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COXANO WILSON f
stand ram
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ?
FINDS GOVERNOR COX, DEM- (
OCRATIC NOMINEE, IN FUlilJj
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SYMPATHY WITH WILSON'S^'
IDEAS. COMPLETE ACCORD !
ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND j
OTHER PARTY POLICIES. 1
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Washington, July 18^?Complete i
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? agreement on the league of nations,
question and unity in their party's j
cause was declared today by President
Wilson and Governor Cox, of t
Ohio, Democratic party presidential
candidate, after a conference
at the White House.
Meeting for the first time since
the San Francisco convention the 15
president and the governor together
with Franklin D. Roosevelt, the j
vice presidential nominee, spent an ^
hour on the south porch of the exe- {
cutive mansion discussing the
league and other campaign issues.
All three afterwards issued formal
statements voicing solidarity of1 c
purpose. None made any reference j
to recently published reports that j ^
the chief executive and the presi- ?
dential candidate were "far apart"!
orf' the league issue. . - I
Nation Also United
The president declared that he and i
Governor Cox were 'absolutely at1
one with regard to the one great is- 'v
sue of the league of nations' and
that, the nominee "is ready to be \
the champion of the honor of the r
nation and the secure peace of- the.'a
world. The party's choice, the president
added, "will have the vigor-;
ous support of an absolutely united
party and I am confident also of t.
an absolute united nation."
Governor Cox declared in his
statement that he and Mr. Wilson 1,
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were "agreed as to the meaning and c
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sufficiency of the party platform
and the duty of the party in the!
face of threatened bad faith to the'
world in the name of America." He |
declared that he would give all his ' j
strength to the promises made by j
President Wilson to those who sac- s
rificed in the great war. L
The conference on the White }
House portico held at 10:30 this ' ^
morning was said by Governor Cox t
to have been devoted principally to j
discussion of the league of nations.; c
The statement issued by the r
dent follows:
World Already Knew
The interviews were in every re-,
spect most satisfactory and gratify-;
ing. I found I indeed already knew I
and what Governor Cox has let the 1
whole world know in his speeches, ?
that he and I were absolutely at one. i
with regard to the great issue of the j s
leagut of actions and that he is ! t
ready to be the champion in every, t
respect of the honor of the nation ! ?
and the secure peace of the world. 1
Governor Cox will have the vigor- ?
ous support of an absolutely united j
party and I am confident also of an c
absolutely united nation."
Governor Cox's statement said: L
"From' every viewpoint the a
meeting was delightful. The presi-'s
dent was at his best recalling any'r
innnirir infft l'r
UCWta anu mailing ui\junj ? > -Jbearing
upon the political situation !jj
and elivened the conference with a
humorous anecdote now and then's
in old time characteristic way. Wei
are agreed as to the meaning and't;
n suffiicency of the Democratic plat- 'v
form and the duty of the party in'(
the face threatened faith to the !?<
world in the name of America. His v
thought is still of the war and the
pledges we gave to those who sacri- f
ficed. One easily sees that as the '
leader of the nation who asked for v
our resources upon a very distinct's
undertaking and obligation, he is ~
resolved that the faith shall be kept.!
To this thought and life are dedi- a
cated. What he promises I shall, if |
elected, endeavor with all my t
strength to give." p
Mr. Roosevelt's statement said: s
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THE FARMERS TO
MEET TUESDAY
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\t 10:30 o'clock in Court House To
Elect Township Officers and Appoint
Committees
Miss Lois C. Ervin, field secretary
of the American Cotton Association
wishes all the farmers of
ABBEVILLE TOWNSHIP to meet
n the Court House at 10:30 Tuesiay
morning July 20, for the purpose
of electing township officers
md appointing committees. This organization
is necessary in order that
:he Abbeville township farmers may
>e represented in the big meeting
>f the farmers from all the townships
of the county which immeliately
follows. The hour for the
>ig meeting is 11:30.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION MEETS
AUGUST* 8TH
The Abbeville County Sunday
school Association will hold its
innual Convention at Shiloh
Methodist * Church on Sunday,
Vueust 8th, and the Sunday Schools
>f all denominations in our County
ire invited to send delegates.
A strong program dealing with
ill departments of modern Sunday
Jchool work, has been prepared. I
-.eon C. Palmer, the newly elected j
Jeneral Superintendent of the!
louth Carolina Sunday School Asso-I
iation, is expected to attend thi?!
onvention, together with Miss|
3ora Holland, Children's Division j
>f the Association.
In order that no Sunday School
worker may be deprived of the
irivilege of attending this Convenion,
no limit will be set on the
lumber of delegates who may atend
'from any Sunday School. All
nil be welcome.
Information regarding the conention
may be secured from Couny
President, Mr. J. It. McGee, of j
>ue West, or from General Super-j,
ntendent, Leon C. Palmer, 714!
illen & Law Building, Spartanburg!
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NO PROTEST. .
Col. Lawrence Parker who is mov-1
I
ng away from Wardlaw street as
ast as he can, was on Greenville
street Saturday looking after the
;ide walk to be put down in front of
lis lot. The two trees in front of
he house were cut down :n the in-j
erest of the street paving brand of (
>rogress. The Colonel, not being ac- ,
:ustomed to aristocratic shade made
:o protest. . j.
BACK FROM ATLANTIC CITY
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Mr. Albert Rosenberg returned
rriday from a delightful visit to At-,
antic City where he enjoyecr looking
it the ocean and the newest models
% I j
n bathing suits. Mr. Rosenberg !
itates that the summer visitors to |;
he resort are even more numerous '
ban he has ever before seen them
md that everybody seems bent on'
laving a good time.
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"I wish that every Ahierican \
ould have been a silent witness to'jj
he meeting between those two Jj
Teat men. Their splendid accord, t
nd their high purposes are an in-'c
piration. I need only add that my'<
egret in leaving my post under
'resident Wilson is softened by the M
nowledge that my new commander !j
i chief will be his wholly . worthy jj
uccessor." ,1
In a talk with newspaper men in (
he White House offices, after his j i
isit with the president, Governor j(
Jox said Mr. Wilson had promised U
'to help in the campaign in every
/ay that he could" but that he had ?
:ot indicated details of his plans
or assistance.
Asked how he found the president,
irhom he saw for the first time
ince the executive's illness, Gover- 1
or Cox replied i (
"In splendid condition in mostjl
greeable shape." 1
Governor Cox refused any de- <
ails of his conversation which Ihe Js
resident, saying that he regarded i
uch a course improper. <
SERIOUS WRECK ON I
SOUTHERN BARELY AVERTED
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Engineer Poore Ha? Doubts for Few: H
Seconds of Ever Seeing The
Missus Again.
What undoubtedly would have resulted
in a serious wreck to the "Mid a
Day Flyer" of the Hodges-Abbeville d
branch of the Southern railroad hing- 0
ed on which way a tall poplar tree r
tree fell one day last wees.
The Flyer had made the morning h
trip to Hodges as usual but while it 0
was waiting on the Columbia train to e
fetch The State and News and Cour- e
iers back to the city, to say nothing
of the big crowd of summer visitors *
that daily flock to Abbeville this see-jn
son of the year, a long, slick, slen-j r
der poplar sapling with a diameter j a
of about 18 inches was blown across 3
the track near Hodges and within j n
ten foot of a small trestle over a rav-J *
ine. From the direction of Hodges it t
was not possible .for the engineer to |
see the tree until within twenty feet.s
of it as the place where tne poplar,71
fell is just out of a right hand,'u
curve. ja
Engineer Poore was seated com- t:
fortably in his cab dreaming of the
good dinner the "Missus" had wait-!r
ing for him on his arrival at the ter-|
minus and of the nice cooling ride1
he was going to take in the Auburn,
Beauty after his siesta, wnen sud- n
denly his fireman shouted to him that u
there was a tree across the track. ^
By leaning far ouc the cab window, g
the veteran engineer could see what'g
looked to him like one of the giant ^
redwoods of the California forests ^
through which he could drive his;
entire train without scraping off anyiC(
splinters. He showered on all the ^
Kvalrac Via J ?? I
i/ianco nc tvum iinu tu itxy nanus onj |j
and then pulled on the reverse with j jg
all his might and main. But the Fly-.V(
er was making too much speed to(t(
stop within the twenty feet that ex-:^
isted between it and the poplar. ' 0Capt.
Brown Syfan 6ays the show-J
ering on of brakes so suddenly caus^
ed him to lose his equilibrium as jj,
well as his dignity as a Southern1' jr
conductor and he was in no position g
to punch tickets immediately there-' p
after. J e)
Fortunately for the train crew as' a]
well as for the influx of summer vis-(
itors to the city when the poplar fell ^
it fell obliquely across the :rack with vj
the top pointing toward Abbeville. | vj
Mr. Poore says that this fact was all
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that saved the Flyer from a serious 0]
accident and the pilot simply brush-;
ed the obstacle off the track just as
a maid would sweep a featner away
f/ith a broom. The serious accident __
was averted all right but Engineer y;
Poore entertained serious doubts for cj
a few seconds whether he would ever m
?reet ine missus again In this vale of ha
tears. !rj]
It is reported that the engineer ia
and conductor have ordered a set of f0
governors to hold the speed of the th
Flyer down to 50 miles an hour at y*
least until all'the land is cleared up El
between Abbeville and Hodges.
Going To The Golden West
Miss Kate Haskell leaves next j q
veek for a trip through the West, d
she will go first to Columbia where 0j
she will join a party and make the u:
xip under the most pleasant cir- d
:umstances. The party will be made C?
>f about fifty young girls and they
vill be in charge of Dr. Thomas of
iVinthrop College, who is an ex>erienced
traveler and will show the
firls all the sights. The trip out will K
>e by way of Denver, Salt Lake C
2ity on to San Francisco, while the
anfw> X ?1-'? ? ""
vuwu jv/uxncjr win ian.e in ine i **j
jrand Canyon and sights to belai
&een on the lowe route. ! st
Miss Haskell will be away about
lix weeks. %
A BELLE A VISITIN'
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Miss Ruth Beeks, one of the m
>elles among the debutantes of the c<
:ity, left this morning for an ex;ended
visit to other belles in
Augusta. After letting the Georgia
trackers feast their eyes a while
ihe will return to Columbia and T1
nake the natives in the Capital City th
3ity jealous. ar
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JUT SEVEN DAYS
LEFT TO ENROLL I
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ilany Democrats Will Lose Vote In
Primary Unless Names Are
On the Books.
Enrollment books close automatic-(
lly under the law and rules of the
iemccratic party of Soutli Carolina |
n Tuesday, July 27. But seven days
emain for enrollment.
All persons whose names have not
teen recorded in due and regular
>rder prior to that date will be barrd
from participation in t7ie primary
lection in 1920.
It is very probable that the books
hroughout the county show that not
(lore than half of the voters hatfe
ecorded their names. Party leaders
re alarmed over the situation. In
pite of the fact that voters are ad-!
nonished at every political meeting!
o enroll vthe admonition has failed
0 bring out the voters.
Each person must enroll in per-(
on. The club officers cannot place the
ame of a club member on the rolls ^
nder any circumstances. Persons not^
ble to write their names must make
heir marks, duly attested.
Remember only seven more days
emain in which to enroll.
NEW SCHOOL FOR NEGROES
Supt. J. D. Fulp returned this
lorning from Columbia where Sat-',
rday he met with State Superintend;
ent Swearingen, representing the \
tate Board of Education, * in re-j
ard to the proposed new school,
uilding for the colored children ofj
[arrisburg.
The city board of trustees reently
acquired titles to the lot in
[arrisburg on which is Ideated the
uilding known as Palm Garden. It
1 the intention of the board to conert
this building into a model two
;acher 3chool building conforming
) the plans obtained from x'rof. Lee
f Clemson College, who is the
ate architect.
The county board of education
as promised to aid the city trustees
i remodelling this building and th?
tate superintendent informed Supt.
ulp Saturday that the state board of
iueation would aid in tiie same
mount as the county board if cerlin
conditions are complied with.'
he trustees state that*they have'
irtually complied with all the pro- {
isions of the school law in this case
nd it is proposed to commence work
n the Palm Garden this wteok.
\ FIRST VICTORY MEDAL
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.Probably the first of the newj
ictory medals to be received in the j
ty came in the morning's mail to j
ajor J. D. Fulp. The medal is a j
mdsome one, with the rainbow
bbon attached and to this particu-|<
r medal is attached two clasps one i
r Meuse-Argonne offensive and,
e other for defensive sector in the!;
osges mountains near Raon L'-11
tape and Frappell. 1
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VISITORS FROM COLUMBIA |
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Mr. and Mrs. .J. E. McDavid, fj
olufnbia, and Cadet Edward Mc- j
avid, of West Point, were visitors ^
i Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johnson Sat-|
rday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mc-'
; j ^ n.i .
uvia came irom i/oiumuia in wieir
ir.
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GOING TO THE "HEAD" 1
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Mrs. M. T. Coleman, Mrs. W. P. '
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ennedy and Pat left Saturday for|
aesar's Head whey they will spendj1
le balance of the Summer. The !
Head" is a fine place ror children j'
id it is hoped Pat Will be his usual '
udy young self when he returns.
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GOING TO FLORIDA.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Link and chilren,
Paul, Jr. and Samuel, leave toorrow
for a visit to Mrs. Link's 1
>usin in Panama City, Florida.
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Preaches for Presbyterians t
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Dr. G. G. Parkinson, of Erskine t
leological Seminary, preached for (
e Presbyterians Sunday morning v
id evening. I
OHIO TO BECOME
POLTICAL CENTER
Cox and Roosevelt Meet With National
Executive Committee in
Columbus Tuesday
Columbus,, Ohio, July 17.?Ohio
will be the political center of the
country next week. Governor
Cox, the . Democratic
presidential nominee and his running
mate, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
will meet with the members of the
Democratic national committee
here Tuesday.
On the same day the members of
the executive committee of the Republican
national committee will be
in session in Columbus preparatory
to going t<J Marion' Thursday for 1
the Harding notification cere- \
monies.
Tueslay evening, Mrs. Cox will *
entertain the members of the Democratic
national committee and their '
wives at a dinner at the executive '
mansion here.
Wednesday, evening Harry M. 1
Daugherty of -Columbus, Senator ]
Harding's pre-convenltion campaign 1
amnager, will give a dinner for | ^
members of the executive commit- (
tee of the Republican national '
committee. (
On Thursday Senator Harding, the
Republican presidential nominee, 1
will be officially notified of his I
nomination at Garfield Park, t
Marion, and will deliver his speech ?
of acceptance.
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MEETING OF PRESBYTERY I
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A meeting of South Carolina pres- s
bytery was held in the Presbyterian (
church here this morning at which1
time the call from Long Cane church i;
to Rev. Mr. Telford of Lexington t
presbytery, Kentucky, was confirmed a
and arrangements made for his installation
as pastor of Long Cane g
nVinvAU 4*Vi /-* flwf Cti?/^OTT t?/ A n?iiaf
Liiuicii bac iij-ov tjuuuaj in auguow ^
Among the out-of-town delegates t
present were: Rev. J. M. Dallas, of s
Donelds, Rev. J. B. Hillhouse of
Lebanon, and Rev. H. C. Fennal of
Lowndesville, Messrs A. T. Mcllwain .
and R. C. Wilson were the laymen V'
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present from Long Cane. ;
' J. C. Thomson of the Abbeville
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church was temporary secretary of ^
the meeting and states that the in- *
stalMtion services will be in charge '
of Rev. A. T. Squires of Laurens, a
who will preach the sermon at 11 a. z
m. followed immediately afterward t
by the charges which will be deliver- e
ed by Rev. J. B. Hillhouse to the con-' ^
gregation and by Rev. H. C. Fennell 0
who will charge the minister. ^
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BOLL WEEVIL IN COUNTY d
Thp genuine article in the shape of p
f-Vrn kr*ll Timotril V?ac Koori frtiinrl lrt 4*Viiq n
county. For several days it has-beenjc
reported that the cotton pest was on
the plantation of Wm. McNeill be- n
ycnd Lebanon. A bottle containing h
several, of the insects was sent to \
Clemson College last week and Friday
the news came that they were r
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genuine boll weevils. The knowing
ones however, are still of the opinion! n
that the weevil will do little damage
in this county this year, if ever. J.
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NEW DOCTOR COMING j b
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Dr. A. R. Guyton, of Williamston,' h
has rented the office over Austin-!
Perrin Drug Co.'s store and will move' w
to the city in a short time to begin ^ t]
practice here. Dr. Guyton was re-: j
:ently discharged from the U. S.;^
SJavy where he has been Tn service as! w
a surgeon since finishing the medical C(
school. During the few months sincft 0
[lis discharge from the navy Dr. j w
Suvton has been associated with his ?
father, Dr. C. L. Guyton, a promi-Jv
lent physician of Williamston. i,
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AT THE EUREKA
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Derbyshire ^
returned Saturday from their
loneymoon in the mountains of
'forth Carolina. Mr. Derbyshire is J"
he rector of Trinity Episcopal M
:hurch and the couple will be at ^
he Eureka until the rectory on J
Church street is vacated when they C
v.'l move in and begin house- D
cecpir.g. 3
BIG COTTON
MEETINGS TUESDAY j
* * *** > $8
ABBEVILLE COUNTY FARMERS ^
AND BUSINESS MEN URGED i
TO ATTEND ONE OF THREE '
MEETINGS?MEETING AT AB- %
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BEVILLE AND DUE WEST $
TUESDAY AND AT LOWNDES- j
VILLE WEDNESDAY.
A number of the prominent cotton J
men of the South will be the guests J
of Abbeville County Tuesday and |
Wednesday wheW they come here for *|
the big meetings to be held in Abbeirille,
Due West and Lowndesville.
A.mong the prominent speakers who
ivill make addresses at these meet- ' *
ngs are: J. A. Evans* director of extension
work in the Southern states, <
D. W. Watkins, assistant director of
;his work at Clemson College; B.
ffsirris stato /?/vmmiooi/vn?v?? a# n
rulture, G. F. Honeycutt, ealtor ' of
Southern Cultivator, and T. M. Mills,. 4
>f Clemson College.
These meetings are being held for < jj|
1 thriee-fold purpose. First it is the .
jurpose of these prominent workers |
;o interest the Abbeville people to J
irrange for the grading of tne farm- 4
srs' cotton by an official cotton ij
:lasser and who is a disinterested 1
>arty appointed by the state and fed- 3j
if al government working under the <7"f|
upervision of the extension force of
Clemson College.
Secondly, to arrange for the buildng
of sufflsient warehouse space to "
ake care of at least 50 per cent of
, normal cotton crop.
Thirdly, to increase the memberv.
!
hip of the American Cotton association
in order that it may I>e a poten
lai iactor in tne economic life or tne -jj
tate. ^ vr&5
The meeting at Abbeville <will be '
ield tomorrow (Tuesday) morning 1
n the' court house at 11:30 o'clock* |
it 10:30 tomorrow morning Miss ;
iOis ^Ervin, field * secretary of tha i
louth Carolina division of the Cot- ^
on association wishes the farmers of ij
Lbbeville township only to meet for > 'c|
few minutes to perfect the organiation
of their township branch so
hat they may be properly represent- '
d at the big meeting held one hour
atjr. A great many of the township
rganizations- have been completed
uring the past ten days under the
irection of Miss Ervin and county
emonstrator W. A. Rowell.
After lunching in Abbeville the *
arty of speakers go to Due West
^here another monster meeting ia
ailed for 3:30 Tuesday afternoon.
The final of the series of three
leetings within the coun;y will be J
eld at Lowndesville at 11 o'clock
Vednesday morning. J
Px-esident J. M. Nickles of the
!hamber of Commerce ?ias issued
he following notice to the business
len of Abbeville:
"All business and professional men '
1 the city of Abbeville are urged to
e present at the cotton association
leeting to be held at the court
ouse Tuesday morning.
"Promptly at 11:30 the program
"ill begin. The principal address of
le morning will be delivered by Mr.
. A. Evans of tho Department of
A-f fho OvfpriQlAn
.?! Viuv* v* w?v
rork in the South. The work of the
otton association is deserving of /fij
ur heartiest support for we know >5
hat 40 cent cotton has meant to ;
II our business interests and Abbeill
e business men should turn out
i full force to hear what the speakrs
have for us."
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COTTON MARKET
arniary 32.55
[arch 31.80
[ay 30.95
uly 41.75
ctober 35.05
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