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' t ? Abbeville Press and Banner Fytahlished 1311. $Z00 the Y?f- Tri.Wppklv. Abbeville, S. C. Wednesday, November 17, 1920. Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. . ANY 1RREGU TO BE I WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUES A BLANKET INVITATION TO SUBMIT LEADS?BAKER NOTES FAULT FOUND WITH ADMINIS TRATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY DIVISION.?CRITICISM FROM NEW YORK PAPERS. Washington,* Nov. 16?A blanket invitation to every citizen having knowledge of any irregularity or misconduct on the-part of any agent, employee or officer of the war department to submit such evidence for investigation was issued today by Secretary Baker in reply to recent criticisms of the Surplus Property division, appearing in a New York newspaper. The secretary's statement pledged thorough inquiry in every accusation brought to the attention of the department. ; Declaring that the particular articles referred to charged: First, that the war department bought too many supplies, and, second that irregulari ties, favoritism and pronteering nave characterized the disposal of surplus stocks, the statement emphatically denied both allegations. Supplies were bought, it said, on the basis of an - expected duration of thenar. "Had the campaign of 1919 been necessary," it said, "the American army would have been greater ' in number than the combined French and British armies in France." The rapid demobilization of the army, the statement continued, left a vast accumulation of material, which, if dumped on the market, would have resulted in widespread v unemployment with demobilized soldiers and war workers jobless and "the economic conditions of the coun- J try prostrated." "The policies which were pursued; ^ encouraged tne resumption ui jnuuotry and America is the only country actively engaged in the war which has up to this time attained full employment conditions," it added. Total appropriations for the war department from April 6, 1917, to June 30, 1920, were approximately $25,500,000,000 of which $16,100,000,000 was expended and $7,?00,000,000 turned back to the treasury, the statement said. Deducting balances on hand and amounts released in sales prior to June 30, it continued, the net cash outlay to June 30 was $15,750,000,000, which credit and cash sales not yet turned in would reduce to about $13,500,000,000. "In other words," the statement said, 'congress provided with an unstinting hand and the war department took every step in its power to prevent a shortage of any necessary war material and built its plan to meet the great army in the process of formation. There was no shortage. x In spite of all tnis, nowever, out wi a total of about $25,000,000,000 appropriated about $13,000,000,000 will be the net cost of the war thru the war department, and thia figure includes great anci valuable properties and facilities acquired by the department and permanently retained for the use of the military establishment." Specific charges of irregularity and favoritism, made by Maj. W. O. Watts, former executive officer of the Surplus Property division, nave been carefully investigated by the inspector general a department and found to be u.. npported, the statement declared. M jre recent charges appearing in tiie published articles also will be invest gated, it added. " EFFORT. * Since the "new" of the first month of school has worn oft Son Bill's report for October carried a low mark on "effort." One day this week when cautioned by his mother to study more or he would get another low mark on "effort," Son Bill replied, "Is that what it mean*? I thought that meant when you tried to get an algebra example and couldn't." LARITY NVESTIGATED I WORK IS STARTED ON MOST- DRASTIC IMMIGRATION LAW j Washington, Nov. 16.?Preliminary ' - -?I' 4-Urt *v?Acf /^rocfiA immiarfl I YVU1IX. VII WIIC iUWOV j tion law ever proposed in the United States was begun today by the house ' committee on immigration, of which Representative Albert Johnson of Washington, is chairman. Under its 1 provisions, the admission of foreigners is restricted to the parents and 1 children of alien born citizens of the 1 United States. All persons beyond ' this zone of blood relationship would i be forbidden to enter. Five members of the committee, Chairman Johnson, Isaac Seigel of 'New York; Harold Knutson, Minnesota; John C. Box, Teias and R. F. Welty, Ohio, left for New York last night for the purpose of making a close study of conditions at Ellis Island. Another member, Representative Vaile of Colorado, has gone to study conditions at Detroit, where it is reported the large influx of immigrants i has resulted in a great increase among the unemployed. It is the purpose of. the committee, T?1??? VsiiaLLLiitxu uuauawi jamf w lua^c **?*migration restrictions as rigorous as possible. "The committee has before it a great mass of testimony taken in California, Washington and many other states during the summer," said $Ir. Johnson. "We are studying it in the preparation of the bill. Not only do we intend to raise -the bars against immigration, but we will impose now restrictions on the naturalization of aliens so that they may have a higher appreciation of the duties of citizenship. The oath of citizenship will be made more rigid and there will be changes also in the fdfm of the declaration of intention. "The purpose is to protect American labor against the, underpaid, illiterate labor of Europe to protect our citizenship against the undesirable classes seeking admission.) It is one of the most important problems with which the congress has to deal." Hope* For Early Action. Chairman Johnson hopes to place the new administration bill on the calendar early in the short .session so that it fhay be taken up as soon as the extra session meets. At the coming session he will press a measure containing a series of amendment the naturalization laws, already on the calendar. Among the provisions in this bill is one which gives an American woiafi who marries an alien the right to retain her citizenship so long as she remains in the United States. Mrs. Wasaon Harmon, of Pell City, Ala., is in the city on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Foster Barnwell.. She is accompanied by her fine young son Frank Austin. ' BAIL MAKES APPEAL TO BANKS / . / Washington, ''Nov. 16.?Senator Dial of South Carolina in a statement today, appealed to all Sputhern banks which have not already done so to join the federal reserve system or become national banks. Such action, he said, would greatly increase the borrowing capacities of the banks and would help to a considerable extent in solving the question of the gradual marketing of the cotton. Senator Dial said that good pro gress was being made in the organi" zation of three ^xport companies and he thought that they would greatly help in easing the situation. The South, he said, must now help herself and "would have to find a market and help finance the exporting of its cotton." JAPANESE ON COAST ARE INCREASING SLOWLY nonu/TH IN POPIIT ATlflN NOT AT RATE OF PREVIOUS CENSUS?>NOT SO IN HAWAII WHERE GAIN IS MADE. NEARLY HALF POPULATION OF ISLANDS MADE UP OF JAPANESE. Washington, Nov. 16.?The Japanese population of the three Pacific states?Califorinia, Oregon and 'Wshington?has increased at a low-i er rate, since 1916 than it did between 1900 and 1910, figures announced today by the census bureau showed. In. Hawaii, however, there was a decided increase and nearly half the total population of the islnds is made up of Japanese. The number of Japanese women in the three Pacific coast states and in Hawaii showed a heavy gain over 1910 population figures both in to tals and in relation to the number of male Japanese. California, with- a total population of 3,426,861, showed a Japanese population of 70,196, an increase of 28,840. ot 69.7 per cent since 1910 compared with a Japanese total in in 1910 of 41,356, which was an in. crease over 1900 of 31,205, or 307.5 per cent. The Japanese population in 1910 constituted 1.7 per cent of the total population compared with 2 per cent this year. In Hawaii, the total population of, all races is 255,952 of which 109, 269 are Japanese. The increase in Japanese since 1910 is 29,594 or 37.1 per cent compared iwth 18,564 or 30.4 per cent during the precede ing decade. _. " ^ . Japanese number 17,114 in Washington out of a total population of 1,356,621, a gain of 4,185 during the decade, or 32.4 per cent.' Between 1900 and 1910 the Japanese population in Washington increased 7,213, or 130.2 per cent Japanese in Oregon when thia census was taken totalled 4,022 in a total population of 783,389. This was an increase of 604 or 17.7 per cent?half the rate of increase for*, the 1900-1910 decade. The census bureau has figures disclosed that on the Pacific coast, where females constituted not more than 6 per cent of the Japanese population in any state 'ZO years ago women now make up 36.8 per# cent of the Japanese in California; 34.7 per cent in Washington and 32.3 per cent iir Oregon. In Hawaii the ratio of Japanese women to men has nearly double! 1000. and now 42 I per cent are males. [ DEATH OF MRS. THORNTON X Mrs. Martha M. Thornton, aged 84, died at the home of her son, Mr. Jas. R. Thornton, on Magazine street, in this city, Monday night, November 15th at 10 o'clock. Death resulted from a fall suffered some days ago from which, on- account of*'her advanced age, she was not able to rally. Mrs. Thornton was born and reared in this county, her maiden name being Martha Dickson. Many years ago she was married to the late James R. Thornton. He preceded her to the grave by thirty-three years. Of the union three sons were born, Messrs I James R. ^Thornton of this city, CharI les N. Thornton, of Augusta, and Joseph F. Thornton, the latter dying some years ago. She is survived by the two sons, several grand-children and great-grand-children. Ramey Thornton of the Press and Banner qffice is a grand-son. Funeral services were conducted today at the residence, and interment followed in Melrose cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. B. Hillhouse, of the Presbyterian church, of which she was a lifelong member. \ 1IENIZEL0S' CABINET ( HAS LEFT GREEK GOVERNMENT MEMBERS HAND IN RESIGNA-1 TIONS TO ADMIRAL COUNDOURIOTIS, REGENT OF n GREECE. FINAL RESULTS NOT KNOWN BUT DEFEAT OF PREMIER SEEMS TO BE DECISIVE Athens, Nov. 16.?Premier Venizelos' c^inet resigned early today and Admiral Coundouriotis, the re> gent of Greece, has sent for George Rhallis to whom, it Is expected, wijl foe entrusted the formation of a new ministry. The complete victory of the oppo^ siton seemed almost certain last night, although final results were still lacking. Even leaders of the elements opposed to Premier Venizelos in the elections helk on Sunday were surprised by the showing their randid?t.P<s h?r1 murfp in Ms(>(u1nnia and Attica. 1 It is said M. Venizelos will leave the country, and he has advised Liberals to abide by tJie verdict of the people. 1 Demetrios Gounaris, leader of the oppositon, has declared the foreign policy of Greece will not be ^changed. Latest returns from the election gives the supporters of M. Venizelos 118 deputies against 250 Roylists. [M. Venizelos and all ibut two of his ' ministers were ebaten. None of the J Venezelist candidates were elected ! | in Greece and .'Macedonia, with the ' exception of ifpirus and the Aegeon ' islands. Paris, Nov. 16.?An Athens dis- : ^patch received here this noon said it had been announced that the opposition leaders in Greece had decided to entrust the formation of a cabinet | i to George Rhallis, but as he had re-1 fused to undertake the task it was believed Former Premier Gounaris ; would head the new governmeit. With the defeat of Premier Venizelos regarded by the French foreign office as certain, it is said, the position of France and Great Britain with regard to Former King Constantine is very clearly against Jii3 return and that both powers are determined to do everything possible to prevent it. Great Britain and France, it is indicated, will act together, but will await some indication of Constantino's intention to return. Should hat become manifest they will then do whatever may be necess&Ty. It is declared today at the foreign office that France would take all possible steps to keep the ex-king off the throne. The question of the return of Former.. Crown Prince George had not yet been raised, it was added. "The defeat of Premier Venize los," a foreign office statement said,| "may be termed a display of gross ingratitude by the Greeks for the man who brought the country to the allies' side and greatly increased its size, power and influence, and this view it shared by the allies. It was a great shock to the allies." COTTON DOWN The cotton market which went down yesterday continued in the same course V today. December fuures sold in New York at the-close _ ?. -innA l. i. J - at x i. it against yesterday s ciusmg. figures of 18.15. Nineteen cents was the most offer- ' ed here today for good cotton. MILLION DOLLAR FIRE Uniontown, Pa., Nov. 15.?A fire which company officials estimate will cause a minimum loss of $1,000,000 is raging in the mine of the Uniontowrv-Oonnellsville Coal company near Brownville. The fire started Sunday in the main shaft of the mine. The cause has not been determined. CABLE CONT fINALL PREPARING NOW FOR RED CROSS DRIVE SATURDAY, NOV. 2 Mr. H. G. Clark, the manager o the Red Cross dTive in this city, ask us to announce that Saturday wil be tag day in Abbeville. A numbe of young women have volun?eere< their services for this purpose. The; will be stationed in different part of the business center of the cit; and hose who desire to contribute ti the Red Cross will have an opportu nity to do so. The Red Cross in Abbeville jus now is not in a very thriving condl tion, and on account of the fac that there is little money, people wil not be pressed to give, but there ari some no doubt who will desire to d< so, and for this reason this opportu nity is^extended. It is hoped that those who are s< disposed to help a good cause wil I. ~ J -X j * ? nut uk ueterxea irom so doing D] the fact that the officers of th< Red Cross in Abbeville sometim< ago appropriated a large amount o the association's funds for the bene fit of a private institution, unde the assurance that there was no fur ther need for Red Cross funds ii Abbeville. The want which is boun< to come with thes winter ahead o of us and resulting from the de pressed state of things generall; should warn people that there wil be great need of Red Cross fund and of other charitable gifts to thosi who mlay be in need. For this rea aon, if for no other, the people ma: be induced to give. It may be said also that the Re< Cross organization has never recog nized as valid the acta of the officer of the local chapter in paying ove the funds contributed for anothe purpose to the hospital in this city and the parent organization aak the people not to'blame it for wha has been done by the local officer here. Some assurance will no doub be given that money now contribu ted will be properly disbursed. 1 GOVERNOR APPOINTS FEATHERSTONE JUDGI Governor Cooper . yesterday ap pointed C. C. Featherstone to b ? *i.. ?? j uugc ui buc ictciibijr Licditu cuuiu, court of Greenwood. The governo also appointed Marshall F. Sander to be prosecuting attorney of th court. The Greenwood county cour was created at the general election the decision for the court being by i vote of 1,207 to 284. Both Messrs Featherstone and Sanders were un animous choice of the Greenwooi Bar association for these official po sitions and the appointment by th governor followed as a matter o course.?The State. NO BIG DECLINES" PRICES COUNT Denver, Colo., Nov. 16.?Doub that any big price declines will comi soon and that prices ever will read prewar levels, was expressed b; Senator W. M. Calder, of New York chairman of the Senate commitee 01 reconstruction and production whic] met here today to investigate hous ing conditions in Colorado and near by states. "As long as the government' great loans are out, labor is oppose* to reductions in wages and the em ployer is opposed to reductions o: his prices," 'the senator said. "I di t- i T? UOlr see II1UCII Iiupe 1U1 ucavy uc clines immediately and it is doubtfu if prices ever will attain their pre war basis." % ROVERSY Y EXPLAINED -o CONTENTipN BETWEEN STATE DEPARTMENT AND WESTERN 0 UNION RESULTS IN DEMAND ^ BY COMPANY THAT GOVERNf MENT PAY FOR ITS MESSAGES 3 IN ADVANCE N > Washington, Nov. 16.?Charges r made in New York today by New* comb B. Carlton, president of '-he y Western Union Telegraph company, s that the state department had acted y arbitrarily in dealing with bills for 0 cable service rendered it, served to _ throw the triangular controversy between the cofopany and the depart- N \ "t t ment into the open for the first'time. 1 It did not, however, evoke any formal ^ reply frfcm government officials alj though there were indications that ' the department was preparing to issue, possibly tomorrow a formal statement of its attitude. N Mr./darlton's statement was the first to be macfc by either party. It I explained the refusal of his'company to handle any but prepaid messages ^ for the state department as notice that the state department shall "not k arbitrarily decide what it shall pay and when it shall pay for the use of the company's facilities." ^ J This order was issued November lfr ^ it was said at the department and j ostensibly was applicable to all def partmenta, but it is understood to have been enforced only against the v< ^ state department. Officials of that I department regard it as retaliation \ s for refusal to grant the company permission to land a cable at Miami, V r'la. ^ j Under Secretary Davis* ai<Kthe solicitor of the department conferred j today and are understood to' have considered legal processes to which the department might ha/e recourse S * ? y )* against the company. .*>- - . / The controversy dates back to Au^ jfust, 1919, when the department stop'jped payment to the Western Union 3 for all cable messages. Officials ex- ? J * plained that payment had been; withq held because of the company was * withholding the government rebate of 50 per cent, on cable messages ' transmitted from abroad. . , In correspondence with the state department, the Western Union, ac- , , cording to officials, has never accepted the right of the government to a rebate but has claimed it was " granted voluntarily. Before c$sume ing payments for messages, the def partment desires to have the right of r rebate fixed as a principle governing 8 all future business with the company. e Announcement today by the West* em Union in New Yopk of arrange'? ments with the German telegraph a administration for the handling of u cable traffic between Germany and United States was explained to- ) '' by officials as in conformity "; - : n plans of the state department e ' -j" the reestablishment of such com- * *; ."l,cat;on. Whether the present digr: with the Western Union would ri'ere with previous negotiations ; ine exchange with the British of ' mpany trans-Atlantic cable for (?erman cable now held by tho v,\t Britain officials declined to i t was stated that for the preenegotiations with the company s project were at a standstill. t SCALDED TO DEATH s h The Press and Banner is in -re. v nipt of a special . dispatch from Hreensboro announcing the death of i Mary Elizabeth, the four year old h daughter of Mr. and Mts. H. L. Fra zior, -of Greensboro, N. C. Death re-, suited from the child being accidenI tally scalded some three weeks ago. . s 1 The mother of the little child is an i Abbeville County woman, formerly - Miss Sue Richey, a daughter of R. f -\. Richey, of Greenville and a 3 errand-daughter of the late Mrs. Sue - Barksdale, of this county. She and 1 her husband have the sympathy o? - their many inenas in. xne sau nu?j fortune which has come to them.