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LABOR CONTRASTS f
' LEADERS RECORD 1
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NEEDS OF MASSES BETTEf
UNDERSTOOD BY COX?DEMOCRATIC
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MAKES MEASURE OF PRO !
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HARDING VOTES GIVEN.
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Washingon, Au?. 29.?Organized ?
zed labor's non-partisan political c
campaign committee, cor.r aring t
the public records of the Republi- 3
can and Democratic presidential
nominee, declared in a report made
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public today that Governor Cox had ^
"shown himself possessed of a full- ,
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er understanding of the needs of
the working people."
The report, signed by Samuel p
Gompers, president; Matthew Woll,
vice president; and Frank Morrison, j
secretary of the American Federa- ^
tion of Labor, is the first ever made ^
on presidential candidates by a fed- ^
eration. committee. ^
Taking up | the senatorial record s
of Senator Harding, the committee ?
declared that on 18 measures dealing
with labor his score stood: Fa- ^
vorable 7, unfavorable 10, paired a
unfavorable 1.
The Republican nominee's vote on 0
labor issues duirng his term in the j,
state senate of Ohio, as reported by ^
the committee, stood: Favorable 6, jj
unfavorable 0. In this connection ^
the report said: p
"Senator Harding's record in o:
Washingdn affords a better oppor^^
_ ~ tttnity for analysis of his legislative j,
views than his^recor^/jn the ^
Ohio senate by reason"*?! the fact j,
that his tehu of service extended v
for a longer period of time, during c:
which he was called upon to consider
a wider variety of measures." e.
No Adverse-Action si
Reviewing Governor Cox's record
- the report said, that while governor
* of Ohio he had "acted upon 59
measures of interest to labor with;
out acting on a single one adversely g]
i to labor." As a member of the 62nd
congress, the governor was record- g(
ed as voting "favorable" to labor on ^
two measures, the only ones listed. j
After reviewing and quoting at b"
length from the utterances of the ^
candidates on labor issues in their | ^
speecnes Ol acceptance me timumt- j
tee summarized its findings in this ^
language:
"There can be but one conclusion hased
upon a careful and impartial cj
survey of the actions and declarations
of the candidates. Governor ^
Cox has shown himself possessed of ,
a fuller understanding of the needs
of the working people, a readier re- ^
' sponse to their needs and to their
proposals and a broader statesman-.'^
ship in his public discussion of the
problems of the industrial world.
"In addition to his superior understanding,
Governor Cox is the
candidate on a platform which labor ni
has declared 'marks a measure of
? ?- m j il. t> vu lei
progress not xuuuu m wie ivcpuuucan
platform of human rights than
do the planks found in the Republi- a
can platform. P
"Not only in the specific utter- "
ances relating directly to questions e'
held paramount by labor in the
comparison favorable to Governor 0
Cox. His progressive and constructive
viewpoint holds throughout his h
declaration of public questions, o:
though he slips at times into that ie
ambiguity which unfortunately has n
marked to a greater or less degree ja
the platforms of both parties and d
the utterances of both candidates.
"It must be exasperating to the f
whole American public that political
parties bidding for the suffrage ri
of the whole citizenship can not.c;
state in definite tetifc?* what are v
their pledges. The same exaspera- o
tion must be felt regarding many of li
the utterances of candidates. How- n
ever, the viewpoint of Governor a
Cox is, we find, more clearly ex- o
pressed and less open to the criti/
Candidates Fire
Last Gun Saturday j
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Large Crowd on Hand to Hear Their
Last Appeal Before the Election.
?Campaign Has Been A
Very Quiet One
Candidates for county offices fired
heir la?t guns in the campaign in
his city last Saturday morning. A
arge crowd was present to hear
hem, filling the court house to overlowing.
In the crowd there was quite
number of women thus evidencing
he fact that already they were berinning
to take an interest in politi
al affairs of the country now that
hey are to exercise the rights of
uffrage.
Each of the candidates were presnt
at the meeting, although som?
id not speak Those who did were at
heir best in an effort to convince the
oters that they were the right men
o fill the positions to which they aslired.
Twenty minutes was the time alatted
each candidate for presenting
is claims to the voters, and most of
hose who did speak consumed all
he time and a little bit over. The
urden of their remarks was the asuring
of the voters that if elected
hey were going to make the veryi
est officer possible, having at all
imes the best interests of the people
t heart. S
Candidates for reelection the'
ffices they now hold were profuse
1 their thanks for the honors that
ave already beei* 'conferred and loud
i their promised for a continued aderence
to^duty in the service of the
eopl^if they would retain them in
Tomorrow is election day and the
idications now are that there will
e a large vote polled, this despite the
act that the campaign has been a
ery quiet one and void of all exitement.
At the polls tomorrow the
lie will have been told and the longst
pole will bring down the permmons.
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MRS. FULP ENTERTAINS
Mrs. J. D. Fulp entertained at a
raall bridge party Saturday after
oon at her home on JNortn Main
:reet. There were eight players and
le games were interesting and livej.
Sandwiches and ice tea with sheret
was served as refreshments. Mrs.
I. E Caldwell, Mrs J F Barnwell, Mrs
V. W. Bradley, Mrs. C S Jones, Mrs
R Power, Mrs J. C Hill, Mrs G A
feuffer were the guests of the afteroon
sm of lack of clarity.
"Moreover, and a3 an argument
lat admits of no qualifying or deial
there is Governor Cox's record
3 governor of Ohio during which
9 acted upon 59 measures of inter?t
to labor without acting on a
ngle one adversely to labor.
Understands Needs of Masses
"This is a record 01 fidelity to
nmanity of undersanding of the
eeds of the great masses of the
eopl^ that has few equals in Amrican
political life. ,
"The American lauor movement
sks from no man or woman a
ledge of political conduct. It seeks j
> dictate to none. Its field is limiti,
and properly so, to furnishing to
tie rank an<l file of information upn
which it may base conclusions.
"There is no intention to depart
ere from that rule which binds the
fficers individually as well as colsctively
in serving the great labor
lovement. But it would be a sad
nd unforgivable remissness 01
uty in this crucial hour were the
acts not presented with the utmost
reedom and completeness.
"With the workers of America
est the right of deciding for which
andidate they shall vote. As they
ote?whether it be well and wisely
r with a disregard for the facts of
fe as they are?they will deter
line to a large degree the welfare
nd progress of the working people
f our republic in the years just
head."
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ABBEVILLE'S i
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Announcement As To Pc
In Washington At 10:31
Press and Banner An
I 10:45?First Ai
The population of the Gitj
by the Census Department in >
10:30. The figures are 4,570,
population of ten years ago of J
The figures are about in 1
DeoDle in the city expected. S
there had been considerable in
the city, but these people reac!
fact that.there are many more
ten years ago. They,-however,
negro population of the city h
pecially in the last two or thre<
The news about the cei
by the Press and Bannet^ithin
ures were announced in Wash
posted at the Press^&nd Banner
the city before it^fras generally
count^as^p^^announced todi
HONfA PATH MAN F
DIES OF WOUNDS
Policeman Shot Tuesday at Cam- B
paign Meeting.?Ernest Ashley
In Anderson Jail.
Anderson, Aug. 28.?Arthur
Hughes, the young policeman wh< p
was shot Tuesday in Honea Path, af-^ri
ter the campaign meeting, died this.d
morning. Ernest Ashley is in the An-'n
derson county jail charged with t<
shooting Mr. Hughes.
Before Mr. Hughes died he made p
a statement concerning the shooting, b
which he declared dated back to a'si
time when Joe M. H. Ashley, former tl
sheriff of Anderson county, made him ai
an offer of a Buick automobile and ir
$200 a month to dispose of whiskey d<
for him, and that threats had been p;
made against him. Mr. Ashley, when
asked about the matter, said that this jr
was only a joke between him and Mr m
Hughes. 131
When Mr. Hughes realized that his
condition was critical he told his wife $
that he did not consider Mr. Ashley's ^
offer a joke, and that Mr. Ashley had ^
repeated it to him several times. He 01
also made a statement practically to n
the same effect to the doctor in attendance.
It is said that his last f(
words were: "They said they'd get me
and now they have done it."
Mr. Hughes leaves a wife and four
small children. He was just 29 years ^
old. and has always been a peaceful
citizen. He married Miss Maud Boyce
The funeral was held Sunday from ^
the First Baptist church at Honea
Path, conducted by the Rev. B. H. '
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Harris of Greenville, an uncle of the _
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aeceasea. ^
Just before his death, according to'
ID
a brother-in-law of Officer Hughes,
he said the statement he had made
was a true statement and not a joke
as claimed by Mr. Ashley. The last
words of the dying man were:
"They said they'd get me and now
they have got me at last." He repeated
this several times, until he
became unconscious and died.
Inquest Today
A coroner's jury was empanneled r
Saurday and they viewed the body. 0
The witnesses summoned to appear 0
at the inquest which was to be held
this morning at 11 o'clock.
Charge Now Changes
Ernest Ashley, the young man
who was hfld in the County jail on a
the charge of assault and battery 1
with intent to kill, is now held on a a
murder charge and will have to face n
this charge in the next court. Ash- 0
ley has never made any statement *
relative to the affair.
HOME FROM THE WEST.
Miss Kate Haskell is at home fronr e
an extended trip through the West. J v
rMiss Haskell made the trip with i^t
pleasant tourists party and reports a a
most delightful and interesting time.jli
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POPULATION
filiation of City Made
0?News Received By
id Posted In City At
nnouncement.
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r of Abbeville was announced
Washington this morning at
which is an increase over the
111.
ine with what well informed
ome people had an idea that
crease in the population of
lied this conclusion from the
white people in the city than
, overlooked the fact that the
t
as materially decreased, es3
years^- . J
^ ^Ssreceived in Abbeville
l fiteen minutes after the figington,
and the figures were
office and other places about
known that the Abbeville
ay.
DETAIL PRICES TO
DECLINE SLIGHTLY
tig Slump Will Not Come However
Until Spring?Decline Noted
Already
Washington, Aug. 28.?Retail
rices, in the opinion of the federal
jserve board,/ will decline slightly
uring the coming fall and winter
lonths and, will slump next spring
) still low levels.
Summarizing recent changes an
rices of various commodities, the
oard in a report last night said th^it
iving afforded by manufacturers
xrough lessened cost of materials
nd increased efficiency of labor
Lust eventually be reflected in a
ownward movement of retail
rices."
Although a general slight slump
i retail prices during the next few
lonths was forecast, the board was
f the opinion that in some lines
gher prices were probable, due "to
te fact that purchases for the auimn
and winter trade had already
sen contracted for at the old level
f prices." Changes in the prices of
iw materials, which were reported
> have been sharp during*; the past
>w weeks, will not show their ef?ct,
according to the board in relil
prices until early next spring.
The borad stated that an impormt
"downward tendency" in
rices of all commodities except
>od had been evidenced throughout
le country, the reduction in prices
? raw products had specially markI
This general lower of price level
ill be indicated a probable drop in
jod prices during the coming
lonths.
"MY OPERATION."
Last Friday was a record-cutting
ay at the County Memorial Hospital
nd Misses Judith Hill, Emily Morse,
lharlotte Reese, Janet Calvert, Will
'errin and a little Wilson girl y)ere
II operated on, having their tonsils
emoved. All are well now and "my
peration" is only an exciting raemry.
BACK IN ABBEVILLE.
Prof, and Mrs. Robert H. Coleman
nd their two children have returned
o Abbeville* after a two week's stay
t Caesars Head. They will re
lain in Abbeville until the opening
f the College of Charleston in Sepember.
HOME FROM ASHEVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Barksdale are
xpected home tonight after a two
reek's stay in Asheville. They made
he trip in their car and Misses May
,nd Eugenia Robertson . returned
lome with them.
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J Abbeville County
Missionary Institute
Will Be Held Wednesday, Sept. 1st
" At Presbyterian Church?Rep'
\resentatives From All Over
County Expected
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There will be held on Wednesday,
September 1st at the Presbyterian
church of this city, the annual Missionary
Institute for tlie Presbyterian
churches of AbDeviiic county.
The representatives ana visitors
from all the churches of the county
are expected and the local auxiliary
being hostess it is hoped that the majority
of the lady members of ths
city church will spend the day at the
Institute. There will be two sessions
?the morning session beginning
promptly at 10:30, and the afternoon
session beginning at 2 o'clock and
lasting until about 4:30v A picnic
dinner will be served at the lunch
hour.'
Mrs. S. C. Byrd, of Columbia, will
in a rv.t; ax i auuicoo anu iuio uuugco ui
Greenwood will present an original
plan by which the whole of the church
work may be easily mastered. The
Montreat conference will be reported
by Mrs. A. B. Morse and the devotion
for the day "Without Anxious
: Care" will be led by Mrs Oscar Lanier
of Monterey.
The principal address will be made(
by Rev. G. M. Telford, pastor of Up-j
per Dong* Caney ! Narrative reports
from all the churches will be given.)
The recess gives opportunity for a
social hour which will prove helpful
as well as profitable. This church is
fortunate to have the Institute held
here and hopes the day will De as sue
cessful as the Institutes which have I
been held in the country churches for
several years past.
TEXAS VISITOR HERE
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Hugh McCelvey, who left this county
44 years ago, and who has since
made his home in Texas, has been in I
the city for a visit to his niece, Mrs. I
Joe S. Hammond, of Parker Street.!
Mr. McCelvey has been back but]
once since he moved to Texas and!
that visit was made 34 years ago.
Mr. McCelvey is a brother of CoL
Pat McGelvey of Mt. Carmel, and
besides ^him has .other relatives in
this and McCormick county. He is
trying to pay. them all a visit while
hei'e.
His friends of the long ago will be
glad to know that Mr. McCelvey has
prospered in his Texas home, and that
INTERESTING SERVICE 1
SUNDAY NIGHT . \
HELD IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH* >
?FOUR YOUNG LAMES (INTERESTED
IN STUDENT VOL- |
UNTEER MOVEMENT HAD
CHARGE OF THE SERVICE?
LARGE CROWD PRESENT.
The service at the Baptist church " :J|
Sunday night was one of the most in- jgj
teresting ever held in Abbeville., .Ja
Misses Gladys Wham, Edna Bradley,
Ruth Howie and Katherine O'Neal, " 'M
the four young ladies of the city w;ho $
are interested in the Student Volun- - . lM
teer Movement had charge of the '
aci?itc a 1114 set j.uri.11 me purpose ana . &
the high aims of the students -who ;??|
have volunteered their services in the ^
mission field both at home and- "<?jj3
abroad.
The Baptist church was crowded to * ,
the doors, every seat being taken, ' -$?
the Sunday school rooms being
thrown open and the aisles were filled
with chairs. M^py beautiful bowls * J5S
of flowers were placed around the
wiiu^ mil anu puipit upu wnn xne '
four young ladies occupying seats in
the pulpit elevation, the scene was T '$
beautiful and one long to be re-, -JS
membered by the large crowd pres- i |
Rjev. M. R Plaxco opened the ser- M
vice with prayer and a statement of *|]
the purpose of the meeting was made
by Rev. Louis J. Bristow after' which 'M
Miss Gladys Wham read the selec- (
tjons from the scriptures. Miss Edna J|
Bradley spoke first, telling of the ; ;
purpose of the Student Volunteer , 1
Movement, of the great convention - Cm
held at Des Moines last fall, and giving
"the evangelization of the world ,
in this generation" as the aim of the fM
Christian students of the world.
Miss Ruth Howie spoke of the need ; $1
of missionaries in the Far East, the.
Latin-Americas, in Mexico, telling of , H
the millions *of people who have jiever
heard of the living God and of the. . [kja
need of a more earnest following of ' Al
the Master here at home.
Miss Katherine O'Neal, who has \.,Js
made her home in Abbeville this ' 4^
summer, spoke of the great pleasure
to be derive^ by the young
Christian who feels that she has been
called to serve in the^ mission fields. .
She answered each argument which ' $
could be advanced by those who wished
to keep their loved ones by the /
home fireside. Ser Christian spirit
shone in her face and the prayers and
good wishes of our people will - n
follow her. .
The program was made more intereating
by the choir which was composed
of Miss Margie Bradley, Miss -M
Elizabeth Edmunds, Miss Clara Bar
Oo?o nraVnra11 '
llSUii, iriiso kjaxa x ci&ui) iuaAnvu
Smith and Alvin Ellis. Miss Nona
Barksdale presided at the organ and ' j
Miss Vic Howie played the piano.
Misses Bradley and Edmonds sang * :j
a duet and Maxwell Smith, a solo.
The careers of these young women
will be watched with loving interest
by their friends. . .
A PRETTY VISITOR.
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Miss Kathleen Hammond, of Rock
Hill, is here for a week's stay with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Hammond, of Parker Street. Miss
Hammond, is a daughter ot our former
townsman, Col. Scott Hammond,
now one of the enterprising men of
Rock Hill. She left here several years
ago a little girl, and she returns
now a pretty and attractive young
lady.
COTTON MARKET
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Fanuary i_'_ 25.15 .
March 24.70 ?
May 24.40
October 27.70 '
December 25.80
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I he is now a man or consideraoie ;
wealth. '
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CAPT. SHAW VISITS US
Captain W. C. Shaw of Lowndesville
was here today looking after
business matters and shaking hands
with his many friends. He stopped
in the Press and Banner office for a
few minutes to see the force and to
pay his respects to the pretty young
ladies who help out in the office.
Capt. Shaw brings the news that
Mrs. Charlie Clinkscples, the correspondent
for the Press and Banner
at Lowndesville, is convalescent.
. after a siege of typhoid fever. Her
many friends and relatives in the
county will be glad to hear of her
i recovery. Everybody has been miss,
dng her newsy letters from the City
, of Seven Hills, and we all hope that
. we may soon hear from her again.
NEW HOUSES.
Two new houses are being constructed
on Magazine Street. One is
i? t?JIa L.. rp n TTTUU*
ueing UU11L uy v>ui. x. kj h vi
1 home-building fame, and is the property
of the Home Building corporation.
It is at the corner of Magazine
and Poplar Streets and is a commodious
six room bungalow. Except for
the plumbing this residence is now
, ready for occupany.
The other residence is on the adjoining
lot and is being built by Col,
W A. Calvert and Alderman Henry.
While not yet ready for occupancy it *
is nearing that stage. This house is ^
of the bungalow type and is a beauty. ^
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Frank Bell of Anderson spent ]
Saturday in the city on business.
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