. ' ' ' " ' V:'xJ\ ' .:,Y /S:; : * ? ' " ' - " * *fr ' ' . .ViV v ' r , ( j i ij'V Abbeville Press and Banner 1 * ' ~~ . S ^ Established 1844. $2X)0 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Friday, October 1,1920. Single Copies, Five Cento. 77th Ye;ay.|. THE DRIVE IS AN " - FOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED TO HAVE CHARGE OF DRIVE FOR BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL?PEO PLE AWAKE TO OUR OPPORTUNITY?SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN NEXT FEW DAYS __ The committee with power to act which was authorized by the massmeeting of citizens Tuesday evening has been appointed. It is headed by a first class business man, who knows how to go after what he wants and who generally gets what he goes afr ter. On the committee are other business men of the same mettle as himself. The committee is as follows: T. G. White, chairman; J. S. Stark, o~i TJ P A n cui. xi. Auaciiucig, vj. n.. iu'uuci, H. McMurray and W. M. Barnwell. It is planned to work out a thorough organization and to make a census of the people in the city who are able to give to this enterprise. The canvass for subscriptions will not be hap-hazard but by the censhs of the people able to assist. Jost when the canvassers will start out is not yet stated, but it will be shortly, as. already stated. Instead of being discouraged by the news which comes from Greeswood that the Bailey authorities do not look with favor on the establishment of the institution in Abbeville, and that Greenwood business men have a like view, the people of this city have determined to show Green wood that we can do things as well as they. Greenwood has made great progress in edurational matters and two of the lnest things that progres sive eity has done is the semiring of Lander and Bailey. We do not. feel that the establishment of another school of the same general scope of work as Bailey will seriously hurt Bailey. The fact that this institution turned away more than a hundred and fifty students the present session shows that there is a demand for another like institution in this section. The fact is, and it cannot be too 1 often stated and emphasized is that the chasm between the rural schools and the colleges is every year growing wider, and must be bridged. The prosperity of the South and the demand everywhere that children be given a college education make preparatory schools more and more im perative. One bridge will not carry them all over. We do not expect that Bailey will be the only preparatory school for boys even in the County of Greenwood in these next ten years, not unless that institution is greatly enlarged. The faet that Abbeville High School has this year tweentyfive pupils more than last year proves the assertion that more and more pupils are every year entering the preparatory schools. We want this school and we believe that the next few years will make other preparatory ' schools in Abbeville County absolutely necessary, and such schools will be necessary everywhere else. We are going to build a high school f ai? V?at?a in A KKmnlln TVaiiIba r\ ^ VI UVJO AAA nuugf 11IC. A llv puioc VI the people has been felt and it beats in unison with High School. We want the Baptist Military School and just now we are bending every effort to get it. But if we do not, nobody should deceive themselves into thinking that the movement for a school of this kind is dead in Abbeville. An' other mass-meeting will be called the minute the announcement is made # that Abbeville does not get the Baptist school, if that announcement is made, a nda stock company will be formed to build and equip the insti tution. Uncle Jim will be there as usual, and there will be a man to match him if an independent school is t-> be established. FROM BETHIA. Mr. John Brown, a substantial far mer from the Bethia neighborhood was in town Thursday on business. GEORGIA FARMERS WOULD HOLD CROP Fix Forty Cents As Minimum Sale Price?Condemn Houston For Government's Policy. As To Credits. ^ i Atlanta, Sept. 30.?After adopting resolutions condemning the policy of Secretary of the Treasury Houston towards loans for holding cotton, and urging all farmers to hold their products for a "fair price" cotton men, banker's, merchants and others in mass meeting here^ late today appointed a committee of nine to take the matter up wih heads of all farm organizations. Members of the/committee stated later they had decided to hold a meeting in Washington and to urge ' representatives of all lines of industry to express their disapproval of "any effort to curtail farm credits." Cotton, speakers declared, cost 38 cents a pound to produce and 40 cents was said to be the minimum sales price for the staple. J.' J. Brown, state commissioner of agriculture, one of those' who called the meeting was appointed chairman of the committee. The other members are United States States Senator Hoke Smith, Charles S. Barrett, Harvie Jordon, Charles H. Brand, M. L. Johnson, A." F. Hodges, C. G. Fitzpatrick and E. G. Daniel. While the meeting inv Washingis being arranged, Mr. Brown announced, a speakers' bureau will be established and organizations will i be perfected in every county in the state. Farmers will be urged to hold their cotton and borrow money on it from their local banks. Congressman Upshaw, today made public a telegram from Mr. Houston in which the secretary said: "I published no decision 'not to encourage Southern farmers in handling their cotton crop at a living price." v The secretary added that his statement had said he favored every legitimate effort to promote the orderly marketing of commodities but the government can not be a party to an undertaking to hold commodities off the market to enable the owners artificially for speculative purposes to maintain war prices or higher than war prices." By the government ,the secretary's telegram said, he referred particularly to the treasury. "I was not speaking for the banks" he added. "They are not the government." He said a request had been made that the treasury either deposit r money in crop moving sections or revive the war finance corporation. Either of these, he said, would invoke borrowing money by the government at high rates. CALL ANOTHER PREACHER The Presbyterians will hold a meeting next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock to consider the matter of extending a call to Dr. C. A. Camp} bell, of Quitman, Ga., a Presbyterian minister of much note in his church. DELEGATE BARNWELL W. M. Barnwell is a delegate from Trinity Church to a meeting of the Episcopalian authorities to be held in Columbia, October 12th, when a Bishop Coadjutor is to be elected. Dote Smith says that delegate Barnwell has been down to see him to find out what a coadjutor is. He says he thinks Will knows something about j a bishop but he found the delegate entirely ignorant on the . coadjutor subject. ! S. NOTICE TO PUPILS V V V V In order to allow the pupils of V V. the Abbeville City* Schools to V V, attend the circus, Wednesday, V V October 6th. there will be school V V tomorrow (Saturday). V V J. D. Fulp, Superintendent. V REV. PAUl . .iK&ftisI Rev. Paul A. Pressly, of Louisville, Ga., is coming to Abbeville to conduct evangelistic services in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The?meeting will commence October 4th., and will extend through the 10th. Mr. Presaly was j for a short while in charge of the i Abbeville church., This was in his j seminary days. When he had com pleted his course in the seminary at Due West, he was called to Louis! COX SAYS WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR 'DRY' AMENDMENT Hutchinson, Kan., Sept. 30.?Governor Cox, Democratic presidential candidate declared jhere today that I he would have voted dry on prohii . ... bition had he been acting under the same circumstances as Senator Harding, his Republican opponent, whom the governor declared "had votedp thirty-two times wet and two times dry. He^had been gsked bya person in the audience if Senator Harding had not voted three times in favor of prohibition. "There were thirtyfour votes direct or indirect on the prohibition enforcepient measure in the senate. Senator Harding voted thirty-two times dry," Governor Cox replied. ' "Under the same circumstances would you vote dry?" the questioner demanded. ' "I would," replied the governor, driticizing Senator Harding's league position, the governor said: "Spnatnr TTnivHno> hni hppn speechless during the last few weeks on the league. He wants to keep Johnson and Borah, who are against the league, and he. wants to 1 ? keep Taft and Wickjersham, who are for it." : i FREEZING IN KANSAS t Topeka, Kas.,1 Sept. 30.?Tempertures were below freezing in all parts of the state last nigh? with the exception of eastern and southern counties the federal weather station here reported today. The low mark was at Hays?244 degrees?where ice an inch thick formed. The frost killed all corn except that the bulk of the crop was safely matured. THE COTTON MARKET Spot cotton in Abbeville today sold around 27 1-2 cents in the early hours of the trading, one bale selling for a fraction .under i 28 cents. At the close, however, on account of a weak New York Market spots declined to 26 1-2. The New York future market was up during1 the morning but closed at 2 o'clock :>0 points under yesterday. Spots in New York today were quoted at 25 cents. ? I I L PRESSLY ) * PTv--\A : 4 ville, Ga.y where he has since beer the pastor. Mr. Pressly is one of the strong preachere of his church. He is a .sor of the late Dr. Wm. L. Pressly oi Due West, one of the most emi nent preachers of his day. The pastor, and members of the church extend an invitation througl this paper to the people of the citj to attend these services. It is hopec nmrl UaIi aita/] fViof nry nfi f r?A a rJ I aiiu uciicvcu uioi ^icai gvuu wu. (come from Mr. Pressly's preaching. CONDITION OF COTTON TO BE ANNOUNCED OCTOBER < Washington, Sept. 30.?The esti . mate of the condition of cotton' as o: , September 25 will be issued Monday ! October 4 at 11 a. m. instead, o: i Saturday, October 2, the departmen I of agriculture announced today. Thi I change was made to conform to thi I change to October 4 of the date fo: the issuance of the monthly censui report on cotton ginned. DIES OF BROKEN NECK . Philadelphia, Sept. 30.?Melvii Kjjppler, 17 year old, captain of th< Lock Haven high school footbal 'team, died today in the Universitj hospital from a broken neck re oeived during scrimmage practic* Wednesday. He was tackled whih running a full speed,his he^d strik ing the ground. Before his death Keppler e*oner ated his team mate from all blame. RATES FOR THE STATE FAIR Special excursion rates have beef; granted for the South Carolina State Fair October 25-29 and the negro State Fair from November 1 6. The round trip fare to Columbia oc sale October 24 and good ununtil 12:35 p. m. October 29 for the State Fair. The tickets go on sale October 31 for the negro fair and good until noon November 6'. The round trip ticket from Abbeville tc Columbia for each is $5.48. RECREATION NEEDED The phonographs, the victrolas the Brunswicks, the Columbias and the instruments with a soul will have t^eir places ^e suppose b'ul fViAtr TtJill -nnf a/?r*iinv qc mnnli torri. tory as heretofore because Son Bill has entered the music business. He has arranged with Miss Ruth Howie, the accomplished teacher, to take lessons in piano twice a week and has swallowed his first dose. Greenville street will be entertained from i now on. J. R. Bowie, who holds down the McCormick lineon the South-west side, was in Abbeville today. AMERICA WILL NOT < HELP EUROPE NOW I * ' , ' American Delegate At International f Finance Conference So Informs ? Delegates?Too Much Jealousy There For a Risk Brussels, Sept. 30.?Freedom of world trade is the most essential condition for the increase of production which must bring about Economic restoration of the world, in the opinion of Korgi Mori, Japanese commissioner in London, whose views have tbeen laid beforei the International Financial conference in session here. This involves'Complete elimination of restrictions on both imports and exports, especially \ - those applying to raw materials, he said. . ~ Herr Bergmann representing Ger many expressed the ^anks of his government, to the league of nations for" having extended, an invitation to be represented at the conference. - Europe need expect no further help from the: United States the conference was informed by Roland W.' Boyden, unofficial American representative during a speech which rather started the assembly. Jealousy and lack of harrtiony , between - European nations have resulted in a feeling that 4 Europe cannot be considered a "good risk," he ' de-f 1 clared adding that this hostility: must be ended before American ? policy might be expected to change. 1 r GIVES $10,000 FOR CARE OF WOUNDEL 5 Washington, Sept. 29.?An appro 1 priation of $10,000 to provide medi r ial care and treatment for woundad ' world war veterans under training by ' the Federal Board lor Vocational E^ t . y :-T ucation has been made by the.Ameri> can Red Cross. v Through decisions' of thg v pompI troller of the treasury, the funds of, the Federal board can not be expend-; p ed to provide tor tnese men medical f attention for disease or injury not , directly traceable to military or navf al service. Great hardship has been t worked on those in training who are 2 financially unable to provide the neci essary care and treatment for themr selves in the event of injury or ill3 ness and the board asked the Red Cross for assistance until congression al action can relieve the situation. Specific instances of the need for medical care among these men are i jrought to the attention of the Fed? aral board from all its districts. From I ijie district comes the report of the, r hjury of a student who was being . ;aught saddlery. While at his ma ? :hine his hand was pierced by the ? leedle and otherwise hruised by the . leavy machine. The ruling of the :omptroller, however,- prohibited the . ise of funds for medical attention necessary in this case as in many others. It is estimated that the $10,000 appropriation will enable the board to J ( >rovide care for the students until t he matter is placed before Congress. The treatment has been costing apjroximately $2,000 monthly, accord ? i il- - TV- J 1 ^ ng to tfte estimate 01 trie reaertu ?oard. NEW MANAGER Mr. Dallas, who came here ,some weeks ago to take charge of the J. M. Anderson Clothing Store, has resigned his position and will be suc:eeded by Mr. E. O. Devore, an experienced clothing man. Mr. Devore las been with the J. W. Brock store | in Honea Path until he resigned to ! :ome to Abbeville. I : ENJOYS HER FIRST AUTO j RIDE AT AGE OF SEVENTY I Gaffney, Sept. 30.?An interesting ( visitor to the city Tuesday was Mrs. i Henry Moss, of Cherokee Falls, Mrs. ! Moss is approaching her seventy-secI end birthday. Although born and raised within a mile of her present home, i this was her first visit to Gaffney. She had never before ridden in an automobile, and has never ridden on at i train. One might suppose that she was ; very untutored but she converse?( readily and happily. STORES ENTERED BY TWOjiEGROES MONROE NEGRO FINDS WAY, OF \ TRANSGRESSOR HARD.?CAPTURED WEARING THE GOODS, TRIED A^D SENT TO COUNTY .^| GANG FOR FIVE MQNTHS.-^ ^ ACCOMPLICE STILL AT LARGE ^ Thursday morning when Joe Little, , ' ^ of the firm of Little & Thomson opened his store on North Main street, he found that it had been burglarized. The burglar had entered the store j through a rear window breaking their . ' .^| way in. Mr. Thomson found an empty y shoe box from which a pair of No. lis . ^shoes had been taken. He also missed " overalls, woolen shirts and other ar- . .--V .?g tides. He also found that the cash - ? drawer had been robbed about fifty . vv!J cents in pennies kept int it having ^ \;'M been taken. V ' \ . 1 Be immediately set about to find me guu^y jiari/y. unpiug uuwn street '?{. he discovered a negro dreased in new overalls and who evidently was &> stranger. In a little while he found . ^ the negro purchasing an article and ' j> $ paying for it in pennies. Other cir-. p cumstances led to the arrest of the f|jj negro whose namfe he gave as John k Thomas. The negro apprehended gives *. / f J his name as Richaixl erguson. He i states that he and Thomas came to v Abbeville for the purpose of solicit- ? ing labor, and no doubt thinking that a labor agent should be dressed as a. laboring ^nan, they 'went out to get . this kind of apparel. . -,V . y Later the negro confessed to entering the store of Jesse Campbell on South Main street and of attempting ta enter the store of W. J. E. Scott in the, same section. He stole '?^$1 candy ^tobacco and otber articles from t'-e Campbell stope. i Ferguson was tried in city court this morning on five counts and was tf. ' -./fa onvcted on all. He was sentenced to ? h > 7 . a combined term of five months or to r'V^a pay a fine of $250. He will serve the f time on the county gang^ as it. was V thought unwise to under-ake to keep . * him in the city. At the Spring term of ; the Court of General Sessions he will i. *