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\ Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, June 15, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. NEWS OF COUNTRY CONDENSED BRIEFLY' PEACE RESOLUTION PASSED BY HOUSE, THREE SOUTH CARO- ^ UNA MEMBERS VOTING * WITH REPUBLICANS?OTHER * ITEMS. p i - ? b Admiral William S. Sims of the s TTnif*?d Nm has been "recall- .. w ' ~ " "" " f ed from London before the termina- <taon of his leave of absence. He will e report to Secretary Denby and attempt to explain certain statements y he is reputed to have made in his ^ "jackass" speech, as it is now called, ^ V about the Sinn Fein sympathizers in ^ the United States. j - / < The striking marine engineers o > - have signed an agreement to return immediately to work. The strike has e been in progress since May 15, hav- tl ing been called in protest against ; the wage reduction of 15 per cent., ^ - ordered by the shipping board. The * agreement accepts the wage cut, al- s lows the total abolition of overtime changes and a reduction from $4.50 ^ > to $3.00 a day in shore allowance. ^ Since the engineers are the strong st of the marine organizations, the ^ * itrikera in other branches of the shipping trade will probably be k forced to return to work without & having gained their point. X is The proposed soldier bonus bill ^ has been reported out of committee ^ in the Senate. Chairman Penrose of . .... .. . - . the finace committee predicts early q, passage of the measure, but it still g. has rough sledding for it mast pass the house, where opposition is likely to develop among retrenchment advocates. The hill involves the proposed expenditure of about five billion dollars by the national treasury. The Porter Peace resolution, de- g ' - signed by Republicans to take the place of the treaty of Versailles in g removing the technical state of war c] that has existed between the United .. States and Germany since the arrni- q afcice of November 11, 1918, passed a] in the House of Representatives Cj Monday by a vote of 305 to 61. y Three South Carolina Congressmen, jc Daminick, Fiflmer and Logan, voted a with the Republican members for p passage. ; ? P The 41st annual convention of the u American Federation of Labor is in E session in Denver, Colo. Among na- A tional matters to be considered are: g The "open shop" problem, disarma-i ment, opposition to the move to ere- o ate a federal bureau of public wel- c fare. The federation now has a mem- n bership of 3,906,528, a half million p less than last year. Figures submit- c: ted showed that $8,462,174 was lost w last year in strikes. v, Democrats in the Senate yester-day launched an attack on RepuMican* members for the failure of their farty to live up to recent campaign w pledges. The Democrats changed that c whereas promise had been made to ^ reduce expenses of administration, n they have actually, been Increased, I . that peace has not been esta- ? Wished, and that remedial tariff h measures have done no good in re- n lievihg agriculture. f' KEEPING COOL William Hill, Jack Bradley, Mims Cason and Asbby Galloway are at v Eapley Shoals this week camping, e The boys do' their own work and a pitch their tents along the bank 1 where the water is deep. t y TELLING ABOUT IT Perrin and Bob Dargan, of Spartanburg have been in the city for the past 9 week, telling all their f friends how hard they studied this E spring after the fishing season open- tl ed up. o 9 > - ? O*. lises From Bottom To Be Bank Presiden lilton E. Ailes Began in Treasui Department at Janitor, Now Heads Riggs National Washington, June 14.?Milton ] Liles, who began his career as a b< a the treasury department, cleanii shes from the fireplaces and fillii he water coolers, was today elect( resident of the Riggs Nation iank, one of the largest financial i 4-*-1 ? * 0 XT T* L niUHons 01 me r<asi.. ror mar ears he had been a vice presider .harles C. Glover, the president, w; lected chairman of the board. Aiies came to the capital mai ears ago a penniless boy from Sht y county, Ohio. While he j?olish< oor knobs and plied a broom in tl reasury he studied finance. Wh< ohn G. Carlisle took the portfoli Liles became private secretary ne of his assistants. Lyman J. Gage found his know dge of treasury affairs so complel lat he asked President McKinley 1 lake Ailes an assistant secretary < le treasury, but learned, to his ho: or, that Ailes came of Democrat toek. "That's not important, Gage "resident McKinley said. 'If you ar had been raised in Shelby count; re'd be Democrats, too. He ca'i elp it." [McKinley appointed him Seer iry Gage's chief assistant and, i ach Ailes conducted the princip reasuiy operations, including spai ih war financing. Mean-while he toe ver the job of being schoolmast< > the set of young men Gag rought to the treasury amon horn were Frank A. Vanderlip ar bhers now national figures i nance. After enjoying the friendship i [cKinley and Roosevelt, Ailes lei le treasury and became a banker. CAMPING. Twenty-five of the younger set ( iris in town are leaving today c leir annual camping trip at Kapie hoals. The young people will I liaperoned by Mrs. C. C. Gambre nd Mrs. J. M. Morgan and Claud ambrell and Frank Neuffer will g long as general errand boys. Tt imp will last for ten days and v ti oung ladies will take turn about J >oking after the cooking and cam ffairs. Joe Brown, colored, an e: ert cook will do the hard work. Four young visitors will be of tl arty, Miss Ethelinde Pope, of Co mbia, Miss Margaret Moore, < >ue West, Miss Sarah Thomson, < inderson and Miss Mary Louise Da: an, of Spartanburg. The campers give notice that visi rs will be welcome at any time e: ept meal time. Any one coming i leal time must bring along a pas ort of a whole ham, a churn of i< ream and a dozen loaves of bres rhich will assure them of a war relcome. SOLDIER DEAD RETURNED Among the 40 bodies of soldie; rho died in France returned 1 lamp Jackson this week are Sg lilard C. Shaw, of Honea Path, lember of the Sixth engineers, ai Vt. John H. ^Toung, Fifty-sixl loneer Infantry, of Troy. Thei ero dead will be returned und< M'lif O T*TT AC/>A>4 f A f V* oir j covvib uivu MUUH or burial. AT THORNWELL Mr. A. B. Morse is in Clinton th reek attending the commencemei xercises of the Thornwell Orpha: ge. Mr. Morse has the interest < 'hornwell at heart and has been ruptee of the institution for mar ears. , LOOKING AFTER THE BOYS Miss Anna Redd left this wet or Columbia. She will go to tl Jpworth Orphanage and will tal tie position' of House Mother in or f the cottages occupied by boys. ".-1 ' -" i - ' .. . r. .t "MICROBE 01 :! PROVEi Cast of Local Young People Put Qn And Music?Under Autpicei ence Pre?ent?-Will >y lg Xg The presentation of "The Microbe ;(j of Love" under the auspices of the aj Civic Olub's Marker Committee n_ Monday evening was thoroughly eniy joyed by the audience that, despite ^ the sweltering heat, almost taxed the ag capacity 01 tne upera nouse. me entire cast was well chosen and well jy trained for the parts depicted, showing littl evidence of the haste that ;{j necessarily must have been used in ie training so large a number of per;n formers in a week's time. [0 The proceeds of the "show" are to to be addel to the Marker fund which * ten* ta'sed to ere^t an appropri,j_ ate shaft in commemoration of the ^ last meeting of the cabinet of Presi^ dent Davis,,which was held in>Abbe^ ville. The fund was increased in the r_ sum of $113.68, besides two personjc al contributions to the amount of $25. A total of approximately . $1, ?? 000 will be raised. f \ l(I Particuarly charming were the yt choruses and the tiny cupids in their it fairy costumes. One old gentleman was heard to say during tke "show" e_ that not in many a day had he seen is so much real beauty and charm in a a] chorus. And it was evident that the i- audience agreed with him whole,k heartedly, for at every pause there ir was enough plause to gladden the pe heart of even the blase professional % actor. The "vehicle" a3 the press l(j agents usually speak of the slight n plot about which the action centers, was particularly adapted to the ^ ready injection of witty ifcrusta at well known local folk, and while it is not known how these individuals reacted to these thrusts, it is certain that not one of them fell flat to the ears of the audience. Among so much excellence it is ,n risky to venture on individual critiy cism, or rather, individual apprecia)e tion, but to take the risk, it appearU ed that Miss Victoria Howie as le Madam Cupid, Miss* Lydia Owen as Mrs. Hftrmeelr. Mr. .T. T. And*r<u\r) o<t ie Mr. Henpeck, Mr. W. E. Hill as Billy ie Bachelor and Mrs. Wilkinson were it especially brilliant in the rendition ip of their parts. They had more or less leading parts?parts that could not have proved successful but for the ie coherent cooperation of the mipport1 ? >f CALHOUN ASSOCIATION >f PLANS TO BUILD ROAD r_ A number of Abbeville county t- citizens attended the meeting in jc- Clinton yesterday in the interest of it the Calhoun highway. Much enthusi3 asm was manifest among those ;e present and indications are that beid fore many month have passed this m highway will form a permanent link in the line of communications between this section and Georgia. This Yftlflplvtira w i a tvn/vnAOAi) A av+at\/1 iMjunu; io w ^AWitu from Athens, Ga., to Raleigh, N. C., rs crossing the Savannah River at bo Shuck Pen Eddy. t. At the meeting yesterday the Cala boun Highway Association was id formed with Mr. J. F. Jacobs of th Clinton as president, Mr. Wilson je Harris of Clinton, vice president, sr and Mr. J. W. Hanna of Cheraiw gs secretary. Vice presidents were elected for each county interested, Mr. J. M. Nicklea being the representative from this county and Mr. Kenneth Baker of Greenwood for is that county. nt Chief among the matters under n- discussion vesterdav was the erec tion of a bridge across the Savannah a river. A bridge committee was formly ed to start work on this project, Mr. J. S. Stark of Abbeville being director from this county. It is proposed that this bridge shall be built jointly by the counties* of Abbeville - and ;k Greenwood in South Carolina and le Elbert and Wilkes counties, Georgia, ce the federal government also to furle nish funds if the project shall be approved by the highway engineers. 7 LOVE99 S ENJOYABLE , Creditable Performance of Comedy i Of Civic Club?Large AudiErect Marker. i ing characters. i 'Much praise was heard after the i performance of Miss Ruth Strick. land of the Wayne P. Sewell Lyceum i Company, who directed the amateur i actors and actresses in the preparai tion and execution of their parts. ; She arrived in Abbeville, Saturday, . June 4, assigned parts the same day ; and immediately began rehearsals, i In one week she was able, with un. usually enthusiastic cooperation, to present the harmonious performance i seen Monday night. i "The Microbe of Love" opens ' with a grand chorus of charming girls and a few youths to add variety to the music, and after their triumphant flourish the convention of old maids begins with a recital of their woes and the retailing of their hopes. Such characters as Priscilla Primes, Wanta Man, Sophie Sweetgum, Samantha Loving, Arabella Antique, Lillie Lonesome and Ima Fraud outline in detail the type of man they could love and endure and suggest ttays and means of "get* ting" the aforesaid male. After saying what they think of the visiting girl and her battery of beaux, that rightly belong to them, Madam Cunid enters wi+.h 1/wa "mi. crobe," which, except for its size and brilliant coloring, might have been mistaken for a quarto size of the well known and feared boll weevil." But Madam guaranteed that the , (microbe would be even more effec lave on the male heart than the boll weevil has been on his purse. Subsequent developments proved she knew her microbe would not fail her. The second act shows a meeting of the Bachelor Club, portraying a chronological history of man's sufferings and lamentations from the time of Adam, blaming each and every pain to the insidious and mischievous activities of woman. Here also Madam Cupid enters with her microbe, but here she does not meet with such welcome as that shown by the old maids, for the bachelors are sworn always to avoid women, not to seek them. But by the exercise of cunning and the male curiosity she manages to introduce the microbe (Continued on Pago 4.) NEW DIRECTORY ISSUED BY TELEPHONE COMPANY There has just been issued from the presses of The Press and Banner the new directory of the Abbeville Telephone Company. The book, which is attractively arranged and in every respect a tribute to the company and a compliment to the subscribers, was compiled by Mr. R. Glenn Kay, assistant m^nAcer of the ODera House. It is arranged to show the street location and telephone number of each subscriber of the exchange, and in addition contains a classified business directory of the commercial and professional people of Abbeville. The cover design is in heavy, light-yellow paper and the advertisements throughout are attractively arranged, speaking highly of the progressiveness of the firms represented. DOWN FROM ANDERSON Mr. Mickle, Miss Louise Mickle and Miss Bell came down from Anderson Tuesday and spent the day looking after business. Mr. Mickle was in charge of the street p'aving in Abbeville and his friends were glad to see him. i IS IT HOT ENOUGH? Tuesday was a hot day the thermometer registering around one hundred most of the afternoon. The record was 96 in the shade and electric fans with all their buzzing served to little purpose. t . 5 4 To Celebrate First Anniversary Of the Opening of the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital on July the 6th. The Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. W. F. Nickles, president is making plans to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital on July the 6. At a meeting yesterday afternoon the following committees were appointed to have charge of floats etc. The first in each case is chairman. Cake Float. Mrs. W. W. Bradley, chairman; Mrs. C. E. Williamson, Mrs. F. E. Harrison, 'Mrs. Frank Gary, Mrs. J.. H. MoDjU, Mrs. J. D. Kerr, Mrs. Jas. A. Hill, Mrs. W. L. Peebels. Boys in Uniform. Mrs. W. F. Nickles, chairman. ' Mill Float. Mrs, J. F. Barnwell, chairman Mrs. A. 0. Roohe, Mrs. W. P. Greene Mrs. J. D. Wilson, Mrs. W. F. Lang? ley, Miss May Robertson. Hospital Officers and Auxiliaries. Mrs. Sol Rosenberg, chairman; Mrs. G. E. Calvert, Mrs. R. . Philson, Mrs. J. R. Nickles. Operative Float Mrs. C. H. McMurray, chairman, Mrs. E. R. Thomson, Mrs. J. U Wisby, Mrs. J. P. Billings, Mrs. B. D. Carter, Mrs. W. G. Stephens, Mrs. Henrv Gilliam. Mrs. E. P. Arnold First Aid. ? Mrs. Poster McLane chairman, Mrs. C. B. Bishop, Miss Mamie Hill, Mrs. W. E. Owen, Mrs. Lamar Gilliam, Mr. Mabry Cheatham, Mrs. Alf Lyon. Banner Floaty Mrs. A. B. Morse, chairman, Mrs. W. S. McAlilly, Mrs. L. W. Tutt, Mrs. Jas. Badley, Mrs. J. C. Klugh, Mrs. S. A. Fant, Mrs. C. S. Jones, Mrs. W. D. Barksdale. Ice Tea. Mrs. Paul Link, chairman, Mrs. J. C. King, Mrs. E. C. Horton, Mrs. W. P. Wham, Mrs. C. E. Peele. Finder Committee. v Miss Rubh Howie, chairman, Miss Edna Bradley, Mrs. H. R. Zimmerman, Miss Maggie Latimer. Pony Crowd. Mrs. J. Howard Moore, chairman, Mrs. Wilkinson. Sandwich Committee Misses Onie and Caro Morse, chairman, Miss Bessie Lee Cheatham Miss Charlotte Brown, Miss Sarah Perrin, Miss Mamie Bowie Miss Julia Mabry, Mrs. Frank Welsh, Mrs.' G. A. Neuffer, Mrs. J. C. HiU. Ice Cream Committee Mrs. C. A. Milford, chairman, Mrs. T. G. White, Mrs. Fuller Reese, Mrs. J. M. Morgan, Miss Maggie Brooks, Mrs. Fred Cason, Mrs. H. A. Benton, Mrs. T. L. Davis. PRINTERS GO TO WORK Jamestown, N. Y., June 14.?Tiie strike of union job printers beginning on May 1 for a. 44-hour week, was ended this morning when the printers returned to work in all job offices in Jamestown on the 48-hour week and at the eld rate of wages. Reading, Pa., June 14.?Union job printers in the largest establishments here who have been on strike returned to work today on a compromise agreement. They will work 44 hours a week instead of 48 and at a - ?Ar? a. _ n r reduction 1$ wages irom $ijo to $00 a week. Men in most of the other job offices returned to work some days ago. RETURNS HOME Mrs. Belle Alston will leave Thursday for her home in York af ter a pleasant visit to Mrs. Uordon White. Miss Mary White will return with her and will visit for about ten days. 1 A VISITOR FROM ALABAMA ! Miss Alberta Morse of Anniston, Ala., is expected in the city Saturday for a visit to her brother, Mr. A. B. Morse and family. ASSIGNMENT MADE j FOR COTTON GRADERS i STATE DIVIDED INTO TWELVE^ DISTRICTS BY STATE WARE- . | HOUSE COMMISSJONER?EMPLOYEES FOR VARIOUS DISTRICTS ANNOUNCED?OUT- v LINES OF AREAS. - * ..-fml Division of the state into 12 dis- '-J. tricts with an expert cotton grader for each district to handle the warehouses of the districts and grade"the cotton in the counties of each unit, was announced Monday by J. Clifton Rivers, state warehouse com- ^ \i misisoner. . The establishment of these districts and placing 12 expert graders in the field is due in a large measure to the revised state warehouse act passed last session and the increased appropriation for this work. The dia- , tricts and the graders as announced 'by Mr. Rvers are: (First district, Pickens, Oconee, Anderson and Greenville, with headquarters at Easley. Robert Long, Greenville, grader. Second district, Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union, with headquarXV T A - J i/ci.3 av ?jyaiw?auui^. n. u. aiiuw son, Union, grader. Third district, Laurens, MoCormick, Abbeville and Greenwood with headquarters at Greenwood. J. A. Long, Greenwood grader. Fourth district, Edegfield, Saluda and Aiken with headquarters at Edgefield. S. H. Nicholson, Aiken, grader. Fifth district, Newberry, Lexington and Richland with headquarters at Columbia. R. G. Honeycutt, Columbia, grader. Sixth district, Barnwell, Bambeifc, Hampton, Colleton and Jasper, with hedaquarters at Fairfax. Harry Miller, Jasper, grader. Seventh district, Orangeburg, Calhoun and Dorchester, with headquarters at Orangeburg. C. P. Floyd, Dorchester, grader. Eighth district, York, Chester and Fairfield, with headquarters at Chester. D. N. Smith, Fairfield, grader. Ninth district, Chesterfield, Marlboro and Darlington with headquarters a* Cheraw. E. W. Young, Darlington, grader. t 1 Tenth district, Lancaster, Kershaw and Lee, with headquarters at Camden. Bruce Wannamaker, Lee, Grader. Eleventh district, Dillon, Marion, Horry and Florence with headquatters at Marion. James C. Williams, Florence, grader Twelfth district, Sumter, O'artndon, Williamsburg, Georgetown and Berkeley, with headquarters at Manning. John S. Harley, Berkeley, g^der.?The State. SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERATION OF u/rkMrvc ri tmc T? af w The South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs has a loan fund from which loans are made to needy and ambitious girls who without this aid would be unable to secure college educations and thus become self-supporting in some specific line. Until the fund grows considerably ]oans ranging from $50 to $150 are preferred. Application blanks and rules governing loans may be secured from Miss Mabel Montgomery, Chairman, Marion; Mrs. John Hargrove, Dillon; Mrs. A. C. Ligon, Orangeburg; Mrs. J. Thompson, Brown, Rock Hill. THE SCHOOL ELECTION In another column will be found the advertisement of the election to be held in this school district on the question of issuing bonds In the sum of $100,000 for the purpose of building and equipping a new high school building. The election will be held June 28th., the day of the election of trustees.