOULD BE DEFIED
' Precipitate Revolution Says
Timothy Shea Congress is Served
With Sympathetic Notice That
Brotherhood Would Not
Submit.
Washington, Oct. 26.?Timothy
Shea gave notice to Congress tonight
that the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Tiremen md Bnginemen, of which he
iJ acting president, would not observe
pending anti-strike legislation
if enacted into fewSach
aj^attempt to single out railroad
employes and deprive them of
what Hfe termed the economic right of
workers to strike to prevent injustice,
.^-most be accepted, he said, in connection
vrith other' information which
. ^the rfiilroad brotherhoods have, as a
.'.\jferegone conclusion that the rail"
rbads contemplate a genera] reduction
in wages when the govemmelit I
surrenders control and desire such a
measure to forestall a strike. |
"If these interests or the legislators
believe railroad "employes will .
unresistingly submit to any ?uch invasion
of their rights as citizens."
Mr. Shea Continued, "they had better
expel that thought from their minds,
because I speak for locomotive firemen
and hostlers, at least, when I say'
that any iaw which deprives them of ,
fee rights of American eitixenship i
would not be observed, not because (
i this class of American citizens art ,
law-breakers, but because such a law
would be unwarranted, un-American
and contrary to American institutions"
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devolution Almost Certain.
Mr. Shea said such a law was al- 1
most certain to precipitate revolution
and was, in fact, just what extreme
radicals and revolutionary agitators '
desire.
"This would give them logical argument
for direct action," he asserted,
'with the intention of displacing
the liberal and more conservative
leaders and thereby overthrowing the
existing social, political and industrial
institutions of the country.
"If an anti-strike law is enacted,
the responsibility for any upheaval
which might follow lies with Congress."
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WILL TRY GOSNELL
IN COURTS OF STATE
Granville, Oct. 24.?Jake Gosnell,
deputy collector of internal revenue,
charged with the murder of Sheriff
Hendrix Sector July 4 last, will be
tried in the court of general sessions
for Greenville county, probably during
the term beginning Monday, October
27. United States District Judge
H. H. Watkins of Anderson, in- a
brief order handed down this afternoon,
remanded the case from the
federal court back to the state court,
udge Watkins stated that later he
will file hill Hwrw arivinrw V*ir? I
f *1*5 UU V|/lUtVII
of the reason why the case should
not remain in the federal court.'
. The defense sought to have the
trial in federal court on the ground
that Gosael was a government employee
and in the act of discharging
his duty in going on a raid when the
fatal shooting occurred at a local garage.
The state, through its attorneys,
vigorously resisted this contention.
Jake Gosnell. uoon his onm ?!? ????
, s,va. ..w WT u |TbviViVU ]
automatically had the case removed!
from the jurisdiction of the state
court several weeks ago and the
counter petition of the prosecution
brought about a spirited contest as
to which court should try Sheriff
Rector's slayer. The motion to remand
was argued before Judge Watkins
here October 8 and 9.
Buying a Home.
i
. .r. 'ilieo. White has just vji-.ha.er i
the iiouce on lower Main street
owned by Mr. Ciifton Spvoa:c end
will move in as soon as the house is
vacated.
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ONLY PUBLIC LEFT
IN CONFERENCE;
UNDER NEW PROGRAM
Washington, Oct. 24.:?Out of the i
national industrial conference, which
began its sessions here 13 days ago
with representatives of labor, employers
and the public in attendance,
there remained tonight only the dele* <
gates appointed by President Wilson '
to act for the public. ;
Meeting today after the withdraw- '
al late yesterday of the labor dele*
gates, the employers and public 1
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groups heard through Secretary Lane i
conference chairman, a message from
President Wilson requesting the dele- :
gates to carry on the work for which 3
the body was called?the establish- 1
ment of a new relationship between <
capital and labor. 1
Chairman Lane, after laying the 1
president's wishes before the two.'
groups, declared the conference ad* (
jouraed. The employers' represents- '
tives after issuing a statement in 1
which they pointed out three distinet '
gains from the controversy over col- s
lective bargaining dissolved as a
group and dispersed to their homes. ,
The course which the public dele- ,
gates will pursue was far from clear (
tonight After spending more than <
tour nours m tne executive session ,
the major portion of the time being j
devoted to discussion of various in- j
terpretations of Mr. Wilson's tnes- y
sage the public conference w^re not j
in agrement as to the president's in- j
tentiens -and were still undecided j
whether they should merely make re- ]
eommendation as to the organization
of a new conference or should under-,,
take the mission of the original body, j;
Program May Unfit.
In official circlea it was said thatj'
the latter course was the one the
president had in mind and hone waal
expressed that the pubjic delegates I'
nrhich in reality In themselves, rep- 5
resent all three grpups, would be aMe '
to formulate a program aeeeptaWe to 4
both capital and labor. Secretary 1
Lane told confereees that the presi- 1
dent would nominate further repre- ]
sentativea should that action be '
deemed advisable, and suggested that 1
industrial experts be called in case 2
the group decided to make extended 1
investigations before formulating a
report.
DATE FOR EXAMINATION
CENSUS ENUMERATORS <
The examination for applicants as i
enumerators for the census will be i
held at Abbeville in the court house !
on Tuesday, November 4, 1&19 at 11 <
a. m. All who have filed applications
will be notified by card the time and ,
place. The examination will be conducted
by the postmaster at Abbe- (
ville under instructions from the l
postmaster general.
Col. E. H. Aull, supervisor of Cen-j,
cus says that he is short on applicacar.tj
and that he will receive
cations up to the time of the hoi !ine
the examination. He is planning t:
be in Abbeville that day, an i will assist
the postmaster in any wry that
he may be able in holding ?h. jxanr! [
nation.
. I
It is very important t':atent
and efficient enu7ner..v ** ' : :*,-{<
tained-to the end that th g^vjvn- 1
ment may have a correct '
rate census. 1
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Attend Clem?on-Tenn. Game.
Among those who attended the
Clemson-Tennessee football game at
Clemson College Saturday from Abbeville
were: W. E. Leslie, Wil!i?;ni
Leslie, W. E. Owen, J. L. McMillar,
Leslie McMillan. R. E- P.nv ivr*- o?-i 1
Mrs. Wm. P. Greene, Prof, and Mrs.
Jas. D. Fulp, W. P. Perrin, C. H. '
Pen;:ell, H. G. Clark, Rayford Mr- ,
Millan, Bill Greene and Billy Long.
Address** C!e:rs?on Y. M. C. .V
Th.- It; v. H. W. Pratt went ho
Clemson Sunday afternoon and made 1
an address before the Clemson Col- *
lege Y. M. C. A. He was accompan- 1
:?j i? **? - --
ic-u uv mrs. rratt and Mr. and Mrs. V*
J. D. Kerr. . t
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PRESIDENT WILSON
CALLS FOR RESCINDING
OF COAL STRIKE ORDER
Washington, Oct. 25.?Holding the
impending coal strike to be not omy
unjustifiable but also unlawful, President
Wilson in a statement issued tonight,
with the support of his entire
Cabinet, called on the coal miners of
the nation, both union officers and
members, to rescind the strike order
effective November 1.
The Prseident declined to enter into
the merits of the controversy between
the miners and operators, but
emphatically declared that the strike,
which he characterized as the most
far-reaching proposal in the nation's
history to restrict production and
distribution of all necessaries of life,
had apparently been ordered without
% vote of the individual miners concerned.
For this reason, the President
served definite notice "that the
law will be enforced and the means
tvill be found to protect the interests
>f the nation if any emergency may
iriQO Alff nf I)IIQ lin^nnnn kiicnnAoa "
wv wxav V* V(UW VUaiIICOO?
luutd Aftar Caafemc*.
The President's statement was limed
tonight after his cabinet had
jone over the entire situation with
Secretary Wilson, of the Department
>f Labor, whose efforts to bring
ninert and operators together in negotiations
had failed. The cabinet,
vith only Secretary Lansing, detained
it his home by illness, missing, met
irst in the morning and again tolight.
Rear Admiral Grayson, the
President's personal physician, was
summoned to the evening session,
Apparently he agreed to the tttbmis
;ion of the matter to his patient, for
:oon afterward the cabinet meeting
jro!:e up and the President's statement
wa: i3sued.
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The President in his statement renewed
the steps leading up to the
ttxike call, including the Cleveland
convention of the United Mine Workers
of America one month ago, -ait
ivhich the demands for a thirty-hour
week and a 60 per cent increase in.
wages was formulated. The war in
itself, the President asserted, still
was a fact, peace negotiation* still' in
suspense and troops still being transported.
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Mrs. Amelia Andertoa.
Mrs. Amelia Anderson, 74 years
old, mother of J. M. Anderson of
Abbeville, died at her home at Corortana
Sunday morning after an ill
tiess of several months. Mr. Anderson
was with his mother at the time
of her death.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon
at the home at 3 o'clock. The
Rev. J. W. Shell, her pastor, conducted
the funeral services.
Mrs. Anderson is survived by her
husband, Joseph Anderson, two sons,
J. M. Anderson, Abbeville; John.; L.
Anderson, Union; two daughters,
M.*s. Evi^ Blake. Coronaca; and Mrs.
Tanie Rama^e, Montgo nry, Ala.
Piciinj Away.
Marietta Harae:* dijd at her home
?n Greenville slreet Saturday after
a long illness. Marieita was the wife
d? Henry Harper, both of whom were
for years the faithful servants of the
late Hon. W. H. Farker. She was of
the type of old fashioned ne3.r0 whi :h
is fast giving way ro the new order
of things. i
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CONGRESS APPROVES
HIGHER POSTAL PAY
Washington, Oct. 25.?Enactment
of the joint resolution providing increased
pay for postal employes was j
completed todaywith the adoption of
^he conference report by the senate.
The measure goes to the president.
On a VUit.
B:\ and Mrs. N'eil Pressly are in
the cUv for a short stav with their
5on, Dr. Jack Pressly. Dr. Neil Press|y
is gi'eatly improved in health :uid
looks well, which will be good ne'.vs
;o his many friends over the county, j
CABINET PROGRAM
ON COAL STRIKE
SITUATION READ
Washington, Oct. 26.?A definil
program to'be placed before Pres
Ident Wilson as to the government
attitude in the strike was formulate
by the cabinet this afternoon, it wi
said at the White House.
While no definite action had bee
taken fehen the cabinet recessed fc
lunch, Secretary Tumulty said tt
discussion at the morning session <&
closed that the president's officii
family was of one mind and "not
bit wobbly." He added that whe
the program was presented to th
president, Mr. Wilson was expecte
to make a public statement.
Postmaster General Burleson sai
government operation of coal mine
had not been discussed by the cab
net. He said the purpose of the dii
cussion was to find some basis c
settlement between capital and lab*
None of the other cabinet- official
vonli) riixmu tarhaf
? ? *T*m? VAMIiapiCU C
the meeting.
Secretary Lansing was- confine
to his home with a. cold and coal
not attend. All other members c
the president's official family wei
present and Secretary Glass presic
ed. Secretary Tumulty was preser
to convey the views of Presider
Wilson on the situation.
As they entered the White Hous
the cabinet officiate declined to mak
any forecast Some members* hov
ever, were said to hold the belw
that stern action was necessary! i
the fact of the gzave industrial sitt
mwn Mwvuig w?ci tuc . .
"I am for the fight," mid on
member of the cabinet.
While there apparently was n
disposition to criticise either the oj
efatora or miners of the failure c
the negotiations conducted by Set
retary Wilson, officers who discusse
the situation spoke of a "mass attac
oik the government."
- WiliMf Mtf Mab Statement.
There semied to be doubt whethc
the cabinet would issue a statemer
as to the government's attitude n
garding the cosl strike. In Whii
["House circles, the fought was th*
the government's position could bei
be stated by President Wilson in
formal statement to the public. Son
officials thought the cabinet woul
recommend this course.
In the senate Senator. Thomas ii
troduced a resolution calling upo
the executive branch of the goven
ment to "vindicate the power an
majesty of the law" in the threatei
ed strike. The resolution, which
to be called up Monday, declari
the strike would "provoke violenc
bloodshed and insurrection." T1
resolution would pledge the "coi
stant; continuous and unqualifie
j support of congress to "the nation;
administration and all others in ai
thority" making the "great erne
gency confronting us."
To Hold Down Price*.
i One phase of the situation whic
most officials had in mind was th;
^?f costs of coal to the public du
ing the threatened strike. It wi
said that fair-price committees worl
ing with Atttorney General Palmer 1
reduce the cost of living probabl
wouia aaa coal to the commodity
on which tiiey have issued fair price
Officials said the department of ju
tice would not undertake to set
national price for coal, because t
the differences between mining cosl
and freight rates, but that the que:
tion would be handled.locally.
Williamston Visitors.
Dr. Chalmers Haddon and Dr. A
exander came down from William:
ton Sunday and spent the day wit
Major and Mrs. W. H. Long. Di
Alexander is getting younger ever
day. He is well remembered her
having served the Baptist church fc
one summer.
Presiding Elder Here.
Presiding Elder Kilgo preached a
the Methodist Church here Sunda
and presided at a meeting of Quai
terly Conference after the churcl
services.
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W. N. GRAYDON CHARGES
PHYSICIAN WITH DEATH
Y OF SONj NORWOOD GRAYDON
:e The following news dispatch from
i. Columbia telling of the institution of
's criminal proceedings against Dr.
d Julias H. Taylor, Columbia, by Wil
IS Bam N. lira yd on, will be of interest F
to friends here of Mr. Graydon,
n whose family lired in Abbeville < be>r
fore moving to the State capital:
tej "'?^
j.; Colombia Octj- t$.?A warrant
il clanging Dr. Jtdfo* A Taylor, pro mia
nent Cofcsrabfa surgeon, with man- r
n | slaughter wfrSsworn oat in Cofaanhia r
e : today hywfEam N. Graydon, whose n
d j son, Ntewood Graydon, died from f
!tbe effects of an operation one Week d
^ 'ago in a Columbia hospital. Dr. Tay- t
- lor immediately furnished bond to the I
ataount of two thousand dollar*. The t
^ affidavit en which the warrant was t
- issued was .made by the father as fol- (
* low.: I
I#
Is '.'That at Colombia, ft the county c
it and;jSfcte aforesaid,: on the Wthda* I
e< dctdber, i919, one Pr; Jottufe M -i
^CBsse: * r*
4 i?yior ara conmni use ennw OK fflHl* T
d slaughter by negligently, carelessly, f
tf recklessly and by carelessness and 6
e grots negligence kill Norwood ^
). Graydon in performing a simple op*
lt entiM on him, to-wit: fdr infected
lt glands, and by farther carelessly, 8
negligently and wilfully neglecting 8
e the said Norwood Graydon after he
^ was operated on, and thoceby said
^ careless negligent and wilful miscon- p
* doct causing him to Weed to death,
apd then and there killed tfar aid i
|a Norwood Graydon contrary the j
" law of this state and against the ?
9 peace and dignity of. th4 same." ' a
Young Graydon served with the t
0 TW*tieth division overseas and was \
' twenty-four ywurs ol(L He had been j
^ serving as messenger in the state su- T
preme court since he was mustered
^ eut of the service. c
k CHAIRMEN NAMED FOR s
RED CROSS DRIVE r
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tt Plans for the coming Red Cross I
j_ Roll Call are well under way, and the \
x prospects are for a most successful e
j drive. Committees are being ap- t
3t j pointed in every section of the coun- t
? I tv. nnH ft stTADff nrffanifotinn {a Ko- I
te ing perfected. The following: chair- t
Id ben have been appointed by Roll
Call Chairman, J. S. Cochran: Shiloh,
a- E. R. Miller; Bethlehem, Mrs. Will
,n Crawford; Long Cane, Miss Helen
i. Pratt; Santuc, Mrs. N. P. Milford;
id Penney's Creek, Mrs. J. F. Rogers;
n- Rock Springs, R. H. Stevenson;
is Edgewood, 0. S. Cochran; Cold
;s Springs, Mrs.-J. R. McWhitc; .Vrbore,
ville, Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Nickles;
le Monterey, J. F. Stokes; Broxnlee,
b- Mrs. H. P. Salley; Lebanon and Sha
>d ron, Miss Maggie Evans and Miss Sal- 1
al lie Sue Barney; Prosperity, Miss <
x- Sara Evans; Bethia, Mrs. oJe J. Link; 1
r. Lowndesville, Mrs. M. P. McCalla; 1
Antreville, Mrs. J. H. Ferguson; Cal- 1
houn Falls, Mr. Wilbur Blake; . Mid- 1
:h way, S. M. Beatty and R. E. Law; ^
at Cedar Springs, Andrew Fell; Smith- J
r_ ville, Mrs. E. P. Jones; Watts, Miss *
J3 Fannie Mae Mundy. <
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to Negro Tlntff Caught."
Iv ???
>3 Alphonso Baker, ' negro/ who has
gi been doing odd jobs around the Hog.
tel Eureka for some time, was caught '
a Thursday night in the act of stealing t
some sweaters out of the sample *
room. On being questioned he .on- s
fessed to the theft of other articles r
i at the hotel.
J In Mayor's Court Friday he was|
| fined $100 or 120 days in jail. The *
jfine was paid. *
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Visiior From Idaho. ?
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I
r" Mrs. Frank E. Higson, Pocatello, ,
y Idaho, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E.
e D. Lucas. Mrs. Lucas will entertain
'r at cards Wednesday afternoon in
honor of her sister.
Mrs. WiUon Better.
,t
y Friends of Mrs. Joe Wilson will be
> glad to know that she ts improving
L offor Q illnoeo J *
U M 4VII6 1UUCOO; auu id again ^
able to be out on the porch. <
MINERS'HEAD TO
HMD MKMBT
niumui 11iLUiUL.n1
ti|ht To Strike Is Ufga^ B/ LtwU?
Cabinet Members ladicete That
(TwwfJtwi ff Cmntjr'f Cad
Miaec Will Net SeTelerate4.
Wealriagtea W.itm,.
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Indianapolis, Oct. 26.?A "aoittlkr
eply" to President Wilson's state*
nent, holding the impending coal
niners' strike to be not only tmjusti-.
lable, bat oirinrfti^ -will probably be
Irawn np at the meeting of the, inerfiational
executive W ?* the,
Jnlted Mine Wotkern of America, to
e held here Wednesday, twjritag
o a statement today by Wffllhm
Jreen, secretary-treasurer of the
jnicea mine w oncers. Mr. Ureen defined
to comment on the President's
tatement pending such action as thO .
lesurd may take, further than to &ay
hat It is an ttoposifljOity m? t6 *
ind the strike ofdet, effectire Nor- >.
mber 1.. ^ '' ' ; >"I
suppose that a suitable reply to
he President's statement wfli be
rawn up at the meeting Wednesday.
aid Mr. Green. "The meeting had
lready been called for that date,
at consideration of the President's
tatement will now be the most in*
ortant business before the board."
Bloomington, IQ(> Oct 8t jfehn
<. Lewis, acting, president of the
Jnited Mine Workers of America, to.
ight declined to state specifically the
ttitude of the United Mine Worker*
oward the statement of President
Vilson, yesterday regarding the proposed
strike of the bituminous coal
niners of the nation.
In regard to this, Mr. Lewis would
>nly say:
"I am American, free born, with
til the pride of my heritage. I love
ny country with its institutions and
raditions. With Abraham Lincoln,
thank God that we have!a country
vhere men may strike. May the powsr.
of my government never be uded
o throttle and crash the efforts' of
he . toilers to improve their material
velfare and elevate the standard of
heir citizenship."
Land Sharking.
Uncle Jim Stark ,and Col. T. G.
iVhite sold Fridav to DeWitt Hall the
radge Fuller Lyon home oh Greenville
Street for $2,000 and the Leach
tome on Cherokee Street. They im?
nediatey sold the Leach Home to Mr.
iyle McAdams for $3,250. In the
rade with. Mr. Hall the vacant lot of
;he Lyon property was retained by
;he sellers. It will be sold later to
.he next man who wants to be aa
iristocrat and live on the street
vhere the quality resides. A great
nany people these days, it would
seem, are learning how to have soap
for dinner and to eat oHves. Mr. and
Hrs. Hall with their family will bo
ine additions to the only real resilence
street in tOWP, white ^ ***4
Mrs. McAdams are getting
i - i m i ii i i ^
Beinf One Of Us.
Mrs. James D. Fulp has joined the
^sbyterian choir and b charming
iv. vvngicgaviuii un ounoays Willi
lcr sweet voice. Miss Whisonant is
inging with the Seceders and adding
nuch to that choir.
Mrs. C. E. Williamson has returned
rom Pansy, Ga., where she visited
or a week and acted as matron of
ton or at the marriage of her sister,
liss Lucy Powell.
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Spot Cotton 36.75 V
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New York Cotton Market V
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