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HARDING CONDEMNS R LAW ENFORCEMENT Of Prohibition Law In Front Door g Speech To Women?Must Respect The Law. Marion, 0., Oct. 2.?Lax enforce- g ment of prohibition was condemned t, "without qualification" today by 'jj Senator Harding in a front porch n speech outlining a policy of organi- h zed federal effort for the promo- CJ tion of social justice and welfare. Addressing a gathering of women, the republican nominee proposed es- r tabfishment of a "department of n public welfare" in the national gov- ^ emment and added that in his opin- ^ ion law enforcement was one of the ^ important requisites of social pro- ^ VMMKI 6""~"The enforcement of the law is an executive responsibility," he ^ continued and must be undertaken by the executive without Tegard for n his personal approval or disap- ^ proval of the law which it has been t( the people's will to enact. We must ^ have throughout the land a respect r) for law-abiding principles. We must all condemn without qualification tj the failure of enforcement or prohi- j.( foition, just as we must all condemn -y the faliure of established authority ato prevent outrages of violence, such as lynching. . The senator asserted that , he re-1 ^ garded enforcement of law as a ^ "fundamental principle of the Am- ti erican conscience," but he did not fj discuss the prohibition law at length, y In another part of his speech, the w senator warned against assumption js f too much authority by the feder- ti al govenment in welfare efforts or tl In other activities, declaring there si was "grave danger at hand when tl centralized expression begins to take from local communities of so- S cial science. P Sketching his conception of the ti new federal department he said it t< might be well formed in part by ocm e1 bining the various governmental bu reaus now dealing with the differ- S ent aspects of social welfare. He r' suggested that women should have an important part in the work of the ^ department and mentioned materni- a ty care, child welfare, public health, S1 humane labor regulations and sta- ? \ 1. bility of employment as questions " involved in social betterment. o The protection of the motherhood . of Americans cannot be accomplish- 11 ed until the state and the nation ? have enacted and, by their example 6 have neforced customs, which' protect womanhood itself," he said. "I know full well that there are women who insist that women shall be treated upon the same basis that men are treated. They would have ^ a right to take this position in their 1. own behalf, but I insist that all "true , . . ! t< Americans must insist, that no wo- ^ man- speaks for herself alone. She n is the possessor of our future, and j though she becomes engaged in the ( ^ tasks and services of civilization, we JD must preserve to her the right of j wholesome maternity. g "Next to maternity and childhood, I believe that oui*' attention [ must be centered upon our nation- i i n al- health. We must attack, first, a ,, i n low standard of health among chil-: t ^ dren; secondly, the invasion of dis- } eases which attend a low standard ! s I CI of morals; and, thirdly, the in-J vasion of epidemics and the neglect v of the chronic diseases of maturity." I rr. I1 EDISON'S OPINION OF j h; THE OUIJA BOARD5 |B New York, Oct. 2.?To communi- SI cate with the spirit world by means ^ of delicate electrical instruments is w now the goal of Thomas A. Edison, i a1 ' H Back of the wizard's devotion to his new ta.k is the thought that if ^ communication i.-= ewr really established with the* personalities which may persist after death, it will come through scicncc and hard work and no* through mysticism or such clum-, , . , ... . I T sy tT/nnraj'Tions a? t.'iv ouija board. | ^ He says that if personalities aetu- w ollv do exist after death, they may n' be considered to possess very little physical force and that their desire to communicate v:ith the folks on earth w may be made impossible of fulfillment bccause of lack of means. Ilis plan s! i:* u? ut'Vidi1 iiiMruiuviika mat aie su^ceptible to the slightest influence. He would not indicate the form instruments, now in the process of be- n Lop; worked out, have taken. p *fort family skeletons refu^ t; h stay iii the closet. . ir \ EPORT OF SPLIT IN PARTY RANKS orah May Have Quit Republican Camp?Refuses To Discuss. ^ Washington, Oct. 2.-.?Senator iorah, Republican, Idaho, has writ?n Republican headquarters at few York and Chicago asking that o more speaking dates be made for im in the Republican presidential ampaign. Senator Borah also has telegraphd Senator Johnson, Republican, ialifornia, another of the league of ations irreconcilables, and is awaitig a reply. Mr. Borah declined to iscuss the message, but there were eports that it had to do with the ;ague of nations issue. Senator Borah recently completed speaking tour in the interests of le candidacy of Senator Harding, ie Republican presidential noipiee. There was no explanation here >day of the Teason for his messages ) the New York and Chicago Reublican headquarters other than sports that he and other league oponents had become disquieted by le attitude of many party leaders > the league covenant as drawn at ersailles and submitted to the sente bjy President Wilson. The senator himself would not disis the matter. Senator Borah is nown to have received and to have evoted much study to the internaonal court plan as brought back :om Europe by Elihu Root of New ork, who helped to draft it, and it as learned today that the senator opposed to the plan. His opposi on was said to be based largely on ?e ground that the court was degned as a part of- the machinery of le league of nations. Published reports have had it that enators Borah and Johnson were lanning to submit a series of quetons to Senator Harding, designed ) develop definitely whether in the yent of his election, Mr. Harding ould "scrap the league covenant." enator Borah has stated that these sports were "news to me." The Idaho senator will remain in Washington the rest of this week, nd then will go to Connecticut to peak in support of the candidacy of enator Brandegee, another of the ague irreconcilables, who is ofering for reelection to the senate, enator Borah also will hold himself i readiness to speak in the interest f other senators opposing the ;ague who are' candidates /or relection. t New York, Oct. 2.?Party leaders t Republican national headquarters ere today scouted the idea that enator Borah of Idaho had "quit tie campaign" as reported earlier i the day, on the strength of a let2r in which he is said to have asked hat no further^ speakihg engagelents be made for him. "No letter has been received ere which indicates that Senator lorah intends to quit," an official of le Republican publicity bureau lid. > "Several days ago we did have a ;tter from the senator asking that 0 more engagements be made for im at present. We understood this ) mean that he had made engagelents of his oVn, according to his astom. Senator Borah has been andling his own itineraries and not orking under our supervision, here is no occasion for surprise at he should make such a request." It was pointed out that Senator! orah has three engagements to jeak in Connecticut next week, hese have not been cancelled, it! as paid. He is scheduled to speak j t Danbury on October 4, New| aven on the 6th and Hartford on ' 1 e 7th. Announcement was made today! mt Senator Harding would be ac-j vely supported during the remain-' ?r of the campaign by Gov. Frank : t i ~j? til* :~ i nr:ii! ! . Lowuen 01 uiinujs and wuuani: . Sjiroul of Pennsylvania, both of horn wore candidates in the pin-1 lary content. Governor Lowden will speak in sheville, X. on October 1G, it as announced, while Governor proul will be scheduled for several leeches, including one in West I iririnia on October .13. Chicago. Oct. 2.?"I have revived no Word from Senator Bo ran ither l>v letter, telegram or telehone that he would not carry out is plans for a speaking campaign i the interest of the Republican ticket," Senator Harry S. New, chaiman of the Republican national committee's speakers bureau, announced this afternoon after reading dispatches fom Washington. "Senator Borah did say to me in a long distance telephone conversation," Senator New continued, "that he was going to Connecticut to speak in the interest of Senator Brandegee's campaign and that he made no definite plans for future I engagements after finishing his 'work there." ) With refernce to reports that Senators Borah and Johnson might submit a series of questions to Senator Harding designed to develop his views on the league of nations, Senator New said: "I don't know what they plan to do. If they have any such plan in mind have not heard of it." San Francisco, Oct. 2.?Commenting on the Washington dispatch that Senator Borah of Idaho had cancelled future speaking dates in the presidential campaign which were to be directed from New York and Chicago, and that he was reported to have joined with Senator Johnson of California in an effort to determine if Senator Harding would "scrap" the league of nations, Senator Johnson said today: "In my opinion,and this I say from his public utterances, Senator Hardin? has "scrapped" the league of nations. " know absolutely nothing of other matters mentioned in the dispatch." MANY VOTES ADDED BY WOMAN SUFFRAGE Over Twenty-eight Million Women Over Twenty-one Years Old? Some Ineligible. Washington, Oct. 2.?Figures compiled by the census bureau and other government departments indicate that the number of women in the United States over 21 years of age is 28.035.000. of whom aDDroximate ly 26,500,000 are eligible to vote ir the November election. This estimate makes a liberal allowance for alier women, American women married tc aliens and others ineligible. Exact figures are not available or the number of women over 21 bul barred from voting th/ough various reasons. Census bureau officials believe, however, that this year at least 1,000,000 of the 5,250,000 foreigr born women in the United States will not yet have become naturalized. Ir addition there were in 1911 accord ing to the census about 40,000 Indiar women, most of whom were living or neservations, 8,607 Chinese and Japanese women ineligible to vote, i comparatively small number of American women married to alians and barred from voting fci that reasor and a' larger number deprived oi the ballot under state :-tatutes in hai*mony with constitutional provisions, Thp tfttnl nf these tnei'tribl^s was es timated at about 1,500.000. American women married to aliens are not eligible to vow, the department of justice has held, but foreign born women married to American citzens or whose fathers have becomo j American citizens are entitled to the I ballot without natuializr.von proj coedings. The number of eligible male voters in the United States this year has not been determined. Based on an estimated population of 105,000,000. however, the census bureau figured that there are now 34,807,000 men in the United States over 21 years of rge. of whom probably 31,500,000 would be entitled to vote in November. DUTCH EMIGRANTS WANTED FOR STATE Washington, Oct. 2.?Senator Dial has taken up with S. L. Veenstra, secretary of the Netherlands Emigration league at New York, the very important matter of secur ing settles from Holland for soutn Carolina. A day or two ago Senator Dial noticed in some of the state papers ' hat, according to Mr. Veenstn>. large numbers of Hollanders were thinking of migrating to the United States in the near future. Ho followed the matter up with the idea in view of locating these Hollanders in South Carolina, and wrote Mr. Veenstra, pointing out the many advantages which the pepole of that state enjoy. He showed him what an excellent climate South Carolina SHIPPING BOARD i WITHDRAWS CONTROL i Washington, Oct. 3.?Control of ^ 12 shipping board vessels valued at ^ more than $6,500,000 obtained by Victory S. Fox of New York on the partial payment plan has been withdrawn. Chairman Benson in making this announcement tonight said action was taken to protect the gover- * nor's interests pending investigation 1 by the department of justice of charges of irregularities against 1 Fox. ^ Conduct of the investigation ts wholly in the hands of the district c attorney at New York, officials of ( the department of justice declared and it was understood a receiver had ( j been appointed ior tne victory rox, t Inc., the Consolidated Maritime Lines, Inc., and other steamship lines of which Fox is president. t No reports on the investigation I has been made to the board, Chairman Benson said, nor has the de- j partment asked the board to cooperate. He said it was thought best t for the government to operate the i ships, however, until charges in New York newspapers had been s cleared up. c JACOB SCHIFF LEAVES ] $1,350,000 TO CHARITIES 1 y New York. Oct. 5.?Jacob Schiff } the noted banker and philanthropist who died here aweek ago, left $1,- } 350,000to charities, In a will filed t jfor probate late Monday. Mortimer 1 l'Schiff, his son,and Frieda Warburg, his daughter, are the only legatees i mentioned in the testament besides < charities. S j has, reviewed the crop situations ] i and living conditions generally, told s ihim about the present immigration < ' station at Charleston, which the gov- j I eminent built several years ago, and otherwise gave him much important ' data: He requested Mr. Veenstra s either to visit South Carolina or ask . ! for particulars, which would be gladly given. This move on the part of Senator " i Dial may result In peopling the s state with many new citizens at an . t early date, just at a time when good ' farm labor is scarce and high. I wjwAriTArm-tJWJirii Horse ! /\ m vn /? * v\ V A | (M IAKLU I ALL | FINE !fi bfi I See Them B( ?D fi i i. 1 ? Hi Hi ffi j| Abbeville, ? IfiifiifiifilfilfiffiffiffiiRffiififfilF AVVVVVVVVVVVV W w \ SHILOAH V V ' Mrs. E. H. Nickles and son, ]haTlie went to Greenwood Thurslay. Mrs. Janie Stevenson and Miss 1 Elizabeth Stevenson were shopping n Abbeville Friday. Mr. G. W. Mundy and Miss Jessie klundy were shopping in Green- ' vood Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Martin and ihildren attended the circus in Jreenwfod Thursday. Messrs. Charlie and Alvin McJuerns went to Greenwood Thursiay. Mrs. Emma Mcllwaine of Due SVest and Mrs. Quince Sims were ;he guests of Mrs. G. W. Mundy Saturday. j Mrs. Allen Hannah and children tpent the week-end in Newberry. -MA 4- ItQO iuisa xuai^aicb vaunvu jm?o *vurned home from a stay in the nountains. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Miller were hopping in Abbeville last Wedneslay. Mr. Roy Mundy, who is attending Srskine, spent the week-end with lis father, Mr. W. L. Mundy. He vas accompanied home by two of lis friends. Mrs. Sam McQuerns has returned lome from Abbeville, where she has >een staying with her daughter, firs. Luther Botts. Mrs. A. H. Mundy and children md Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lone and :hildren were the guests of Mrs. 3am Hodges Sunday. Mr. and Mts. J. A. Stevenson, Ifrs. Janie Stevenson and Miss Jeslie Mundy attended the Gypsy. Smith meeting in Greenwood last' light. ? [Chero ______ arararaniraniBinininminui TENNESSEE s II AD NOW AT II SOUND a CONDITK .'fore They Are h@ WW A A FRINITY STREET So. .. , A MEMBER OF ORR'S REGIMENT Col. Thompson, the F4ther Of Ward , Thompson And Well Known In Abberille. Anderson, Oct. 4.?Just 63 years ago two men met. There seemed a kindred bond between them, but bhey did not know that it would bind them for that 63 years. Today 'Col.' John Thompson, who has acquired his title by his Confederate gray uniform, heard from a comrade from Alabama, "Col." Tom Olhrer, saying that he would meet him next week at the Confederate reunion in Houston, for he intended taking the first train to put him there in plenty of time. TVI AmrvQAn iiniVtH W1UUM A UVm^HVH VTMVM WWVM _ that he was leaving Saturday to rep- 1 resent Camp Stephen D. Lee as one 9 of the delegates, would go by New B Orleans for a day and then on V 3 the reunion. I The Anderson man was a member I of On^s regiment and enlisted with S an Abbeville .company as be was re- I fused in an Anderson company fetecause he was too young and to6 small for his age. He was just 17. He was wounded in the first battle that he was in, Gaines Mill, bat be went, back and was captured at Gettysburg. Colonel Oliver 1 was with Hood's brigade in Texas and they had never seen each other daring the whole war, but were both captured at Gettsburg and sent to Point Lookout. There they saw a lot of each other, for Colonel Thompson says that they were just as free as could be inside the high plank walls, 15 feet high, 30 acrfes of ground and oil in tents. His friend was superintendent of one of the I cook house?, where they had very H good food but very little of it. H -cS ? J iJHJZJiLnLnLriinLrai^ I flares I S 1Y STABLE 11 nd in || I Picked Over 11 Carolina jjj fl SffiSffififfiffiffitfiifiifiifiS