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5 T Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Wednesday, November 3, 1920 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year, REV. NEILL A. PRESSLY 1 PASSED AWAY MONDAY J Newi Comes of the Death of Rev. Neill E. Pressly at Tampa, Fla. Thirty Years a Missionary of A. R. P. Church J In Mexico. Many friends in Abbeville were sorry to hear of the extreme illness and subsequent death of Rev. Neill E. Pressly, death coming Monday evening at 10 o'clock at Tampa, Florida, following a third stroke of naralveis Mr and Mrs. Presslv had r*** ??- ?? gone to Tampa to spend the winter with their son, Rev. Henry Pressly in the hope that the mild climate of that section would help to restore his health, and the death of Mr. Pressly was at the home of his son. Rev. Neill E. Preasly was a greatly esteemed and beloved minister of his church.'He was of the large Pressly family in that church. Thirty years! and more ago he offered his services to the church as a missionary in Mexico, and for thirty years he labored there for the people of that country. He met with success in the work until the troubles of recent years made work impossible. His failing health too made it necessary for him to return to this country. During the time, or a part of it, that he was in Mexico he was American Vice-Consul for that country. Mr. Pressly married Mrs. Roseborough, of Fairfield County, whose maiden name was Elliott. She is a woman of rare ability, and has been a great helpmeet for him in the years I of his labors. He is survived by her, t his step-daughter, Miss Jennie Rose- \ borough, and three sons, Rev. Grier I Pressly, of Georgia, Rev. Henry p Pressly, of Tampa, and Dr. J. E. s Pressly, of Abbeville. Dr. J. E. Press- S ly left Abbeville immediately upon i notification of his father's illness, and o reached Tampa before the funeral h party started back to Winnsboro, S. v C., where the funeral will be held to- t day. Mrs. J. E. Pressly left yesterday f afternoon for Winnsboro where she o will join Dr. Pressly and attend the t funeral services. c ? e COMPULSORY SCHOOL TERM d The compulsory attendance term 8 for all schools of Abbeville county, t except Abbeville district and Calhoun 0 Falls Mill, will begin Nov. 15 and con- E tinue for four consecutive months. ^ All parents and guardians are re- 1 quested to have their children between the ages of 8 and 14 in school f on or before that date. The compulsory term for Abbeville c is for the entire term of nine months and for Calhoun Falls Mill the first t four months of the term. 1 J. P. Anderson, 1 Attendance Officer Abbeville Co. 1 ONE YEAR OF GRACE J South Carolina women are in no c way liable to poll tax this year, according to an opinion by S. M. < Wolfe,, attorney general, expressed 1 in a letter to Mrs. Eulalie Salley of Aiken yesterday. Mrs. Salley asked j ( Mr. Wolfe for his opinion on the matter and his reply is conclusive < that the state law does not require $ women to pay poll tax. Mrs. Salley, who is chairman of the Political In- < formation League of Women j Voters, is anxious to ascertain the status of women along this line and j wired the attorney general yesterday. GAIN FOR DEMOCRATS , { I Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 2.?On thel] basis of incomplete returns from ] most of the counties of the state, ] The News and Observer tonight, estimates that the Democratic ticket i state, congressional and ' national, * have swept North Carolina with 75,- < 000 majority. < All the congressional districts have gone Democratic by safe ma- ! jorities and the Democratic strength < in both branches of the state legisla- i ture is maintained with a probable gain of two senators for the Demo- 1 crats. r REPUBLICAN ALL BUT Fairly Complete Returi The Country Indicate gest Majority Sinc< Presidnt.?New Y New Jersey, the West and For G THE LATEST. L:_ c r M?? 7 vuiuiuwiat v.t ?iv?. v*? to Preis and Banner.?At 1 P. M. today Harding's lead increases. It appears now that the Republicans will increase their margin in both houses of Congress. It appears on today's returns that Harding will get not less than three hundred and thirty electoral votes, and probably more than 350. All that can be counted in Cox column says Associated Press, is the vote of the solid South, one hundred and twenty-seven votes. It appears that Cox will not carry a Northern or Western state. Boston went Republican for the second time in its history. New York gave Harding unheard of plurality.?Columbia Record. The returns received at the Cour louse last night over the wires ol he Western Union brought return; yhich left no doubt as to the fact thai larding is overwhelmingly electec irocidonf- Thprp was a veritable land lide in all Northern and ifasterr States, so far as reported. The major ties in all states were far in excess f the claims of even the Republicar leadquarters. The drift towards Cox k-hich had been heralded throughoul his section by the democratic press ailed to show on the surface. At 1] 'clock the republicans claimed, ant he figures seemed to justify th< laim, that they had carried all North rn states and most, if not all th( border states. Not much was receivec luring the evening from the Westerr tates on account of the fa<;t thai heir time is several hours behinc >urs, and the count had not beer nade at 12 o'clock when the peopl< lere grew tired of the one-sided fig ires and went home. The following are some of th< lashPS New York.?Close race for Gov ;rnor both the Dem. and Rep. Stat< leadquarters are claiming victory foi heir candidates for Governor. Judg< filler was showing great pluralitie: ipstate while Gov. Smith was pilinf ip a big vote in greater New York. 2150 dists, of 2733 Cox 27138( larding, 609271 Debs. 102790. New York Times concedes electioi >f Harding. 2256 dists. of 4715 outside N. Y Dity Gov. Smith Dem. 344,506; Mil er 5,541,550. 2634 dists. out 4575 outside N ."Y one o >? n .. UCQQ >497 jliy. VjUA LVOf&tir ,, uaiumg ?uu,iu 1686 dists of 4575 outside N. Y 3ity. U. S. Senator Walker dem 126,677; Wadsworth, rep. 401,241. Hudson, N. Y.?Complete. Hardinj 2133; Cox 1673. Gov. Smith 1932 Wilier 1873. Ohio.?1813 precints of 7145 larding 293,721; Cox 191,403. 103 precincts of 7143. Harding L6927; Cox 8967. Chairman George Clark of the Re sublican State Committee has wire< Senator Harding and Will H. Hayes Rep. National Chairman that Senato Harding will carry Ohio by thre lundred thousand plurality. Missouri.?58 out of 3810. Hardin] 5509; Cox 7126. Kentucky.?Louisville and Jeffei son County 61 districts of 290 pre nncts; Harding 14609; Cox, 8143. 144 districts of 3208. Harding 203 511; Cox 216647. President 179 districts, Harding 254,971; Cox 272 375. President. 211 precincts of 3208 Warding 296,036; Cox, 321,661. BOSTON.?The Globe says Hard LANDSLIDE SOLID SOUTH is From All Sections of Cox Defeated By Bigi Horace Greely Ran ork, Massachusetts, ! Entire East, The ?? ? _ border States . o. P. ing carried Boston by a big majority. Massachusetts.?217 districts of 221 City Boston, Cox 61392; Harding 91551. 184 districts of 965 outside. Boston Cox 16848; Harding 57276. A telegram received at Republican National Headquarters by Former U. S. Senator Weeks from Governor Coolidge says that a conservative estimate that the National Republican ticket carried the state by about 400,000. CHICAGO.?The Daily Journal, Democrat, Concedes Illionis to Harding by 250,000. Thirty news bureau estimated the plurality of McKinley, Rep. candidate for Senate over Peter A. Waller, Democrat at 325,000. Illinois.?174 precincts out of 5730 including 85 in Cook county. Harding 37554; Cox 14096. t West Virginia.?Cox 33949; Hardf ing, 48232. 3 Wheeling, W. Va.?Vote so far t compiled is favoring Harding. The 1 returns are slow. Virginia.?Additional returns in> nc+imntorl mnioritv Cox and - Roosevelt. Seems certain democrats 3 have re-elected their candidates for i Congress in nine districts. Re, publican is reelected in ninth, t New Jersey.?President. 16 dis, tricts of 2046. Harding 932; Cox 280, L Debs. 3. * Newark, N. J.?Indications are i Harding will carry N. J. by 140000. " Ten Republican and two Democratic 5 congressmen appear elected. ' President. 16 districts of 2046. J Harding 932; Cox, 280; Debs. 3. j Early count in Hudson county normally a democratic stronghold shows 1 the vote to be very close with the Republicans having a slight lead. Topeka, Kas.?The republican state committee claimed Kansas for Hard! ing by 100,000 and have reelected seven of the eight congressmen. Gov. Allen was reelected by about 50,000. i Oklahoma.?216 precincts out 2685 r Cox, 1742; Harding 1465. J Connecticutt.?30 towns of 165. 3 Harding 7994; Cox 5661. I 40 towns of 168 give Harding 104,554; Cox 59,081. ' Tennessee.?94 out of 2060 precincts. Cox 6295; Harding 3424. Gov. i Roberts, Dem. 4921, Taylor, Rep. 3558. Congress Reese, Rep. 32; Hull Dem. 1272. Clouse, Rep. 8868, . Byrnes, Dem. 182, Perry, Rep. none. Michigan.?88 districts . of 2781. Harding 22821; Cox 9114. Vermont.?191 towns of 247. Cox, 14528; Harding 48420. Nebraska.?Nine precincts of 1808. Harding 13V80; uox <iya. 27 precincts of 1877. Harding 4114; Cox 2046. ' Deleware?Wilmington second district of first ward Dem. four years ago by small majority gives Harding majority of 224. Ohio.?Ohio goes Harding. Harding carried every northern state and the - border states of Maryland, West Viri ginia, Kentucky, Missouri and proba t, bly Oklahoma. r Dayton, Ohio.?Cox carries home e county by three thousand. New Hampshire.?70 towns Harder ing 14582; Cox 7262; Debs. 182. Iowa.?72 precincts of 2354. Harding 16618; Cox 5214. 14 precincts out 2354. Harding 33087; Cox 11750. Maryland.?13 preceincts out 821 1 in state. Cox 1232; Harding 1602; - Debs. two. Indiana.?223 districts of 2338. t. Harding 80790; Cox 56700. Indianapolis, Ind.?Republican -Headers tonight telegraphed National SUB-TREASURY AT > CHICAGO WILL CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 3 F Washington, Nov. 2.?Discontinuance of the sub-Treasury at Chicago at the close of business, Wednesday, November 3, was ordered today by Secretary Houston. Mr. Houston also announced that ^ the federal reserve bank at Chicago a would be prepared on that date to 0 handle all exchanges of paper cur- 0 rency and United States moneys. v All outstanding gold certificates e issued by the assistant treasurer of ? the United States in charge of the 0 Chicago sub-Treasury will be re- " ceived for payment by the reserve bank or by the Treasurer of the c United States. F r P The Chicago sub-Treasury is the ^ second to be ordered closed by Secretary Houston the sub-Treasury at Boston having been closed two weeks ago pursuant to legislation ^ passed by congress. While all of the nine sub-Treas- s uries are to be closed under the law, 0 there was no indication today when discontinuance of the others would r be ordered. They are located at New s York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New o Orleans, St. Louis, . San Francisco a and Cincinnati. d HARDING'S STATEMENT 1: t "Assuming that the early retruns s are wholly dependable, I do not hesi- s tate to say that I am pleased, ofj t course, I am happy to utter my grati* s tude. But I am not exultant. It is not a personal victory. It is a re- n newed expression of confident Amer- o "icanism and a national call to the Republican party. n "It is also serious, the obligations 11 are so solemn that instead of exulting I am more give^ to prayer 'to V God to make me capable of playing t my part, and that all these calls to n M?i%AnflikSlUtr ma v vn*?f fti A a inirn. t a va^vii* iuiiiij ?"?/ *mv ?ly" tfons and expectations of America 11 and the world. a "I am sure the people who have 0 x' voted the Republican ticket will understand my feeling that I should ^ make no unstudied statement of poli- s tics at this time beyond the expression made through the campaign." SEEING THE COUNTRY a Mr and Mrs J L McMillan, Mrs a Leslie McMillan and Rayford Mc- a Millan made a trip through the n country Tuesday to Owings, in Lau- ^ rens County. After transacting fe business they enjoyed a picnic din- " ner, and touched at such big towns u as Laurens, Greenwood and Hodges 1 on the way home. P c Headquarters that Harding will carry c Indiana by 85,000. Nebraska.?9 precincts of 1808. Harding 13785; Cox 7193. ( South Dakota?40 districts of 1737 f Harding 6104; Cox 2381. Maine?530 districts of 632. Harding 109,039; Cox 48,419. / New Mexico.?One precinct of 679 I AH oorz ixaiuilig 11 I J VWA l*UK/. t Colorado.?7 precincts out of 4283 t Harding 900; Cox 473. \ r New York, Nov. 2.?At 12:30 this d morning with actual returns far from t complete, Harding was certain of I 275 votes in the electoral college from c the following states: Connecticutt, l Deleware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, 2 Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Penn- d sylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, b Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming 5 c4-a4-rxa -ffsvm nrVi?/?V? VAfinma wore X lie XiUlU TTiavti 1 vwutnw too meagre to justify actually placing them in either the Harding or Cox column were Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Mary- c land, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, t Nevada, New York, North Dakota, c Utah, West Virginia?totaling 120. a The states which were certain for 5 Cox at that hour were Alabama, Ar- t kansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, <j Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklaho- c ma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex- s as and Virginia, a-total of 16 votes c I in the electoral college.?The State.1 ? ELECTION PASSES " VERY PEACEFULLY : IN ABBEVILLE Be i? n- TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY WILSON FOLLOWS ELECTION NEW 'resident Receives Returns at Whi House?Goes to Bed Early and is Asleep in Half an Hoi^r After Retiring. Washington, Nov. 2.?Preside] Vilson received the election retun is they came into the White Horn iver special wires from various Der icratic headquarters. The bulletin t'ere delivered to him from the e cutive offices by messengers ar iuring the evening he saw no 01 ther than members of his immedia" amily. The early scattering returns r eived during the day as the votir irogressed were transmitted to tl resident and were understood 1 ave been received without commen Rain began to fall in the afternoc nd the president did not take h isual motor ride. He met with tl ive members of his cabinet who a: n the city at 4:30 o'clock but it Wi aid only routine matters were talkc ver. After receiving the early electic eturns in his study, President Wi on retired to his bed room at 'clock tonight and was asleep ha n hour afterwards. Rear Admiral Grayson, the pres ent's personal physician spent nea y half an hour with Mr. Wilson aft< Via Id+fof rofirorl niannooinn? + Via r ini/bWi i^iuv/u. JL/10VUJ01115 w?v * ults of the election. Dr. Graysc aid the president showed no indie; ion of nervous strain and that 1 eemed cheerful. He added that the president hi 0 comment to make 011 the resu f the contest. itefore leaving tho White House j rldnight Secretary Tumulty issut he following statexent: "I was privileged to be associatt nth President Wilson in all of h riumphs I rejoice that it is pe litted to me, an humble private i he ranks, to be connected with hi (i this hour of Democratic defeat, m reminded of what the preside] nee said: 'I would rather be d eated in a cause that some day wi rinmnVi tVian trilimnh in fl pmisp '".hi ome day will be defeated." MR. COTHRAN ILL. Mr. W. S. Cothran is seriously i t his home in this city. Last nigl bout 8 o'clock he suffered a serioi ttack^ the exact nature of which ot stated, and for sometime he wj elieved to be dangerously ill. Hcv ver, he rallied considerably towar< lidnight, and this morning his coi 11/1UII wad Icgaiucu ao v.vuoiuviuw mproved. His power of speech omewhat affected, but this is disa earing. While he is improved h ondition is such as to give serioi oncern to his family and friends. Mr. James S. Cothran, Jr., his sc rrived in the city this morning fro Jreenville and will remain until tl ather has recovered. THE MARKET TODAY Cotton was lower today, caused a i?AWA.i4a Kir nanrci f.Vi UXUlIlg K/\J icyuiw WJT Viiw iivnw v*?< he miners in Great Britain we 'oting against the proposed settl tient of the coal strike. Later in tl lay there was a rumor that the ma er had taken a more favorble tur )ecember futures in New Yo: losed at 21.12 which was 38 poin ower than Monday's close. Ne fork spots were down 40 points i 12.10. The local market was inactive t lay, little cotton being offered. Tl est price as reported to us Wi 12 1-2 cents. JUNIOR ORDER MEETS The members of the Junior Ord >f United American Mechanics a aking a renewed interest in the >rder. A largely attended meetii vas held at the Lodge Rooms, < south Main Street, Tuesday evenii vhen degrees were conferred on ca lidates according to the ritual of tl >rder, Several interesting and i ;piring talks were made by membe >f the order and a generally inte isting meeting was held. as EIGHT CITIZENS CAST VOTE x- IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR id PRESIDENT?LESS NUMBER ie FOR STATE OFFICERS.?REte PUBLICAN ELECTORS RECEIVE TWELVE VOTES. e ig The election in Abbeville was a quiet affair, though more people than to usual took the trouble to look up their t. tax receipts and registration certificates in order to cast their ballots for is the candidates of their choice. ie Voting began early. When the polls re opened at 8 o'clock the first vote was ls cast by Mrs. M. T. Coleman, who took !(* the precaution to fetch along her husband, so as to make it two for III n m i ? -i \uux. iweive women in an, eleven 'l * lI" white and one colored, cast Jheir bal? lots in the selection of presidential ^ electors. The colored woman was Catherine Wilson. The following are white women who voted: Mrs. M. T. Coleman, Mrs. sr George Penney, Miss Nannie Seal, 6** Mrs. D. A. Rogers, Mrs. A. J. Derbyshire, Mrs. J. S. Cochran, Miss Corrie Killingsworth, Mrs. Wyatt Aiken, Mrs. John T. Evans, Mrs. Joseph , Evans, Miss Mary Perrin, and Miss Margaret Perrin. Out of 248 votes cast for presiden^ tial electors, the republican candi}C1 dates received 12. Five negro men in addition to the negro woman named 1?j voted, so that there werg 6 votes for js Harding cast by whites at this box. r_ The state officers received fewer |n votes than did the presidential electm ors. Governor Cooper and the other j state officers having but 229 votes to tneir credit. rnis aiirerence was cause_ ed by the fact that a good many vot[jj ers did not cast their ballots for state aj. officers, these being without opposition. . 1 Returns Received. The returns from all sections of the country furnished through Mr. jjj Tobin of the Cotton Exchange served ^ to give those interested an evening JS of diversion, as well as to furnish injs formation from which the result ag might easily be seen. The votes began to come in from'the East about is ^ o'clock, and it was soon seen that n_ New England and the Atlantic States ly of the North had given overwhelming js pluralities for Harding. The pluralip_ ties were greater by hundreds of js thousands of votes than the republi1S cans claimed, indicating an unprecedented landslide against The League )n of Nations issue and the democratic m candidates, and showing further that ie the talk about the drift to Cox in the last two or three weeks was political propaganda; and that there was in reality no basis for the- statements made to this effect. c- The results in the pivital states are at announced elsewhere on this page re and they speak the American verdict e- in "great and solemn referendum" , ie held on the League of Nations issue, i+_ wViifh was in rpalitv the onlv issue in n. the campaign. rk ts CLAIM FOR SENATE w at Republicans Say They Have Gained Seats ' Washington, Nov. 2.?A net Republican gain of eight and possibly ten seats in the senate was claimed late tonight by the Republican senaI torial committee on the basis of "early reports" from the senatorial er fight. Victories were claimed in re South Dakota, Ida^b, Maryland, >ir California, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ariig zona and Colorado. :>n]' "Should the actual result bear out At.. T> - ng the early indications giving tne iven publicans a gain of eight seats," be said the committee's statement, n- "they will have at the next session rs 57 seats to the Democrats 39, a mar jority of 18. Should they win ten, a majority of 32."