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COMING Wl
CANDIDAS
Those Seeking State C
day In The Foreno
Will End Here N
Meetings Have
More To C
Candidates for county offices
out on the hustings again toe
The campaign opened Wednes'
at Calhoun Falls, at which plac
large crowd gathered to hear
first guns fired. Yesterday a mi
ing was tyald at Lowndesville,
which place as was the case the
before a goodly number of vol
were on hand to hear the claims
forward by the various candidi
as to why they should be elected
the positions to which they are
piling. Today they are meeting
Antreville and the predictions
that a large crowd would be
hand to greet the candidates and
hear what they say for themsel
and for the good of the county i
state.
The contest for county offic
this year in Abbeville county i
very lukewarm one as compa
with some years in the sweet !
and bye, still there is enough inl
est being shown as will indicate t
the people are anxious to have g<
men serve them in the various <
cial positions to which the candid;
are aspiring. With but few exc
tions all of the present incumbe
are asking for reelection and tl
are putting forth their claims u]
a basis of merit and efficient sen
rendered. On the other hand the
posing candidates are endeavor
to convince the voters that they <
do as well and perhaps a little bet
than the present incumbents h;
done. So far there has been no
usual excitement in the campai
The office seekers have shown a
I
cided inclination to good humor i
their speeches have been void of
recriminations and mud slinging,
short the whole bunch of Candida
are a good lot of good fellows and
conducting the campaign on a h
plane of citizenship, which f
bodes well for the conditions as t.
axe found today.
^The campaign will contii
^through next week, closing on
" 28th in this city, at which time i1
expected there will be a laijge gz
ering of the clans to hear the ]
guns that will be fired in the c;
paign and to give expression as
whom they think are entitled to
political plums. The itinerary
the balance of the campaign is
follows:
Due West, Wednesday, Aug
25th.
Donalds, (Barmore Spririf
Thursday, August 26th.
Abbeville, Saturday, August 2\
State Candidates
As has already been noted in
Press and Banner, candidates
state offices will address the vol
of this county in this city next 31
day, presumably at 11 o'clock in
forenoon.
The candidates who will sp
here Monday are:
For lieutenant governor?Oeta
Cohen, Wilson G. Harvey, Oscar
Mauldin.
For adjutant general'?A. H. IV
chant, W. W. Moore.
For railroad commissioner?D.
McCaskill, R. L. Moss, Frank Sh<
and D. L. Smith.
The remaining meetings for s1
candidates are as follows:
Greenwood, Tuesday, August
McCormick, Wednesday, Au:
25.
Laurens, Tuesday, August 26.
Newberry, Friday, August 27.
These candidates are from >m
the most distinguished citizens
the state. They are men of n
than ordinary ability, prominent
public life and are entitled to
heard by large numbers of
people of Abbeville county, w!
>EK WILL BE
r?'S BUSY ONE
)ffices To Speak Here Monon.?County
Campaign
ext Saturday?Three
i Been Held?Three
ome Next Week
I
BIG COTTON MEET COLUMBIA
daj Gather Next Wednesday?
e 3 Governor* Of All Cotton Growing
States Have Been In2et"
vited.
at
day Colombia, Aug. 21.t?Telegrams
;ers have been sent to all governors of
put cotton growing states by Governor
ites Cooper asking their presence at the
to j big rally meeting of the South Caroas-j
ina division of the American Cot
at | ton Association to be neia in ^oiumarejbia
next Wednesday at noon in
on i Craven Hall. Invitations have also
to!been sent to governors by J. Skotves
towe Wannamaker, president of the
and!American Cotton Association, and
R. C. Himer, president of the South
,^rs: Carolina division. It is hoped that
s a:many of the governors will be able
redito attend.
bye! In addition to the governor's inviher
jations, have been sent to the presihatjdents
of all state divisions of the A00(j
.merican Cotton Association and to
jflj. many prominen men. All of the
ites' tate's representatives in congress
ep. and all officials of the American
I rVkttnn firowprs Association have
nts|~
lese been invited.
^ j The meeting on next Wednesday
r;ceii3 expected to be one of the largest
0p_[ever held in the state. One hundred
jng'delegates have been appointed from
can each county and hundreds of them
ter have written that they will be presave
Ien^*
un I It is declared by officials of the
gn> j Cotton Association that the conf erde_jence
here on Wednesday will be one
jnd.?* ^e mos'; important that has been
ajj held in many years. Several matters
jn j of very great importance will come
ites up at this meeting.
arel Dr. J. B. Johnson, chairman of
. . +Ko VnrV <?onntv hranch. wrote ves
jgh,v"~ ?
k^iterday that a special coach wou^d be
^ey' necessary to bring the delegates
from York County. The chairmen
from practically all counties have
nue
iwritten that the attendance from
their respective counties -mil be
t 16,.
ith- very large'
last
im. A NEW CAR
to ""
Mrs. Belle Chapman has the honor
the ? , . , r .....
jor|of being the owner of the first
Cadillac touring car in the county.
.The car is indeed a handsome one
and people are trying to be as nice
,'us*' as possible to the owner so that tht y
,may get a ride in it.
?s)'! \
in monroe
3th. .
Miss Victoria Howie is off to
The Monroe for a visit of a week among
for her many friends. Miss Howie is
cers one of the most popular young
[on- ladies in our city and her many
the friends wish for her a pleasant visit.
eak visitors from anderson
vus Mrs. Robt> Bailey, Miss Sarah
K. Bailey and Miss Cleo Bailey of Anderson,
arrived in the city yesterday
lar- for a visit of several days to Mrs.
Arthur Link on Chestnut Avenue.
jaly visiting in union
tate Mrs. J. F. Bradley and Mrs. W.
W. Bradley are in Union where they
will spend until Monday the guasts
- jof Mr. and Mrs. Tate Bradlev.
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jfact it is hoped will be the c.it'o, roi
jonly by hearing these men cr.r. the
outvoters determine who are thy best
; oflmen to fill the offices in question.
1 Dnnw Im min/J fVm ^ '1 f a MnnflflV
21'It; | JJcai in uuiiu biiv uu?^) .uw?iwv.j,
; (August 23rd. Be on hand to hoar
bejthe speakers who are candidates for
the he various state offices to be filled
i
hkh^this year.
SOVIETS RETREAT
IN PANICKY STATE
PRISONERS ARE POURING INTO
WARSAW?NEWSPAPERS
NOW STATE THAT WARSAW
IS SAFE FROM THE ENEMYREDS
ROB HOUSES
Warsaw, Aug. 19.?The fiftyseventh,
fifty-eighth and eighth
Bolshevik divisions on the Wars&w
front have been annihilated and
thousands of Soviet soldiers made
prisoner, tonight's official statement
says.
Polish troops have pushed the Bol
shevik back from 50 to 100 miles
from Warsaw. American aviators
operating with the Polish Armie
have been singled out for praise by
President Piludski.
Warsaw, Aug. 19, (11 p. m.) ?
Russian sovie forces are fleeing in
a disorderly panic along the pr:mt
between the Vistula and Bug rivers,
where the Poles axje advancing with
extraordinary success, says an official
statement issued here tonight.
In their counter attack to relieve
Bolshevik pressure upon Warsaw,
the Poles are using tanks, airplanes,
armored trains and artillery in grea
numbers; At Novo Minsk,, east of
here, and Serock, to the northeast,
3,000 prisoners, seven cannon, hundreds
o,f wagons and vast quantities
of supplies have been captured
from the Bolsheviki, the statement
declares.
The Bolsheviki retreat north and
east of Warsaw, where the soviet
forces are closely driven by the
Poles, took the semblance of a rout
at some places, the communique reports.
On the extreme left of the
Polish line however, and in the re
gion of Lemburg soviet advances
are recorded.
Northwest of Warsaw the Russian
troops, who met resistance at
Wioclowek where they had designed
to cross the Vistula, bombarded
Wioclowek for hours, the shells
damaging the cathedral and the
bishop's palace.
Soviet prisoners are pouring into
Warsaw in such numbers that it is
becoming a ^problem how to care for
them. ' X
The newspapers today assert that
the military crisis has been passed
and assure the public that Warsaw
is absolutely safe. The counter offensive
of the Poles is announced
in the newspapers in big headlines,
and the council of ministers has issued
a proclamation which has been
posted in the streets telling of the
victorious attacks against the Bolsheviki
who attempted to outflank
he capital's defensive.
The newspapers t>ay that northwest
of Warsaw where the Poles
have shoved the Reds to the northeast
across the Vokra river, the Poles
already have taken more than 2,000
prisoners and much war material.
Ralzymin, which the Poles
held three times, is now considered
fairly secure from their attacks.
The town is being visited daily by
residents of Warsaw who have permission
to visit the front.
The natives who refused to evacuate
Radzymin say the Bolshevik robbed
the houses, taking everything of
value they could find, and also
burned several buildings.
HENRY J. POWER SICK
The friends of Mr. Henry J. Pow|
er, of Brownlee, will be sorry to
know that he does no: improve from
his recent illness. Dr. J. R. Power
and Mr. W. L. Power, his sons, have
been going up every day to see their
father and they bring discouraging
news as to his condition.
i
1VT.. nroc ctripVon Siinrlaif
iU I. X U? tl ?T ao Obi 4V??VI?
last. The exact nature of his illness
has not been learned by this paper
but since his attack he has been partially
unconscious. Mr. Power's health
has not been good for severar months
and his family and friends^are much
concerned about him.
VOTES FOR UN
FINALLY PREVAIL:
TENNESSEE LAST STATE 1
ADOPT SUFFRAGE AMEN1
MENT THAT GIVES THIS PRI
ILEGE?COMES IN TIME FC
VOTE IN NOV. ELECTION
/
At .last the women of the natii
ai-e to be allowed to vote. Tenness
has the distinction of -being the la
of the states required for the rati
cation of the constitutional amen
ment to cross the reblcon ?n fav
of woman suffrage, this s;ate havii
taken favorable action Wednesdi
of this week. Thus will this constit
tional change take effect in time f
the women of the Country to vote
the general election in November,
is estimated that there are :n t
United States 17,000,000 women wl
will have the right to exercise tl
privilege when final ratification h
taken place. The vote that ratify
the amendment was 25 to 4.
The anti-suffragists however, ha
not entirely abandoned the fig
against ratification and to this ei
have demanded a reconsideration
the vote in the lower house. The tin
for action on this motion will expl
today and unless some action is ta
en in this particular, and of whi<
there seems to be but slight pyob
bility, the ratification will have taki
place and the women of the count
will have taken their places oy t!
side of the men in matters politic;
That Tennessee"s ratification 5s no
complete and cannot be reiracted 1
reconsideration of the motion on tl
part of the House is the stand tak<
Thursday by suffrage Ieacrers.
"The power to ratify is not a le
islative function, but is a politic
power, and when once exercised
exhausted," is the way T. K. Riddii
one of the suffrage leaders, puts it
"No one ever heard of a motion
reconsider the election of a speak
or a United States senator. This ci
no more be done than can a vot
recall his vote at the polls after
is cast and counted."
If anti-suffragists attempt to for
the reconsideration motion, Riddi
will dsny the power of the House
change in any respect its act of re
ification. If reconsideration is c
dered by a majority, and the amen
ment rejected, the case will be
once thrown into the courts by su
frage leaders.
One of the two days in whi
Speaker Walker alone has the leg
right to bring a motion to reconsid
before the House is gone; today
[ the last day. Suffrage forces, if
does not present it today, w
bring it up themselves tne next Ie
islative day and table it, thus end
2 the problem.
MR. C. A. BOTTS BETTER.
Mr. C. A. Botts continues to ii
prove from his recent illness. Seve
al days ago it was thought advisat
to remove him to the hospital, b
after arriving there and taxing
look at the wise looking doctors M
| Botts decided that the safe thing
| do was get well, which he is procee
(ing to ch>. He has see-n, in his lifetir
and especially during the four yeai
war in which he took a cor.splcuo
part, more warlike looking instr
ments than the doctors were han
ling about the hospital, ou: iTie pe
' ? . t 1 i.. L
I pie who used tnem seemea to ue
little more particular about the dire
tion in which they were poinced.
A VISITOR FROM EDGEFIELD
Miss Minnie Bee is in the ci(
from Edgefield on a visit to h
sister, Mrs. R. L. Mabry.
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COTTON MARKET
January 25.-'
March 25.3
May 24.?
October 27.5
December 26.1
STATE BOARl
j WELFARE M
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Many Improvements Nc
house, Chain Gang ai
County?Report Ma
)R retary Brearly.?
Of Recomi
an ;
ee REUNION OF ORR'S REGIMENT
tst
fj. Held in Due West Yesterday Great
(j. Success?Delightful Entertain*
or roent Given Last Night at
Woman's College.
ly Due West, S. C., Aug. 19.?For
two days the local chapter of the
. United Daughters of the Confederacy
jk and the people of Due West coning
munity have been hosts to the veter^
ans of Orr's Rifles and other South
^ Carolina regiments. Between thirty
ag and forty of the wearers of the gray
^ are the guests of our people for the
period of this reunion. A celightful
ve entertainment, consisting of readings,
music, clog dancing anc so forth
. was given at the Memorial Hall of
o? the Woman's College last night. To-j
ae day at eleven thirty the rormal ex-'
ercises of the reunion were begun in1
. the auditorium of Erskine College'
cIi when President J. S. MofTatt made
the welcoming address. The response'
to this address was by Col. Campbell J
ry Mr. W. T. McGill, of Anderson, was'
ke the presiding officer. Interesting ad-!
. dresses were made by Messrs. W. C.
(W Scott and Col. Campbell. Mr. Camp-]
bell entertained the large crowd
j
thoroughly by appearing in uniform
Jn with full pack and Springfield rifle'
I and by giving the complete manual
of arms as practiced by the boys of |
al the sixties. After the exercises thej
^ soldiers and the people of the com-j
cjc munity were invited to dinner at the
College Home. A bountiful spread of
barbecue hash, chicken, corn, pies,'
er sweet potato custard, tarts, coffee,
Jn fifty-seven varieties of cafte, topped
er off by huge watermelons, was served
by the entertainment committee. The
Due West people enjoyed ine whole
ce day as much as they hope tne veter-J
ans themselves did, and they hope
t0 the time will come again soon when'
Orr's Rifles and other soldiers will be'
back in Due West. The old officers
>r^
were re-elected. It is expected that
the next reunion will be held at Wal-'
lf halla. f
i
The colleges in Due West will open
eh their doors for the coming session on
^al Sept. 15. Prospects for the attender
ance at all institutions in Due West
is I were never better.
he j Two new dwellings are being erectill
j ed in Due West by the Due West deg.
veloppient Company. Both homes are
? the fabricated Minter homes, readycut
in Greenville. These Houses are
being built in the neighborhood of
the graded schools. They will be for
sale as soon as completed, and they
will help somewhat to relieve the
T" shortage of homes in Due West,
tie I
ut Mr. F. T. Cole, of the U. S. Aero-j
logical service is in town mis week to
I
k see about the construction of the
j. observatories and houses which will
be built at once on the government
? field a mile east of town. Lumber has
ne
, been shipped from Pomaria, and as
soon as it arrives, work will. begin, j
The lease on the present air station
u- i
at Leesburg, Fla., expires Sept. 1st,
and at that time or soon thereafter
othe
station will be transferred to
I
Due West. The coming o" this Kite
!Cand
balloon station will bring a half
dozen trained weather observers to
> I our town.
The latest survey, and the probable
ky location of the Due West to Abbeer
ville highway, indicates that the road
_ will enter Due West on the street
UP between the home of Mr. W. W. Ed-:
wards and the ground* or tlie Woman^
College. The stakes show that
the road will come by way of the old
? W. T. Cowan place.
>0
JO Miss Jessie Mae Hardin of Ches-^
5 ter is the attractive visitor of Miss'
^ Elizabeth Edmunds this week.
D OF PUBLIC 1
AKE REPORT I
ted in Visit To Alms- m
nd Jail of Abbeville M
de By Assistant SecMakes
a Number
mendations.
Alrhshoute. j
Several improvements of note have ?S|||
recently been made at the Abbeviile <.'?
County almshouse. The woodwork in JS
the inmates' quarters nas been
painted; a shower bath ha3 been in- '
stalled; and plans have Deen com- -.9
pleted for screening the rooms occu- |9
pied by the negroes. Due to its poor ]
state of repair the building affords 1 jfl
excellent opportunities for the breed- r'aa
ing of vermin, bu$ a systematic campaien
is now beine carried on V'M
against the pests and has lessened J9
their number greatly. ]
The new bathing equipment ^
should be completed by purchasing - :|H
a hot water tank for the range and 3]
connecting it with the shower. A 1
cold bath in winter fs entirely/ too j
spvere for old folk and many of
them will not take it exceDe under 'H
compulsion.
The interior of the Duilding is badly
in need of renovatjon. The floors
have sunk in several places and the
ceiling has buckled, making large
cracks that cause the superintendent
considerable difficulty in keeping the ' &
plant in a sanitary condition. It la
to be hoped that the county will some ^
day unite with others in creating an ,, J|
uiabiLuiriuu buair win pruviue more
adequately for dependents man by \ I J
giving them merely food and shelter. ^
Chain Gang. j
For two reasons the score of the .J&jfl
Abbeville County chain gang is high- K*
er this year than last. The camp is ,1]
no longer overcrowded, being Sixjb *'|?
plied with both tent and cage. The
second reason is the management of .^|
Foreman Schroeder. For the past |
year there has been no whipping of |
convicts, discipline being maintained f
by other and more humane methods. |
One of the prisoners asserted . that
conditions at the camp compared . J
with what they were. previously are |
"like a moonlight night 'gainst a real . J
dark one."
I At the time of this visit the bed- :
ding of the camp was. m poor condi- . J
[ tion, not having been made up by
the middle of the afternoon. The 3
mattresses need a second cover that ;
! can be removed and washed when
j they become soiled. These slips also |
protect the bedding and add greatly
I to its length of life.
j Some of the other needs of this
j-camp are: the covering of the kitchen ; ^
| slop barrel to keep out the flies; the |
, abolition of the practice of allowing
two men to bathe in the same water J,
I in winter; the addition of fresh meat ^
weekly to give variety to the bill of i
fare; the screening of the cage; and '
the requiring of the trusrtes as well
as the chain men to make use of the
refuse pit.
j.ii.
Several improvements have been |
made at the Abbeville County jail J
since last year. The fire-escape authorized
by the legislative celegation
in 1918 has at last been properly installed.
This provides for tne cell row
an emergency exit on the side of the
building opposite the wooden stair- %
way. The jailer's quarters have been
painted and repaired and at the time
of the visit preparations were made A
to renovate the prisoners' section in *
ine same way.
Jailer McLane's management of
the institution is far above tne average,
but he is badly handicapped by , 3
the unsuitable building. The cells are
dark and poorly ventilated. The prisoners'
quarters have only one bath
tub and one toilet. Each cell, cfrnse
nuently, has to have a refuse bucket
as well as a bucket of drinKing water,
both of thorn constantly exposed
to flies since the upper floors of the
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