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w "I -r-'-t Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C., Monday, May 9, 1921. , Single Copies, Five Cents.. 77th Year. J TARIFF AND APPROPRIATIONS COMING UP?INQUIRY INTO ? RAILROAD RATES TO BEGIN TOMORROW-PROHIBITION IN TERESTS HOUSE.?IMPORT ANT HEARINGS SCHEDULED. . , I Washington, May 8.?Congress has i before it the [busiest week thus far ^ of thi3 session. Besides a number of .. important} investigations and hear * ings before committees, the senate is to go forward with the emergency tariff hill and later the naval appro priation bill, while the house , will take up tomorrow "the army appro priation bill and later consider -the measure for the regulation of grain exchange. The long heralded inquiry by the senate interstate commerce commit tee into the railroad situation is to begin Tuesday, with railway execu tives as the first witnesses. The com mittee plans to go into rail condi tions generally and the Inquiry is the first formal step on a widespread ^ campaign for a reduction of railroad . rates. , < ? t * ?; , i"? , * I Hearing on internal revenue tax revision will be opened tomorrow by the senate finance committee, with * the sales tax plan the first to be con sidered. Thursday this committee will continue consideration of. the fight being waged by Senator. Johnson, i ' Republican, California,? against sen ate confirmation of David H. Blair, of Winston-Salem, N. C., to be in ternal revenue commissioner. . ] Oa the boose side probably the most important hearing1 of the week will be that by the. judiciary commit tee on the bill . of Representative Volstead, Republican, Minnesotae, to tighten up prohibition ^enforcement and rescind the ruling of Attorney Gofers] Palmer that physicians may prescribe beer for the sick. Tomor row the house special committed will resume its investigation into the es cape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft evadet? The senate elections committee may take up the Ford-Newberry election contest this week /to deter JL ' 1 mine to what extent the decision of the supreme court setting aside the confects of the Michigan\ senator af fects the senate contest. Senator T . t '' I Newberry is expected to resume his seat in the senate early this week. One matter of international aspect will come before a senate committee 'tomorrow., The interoceanic commit \ tee will take up three bills to restore fftll TMnviloffoa Ia A moriVon vac. sela passing through ; the Panama \ canaL \ ^ Passing of the emergency tariff bill . # by the senate Wednesday is planned and the measure then will go to con ference for the composing of differ ences between the senate and house. Two' important measures, the immi gration hill and the budget measure ^ are in conference, with final enact ' ment of the former late this week planned by. leaders. ... l?> PISTOL DISAPPEARS. Two young men from a neighbor ing city motored here Friday night; parked their car on the square,, leav ing in it a pistol. They were not gone from the car longer thtfn 15 - minutes when the gun was missed. They reported thq supposed theft to the police department who has uiauc cvcij cuuiu uu luxate ujc miss ing gun, but who have, thus far, . found no clue. THE MOTHERS ATTEND Mothers' Day was appropriately ' observed at the Baptist church Sun day morning. The church was crowd ed with people, a large number of mothers being present. Young ladies volunteered to take care of the young children and babies of "mothers who desired to attend the services, and quite a number we] cared for by them. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION HELD HERE SATURDAY f Superintendent Evan? Conducts Ex amination For State Board Many Take Test . i i The State examination for teach er's certificates, for this county, was conducted here Saturday by Superin tendent of Education, W. J. Evans. This is the second examination held under the new law, placing the examining and grading of teachers under the state board of examiners. The examination was held in the court room and began at 9, o'clock in the morning and it was after 5 o'clock in the afternoon before all the applicants had completed their work. p There were quite a number of col lege students fj*om Due West to take the test. v There were only two negro ap plicants and one of them gave up the test before completion. Those standing were: Misses Eliz beth Wardlaw, Rebecca Wardlaw, of Willingtcn; Cora Blacks tone, Roxy Fisher, Mrs. p. Bowen, Lord Temple, Elizabeth Bowen, of Level Land; Misses Carrie L. Metts, Minnie Suth erland, Evelyn Botts, Sarah Suther land, Mary Williams, Sivila Turner, Clara Beauford,/ Viola Beauford, o Abbeville, R. F. D.; Mrs Pearl Eakin XJocknell, Honea Path; Miss Mae Wynne, of Greenville; Misses Mary Fowler, Margaret Fowler, Blanche Ellis, Mae Putnam, and L. D. Ha gan, Albert Erwin and P. W. Burns, Due West; Miss Elouise Hall, Lown desville, Miss Anna Fagg, Anderson, Miss Cordelia King, of Belton; Mra^ Sarah Smith, Mrs. Mary Allison, and P- W Burns, Donfalds; Miss Martha Cann, Geo. M. Gary, of Antreville. ..V - B. M. L CADETS LEFT ' N ABBEVILLE THIS A. M; . \ The cadet Corps of the Bailey Mil itary Institute broke camp this morning, early and started on the six teen and a half miles march back to greenwood. The outing has been a success, so far as the people of Ab beville hare been concerned. We have enjoyed every minute of the boys stay and our people have been impressed Wfth the fine appearance, the gentmanly conduct of the ^oung men ^and our people saw them leave with regret. Saturday was devoted to practice drills on the square in the morning, the enjoyment of the base ball games in the early afternoon and dress pa rade at 6 o'clock. The people of the city turned out in ?ull force to see this patriotic spectacle and enjoyed to the fullest the appearancex of Old Glory, the lively music of the mili tary band ahd the military appear ' ance of tl^e young soldiers in the i making. Saturday night the boys went to the picture shows and knocked a round town. Sunday many of the cadets at tended services in the different churches after which the houses of the city were open to them and good dinners were enjoyed by the Visitors, i Of the two hundred and sixty-five boys in camp practically all were in- i vited out. , i Of the boys left in camp some were on guard duty, a few were re stricted and according to one boy some "didn't have any clean clothes' ] However, these boys were provided < with a good dinner and spent the day comfortably. i The afternoon was devoted to 1 driving around seeing the sights of i the city. Charley Darricott came to ' the front with a b'g truck and took 1 about fifty of the boys over the city. < i at a lively gait. They woke things up on Greenville street as they passed ' along. , I ' This morning about 9:30 the en- 1 tire corps marched through town, i stopped long enough to give two or ] three "yells" for the town, then pass- 1 ed out of sight towrads the Southern < S depot and the encampment is a thing of the past. ] R. H. Kay came down from Honea i Path Sunday and spent the day with 1 relatives. < Distinguished Son of Address .Confec at Opera 1VCOX nvuuuai iUVUUVTOll TT 111* come to Abbeville this afternoon and j will address the Confederate Veter-] ans at the Memorial Day exercises in the Opera House in the morning at 11 o'clock. Abbeville has entertained many distinguished visitors in years past but none whom she will be more pleased to honor than Admiral Mc Gowan. The admiral is. bound to Ab beville by many ties of kinship. HiS name alone should guarantee him especial honors and a loving wel come from the old soldiers. Aside from his own distinguished career the fact that he is a nephew of Gen. Saml._ McGowan will give the surviv ors of McGowan's Brigade an op portunity to once again honor their old commander in the pferspn of his nephew. From Colo The Faculty of thev Bai this method of thanking the the warm welcome extende camping in your city. We; lesies shown lis, the pleasar open homes on Sunday. We have held ehcamp the State but we have never welcome and Abbeville will of the faftufty and the stude OUR APPF ; ' 1 We, the Bailey Cadets < press our very kindest regai Abbeville for the pleasant h We came over here because .turn home with that friendi our sifter city. You threw} we were made to feel at hoi very seldom equalled anywh On leaving, we wish ti times and our hope is that tl in that chain of friendship hearts of so many. * STEVENSON MAKES PLEA FOR ECONOMY Washington, May 6.?Disagree ment -on the naval appropriations i bill between the senate. and house i was indicated today when Represen- < tative Stevenson, Democrat, South i Carolina, speaking in the house urg- i ed members to show 'back bone' and refuse to agree to increases propos- < ed by the senate. Republican leaders in the senate he said, plan to sup- - port the action of their naval com- <, mittee in adding $100,000,000 to j the bill wfiich a9 1 approved by the i house carried approximately $396,- j 300,000. . j Stressing the necessity for econo- j my, the South Carolina member said ] the tendency of congress is to blame lepartment heads for running riot j with expendturps while at the same < time paying too little attention to < :urbing extravagance itself. I The bill, carrying $496,500,000 J tvas presented in the senate today by Senator Poindexter Republican, Washington, acting chairman of the naval committee. Senator King, Democrat, Utah, reserved the right t jo nie a minority report. uvutiie 1 a i jxpected to begin next week. a c Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Devlin were f tietre from Greenwood Friday after- i noon, seeing their son take part in 1 ;he Diess parade of the Bailey Cadet ( Corps. m I If MAN : ON MEMORIAL DAY South Carolina Will lerate Veterans Mnncp A AVVIUVI Admiral McGowan was born -' in Laurens, the son of Homer, McGowan and as a young man entered the navy He rose to the rank of Paymaster and in this department made a most distinguished reputation for himself. During the World War Admiral Mc_ Gowan, organized the affairs of the navy and sent our ,boys out to con_ <iuer the world the best fed, and the best paid men in the world. ' Mr. McGowan was raised to the rank of Rear Admiral by President Wilson just before th<5 close of the democratic *yiministration. Col. 3pratt will address the veter. ans of the World War, also at the Op?ra Hpuse in the morning and the young, veterans are looking forward to a treat. - Attend Memorial Day exercises ad hear these two distinguished nen. nel Baitey ; i. ' . i v.- 3 ' ' ? ley Military Institute take people of Abbeville for d the Cadet Corps while ippreciate the many cour it entertainment, and the ments in many cities over received a more cordial I live long in 4he memory, nt body. F. N. K. BAILEY. 4 ? tKCIATION of Greenwood, wish to ex *ds to the good people of ours spent in your city, v > we liked you ana we re ship grown into love for four homes open to us and ne. Such hospitality is ere. d thank you - a thousand lere shall never be a break extending through the E STUDENT BODY. H . I CUSTOM OFFICERS SEIZE $40,000 WORTH NARCOTICS New York, May 7.?Custom in spectors said' today that through seizure of $40,000 worth of nar cotics aboard the steamer Finland late last night they obtained infor rriaton which, they beKgved would lead to the arrqst of one largest clrug smugglers in the country. / ? Acting -on a tip received from a woman who said she wished the in spectors could break up the drug ring with which her husband was working, the customs men were wait ing for the ship and on its arrival arrested the husband in whose bag gage, the narcotics were alleged to have been found. The man whose name was not made public, was alleged to have disclosed valuable information con :erning a ring, with headquarters in /his city engaged i^| smuggling drugs from Antwerp. PICTURES AT CHURCH. Pictures, illustrating the activi ties of the educational institutions >f the Southern Methodist church, will be shown in the Abbeville Meth )dist church,, Wednesday evening be rinninc af 8 n'rlnrlc Thprp will hp nn tdmission charge and no collection, ["he pictures are shown in the inter ;st of the educational movement now >eing waged by that denomination. ' CHILDREN'S DAY AT METHODIST CHURCH x Mother's Day Fittingly Obinrred by Rendering Children's Day Program \ Mother's Day was beautifully and fittingly observed in the Abbeville 1 Methodist church Sunday morning by the carrying out of a Children's Day program./The two, so inseper ately interwoven, fitted so nice ly together and came as the culmintion to the interesting efforts of those faithful workers who so successfully trained the children and 1 so tastefully decorated the church. ( ' 1 The church, at all times pretty, ^ was beautifully and tastefully deco- ( rated for this occasion. The pulpit and chancel, covered in white and . banked with flowers and ferns, pre sented a lovely setting for a perfect ly carried out program. The stranger, who chanced . to visit the church on Sunday, wais made to feel perfectly at home. He J was met at the door by a committee | of ladies, and if for any. reason he had failed to supply himself with a ^ , flower, the badge of Mother's Day, he was given either the red or white and given a cordial welcome to the , exercises'. [' ' r' ,s . I ' The children did their parts .well, not merely 'showing their individual merit . but also reflecting v much , credit on their teacher. Below is the program rendered: 4 ft ? 4 n r? i 'x x.?oong-, iov. H- .< 2.?jnPrayer?Rev. <3. E. iPeele. 3.?Welcome? Frances McComb, Ovelle Gilliam, Margaret v jMaxwell, ; Elizabeth 'Hipp, Alleen Cann, Susie/ Blount, Mary MaxwelL 4.?Reading of the Ctradle Roll. 5.?"A Little Church Goer"? i Susie Blount, Margaret/ Culbreth, i Lavinia Bosdell. t, ^ J : 6.?"No Time ]For School"? i Mary Alice Lomaa^ Helen Lom$x, j Caroline McAllister and Alpheus ; Johnson. i 7.?"Froggie In His Throat"? 1 Manning Bauknight. i 8:?"God's Little Flowers"? 1 Eula May Bauknight, Evie Lee ; Bauknight, Elizabeth Hipp, Alleen I Cann. v i 9.?''Her Treasurer"?Nona Tjitt. i The Children's Song?Mack Kin nerly, Manning Bauknjght,' Walter . Hagen. ' , 11.?"A Poor Little Boy"?Wil- j liam Martin. iz?"wiotner A.nows?manning 1 Bauknight, Doyle Bauknight. .. 1 13.?"Workers"?Albert Gilliam, 1 Claude Harrison. ? 1 14.?"What I Can Do"?T. A. i Klugh. v \ 15.?"A Good Boy."?Jack KlugTi 16.?"A Sunday School Garden." ( 17.?A sftng by children?"Little 1 Feet Be Careful." I 18.?"The Boy With the Barley ] Loaves"?Sam Shiver.... / f 19.-?'An Appeal'?^Clarence Dan- ( iel. . y Collection by six girls. 20.?"With Him in the Gardffi^ * ?Grace Roche. % ' 21-^JA Clock Verse."?Mary and Margaret Maxwell. ?"kock or Ages."?ranto mine?Nona Tutt and Elizabeth Fant INVITED TO VISIT IN CAMP William Parker came to Abbeville Thursday tq see his friends among the Bailey boys. William was a stu dent at Bailey until Christmas when he broke his leg and' was unable to return to his duties. The young man received a warm welcome from the students and was invited by the / faculty to remain in camp during the outing .and to take part in the drills and parades. RIVAL ATTRACTIONS The usual question with the Press and Banner man is "What's the new's?" When put to a pretty girl last Friday she replied, "Well, I in tended to go to Spartanburg today to hear Geraldine Farrar sing, but of course, I could not leave town with the Bailey boy's here. \ FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF PLACES UPON PROFESSING - CHRISTIANS FULL RESPON SIBILITY FOR ANOTHER WAR ?LETTER OF BLISS GIVES IN CEPTION. New York, May ,8.?A nationwide appeal for an international confer ence for the reduction of armament was issued tonight by four of the largest religious organizations in this cquntry?the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, the National Catholic Welfare coun cil, the Central Conference of Am erican Rabbis and the United Syna gogue of America. More than 100,000 clergymen of all these sects were asked to read the appeal from their pulpits June 5. The congregations also were re quested to send resolutons to their congressmen v urging on them "the imperative necessity" for the con ference. ; ' < ' 1 The movement, it was announced, bad its inception in a letter to the Church Peace Union from Gen. Tasker H. BKss, formerly chief of staff of the United States army, in which he said the responsibility for another war would rest entirely upr on the professing Christians in the United States. General Bliss' letter which is em braced in the appeal Said in part;' _ .1. "i wouia not isse a single step m the way of disarmament except aa the result of mn agreement, tboor Dughly acceptable to us between our selves and the other principal na tions, engaged in the armament rivalry. I have not the faintest idea of what form .that %st agreement * " ' might take. I have, therefore,, no scheme of disarmament to propose. My sole purpose is to have such an international conference Either there is no practical common sense among the people -of tbe United States or else they do not know the* essential facts that point to the nec essity of such a conference. "The farmers of the tJnited States i apparently are of the belief that * 3ome action must betaken by our government 'to relieve.-the depres sion in their affairs. They have got- \ ten together and have put upon their congressmen and the latter in their turn have put pressure upon V the government with the certainty that now, rightly or wrongly, some? thing is going to be done. * "If the farmers had not done this or had continued talking among themselves in their various conven tions nothing would have been done. , [f the clergymen of the "United States want to secure a limitation >f armaments they can do it now vithout any further waste of time." i \ CADET OFFICER PROCLAIMS FACTS foung Student Gives Utterance To Appreciative Feeling of The B. M. I. Boys. "Abbeville has certainly maintain sd her reputation as the first honor own of tfie state in extending to he stranger within her gates a cor* Lial welcome and dispensing true southern hospitality," said one of hp B. M .1. rarlets to a renorter this ticrning. "Have we enjoyed our oo short -encampment here? Actions peak louder than words. Every boy f the corps has enjoyed every min ite of his stay, and not one of us hall evei* forget your charro;ng lit le city, and each of as will ever ondly remember our encampment of 921." Then With a twinkle in his eye, the oung cadet officer said, "I. have al ways heard that the prettiest and lost charming girls in Dixie live in ibbcville. The B. M. I. boys will vote ; unanimously. We can't if we rould, we wouldn't if we could, for* et dear old Abbeville."