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Abbeville Press and Banner
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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
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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
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COMPULSORY SCHOOL TERM
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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 ,
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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
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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
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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.
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HARDING'S STATEMENT 1:
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"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
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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. \
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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.
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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.
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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."