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KREMER10 OPEN
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CUMMINGS WILL PRESIDE?
GEORGIA CONTEST "IS ONLY
ONE FILED FOR CONSIDERATION?MAY
GO TO COMMITTEE
FOR DECISION
Washington, May 2">.?J._ Bruce
Kremer, of Montana, vice-chairman
of the Democratic national committee.
will call the Democratic national
convention to order when it
meets in San Francisco June 28.
Mr. Kremer was selected, the national
committee announced tonight,
because Chairman Cummings
has been designated to act as temporary
chairman of the convention
and because it was thought fitting
that a Western man should open
the first convention of the party to
be held west of the Rocky mountains.
Both Chairman Cummings and
Vice Chairman Kremer will leave
for San Francisco next week to attend
the meeting of the committee
on arrangements, which, it was an
nounced will begin informal ses
sioms about June 10.
Progress Reported
A: headquarters of the national
committee it was said today that re-.
port? from George F. Mara, assistant
to Chairman Cummings. sent
to San Francisco several months
ago. indicated all arrangements
would be completed by the time tho
first, delegates arrive.
Only one contest, that from
.r.a, between the delegation
pledged to Attorney General Palm-.
er :tnd the delegates selected by
the followers oY Senator Hoke
Smith and Thomas E. Watson, has
thus far been filed with the national
committee. This contest, it
was said, will be heard first by the
national committee and probably
will be carried to the credentials
committee of the convention for
final decision.
BRAZIL SEEKS OPENING
f:. Louis, May 25.?The SouthDQctomPN
wpre {riven an elegant
reception here. G. Cramer, chairman
of the foreign trade board of
the Chamber of Commerce stated
that Northern ports thrive at the
expense of South Atlantic and Gulf !
ports. This also throttled business
to a great extent, causing an enormous
loss of time and money to
business. The Chamber of Commerce
can be counted on the sup
port the project and he would recommend
the use of South Atlantic
ports to St. Louis exporters and
importers.
HONEST SWEAT HAS
NO BUSINESS HERE
Pans, May 23.?Glue is used to
hold in place the filmy chiffon bodices
that are all the rage hert.
Even jeweled shoulder straps are
considered too heavy to rabteri the
clouds of tulle which are an indis
p^nsiDie pair 01 inu *; < ing
gowns.
ATTEND FUNERAL.
Among out-of-town people who
attended the funeral of Mr. T. Kuhcrt
Furman here Tuesday were Mrs.
Maizie Neill, of Batesville, "Ark., Albert
A. Miller, Atlanta; Miss Eula
Furman, Franklinton, N. C.; B.
Cheatham, Nashville, Tenn.; J. A.
Douglas, Monroe, N. C.; Mrs. Algernon
S. Simmons and Mrs. Brown, of
i. P ?
Hiioenun, vjra.
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HOME AGAIN.
Mrs. M. E. Hollingsworth is exported
home this week after an extended
visit to her children in North
Carolina, Atlanta and Bishopville. ,
SECURE FEDERAL AID
FOR THE HIGHWA1
From Abbeville To Anderson Coun
Line at Honea Path?County's
Quota $55,000
J. S. Stark, chairman of thi
County Highway Commission, \S
A. Stevenson, county supervisor, J
A. Gilliam, members of the High
way Commission and County Clerl
J. L. Perrin went to Columbia Mot:
day to make arrangements to ire
Federal aid for the road from Mc
Cormick County line to the Ander
son County line at Honea Path
This county's quota is 000.
The trip was successfu
and work will bejrin oi
the road at an early date
The section from Abbeville to Du<
West will first be built and thei
the the section from Due Wes
through Donalds to the Andersoi
County line at Honea Path. Tlx
last section of the road to be buil
will be from Abbeville to Clat
worthy's Crossroads.
PPESL. YTERIANS OF
SOUTH ADOPT PLAN
FOR CHURCH UNIOIN
Cha lotte, N. C., May 24.?Tin
plan of union proposed by the join
committee on closer relations of th<
assemblies of the Southern am
Northern Presbyterian churche;
was adopted without a dissenting
voice af the session of the southerr
assembly here today. This issu<
was presented by the moderator a'
the opening of the niwning sessioi
as unfinished business and when h<
called for debate none developet
and the question was passed witl
unanimity.
The Northern Assembly has nol
acted upon the pian of union pro
posed, but will take some action or
it at the assembly meetings ir
Philadelphia now being held.
Friends of organic union of th(
two bodies insist chat that the plar
unanimously adopted by the assenv
bly this morning is decisively vie
torious for them, while those op
posing organic union are equallj
insitenl that the plan * proposec
means no more than a mere federa
tion, that relations between th<
bodies will be closer, but that th<
mergence of the two bodies into i
single denomination will not hav<
been brought about.
WALTER E. DUNCAN MAY
BE IN RACE FOR LIEUT. GOV
Columbia, May 2_.?Walter E
Duncan, well known newspapei
man and formerly secretary t<
Governor Manning, will probabl]
be in the race for lieutenant gov
ernor this summer. Mr. Duncan':
name was first mentioned durinj
me ucmutiaui, wiiivu?v
hei'e this week, and when askec
about the matter he stated todaj
that he had been approached b?
friends, but had not definitely de
cided what he would do.
Mr. Duncan is a proprietor of th<
Aiken Standard and is also associa
ted editor of the Columbia Record
He has been identified with th<
journalistic and political interests
r aL- ?AWA trAave *
OI trie siaie iui dumc m
service for Governor Manning wa
during the last term of that execu
tive.
There are so far three definite
announcements for the office o
lieutenant governor, Octavus Cohei
of Charleston; Wilson G. Harvey
of Charleston and Capt. Osca
Mauldin, of Greenville.
JOHN PERRIN APPOINTED
J. L. Perrin, Jr., has been appoini
ed Court Stenographer for the se\
enth circuit, the appointment bein
made bv Judge Sease. Mr. Perri
succceds his cousin, the late Carlisl
Perrin.
The friends of Mr. Perrin in Al
beville will be pleased to know of h:
mnointment. He formerly held a sin
ilar position in this circuit which h
resigned sometime ago. During h
term of office here he proved to be
most efficient stenograpner, one c
the best who ever served In that a
pacity in this circuit.
'THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
fi SPENT IN CAMPAIGN
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1
" 1 Evidence in Senate Investigating
Committee Hearing that Lowden
rlas Already Used Vast Sum
With Others Vet to Report
e<
Washington, Mav 24.?Evidence
i
' that $404,984.78 had been spent in
" I behalf of Governor Lowden, Repuo*
J lican, Illinois, marked the opening
"today of the senate's investigation
* into pre-convention campaign expenditures.
Frank H. Hitchcock,
former postmaster generai, who ap'
pea red as the Representative of
General Wood threw but little
' light on the general's campaign ex1
penses and Senator Harding's man
ager was not heard today. He will
3 be examined later as will a number
1 of Wood managers, including Col.
1 William Cooper Proctor, of Cin
1 einnati. A. A. Sprague of Chicago,
1 Horace C. Stebbins of New York
^ and John H. Price of Cleveland.
L. L. Emerson, secretary of state
for Illinois, was th? spokesman for
Governor Lowden. He was armed
with records and cancelled checks
and gave figures, names, dates and
1 localities. Of the total spent for
Governor Lowden, he said $379,a
175.78 was contributed by the governor
himself. Friends gave $35,|
825, he testified, before collections
were stopped on orders from Mr.
5
Lowden.
r
No Different States
4 Detailing expenditures Mr. Emerj.
son testified that a total of $156,243
was sent into different states,
, the Michigan primary campaign
j with 039,141 taking the most. The
x Lowden committee, he said, had
sent $38,000 into Missouri. Senator
l Reed, Democrat, of that state,
questioned him at some length to
, determine the method of its use
! since there was no primary election.
"Getting out the Lowden sentiment
was the purpose", Mr. Emersaid,
adding that it had been successful
because the delegates would
support the governor's candidacy.
; "Cost but $1,000 a delegate for
, Missouri's oG," commented Senator
Reed.
? E. H. Moore, who testified to
> contributions of about $22,000 to
i the campaign for Governor Cox,
? Democrat, Ohio, made the charge
of heavy expenditure in the Republican
primary contest in Ohio
and provoked a hot partisan strife.
Mr. Moore told the committee
that Colonel Proctor, of Cincinnati,
* was "the angel" of General Wood's
r campaign in Ohio. He testified to
) extensive newspaper advertising in
^ithe primary first and at one point
"iwas interrupted by Senator Spen;
cer, Republican, Missouri, who said
' | the witness was making charges and
1 and demanded names.
"I know a chicken hawk from a
J ,
! hand saw," Mr. Moore retorted.
Col. John H. Price, who ran the
Wood campaign, he will tell what
1 the Harding men .spent. Ask Harry
r* i
"' M. Daughtery, Harding's nuimirer.
and he will tell you what the V\> >.!
men spent.
31 "Call John T. King, who started
' | in as manager of General Wood's
campaign if you want to know
s 1
I about the story of the underwriting
j of the Wood campaign. I take it
that this is a real Investigation and
I not a one side show. I personally
know of one man yho put up $50,1
: 000 for Wood. If King won't tell
' vou I'll give you the name."
r Dr. Randolnh J. Hersey, of
j Wheeling, appearing for Senator
Sutherland. Republican, West Virginia,
dealt at some length with the
t- Wood campaign in that *tutc, Jer
claiing that it had been "like a
g circus with its gross publicity."
n Senator Sutherland, he said, had
e spent about $3,500 in his campagn.
Senator Poindexter Second
)- Senator Poindexter. Republican,
is Washington, with $7.">,000 was seci
ond to Governor Lowden in size of
!
10 L'xpuiiuiiu I f tH. UIcUitV ucvcni|;i;vi
is Senator John.son, Republican of
a California, with $18,13$, was third.
>f The largest contributor to the
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ADVANCE URGED I EA5
IN FREIGHT RATES
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j B.ilion Dollars Additional Revenue V/h<
/
i Needed?President of Baltimore (
and Ohio Railway Makes
Statement.
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Washington, May 25.?Belief that v.vn
j advances in freight rates to provide to l
the more than .$1,000,000,000 addi- ~ap
' tionul revenue asked by the nation's May
railroads would not increase me cost Is
of living was expressed by spokes- -o-.v;
men for the carriers in opening: their t
case today before the interstate com- ' c.;i
merce commission. u-ld
"Nothing that I know of,'' said D
iJaniel Willard, president of the Bal- ? tl;
timore and Ohio, "would reduce the Con
cost of living so much as the prompt :r.ori
and speedy transportation of goods." .'.n
He added that the revenue asked as beei
necessary to provide the G per cent. ?.:d
return guaranteed by the government a-'e
in the transportation act would en- Ji
able the carriers to provide sufficient lor
equipment to move commodities now ?>. 1
unable to reach markets. Iieljl
Frederick Strauss of New York, "u^v
also appearing for the railroads, de- :l 'a
dared that a 50 or 60 per cent, in- uolr
crease in freight rates would have ^*ou
no appreciable effect on the present cr
movement to bring down living costs ^ar<
Questioning of Howard Elliott of e!1 v
the general rate committee of the As- a-so
sociation of Railway Executives, who 1,1?
1 resented introductory testimony for (on
the carriers as a whole, developed v
that the additional $1,000,000,000 ?>
requested is not regarded by the rail- will
roads as covering wage increases es- ;ore
limated at more than $1,000,000,000 tile
annually, included in demands pre- Oldc
.seated to ine rauroau larjur utmru.
Mr. Willard made the initial pre- ^'on
sc-ntation of testimony for the East- for
orn group of railroads, who are ask- *'!bl
ing an increase of 30.4 per cent, in t hai
rates, to produce about -550,000,000 erea
added revenue. Tl
Mr. Strauss contended for higher "L L
:-a:es as necessary to bolster up the v '"
weakened market for railway securi- ~,rcc
ties. Unless the carriers can compete 1 lls
with other industries as a profitable
investment, government ownership !s or
the only alternative to keep the trans- ?ues
portation system of the country going c'(,rni
Opposition to any rate increases
was expressed by S. H. Cowan, repre- "onl
senting the Texas Cattle Growers' ^e(*'
as.;ociatic:i. (.'attlemen are against llon
any increase in rates for profit's, he ^
declared, adding that if the roads *
could not support themselves it was
their own misfortune. Lne
~ ,. eral
Cross examination o't me carriers
witnesses was conducted at length by ,
representatives of the shippers. Mr. .
Willard, in reply to questions, said
there now were some 10,000 more
men employed by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad than before federal
control, but explained that iTiis was
mainly due to the change from piece u
basis work in the shoos to the day
fient
system.
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ATTENDING THE FURNITURE Hbb
DEALERS ASSOCIATION 'iua'
Uni<
u?i fnm
v. us. i at ivuLiic Laiiuu uss us m cu*
. . <iay morning long enougn to say
lhat he believed the Furniture Deal- mad
er.s who have been meeting in fitte
Greenwood this week, are operating and
under the charter of the old Liquor i'1 e
Dealers Association. He was glad to
report, he said, that his old friend, VI
Col. Calvert had gotten Home, but
he feared that Corp. Kerr "had fol!g
wed'em off somewhere.** ?acl
Col. Calvert and Corp. Kerr have V!''e
been m attendance on the meetings
ol* the association and Have T>ecn tell',ing
the people down in Greenwood ^'ia
how they sell furniture in seven P<M"
counties, and at lower prices than are *,Ve:
charged by other dealers. We as- *"ls
sume that the Corp. has not finished ;l r-:
telling about his large business and
that this accounts for his raliure to ATI
, return with Col. Calvert.
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VISITORS F ROM WARE SHOALS, pani
pect
[! Mrs. E. A. Cobb, and daughter, exte
:;Ella, Mrs. Charlie Loke.v and Miss E. I
, j Margaret Lokey, of Ware Shoals, is a
11 were the guests of Mrs. John T. le ge
.j Cheatham on Ellis Avenue, from nive
F riday until Monday. ' this
5TISTS TURNING f
TOWARD GREENVILLE V
I
;re from June 28 to July 10 the
Ireat Summer Conventions and
Conferences Will be Held
iie Baptists of South Carolina
l more than two thuosand strong S
he Diamond Jubilee Southern
list Convention at Washington
12-18. More than 160,000 Bap
cli ~ liLMV lUHIiJlg L J i L 11 UlUUgllld
irci Greenville, where from June
0 July 10 the great summer conions
ami conferences are to be
I,
uring the week of June 26 to July
ie Baptist State Sunday School
vention will draw delegates from a
tl
e than a thousand Sunday schools
unusually strong progfam has '
1 prepared for this Convention,
the Sunday schools and churches c
C;
now appointing their delegates,
ily 1, 3 and 4 are the dates set J
tiie '1 wenty-fourth Annual State
f. P. U. Convention, n?so to be
in Greenville, and June Z9 to.'
5 will witness the assembling of
rge number of girls and young ^
icn under the ausprces of the
I g *
ng Woman's Auxiliary of the
nan's Missionary Union of South
)lina. The girls and young womrho
attend this conference will
have the opportunity of attend-, '
the sessions of the Sunday School ^
mention and the B. Y. P. U. Conii
ion.
si
uring the week .July 4-10, there >(
be the W. M. U. Summer Connce,
the Pastors' Bible Institute, < .
Rural Church Conference, the
sr Boys' Conference, the MothConference,
the Story Tellers'
ference, the Summer Normal r:
Sunday School Teaciiers, the i
ical Chautauqua, the Popular
jtauqua, and many social and re- i
tional features.
lie entire program, including all L
he conventions and conferences, (.!
be presented in the buildings of n
rnville Woman's College and the
t Baptist Church, of Greenville, h
the dormitories of Greenville !c
nans College will house the p
ts. Those not able to secure ac- cl
modations in the Romans Col- i
will be provided for in near by si
erf, hotels and boarding houses, t:
need fares have been applied for t<
i all points in South Carolina. fi
ev. Thos. J. Watts, of Columbia, n
"., is General Secretary of the si
tlay School Convention and of
Summer Assembly, and has gen- u
charge of t all the arrangements
the conferences and features of I<
great summer gathering of Bapa
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V OFFICE FOR 1 n
WESTERN UNION ! U
IN ABBEVILLE
? e
*. G. Sale, district superinten- c
: Western Union, with head- I
iters in Richmond, Va., was in !<
eville this week to secure new w
rters for the local Western t:
)n office. He rented the room
lerly occupied by the Eureka s
ber shop. The change will bo f
e June 1. The new office will be
:d up in an up-co-date manner * '
will be made more convenient
very way for the public.
SITORS FROM CALIFORNIA u
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I
r. and Mrs. Harvey P. Gay, of o
amento, Cal., arrived in AbbeMonday
night to visit Mr. Gay's '
r, .Mrs. .Jas. S. Cochran. They ..
Icive some time this week for h
rlottc, N. C., where they will n
id several weeks visiting- rela- e
Mrs. Gay is a Californian and v.
is her first trip east. Mr. Gay is 11
siive of North Carolina. I w
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fENDlNG THE CELEBRATION. :i
rs. M. B. McCutcheofi, accom- ?
ed by her four children are exed
in Abbeville this week for an
nded visit to Judge ana Mrs. M.
Collingsworth. Mrs. McCutcheon
I
graduate of the Due West Cotand
will attend the Sixtieth An-,
rsary celebration to be held there
week. g.
50UTH ATLANTIC
PORTS FAVORED
HIPPING BOARD GIVES ASSURANCE
THAT FULL SER
v iv.L or, utrtnutu urON?BRAZIL
IS SEEKING
OPENING IN THE SOUTH.
Cincinnati, May 2;i.?The Chami'i
of Commerce here today re
L'ived a letter from W. F. Taylor
ssistant director of operations of
lie United States Shipping Board,
dvising the local organization that
icre would positively be no cururtailment
in service or the alloation
of vessels of the shipping
oavd to be operated from South
Atlantic ports.
The letter answered the definite
nd forceful demands of the larger
:entral States cities' shippers setIng
forth their intention to prefer
oulh Atlantic and Gulf ports intead
of New York and Baltimore
nd Philadelphia in foreign trade
nd insisting on proper considera-.
ion and adequate service from the
orts mentioned. Definite assignlent
or ships and like naming of
oreign trade routes was included
i the demands answered by As
i.stant Director Taylor. These were
ssured.
UGAR BROKERS
FACING iNQUIRY
New York, May25.?The governiL-nt
will seek to obtain fair distribuon
of the country's sugar supply
trough a sweeping investigation of
agar brokers who ignore conditions
i their federal licenses, Arnim W.
iley, special assistant to Attorney
oneral Palmer, announced here toight.
The announcement followed closer
upon testimony before the joint
gislative committee investigating
rofiteering, of Herbert Hoover, who
iiarged the government with responbility
for the present iiign price of
agar because of its failure to aulorize
the sugr.:- civilization board
j purchase the Cuban crop fast year
or 6 1-2 cents a pound and upon anouncement
that the price of refined
Ligar had been increased to 22 1-2
ents?an advance of three cents
ithin a week.
The investigation, headed by ilr.
liley, will begin tomorrow when he
ill preside at what he described as
"series of informal meetings" with
firee representatives of the sugar
len appointed by their colleagues
ist week in Washington.
Tlu- employment of "economic patnt
medicines" as a cure for the high
oit of living was attacked by Mr.
fcover in his testimony before the
:gislative committee. He said what
;as required was a definite coordinaion
of policies of readjustment and
policy of seeking a remedy through
t inlying conditions under the surace
of things.
ERIOUS ILLNESS
OF DR. DARLINGTON
We understand that Dr. Robertson
:as called from Charlotte to Wash:gton,
D. C., on account of the serius
illness of Dr. J. J. Darlington,
ho has been ill for some days. His
;ess was announced in the Bap
..-i Convention at Washington by
is pastor. It will be a matter of
luch concern on the part of our readrs.
and tidings from his sick bed
ill be awaited with much interest,
t is doubtful whether Dr Robertson
rill be able to deliver the sermon beore
the Seminary next Sabbath
ight.?A. R. Presbyterian.
COTTON MARKET.
Spot 43.00
July 33.14
Oct. 35.34
Dec 34.29 f
Jan. 33.70
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