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. / ' , "..M 1 ' * ' ' Abbeville Press and Banner 1 ? m Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Monday, September 20, 1920 Single Copies, Five Cento. 77th Year. THE SOLID SOUTH 10 BE BROKEN HARDING TO CARRY FIGHT INTO MISSOURI AND OKLAHOMA.? EXPECTED THAT ANTI-LEAGUE FEELING IN THESE STATES WILL HELP REPUBLICANS. ?PREDICT REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN FROM SOUTH. Marion. O. SeDt. 19?Senator Harding will enter this Veek into his effort to clinch the border states. It will continue through his speaking tour of next week, that will carry him into Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky. His schedule for the next sev#n days includes dates for West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennesee delegations, Kentucky and Tennessee will send their quotas to the front porch Tuesday, and a little over a week from that day Senator Harding wilj speak in the blue grass state. Early in the campaign there was some indication that the Senator was to deliver an address at "The Gatev ay of the South," and Memphis was < s?en'erallv selected as the city. This plan apparently has been dropped. Instead, Tennessee is to send its delegation here on the day the Kentucky ^publicans arrive. Missouri and Oklahoma. West Virginia, a normal Republican state where there has been severe factional differences, is to send a delegation next Friday and on Tuesday of the following week the candidate will speak in Wheeling. He will later, it is understood, carry his denunciation of the Versailles lea* gue into the home states of Senator Rer'i ?.rH Cove, where Republicans feci there is much anti-league senti ment. - Senator Harding has announced the topics o 1 none of the addresses he will mahe in the next two weeks, but he is f.::pc-cte-l to continuue his denunciation of the Wilson administration and the league covenant. Aside from the visit of delegations from other states a group of civil war veterans from rorthern Ohio towns will stop here tomorrow en route to the national encampment in Indianapolis this week A vanguard from Akron passed thru today ancf shook hands with the candidate. He will receive a call from the Dental Association of Columbus and from Crawford county, Ohio, citizens Thursday, according to his schedule and on Saturday one of the large del4-1* ? A * . I. c?abiviia ui tne campaign is to reacn the front porch. It will consist of the Harding and Coolidge traveling men's league, 3,000 being expected. The same date is held by the American defense society. May Break Solid South. There is some prediction by party leaders that the solid south will be broken in November. Wade H. Ellis former assistant to the attorney general and connected with the Southern Bureau of the Republican national committee, was at Harding headquarters last week. He expects a plurality for Harding and Coolidge of from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000. "Harding will carry the border states of Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri," he declared. "And I believe he will carry Tennessee also while there is an excellent chance to carry Oklahoma. We will gain a member of the house in the Norfolk district in Virginia, and, of course, win in the ninth district now represented by Bascom Slemp. Republicans will be elected in the eighth, ninth and tenth districts in North Carolina and in the seventh and ninth districts of Georgia. The North Carolina legislatuure will be Republican, which will bring about a redistricting of the state and wipe out the shoestring districts which will enable an honest election. We shall also probably elect a mem Der 01 congress in Aiaoama ana there is strong probability of winning a congressman in the Dallas, Texas district A statement by Representatives John I. Nolan. of California and P. H. McCarthy, president of the Cali JACK JOHNSON WILU GO TO LEAVENWORTH Former Pugilistic Champion Hai Dropped Hi? Appeal?Will Do Year And A Day. Chicago, Sept. 19.?John Arthur (Jack) Johnson, former world's heavy weight champion pugilist, today decided to drop his fight for release from conviction of violation of the Mann act, and prepared to leave tonight for Leavenworth prison to begin his sentence of one year. He failed to file an appeal. Johnson's counsel previously had announced intention to file a writ of error and appeal the case. The negro and his attorney appeared before District Judge George Carpenpenter this morning prepared to pursue that course, but when assured by the court, that his liberty on bond would be denied Johnson decided to drop his fight. Johnson, in the custody of a deputy marshal, was to leave at 6 o'clock tonight for prison. In addi) tion to the sentence of a year and a day, the negro was fined $1,000. After his conviction seven years ago Johnson fled abroad, forfeiting his t $30,000 bonds, and only a few | weeks ago voluntarily ended his j self-imposed exile, surrendering on jthe Lower California Border. ! ABBEVILLE HIGH DEFEATS ELBERTON ELEVEN The first football game of the ! season was staged at the Baseball Park Friday afternoon at 4:30 I when the well-trained Swetenberglers went up against the team from itne iUDez-ton mgh school. Although j outweighed an ' average ' of about ! fifteen pounds, the Abbeville boys (easily ran away with the game, win'nirg by the decisive score of 21 to ! 6. Elbertons only score was due to | a fumble by the Abbeville Eleven. The Abbeville team is counting on winning the state championship. Already a number of games have been scheduled and the team is ready to take anybody's scalp that comes along. They promise to make Abbeville a large place on the map. The following was the line-up of the Abbeville eleven: Center, Galloway; left guard, John Klugh; right guard, Renwick Bradley; left tackle, Harold Tate; right tackle, Leslie; left end, Bill jCox; right end,, Hutie Bradley; I quarterback, Billy Long; right half, I Donald Harris; left half, Claude jGam^rell; full back, Allen Long. Reames is referee, Amos Morse umpire, and B. Swetenberg is head linesman. CLEMSON'S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE?1920 Sept. 24?Erskine at Clemson. Oct. 1?Presbyterian College Ciemson. Oct. 2?Newberry College at Clem son. Oct. 9.?Wofford at Clemson. Oct. 15?Auburn at Clemson. Oct. 23?University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Oct. 28?University of South Car olina at Columbia. Nov. 6?Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Nov. 11?Citadel in Orangeburg. Nov. 20?Furman in Greenville. Nov. 25?University of Georgia in Athens. THE DEATH OF A CHILD rnenas in A'DDeviue sympainize (with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Graydon in the death of their little ten month's J old son, McGowan Simpkins. fornia delegation, was issued today declaring that after a conference with Senator Harding, the two found him in sympathy with organized labor. Senator Capper, of Kansas, who ia campaigning in the state, visited the senator today. Gov. Beckman, of Rhode Island, who came here yesterday retuurned home. He declared one hears only praise of the campaign Senator Harding is conducting at hia lii- front porch. COX WANTS HOOVER IN HIS CABINET If Named President?Governor Fa- \ vori Abolition of War Tax Aa It Now Stands?Speaks To Women At Friscos. i San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 19.? Governor Cox, in an address here t Saturday before a luncheon of J business men, referred to Herbert 5 Hoover as the type of trained mind t he would like to have in his cabinet j if elected. j "Mr. Hoover's efficient service in c the war was largely due to his thor- c ough training as an engineer," he r said, and I can induce him, one of c the best engineers in the country s will sit in my cabinet." j The governor also favored in 1 this speech the abolishing of the tax which, he said, was justified during the war, but was no longer necessary, but a substitution of a tax of one and one-half per cent t>n the volume of business of a firm. At a luncheon by the San Francisco Center ,a women's organization, he declared the county would J have had a much better idea of I basic conditions in Russia if a group of women of the character of Jane Adams or the heads of I American educational institutions had been included in the Root mission to Russia. A fund by which the president | could buy up an entire sugar crop, or in any other way to meet a food crisis when congress was not in session was proposed in both his talks. He said the government should have inventories of all food j supplies to forestall alarm over the ; possibilities of food shortages, i MRS. SMITH A VISITOR. ! , Mrs." Warren Smith was a visitor j | in Abbeville Saturday and Sunday at a the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Jones. I j Mrs. Smith has been abroad and is ! on her way home to California. She | comes to Abbeville to see her friends 1 and will be accompanied from here j by little Orrie Smith who goes out to 1 i California to make her father an s extended visit. The little girl has ? made her home in Abbeville for some ' years and she leaves behind many * friends. c Mrs. Smith had a pleasant trip abroad one of the exciting features * being an air ship trip from Paris to t iSndon. s i E HOME FROM INDIANA. _ ? p Mrs. J. A. Roscoe and Miss June e Roscoe returned to Abbeville Satur- ^ day night after a pleasant visit to ^ home people in Indiana. Miss June ^ will enter Anderson College shortly for the prosecution of her studies in music. Mrs. Roscoe's friends are glad to have her back again. REV. PAUL PRESSLY TO PREACH A series of services has ))een ar- a ranged for in the Associate Reform- t ed church to begin on Oct. 4th. Rev. s Paul Pressly, of Louisville, Ga., will } conduct services. ^ Mr. Pressly is a son of the late Dr. g W. L. Pressly of Due West, and is r one of the strong preachers of the As- y sociate Reformed church and friends a of good preaching may look forward ^ to a treat. ] j VVVVVWVVVV VVVVV J V V V CONCERT CALLED OFF Vl V w ? ~\ i V Juat as we were about to go V j. V to Press we were advised that V ^ V the concert which was to have V . V. been given this evening in V| V the Opera Houuse at 8:15 has V I V has been called off on ac- V [ V count of the illness of Miss V S , V Gladys Rice. A telegram from V 1 V Greenwood announced the ill- V. a I V ness of Miss Rice. This will V t > V be a disappointment to the V t [ V many people of the city who V t . V had planned to attend the V i ! V concert. Further announce- V fc l V ments will be made later. V a I v . V I jUUVVVVVVV VVVVV d rENNESSEE ANTIS APPEAL TO COLBY Afant Nullification of Suffrage Declaration?Delegation Arrives in Washington To Fight Votes For Women Washington, Sept. 19*?A delegaion of Tennessee anti-suffragists, leaded by Speaker of the House 5eth Walker, arrived in Washington onight and, according to announcenent by the National Association Op>osed to Woman Suffrage, will call >n Secretary Colby tomorrow to rejuest that final action of the Tenlessee house in voting not to con:ur in ratification of the federal mirage amendment be recognized ind announced by the state departnent. The anti-suffragists declared tolight that precedent for request to )e made tomorrow is found in the iction of Secretary Seward in conlitionally proclaiming the Four.eenth amendment and Secretary ?ish in proclaiming the Fifteenth imendment. In both cases, although ;here were enough ratifying states, ,he state department announced vithdrawals. Such an annnouncenent in the case of Tennessee ratification of the suffrage amendment s. requested by the delegation. Delegations of anti-suffragists :rom other states are expected by ;he Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage to join with the Tennessee lelegation in calling on Secretary Dolby. A large delegation,it was said, will come from Maryland, vhere the legislature meets in ipecial session tomorrow. The Tennesee delegation in aridiion to Speaker Walker includes Re; jresentative Frank Hall, leader of he group of legislators who 'bolted' he recent session and - went into Uabama; Representatives Sharp ind Bratton, Marcellus Frost and rrank P. Stahlman. NEW MUSIC PARLOR. Abbeville is to have a new music jarlor, and it is to be on North Main itreet. It may be found at the former ttand of Fred S. Hill. The music paror will be run by The McMurray Drug Company and will be in charge >f Mr. J. F. Hill. Mr. Hill left Saturday for Philadel >hia and will spend two weeks with he Victrola people to find out al ibout parlor matters and especially ibout Victrolas. When he gets back, le will open the parlor and invite all nusic lovers in. He promises the peo>le that he will have some of the otht parlors working overtime underaking to reproduce the music he will leal out to anybody who wants to lear good music. If you have never heard Caruso tor Alma Gluck, Mr. Hill promises to pen your ears to real'music. HIGHWAY LOCATED. The Highway Commission has finilly located the road from Abbeville o the Anderson County line, tha ame to be a part of the National iighway. The road follows the Duej Vest road pretty closely until Grog-i ;y Springs (Bethlehem Church) is eached. It then follows the road towards the old W. T. Cowan place, md enters the corporate limits of Due Vest at the rear of the Woman's Colege. From there the road goes by Donalds and reaches to the Anderson ine. The survey of the road has been >ractically completed by Engineer lumbert, and the work of preparing he plans and specifications will be? fin in the next few days. BUILDING NEW HOUSES L. A. Jackson, of the Cedar Iprings side, was here Saturday, dr. Jackson believes in keeping .head of the procession. He knows hat in order to get his land worked iy the best farmers it is necessary o give them good homes. Accorangly he is building several new louses on his plantation below town md he will have some attractive daces to offer those fanners who lesire to rent. MAY BUILD HIGHWAY . TO SAN FRANCISCO General Director Of Lee Atsocia? tioa Tells Of Plan For Southern Trail. Roanoke, Va., Sept. 19.?Dr. S. M. Johnson, general director of the Lee Highway association, today announcing the plans of the organization, declared it is planned to build a highway from New York to New Orleans, and thence to San Francisco, as a Southern counterpart of the Lincoln highway in the North. "The original plans^' Dr. Johnson said, "contemplated a highway along the Applachian valley, between the Blue Ridge, Alleghany and Cumberland mountain ranges, beginning at the Gettysburg National park on the Lincoln highway and running via Winchester, Staunton, by the tomb of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Lexington, Natural Bridge Roanoke, Bristol, Knoxville, Chicka manga National park at Chatta- Y nooga, and thence to Birmingham r and New Orleans. - * "If the new plans of the directors x however, are carried out the scope z of the undertaking will be broadened and the road will extend from New York to New Orleans and thence to 1 San Francisco. It would thus be a s Southern counterpart of the Lin- ^ coin highway in the North." Ic Dr. Johnson added that the asso- * ciation is planning to beautify the Lee highway suitably. ^ c A PRONOUNCED DROP IN COST OF LIVING 1 c Foodstuffs Showed Recessions Of c More Than 12 Per Cent?Fuel t Prices Advanced. j s Washington, Sept. 18.?A pro- ? nounced drop in the general level of t wholesale prices during August was * reported today by the department * of labor. Measured by changes in 1 the index numbers of the bureau of labor statistics, the decrease was c 1 1-2 per cent. e Foodstuffs showed the greatest 1 price recessions, the decrease aver- d aging more than 12 p?r cent. Farm t products declined nearly six per o cent and cloths and clothing 5 3-4 t per cent. v Fuel and lighting materials con- h tinued their upward trend with an v increase of more than 6 1-4 per 1< cent while metals and house furni- r shing goods also showed an increase w over July. ii BROOKLYN AND CLEVELAND P PROBABLY THE WINNERS n In both major leagues the first and second teams in the pennant races won yesterday. And in "both ? " XI cases the third teams lost. So nei- jj ther the Indians nor the Dodgers f materially bettered their leads over jj the runners-up. The National league f Broooklyn team looks a sure jj world's series contender, while Cleveland in the American league ^ has now a lead of 13 points in the ? percentage column over the White a Sox. Cleveland's advantage is still p precarious, however. n BUYS HOME h * * ? Mrs. Jennie Klugh Purdy has pur- ^ chased from Mrs. C. V. Rosenberg ^ one of the pretty cottages on Cam- y bride Street. The cottage bought is the one next to the Oil Mill and adjoining the landed estate of Col. Pat- . rick Roche. Mrs. Purdy will move in- ^ tc the house at an early date. The ? purchase price is $3200. ^ SEEING THE BOYS S( h Mr. and Mrs. James A; Hill and p family went up to Clemson Sunday and spent the day with Andrew Hill. I?rank Gary went along and saw his 1( friends also. d o THE COTTON MARKET tr Cotton advanced on today's fu- a tures closing in New York at 28.30 D as against Saturday's close at r 28.58. n Toot cottun in Abbeville sold today from "0.00 to 30.00. 30MB MYSTERY .1 NOT SOLVED YET J EFFORT TO UNRAVEL BIG NEW , YORK BOMB EXPLOSION YIELDS NO RESULTS?RUSSIAN EDITOR HELD AS UNDESIRABLE ALIEN. HORSESHOER IDENTIFIED SHOES ON HORSE. # j New York, Sept. 19.?DepartnPTlf nf inofino orvonfo qt*/I "? " VA J UUV4VV Hgvuvo aitu KUC |AT ice were still without a definite :lue tonight to the identity of the )erson or persons responsible for rhursday's explosion in Wall street. Alexandria Brailovsky, a Russian % ournalist, who was arrested late resterday on information furnished >y an anonymous correspondent and vho admitted having been in the fi- 4 lancial district a short time ^after he explosion is still being held vithout bail on a charge of being m undesirable alien. One Yet Unidentified The only other important developnent within the past 24 hours is the :uggestion by Medical Examiner Horns that the sole remaining unidentified body, that of a blonde laired boy about 19, may be that of he driver of the "death wagon" vhich was abandoned near the assay >ffice just before the detonation "v ook place, and which is believed to lave carried the time bomb that ( :aused the disaster. Seven "identifi:ations" of the body were made luring the day, but all proved to be irroneous upon subsequent investi- -f jation. A revised list of the dead * ' >3 onight showed that 34 persons of lad lost their lives as a result of || he explosion. Some of the previous - .'/J ists made the total 35. Robert A. Pope, brother-in-law, >f Edwin Fischer, who sent post ard warnings of the disaster from Toronto to friends in ttye financial listrict, was questioned for nearly wo hourse-today at the department f justice. Pope turned Fischer over o the authorities in Hamilton, Ont., yhere he is being detained pending lis-extradition to. this city, where he rill be questioned as to his know- / J edge of the blast. Fischer, who al- *. eady had been adjudged mentally ncompetent by a lunacy commission n Hamilton, is expected tomorrow. Police investigators" will question 'ischer upon his arrival, departlent of justice agents said. No New Clue* Found. Chief Flynn declared there were o new developments in the case toight, although his men were workig on several "leads" and hoped or definite results. He denied pub- , shed reports that he was seeking ive members of the so-called Jg&iana band of anarchists. ^ "I know where these people are nd we are watching them," he said. We have them under surveillance long with a number of other peole but we are not looking for them ow." Impressive funeral services were eld here today for eight persons rhotwere killed by the explosion lilitary honors were accorded to hree of the victims who were war eterans. . 1, The September grand jury which ras instructed Friday to conduct an ivestigation into the disaster will egin listening to the testimony of ritnesses tomorrow. Subpoenas ave been issued for more than a i - i core of persons who claimed to ave been within a block of the ex losion when it occurred. Blacgsmith Found. John Haggerty, a blacksmith in >wer Manhatten, it was learned toay, had identified the front shoes f the dead horse, whi^ch drew the death wagon" to Wall street, as (vo he had put on about two weeks go. Haggerty, however, told the olice he doubted if he could recogize the men who brought the anilal to him, as he usually shod from (Continued On Page Eight) \