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V , f' \ Abbeville Press and Banner . ????? * * Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C., Monday, March 14, 1921 - Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. r p TEACHERS OF COUNTY HAVE SPLENDID MEETING SATUR DAY IN DUE WEST?DR. Mc CAIN, DR ROBINSON AND SUPT. FULP MAKE ADDRESSES?A GOOD CROWD PRESENT AT - LAST MEETING OF SESSION The open season for the county teachers came to a close Saturday in the best meeting of the session at Due West. There were more than 75 teachers and others interested in ed ucational work present and the Due West teachers assisted by the college folk and ladies of the town did them selves proud by the manner in which the final meeting of the teachers was "handled. m Assembling in the Due West grad ed school at noon Miss Frances Wide man, principal, and her competent corps of teachers gave excellent ex hibitions of the thorough work which rhey are doing in English, history, Latin, elementary and primary grade work. These classes lasted for about an hour and afterwards the whole school assembled in the quasi-audi torium and treated the visitors to some excellent renditions of chorus singing and a sweet little Washing ton minuet. The singing of Timrod's Carolina to the music by Reed Miller wne Acnonioil v rrnnrJ FTao ^vvvti After the exercises the guests went to the Y. M. C. A. hall in Ers kine College where a delicious salad course with coffee was served them by the ladies of Due West. Doctor Robinson Spealu After a breathing spell of fifteen minutes the speakers of the after noon were announced. The first of these was Dr. J. L. Robinson, presi dent of the Due West Woman's Col lege, who spoke on 'The Teacher." Dr. Robinson spoke in a manner and content showing familiarity with his subject and as one of wide and suc cessful experience as a teacher. Dr. J. I. McCain was the next speaker. Dr. McCain had a real treat in store for his audience which was .a report of a collaboration with Dr. Patterson Wardlaw of the University of South Carolina on "The/ Ethical Side of the Teaching Profession." The doctor outlined the main points of his address as follows. I. Good Reflex Habits. 1. Of health. 2. of efficiency; 3, of courtesy and rever ence. II. The Will To Good? Con duct. 1. So far as the person in indi viduality concerned. 2. So far as the person's relations to his fellowmen are concerned. III. A judgment train ed to recognize good conduct. Dr. McCain's address was a masT terly one showing that he had spent much time and had given much study to the subject. * A Serious Disappointment B. L. Parkinson, state high schoo' inspector, was to havo been th;i third speaker but Mr. Parkinson graphed Miss Wideman thai he w.?s unable to keep his appointment for Saturday on account of the illness of Mrs. Parkinson. The members of the association were disappointed at nol hearing Mr. Parkinson who was to have spoken to them on "The Res pective Duties of Teachers and Trustees." By request Supt. J. D. Fulp of the Abbeville schools read a paper on "Making the School The Community Center." This paper dealt largely with parent-teacher associations and the great good which the one in this city has accomplished, and was read before the department of school principals and supervisors at the State Teachers' association in Spartanburg last fall. Following the addresses a short business session of the association was held during which Supt. J. D.; Fulp was selected to represent this county in the council of delegates at the next meeting of the state associa tion. In view of the fact that a great many of the rural schools of the (Continued on Page 8) HOOVER MAKES HIS FIRST STATEMENT AS AN OFFICIAL Future of His Department, He Says Must Await Reorganization Of Whole Executive Ma chinery Washington, March 11.?Indica The mysterious ailment is puzzling t nization proposed by the new ad ministraton may await congressional study of the/matter were seen today in a statement by Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Hoover,, in the statement, his first since 'becoming head ol tne Commerce Department, said the fu ture of his Department "iii its abili ties to meet the needs' of our indus tries and trade must await the thor ough reorganization of the whole executive machinery now being vigorously undertaken by congress." Inasmuch as Mr. Hoover, is expected to act for President Harding in much of the reorganzation work, his statement was regarded here as sig nificant. Made By Joint Committee The congressional study of De partmental reorganization, is being made by a joint committee of the House and Senate, headed by Rep resentative Reavis, of Nebraska and Senator Smoot, tJtah. The commit tee, acting under a resolution adopt ed by congress at the recent session has held several meetings, but there was no information today as to how long it might require to formulate | its recommendations. Secretary Hoover, in his state ment, gave no details as to the manner in which he believes the re organization should be carried out. He did state, however, that "we must consider our transportation, both railway and marine, as one sys tem directed to serve the nation as a whole." To follow this line of thought to its conclusion, it was said today ih some quarters, would bring about the creation possibly of a De partment of Transportation en trusted with the work now perform ed by the interstate commerce com mission, the shipping board and a number of other agencies. TOLBERT MAY GET < REVENUE PLACE Greenville, March 13.?From what is thought to be an authoritative | source it was learned here tonight that R. R. Tolbert of Abbeville, is scheduled for appointment to the of fice of collecter of internal revenue in South Carolina. It was also said that Ernest Coch ran of Anderson would be district attorney of the Western federal dis trict and John F. Sloan of Blacks burg United States marshal. From the same source it was said Sam Leaphart would be United States marshal in the Eastern dis trict. THE METHODIST MEETING The meeting to be held in the Methodist church will begin tonight with Rev. R. -Rhett Turnipseed as preacher. The Methodist have re cently put their church in good shape and they hope that the meet ing will be successful and pleasant to the people of the city. Mr. Tyrnipseed is a forceful speaker and at each service he will be assisted by the newly organized choir, composed of the following young people: Messrs. W. D. Wilkin son, Frank McNeil, L. W. Tutt and J. D. Sanders, Mrs. Earle Ferguson, Mrs. Peele, Mrs. W. L. Peebles, Miss Helen Edwards and Miss Susi? Lown. Mrs. Bristow will preside at the organ and during the meeting Maxwell Smith will help with the singing. BANQUET POSTPONED i Hn 9i>nnnnt. nf t.Vip mppt.inp' hpine'' ?^ w , carried on in the Methodist church the Banquet given by the Chamber of Commerce has been postponed to J later date, due notice of which will' be given. | BISHOP DARLINGTON SPOKE HERE FRIDAY On Subject of the Southern Metho- j ditt Education Movement.? rv t p n c ur. J. v. rvoper, jecreiary of the Movement, Ac companied Him. Bishop U* V. W. Darlington visited Abbeville last Friday and spoke in j the Methodist church that evening i upon the subject of the Southern 1 Methodist Education movement. Bish- s op Darlington was accompanied by the Rev. J. C. Roper of Columbia, < who is secretary of the movement j for South Carolina. * Doctor Roper's Introduction ] Doctor Roper was first introduced 1 by the Rev. C.. E. Peele. Doqtor ^op er referred to his pleasant relations 1 with the Abbeville Methodist church 1 in the past, saying it was in this 1 church that he was admitted into the 1 Conference. -Later he served this sta- I tion as pastor in charge, following I this period with a full four-year of- i fice as presiding elder for this dis- i trict. His knowledge of Abbeville i Methodists is, therefore, one of happy i recollections and meritorious works. The speaker then related something of his work as secretary of the Metho- , dist Cei^enary Movement. He told of the splendid manner in which the churches responded to the call for ad- , vance in mssions and benevolences, and spoke of the generous payments being made on the five-year pledges. ] He said he expects the church 1% real ize 100 per cent upon the subscrip tions. Doctor Roper told of how some of the money had saved Euro pean children from slow starvation, . and spoke of other particular phases . of the work being done by the . church, because of this great ad- , vance movement. Mr. Roper is secretary for South ] Carolina in the education campaign , .low being made, but said he would ( not speak of that work, as Bishop Darlington is here for that purpose. The Bishop'* Address. , Bishop Darlington was then intro- < duced by Mr. Peele. The Bishop at ( once caught the ear of his audience by some wholesome humor which he ( threw into his introductory. He is a 1 very human figure and has a very ^ happy manner of speech making. He ^ had the full attention of the people ^ throughout his address. . 'The speaker said it was to the , credit of Southern Methodists that the General Conference of 1918 led | the movement for advance, which has . since been followed by the other ^ great denominations. Methodists sep , arated the work of missions from that of education, he said. The first two years of the quadrennium were given ' to the mission and benev&lence phases of the church's work; and the last two years to education. The first period has been passed, and right 1 gloriously Southern Methodists wrote ; history in those two years. Metho- i dists are' pardonably proud of their i achievement, and all Christians re joice in their splendid success. The two years for education are now here, said the Bishop. The great body of Southern Methodists is to fling itself into the task. He then spoke of education in a general sense md of Christian education particu larly. His points were clearly defined, strongly presented and aptly illustrat ed. The Bishop is a forceful speaker, And enlivens his talk with appropri ate humor, always with a keen point to it. Those who heard him shall not soon forget the difference between State education and Christian edu cation. * , He paid a striking tribute to the effort of the State to educate its cit izenry, and pointed out the necessary arpnlrnpcsfx; in silf?Vi pdlipat.inn : em phasizing, however, that those weak nesses were its very elements of strength. Southern Methodists- are attempt ing to raise thirty-three million dol lars in subscriptions, to be paid in five years. The period for subscribing is to be the week beginning May the 29th. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Nickles, of Hodges, were shopping in town Sat urday. PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO MEET TUESDAY Afternoon at 4 O'clock in Graded School Building?Miss Black* burn Will Speak to Parents Teachers?Interesting Program Arranged The regular March meeting of the Abbeville Parent-Teacher association ivill be held tomorrow, Tuesday, af ;ernoon at four o'clock in the graded school building. Miss Chauncey Blackburn, in iharge of the Modern Health Crusade n this state will speak to the parents ind teachers who are present and the pupils of the sixth grade sections will Furnish the entertainment feature. Miss Blackburn js an ex-leacher herself, in thorough sympathy with the problems confronting teachers in this state ?and is doing a splendid work in teaching the people, especial ly the coming generation of the state habits conducive to better health con ditions. Miss Blackburn has secured the services of Miss Georgie Ott to assist her in interesting the children of Abbeville in the health crusade. At the meeting Tuesday afternoon Miss Blackburn and Miss Ott will outline the plans which they propose to use in putting on the crusade in this city. The thing is already financ ed so no need to be afraid that the health crusade means another drive for money. Not a penny will be so licited. Supt. Fulp will outlirfe at this meet ing the proposed plans for improving the efficiency of the Abbeville schools by securing more buildings and more teachers. This question is now being worked out.by the city board of trus tees and the state high school in spector is in the city today meet:ng with the board at the high school building and assisting them to arrive at what iajust the best thing to be done. At no time in the history of the :ity have the people been more un animous in their desire to give their children the best possible advantages if public school training. The roll will be called at the con clusion of Tuesday's meeting to t de :ermine what grades are entitled to ;he picture awarded eac\ month by :he parent-teacher association for ;he grades having the greatest per centages ?f mothers present at the neetings. Last month the second *rade (Miss Ott) \*>n the picture in :he graded school building and the eighth grade (Mr. Daniel) secured :he picture offered for the high ;chool building. 1 RAILROAD BOARD TO BEGIN HEARING Chicago, March 13.?The dispute between the railways and their em ployees regarding wages and work ing conditions, will enter its final stage tomoiTow before the United States railroad board. B. M. Jewell, president of the rail road department of the American Federation of Labor, and his col leagues, Frank P. Walsh, counsel, and W. Jett Lauck, economist, ap jear then before the board in sup port of th<; railroad shopcrafts' na tional agreements. It is said that his testimony in an swer to the presentation of the rail ways will require seven weeks. CONVICTED OF GAMBLING Charles Wilson, Robt. Ellis, McB. Moore and Rhoda White were before the Mayor this morning charged with gambling. Each was convicted and fined $10, or is to serve 3U days on the public works. Tom Cason and Ernest Haralsor were also charged with the same of fense, but the trial of their cases was postponed until tomorrow. THE COTTON MARKET The cotton market is still inactive. One bale of extra good cotton sold today for 12 cents. The futures mar ket was reported at' about the same figures as on Saturday. NOMINATIONS HOLD SENATE IN SESSION FEW DAYS LONGER Failure of President To Select Ship ping Board and' Naming of Col. George Harvey Two Bar riers to Adjournment Washington, March 12.?Plans of Senate leaders to end the speciakses sion today were over-thrown by a combination of further delays at the White House and capitol affecting important appointments on which the administration awaits action be fore adjournment. T7^:i J 1 4. r aiiure ui rresiuem- naming iu send in his nominations for the ship ping board is understood to have been the principal barrier to bring ing the session to a close. It was in dicated that the President was hav ing difficulty in inducing some of the men he wants to accept, and both he and the leaders in congress are anxious to have the appointments made and confirmed before the Sen ate quits. While it waited for the shipping board nominations the Senate heard also Viat Mr. Hardng might ask it to pass judgment before adjournment on the nomination of Colonel George Harvey, the New York edi . tor, to be ambaassdor to Great Bri tain. Selection of Colonel Harvey is : undersotod to have been definitely decided on and although Mr. Hard ing was not ready to transmit the nomination today, the Republican , managers in the senate received ad , vance information of such a positive character that they conducted a poll , of the foreign relations committee on the question of confirmation, i nu:??. l<ai viiv?iv Still another cayse for prolonging the special session was provided by Senator LaFollete, Republican, Wis consin, who objected to immediate consideration of the nomination of I former Representative J. Esch of that state to be a member of the Interstate ComAierce Commission. Meantime the Senate cleared up most of its slate of accumulated nominations voting confirmation of a number sent in earlier in the week and of several that ^Cr. Harding sub mitted today. Mark Potter of New York whose nomination to the inter state Commerce Commission was sent to the Senate along with that of Mr. Esch, was one of those confirm ed. Among the selections submitted by the President during the day and favorably^acted on by the Senate were William W. Husband, of Ver mont, to be commissioner-general of immigration, Harry H. Billany, of Delaware to be Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, and Carl Mapes of Michigan, to be solicitor of the bureau of internal revenue. Word that the President might ask for early action on the nomina tion of Colonel Harvey came as a surprise, the general expectations here having been that all diplo matic appointments would be put over until me session mat is w> as semble next month. John W. Davis, the retiring ambassador at London, is on his way home, however, and it was indicated that Mr. Harding had about decided it would be un wise to leave the post vacant until congress re-assembles. The belief tonight was that the Harvey nomination, along with sev eral selections for the shipping board, proably would "be ready to send to the Senate early next week. , AT THE HOSPITAL 1 1 Mr. Mark Wilson who has been a very sick man at the hospital for a i month has recovered sutncientiy to go home. He left Monday morning. > Mr. Lee Blanchett was successfully operated on at the hospital this morn ing and is recovering successfully. Mr. D. W. Baker is in the hospital vvith a case of appendicitis and Hoyt . Sutherland, the little son of Mr. Jule I Sutherland is also in the hospital with a case of fever. ( Mrs. Dennard of the Mill village is being treated at the hospital also. DR. SIMONS TAKES MORE REA SONABLE VIEW OF REPARA TIONS DEMANDS BY ALLIES ?SPEAKS IN REICHSTAG OF CONDITIONS IN k ENGLAND, FRANCE AND BELGIUM. BA VARIA IN OPPOSITION Berlin, March 12.?The federal council foday adopted the govern ment's draft law providing for the definite dissolution of all German civilian guards and self defense or ganizations, Bavaria's seven votes were the only ones cast in opposi tion to the measure. This threatens to bring to a head the long expected clash between the central govern ment and Bavaria which stubbornly opposes the breaking up of the pow erful system of Einwohnerwehr and local committees formed to main tain law and order. The bill will now go to the reichs tag, where it is said a safe majority awaits it. Berlin, March ?Dr. Walter Simons, the foreign secretary, de livered a 90 minute speech in the reichstag Saturday during which he gave an elaborate exposition of the proceedings at the recent repara tions conference in London. The '4>avi/v +-V? A ttro c TiAfinooKlfl IIA/UC U1 WiC opccuil TT UVViVVHUlV for its extreme moderation. The . speaker appeared to question wheth er the allied demands had been rightly estimated in Germany. "I must say," Dr. Simons de clared, "that when one comes face to face with our opponents in Lon don, when one hears what the situa tion is in their countries and under what distress and cares they them selves are laboring, it becomes clear that their demands are not inspired merely because of intoxication of victory or lust for power but that on the contrary they are the result of extraordinarily heavy troubles and I distress in their own countries." While stoutly maintaining the al leged illegality of the penalties, he declared he was strongly opposed to rupturing relations with the allies because "our position in the world is not such that it could be improved by a breach." Dr. Simons admitted that it was possible xto get a better world prespective from London than from Berlin and thereby realize how general the opinion is that Germany is in the wrong and .has not done enough to requite that wrong. "If we now resorted to severe meaures," said Dr. Simons, "this would only be regarded as confirma tion of that opinion and we should lose all that good will we so sorely need to extricate us from our great difficulties." | Dr. Simons described the proposed * j levy on German goods as a gross blunder of the allies themselves be cause he declared "it would drive (^ermany into the hands of specula tors and hopelessly impede the for midable task of restoring interna tional exchange which would be im possible until the question of stabili zing German exchange was solved. "In my opinion," said the foreign secretary, "the allied tactics will soon show themselves to be what i! ?? ? TT.fnnist tney are?a pviiuiku-unauvmi and economic nonsense." RECTOR OF ST. MICHAELS TENDERS RESIGNATION Charleston, March 12.?Rev. John Kershaw, D. D., for over 25 [ years rector of St. Michaels Church, i Vine tpndered his ? resignation be cause of ill health. Dr. Kershaw and Mrs. Kershaw are now visiting their son at North Augusta. Under advice of his physician, Dr. Kershaw will i need a long rest to restore his ; health. Rev. Mr. Kershaw was once rector i of the Trinity church in Abbeville I and is remembered by ihe older in j habitants. He went from Abbeville I to Charleston.