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1 Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, March 9, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. PRESIDENT HARDING MEETS HIS CHI FIRST CONFERENCE HELD WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH WIDE DISCUSSION OF FOREIGN RE LATIONS AS ^VELL AS PROB LEMS AT HOME. Washington, March 8.?Various as pects of the nation's foreign rela tions as well as problems of admin istrative organization were consid ered by President Harding and his department heads today at the first ^cabinet meeting of the new admin istration. ~ Afterward definite announcement was made at the war department in formulating his policy towards the Rhine situation that this govern ment is not now\ considering with drawal of American troops of occu pation. It was learned at the same time that as another step toward Pan American amity the president is pre paring to ask that the senate rati fy at once the long pending treaty with Colombia. Developments in regard to the Pan ama-Costa Rica hostilities were less definite but.it is understood the cab-j inet took cognizance 01 max situa tion and canvassed official reports on the subject. The next step awaits receipt of a reply from Panama to the American note dispatched Satur day. In the realm of domestic questions major attention was directed toward perfection of the cabinet organiza tion as a smoothly working machine, i Mr. Harding is understood to have made cooperation among the depart ments the keynote of his preliminary instructions to his secretaries telling them he wanted no hesitation and no jealousy about whatever changes of jurisdiction might be decided on in the reorganization scheme now being formulated. * After the meeting all the secreta ries declined to give an intimation of what had transpired around the cabinet table aqd the only announce ment coming from the White House related to the time of future ses sions. The war department announcement concerning withdrawal of American troops from the Rhine was made by Secretary Weeks who would not dis cuss the subject further than to say that withdrawal was not now being onnci/fororf Tn rpn/'hino' thid ripri sion in regard to its temporary pol icy the administration is understood to have taken into account all /the elements of the present situation in western Germany where allied -troops have advanced to enforce the terms of the Versailles' treaty while the American forces remained behind on the lines originally occupied by them under the armistice agreement. Situation Under Observation. Although nothing definite has de veloped in other official quarters here to indicate the probable perma nent policy of the new administration it is known that the situation now presented along the German border is receiving the close scrutiny of Mr. Harding and his advisers. It gen erally is expected that some more concrete expression of this govern ments attitude may be forthcoming in the near future. When the army appropriation bill was under consideration just before inauguration Republican leaders in congress proceeded on the expecta tion that the American troops would be out of Europe before the first of July.'The bill with its curtailed bud get for the army of occupation failed of final enactment and must be taken up again at the special session. | Also wrapped up in the Rhine sit uation is the question of passing a congressional resolution to declare a state of peaee with Germany ami it is believed the administration will determine its attitude on such a res olution in the light of full informa iinn nhnnt nvpspnt Euronean condi-1 Aons. A TEACHERS GO TO DUE WEST Last Mfeeting of County Teachers As sociation To Be Held in Due West Saturday?Splendid Program Has Been Ar- , ranged by Teachers Saturday at noon the teachers from all over the county will assemble at the'graded school in "Dug" West for the last meeting of their county asso ciation for the session now on the home stretch. A number of the rural schools will close next month and it is not thought advisable to arrange a meeting for April. The Due West teachers have con stituted the program committee for the meeting Saturday and a splendid program has been arranged. As soon as the association is brought to order there will be observation classes taught in the Due West school for the benefit of the visiting teachers. The songs for Carolina Day, which is March 18 will be sung by the pupils of the Due West school. Especially is the interest of the teachers centered in the singing of Timrod's "Carolina" to the tune arranged by Reed Miller. This song is said to be catchy and tuneful and easily sung by school children. Following the observation classes the guests will go to the Y. M. C. A where the ladies of Due West will serve a delicious luncheon. After the repast the teachers will again assembly at 2 o'clock and hear and address by B. L. Parkinson, state , high school inspector, on "The Res pective Duties of Teachers and Trus tees." Following Mr Parkinson's ad dress Dr J. I McCain will talk on "The ; Ethical Side of the Teaching Profes sion." Dr. Robinson, president of the Woman's College will finish the pro gram by a talk on "The Teacher." The members of the association are especially anxious that as many of the school trustees of the county hear Mr. B. L. Parkinson's address as can possibly attend. Mr. Parkinson has made a study of his subject and is prepared to clearly outline the res pective duties of the school authori ties in question. DEATH H. C. WILSON News was received in Abbeville Monday afternoon of the death of H. Clark Wilson, in Statesvuie, in. u. j Mr. Wilson was instantly killed when his body was severed by a shifting train at a railway crossing. He was in a truck which was crossing the track. / Mr. Wilson was a native of Wil liamston and in early life married Miss Eula Crymes who is related to and known to,, many of the people of Abbeville. Mr. Wilson jvas buried at Willidmston this afternoon at four o'clock, the funeral services being held from the home of Mrs. J. W. Crymes. Mrs. E C Horton received the news Monday afternoon and went at once to Statesville to be with her sister, Mrs. Wilson. TAKING IN -THE SHOW \ Mrs. Herman Benton and Miss Fannie Stark went over to Atlanta Monday and are taking in the festivi ties of the automobile show and are having a grand and glorious time looking at the Spring styles. PREACHING IN GREENWOOD Rev. H. W. Pratt preached in Greenwood Sunday filling the Pres byterian pulpit for Rev. J. B. Greene, who is sick and has been granted a six vmonths leave of ab sence. ATTENDING COURT Capt. M. B. Syfan went to Edge field Monday where he will attend court, being a witness in a case for the Southern road. Edegfield is not the Captain's "long suit" fpr he says he would \rather spend the same length of time in jail in Abbeville, however he does not make any such rash state in Edgefield. SUPERINTEND PRINCIPAL SCHOOLS At a meeting of the trustees of Ab beville school district held in the of I rtVinl rm o -r\ ifrtof ah/1 q tT O ffar_ IIV^C Vi U1C uiiauuiau J COVCl uc*jr uxuvk I noon Supt. J. D. Fulp was re-elected i head of the schools for another ses-j sion, J. M. Daniel was re-elected; principal of the high school and Miss May L. Robertson principal of the graded school. The meeting was thoroughly har moniousyand the voting was unani mous. Supt. Fulp was called upon by the trustees to outline whatever plans he had in mind for relieving the over crowded conditions existing in some of the grades. Mr. Fulp went into the conditions exhaustively and stated that it was imperative that the schools have additional j-oom before next session. There are at present over' 700 pu pils enrolled in the white schools with 130 in the high school department. The first grade has about 139 pupils with three teachers, the third grade 107 with two teachers, the sixth grade has over 65 with two teachers and one of the high school grades has 50 with one teacher. This means that these grades have about the .maxi mum permitted under the general school law in order to receive state aid. With the same increase next year as this there is a probability that the school inspector? wl'i fail to recom mend that the Abbeville schools re ceive state aid which would mean . a serious financial handicap to say nothing of the loss in efficiency by having too many pupils to the teach er. Every available room is being utilized this year and the French classes are crowded into the physics laboratory. There is no space left^for additional teachers to function if they were provided. The trustees after considerable dis cussion carried unanimously a mo tion that the chairman appoint a com mittee to investigate the vbuilding of an addition to the high school build ing to contain not less than six class rooms on the ground floor and an au /v ^ enflR/iinrtf ei7n f lio CO/1. U1 IU1 JiUlII \JL OUIUUICIIV OiiiV, W41 ( WATSON CLARK DIES Watson Clark, a young man of the Abbeville Cotton Mill village, died ^ suddenly this morning while sitting in front of the store of Mr. Mc Clelland chatting with friends: ^ When he suddenly dropped from his seat, someone started for a doctor, but the dying man stated it was no use. He expired in a minute or two. Death was due to heart failure. Watson Clark is a son of John Clark of the same village. Both father and son are well known in the city. Watson Clark was a soldier in the World War. Funeral services will be conduct ed sometime tomorrow, the hour not having been yet fixed. BACK FRCfM FLORIDA Mrs. G. B. Greene and sons. Ben and Claude Earle, have returned from Florida, after a month's stay Mrs. Greene said that Florida was just as it has always been painted, and that the fruit was just as luscious, and she enjoyed every min ute of her visit.?Anderson Daily Mail. TO ATTEND MEETING' About two-thirds of the teachers in the city schools are planning to attend the teachers' meeting in Due West Saturday at noon. If weather continues iair tne trip win De maae n cars but If the rain comes before Saturday the trip wilfj|be made via Hodges on the Southern. BIRTH NOTICE. Born at Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday March 8th, 1921 to Mr and Mrs. Er nest H McCord, a daughter. ?ENT AND S OF CITY RE-ELECTED ond floor to handle the enrollment. This committee was also instructed to investigate the cost 01 such an ad dition, the question of issuing suf ficient bonds to take care of the fin ancial end, and to report back to the board as soon as possible. The mo tion contained a statement that W. M. Barnwell, chairman of the board of trustees, also be chairman of this committee. , Practically the only past indebted ness of the schools is a note for $10, 000 which money was spent last ses sion for the new heating plants. Suf ficient sinking fund has accrued to retire the $32,100 worth of bonds is sued some years ago by the trustees for the building of the present plant. There will probably be a small de ficit the present session due to an un usual amount of money being requir ed this session for repairs to the slate roofs, the installing" of parti tions in the.high school building au ditorium, purchase of news desks, and general repairs to both the build ings. It is expected to realize most of the deficit from the provisions of the equalizing act for which the recent general assembly appropriated $400, AAA TVii'e mrtnoir ivill a nco/) fn tyioL'6 VVU. '& 1UO HiUtJV-J TV 114 UC UOVU VV up deficits in schools where no teach er received less than $90 a month and in districts that also have voted at least 10 mills special tax. Abbe ville schools have qualified in both these instances. It is the opinion of the board of trustees that sufficient bonds to pro vide the needed rooms and auditori um can be secured without any change in the present tax rate. The two mills which have retired the old bonds can handle the new issue, it is thought. Of course nothing definite can be determined without full in vestigation of the cost of building materials required for the addition to the high school. The trustees who were present at yesterday's meeting were W. M. Barnwell, Albert Henry, H. K. Mc Allister, C. H. McMurray, J C Thom son, E R Thomson, J. D. Kerr _ and W. A, Calvert. DEATH OF MISS CL AT WORTHY Miss Margaret Ann Clatworthy of Clatworthy's Cross Roads, died at her nome^ Wednesday morning. She was apparently in her usual health and erot ud for breakfast saving she would take a cup of/coffee and tell ing her colored attendant that she need not be frightened 'but that she expected to die this morning. T]he colored woman left the room to seek the assistance of neighbors and when she returned Miss Clatworthy was dead, having fallen from her chai;.\ She was about seventy-five years old. 'Margaret Ann Clatworthy was the daughter of James Clatworthy and his wife who was a sister of Judge Thomson. James .Clatworthy brought his family to Abbeville County from Stirlingshire, Scotland, it boing a tradition that the passage across the ocean topk six months. Miss Clatworthy has lived all her life at Clatworthy's Cross Roads and is1 the last of her family. She kxrac o /tnncln fir* Q CI Tlinmcnn "" J C* VVU^lll VX JL/X. U. \J XilVUldVll) Thomas P. Thomson and Prof. J. W. Thomson of Rock Hill. She was a student of.the Bible and was said to know more of the scrip ture than any woman in the County. She was an entertaining talker about old times. She was possibly the only woman in the county who raised silk worms and spun her ovti silk-dresses, this during the war and afterwards. The family are all buried ^t the old Dr. Reid grave yard and it is probable that this will be the" resting place of the last survivor. Mrs. Tom Klugh and children are in Augusta this week for a visit of some duration to her home people. ROUND THE CITY HALL Gamblers Caught And Contribute to City's Running Expenses? Water and Light Plant Makes Money?The / City's Finances Alex Simmons,. Sam McAllister, Whit Grant, Robert Esly, I. ,N. Skelton, Robert Fisher, Clarence Blucher and L. T. Chester were be fore the mayor yesterday riiorning charged with gambling. Each was convicted and contributed ten dol lars to the running expenses of the town. Pearl Allen and R. J. Watt (the latter sometimes called Sugar Watt) were also charged with gambling, but the evidence' to Convict them was lacking, and they went free. "Sugar" got a good scare though. He got the first word that the "per leese" were after the gamblers and he made a line drive towards the back door. As he passed out he pass ed into the arms of policeman Craw ford. When asked why he was Tunning if he was not gambling, Sugar said flint a "norlpdco" nftprl nn liim "list like gasoline do on Mr. Henry's new car, I jist can't keep from running when I look at an officer*;" The city council met last night and attended to routine matters. The council has recently taken charge of the Water and Light Plant and last night confirmed the selection of Mr. Townsend as mana ger of the plant until the general election of officers in April. Money in the Treasury Mr. Townsend reported to the council that the Water and Light Plant had on hands in the way of profits the sum of two thousand dol lars ready to be turned into the city treasury. All needed improvements have been made on the plant, and Mr.' Townsend believes that hereaf ter the plant can turn a good sum into the city treasury each month. The two thousand dollars was di rected to be invested as a part of a sinking fund with which to retire the electric light bonds and the sewerage bonds, one thousand being I appropriated for each sinking fund. ' . . - ' Commenting on the matter of sinking funds this morning. Mayor Mars stated that no sinking fund oon nrntri r\ A f Ar -f Vi a ??u mwvivis uwvii yivTiuvu xvi unv retirement of the Electric light plant bojids, nor for the retirement of the sewerage bonds, until this ap propriation.. As the profits, continue to come iru from these plants the money, he thinks, should be applied to building up these sinking funds until they are sufficient with future annual, appropriations to take care of these 'bonds. Mayor Mars advised us that there is sufficient money in the sinking fund for the retirement of shop bends to retire these when they ma ture January 1st., 1923. The money is loaned out at present but j will be collected and the bonds will i be retired at maturity. These bonds amount to $14,000. There is a sinking fund for the water works bonds, which now amounts to about fourteen thousand dollars. The amount of the water bonds is twenty-five thousand dol lars. So that it appears that by the time these bonds mature there should be sufficient money to pay then* I - . . . . . ... A sinking fund has been provided for the retirement of the street bonds, and already the first payment on this fund has been made. The moirey is deposited in the banks of the city, so the mayor informs us, and at the next session of the Gen eral Assembly it is his-plan to have a fiscal agent provided for, whose business it will be to collect and in vest this money. The money in this way will be kept separate from the general funds of the city, and can not be spent for other purposes. T\.f?>p PrtKovf Willinmcnn Vin<5 tp. turned to Abbeville after a week spent in Atlanta. RUSSIA IS MEETING MANY UPRISINGS FORMER BRITISH SECRET SER VICE AGENT WHO SPENT TWO YEARS DISGUISED AS WORKMAN IN LAND OF SOVI ET TELLS OF CONDITION IN VEXED COUNTRY New York, March 8.?The pre sent anti-Bolshevist uprising in Rus-" sia is not a new movement but-one of a series of uprisings which occur red during the past three/years and remained hidden beneath the veil of soviet ^censorship, Sir Paul Dukea former British secret' Service agent in Russia declared here today. Sir Paul, who spent more than two ' ' years in Russia disguised as a Rus sian workman, is -now in the United States on a visit. After having spent most of his : life among the Russians, he volun- J teered in 1918 to replace the British naval and intelligence officer who was killed in Petrograd, and carried out work disguise. He said he en joyed ,the confidence of several ; soviet agents. ' t The first uprising, he said, occur red in 1918 when two commission ers were murdered by workmen. As ? a ronrisal. Sioveff. nresident of the Third Internationale, and favorite, of the ruffianly elements ordered divers persons shot. Three more up risings, Sir Paul added, occurred in 1919, the first in March when two hundred workmen were ordered shot and the families yof those~ who es- ** caped were seized. A second out break during the elections of July, was quelled, he pointed out, "by mercenary Chinese and Lettish troops with many casualties." In October a delegation of workmen left Petrograd to jneet the counter revolutionary troops of General Yudenitch, then close to the city. One hundred and eight-nine work man were shot "for this tteachery to the soviet republic," Paul? stated. Disaffection among the sailors displayed itself early he pointed out and continued to- show itself from time to time notably at the approach' of the British fleet to Kronstadt in 1919. Uprising in 1920 were spo radic ill organized and hampered by the operations of counter-revolution ary troops outside Russia, such as' those of Wrangel, which roused the suspicions of the peasants and the workmen as to their motives. ? Sr Paul declared it was his belie! that the workmen, sailors and peas ants only awaited the disappearance of these counter-revolutionary j troops from the Russian borders to start the uprising which is now tak ing place. I London, March 8.?The Petro grad workmen are revolting against forced mobilization and have attack ed the Soviet troops says a Kelsing fors dispatch to the London Times. The soviets after street fighting took possesion of th^ greater part of the city. The revolutionary lead er, Koclovsk, is completely victori ous, the dispatch adds the artillery having silenced the minor forts and is preparing to march on Petrograd. He has issued a proclamation to the, effect that he is in a hurry to save the population from the oppression of a tyranous clique. Stockholm, March 8.?Refugees arriving on the frontier of Finland I report that railway connections north and south of Petrograd have been cut as a result of the firing on the line from Kronstadt. The fog disappeared from the Finnish shore at 8 o'clock this morning and great clouds of smoke were seen hovering over Petrograd. Some time after wards an airplane was seen to as cend and steer towards Systerbak, the aviator throwing out proclama tion and bombs. Explosions of the bombs were seen from the Finnish shore. % v, ? \ -c." L