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Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Monday, October 4, 1920. Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year
WILSON MAK
TO VOTER
Whole World Awaiting
Month.?President D<
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Covenant Does Not
Congress in Declar
Settled in JR
Washington, Oct. 3.?President
Wilson in his first campaign appeal
tonight, made directly to the people,
urged the indorsement of the league
of nations issue at the election and
declared "the whole world will
wait for your verdict in November
as it would wait for an intimation ol
what its future is to be."
The president characterized as
"absolutely false" assertions that
Article 10 of the league covenant
would make it possible for other nations
to lead the United States into
war. There was nothing in the covenant,
he said, "which in the least
interferes with or impairs the right
of congress to declare war or not
declare war according to its own independent
judgment as our constitution
provides."
"My fellow countryman," was the
president's method of addressing his
communication to the people. It
contained no mention of presidential
candidates by name but was
confined to a brief defense of Article
10 and an arraignment of those
who, he declared, had "grossly misled"
the public with regard to the
treaty.
Display Gross Ignorance
The president said that those who
had spent their lives, as he had, "in
familiarizing themselves with the
history and traditions and policies
of the nation must stand amazed at |
the gross ignorance and impudent
audacity which has led them to attempt
to invent an "Americanism'
which has no foundation whatever
in any of the authentic traditions of
the government."
The text of the appeal follows:
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jiy rcin/w wuuuijriuvii.
"The issues of the present campaign
are of such tremendous importance
and of such far reaching
significance for the influence of the
country and the development of its
future relations, and I have necessarily
had so much to do with their
development that I am sure you will
think it natural and proper that I
should address to you a few words
concerning them. Every one who
sincerely believes in government by
the people must Tejoice at the \
turn affairs have taken in regard |
to this condition. This election is to
be a genuine national referendum.
The determination of a great policy
upon which the influence and authority
of the United States in the
world must depend is not to be left |
to groups of politicians of either j
party but is to be referred to the j
people themselves for a sovereign J
mandate to their representatives, j
They are to instruct their own gov- j
ernment what they wish done.
Country's Honor At Stake.
"The chief question that is to put
to you is, of course, this: Do you!
want your country's honor vindicated
and the treaty of Versailles ratified?
Do you in particular approve j
of the league of nations as organi- j
zed and empowered in that treaty? j
And do you wish to see the United I
Sttaes play its responsible part in j
it? You have been grossly misled!
with regard to the proposed char-j
acter of the league of nations by i
those who have assumed the serious i
responsibilities of opposing it. They i
have gone so far that those who!
have spent their lives, as I have;
i-pent mv life, in familiarizing them-j
selves with the history and tradi-1
tions and policies of the nation,;
must stand amazed at the gross ig-.
norar.ce and impudent audacity]
which was led them to attempt to in-;
vent an 'Americanism' of their own,!
which has no foundaion whatever in j
any of the authentic traditions of!
the government. Americanism asj
;es appeal
s of nation
Verdict of Election Next
eclares Article -Ten of
Restrict Powers of
ing War?Question
Referendum.
I they conceive it reverses the whole
process of the last few tragical
years. It would substitute America
for Prussia in the policy of isolation
and -definant segregation. Theii
conception of the dignity of t.*e nation,
which is that we should stand
apart and watch for oppor;unities
to advance our own interests, in
volves ourselves in no responsibility
far the maintenance of the righl
in the world or for the continued
vindication of any of the things foi
which we entered the war to fight,
The conception of the great creators
of the government was absolutely
opposite to this. They thought of America
as the light of the world, as
created to lead the world in the assertion
of rights of peoples and the
Tights of free nations; as destined
to set a responsible example to all
the world of what free governmenl
is and can do for the maintenance
of right standards, both national
and international. This light the opponents
of the league would quench,
They would regulate the United
States to a subordinate role in the
affairs of the world.
Will Not Disappoint
"Why should we be alraid 01 responsibilites
which we are qualified
to sustain, and which the whole of
our history has constituted a promise
to the world we would sustain?
This is the most momentous issue
[ that has ever been presented to the
people of the United States and I do
not doubt that the hope of the whole
world will be verified by an absolute
assertion by the voters of the country
of the determination of the
United States to live up to all the
great expectations which they
created by entering the war and enenabling
the other great nations of
the world to bring It to a victorious
conclusion, to the confusion of
Prussianism and everything that
arises out of Prussianism. Surely
we shall not fall to keep the promise
sealed in the death and sacrifice
of our incomparable soldiers, sailors
and marines who await our ver
diet beneath the sod of France.
"Those who do not care to tell
you the truth about the league of
nations tell you that Article 10 of
the covenant of the league would
make it possible for other nations to
lead us into war whether we will
enter by our own judgment or
not. This is absolutely false. There
is nothing in the covenant which in
the least interferes with or impairs
the right of congress to declare
war or not declare war according to
its own independent judgment, as
our constitution provides. Those
who drew the covenant of the
league were careful that it should
contain nothing which interfered
with or impaired the constitutional
arrangements of any of the great
nations which are to constitute its
members. They would have been
amazed and indignant at the things
that are now being ignorantly said
about this great and sincere document.
"The whole world will wait far
your verdict in November as it
would wait for an intimation of
what its future is to be.
fir i Tir-i- m
yy ooarow vv lison.
ON THE JURY.
The following: men will serve on
the jury for the United States Court
: t Greenville which will convene Oct
JSth: T. W. Sullivan, uf Hone Path;
W. Fred Crowther, Antreville; Albert
Rosenberg, Abbeville; .J. J Grant
Lowndesville; 0. S. Cochran, Abbeville;
Jerry McKenzie, Honea Path;l
and 0. Y. Brownlee, of Due West.
ABBEVILLE SWAMPS ANDERSON
McCants' Lad* Lose Game Thirty-one ,
To Six?Harris, Gambrell and
Meeks Star.?Locals Show
Mid-Season Form
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"Am I so round with you as you
with me, ^
That like a football you do spurn me
thus?"
Showing marked improvement in
their form and giving a splendid exhibition
of steady defensive and fast
. offensive work, especially in the first
[ period of the game Friday afternoon,
L the local high school boys romped
t
. over Anderson and the final tally
aVmuro 31 nninta fnp Ahhevillo flnH fi
. for the visitors from McCants' acad- I
[ emy. > <
, Abbeville deserved to win tend by ?
a large score for they clearly out- *
. played the lads from Anderson at all c
h times in spite of the fact that Abbe- 1
I ville line would at times yield to the c
. onsloughts of Capt. Mattison's men. I
In the midst of a pronounced de- i
, feat the work of Meeks of Anderson 1
r stood out and with a mate in the ?
backfield the score might have been
, different but one man cannot win a ?
football game. Anderson pulled some c
, pretty plays at times and got away t
[ with some of their double passes but t
I only once were they able to cross t
. ADDevuie 5 goal line. me game was <.
( fast and clean and the visitors were c
j no mean opponents. They will give j
somebody trouble before the season t
is over. t
I For the locals all of them played s
, well. Especially did Harris and Gam- 1
brell give exhibitions of beautiful
running through a broken field and t
Harris is probably one of the fastest F
backs in the state on a high school s
L team. Hutie Bradley made a star play f
when he completed a forward pass t
for a big gain and both Hutie and t
Foster Barnwell did good tackling, s
i Tate was hurst in the first half of the *
game and was unable to play his us- a
1 ual good ball. Billy Long also suffer F
er an injured shoulder and George ^
Smith handled the team well in the t
last half. Big Galloway was out of
Friday's game also and he was missed v
when the Anderson players hit cen- J
ter. o
All of the regulars should be all a
right for the game Friday with Lau- J
rens and there is no reason to expect n
anything except a fourth straight ^
victory when the Laurens men invade i
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ivosenDerg neiu. I
The Anderson boys are the best M
tacklers seen here this season and j3
they hit low and hard. Their coach is
tl
evidently on his job. With Swetenburg
to handle the local team, p
o*
though, we need fear nothing in our f
class. 11
The cool weather kept some of the
usual crowd. away Friday and the 0
management hopes that we shall havej ^
the largest crowd for the Laurens'*1
game that have yet come out. It costs j ^
mnnov +r> Viqvq all tVioao eramoc: of P
"?.7 ? ? - - ? to -'I
I home and while the attendance so fan p
I has been splendid it is hoped that anj r
j increase in attendance will be forth- ^
coming. #
Laurens plays this Friday, Green- a
ville, last year's up-state champions, *
! play rtext Friday and Clinton comes
Oct. 22 with a probability that Greenwood
will come over for their's Oc- u
tober 29th. sc
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57 VARIETIES.
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j The members of the Baptist church ^
I are planning for a reception Wed- ^
I nesday night at which they will ex ,.f
tend a welcome to the new members fr
and to the Baptist who have vecent- i,.
1
ly moved to town. A reception is customary
each year with the Baptists
and it is always a pleasant affair and|tu
well attended. Fifty-seven new n\om-j tj,
bers have been taken in. in tho pa-rtj^
year. L.r
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BUYING HATS. I(
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Mrs. Brooks Cheatham, of Char- ic
lotte, Mrs. J. K. Durst, Mrs. John
Durst and Mrs. Graham Payne werejtr
CatlirrlflU clinn.l ilt
ping in our dry gooils and millinery 'h
stores rind fitting themselves out in as
handsome hats. ce
IUDGE F. 8. GARY
FILES 13 DECREE
IUDGE OF EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT FILES ORDER IN CASE
PERTAINING TO THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE?HOLDS
PUPILS CANNOT
BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT
CONSENT OF TRUSTEES
OF DISTRICT TO WHICH THEY
DESIRE TO GO.
Hon. Frank B. Gary, judge 1 of
Sighth Judicial, Saturday filed with
21erk of Court Perrin an opinion in
t case of more th&n passing importance.
The case is that of W. S. Gorlon
and J. E. Hagen against J. R.
Jell and others, trustees and teachers
>f the public schools in Due West.
Messrs Hagan and Gordon live in
Scltaol District No. 36, known as
Parks District, while the Due West
school District is No. 32.
For some years the plaintiffs, Hajan
and Gordon, have sent their chilIren
to the Due West school, claiming
he right to do so without paying tui,ion,
while the school authorities of
he Due West district have uniformly
lemanded, and until this year have
:ollected tuition from them. This
:ear the plaintiffs refused to pay tuiion,
though they were given a chance
o do so and send to the Due West
chool, and the trustees refused to
idmit and enroll these pupils.
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iNOiwunstanaing xne reiusai 01 tne
rustees to admit the pupils, the
daintiffs sent their children to the
chool and at the same time applied
or an order of injunction forbidding
he trustees of the Due West" district
o reject them as students in their
chool. A temporary order of injuncion
was signed byvhtdge Gary sever-1
,1 days ago. the same .containing a
:rovision that the trustees of the Due
Vest district might move to vacate
he order, if so advised.
The trustees made such a motion I
rhich was argued Thursday before]
udge Gary. They based their motion!
n the ground that the Act of 1912
mending the general law on the subect
provided that such pupils should
.ot be admitted into a school in a
istrict other than their own without
he consent of a majority of the
rustees of the district to which they
fere sougt to b? transefrred. The
laintiffs claimed that this law had'j
een repealed, and the argument of j
be case centered about this legal!
oint, though thereN were other
rounds for the motion as contained
l the notice.
Judge Gary makes a careful review
f the law on the subject, giving a
istory of the law on the subject. He
eld that the law of 1^912 had not
een expressly repealed and if reealed,
it had been repealed by im- 1
lication. Inasmuch as the law does
ot favor repeal of statutes by imlication,
and the amendment of 1912
oes not in terms conflict with later
mendments of the law, he held the
912 amendment still of force and
ccordingly revoked the order of
.>mporary injunction, holding that ,
nder the law the trustees of the .
;hool district have a right to man
i
?e the affairs of their district as they
>e fit. t ,
This holding does not apply to the I
ue West High School for the reason .
lat it received state aid, and under)'
le general la wwith regard to high]'
:hools receiving state aid a studentj<
om any other district in the state
is a right to attend it.
The decision of Judsre Garv will!
t at rest, at least for the present,!,
le uncertainty which has existed 0'ijt
its subject. There has been a greatly
al of confusion in the minds of ?
ustees and patrons about the law ?
i this subject in the-past, and much ;
>ubt has been expressed as to just <
hat law governed. Trustees, if they
iliow the order of Judge Gary, may =
nv knew just where they stand. The 2
ustees of every school district, in 1
her words, have the last word as to t
e affairs of their district in so far c
pupils from the outside are con- a
rned. e
SHIPMENT OF GOLD
COMES FROM RUSSIA .
First To Be deceived in Four Years.
May Be From Soviets.
Washington, Oct. 2.?The regular
periodical statement of the federal
reserve board covering imports
and exports of gold and silver tonight
contained notice of the importation
of $339,636 in' grid from
Russia since late in 1916.
Officials were puzzled by the item
which was contained in a routine
report showing the metal had been
received in New York several days
ago. It was thought to have been
handled 'through the subtreasury
there.
Inquiry at other departments fail- .
ed to identify the shipment although
reserve board officials believed it
must have come from Soviet territnrv
Slfflfo Honni+n(ont a a 1 an
showed only, that the shipment had
been received.
Restrictions on the importation of
Russian gold rubles were lifted August
12, 1910, but evidence of actual
movement was lacking until tonight.
Paper rubles, barred at the
same time as Russian gold, are still
refused to entry because their value
is doubtful, officials said.
STEVE MOVES.
Steve Parthemos, who has been in
the fruit and candy business in Abbeville
for a number of years, has sold
out his business to Kapatinakos and
associates, and will leave Abbeville
in a fevtf days to make his home in
Charleston.
Steve came here when Nick Meros
was in business on the corner how '
occupied by the Cash Bargain Store. 1
He soon made friends with our pep- 1
pie and they are sorry to see him 1
leave. He has made a good citizen 1
and has always treated the trade
properly. He will be missed by all
the small boys with whom he was 1
very popular.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. \
Mr. Charles P. Pressly and Mrs. ;
Fannie Bradley of Cedar Springs, i
attended services in Abbeville Sunday,
coming up to hear Rev. Mr. j
Plaxco at the A. R. P. church. 1
Mr. Pressly has recently returned |
from Paris where he held the posi- ,
tion of American Vice-Consul, filling
the position to the entire satisfaction \
of the Wilson administration. He is j
spending awhile now at the old family
homestead at Cedar Springs. His
friends in Abbeville are always glad
to see him. c
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THE COTTON MARKET. 1
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The cotton market was unsettled <
today. The ginners' figures were larger
than generally expected, though t
the condition report and the estimat-i i
ed crop were about in line with ex- (
pectations. (
The future market was weak in the ?
morning and at one time was down S
nearly seventy-five points from Sat- t
urday's closing. Late in the day, i:
however, the-market advanced, clos- c
ing at from 5 to 20 points above Sat- i:
urday's closing figures.
New York spots were unchanged,
rhe spot mai'ket in Abbeville was
iveak, cotton selling from 25 down to
i'6 i-z cents per pouna.
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GOVERNMENT REPORT
ON GINNINGS, ETC. ^
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The government report on gin- v
lings to Sept. 25th, was inssued this w
norning at 10 o'clock New York time,
["he amount of cotton ginned was
eported at 2,243,000 bales as
igainst 1,835,214 one year ago, and YV
5,770,611 two years ago at the samel a
late. F1
The condition report# was given rs C
>9.1, with an estimated crop of 12, f<
!48,000 bales for the present year, h;
fhis compares with the estimate o lr
'even cotton men, whose average m
stimate of the condition ii 59.7, e<
nd whose estimate of the crop av tc
rages 12,248,000. m
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REDS OF AMERICA
AND RUSSIA ARE
JMINDMOHy!'!
' ~ ARREST
OF FORMER SECRE- "*vr
TARY TO LENINE IMPORTANT "
LINK IN FIGHT ON BOLSHE- ?
VISM IN UNITED STATES.
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Washington, Oct. 3.?Evidence
that the -Communist party of America
is "tightly connected" with, the
Russian Third International was
disclosed in a report received by the
department of justice on the examination
of Witty Shackman, for- . :
mer secretary of Nikola? Lenine, arrested
last week by the Chicago police.
Search of Shackman's residence,the
report said, reveals a bulletin
typewritten in Russian, which stated .
that sihce the election of John Reed
inagozme writer aiiu lonner inw;rnationnal
secretary of the Communist
labor party to the executive committee
of the Third Internationale,
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the United Communist party, is
tightly connected with this organization."
Minutes of a recent conference of
"'3a
the central executive committee of
the party were contained in the bul &
letin, which directed that it be de- '
stroyed after being read to group
meetings. .
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Mission To Unite
"A' delegate from the executive
committee of the Third Inteniation>
"j
ale personally came to this conference
of the central executive committee"
the minutes said. "He
stated that his main mission is to
unite all the Communist might in
this country. He recommended that
a conference be called between the
United Communist party and the I y.
factions of the Communist party.
He insisted on the necessity of uniting
with the industrialists' and
with Mexico for the purpose of establishing
better communications
tvith the Third Internationale."
Officials declared Shackman's arrest
was the most valuable link in
the government's cmpaign against
the spread of Bolshevism in this
:ountry. They attached much imjortance
to d statement of the park's
financial condition for July,
found on Shackman.
Dues Of Party
Dues to the United Communist
party for July, according to this
statement, were $2,139 total income
j!9,416 and expenses $13,183. Membership
dues of the Communist par;y
for the month were $706 total in:ome
$4,689 and expenses $5,530.
The program and constiution of
;he United Communist party is beng
printed in sixteen languages,
vr?A n-f TTr? rrli cVi
'uy vx wic uwuiiiviiM} ungiinjiiy
jerman, Rusisan, Jewish , Polish,
lugd-Slav, Hungarian*, Finnish,
Swedish, Lettish, Lithuanian, Eshonian,
Ukrainian, Italian, Spansh,
Armenian. Translations into
ther languages are in preparation
b added.
DESCRIBING CAPT. PERRINT"
There are three Mr. Perrin's in
ibbeville and all are popular with
he ladies. Last week we heard a lady
ay something about "Mr. Perrin"
nd when asked "which Mr. Perrin?"
he replied, "Not my Sunday school
=acher, but the nice old gentleman
'ith the round pink cheeks and
hite hair."
W. O. CROMER ILL.
Mr. W. 0. Cromer, of the Green ood
side of the county is in cxtrtmis
t the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.
Mirlrloe MrtrtVi AT.nin strpet. Mr.
romer has been in declining health
jr a number of months, but lately
as grown rapidly worse. .Saturday
is condition became critical and the
lembers of his family were summon1
to his bedside. Reports from there
iday are that the end is near and
ay come at anytime.