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ravjx/-' x* vviv Established 3LS44. ' The Press and Bannei Abbeville, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-We^kly > Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Term* of Subscription: ^ One year $2.00 Six months . 1.00 Three months - .50 Wednesday, May 5, 3.920 WHO WILL BE NAMED? With the national conventions of' the two great parties not two months off, nobody has any definite idea as to who will be the nominee for president in either party. In the democratic party, there' have been, an4 still are, candidates,' but no candidate, with tne possible exception of President Wilson him-J self, has yet commanded serious consideration. First, it has been Mr. J McAdoo, and then it has been Mr. J. an/j ?AW fUo ffVlftcf TTI Tl _ I aiUlCA) OUU iivn wu? 5**vwv V* r Clark walks. Bryan still talks too, j but there is no drift on the surface' for an^ of them. Mr. Wilson continues to demand that the League of Nations shall be submitted to the people in a "solemn referendum," (the solemnity of which will appear to him after the people have spoken) and Senator Lodge seems anxious to have the League as an issue. Whether or not it shall be, or whether the democrats shall side-step the issue, is not now apparent. To the uninitiated in politics it is difficult to see how the issue in some form can be avoided. If the League is to be the issue, Mr. ff 11CV11 io UllUWUWWtUiJ WIV man to lead the democrats in the coming battle of ballots. The signs of the times indicate that nobody knows this better than the president, and that he is ready, if not eager, to make the campaign for the third time. v In the republican ranks, things are about as unsettled. General Wood has more delegates pledged to him than any other candidate. But not one-half of the delegates already named are pledged, and General Wood has less than' , one-half of those pledged. Senator Johnson," of ^California, has been making a great' race, considering' the handicaps un-' der which he labors. He swept the1 State of Michigan, and then invaded Ihe East running only about one thousand votes behind General Wood in the preferential primary, although .he had no highly financed or-^ ganization, such as is attributed to the General. His showing in other states is such as to cause alarm in some quarters. On the other hand, Senator Harding who has up to this time commanded the support of the Old Guard in the republican party, or at least has been the recipient of their smiles of approval, lias made a poor showing in the race. He was barely able to carry his own state (Ohio) over General Wood, his campaign manager being ueaten for delegate at large by one of the candidates supporting the General. He is out of the race. None of the other candidates so far named are formidable. But, just now a boom for Senator Knox is being launched by the Old Guard, of which Senator Penrose of - Pennsylvania is an acknowledged leader. Senator Penrose who has maintained a long and very dense silence, came out in an interview L. - Saturday in which he stated that his colleague in the Senate (Senator Knox) is "the best-co^pe5^|^^ "around international jd^^man to^ meet the requirements 'o?Cl!& present situation who' in public life." Coincident with this Hon. Bascomb Slemp, of Virginia, a leading republican of his state, and other stand-patters in the republican ranks indicate that they are for Senator Knox. He will be able not only to command support In the East, it is stated, but Senator Johnson, if he shall fail to receive the nomina tion himself, will look kindly upon Senator Knox, whose position on the League "of Nations covenant, while not so generally talked about as that of Senator Johnson, has been equally as positive as the Tatter's rn opposition. Undoubtedly Senator Knox would make a strong candidate for the re-' s publicans, stronger perhaps than any t of the candidates yet mentioned, r With Senator Johnson as nls running mate, if the latter miglit be induced t to accept second place on the ticket, J the ticket would be a voie winner,' t not only in the conservative East but r in the West where radical ide&s take t quicker growth, and the republicans I1 may be depended upon to .select a ticket which will win votes. They ^ make few mistakes in campaign years. . j. NEWSPAPERS HARD HIT. The New York World of Saturday carried a full page advertisement from the New York Evening Jour- s nal, which is probably Mr. Hearst's \ most important newspaper property, i announcing an increase In price to x three cents. Some time ago the Even- t ing Journal doubled its price, jump- s ng from one cent to two cents. It announces that the Increased cost of t oubilcation forces it to make another s se now. Most of the other after- ( noon newspapers in New York are still two cents but it is probable that ( they will have to follow the Evening c Journal's example. White paper In i the ope^i market is worth-six times I as much as it was a comparatively c shc/t time ago. The price is still ris- t ing and it is hard to get. All over the 1 country newspapers are jumping 1 rates to meet soaring costs. In De-'l troit last week the papers made fifty c per cent, increases.?News and Cour- e ier. ??'|l Indiscriminate Bpnus Waste at the 1 Sacrifice of True War Relief. ; . . !? " . 'r The member of Congress who wants to hand out bonus payments right and left regardless of whether * the recipient needs or deserves a bonus simply wants to buy votes for himself, cracking open the National ' Treasury to pay for them. j This is a desecration of the altars of patriotism in the flagrant betrayal of, the interests of the country, the * welfare of the public and the good repute of the armies which broke the 1 Hindenburg line?all sacrificed to the ^ vote seeking appetite of political c jobbers. c It is an unspeakable insult to the \ J upstanding duty performing American who is not for sale to bribing Congressmen or to anybody at any price. Thousands of our returned soldiers would no more demand the bonus than they would demand the 1 nation's shame. Thousands of them ^ would no more take it than they ' . ' M. & jvould take poison. It is an immeasurable wrong to the s tempted creature who may feel that v the bribing Congressman, ?ecause of his bonus purchase price, has a e stronger claim upon him than the j priceless duties, obligations and ideals of American citizenship. i _ F It will be an everlasting blot upon g this as yet stainless nation If one man, one woman or one child that _ has become a helpless, hopeless vie- j, tim of the .war is not care^ for gener- g ously and gladly by the American people so long as there is need of such care. But every dollar of war ' relief that is misplaced and misused t where it is not needed, where it does not belong, where it ought not to go, g will be a cfiJilar subtracted from the help due to those that imperative^ require and incomparably merit help. ^ If billions of dollars are thus scat- ^ tered and wasted not because they y are needed or deserved but as mere +1 bribes for votes when jthose billions (ougfit to be used or saved for the ^ -uffering, then it will neyer be pos- . * 11 sible to give full justice'and adequate help to those wh6/dtf,Heed and t !o deserve, and who?God pity them ?will so need and "so deserve, for years. ' ??**???.? J ~$he firsUiastgiiqa>.>tb rJ^ ttnburtYotf^f. bonus billions is a . *8^4^ iptm. ^q.-JJational Treasury, last analysis it is looting tift?- real ^ rufferers of the war; it is taking the ^ very bread out of the mouths of the ^ war's maimed, disabled and bereft who never should be left in want to ? last stroke of the clock. .. r For a Congress whose honor is now at StaKe, wnose counvry s reiiueiiug ^ of justice hangs in the balance, whose fellow men wish to do and are 'etermined to do what is right for our permanent victims of the war, it is not too late to save itself from faithless breach of duty, to save Am- c i erican citizenship from the deepest v reproach that can fall upon it, to save the American name from the rI tigma of playing filthy politics with he most sacred issue in the national ealm. Upon attempted bonus bribery let 1* he manhood, the honesty and the 2 Americanism of Congress irrevoca- p ily turn its back. For the right, the n lecessary and the true war relief let a hem stand like a rock!?Sun and a I Y. Herald. P d VOULD USE STRIKE CLUB ON CARRANZA a General Strike Would Be Called ? Only. A? a Lact Resort?Look? ' ^ < A. Though It Will Not s'-? Jj Be Necewary. Agua Prieta, May 4.?A general s ;trike of Mexican labor is a potential veapon possessed by the revolutionsts for use against President^ Car- 5 anza, General P. Elias Calles, miliary commander in the northwest ' :aid here today. "Labor organizers are active everyvhere in Mexico for the liberal con-1 ititutionalist movement," General'. dalles said. | "Luis Morenos, who is the "Sam jfompers" of Mexico, !s In Michoa- . :an or Guerrero; Samuel Yudico is n Vera Cruz; Celestino Gasca is in .^uebla; Enrique Moneda is in Za-1 :atecas, and Juan Rico, secretary of he labor party of Mexico, is here.' rhey are the most prominent labor . eaders of the republic and their fol-' owers have signified they would go ^ >n a general strike if the move seemid necessary. | s "Te strike will be called only as a ast resort and from the success that s attending the revolution It will not >e necessary. Our aim is to disturb :onditions and industry as ^ttle as " lossible." i :OKESBURY CONFERENCH ADJOURNED ON FRIDAY "ull Attendance of Puton, But Lay Representation wai Less Than Half tfewh^rry Herald. The Cokesury district conference n session in Central diurch from Wednesday evehing, adjourned Frilay afternoon. The conference is :omposed of the Methodist churches n Abbeville, Greenwood, Saluda and dewberry counties,_?and embraces, wenty-one pastoral charges, Under he presiding eldership(of Dr. Jas. W. iilgo of Greenwood. All the pastors of the district were jresent except Rev. 0'. N. Roimtree f Plum Branch. Only twenty-five of he lay delegates were present of iOUt seventy-five chosen from the averal pastorates?the many abences being due no doubt to the ery busy time with the farmers. Dr. Kilgo presided over the confer nee, and Rev. S. H. Booth of Water- | oo was secretary. The opening ser- I non before the conference was I reached Wednesday evening by Rev I !. H. Booth. The sessions Thursday 1 :nd Friday were taken up with retorts from the several charges in reation to their spiritual and financial tanding and to the various interests f the church, educational, missionry and so on. The reports were of a :ratifying nature. It appeared firom he reports and the discussions that 11 the congregations have made subtantiai increase in pastors salaries, j Among the visitors to the conternce were Dr. Jno. 0. Wilson* presint of Lander college; President G. \ Pugh of the' Columbia college; Lev. T. C. O'Dell, superintendent of he Epworth orphanage, and Dr. Wm. J. Kirkland, editor of the Southern !hristian Advocate?all of them, beng invited to speak, made good reorts of their work and were listened o with much interest. The following delegates were elect-) d to the tkvper South.-^Cajtolma-An-j. ual confthgUice which will December: r <" T't v?. r* T' V 4 Greenwood; J. C. Smith:' f Wateficfo; Jno. H. Wicker of NfcW-, erry; W. I. Herbtert, of Newberry; \ S. Chiplin, of Greenwood; L. M. loore of Ninety-Six; Mrs. Robert D. bright of Newberry. The alternates re T. C. Anderson, W. D. Boyd, W. \ B. Kinard. The conference adopted resolutions expressing hearty appreciation f the hospitality with which they ;ere treated in Newberry. I I All of the European countries are' omplaining of the swarms of spies -hich are again active. The spy systems, even of the defeated countries, re still in operation. J NOTICE! SCHOOL ELECTION i . < Whereas, a petition has been circuited in Sharon School District No. ^ 0 asking for an election for the pur- * ose of voting an additional tax of 4 8 lills for school purposes and where- * s it appears to be properly signed,'c n election is hereby called to take' * lace at the school house on Satur-1 s ay May 8th. I c ij Those in favor of the tax will cast j ballot UDon which there is written c r printed the word "yes". Those opcsed wiU'cast/a ballot trpon' Which i here is written or .printed the word j | No." : ; Trustees to act as managers of aid election. W. J. Evans, Co. Supt. of Education. -5-2t. ufAJ. GEN. WOOD TO ADJUST MANAGERS TROUBLE New York, May 4.?Maj. General -eonard A. Wood will ralach New fork Wednesday to iron out the diferences which have arisen between lis campaign managers, Frank iitchcock and Col. William Proctor vhich Wood supporters have clp.iaied ire injuring the -general's cause. In circles close to the Wood canlidacy it was confidently predicted hat one of the two would be placed n supreme charge of the general's >olitical future and Hitchcock would >e the man. IANDERS FERRY BRIDGE NOW SEEMS ASSURED South Carolina parties interested | y'?i *' k * ? **r V , v? *V r, . / I Go SOME clot them ~ rati doesn't last Kuppen style eleg< More, the used holds important ^. beautirul -*aj ^^^jdthstandir ant thing t< " 4-k seen in in Dont take a PAR ?t n bridging the Savannah river a Sanders Ferry are in Elberton tc lay. But they could not cross a he ferry but had to trave! 80 mile iround up to Alfords bridge to cros he river, thus emphasizing the neei >f a bridge. There is no doubt abou he bridge being built, and non ibout the stock paying good divi lends, and about the enterprise prov ng a great public benefaction t iverybody and an upbuilder for th :ountVy and town contiguous to il ?Elberton Star. a, , J. ALLEN SMITH, Pre.. Nation: ABBEVI ^ Absolute safety, stri transactions, personal sei needs and wants of patroi of the den^ands of the put fort and satisfaction that banking house can affoi that modern equipment ci tributions made by this b community. Your busini Capital Stock $75,000.00 Tfc H??c W ^ ^ ^ -the part unsee od Clot hes have style t ler, pressed o ? heimer clothes antly crafted i quality of th< cfirl/a Llic oiyiV/ uiwv. " w unseen part garments are tg hard usage. 7 ) remember?th( e clothes you b chance this season cc Good Clothes. KER & R he house of Kuppei t POST INSISTS HOUSE >- CONTINUE HEARINGS t Washington, May 4.?Louis F. a Post, assistant secretary of labor, s Tuesday filed a vigorous protest wth i the House committee on rules t against the reported intention of e that body to discontinue hearings on . the impeachment resolution against _ him. o To do so. after hearing one side, e he said,^would "violate all the pre;. cedents of Congress and the spirit of American law." LEWIS PERRIN, Cashier. il Bank LLE, S. C? ct confidence in all business rvice, polite attention to the ' ; ns, and careful consideration )lic at large, plus every coma commodious and elegant 'd, and every convenience \ |. in give, are some of the conq nL' (n lie puctArMAK onf) aiin. %v ivg vugirviiivi 9 uuu ^ i ess appreciated. Surplus $30,000.00 "1 B * ; hes I hrust upon I n them. It I ' have their I into them. 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