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General Strike in Ireland in Effect Dublin, April 13.?The general strike declared in Ireland in protest over the treatment of the political prisoners who are on a Hunger strike in Mount Joy prison went into effect todies' ainid tumultuous scenes in the vicinity of the prison. The crowd which had assembled outside the prison edifice grew as the day wore on until it comprised 20, 000 persons, among whom tnreatening demonstrations occurred. It was announced that the strike, which originally was intended as a one day celebration, would continue until the prisoners were released. railroad, and subsequently was a colonel in the transportation corps of the Amerioan Expeditionary Forces . ' iVIr. Parft"^ vice president of the Chicago Great Western railroad and is appointed for one year. Mr. Philipps is vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. He is appointed for three years. Mr. Wharton, whose home is in Missouri, is an official of the Railway Employes Department of the American Federation of Labor and a member of the Board of Railway Wages and Working Conditions of the United States Railroad Administration. His term is for two years. ** n-AnJJawf Af fKo Mr. tiorresier, is pi cotucm ui Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes. His term is for one year. Poles Win Victory Over Bolsheviki "Warsaw, April 13.?A pronounced j victory for the Poles over the Bo!-1 sheviki on the Southeastern front w?s , reported by the general staff today. After several days fighting a Bolsheviki division was put to flight tnd more than a score of machine guns, with much booty, were captured by the Poles. Washington. April 13.?President Wilson today called a meeting of the cabinet for tomorrow to discuss the General situation. * White House officials would not say that the "unauthorized" j railroad'strike lias prompted the ! call, but it was understood that this would be tihe principal subject discussed. T]iis is the first cabinet meeting called by the President since he returned from his western trip last September "a very sick man." Since his illness he has seen only a few members of his official family. With freight traffic in the east se-| riously crippled, administration officials regard the strike situation as very serious. The President has been kept advised as to general conditions. Attorney General Palmer was studying additional reports today from Department of Justice field agents and was expected to make a complete report with recommendations to the executive. This will be the first gathering of ( the cabinet since the resignation of former Secretary of State Lansing on Februray 13 after the President had rebuked him for calling unofficial meetings of the cabinet during Mr. Wilson's illness. White House officals said the President felt that he had recovered sufficiently to meet with the cabinet and fhaf horoflftpr his XI Wits luuivaiEu buuv official family would be called togeer at more or less stated intervals. Volunteers May Man Trains in New York New York, April 13.?Unless the situation in the New York district caused by the unauthorized railroad strike is materially improved within 4S hours, trains may be manned with experienced volunteers, J. J. Mantell, spokesman for the general managers Association, announced late today after a meeting of the organization. Washington, April 13.?The raiiroad labor board was appointed today by President Wil son. The members are: Representing the public: George W. Hanger. Washington. D. C.: Henry Hunt. Cincinnati: R. M. Barton. Tennessee. Representing the railroads: Horace Baker; J. H. Elliot, and . William L. Park. Representing the employes: Alberti Phillips. A. 0. Wharton and James J. Forrester. The board will be authorized to meet in Washington at once to take up the grievances of the railroad employes now on strike. The nomination went to the Senate at noon today and prompt action by that body is ex pected. Under the transportation act the railroad labor board is the court of last resort in disputes between the roads and their employes. Its first work after considering the present strike ,will be to take up the whole railroad wage question which has been pending for nearly a year. The board is to establish permanent headquarters at Chicago and its members will devote all of their time to the work. They will receive salaries of $10,000 a year each. Who They Are Mr. Hunt, one of the public representatives, is appointed for one year. He is a former mayor of Cincinnati and member of the Ohio house of representatives. During the war he was a : > national armv. Since I'Mo he had been a member .of the board of trustees of Cincinnati Southern railway. a city owned utility. lilr. I-fanger. another representative of the pubiic. is named for two years. avsistant commissioner of tha rnUed Si.ates Board of Mediation and Cpf.ofiiation. and as a member of that 1 ody !- s had considerable experience i:i handling labor disputes. Tuclge Barton, the thirdjublic mem her, is a former judge of the Tennessee court of appeals, and is appoint- I ed for three years. Horace Baker, who is appointed 10 represent the railroad executives for a three year term, is a former general manager of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad. 3. H. Elliott, of Texas, is appointed for two years. He formerly was general manager of the Texas Pacific Burton Named On Tariff Commission! Washington, April 13.?Former Sen- j Uor Theodore Burton, of Ohio, wasl lominated today to be a member of the tariff commission. Senator Burton, who now makes his home in New York city, succeeds i Frank William Taussig, who retired ! lecently after serving as chairman of i the tariff commission. 13,000 Employes On Pennsylvania Out: Philadelphia, Pa., April 13.?The , Pennsylvania railroad announced to- , day that 13,098 employes of all class- j J es out of a total of 275,000 are on ( strike. In the eastern region, (head- ( quarters Philadelphia,) 6,425 were out Central (headquarters Pittsburgh,) 4,551; Southwestern, (headquarters St. Louis,) 899; Northwestern (headquarters Chicago,) 1,223. Says Standi ah Was a Manxman. (Prom the Detroit News). Evidence that Miles Standish was < a Manxman, and bom into the Manx ' family of Standish of Ellanbane, has (] been discovered by the secretary ct J the Isle of Man Antiquarian Society. ( The family of Standish probably < caine to Man with the Derby family in the fifteenth century, it is stated, for there is a record that they held < property in the capital of the island ! in the year 1511. This was seventy- * three years before Miles is supposed j < to have been born. f Will Lead His Great Band at Redpath Chautauqua ^ 1 Bohnmir Kryl, one of the world's greatest bandmasters and widely recognized as the world's greatest cornet M gpaBfy ^KbPSf"*^ ? BOHUMIR KRYL. 1st, will personally direct his great band on the third day, afternoon and . night, of the Redpath Chautauqua. | * Playground Worl Chautc " TSio children's hour work is an j * community service. The work i women shown in rue picture mmivp. di (omnia lent ami entertains them deli}; ?vt;: of son its and folk dances. This year (he feature of the ehildr by t!>e Hiildrcn of the minmunif.v undr ! ol a pageant entitled. 4*T!n? Cfji! Fa provided by the Redpath management. Verbal Exchanges ! Smooth Difficulty London, April 13?Verbal assertions given by the French government in answering the sixth note of Great Britain relative to the occupation of I German cities by the French were dis-1 cussed by the cabinet council today. They are expected to be follo-.ved by a formal note which will mean a satisfactory solution of the difficulty. France is said to recognise that opposition to its action was based rtther uror> the maintenance of an important principle than upon the merits of the immediate question involved. Italy and England Reach Agreement On Turk Problem Rome, April 13.?Questions which will be discussed at the meeting of Lhe Supreme Allied Council at San F\emo were considered bv the Council :>f Ministers yesterday. Italy has reached an agreement with England regarding the Turkish problem and colonial compensations, according to the Epoca. NTo Evidence of L W. W. In Strike New York, April 13.?Department )? Justice agents investigating the >:rike in New Jersey terminals have jeen able to disoover no I. W. W. influence behind the walkout, ac:ording to Alfred Branck, spscial igent conducting the investigation. "We find no evidence of I. W. SV.'sm in the strike," he said. "Of :ourse, there are radicals in it, as rou would expect in any strike, but >o far we have found nothing to show :here was concerted action in calling the strike." Chautauqua the Champion of Neighborhood Life at Its Best ?i< =* (Editorial from Norwalk, 0., Reflector.) The Chautauqua is the champion of neighborhood life at its best. The Chautauqua appeals to and for the whole family. It pulls with father and mother for the best interests of the children. It glorifies home life and is always safe, sane and conser- j vatlve. The Chautauqua pays a hundred j fold in community betterment. In j boosting it we proclaim our faith in | all gooed things, and we join the j forces of progress. It is the ally of j the home, the public school, the j church, the community club, the Cham- j ber of Commerce, the fraternal order ?and every real business factor in the town and country The Chautauqua is a community college. If education is profitable, if culture is desirable, if morals pay, if clean entertainment is preferred, if progress beats stagnation, if our community really cares for the choicest things the times afford?we must boost the Chautauqua. Business Is not altogether a question of dollars. It is equally a questlon of enlarged community life and co-operation?whatever keeps your town on the map. The Chautauqua Is a matter of city I and county concern. The vacation periods of many people are being de termined so as to not Interfere with fchautauaua week enjoyments. I =* I kers on Redpath iiiquas j j important part of the Redpath Chau I s in charyo of one of the capable yount- I le meets the children daily iu the jJiiau- [ litfully by story telling and the teach J en's hour work will be the presentation r (lie direction of the children's worker, iiy Thrift." Special costumes will be ; \ ' t I Driv I CHA I to Estim T ; TT THEN you ha^ ; l\ \A/ appreciate its jjj ^ ^ absence of vit jji traceable to the Hot Sp J Hot Spot is an ingen H inches. It receives froi ijj heavy state and breaks Then the gasoline, r jj the cylinders via Ram's 1 m 1 impede the progress). ?| Thus the cylinders j H and you get a snap, a " U in many a day. Some things you do: U ings, scored cylinders, J plugs?all traceable to i j? engines cannot "digest.' : Ride in this new CI jj say: "Chalmers is one the world.11 I ! I HHfflBR NOTICE OF ELECTION HBBBH ? JBSbUb Notice is hereby give if that , pur-j JOHkbR uant to the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the School Districtthe HjDSH Town of Abbeville, and under' Umh uthority of the Act of the General | Assembly approved February 1 y, j 1920, an election is hereby ordered to, be held at Abbeville Court House | JBB8H in said District, April 20th., i HBSSgB 1920 within the usual hours, for the urpose of allowing the qualified lectors of said district to vote on thejHMH^K 4uestion of levying an annual tax our mills in addition to the special, axes now levied in said school disrict for school purposes, to be used B9K9H|| or current expenses for the support HHHBH nd maintenance of the schools of aid district. 9B^9S& Those desiring to vote for said^BQMB evy and additional tax will vote a^QgjgXfiH ballot of the following form (printed or written): SPECIAL ELECTION SCHOOLHH99 DISTRICT TOWN OF ABBEVILLE HBmg April 20th., 1920. BHwaH Shall an annual of four nulls in ddition to other special taxes be KSHmSH vn-fprl in this district: Yes. Those opposed to ?aid levy additional tax will vote ballot similar in form except that the word 'No" shall be substituted for thc'V^BBBCB The following will act n< nniM;i-^EHHBKSg ers of said ei'jctior.: T. C. S-.ii, C^HBHS9R! Botts, and -I. L. Clark. ^B9jBhS Win. iu. bainwun, Chairman Board of Trustees, J. S. tyorse, Secretary. |HBHM March 20, 1920. SHhB -22-l-ti.-4 weeks. e this New | .LMERS | +U IfiM Utc l fo rr u/ uj \ ;e driven this new Chalmers you will i marvellous ease of action, its soothing m 3 (ration, its great energy?results directly g? ot and RamVhorn. == ious device that occupies about six square ; n the carburetor gasoline still in a raw, |g it up into infinitesimal particles. g low a "cloud" of dry gas, is rushed into j'horn (which has no sharp corners to 1 ill get the kind of "food" they should have, ' kick" from "gas" that you haven't seen m n't get, too, and they are burned bear' ; = | frequently fouled spark _ \ = 8 hferior "gas" which most I lalmers and you, too, will 1 HI of the few great cars of ^ 8