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r * ' ' * "" 1 1 I IV , ' Y 'jH >'. . - * ' '* ' ' '/ V-v " X' ' : . ' - .:! { a ..?i u?A 333/H ,!!{?\ V ' -jx || Abbeville Press ana Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly* Abbeville, S. C. Friday, July 23, 1920. Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. , ;J| HARDING NOTIFIED F NOMIiflOl s ???? REPUBLICAN NOMWRE ., R H"* ^EIVES NOTIFfC^fldN coi r'& '^HirptE AND THOUSANDS - C "i ^VISITORS - YESTERDAY AT H HOME IN OHIO?HIS SPEEC CAME AT END OF PROGRAM. > T Marion, 0., July 22.?The repu lican campaign attained full spe^ ahead today with the formal notific tion here of Warren G. Harding, tl party's nominee for the presidency The notification ceremonies whi< . brought to Marion most of the b leaders 01 tne party ana many mou ands of Harding enthusiasts, inclu ed an acceptance speech by Senat Harding, interpreting the Chicaj platform and declaring the print les on which he expects the campaig to' be fought out. His declarations were expected strike a keynote giving tone to tl arguments of republican worke throughout the nation in the seasc of political debate ushered in by i rtfiMtinn Hnv \ " ?JThe acceptance speech came at il end of a long program in which hij pitched enthusiasm ruled the day ; the visiting delegations marched c the Harding residence in unbroke succession, to be received by the cai didate and to pay their respects i the coin of tumultuous political en otionalism. - , At 7 o'clock in the morning a no sy aggregation of Marion citizen that looked like half the town, lc off with a demonstration tliat set mark for the ouV-of-town folks 1 shoot at. To their howling acclaim the sen; tor played the leading part in a ba raising, pulling the Stars and Strip* to the top of the weather beaten MKinley flagpole, sent here a fe days ago from Canton. Delegation after delegation, wi1 band? blaring and colors bying, fo lowed up to the Harding front^ port ac f'-iir+v corinl trainc nnrl tVirmsnrw of automobiles unloaded their coi tyibutions to the notification crowj Not content with showing tnemselvi to the nominee, they re-formed ar -marched and counter-marched thi the city in a rict of noise and col;>i Marion was dressed within an In of its life for its debut in the gTe; affairs of the- nation and was bul bliog over with eagerness to mal the big ^ day a smashing succes Patriotic frills and flounces drape the city from tip to toe. Business w; adjourned and partisanship was fo gotten 'as republicans and aemocra joined in acknowledging 'the' honi that had come to one of their neig' bors. . . , ' ; t. One of the delegations to who; coming Senator Harding looked with keenest anticipation was a bra band from Caledonia, his boyhot home. It h^d been pieced togeth by his old associates of the da; when he played the trombone ai had been practicing ever since tl Chicago convention on old favorit to stir the memory of the nominee.' The purple, white and gold of tl suffrage cause early made Its : a pearance in the gathering crowds, b a plan of the women to picket tl notification ceremonies was abondo ed. During the morning the senat had an appointment to rceetve delegation. from the national woi ; an's party who wanted him to aid securing favorable action by t] Tennessee legislature on the su: rage amendment. He said he wou be glad to listen to their request b would have no immediate reply make.. Last night he saw a similar deleg tion from the national American w man's suffffrage association and a terward sent a telegram to Mrs. Ca rie Chapman Catt, head of the ass ciation, declaring that if any repu lican member of the legislature as ed'iiis opinion he would advise tl amendment be ratified at once. 5; i AFTERMATH OF THE /V N"? ! I v ; COTTON -' WEkT*NC r & T ' T"* f . I Drive on in All Townships for MamU / ' b?rs foi*. Ampric*n Cottoo Assoi J ? ci&lion and -Names?Of Township Officers rv ?. * . * /This .Hi^y sp^fl isi. J thi l/f ' ' ? v- " \>. n* work outlined for the canvassing .^opynitt^s t&e/pdunta js -^'hcf are -<aa' rtftis^eBk ?&2urin? I memberships for.tke^ American Cot;H ton associatioli} /Tf?ey "ti travel all right in their Fords and gehe^ly ^^^fcheV 'f??m$rs;/ about k their &>mes. The first reports' from e(j the committees show that they ' ixt a meeting with good success In their ae canvasrand And that after an 'dx. planation as to what the erganliiatfon .is and its purposes, in most eases jg the farmer and business man Is r^a^y ^ to come across,with therr member* j_ ship fees. . or The committees that have been ^'appointed in the different townships ?i- are: Due West Township?J. R. McGee president; T. S. Ellis, vice-pres., t0 Grier Davis, secretary and treasurer; directors: J. L. Pruitt, M. B; .Clink ! scales and C. B. Leonard. Warehouse I committee: T. S. Ellis, C. B..Leon, J ard, J, R. Winn, A. R. Fowler. . i Cedar Springs TofrnshipJ. B. Gile bert, president; J. R. Brown, viceh! president; J. S. Martin, secretary I and treasurer; directors: J. D. Mc>nl Gaw, S. T. Ramey, W. B. Wilson. J j Long Cane Township?A. B. Robn I inson, president; W, W. Westfield, jn! vice-president; W. L. Mcllwarne, sec. retary and treasurer; directors: W. R. Ellis, A. F. Seawright, W. H. . Nickles. . Abbeville Township?W. A. Stc fa?CAn vaoi ^onf 1? Q T JnV jd -T ? ? " a president; C. W. Norris, secretary . and treasurer. Directors: J. S. "?, Stark, J. L. Hill, C. W. Norris. ! Magnolia Township?C. H. Taylor, ?1 I 1 president; H. H. Hester, vice-president; L. M. Parker, secretary ,and *s ' treasurer; directors^ J. T. Fowler J. D. Phillips, J. H. Cann. , Diamond Hill Township?A. M j i Erwin, president; E. R. McCarter, , vice president; J. P. Anderson, secretary and treasuruer. Directors: W j F. Crowther, F. L. Ferguson, J. B Wakefield. ~i Donalds Township?W. M. Agnew president; R L Barmore, vrce-presi>2 5 I dent B. H. Smith, secretary and td . treasurer. u . ! NEW STORE FOR ABBEVILLE ! -h . i at Cash Bargain Store to Occupy The b- Building Now Dry Goods Store te Of J. M. Anderson is.' _! i ' ) . , id Abbeville is to have a new store as September 1 when the Casii Bargain r- Store will be opened in the Cox build-! ts ing on the corner of Wasn;ngton and ar North Main streets now occupied by h- J. M. Anderson Co. Application for r j a-charter has been made to the secre-, se the corporators will be held in Abat /tary of the state and a meeting of ss beville tomorrow morning to elect a )d| board of directors and transact such er other business as may properiy come ys before them. The capital stock is to id! be *$15?00() and the corporators ar? J. L. Anderson and his mother, Mrs. es Ray Anderson of Laurens and J. B. j Philson of Clinton. Mr-. Anderson is fie1 to be general manager of the new p-j store and Mr. Philson, wjho is a ut' brother of. R. C. Philson of this city fie [will be assistant manager. Both of n-[ these gentlemen have had considered j able experience in the mercantile a business and their success ta our en-] n-j terprising city, is assured." > j inj The Cash Bargain Store will cartie ry a complete line of dry goods, both ffJ 1 i? M 4 picvc gyuua auu icauj wv ncai mcaorj Ides. Practically the whole stock will ut consist of furnishings for women and to children, very little men's wear being carried. | a J. M. Anderson Co. who are at ? :present occupying the Cox store 'f ! have leased the Wharton . Clothing * j Co.'s building at Greenwood and 0 : will take possession of that, building K- O i. T ?" ^ . oepweinuer x. ; k h | P. J. and W. M. Bell of Lowndeaville spent Friday in Abbeville. I t * V - , ABBEVILLE ( I.,POLITICS u! j one j j Political Pot Just Aboi [. heit ButJForNexfTJ -tV/ i 1- i 1 QT Should Rise Rapid p ft Qfifouirtjf Campaigi . yr August 18 Ai1 cl 8t<l Mai Thfe political pot; is not epepetted-^ boil over this summer in Abbevif County but ju<Jgihg from &e nut ber xrf would-be supervisors- th particular contest. should, like tc many potatoes in the pot> overflo slightly before the firs: j primar anyway. ' 1 ' 1; j For the office of supervisor fot ' candidates have so far announce themselves: W. A. Stevenson, the ii I cumben? from Abbeville tow7ishf| L. W. Keller, one of the prominei merchants on the "square" also a eligible bachelor; D. Emory Newel of Long Cane township at present .siiroessfnl fnrmpr .hnf urlin hoc ale had considerable experience in roa building having had charge ror som time of & squad of the Abbevill County chaingang and also at or time superintendent of the McCo: mick County gang; and Hugh Bowe a prominent farmer of Diamond Hi township, who was for some years resident of Abbeville being a pari ner in the livery business of Johi son and Bowen. . For clerk of court, the veteran ii cumbent, Capt. J. L. Perrin Is seel iijg re-election and is being oppose by Major R. B. Cheatham of Abb< ville who is a civil engineer, on time superintendent of education o Abbeville County. Major Cheathai has also been superintendent of th city schools of Abbeville at one tim( At present there are four cand dates for the two places as membei of the house of representatives. Bot of the incumbents Melvin J. Ashle and R. H. McAdams are seeking re election and are being opposed fay "R Wallace Harris and Hubert Cox bot of whom are young men and res dents of Abbeville. Mr. Harris, is i the employ of the Seaboard and Ml Cox finishes the law course at th University of South Carolina ne> June. The office of sheriff seems to b DR. J. L. DANIEL A VISITOR IN THE CIT Dr. j; L. Daniel, for four yeai pastor, cf the Methodist church i this city but now pastor of the Nev ~crrjj .church, ^rrived yesterday ft a short visit amohg the members c his former 'congregation, j Dr. Daniel seems to have been ri S ceiving good treatment at the hanc f of the-* Newberry' Methodists and his iSan)e/old genial self. When ?ee on the i quare thi$ morning Dr. Dai iel was faying it off to George Man who was humbly and respectful! taking what the doctor Had In stoi for him. One thing the popuh preacher told Mr. ^Mann in additio to more important things was thi the cigar makers yet hadn't brougl out the equal of a Cinco. I Dr. Daniel is dividing his tiffl (among the members of his formt _T 1 1 ! a. 1 cnarge aim we imagine inai ne is ??' I ing a hard time eating all the Irie . chicken and watermelon that is pi I before him. !', i . f ! SUNDAY SCHOOL CON^ . ;? | ' V VENTION AT SHILOAI ' ^ ' * I * Sunday, August 8th'is to be a bi day at Shiloah Methodist churc ' when the County_Sunday School coi vention meets there in double sei sionsj morning and., afteraeon. A ' the Sunday School workers of evei 1 church in the county are expected 1 I attend the county convention and ' helpful program has been arrange for each session. Several prominei Sunday School workers from withoi the county will make addresses at th sessions. : :ounty~ 'warming up fej/ . " H, k 98 3-5, Degrees Far en H^rty Days Temperature 1^.?FirstMe^ting Qf |rs: Scheduled For ; ilhoun Falls?Few |v Candidates. 6jci , toj quite a desideratum. There is ar trl( le of good men after this particular ^ plum and to make it more interest1 * 13 ing the incumbent, Sheriff Burts, ii >o' not seeking reelection. The tnree wh< w would be high sheriff of the count] yt! are: Foster B. McLane, citizen oi ? I Abbeville and acting as jailer a: ^ it. ~a. I? wen as uciiig in tuar^e ui wie &tretn hands for the city council; Charlie J nJ Bruce, deputy for U. S. Marsha: ij'Lyon and also a resident of- Abbe rt'ville; and J. N. Blum, a successful in'farmer of Long Cane township. 3,' Judge M. E. Hollingsworth, the a incumbent in office as magistrate ai to the court house has two opponents d after his scalp, Col. Bob McCombs te of Abbeville and JSol. E. M. Bond oi te Abbeville. I # le For the two places as sub-supervif sor there are three aspirants: A. C. n Bowie, J. D. Duncan and George W. II Calvert. , -J -ci ? - -- r* ?| rur curuner we predict mat uot. 6- J. C. Cox, unopposed, will win; as i- for the others may the best man win. ( ! Campaign Meetings. I The county campaign will begin ^ at Calhoun Falls, August 18th, i which means that all candidates must ] file their pledges before 12 o'clock ^ M. August 17th. The campaign party n' will make the county oh this sched' ule: e ?/ Calhoun Falls, Wednesday, Aug\J ust 18th.' s' Lowndesvillev Thursday, August I! 19th. ' ' . ; ...... % j v ' >r" * T7 A J A nAiL j niicieviue, riiuajr, *"vuguai ?uwi. ~ Due West, Wednesday, August 25. r. Donalds, Thursday August 26tn. n: j_ Abbeville, Saturday, August Z8th. n , The first primary is held Tuesday, r. August 31. ,e Have you enrolled yet? Tuesday, :t July 27 is the last day you have in whiclj to get your name on the book >e of your club. j DR. EDGAR G. GAMMON *j HOLDING MEETING fSv Dr. Edgar G. Gamomn the minisn .ter of Hampden-Sidney, Va., whc recently was tendered a unanimous >ij call from the Presbyterian church oi >f| this city arrived today and will hold ;4a wec-.;-end meeting m the Presbyte?-1 rian church. The first service is held lstat 8:30 his evening and is preparai&'tory to communion service to be field 3: Sunday morning. In addition to these two services Dr. Gammon will preael .ni the annual sermon Sunday evening y .before the Abbeville chapter of the "<jj American Bible Society in tke Pitesbyterian churoh. n ; No intimation is forthcoming as tc whether Dr. Gammon will accept the it call tendered him or not DUt It Is likely that some announcement will be ie made next week. ** , Dr. Gammon will be the guest oi Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Thomson while ir 1(1 the city, it LEAVES FOR ERHARDT. Mrs. A. M. Hill, Jr., who has been H visiting at her old home in the Monterey section' leaves today for her g home in Erhardt. Miss Bays Dannelh ly who has also been visiting Miss l-j Vivian Clinkscales will return to Er 9-jhardt with Mrs. Hill. ill ?: ? y NICE HOME ON MAGAZINE ST. ;o a Frank B. Jones has bought and is id remodeling the Tusten house on it Magazine street and will move his i family in in the near future. A nice L . new porch has been added which is : very attractive these hot days. iUNION HEADS ; DISAGREE ON AWAP Grand Council t Adjourn* , ai Unions Hold Separate . Mee ( ings?Sentiment foW'W^kers "j . Vot?: Chicago, J?uly 22.-?The j'grai ; council, of -tte.raifroaifY .4>rotke :| hoods :a4}OTinuBtf ^Thursday afternoon,Vwit?pii?{ ling a united decision. qn'J^o $60< ! 000,000 wage increase,-grafted tl [railroad .workers Uoit< IStates Railroad Labor Board. , i ;1 * y Following the, adjournment, re p resentatives of the varidas unioi .'held separate metings,. r!'1 fct' whii j'they prepared to a<;t independent > on the labor board's award. .. r\ The general sentiment among tl I brotherhood chiefs appeared to f j vor submission of the award to tl i rank anl file of their -respectr ; unions, with recommendations [ accordance wixn tne ieenngs 01 ti .'union heads concerning the awai ^as it affects the different organiz j'tions and classes of workers coi ( cerned. Accept With Protect It was' announced following tl ( close of the grand council sessic , that he representatives of four < I the five chief classes of transport ition employeeaf?the engineer firemen, trainmen and . switchme ,1 ' ?had agreed to report to the lab< 'board their acceptance of the awai under protest, and to record the | dissatisfaction as a basis for ne claims to be nresented at a futui | date. , GIRLS WANTED FOR NURSEJ 1 Splendid Opportunity is Offered Young Ladies by County Hospi* tal to Take Training As Nurses. j | The superintendent of the Cou ty Memorial Hospital states that si ' is desirous of enlisting six or sev< | bright young ladies of Abbevil I County who wish to take training i __ . i.1 /"? j t ii._l fl' , nurses in cne ^qunty nospitai. oim i opening a month ago the hospital h been filled/to capacity practical :eVery day and indications ^o i? 1 point to any decrease in the numb jot' patients to be handled by tl 1 county institution. ll' (At px*esent there are live registe : ed nurses and two probationers I ihe employ of the hospital and. th< ! are simply being worked to deat | And some of the * graduate nurs have accepted positions for only ,1 short time as they had arreacy mai i other plans for the fall before --tl County hospital was opened. T! ' situation is becoming acute and t! '.superintendent is very '-anxious ' I bring to the. attention ol every youi lady of eligible'age thdt a! gold* opportunity to receive ! ^xe^lte training and to fit themselves for b I coming graduate nurses awaits the s at the county hospital." v 1 1 The probationer, as the und ? gradpate nurse jy eaHetf- wliile training, must be of average intel gence| strong physical condition ai ! wiling to apply herself to the.woi >, There; are certainly dozens of youi ' ladies in bhe County who would lil to be nurses and who are willing > undergo bhe training necessary to i I ceive a nurse's diploma. Then if se en of'these will make application i Miss Blanche Reep, superintende | of the County hospital quicK, th( I may secure one of the places to 1 j filled. j In case a probationer has not hi t ine eaucaxionai itavamagvs uu?i ' in her community to make ner elig * ble for graduation, arrangemen ' will be made so that she may hai i time to pursue her literary course ui i til she reaches the standard require I At present the standard required f< | graduation from a hospital is aboi on a par with the state high scho standards for graduation. The ass i ciation of nurses, however, are ra i i i idly raising their standards. i1 Any young lady who would like i take; the nurse's training should cor ( mumcate with Miss Reep as soonij > '' ' ' )' i I I ! possible. ? ' / l I BRYAN DEWS ^ . d CANNOT ^fipr.JNciiWN^N, | he MINDFUL OF SIGNAL HONORS *d PAID HIM IN THE PAST P- Bozeman, Mont., July 22.?Wil-' f13- liam J. Bryan tonight reiterated hia i refusal to accept the -Prohibition ]y! party nomination. The first intimation of hia nomiie nation for the presidency by the V a"'Prohibition convention at Lincoln ^ Neb., was received by him at 1 o'- \ 7e clock this afternoon at Madison ; *n Lake, upon his return from a fishie ing trip when he read ail Associated r<* Press dispatch giving the text of a" the telegram sent to him by the conl ivention at Lincoln. He was 40 miles ifrom any telegraph office at the ! time but as soon as he reached ie iNorris, he telegraphed a reply de>n dining the nomination. ' The text of his telgram is as fola lows: s. ! x I "Please deliver following message 'n! to the chairman of the ProHMtion rational convention now in session - y--? . at Lincoln Neb.: ir . , w "naving Deen away from the fe railroads and telegTaph facilities for the past 24 hours, I have not reJceived your telegram notifying me , -of the nomination tendered me by | the Prohibition party convention. % ^But reading a copy of it in the ^ozeman Chronicle, I hasten to re'ply. I profoundly appreciate the* i honor done me in tendering this ! nomination and I fully share in the , '} convention's interest in prohibition n- as the permanent policy of our *-; he country and in the strict enforceraent of the Volstead act without Ie any weakening of its provisions. I a3 also share the convention's dissap. pointment at the failure of the ns Democratic and Republican parties ' IS" to pledge their candidates to such a 1 u policy but I can not in justice to er the Prohibition party nor to myself j accept the nomination. j ? ? "My connection with other re-1 ,l i fdrms would make it impossible for j mme. to focus my attention upon the \ bv -> * ' prohibition question alone ind be-; sides I am not willing to sever ' my j ) eS connection with the Democratic j a party, which has signally honored ^ me in, years paist. j , | "I have not decided yet how I he , shall vbte this fall but whatever I he v * ' "*v <j . may feel it my. duty, to do. jjx-. ,this XO t campaign, I expect to continue as a member 'of-the Democratic party, BIT * and ;to. serve my country through it." t The telegram was addressed to i Mr. Bryan's brother, Charles :m _ ... i . j Bryan, at JUncoin,*, , ? -> ; .ZJ!ugMSmS2*l H-! '4 1{j! -GohidB: 3., Huckabee and Col* E. .jj/W. Harper, two of the foremost cjitizens of Lowndesville, are in tht? city t [je today and state that the cotton: Ijiill to for Lowndesville is an assumed fact. They have secured an option v. on the machinery for the mil! and to say that the machinery can livered in time to install it imaae,y diately upon the completion of tl\e 5e building. ' I I These gentlemen are quite >nl(j thusiastic-ioy^f the prospers of having a cotton mill at :Lowr?de3vi!le / rj. and are whimpering it about the city that they will let the nbe people in 7e the city bare a Tew snares 01 esucs n. in the new mill. d,i it | COTTON MARKET ol ! > o- January 3<J.55 p. March 28.80 | May 28.90 to July 37.75 a-' October 33.00 13 December $1.35