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Abbeville Press and Banner
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TELLS DEMOCRACY
TO STAND PA1
%
PRESIDENT WILSON TELLS
PARTY THAT HONOR OF NA
TION IS AT STAKE. MUSI
MEASURE UP iu urruKiu?i
TY?RESERVATIONS WEAKEN
DOCUMENT.
Washington, May 9.?Call to the
Democratic party to go into the cam
paign standing foursquare in favoi
of the treaty of Versailles and a
gainst the senate's reservations wa<
issued tonight by President Wilsor
in a telegram to Oregan Democratic
leaders, made public at the whit(
house.
Declaring that the party had "the
honor of the nation" in its hands, the
president said that the Lodge resolu
tion were "utterly inconsistent" wit!
that honor as well as destructive oi
the role of world leadership which
the United States must assume.
The only true Americanism, the
'! president said, was "that which put*
America at the front of free nations
and redeems the great promises
which we made to the world." II
would be a vitiation of such promise.'
he said, to attach reservations to tht
treaty which "whittle it down 01
weaken it as the Republican leaders
of the senate have proposed to do."
The telegram was in response tc
the following message from G. E
Hamaker of Portland, Ore., chairi.ar
of the Multonomah county Democratic
central committee:
"Primary election May 21. Please
wire whether you consider it impornnininft+p
candidates pledged
to ratify Versailles treaty without
Lodge reservations.'1
Mr. Wilson's Reply
The reply of the president follows:
"I think it imperative that the
party should at once proclaim itself
the uncompromising champion of the
nation's honor and the advocate of
everything that the United States can
do in the service of humanity that it
should therefore indorse and support
the Versailles treaty and condemn
the Lodge reservations as utterly inconsistent
with the nation's honor
and destructive of the world leadership
which it had established and
which all the free peoples of the
world, including the great powers
themselves, had shown themselves
ready to welcome.
"It is time that the party should
, proudly avow that it means to try,
without'flinching or turning at any
time away from the path for reasons
of expediency, to apply moral and
Christian principles to the problemi
of the world. It is trying to accomplish
social, political and international
reforms and is not daunted by any
of the difficulties it has to contend
with. Let us prove to our late associates
in the war that at any rate the
great majority party of the nation?
the party which expresses the true
hopes and purposes of the people of
the country?intends to keep faith
with them in peace as well as in war.
They gave their treasure, their besl
blood and everything that theji
? valued in order, not merely to beat
Germany, but to effect a settlement
and bring about arrangements of a
peace which they have now tried tc
formulate in the treaty of Versailles.
They are entitled to our sup
port in this settlement and in the arrangements
for which they hav?
striven.
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
Cumberland, Md., May 9.?Frank
Carter of New York, an actor, was
* killed early today when his automobile
was overturned near here. Cartel
had started Irom Wheeling for Philadelphia
in the hope of joining his
wife, Marilynn Miller, star of the
Ziegfield Follies, thi?? evening. In
stead she arrived here late today tc
claim his body.
ONLY EVIDENCE
INFLUENCES POST
Washington, May 8.?Denying/,
that his sympathies were with radical!
elements rounded up by the Secretary
of Labor Post declared today!
- ? nli/vm /lonnvf QtiAn I*
Ill ilCi J1U112I?; antn ucpvi WWVJVH vwwvo
> he had acted solely in accordance
with the evidence.
Mr. Post, in continuing his testimoney
before the house rules commit.
tee as to his conduct in deportation
j proceedings, said he was actuated al-|
ways by the single thought of trying!
to find out whether the accused '
aliens were guilty.
, Answering Chairman Campbell's
question whether the political con-j
r victions of aliens he had freed had j
appealed to him, Mr. Post said:
"I am utterly out of sympathy j
t with the attitude of the physical force
, \)r the psychological anarchists. For|
, 30 years I have been fighting that.;
In the deportation cases, all I have'
tried ty do was to find out whether;
the alien was guilty or not guilty." j
t _ i j- j i
in aeciumfj ueportauun cases, mi.:
Post said he had followed a proce-1
. dure assuring: a fair trial with counsel
for the accused and full oppor]
tunity to be heard. Representative
Pou, Democrat, North Carolina re!
marked that Mr. Post's rules operated i
to make deportations more difficult,
5 j but the witness replied that any
rule to protect personal liberty in'
volved exercise >of safe-guards tendJ
ing toward delay. At thi? point Mr.
5 Pou, a member of the committee,,
' said that while his views on deporta-'
5 tion were different from those of I
Mr. Post, he believed the latter in'
' making his decisions was actuated by j
' a sense of duty,
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I TO FIGHT BONUS BILL
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New York, May 9.?Nationwide
i measures in opposition to the passage
1 of a federal soldier bonus bill, were,'
: urged tonight at a mass meeting un-'
der the auspices of the City Post
club, American legion and the com-1
, mittee for aid to disabled veterans
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at whicly Senator King of Utah and
Representative Pell ofj New York
, spoke. It was voted to take steps to'
defeat the bonus plan and to demand
that adequate provision be made for
. the care of disabled ex-service men
id the dependents of the dead.
Senator King declared a small
number, representing 'Hess than 10 1
per cent of the former service men,1
. . i
are trying to terrorize the politicians .
epresentative Pell declared his opposition
to the bonus.
' CHICAGO TO HAVE
THE LARGEST HOTEL j
Chicago, May 9?Plans for the lar-j
' gest hotel in the world were made
J public today. The hotel will be in
five qnits, with the present Edgewat-|1
er Beach Hotel as one unit and will
front three city blocks on Lake Mich-'
igan and Sheridan Road. The archi
itects have planned 4,000 rooms. The
( cost is estimated at $15,000,000. ,;
A theatre, seating 2500, four hundred
kitchenettes for those who /de- J
sire to cook their own meals and one- '
sixteen story unit for bachelors are
[ features. j'
A minimum charge of $15 a day in :
one of the units is contemplated. | '
AN OLD RELIC. . j,
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W. A. Calvert, of the Washington ^
; Street furniture emporium, was not j
1 allowed to file one of the most in-!'
1 teresting relics in the city at the con
test at Abbeville Cotton Mills last
' week. The relic referred to is the',
oldest registration ticket now in',
1 existence. It was issued to Col. Pat
Roche, of Cambridge Street, in 1839.1
Col. Roche tried to vote on this old
registration certificate in the recent 1
bond election but the managers turn-''
ed him down because it had not been'
| renewed. '
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BIDS TO BE OPENED
The regular monthly meeting of
> the City Council will be held Wednes-'
! day afternoon at which time bids ;
for the new issue of pavinjr bonds!
> j will be opened. Bonds to the amount!
'of .$70,000 will be issued.
MAY DAY FES
Ai
LJClUy V^WllLCSL- i^^IH
Big Parade Saturc
and May Pole
Mill Float W
Baby Coi
Com;
The May Day Festival held Fridaj
and Saturday at the Cotton Mill was
big* success despite inclement weather
which forced the postponement ol
the athletic contests until Friday afternoon
of this week. Perhaps the
feature of the festival was the big
parade Saturday afternoon, in whict
more than 40 floats and cars were
entered. The prize float was decorated
by R .H. Brazeal, master mechanic
of the Cottcm Mill, and represented
the evolution of cotton from, the
time it entered a mill until it was
turned out a finished product.
The second prize in the parade
was the queen's float, decorated bj
Mrs. J. Foster Barnwell, represented
a huge flower basket. In this floal
the queen and her attendants rode.
The queen of the festival was Miss
Annie Mae Beasley. She was crowned
by Major J. D. Fulp at the exer
cises r naay mgnt.
The festival began Friday noor
with the baby contest. More than 55
babies were entered. In fact so manj
babies were entered that it was impossible
for the judes to examine
them all, so it was decided to hold
another contest in the near future,
when more time can be given to this
important subject. One of the judges,
Dr. J. A. Hayne, State health officer,
said that it was the finest lot
of babies that he had ever seen together
and complimented the cotton
mill nurse, Miss Sallie Gossett, and
the mothers of the community for
the showing. Miss Sallie Gossett was
in charge of the baby contest and it
was due to her indefatigable efforts
that this feature of the festival was
3uch a success.
Miss M. M. Murphy, district supervisor,
and Miss Edna Shearer, both
nurses, assisted Dr. Hayne In examining
the babies. Miss Elizabeth Ellis,
Red Cross worker, also assisted
in the contest by distributing health
literature among the mothers. The
following young ladies acted as secretaries:
Misses Glayds Brazeal, Lil
lian Grubb and Miss Margaret Seyrr.our.
Dr. C. C. Gambrell and Dr. J.
R. Power, local physicians attended
the contest. A public health picture
was shown.
Friday night the school children of
the mill school gave an entertainment
which consisted of recitations
and songs and ended with a flower
play. The building was packcd and
as many people were turned away as
were able to attend. Miss Ella Mae
Iribble, teacher at the mill school,
was in charge of the entertainment
and she is to be congratulated on the
success which attended her efforts.
Music for the entertainment and
throughout the festival' was furnished
by Hatch's Concert Band of
the Cotton Mill and the selections
rendered show that the band has
been capably managed.
Saturday morning was spent in the
decoration of cars for the parade
since rain made necessary the postponement
of the athletic contest.
The parade Saturday afternoon
was headed by J. Foster Barnwell,
general manager of the Cotton Mill,
and W. M. Langley, superintendent.
Both were garbed in green uniforms
nd high topped hats, also green.
They rode prancing horses and altogether
presented a striking appearance.
Then followed the floats. And
last of all came boys on decorated
bicycles. Too much praise cannot be
piven to those responsible for the suent?cc
r*-f* fVio nornr^o
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock
the Cotton Mill baseball team and the
TIVAL !
r COHON MILL!
i
doI Entertainment-? |
lay-Baseball Game
i Dance-Cotton
ins First Prize
i
itest to Be
pleted
^ Ware Shoals team met in a league
3 game. It was a hard fought battle
from beginning fc) end and was won
" ki? WT n va QU/\n1e< ^7 4-/\ A rtfl U a
KJJ TTOIC UUl/CllO I ^ IU **, V?lllClI(y UC"
' cause the local team showed lack of
practice in fielding and throwing.,
Milam and Eubanks, of Abbeville,
and Hawthorne and Rhame for Ware _
1 Shoals were the batteries. Both pitch.
ers hurled excellent ball. i
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; The festival ended Saturday night
j with a minstrel show and May Pole
dance, the latter under the direction
>f Mrs. James Shelley. TTie minstrel
show was given by the boy scouts. |
The display of canned goods, rel- ^1
f ics, fancy and plain cooking, fancy
[ work of all kind, cut and potted
; plants, quilts, war souvenirs, etc.,1
j should receive honorable mention,
ij One of the best floats in the pa-1.
. rade and which called forth many .
. compliments from bystanders on the
Square was the nurse's float. Riding
t in the float was Mrs. Grant and Baby .
; Hamby. Mrs. Grant has been an inP
valid for 25 years and has only got-1 (
. ten about in a chair, in which she sat j
. in the float. Miss Edna Shearer, Miss
[ Gossett, of Greenville; Miss Sallie
Gossett, Community Nurse were the (
, other occupants of the float.
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WEATHER FORECAST I
'? FOR THE WEEK
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'i Washington, May 9?Weather pre'
dictions for the week beginning Mon-'
1 day are:
Midrflp Atlantic states;
1 Generally fair indicated with near-1
' ly normal temperatures, probably
1 slightly above second half of the ]
1 week, over interior districts. j (
I South Atlantic and Bast Gulf Stta- <
es: ,}
1 Fair early in the week, occasional
showers after Tuesday; nearly nor- j
' mal temperatures. 1 |
, MISS ELLIS WILL
TALK TO CLUB MEMBERS '
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j At the meetings Thursday at Midway
and Friday at Antreville of the 1
Home Demonstration ^Clubs Miss ^
Elizabeth Ellis, of the Abbeville '
chapter, American Red Cross, will
make addresses. The subject of her
' k 1
, talks wlil be concerning the peace
undertakings of the Red Cross.
At the meeting at Midway the sub
ject tor discussion among the club
numbers will be, "Feeding of Young
Children." At Antrevillfc a display
jpf kitchen conveniences will be made.
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REAL ESTATE SALES. j
Albert Henry, D. H. Hill and othj
ers have sold the residence next to
the Press and Banner office to James
M. Cox for $6250. They recently pui:^
chased this place from Fred Hill at
$5000. Mr. Hill purchased it about
a year ago for $3100.
D. H. Hill, J. M. Nickles and W. A.
Calvert have sold a Dortion of the
1 Klugh property recently purchased
by them to G. T. Tate. The figures ^
j were not given us, but the sale was
i at a profit.
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MOTHERS DAY i?
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j Mother's Day was very generally a
observed in Abbeville in the churches \
Many white and red rose buds being
'worn. In the Methodist church the 1
| chancel was decorated with a love-j?
I 1r\-f i*Aeac orirl r% koel'af rv? ! 1
( i j ? ui itu i uoco tuiu c\ uaoivtt vi | *
white roses. The basket was draped ; a
( with maline which added to its beau-|i
I i | r
ty.
! Rosebuds were pinned on every-| t
body who attended service bv Mrs. jl
. Frank Nickles and Mrs. Fred Cason. >
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SYNOD TAKES REST |
OVER SABBATH DAY
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Gastonia, N. C., May 9.?Unable
to adjourn today on account of the (
mass of important business matters
demanding attention, the A. R. P.1
Synod took recess this afternoon until
Monday morning at 'J:30 o'clock.]J
Members of the Synod say that
'his has been one of the most important
meetings ever held in the . hisr\f
+Vio Tlio V>?tr mattor
that will come up Monday will be the
disposition of the orphanage proposition.
All of Saturday afternoon was devoted
to the consideration of the report
of the orphanage committee.1 v
The orginal report favored the Lin- c
wood proposition to the exclusion of (
all others, provided that $75,000 r
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was raised in the surrounding com- \
munity and the cities of Gastonia,1}
Kings Mountain and Bessemer City, 'fr
But the following was adopted: "That e
we learn with pleasure of the propo-'j
silicn from your committee of the c
eastern .section of the church for the t
establishment of an orphanage and j
that synod now appoint a committee t
of ten men to prosecute this matter c
at once with power to act," This p
committee will be named at the Mon-( r
day morning meeting. j v
NAMES LEFT OUT. I s
k !
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The following names of Abbeville *1
merchants who contributed prizes to a
the May Day Festival were inadvert- g
ently left out of the published list in ^
riday's paper, the mistake being
made in the original compilation and r
ie management of the festival wish-. s
es to anoloerize to the merchants for ^
r . " id
the omission:
Ramey & Gilliam $5.00 Hat ^
American Woolen Mill __ $2.50 cash *
County Savings Bank __ $5.00 Sav-!v
ings Account.
Mrs. J. S. Cochran $0 Silk Hose 3
A. M. Hill Co. Candy, $3.00!?
G. W. Godfrey $5.00 cash a
B. T. Cochran __ 5 yds voile, $3.50^'
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RETURN FROM REUNION
R. M. Haddon and T. C. Seal, of^f
Abbeville, H. M. Gordon and L. B.jc
Ramey of the county, and A. R. Ellis( p
>f Due West, have returned from the( $
3tate Reunion, Confederate Veter n
ins, at Sumter. 0
Mr. Haddon in telling of the reun- f
on said that the Sumter people (
;reated the old soldiers royally, tak-; t]
ig the veterans into their homes; n
I
ind entertaining them with real' n
outhern hospitality. He said tha I ^
he barbecue given to the soldiers , j,
vas one of th$/ biggest spreads he|a
lad ever seen, the table on which the: ~
I a
Darbecue was served, being as long 0
is the Square in this city. n
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VIR. McKINNON IN ABBEVILLE. z.
Rev. J. F. McKinnon, formerly
lastor of Long Cane Church, is in
Abbeville for several days stay. He'
preached for his old congregation' t<
Sunday morning, and in the Presby ! I]
;erian Church in the city Sunday tl
light. | tl
Mr. McKinnon is at present the(ri
jastor of the Presbyterian church at 2
lnlflnnH Fla. Fnr some vears he ^
las been teaching as well as preach-'
ng but he has lately given up this H
vork for the reason that Tie found it T
:cnfiicted with his pastoral work. | p
His friends and the members of vv
lis old church are glad to see him
ooking so well.
/ISITORS FROM PHILADELPHIA
|Q|
Mrs. William RafFensberger and
ion. James, of Philadelphia, are tha ^
quests of Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Ed I?vards,
arriving Sunday to spend a 01
veek here.
Mrs. RafFensberger met Gibson 2
Hdwards while he was in the service^
ind stationed in Philadelphia and
ike so many kind women daring the
var invited him to her home and
nade life mow agreeable for him.1
rhey became good friends and it was
;hrou^h Gibson that Mrs. RaffensDerger
was invited to come to Abbeville.
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CITY OF MEXICO
OFFICIALLY FALLS
AMERICAN EMBASSY WIRES
STATE DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATION
BY REBELS?TAMPICO
IS ALSO "CAPTURED"?
FOREIGNERS TO BE PROTECT
ED
Washington, May 0.?Coincident
vith confirmation tonight in- official
lispatches of the capture of Mexico
!Mty by evolutionists the navy de>artment
announced that the destroy:r
flotilla had been ordered from
?ey West to Tampico, also in rebel
lands. No disorder was reported
(ither in Mexico City or Tampico and
n both places assurances were given
>f protection to loreigners. The emtassy
message made no mention of
'resident Carranza. Other reports to
he department said he had left the
apital with a group of adherants,
resumably for Vera Cruz, but gave
10 information as to his present'
thereabouts.
While all reports agreed that the
eizure of the capital and Tampico
without opposition and that order
tad been maintained and presence
,t Tampico of at least one Mexican
:unboat, it was said tonight, might
iave prompted the sending of delestroyers
to that point. No official
eason for'their movement was asigned
either by the navy or the state
anai^YViflnf A +A nfn+A
i/ij tuc oiaic
epartment's advices. General Orozco
"arranza commander at Tampico,
ook refuge on the gunboat Jalisco
/hen the rebels' entered the city.
State department reports and mesages
to rebel agents here told of the
ccupation of several towns, prompt
ssarances being given by the 'revoitionists
in several cases, that proection
would be given Americans
nd other foreigners.
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Washington, May 9.?Official con- ,
irmation of the occupation of Mexio
City by rebel forces at noon on
'riday, May 7, was received today by
tie state department from the Alerican
embassy. There was no disrder
and no foreigners were interr
ered with, the message said.
"Communication was reopened with
tie American embassy and the inforlation
received up to 7 o'clock toight
indicated there had been no
isorder in connection with the takig
over of the city nor was there
nything of disquieting nature rearding
the safety of Americans or
ther foreigners," the state departlent's
announcement said. No refernce
was made to President Carrana.
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FIRE DAMAGES TRESTLE
Greenville, May 9.?Fire this afsrnoon
damaged the wood work on
ma ilnrn tt'c f ATTOf
lie ouutuciu lannaj o ucomc v?w
ie Catawba river to such an extent
tiat traffic over the main line of the
Dad will be suspended for at least
4 hours, officials of the road here
;ated tonight. Trains tonight and
morrow will be detourea via KOCK
[ill and Columbia to Spartanburg,
'he fire was caused by coals droping
from a passing locomotive it
as stated.
MAY DELAY CONFERENCE
London, May 9.?If Germany reuests
a postponement of the conjrence
with allied representatives at
pa May 23, it probably will be
ranted it was learned at the foreign
ffice Saturday.
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COTTON MARKET.
Spot 43.00
May .. 40.10
July 38.15
Oct. 35.90
Dec. 34.40
Jan. 34.00
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