The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 11, 1920, Image 2

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r- " f'9 ? I I We are fix I where you BL I HOUSEKEEPERS, Kitchen Cabinets, I Kitchen Safes, K IS II 1 Beds, i I I THE RANGE El 1 ? FLORENCE AU' I J OIL HEATERS, ; | 1 We are now u i Will appreciate |j|| ORGANIZED LABOR jlegislatu R|; - PLANS BIG FIGHT | Every Bp- IN 1920 CAMPAIGN (with the > on to ta! jilf Washington, Feb. 6.?Plans for tion of 1 the most aggressive and general po- every ef litical campaign ever waged by the lie officii p American Federation of Labor were j principle formulated at a meeting here today j8^ a v E9t ^ * workers of a general committee composed of j IfV the executive council and the heads I Every of all departments of the federation ihouse < It was said officially the campaign election to be conducted in connection with shown a !*;' the general election in Novembe; not [organize only would be aimed at members cf opposed or candidates for congress unfavor- federatic ableto organize labor, but also :>t 4,000,00 . -frtv nrocifionf Posidc p . governors and for members of slate'session t I D. POLIAK I We Have Ji turned from the I.. p Market and hav | of the very late I on their way .* 1 Watch For if Advertiseir pv | a POLIAK I;; ? , ? jli in :ed now to d< want us to t< We can sav< JGGIES TAKE NOTICE. Rugs, Congoleum, WE J WE CJ "ERNAL, the best en the rOMATIC OIL STOVE T ip-to-date in the 1 e a call from you. res. 'est discus: trade and ci*aft affiliated jFormal ar federation will be called up- jera^on s xv ? u*. I ^e meetij ke up the fight in every seethe country and to exert - . ... IRAILWA' fort to elect oniy sucn puu-i GREAT ils as are favorable to the STRIK1 s of organized labor. It was ast army of organizers and Washin would be recruited for the regj i.r ern regioi member of the present; 1919 t0 } jr senate offering for re-1 generai 0j who have by their record | day> told ,n unfriendly spirit towards; dh!ectjon d labor, it was said, will be j trains Qn by the labor vote, which thg adyai >n officials placed at about cations 0f paid part >nt Gompers presided at the madg ^ oday and there was the full- sWppers . ? road oper; Mr. Wi resumptio tions foil* J4 44 passen a _ ;i x aaiiy irau stored du: senger tn meet ne1 adding to IKt- Rp. aging 5,5' UOL x vv^ report gai October, ] Eastern of the pas e many ein re&o] made up , 1 90.45 p Si gOOQS schedules terminals * The reg * * " that the in the soi nmuch larg !!* iqiq UI " & handled t et offices lent Summa the resul southern "Beneficij ithan had of limitin A experienc ing towai ______ _^, in the fu UTTQ1 W M sliver whate) ike it. e you mone> HARNE Tablei Chairf 4AVE A FINE STOCK Chairs, Carriages, VRRY ANY VARIET1 American market toda; >, Two Burner and Four RASH HEATERS, furniture line an w ah sion of the whole question, the prac mouncemenf of the fed- pending plans were expected after terminal lg had ended late today. cate exis "No c YS OF SOUTH MAKE j of unifit PROGRESS DESPITE . providinj E AND WAR CONDITIONS the enla ' I which co gton, Feb. 6.?B. L. Win- der the i onal director for the south-1 read adn i, in his annual report for; "Ther iValker D. Hines, director actual p f railroads, made public to- not be ci of distinct progress in the cities a of getting more passenger probably time in the south, outlined; because itages secured from unifi-j economic terminals and ticket offices,' and bees icular attention to efforts, over whi give adequate service to to haul ind outlined general rail- main or ations throughout the south, ery hous nchell stated that, with thejcusly lo< n of more normal condi-< zation, r jwing the wax*, a total of The r ger trains, with average that earl 1 mileage of 3,695, were re- ing car ring lyiy, ana new pas-; ousiness, tin service inaugurated to [creasing w conditions necessitated'the surp the service 2 trains, aver-; came dii 13 train miles per day. The; for cars, /e figures from January to, the apoi L91S, inclusive, on passen-'tees on performances, indicating] on which s in January 85.4 per cent Rented, i ssenger trains in the south-'toting th i maintained schedules or "time between terminals/NO CON >er cent maintained their , or made up time between in October. Washi jional director pointed out on cotto consolidated ticket offices' 'nt0 ithern region handled a ani' unc* :er volume of business dur- such a s than in 1918 or than was cePt by >y the individual city tick- Departm Ko-fnro mvprnmpnt, pnnt.rol cially. The E rizing his conclusions as to ever, tl ts of unifications in the normal i region, Mr. Winchell said importat il results were greater greatly : been anticipated in spite nients a g conditions, and out of the stoP shi] e may come a program look-i :'d ideal terminal operation Engra ture and abandonment of Visiting PMEP /ex you pure i 7 on the fol ,SS V \ S, OF CHILDREN'S \ { OF STOVES. y. 1 Burner. WOOL d try to keep ev BBTMnBlW? | tice of individual roads exlarge sums for independent ||SSSSwS s which frequently dupli- | iting facilities. # : ? omplete test of the merits | :ation is possible without j ? modern facilities to meet || rged requirements, a thing II sl uld not be undertaken un- f! I 5 = ;emporary regime of the rail- fi ... iff unistration. e are limits beyond which f| hysical unification should If irried. For example, in large || 11 ? single great freight house || would be undesirable, both'}} of the impracticability of jf lally operating such a plant ff luse of the long distances'11 ch shippers would'be obliged ]| their freight. However, ajf central receiving and deliv- | se with branches advantage- ! cated, all under one organi-'i night solve the problem." || egional director pointed out | = y in 1919 there was a grow- || surplus because of lack of jj but that after June 1 in-" || demands began to reduce'If | ?3 lus and by August 1 it be- II ikult to meet all demands = Mr. Winchell showed how f j intment of special commit- ff car handling and terminals. I i the public has been repre- f naterially assisted in facili- | e movement of cars. II IPLETE EMBARGO ON COTTON IS POSSIBLE j ngton, Feb. 7.?No embargo J n importations has been put } ct by the British government | er a recent court decision^ tep would be impossible exact of parliament, the State1 ent was informed today offi-' i 'epartment announced, howlat it was probable that ab-' -vvrtkonn-o vofno tyi i rrVl f vp/lllf* P IIg,C I. C* ill w 1, = = I = = ions from the United States [| and lead to voluntary agree-'}f mong private importers to {! uments temporarily. I It ved Wedditig Invitations and |i Cards. Press and Banner. ^ \ * . JT CO. 11 j nase rrom us any- i j [lowing | 1 | 7AGONS . I| Furniture. 1 I H I -- A Kiddy Coupes. 1 I M b ) COOK STOVES. I i erything to suit you. 1 I j|| CO.||j ~ ~ ' ' .'If mi / t. !l' II " I f! ii '.^ij f COTTON Plus Fruit Plus Truck is ' ||. >" Nineteen twenty will be the greatest year of the great South! jt v = = ' ?1 With the American Cotton Association's plans fairly under way, there will be such a wave of business, of prosperity, as has never even been dreamed of for the Southern farmer, the merchant, the banker. jl The day of cotton is at hand! No longer will the cotton farmer feed himself out of the supply man's tin cans ]| and pork barrel, until at the end of the year he owes his whole crop. Instead, according to the American Cotton Associa- !j tion's plans, he will grow better cotton on less acreage, 1 -~ nf Viie farm Vio will M15P hsi OWT1 fruit. UI1U UI1 LUC 1 COO \Jx mo t?-.* _ , his own vegetables, his own meat. Then, when his cotton is picked and baled he will store it in the system of warehouses advocated by the American Cotton Association and sell it at a fair price. || This bank stands for that kind of farming?because that kind of fanners will have money to put into the bank at the end of the year. || if The Southern farmer who grows cotton and food and ie tVio farmor w>in will have a bank account this year! Id Vitv ?> "V ? . ? _ i I I I i I PLANTERS BANK I |? The Progressive Bank. If ?1 Abbeville, JS. (J. 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