Abbeville Press and Banner
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Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920 Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year.
ME MEASE !
ASKED OE BOARD
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APPEAL IS MADE FOR CONDUCTORS
AND SWITCHMEN?THE
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STRIKERS GIVEN A j
SECRETARY TUMULTY TELLS
YARDMEN OF PRESIDENT'S '
STAND ON THEIR CASES
Washington, April 22.?Argu- '
ments on the wage increases demand- 1
ed by conductors and switchmen were :
made before the railroad labor board <
today by L. E. Sheppard, president of i
the Order of Railway Conductors, and
S. W. Heberling:, president of the |
Switchmen's Union of North America .
Both cited the rise in the cost of living:
during: the past few years to sup- '
port the plea for hig:her wag:es. Demands
of the switchmen call for pay i
increases the approximately 58 per i
cent., with time and half for overr j
time, Sundays and holidays. Similar s
overtime allowances are asked by the
conductors, together with wag:es sufAv?rjV*la
+ r\ lixro nr? a 1
LlUCilL CV/ Ciiauic l/tiviu V/W il? v v/44 c*
pre war standard. Thev ask in addi- (
tion an allowance for expenses when J
kept away from home.
Final setback to the efforts of the <
unauthorized strikers to get their j
cases before the board was given to- .
day at the White House when Sec- \
retary Tumulty told representatives \
of the yardmen's associations that .
President Wilson would not inter- 5
cede in their behalf as long as they t
remained away from work. : t
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ERSKINE DEFEATS FURMAN .
LThe
Baptists sailed down from
Greenville Thursday, landing at Due
West, where in the afternoon they
met the crack, ball team of Ersklne
College. The Due West boys were in 1
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aeep waxer lor me iirau uwu luiuu^o,
but finally got on dry land, where 3
they proceeded to wallop the Furman *
boys to the tune of 7 to 4. | *
The game was played in a strong
wind, with sand blowing in ?he faces
of the batsmen and catcher, makng^
errors plentiful. The In field of both ?
teams played anything but errorless j
ball, the errors accounting for three 1
of Furman's tallies, and some of *
Erskine's. I)
Baird, Erskine's new southpaw, a ] ]
Freshman, was on the mound for his '
team, and showed the Baptist boys
some big league pitching. His won- "
derful work, striking out sixteen men s
and giving up but two hits accounts *
for the victory for his team, because c
his mates did what they could to
lose the game. In addition to pitch-j
nin Tirol 1 Roirrl orr>+ film nloon liite nna I t
"'&> "WW, ??"? v"v V.*-?W mw www j
of them a three bagger.
Phillips at third played a good game
for Erskine also. Son Bill, who
went along in his overalls to see it ^
well done, said that the home run
knocked by Phillips, with his Wideman
bat, was the best thing in the
game, but some of the Abbeville boys
who were betting the other way
didn't think so. !
A good crowd of Abbeville people
attended the game. Major Fulp had
the distinction of sitting under the
wheel of the She-dam and the good
fortune to be in Corp. Kerr's company
for the afternoon. ?ome of the 1
poor piaying ox ootn teams reminded
everybody present of the Corp's
poor setback playing.
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NEW SWEEPER ARRIVES I*
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The street sweeper-sprinkler has 1
arrived and is now in operation. The 1
machine was made by the Austin
Western o., Chicago, and cost $650.'1
The negro driver as he drove the
gweeper around the Square Friday ,
morning could not have held his seat
more proudly had he held the reins 1
of a coach and four. |."
The sweenpr will hp of inestimable
benefit to the city and along with
the new paved streets will go far to*
ward eliminating the dust nuisance.
MORE FIGURES GIVEN
Washington, April 22?The fol_
lowing census figures have been an_:
nounced:
Racine, Wis., 58,593, increase 20,
591. or 54.2 per cent.
Hajrerstown, Md., 28,029, increase
11,522, or 69.8 per cent.
Piqua, Ohio. 15,044, increase, 1,_
656, or 12.4. per cent. ;
Venice, Calif. 10,385, increase, 7,_
266 or 233.0 per cent.
THREE MORE BODIES j C<
RECOVERED FROM RIVER |
The Savannah has given up three j
more bodies of the victims of the til
Harpers Ferry drowning, which oc-|wi
curred nearly three weeks ago. The | sa
bodies of Miss Aice Meschine andldvt! re
Lester Waters and Robert Manning, it
were recovered Wednesday after-jar
noon at Cades Ferry, about 20 miles j
below Harpers Ferry. I pa
A fourth body was later seen float-! th
ng down the river and watchers on cu
:hc bank thought that the body was' ac
;nat of Lester vvaters. nusoana 01 ea
?ne of the victims whose body was
recovered. The body was clothed in
; nform and Mr. Waters was* so ^
i-othed on the Sunday of the drown<x
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n^- : ho
The three bodies were brought on
sack to Lowndesville Wednesday af- _.a
:ernoon a-nd were buried there ThursJay
mornin.or.
The river rose over five feet Wedlesday
from heavy rains on the head.vaters
and this sudden rise is thought ] ne
o have brought the bodies to the , ?
, be
(urface. ;
The banks of the Savannah for 40
niles beiow Harpers Ferry are being j
;arefully watched for the five renaming
bodies.
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Mr E. W. Harper and others were ^
stationed at Cherokee Shoals yes- ^
;erday afternoon watching for bodies
ind saw the body of Mr. Lester Wa- ce
;ers float by. The body was too
:ar out in the stream for them to be ex
ible to catch it, and as the river was thi
swollen from heavy rains, it was stt
;oo dangerous for a man to attempt
:o go out on the river to recover
;his body. Two other bodies, neither
>f which were close enough to be Jec
dentified were seen by the party, be
vatching on the shoals. th;
River Very High. j erl
The river was higher Thursday co;
han it was when the accident oc- be
:urred. The measurement yesterday, ne
iftertoon was 12 feet above normal j g0
'our feet higher than on the day of wc
he accident. ! jiv
Five Bodies Recovered j
The finding of the three bodies sgj
yesterday brings the total of recov-|
jred bodies up to five, half the num-.
>er lost in the river. The three bod-| pu
es seen yesterday brings the total *o:
;o eight and there are but two more j P"
jodies yet unaccounted for. While mt
t was impossible to reach the bodes
seen yesterday afternoon, the
'act that they are floating upon the e
iurface of the river causes the j *ei
searchers to believe that they will re!
>e found some time today further S01
lown the river.
Ferrymen Watch River. ^
The ferrymen on the flats along ^
;he river further down have been!
:onstantly watching the river in hope
>f finding the bodies. It may be pos- bil
iilbe that many of the bodies will be J S01
:'ound al<fng the river during today, j
Positive Identification. ly
All of the bodies that have been'wc
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-ecoverea so iar nave Deen positive- gt;
y identified. Jewelry and other dis- ; ,
Anguishing features of dress have
nade this identification easy. The thl
funeral of three found yesterday was j s^'
leld Thursday mornng at Lowndes-.
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HUGH SCHOOL BOYS IN DENIMS kn
The Abbeville High School, boys
ire in denims. Whether it is the lat-j m'
?st in fashion or the attrition of the, Pe
jiant slide or the appeal of coq} $1
clothes for warm weather cannot be bi|
determined, but it remains that over-1 be
alls are now being worn. j WJ
Some mothers view the latest ap_ j
parel with complaisantness, others,
(and these have their little boys',
wear curls as long as is possible)
with dispair. Fathers ratfter like the
change and hope that the clothes
will mean more inspiration ior wor&
in the gardens. j.^
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GIFT TO HOSPITAL ! ha
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Wm. H. Cobb, of Wm. H. Cobb and M
Co., Sharon, Pa., has donated to the' ne
Abbeville County Memoral hospital (fir
350.00. Accompanying the gift was a, til
etter from Mr. Cobb extendng his i ar
a(
e-t wishes for the success of the;
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It is expected to complete the finish-j ar
inc work on the hospital early ncxtl
week and as soon thereafter as pos- jn
iblc the hospital will be put into al
operation. ' gl
ONGRESS UNEASY
OVER BONUS BILL
Washington, April 21.?While sen-;
nent over the country shows a veryj
ide difference regarding the pas-j
ge by congi'ess of a bonus bill for
turned soldiers, it is noticeable that 1
is giving members, both Democrats j
id Republicans, a very uneasy time, j
This situation has become very ap- j
rent here since it was decided byi
e Republican leaders to hold a cau-i
s regarding the bill before a line of
tion which would be rigidly follow
should be announced.
The fact is that with the people of
e country already taxed almost to
e breaking point from every angle
lether it is the ordinary house
lder, the big manufacturer or any
e else, congress is necessarily very
refuL not to enforce more expense
ion the people.
So far as placing a government tax
necessities, it is now known that
is is next to impossible. The bare
cessities are in many cases already
coming real luxuries, so that little
to be secured this way.
The millionaire, against whom most
this burden may be leveled if the
1 is passed, takes the position that
is already paying a gigantic tax
cause the poor man can't, and the
; manufacturing and industrial conrns
look into the future wiih any1
ing but a hopeful vision with their
cess profits so heavily burdened
at they would become a liability in?ad
of an asset.
From the best opiniort of congress?n
who are familiar with this proit
in all of its phases there seems to
a doubt whether the land scheme,"
it is the awarding of tracts of govnment
land to soldiers would ac-1
mplish the desired results. It must i
remembered that to do this would j
cessarily require the use of much |
vernment red tape and, besides,:
>uld require many of the soldiers to j
e in a part of the country not now j
?ir homes. For instance, it may,
jm that a man In Tennessee or
orida would probably not care to,
11 up stakes and go West merely]
r the purpose of securing a small I
;ce of land upon which to try to1
tke a living.
There is, of course, the vocational;
ucational or physical rehabilitation:
ature, which is good, but this is al-j
ady being used and has been forj
me time.
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Narrowed down to a few words, j
2 bonus bill will, when it comes up j
r consideration after going through i
rty caucuses, be a strictly money;
1 calling for an appropriation of j
mething like a $1,000,000,0001
lich would be a tax of approximate-!
$10 leveled against every man,'
>man and child in the United I
ates.
There is no disputing the question ]
at the man who saw service abroad'
ould have something done for him I
enough can not be done?but it is
ubtful if the man who pan see into
e future would desire to accept a
nus of $200 of $300 when he;
ows that there is staring him in the
ce this amount and more which,
jst come from him as well as other1
rsons to make up the aggregate of,
,000,000,000. This is one of the J
?gest questions which congress has(
en called upon to consider since the'
ir ended and is giving members of.
th sides much to think about.
ISS HANNAH COCHRAN
WITH PRESS AND BANNER
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Miss Hannah Cochran, who has
ien linotype operator for The Abiville
Medium for several years,
is accepted a position as chief opator
for the Press and, Banner,
iss Cochran is an experienced
swspaper woman, not only being a
st class operator on the type-setig
machine but being able to do
tything in a newspaper office. In
Idition she Jis a capable business
oman, and will be a valuable assistlt
to the management of the Press
id Banner.
The friends of Miss Cochran are
vited to call on her at the Press
id Banner office where she will be
ad to meet and serve them. j
jPARTAIN RESCUED
i AT GREGGS SHOAI
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Anderson, April 22.?At 2 o'cloi
this afternoon, after being maroo
ed for 32 hours on top of a pier ri
ing above the crest of Gregg Shoa
hydro-electric plant dam on Sa\ a
1 nah river, E. C. Partain who leapt
when a bafeau carrying him and
L. Conwell went over the dam We
nesday morning, carrying the latt
to his death was x*escued. From a c
ble stretched across the half mi
wide river above the dam. a bo
was let down stream by an attachc
hawser and the man taken off tl
pier.
Anderson, April 22.?Maroon i
already for 30 hours without food i
water, on top of a pier of Grej:
Shoals hydro-electric plant on S
vannah river, E. C. Partain will pr
baby have to spend the remainder i
today on his perch, where he hi
been since a bateau in which he ai
W. L. Conwell were crossing tl
stream was swept over the dam We
nesday morning at 7 o'clock, , das
ing the latter to death on the rod
below.
First reports stated that Parta
also went over the dam with n
companion, but it has' since bee
learned that he leaped just as tl
bateau plunged over the precipii
and clung to a pier which stands
bove the dam. Climbing to the^top <
the stone pillar, he spent the day ar
night there, while would-be rescure
made heroic efforts to rescue xhii
Efforts to get a cable across tl
stream have failed, while attempts
get the man with a boat from aboi
or below, the dam have been out <
the question. The only hope now <
rescuing him is to wait for the floe
waters to recede sufficiently to alio
persons to walk along the crest of tl
dam and take him off the pier.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS TO MEE'
The Democratic Clubs of Abbevil]
County will be re-organized Saturda
Officers are to be elected as well i
an executive committee,, enrollmei
committee and delegates to the coui
ty convention, which meets in Abb
ville, Monday May 3. Each club
entitled to the folowing number <
delegates:
Abbeville No. 1?6; Abbevile N<
2?8; Cotton Mill?2; Antreville?
Calhoun Falls?3: Hillville?2; ("lei
traj?3; Means Ohapel?1; Cod
Springs?2; Donalds?5; Due We
?4; Keowee*?3; Lebanon?2; M
View?2; Lowndesville No. 1?<
Lowndesville No. 2?4; Level Lar
?3; Hampton?2; Rock Springs?
Harold McFall Buys Property
Harold McFall, formery of
city, has bought valuable hotel pro]
erty in Darlington, known as th
Park hotel property, and will assum
management of the hotel the 1st c
October.
Mr. McFall also has m^ved his dru
store into a handsome new establisl
ment, according to a news item i
the Darlington News and Pres
which says: "The new quarters ax
unusually handsome and convenien
about as handsome as can be foun
in the city. Tiled floors, marble bas<
and columns, plate glass windows an
cases, with mahogany furnishing
and numerous electric lights are ii
eluded among the attractions."
LOWDEN GETS IOWA.
Des Moines, Iowa, Apr. 22?Iowa
delegation with 26 votes will go 1
the Republican national conventic
in June either instructed to vote f<
Governor Lowden of Illinois f<
president or with the indorsement <
his candidacy from their respectn
districts. The state convention ur
animously passed resolutions ir
st.rn o <!rri cr +.ho Hpleornfoa af Toror
eight in number with one.half voi
each, for Lowden. All concession
districts except the fourth and fifl
instructed for Lowden. These tv
indorsed him.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Griffin, Ga., Apr. 22?Otis Elli
25, brother of Postmaster F. C. Elli
was shot from ambush while drivir
an automobile on a country road s
miles from here at 7 o'clock tonigh
He died in a few minutes. Shei'i
Patrick has gone to the scene of tl
shooting with a warrant for the a
rest of Charles M. Cole, who wii
ncsses say was near the scene of tl
shooting.
TAX SLACKERS
,S IN GREAT NUMBER
ck Washington, April 21.?Despite the
n-j government's war time appeal for tax
is-1 payments as a patriotic duty, more
than oOO.OOO firms and individuals
""i failed to make honest returns under
I the revenue law in the last two years
V '
"| the bureau of internal revenue ani
nounced tonight. In a six months'
er .
a_ drive which ended February 1, $19,je
051,000 in delinquent taxes were eolat
lected, Commissioner Williams reid
ported.
ie "The amazingly large number" of
persons who did'not respond to the
government's appeal has caused
^ treasury officials to consider the dear
r linquent tax payment problem a
' grave one. A new round up of alleged
0_ delinquents has been instituted to
0f cover the tax period on which returns
as were made March 15.
id On the total delinquents 131,380
ie had not paid any income taxes and
d" an additional 44,200 did not pay the
full amount of taxes due. From these
s Iv.o sources approximately $11,000,0Of)
u*ns pn!lp*tpil.
Ill
SOUTHSIDE CLUB HAS
in INTERESTING-MEETING
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"e The Souhside Home Denionstra^
tion Club met Wednesday afternoon
. with Mrs. Lawrence Robinson. The
-g State Horticulturist of Clemson Coln_
lege was present and gave ;;ome
ie splendid suggestions for the beautito
fying of home grounds. In the abennnp
n*f fhn nrocirlonf TV'T ice Pnf]i
Crowther acted as chainnan.
The following officers were elected
)C* for the ensuing year:
Miss Dolly Carlisle, president; Mrs.
16 J. C. Raines, secretary.
; When the business meeting was
r. finished Miss Lola Wardlaw, the
bride of the week, was ushered in and
'e welcomed to the community. Miss
Amy Belle Norris, dressed as a kitch13
eri maid, brought in a hamper filled
^ with kitchen utensils and presented
e_ them to Miss Wardlaw, a gift from
the club women. On each article was
jf a rhyme on its use and 'some excellent
advice for a bride to follow,
j Those present were, home demon.4
stration agent; Miss Dolly Carlisle,
rx_ Mrs. J. C. Raines, Mrs. E. H. Richey,
.d Mrs. Wm. Wilson, Mrs. Lawrence
st Robinson, Miss Lola Wardlaw, Mrs.
t. R. W. Adams, Miss Myra Pettigrew,
Mrs. L. A. Jackson, the Misses Jackson,
Mrs. Walker, Mrs. J. M. Wham,
3* Mrs. J. P. Norris, Mrs. W. P. Wham,
. Mrs. Will Scott, Mrs. J. J. Long, Mrs.
|Ida Jordon.
is The May meeting will be held at
y- the home of Mrs. W. T. MaGill.
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ie NEBRASKA RACE
)f STILL IN DOUBT
Omaha, April 21.?Senator Hiram
%. Johnson continued in the lead for the
' Republican presidential preferences
n! as votes of the Tuesday primary were
s. . . 1 1
', siowiy receivea toaay Dy newspapers
e. tabulating the returns. William J.
Bryan had gained enough votes in the
j day's count to place him among the
is | first four candidates for deiegat at
| large to the San Francisco conven.
>s tion. f
With less than one-half or the 1,;
849 precincts in the state reporting,
; Senator Johnson had a lead of 8,645
! votes over Major General Wood, his
>3' nearest competitor, with Gen. J. J.
t0 Pershing third.
n In the Bryan-Hitchcock race for
>r( delegates at large, Bryan not only
>r, manaeed to eret within the coveted
four on the votes counted, but found
re, one of his running1 mates there with
l"l him.
"I
e?, "FAIR AND WARMER."
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Avery's Hopwood's farce comedy
^ '"Fair and Warmer, -was shown a
ro the Opera House Thursday night t
! a large crowd?a crowd thdr was cn
tirely satisfied when the show wa
over. It was the usual bed-room
farce, broad enough not to be vulgar
:S compromising enough to furnish a
number of interesting moments.
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ix| MR SWETENBURG NO BETTER
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iff1 The condition of B. F. Swetenburg
ie who suffered a stroke of paralysis
r- Tuesday, is unchanged. He remain
t. in a semi-conscious >*tate and phy
ie sicians in charge hold out little hop
for is recovery.
CALLAUX CONVICTED
ON LESSER COUNT
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NOT CONVICTED OF TREASON
BUT OF COMMERCE AND COR"
RESPONDENCE WITH THE
ENEMY?THE SENTENCE WILL
PROBABLY BE LIGHT-^SEVI
j ERAL ATTORNEYS
I Paris, April 22 (By the Associated
Press)?Joseph Calliaux, former pre
j mier of France and twice minister of
! finance, stands tonight convicted of
: having placed his personal political
j ambition during the war higher than
j the interests of the country that
l honored him and gave him birth,
j Caillaux, while escaping conviction
j for high treason, was found to have
| been recklessly imprudent and very
1 close to treasoriably ambitious for
I i. _
aucn is tne interpretation of the.ver!
diet of "guilty of commerce and cori
respondonce with the enemy" which
j was rendered today against l(im by
j the French senate.
1 This is the first verdict of the sort
j rendered in anv of the allied countries
since the war began?''commerce"
as interpreted by the sena)
tors who were the judges not moar
j ing financial trading, but commerce
1 by means of common ideas, while
i "correspondence" in this particular
! case is employed in the sense of association.
i The senators entered Luxembourg
i palace this afternoon with the determination
to have finished with the afI
fair, which has taken tip their time
durng the past three months. They
1 began the discussion in a vigorous
i business like .manner, presenting a
strange contrast to their bored attitude
during the closing days of the
trial. No one, however, took serlous!
ly the prediction that the verdict
j would be reached this evening. But
I after the court had disposed of the
I high treason charge and that of "inl
telligence with the enemy" and had
j declared its own sovereignty in less
; than four hours, word was passed
' that a depisinn woo ?J
- ... ..w inijjciiumg, ana
I Luxembourg gardens were filled to
i overflowing in the neighborhood of
1 the palace by dense crowds and police
reserves had to be called out.
I ANDERSON COUNTY TORNADO
CUTS SOME QUEER CAPERS
Anderson, April, 22?Belated re;
ports have been received of a small
tornado which did extensive proper!
ty damage in the upper section of
Anderson county at 3 o'clock Wedj
nesday morning, tell of the carrying
I away of a house which sheltered eight
! norcnnc Ana 1
,?uuc v/a tiicm an age a sick
j woman, and leaving them uninjured
j on the ground where the domicile
I stood. Another farmer's smoke-house
j well stocked with the winter's harI
vest of pork, disappeared during the
j storm, leaving no trace of building or
; meat.
MAY DAY CELEBRATION
| The Abbeville Mill is planning to
I T\? /-i-i-i?? '
I nave a may Lnxy oeieora/tion during
} the first week of May and a good
J time is in prospect for the village
! and the people of the town. A parade
of floats will be one of the features
of the day; athletic games will
be enjoyed and the program will
close with a minstrel show at night
given by the young boys of the vil- '
* lage.
The. program will be In charge of
Mr. Roscoe who will be assisted by
the school teachers and Miss Gossett,
the community nurse.
HOME FROM ATLANTA.
Jack, the little son of Mr. and Mrs
James Cox, has returned from Atlanta
after a lorx* stav in nnc of the
j hospitals of the, city. He has quite
i recovered his health an i is a
[ bright and lively little fel'.ow.
| COTTON MARKET.
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Spot Cotton 4M.O0
May 40.65
! -fnlv SS.9S
; Octo 34.SS
D.-vwrb'ir 33.s?>
January