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v ' - " . I * ' ! ' ;.iii ' ' ; 1 < I Abbeville Press and Banner ?i] Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Wednesday, September 8,1920 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Yeai'. POLK EXPLAIN" VEXED SITUATION __ NCTE SENT TO LEAGUE OF NA-1 TIONS. WOULD AVOID STRIFE. | WARSAW GIVES ADDED DE-j l TAILS OF COUNTRY'S CON-; TROVERSY WITH LITHUANIA: CHARGING ABUSES. Paris, Sept. 7.?The Polish note to the league of nations asking it to mediate in the Polish-Lithv.anian controversy says that while the Polish armies were retreating before the Russian Soviet forces the Lithuanian government concluded an agreement with the Soviet army | i making use of Lithuanian territory for its passage and the establishment of a military base. The note points out that this was a breach of neutrality. The note continues: "Later when _ the Polish armies were forced to withdraw from ethnographic Polish territory as awarded Poland by the supreme council on December 8, 1919, Lithuanian troops occupied by evacuated territory and committed excesses to 1 ?Ar\nlo^Anc romQinintr W4I U LUC pvpuiavivitg , faithful to Poland. When the Bolshevik invasion was repulsed the Polish army reoccuppied Suwalki and the Lithuanian government sent a note to the Polish government declaring it did not recognize the! frontier as fixed by the supreme council and asking the Poles to re> tire behind the line of Grajevo-Augustowo. ."The Polish troops have tried throughout to avoid shedding blood, but on September 2 a de? tachment of Polish cavalry occupying Seiny was attacked by Lithuanian army then occupied Suwalki and advanced upon Augustowo without declaring war. It was ascertained that Bolshevik troops cooperated with the Lithuanians. "^he Polish government was thus faced ^with open and direct aggres/ sion from Lithuania. There is no doubt possible that the armies of Lithuania are allied with the Red army and that the Lithuanian gov- ' ernment has become the tool of the Soviet government. Owing to the ' J- ? ? rr iraierritu lemuuus, wmm i several centuries have existed between the Polish and Lithuanian peoples, the Polish government would have recourse to force of arms only with great reluctance. "The Polish government has taken all measures to prevent any contact between its troops and Lithuanian forces. It will avoid battle as lohg as the strategical situation permits. "Owing to the danger to Poland created by the concentration of Bolshevik roops, which is now in pro. gress, the Polish government 6hall consider itself entirely free to proceed with necessary military operations to free Polish territory. "The Polish government submits the above facts to the league to use all the means at is disposal in order to prevent the Lithuanian government from continuing to cooperate with the Soviets and cause Lithuania to abandon its strange enter prise thus preventing the Polish nation from being under the painful necessity of waging war against a sister atoin." CASH BARGAIN STORE. V This new concern has opened its doors in the last few days and is now ready to serve its customers. The management of the business falls to Mr. J. L. Anderson who comes to Abbeville determined to make the ' business worth while to the people of the county as well as profitable to the owners. T?U? Jr. #>f c+onsl 111C+ vqpnt. I lit: &IU1C 13 ci w wav obuuu jv?ow ed by the J. M. Anderson Company. The manager and the polite clerks will be glad to serve you if you will give them an opportunity. It' is easy to find fault but hard to tell what to do with it. FARM IMPLEMENTS / UNDER SCRUTINY Federal Trade Commision Makes ? P Report Suggesting Reopening of j 1 Anti-Trust Suits?Advance In Price Viewed With Suspicion. Washington, Sept. 7.?Declaring prices of farm inplements to have been increased without warrant through "concerted action" of manufacturers and dealers, the federal trade commission in a report made s public tonight recommends reopeiv w jngjof aqftMru/c proceedings pgainst js the International Harvester Company of America and institution of tl judicial proceedings against imple- p ment manufacturers and dealers. w The commission declares that its J ni investigation, which was ordered by Jr the senate, disclosed that in the m i ?i ? 1Q1/I 1Q18 -I perxou UBIWCCH Xi/j.-x auu prices paid by farmers for imple- ai ment advanced 75 per cent, with tl the greater portion of the increase jt coming in 1917 and 1918. This in- cj crease, the commission asserts, was larger than warranted by the ad- T vances in the costs and expenses of the manufacturers and dealers and c< resulted in the unusually large jn profits. w Notwithstanding the increase, at farmers of the country, according at the commission's report "were not S] prevented from making as much ec profit as before because the prices t of farm products increased to an d< even greater extent. to The report adds, however, that if h( present implement prices are main- cc tained while prices of farm pro- gt ducts decrease, high implement p( costs "may well become a factor in th preventing the farmer from making a fair profit." "The partial dissolution of the In- ^ temational Harvester company in 1918," declares the commission's report, "did not change the dominating position of that company in the harvesting machine line and will not do so while the McCormick and Deering plants and the steel busi- ^ ness remain united under its con trol either directly or by common cj. ownership of stock. m Investigation of 22 manufacturers and more than 200 dealers, the report says, showed the average rate of profit for the dealers "on invest- cc ments increased from 9 per cent in g 1915 to 17.7 per cent in 1918, ^ which is an increase of 105 per ^ cent." a The National Implement and Ve- h hide association, with general of- cj fices in Chicago, the Southern cc Wagon Manufacturers association, te and the Carriage Builders National tt ** ktr -f V* a tt association are uesigimccu uj tun ^ ^commission as organizations tjthrough which the manufacturers tl acted "by concerted action" to advance prices. "Under cover of bringing about ^ uniform cost accounting, uniform ^ terms of sale and standardization of j product," the report asserts, "the ^ manufacturers who are members of j these associations, repeatedly advanced prices of farm implements]^ by concerted action during the sc period if 1916 to 1918 inclusive." Among the farm implement dealers, the commission charges con- ^ certed action was practiced through the National Federation of ImpleC( ment and Vehicle Dealers' associations with offices at Abilene, Kan., an dthe Eastern Federation of Farm , cj Machinery Dealers, with offices at Philadelphia, and local clubs organijzed by these two organizations. ^ Chicago, Sept. 7.?Statements is Kl jsued tonight by the International jHarveser company and the National ei jlmplement and Vehicle association I in reply to mission, denied that g 'either organization has at any time ^ attempted to fix or maintain prices. ^ P TEACHING IN HARTSVILLE a Miss Ruth Calvert has prone to ^ Hartsville this week and begins v work as teacher in their graded f school. Miss Calvert is a graduate i 'of Winthrop and is a successful v teacher. c t :OURT STILL Motion For New Trial in Of Negroes and Two 1 Murder?All Acquil Guilty of Carrying ons?Fined By J Continue Bah The term of the Court of General essions which commenced Monday ith Judge Ernest Moore presiding still in session. When we went to press Monday le case of The State vs. Chester leming was being tried. Fleming as charged with murder. The testiony showed that he was endeavorig to make peace between a negro an and nis wile wnen ne was aticked by the negro, knocked down id otherwise mistreated. He shot le negro, death resulting. The iry found him not guilty, the Solitor consenting to this verdict. The next case called was that of he State vs. Boston Stewart larged with murder and carrying mcealed weapons. Stewart, accordg to the testimony was in a wagon ith Capt. W. C. Shaw when he was ;tacked by another negro, who shot ; Stewart as he sat beside Capt. law in the wagon. Stewart return1 the shot, killing his assailant, he case was a plain case of self;fense and the Solicitor consented i a verdict of not guilty on the vmieide charge., and the defendant >nsented to a verdict of not lilty of carrying concealed wea>ns. He received a sentence of lirty days or $100. ' H. M. Fell was tried on a charge : murder and acquitted. Mr. Fell lot a negro woman several months jo when he was attacked by her on s plantation near Cedar Springs. Henry Harris was charged with urder and carrying concealed eapons. Henry shot an obstreper-j is negro at church. The deceased id been ordered off the church ounds by the officers of the lurch. He was living with "'his woan" who had formerly been a xiend" of Henry. As he went away om the church he saw Henry sitng in the church and asked him to >me out. ne immediately aviucKeu enry with a knifei Henry ran but ie assailant was about to overtake m, when he turned and shot, dealdeath wound. The jury found enry not guilty on the homicide large, but guilty or carrying conjaled weapons. He was given a senince of 30 days or a fine of $100, ie Judge not understanding why enry carried a pistol to church on ie Sabbath as he was not one of te men to take up the collection. Tuesday afternoon the Grand iry made its report and the memjrs were discharged after six had ?en drawn to serve for next year, hose drawn were S. J. Link, John T. agill, J. G. Baskih, W. A. Harbin, B. Price and Thomas Stevenson. X IXC tUUl l> bUCU VV1 ttiuviivwu ial of The State vs. Willie Robin>n charged with murder and carryig concealed weapons. The jury in this case found the de;ndant not guilty on the first junt, but guilty of carrying conjaled weapons, and he was sen:nced to pay a fine of one hundred ollars, or serve thirty days on the lain gang. He paid his fine. The case of The State vs. Lawince Callahan was continped until le next term of the court. Clarence Searles was charged with jlling moonshine liquor and pleadi guilty. He was sentenced to a ;rm of six months on the chain ang and to pay a fine of two hunred and fifty dollars, the chain ang part of the sentence to be susended upon payment of the fine nd during good behavior. George Douglas, colored, was tried Vednesday morning for murder and vas found not guilty. It appeared rom the testimony that George went nto the field to get a plow stock .*hich the deceased negro had. A fuss iccurred and the other negro attack , IN SESSIOh i Gossett Case.?Numbe White Men Tried For tted?Several Found f Concealed Weapudge?Court To ince of Week. , i ed George with a rock, when Georg took out his knife and stabbed h assailant. The homicide occurred o the plantation of W. S. Cothran i the city of Abbeville. The court" is now engaged in th trial of the case of the State vs. I Stark, a negro of the Antreville sei tion, charged with murder. 1 THE GOSSETT CASE A motion for a new trial in th case of The State vs. Kenneth Gos sett was made, pursuant to notic given sometime ago, Tuesday morr ing in the Court of General Ses ^ions, Judge Ernest Moore, of Lari caster nresidine. The motion was based on th 'grounds that two of the jurors wh | sat on the case were not indifferw as beween the State and the defend Jan. It was charged in two affidavit one by John Mulligan and the othe 'by a Mr. Campbell that Mr. Luthe G. Botts, of Abbeville, who sat o the jury had said before he wa drawn on the special venire that th J defendant, if guilty, should b lynched. Mr. Botts denied thi statement, alleging that what h 'did say was that if the defendan |was proved guilty he should b ! hanged. Another affidavit was to th effect that Mr. ifotts in, discussin; the case had said that he was gla he was not on the jury, because i he were and found the defendant not guilty, he would lose the busi ness of the Ci:nkscales familj This statement Mr. Botts denied. The other ground was that Mi i Joseph S. Gibert, before the trial o the case, had said in discussing il j''Damn a married man who woul< 'go riding with a single girl." Thre citizens of Calhoun Falls swore t this statement and Mr. Gibert sai that he did not remember it, but h probably had made the remark. In arguing the case, counsel fo jGossett stated that they did not in tend to impeach the good characte or the good intentions of either o the gentleman named, but that th evidence disclosed that, while the I may have believed themselves indii ferent, and while they did not reco! lect to have expressed an opinioi they had in fact done so, and th words used by them were sufficiei jto show that they had bias and fee! jing in the case. Judge Mcfore, after argumenl I took, the case under advisemenl j saying that in a case of this gravit I he would like to have the stent grapher's notes of what really wa | said by the jurors of their voir dii | as well as ,the evidence taken befor him. He announced that his deci ion would be made in the next fe^ jdays. The motion was made and argue 'by Messrs. Proctor A. Bonham an James H. Price of Greenville, repre senting Gossett and was resisted b Solicitor Blackwell. I Gossett it will be remembere was convicted at a special term < court ordered for the purpose c trying.him on a charge of rape. Th ijury recommended him to the mere of the court, and he was sentence to a term of forty years in the pen tentiary. A SICK BABY Little Goode Thomson has bee quite sick with croup and has bee iin the hospital for several day ? < ' * M X. _ ? |inucn 10 tne distress 01 ins man relatives and friends. IN GREENVILLE 1 Mrs. W. W. Bradley and Mrs. V D. Morrah went to Greenville Tue: i day and will spend some time wit jMra. C. J. Lyon. f NEWS OF THE r CITY SCHOOLSJL Parent-Teacher Association Planning r For Reception For Teachers?37 in French Class, Where Teachers Are Boarding m And Other News ] The Graded and High Schools have opened up and teachers and pupils alike ai-e settling down to hard work. The class in French in charge of Rev. Pe A. J. Derbyshire bids fair to be one jg of the most successful classes in the n school. So far there is an enrollment n of thirty seven and after a two days trial Jack Bradley pronounces the Fi ie study 'easy." Li 3. * * * * m c_ Miss Victoria Howie was a visitor n at the school. Monday and made ar- c? ? #? _i i* rangemenr,s ior a music ciass ior iwliss ac Ruth Howie. Twenty-five ptlpils were e enrolled who will be taught at the j. home of Miss Howie. " t qi * * * A, e de [m The plans for a reception to intro- vc j_ duce the new teachers to be given by tr the Parent-Teacher association, are Ti well under way and a very pleasant f]( e evening is in prospect for the people ar of the city. * Tl * * * * .. it " fl I Comfortable boarding places have f] been secured for the teachers and can >s be found in the following homes: to . Miss Eva West and Miss Ruby An- m derson with Mrs. Frank Welsh. <,<. n Miss Rosamond Dixon and Miss ^ Niza Kilgore with Mrs. Jordan Rameyi^ e Miss Susie Lown and Miss Annie ^ ^ Radcliff with Mrs. R. N. Tiddy. |' ? TT !_J. ,^4-U D i IVilSS xiairicu l/Uau wiwi 'luio. ' ' yf! t A. Cheatham. ^ Miss Esther Todd, Miss Alberta gt Montgomery and Miss Wilhelmina'aj. Riley with Mrs. Charles Graves. ^ Miss Sadie M^gill with Miss Hask-'p if!*11, ] fa , J. M. Daniel and Miss Georgia Ott ^ , I with Mrs. J. D. Fulp. j^e r. j " I f r THE NEW CITIZENS. J p. . I |ti< The women of Due West are in- ? ?! yc terested in the new honors that have . t or '? been thrust upon them and were in . rl ^ u Abbeville Wednesday getting regis- ^ e tration tickets. They were properly'^ 0 chaperoned by Col. 0. Y. Brownlee, ^ ^ and the following ladies registered: e Mrs. W. L. Brownlee, Mrs". Fannie Brownlee, Mrs| W. 0. Bijpwnlee, Mrs . :r M. B. and Mrs. C. C. Clinkscales, Mrs l- n n n?i?:?:? ^ | Vj. u raiMiiauu, UXLJ veuuic rl wards Bonner and Mrs N. S. Bonner, i,. f ti] 11 In their absence they registered for n _ j . e I Mrs. Nelle Kennedy Moore and Mrs ^ y Mary (j,. Young. Mrs. Young is sev- c " enty-two years old and was interested enough to hunt up Col. Armstrong l? and find out the method of registra- ^ e tion. The Due Westers say they are if es 11 interested in good schools, good . I ' XO roads and Cox and Democracy. t> TO SPEAK AT THE to t' BAPTIST CHURCH th G: ^ The Rev. Maxcy G. White, a mis- ta sionary to Brazil, will speak in the ai ,e Baptist church Friday afternoon at cc five o'clock, before the Woman's |hs e t Missionary society. The service will be held in the church basement, and IV the public fs invited to be present. , Mr. White is a Greenwood man, and (J , has been in Brazil for six years, Q under the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. ^ y . of MR. DALLAS ARRIVES. da d te ^ Mr. J. J. Dallas has arrived in Ab- ye beville, and will have the manage- ?* ment of the clothing and dry goods !*e y ii^ store of J. M. Anderson Company. rn . Mr. Dallas is an experienced manager,as of a store like the one of which he',*0 takes charge and he will no doubt ' W make a success of the enterprise. !WI He is busy today and will be for a "I n few days straightening out the stock. ra n When this work is completed he will ta s, tell the people of some real bargains y through the columns of this paper. j LEAVING US. Miss Margaret Klugh leaves on I. Thursday for Columbia where she ci s- \v:i! ' his year in the McMaster' o h school. Miss Klugh is a most suc-itl cegsful teacher. j a 1AMAGE CAUSED BY EARTH SHOCKS j'-M ~~ ALIAN TOWN REPORTED WIPED OUT?OTHERS ARE WRECKED? POPULATION OF PISA FLEES IN TERROR TO OPEN COUNTRY OF FIELDS. J LUCCA IS DEMOLISHED. far London, Sept. 7.?The town of M ivizzano, 34 miles northwest of ucca, has been completely deolished by an earthquake, accord- ; g to a spezi dispatch to the Jfixlange Telegraph. The dispatch Ids that Solero and Monte were tdly wrecked. Pisa, Italy, Sept. 7.?The earthlake shook here was preceded'by . ?ep rumblings and followed by jrtical and honzontal earth emors which lasted for 13 aeconds. > he population, terror stricken, ed from their homes, the women id children shouting and weeping, tie squares of the e?ty were soon ' lied, but a majority of the people { ed to the fields. The hands of the clock i& the ->(1 wer stopped at 7:55 o'clock this orning. Bells in the , various eeples welre set ringing by the disrbances. Persons who happened to . /i.il l l 1 tv? .. V.-i* ; in ^dtueurai square . in nsa say ey saw the famous leaning tower 3 (iceptibly oscilliate. Electric wires 3 ere short circuited in. various lildings. St. Michael's church and Matthew's church were consider>ly damaged. Other churches sufred less seriously." Numbers of; ^ srsons were gravely injured by lling masonry. Others were hurt 5i r jumping from windows. At Pondera a boy 1^*years old died from ,r| ight. The news received here from .. vizzano indicates a grave situa- ' >n there. It has been impossible as -3 :t to obtain of the damage ' the number^ar victims owing to terruption of the telegraph and lephone lines. A band of rescuers MM is left Pisa for Fivizzano, accominied by the prefect and the comander of the Carbineers. Rome^ Sept. 7.?The earthquake ^ 'y northern Italy was of a violent tture. Village Collemandina. ife rewi 3 L- J a. i uieu to nave ueen uesiruyeu. i>sa- , ?lione, Pieve Fosciano, Vagila, j;? -r imporgiano, San Donnino, Piazza, Iserchio, Poggio, Castegnola, Foaendora and Canigiano have been idly damaged. The dead and injured are numer- 4 is, though the number is not yet timated. Assistance is being sent v. \f\ the scene of the disaster. Villa Collemandine is a small ' -'y wn of about 2,000 inhabitants in e province of Massae Carriara. rave reports of the damage susined in various towns of' Tpscany e being received here, and it ia mfirmed that Villa Collemandina ? is virtually been destroyed. ' . THE COTTON MARKET After two days holiday the cotton arket opened strong Tuesday orning and advanced on the New a?1?a4- iU/\ 11 *vi 14- f/N Ana jrn mauvei uic miiii/ iui v/nc uaj : two cents per pounds. Wednesiy (today) the market hasfluctuad, closing at aibout the figures of isterday. McDowell's cotton letter today indicates that there is a eling that the crop will b'e shorter an is generally expected, but that yet there is no general demand r cotton. Europe is not buying, ill believing in a large yield. The eather, it is stated, will cut a big gure in matters from now on, iny weaher being considered un.vorable for a large yield. Spot cotton in Abbeville sold nesday for 32 cents per pound. MOVING IN Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stevens have ompleted their handsome bungalow n Wardlaw street and are moving in lis week. The house is a lovely one r;l an ornament to the street.