Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1S44. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, Wednesday, Matieh-34, 1920 Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year. POSITION OF HOOVEF FINALLY REVEALED * ?. m?A Willing tO ACtCJJl A * UHiiimnwu " Hands of Republicans But Not Seeking It. I; Strong For The League San Francisco, March 31?Herber Hoover today telegraphed the Hoovei Republican Club of California that h< would accept the Republican nomina * tion for President "if it is felt tha the issues necessitate it. and it is de manded of me." The telegram, addressed to Warrer Gregory, president of the Hoover Re publican Club of California, follows: "I had not wished to enter, nor could I hitherto see any real public service in entering into partisan political discussion, more especially, pending the clarification of the divergent views of the different groups in the parties in the great new issues. "The recent developments over th<" treaty, stagnation in adjustment oi our greai economic problems and particularly '.he many urgent representations that I have received as to the situation in my own State, convince me that it ic my duty to confirm the action that my Republican friends there have already taken without consulting me. "I understand that there is a great wish among the Republicans of California to have opportunity to express themselves in favor of the league :{ nations with proper reservations safeguarding American traditions and interests as opposed to the extreme view advocated against any league at all I differ just as strongly with this view as I differ with +he extreme position taken by the President on particina tion in purely European anairs. mis issue is -whether, with reservations protecting our position, we should join the moral forces of the world to reduce the dangers again growine around us. or whether we will, by pretense of nr. insurality that we do not possess, sit by in the face of'growing armies, navies^ national, antagonisms reaction, or in reverse, the spread of Bolshevism through much of the world. This 'would be the defeat of the hopes for which our sons were i V* t TT'O? oan iu\~c;u iu mid nai . "Entirely aside from this moral idealism of the league and the danger to our own ultimate peace, the solution of our domestic problems, such as the size of our armament, reduction in taxation and the prevention of agricultural and industrial depression and consequent unemployment, is dependent upon stability abroad and upon our acess to the worlds markets, which today are endangered Indiscrimination against us through our inability to exercise our veto under the treaty. I believe it is the transcendent service which the Republican party can render to the nation to settle a league efficiently designed to give us these national protections "No one should be able to dictate the policies of great parties, yet every man and woman has a right to decide what issues and measures he will support. If the Republican party?with the independent element with which I am naturally affiliated?adopts a forward looking, liberal, constructive platform on the treaty and on our economic issues, and if the party proposes measures for sound business administration of the country and is neither reactional or radical in its approach to our great domestic questions and is backed by men who undoubtedly assume the consummation of these policies and measures, I will give it my entire support. While 1 do not and will not myself seek the nomination, if it is felt that the issues neecssitate it and it is demanded of me. I cannot refuse service (Signerl) "Herbert Hoover." EJECTION ON TOP SOIL ROADS IN THIS COUNTY WILL BE HELD SATURDAY Tomorrow (Saturday) an election will be held in Abbeville County or the question of issuing1 S4o0.000 for t^e purpose of building 150 miles oi ton cnil V;>rv interr-si has been manifested in the election, Opponent* and proponent?, if \they have been working, have done so foi the most part quietly. Xo nno v.-jV vouchsafe a prediction a? to the re suit. 1'hvo <.ossktts will i;k timid roii vss u ;/r IN AIHtKYILLK 3IOMIW. i At "i i c'ir.iirnry ri;:! :!? i?l hi-re ::iiv ! Wcdncsdav nfternocn before .\fii--1 1 Urate y-. K. Hollingsworth. Kennoih j jam! Join (losseit. charged '.villi crini''jnal assault on two young girls here Sundaw March 14. were hound over] for action of the grand jury. The two men are :.ow in the Slate penitentiary at Columbia and waived attendance at t j me preliminary nearmg. rI The trial of the two men will be - held here Monday. Judge T S. Seay, " Spartanburg, being trial judge. No word has been received from Governor Cooper as to what aclior. he will take on the request of Sheriff Burts to furnish a military company for the trial. J It is known that a petition asking a! : change of venue, has been circulated ( in this county and it is presumed that! this petition will be presented to J Court Monday, i Mil. JOHN EVANS. Mr John Evans, of this city, died ro-j j day. April 2nd. at the home of his . of the issue will he sold as will l>olJ needed. I j WOMAMESS WEMHXJ i ! The first rehearsal of the Wom.'i:-i less Wedding was held in the Court House Thursday night. Miss Annie I Miller, of Mississippi, who is in charge of the play has arrived and h'lsj bosun her work of directing. Miss' i Miller has been giving the play fori tive years in various towns in the; South and with invariable success. i From press accounts the play is a j matchless burlesque, coming hand in hand with laughter holding both her, sides. Nothing appeals to the American sense of humor more than view-js intr friends in unusual situations ami the Womanless Wedding is full of such situations and the parts are ajli taken by local players. To see staidi business men. professional men, play-; intr in tlio rnloc nf woflHinir nrinr?:nn k j. "'O *" WAV, "O I' * l'*~-~ , and attendants is most amusing. j The play will be held in the Opera1 House Wednesday. May 7. The money, that will be raised is to go to the Library. I j I PETITION TOLSOX I TO ACCEPT TREAT!I I Washington. March 30.?An ap-j peal to President Wilson, which lat-i er will also be made to the senate, to accept the peace treaty with the | Lodge reservations, and leave the dis-j puted issues to negotiation or national referendum, was presented at the white house today on behalf of a committee which numbers among its members President Lowell of i q Harvard, former Attorney General! f Wickersham. Cleveland H Dode;e. Ed-! f mund Dwigiit. Hamilton Holt. Jacobs H. Schiff, John G. Milburn. Augustus jt Tliomas and Samuel Concord, of New | ( York, and several others. JT It was said that the plan for ac-l t cepting the treaty with the Lodge4' ? reservations and such others as m?v t be obtained with the necessary two t thirds vote for ratification, has beenjc endorsed bv some national fieures not I i named in the petition today but which will be announced later and: that the committee in charge of the movement expects to make it a nation-wide one. THE COLORED WARD The colored people have been asked by the hospital authorities to contribute six hundred dollars towards equipping the ward for colored peo- . pie in the new hospital. Jim Ellison 1 is in charge of the subscription list' and lias reported the following col-! lections; J. R. Ellison. $15.00; Law- 1 yer Cowan. $10.00; Henrcies Pressly,! i $5.00; W. B. Greene, $5.00; Willie Jones, SI.25; William Turmond, Si.00: Dozier Matthews, $1.00; John | Conner, $5.00; Anderson Richie, i $5.00; Gilliard & Edwards, $15.00;; Simon Davis. $.".00: Steve McKnitrht.'i 85.00; James Cowan, Si.00; Lutherj Young. $2.00; Abb Raniev, $2.00;; 011 i(_ Tairerart, $2.00; Samuel Adams. ?2.00; Si In? Mcra-.v. S2.00. j ALL COTTON GINNER5 ARE URGED TO ERECT WAREHOUSES FOR 1320 f\> iiuihia. March JJfl.?Every cr.'ton yinnor in America will be urged to erect warehouse to he operat cu unrier me stare warenousn system in time to store cotton for 1020, J. Skotfowe Wannamaker. president of the American Cotton association, said yesterday. Every railroad will he requested to erect sheds over their cotton platforms so as to prevent cotton placed thereon from being damaged. he said. 'The I'nited States Department of Agriculture." said Mr. Wannamaker, "shows an annual loss to the American cotton crop of around seventyfive millions of dollars from country damage. All of this loss falls upon the shoulders of the producer. In addition to this the producer pays on every bale of cotton he sells marine insurance the cost of which is J deducted from the original bid, so that the loss in country damage to Um rovw1iir?ov ic? nf fnv in excess of tlie seventy-five millions of dollars per annum. While it is the general conception (hat the carelessness of the producer is responsible for all of this loss, for (he purpose of iscertaining (he (rue facts a most painstaking investigation has been undo by this association, the result )f this investigation has just boon I'ctl and it i;< found that (he following causes contribute largely to counry damage. 1?Cotton lying on thr> rround at (he gins: 2?Cotton lying >n the ground at the home of the producer. 2?Cotton lying on the ailway platform for days and weeks, inprotected. waiting for transportnion. 4?Cotton standing at the comtresses unprotected, waiting for compression. ">?An enormous amount of otton shipped to concentration points for storage standing for days, veeks and even months on the ground. unprotected, the producer laving a largo storage charge for the, iame. "The American Cotton associatidni s determined to reach the root of this' >vil and is now starting a systematic ampaign to (1) Correct the first' >vil .urge that the ginners through>ut the belt erect warehouses at heir gins where cotton can be stor-j d and thus save the producer a large: oss which he is forced to suffer on! iccount of his inability to secure varehouse room. This will bring to^ Vie firmer n revnnp nnrt will S3.V3, he producer a heavy loss; (2) The! :ampaign is being pushed in each and: (very county in the belt fo rthe pur-J >ose of securing capital for tha erec-i ion of sufficient warehouses toware-j louse the cotton produced therein. In he state of South Carolina under the | lew warehouse board, with the co-j >peration of the extension forces of. ?Iemson College and under the leadirship of the American Cotton association there can be no question but hat these warehouses will be erec'-; id in time for the 1920 crop. (3); rhe matter of the enormous damage :aused by the non-erection of sheds J >vor railway platforms has been aken tip through the highest gov-, irnment sources and railway offi ials. A meeting of the railroad com-! nissioners of every state in the cot-j on belt will be held in Montgomery! it the convention of the association! here and in the meantime many of he railroads are agreeing to erectj ;heds for the protection of cottoni4) A bill has just been introduced n congres which will play a wonderfnl part in reducing the country dam ige caused by cotton standing at :he cotton compresses. Not only ?very producer but every man interested in economic reforms should ivrite his senator and congressman urging that he use his influence to liave this bill passed. As a result of :he passage of this bill the enormous loss caused to cotton standing at the compresses unprotected in addition o the enormous loss and penalty paid by the producer under the present ompress system will be eradicated. The Southern Railway, seeing the handwriting nn the wall. lias just sold out their enormous compress holdings: <7>> The producer must li:>vo chnrsre of ;he marketing machinery for the handling of his product. Tt will not he possible to f the Manufacturers Record^ that fol'on should ho stored as close REPUBLICAN LEADERS APPROVE JOINT PEACE RESOLUTION IN HOUSE Washington, March 31.?A joint resolution declaring the state of war' ;between the United States and GerI I j many at an end was introduced toI rlnv in flia TJTah^a i >11 ^ i ^ i- 1 - - ? i ,v.?j III mc 1XVUOC IIIIUICUUHUI y ill LIT its approval al a conference be'tnveen Republican leaders and members of the foreign affairs committee. i i ! i The measure was ratified by the i foreign affairs committee. Republii can leaders to bring it up Friday I under a special rule with the hope I I ; of final action before adjournment j .that lay. Attention was called that j war was declared on Good Friday, ithis would be Good Friday and that j iwas was declared on Good Friday three years ago. 1 The resolution provides for cer- j 'tain reciprocal trading with Ger-! many and for repeal of the Presi- j jdenwar po.vi';\-. Ir allows Oei- j many forty-five days after its adop-! tion to agree not to assert any claim against the United States which she | could no have asserted under the; treaty of Versailles. A penalty of $10,000 is provided in cases of violation of the terms of the resolu- i tion as to trading. | Joint Resolution ! The resolution follows: j "Where as the President of the i , United States in the performance of his constitutional duty to give to; |Congress information of the state, of the Union has advised Congress that the war with the Imperial Ger-j man Government has ended, resolved I by the Senate and the House of Re-! presentatives of the United States of I America in Congress assembled that;1 the State of war declared to exist hp- ! tween the Imperial German Govern-1 ment and the people of the United I States by a joint resolution of Con- j Kress, approved April G, 1917, is u I hereby declared at an end. j "Section 2.That in the interprets-1! tion of any provision relating to the j1 date of termination of the present j ^ war or of the present existing emer- j, gency in any acts of Congress, -joint j i resolutions or proclamations of the I' President containing provisions con- j1 tincent nnon t.hp Hnfp nf fhp tormino. tion of the war or of the present or < t existing emergency, the date when j i this resolution becomes effective 1 shall be contributed and treated as j1 the date of the termination of the.' war or of the present or existing I ^ emergency, notwithstanding any pro- J, vision in any act of Congress of joint j j resolution, providing any other mode j ' of determining the date of termina- j{ tion of the war, or of the present existing emergency." Solicitor Timmerman Here Hon. Geo. Bell Timmerman, of Lexington, who has been employed to assist solicitor olackwell in the case | against the Gossetts, was in Abbe-1 ville Wednesday and Thursday. j possible fo the point of production, that the producer should exercise con trol of said cotton until it passes into I the hands of the manufacturer. That! this sale should be made in the pres-|. ence of the producer. If this plan is| adopted it will absolutely eradicated | millions of dollars loss caused to cot-j ! ton standing unprotected at concep-. tration points where it has been ship-J ! pod for storage. j "The sale of cotton must be spread; | over a full 12 months period instead j | of seventy per cent of our cotton be-j ! ing sold within three month:-, :'.s tress or misery cotton. We wish to! I build a greater nation through a ! greater south. It is your duty to assist. These economic reforms will' ' brine nation-wide benefits. Tlir* great-1 est need of tbo world today is c>-i. operation: good men uniting overy-j whore. co-operating for tlio purpose! of chaniring conditions from what! thov arc into what thoy ought to lie. ! I , Tlio American Cotton association is , founded upon tliis creat principle.--. | V.\> iv:e that you assist in this gre:n, ! work. What will von do?'* I 10 E! THE 1R BY RESOLUTION Introduced In The House After Conference of The Republicans To Be Called Up Friday Washington^ March 31.?A joint resolution declaring the state of war between the United States and Germany at an end was introduced today in the house immediately after its approval r.t a conference between Republican leaders and members of the foreign affairs committee. The measure was referred to the for r!~n affairs, committee. Republican leaders plan to hrlr.r it up Friday under a special rule with the hope of ' final action before adjournment that day. Attention was called that this would be Good Friday and that war was declared on Good Friday three years ago. The resolution provides for certain reciprocal trading with Germany and for repeal of the president's war power. It allows Germany 45 days after its adoption u agiee not to assort any claim against the United States which she could not have as ssrrea unaer ttie treaty of Versailles A penalty of $10,000 is provided in cases of violation of the terms of the resolution as to trading. Section 1 reads: "Whereas the president of the United States ip the performance of hin constitutional duty to give to oongress information of the state of union has advised congress that the war with the imperial German government had ended. it is resolved by the senate and the house of representatives of the United States of America .in congress assembled that the state of war declared to exist between the imperial German government and the people of the United Stages by a joint resolution rtf congress approved April 6, 1917 is hereby declared at an end. Section 4 and 5 read as follows: "That who ever shall wilfully violate the foreerr'rig prohibition whenever the same shall be in force shall upon conviction be fined not more than $10,000 or if a natural person. imprisoned for not more than two pears or both and the officer director 3r agent of any corporation who know ngly participates in such violation shall be punished by a like fine, imprisonment, or both, and any property funds, securities papers or other articles or documents or any vessel together with her tackle apparel, furniture and equipment concerned in such violation shall be forfeited to the United States. u "That ' nothing herein contained shall be construed as a waiver by the United States of its right privileges, indemnities, reparations or advantages to which the United States has become entitled under the terms of the armistice, signed November 11 in 18. or which were acquired by or are in the possession of the United States by reason of its participation in the war or otherwise; and all fines, forfeitures^ penalties and seizures imposed or made by the United States are nereov raunen. connrmea ana. , maintained." INVASION' OF ARMY WORM IS FOI'OIfT El Centre. Cal., March 31?Millions of army worms, reported traveling toward the green fields of Imperial valley from the desert west of Dixeland. in this county^ were met and fought by ranchers who were prepared to day to place poison on the bridges across the irrigation ditches and prevent the entry of the worms. vtiicric; IIIC ??ui IIIO VUISI*. H win U7 ?IW" known. The desert is reported covered with them over an area of several square miles. They are moving in what those who have seen them declare seems a never ending misnvttion to the growing crops of the valley. WliTe the worms h ive cr'is?-:-'l paved highways autoin^MJo- skid .".s ?x i>P.voT^ont. COTTON MARKET. !STo Mnrket today.