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\ ' " * * Abbeville Press and Banner j Established 1844 $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly ^Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, October 19, 1921. _ Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. HIS OPTIMISTIC IN FACE OF ODDS EXPRESSES OPINION THAI RAILROAD MEN ARE SANE ENOUGH TO FIND A SOLUTIOI* AND COPE WITH ANY SITUA TION. r ^ ???? New York, Oct. 17.?An optimisti< * - * *?lwvo/4 -ni-rahlomc has heer iiVJUC ttd IU xaiiiivwu |/4VI/.V...V sounded by Colonel Charles Hines assistant to Edward J. Pearson president of the New York, New Ha ven and Hartford railroad, in i speech to 700 of the roads employ 60S* Speaking last night at the annua dinner of the Cable Club, most oi the members of which belong t< brotherhoods which have threatened to strike he said he was "an incorrigible optimist" and expressed the belief that the "associations o-l railroad men are sane enough to fine a solution and to cope with any prob Jems that may face them." Washington,, Oct. 17.?The gov emment through its various depart meats began today a survey of th< situation as developed by the call oi railroad union leaders for a genera itaike beginning October 30.. Officials from President Harding down to department bureau chiefs and secret service agents were knowr to ibe watching the situation closely, meanwhile hoping that some means might be found for averting a paralysis of the nation's transportatior system. The whole range of possibilities was regarded'by officials a? .50 nebulous at present as to make i< parbicable to await developments before taking action. Hope was expressed generally bj f officials that the suggestion advanced ' by the public group of the railroad labor 'board here for conferences with the interstate commerce commission might be made the 'basis for a selution of the problem. The public group of the board proposed thai the railroads immediately put into iil.:: freight reductions equivalent to the wage decreases authorized bj the 'board last July, that the railroads withdraw further requests for wage n vt /] 4-V? off +1ia r\1 r\\yckdc anu WbOl/ Miv yiuyiVjvv.; rescind the strike order (pending action byi the board on proposals oi the carriers for further pay cuts. medaTplaceoon unknown's tome London, Oct. 18.?The most sacrec reward for vlaor within the powei of America to confer was bestowec tn/iav usnn thp tomb af Great Brit ain's unknown warrion, whose eter nal resting place is in the nave o1 the historic Westminster Xbbey. In the presence of a representative of the King, the prime minister diplo mats and others of note representing Prance, Japan and other govern ments, the American ambassador anc air Anglo-American assemblage, Gen Pershing placed the Congressiona , Medal of Honor upon the wreatl covered stone during the cource o: strikingly impressive ceremonies. The scene within the ancient wall of the abbey was perhaps the mos significant in England as an indica tion of friendship and union betweei England and America that has oc cured since the historic victory marcl in 1919, when Gen. Pershing headei his batallion in a great ceremonia function. Simplicity marred the presentatioi and bestowal of the medal, there be ing only a brief choral service pre ceremonies. which wer witnessed by a distinguished assem bly. Boraba, Oct. 18.?It is reporrte from Malabar that a bag offensriv against he Indian revolutionists i expected to begin almost immediate lyV S /' GOVERNOR SAYS I TRAINS MUST RUN WILL NOT HESITATE TO CALL : SESSION OF LEGISLATURE. I HOLDS THAT IT WOULD BE DUTY OF STATE TO SEE THAT TRAINS WERE OPERATED : Columbia, Oct. 18.?Trains will be i operated in South Carolina, strike or , no strike, provided volunteers can , be procured to man them, according - to Gov. R* A. Cooper, who last night i said that if it were considered neces. sary, special session of the legisla ture would be called in order to draw i up measures deemed expedient to I meet the emergency. > It was as no foe of organized labor I nor of collective bargaining that the . chief executive of the state said he [ spoke, but as an official who realizes, I in its fullness, the meaning of cessaI tion of railway traffic in this state at - the present time. The decline in the price of farm products raised in this . state; the increase in the price of . products raised in distant states and ; countries; the suffering and the misfiery that would follow in the wake of [ja complete tieup of railway traffic were visualized by the governor when , he said "Trains must not stop." . "If this threatened railroad strike ( becomes a reality," said the governor, "it will mean that the prices of . practically everything we have to . sell will decline, while the prices of ! products which we have to buy will j . increase. i "Freight rates are now sky high i and many agricultural products, es> pecially those raised in the West, can not be sold because of high rates. , "The employees of the railroads j ought to understand that the public is so vitally interested in the opera. tion of the railroads that, if sufficient labor can be had, the trains wUl be operated. "In case the strike becomes a real; ity, it would be the duty of the state i to use every means in its power to ; see that trains were operated. r "If it should be considered advisa> ble to hold a special session of the legislature, I would not hesitate to > call it. "Neither would I hesitate to call for volunteers to aid in running the trains. "I express no opinion as to the merits of the controversy between the railroads and their employees, but if the employees are receiving a living wage, they will find great difficulty ) in satisfying a suffering publ:c that | a strike is justifiable at this praticular time. "It would be advisable to begin to 1 take a census of the men who are not 1 * 4V? I r raemucrs ui uic umuu ? *?v?. ^ . I having the trains operated, for the| . trains must run. "The cotton farmer has suffered f very materially by reason of the decline in prices of cotton as well as ? by the unprecedented low production, - and no one ought to expect a governr ment, 6tate or national, to fail to take . any measures which would prevent a 1 further loss to those engaged in agri. culture, since agriculture is the 1 source of all our wealth. i "I would not have it understood ? that I say that the unions have no legal right to go on strike, but they s have no moral right to call a strike t at a time when it would entail irre parable sufferings i "The railroad managers and em ployees should be willing io have ti their controversy settled before the 3 great court of public opinion. That .1 court functions in many ways and while its decrees may be delayed, it n is inevitably the court of last resort. "The success or failure of 'the pro * ' ?? J 1 ? s- posea siriKe win aepenu un ?ucm? i e or rot it is sustained by the court of t- public opinion." AT PRESBYTERIAN d e The Rev. R. C. Crier, president of s Erakine College, will preach at the y Presbyterian church Sunday morning. ENGINEERS HEAD SEES LIGHT AHEAD WARREN S. STONE SAYS STRIKE MAY BE PREVENTED BY RAILROADS OR GOVERNMENT. CAN EASILY ELIMINATE THE CAUSES OF STRIKE Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 18?The'progressive railroad strike, to begin October 30, can be settled by the railroads or prevented by the govern- 1 ment, Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, said tonight when asked his opinion of the situation. Mr. Stone said the cai^se of the strike is largely because oi*the action of the railroad managers in re questing a further 10 per cent, wage reduction and the elimination of favorable working agreements on upwards of 75 roads, in addition to the 12 per cent, wage reduction which went into effect July 1. The railroads; can settle the strike by the elimination of these conditions, Mr. Stone said. "The government can prevent the strike by taking over the railroads, 1 and this is what will happen eventually," Mr. Stone said. He also issued a formal statement regarding the men's position and their reasons for striking. Mr. Stone tonight made public the four groups of roads on which the strike is scheduled to begin, the first group at 6 a. m. Sunday, October 30, and the three other groups to go put! at 48 hour periods. The Pennsylvania j one of the largest systems in thej country, is one of the last hit by the1 proposed strike. No explanation wasv given as to why it was held to the last i It was also explained that all the j organizations in some of the roads in j group four are not officially authorized to strike, some of the organiza-1 tions not casting the necessary 66 2-3 j per cent, vote in favor of the walkout. The "big five" leaders expected.! however, that all organizations on j such roads would follow the general walkout on the other roads, being influenced to join the strike by seeing the:r orothers everywhere laying off their overalls. i Mr. Stone said he believed that the railroads "want a strike" and that a further reduction in wages is much less desirable to the railroad executives than the abrogation of rules and regulations "won by employees in various ways as the result of years of organized effort." STOCK TRADERS MEET PrcMdeni Wilton Announce* Dates For Abbeville Seationi J. G. Wilson of Williamston, pres ident of the South Carolina atocK Traders Convention, has written to George T. Barnes, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, saying that the next convention of Stocfy Traders' Association wall be held in AJbbeville November 16-19. He says that all who have horses, cattle, automobiles, or anything else to trade are invited to bring them in to Abbeville on those dates. STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS R. S. Ellis, salesman with the L. W. White Company, suffered a stroke of paralysis this morning just as he was about to sit down with his fami, I ly to breakfast. The right side is af feoted by the stroke. Mr. jtajis nor-1 mally is never sick. Consequently J the news of his illness this morning came as a surprise. His friends hope [he will not be permanently affected. LETS CONTRACT The highway commission at a meeting tomorrow will let the contract for the construction of the Donalds-Greenwood road. This section of road is 7.36 miles long, running from Doalds to the Greenwood 'county line. SPEAKERS COME SI 10 GIVE ADVICE SERIES OF MEETINGS WILL BE NO HELD IN COUNTY IN INTER- C EST OF CROP PLANTING IN 1 COUNTY NEXT YEAR?CLEM- i SON MEN COMING. E In order to assist as much as pos- ^ sible the fanmers of Abbeville Coun- pos< ty in the preparation of a planting by program for next year that will make j> the people independent of the boll c]0s wefevil, Secretary Barnes has ar- m'it ranged with the Clemson College au- ten thorities a series of meetings at cen- m0] tral points in the county ai, which thr< will be present experts from the ag- |Una ricultural college. These specialists wit; will be prepared to tell the farmers jt, of this section the most profitable acti crops that can be grown. Car Although the dates and places of and meeting have not b?en determined any upon th^ subjects to be taken under mei discussion have been announced and thai will (be as follows: mit The preparation of the soil. res< What is best to plant and when to S8*1 plant. not Live stock and dairying. Cotton and how to fight the boll 6 weevil. _ . , . Klu Cooperative marketing. . The farmers of the state who have owr made a success at their occupation e(j know the importance of the proper j g preparation of the soil before plant- negj ing. If only a shallow seed bed is 62 prepared, the root-ground being left . hard and impenetrable, the crop will pre, not get the proper start. Grass and weeds will get in their work early, ^ and the young plant will be much more likely to suffer from cold. The ground, especially if it has a tendency to be dry, should be broken early so that moisture may be stored up for later use. All vegetation ^ should be buried early enough to insure complete decomposition before ^ seeds are planted. ^ con Farmers of this section who are well informed upon the present ^ status of the cotton crop in Abbe- jiav ville County, and those who know the ^ actual damage that has been done in jiar the curtailment of the present crop, an<; say that next year nothing remains ^ to ibe done but to plant something pU] else than cotton. They say that it will be a waste of time to cultivate this old Southern money crop with , ' o cJ the prospects of one or two bales to .. , , ,, , txoi the horse. It wou'ld be a waste of time and labor. Therefore, the problem arises. What shall be planted? What revenue can be derived from any other crop? Where is the money 1 to come from to pay taxes and to f?r purchase the things which can be the grown at home and yet which have Coi become a necessity? In the answer- He />??AA^iAne a moi II*g W 5UVli VfUWUVlio uyvvfMiiww of Clemson College, who are paid by the the government to be informed about bur such matters will prove invaluable. "T1 They have spent time experimenting sis. on soil types and other factors invol- mo' ved and their advice will certainly ?at be worth having. the There may be heard everywhere now discussion of the possiblities of livestock and dairying as a substitute money source. In this connection the questions arise: Are the t conditions in this county favorable to the growing of live stock? Are pasturage and water so plentiful as * to make cattle raising possible at a * profit? Where would demand come a from? Shall they be shipped to the * North, the South, the We?t or n.Kr/vnr? > T? t.liA Smith Muitroed to T compete with theWest? If you have 60C not investigated these subjects, it the would likely .prove interesting to cou hear them discussed by some one ? who knows. I a s There is in progress in South j sun Carolina at the present time a cam- els< paign to handle cotton on a coopera-1 To< tive marketing plan. It is claimed byi ere those who should know that coopera- Th< tive marketing of the substitute | plis crops is even more essential than in j far the case o<f cotton. It is certain thatj eac if cattle should be produced so that the HONS CLOSES HIS TESTIMONY T BELIEVED THAT CONGRESS WILL CONDUCT FUR"HER INVESTIGATION OF KU CLUX?NO OTHER WITNESSIS WILL BE CALLED. Washington, Oct. 17.?The proed investigation of Ku Klux Klan congress ibilew up today. ifter a ten minute session behind ;ed doors, the house rules comtee, which at morning and afloon sessions put William J. Simis, the klan's (imperial wizard, )ugh a rigid examination, voted mimously not to call any more nesses, certainly at this time, mnouncement of the committee's x>n was made by Chairman npbell, and while the chairman member's refused later to make comment beyond the bare stateit as to witnesses, it is expected t an adverse report will be subted to the house on a number of )lutions providing for an investiion. Final action, however, will be taken until several absent nbers return to Washington, but house members accepted it as set! that they were done with the Ku x, unless the department of jus, conducting an inquiry of its i, comes forward with unexpectevidence. till showing the effects of his ill5, the imeprial wizard's voice .kened as he sat ^11 day answer a whirlwind of questions. As on vious days ,he entered a categoridenial of charges of lawlessness the klan, and reiterated that the il membership of the organizai was slightly under 100,000. NEWBERRY COMES et? Abbeville Hi Tomorrow Afternoon on Rosenberg Field. dewberry's gang of football hopes ie here for a game tomorrow lursday) afternoon with the Abrlle team. The Abbeville boys e a double incentive tomorrow to revenge for two defeats at the ids of this same bunch last year, I to merit the half-promised holir Friday to attend the Clemsonrman game. it any rate it ought to be a first 5s game. It gets under way at 3 lock. The Parent-Teacher Associal will sell refreshments. GOING TO SPARTANBURG lev. A. J. Derbyshire leaves todaj Spartanburg, to be present at Fall meeting of the Greenvilte lvocation of the Episcopal church will address the convocation torrow from 4.30 to 5.30 p. m. ir Church of the Advent, Spartang, in a quiet hour, on the subject ie Need of the Spiritual Empha" Mr. W. M. Barnwell leaves torrow to represent as a lay delee Trinity church of this place, at Greenville Convocation. ( COTTON MARKET. Spot: 19 to I9.su cenia. vac tale of unusually good cotton old at 20 cents. The futures market continled today to fluctuate within larrow limits. December closed ;t 16:30, 19 points above yeserday's close. "he U. S. Geologic survey has sold i,000 topographic maps, showing altitude of every part of the ntry. urplus "will remain over local conrption, a market most be found rwhere, else there will be a waste. ), there must be established ameries and packing plants, ise things can hardly be accomihed by individual effort If the mers shall remain suspicious of h otaher a?d refuse to work toger all will suffer. / HON APPEARS 1 IN STRIKE RANKS HEADS OF SOME OF UNIONS MAKING" EFFORT TO PREVENT MEN JOINING IN WALK OUT?MEETING TO SETTLE DETAILS. Chicago, Oct. 17.?While heads of the big four brotherhoods and of the switchmen's union prepare to meet in Cleveland tomorrow to complete plans for the rail strike which they have called for October 30, union chiefs today said that leaders of some of the eleven other railroad laoor organizations still were oppos- ' ing a walkout and would attempt to keep the men from joining with five organizations which have definitely ?' ? committed themselves to' a strike. What the opposition of these lead-' ers will result (between the two groups will not be fully settleds until the meeting of the general chairmen of the eleven unions here this week when issuance of a formal 5 strike call will be voted on formally. Several railroad labor chieftains to* day said, however, that they believed the majority would rule and that it would be a case of "majority fetrike, \ all strike." They professed to see little chance of a break. t Leaders of these eleven unions at a meeting last week informally pledged themselves to support the brotherhoods'in a strike, iand since then have been going ahead with ; their plans for a walkout although deferring issuance of the actual strike call. Heads of several of the eleven or ganizations have announced that they will order the walkout, while others were more conservative in their j statements. E. J. Manion, president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, in St. Louis, last night denied ? the assertion of Thomas M. Pierson, vice president, that it had been de, cided to. call out the telegraphers, ? saying the question would not be settled until the meeting here. E. F. , Grable, head of the 250,000 maintenance of way employees, Timothy Eealy, leader of the stationary firemen, E. H. Fitzgerald, president of | the stenographers, clerks and freight handlers union and others expressed the opinion that virtually nothing could avert the strik?. BUYERS DECLINE ; . ISSUEJF BONDS 1 The board of trustees have receiv ed a message frozp Hillsman and ' Co., brokers of Atlanta, to the effect ' that their attorneys have disapprov ed the school bond issue voted some : months ago. The board had received a message last week saying that the bonds had been found valid, but up ' on further investigation the attor: I neys changed their opinion. After having written the chairman of the board last week that the bonds had been approved and that the money could be expected in the near future, the company's attorneys wrote to J. Moore IVIars, attor * * 1 / ? ? 1.1 ney lor the ooara, ior xuruiet uuuimation. This was furnished and the buyers declined to take the issue. The trouble seems to be, according to a member of the board, that back in 1909 an act of the legislature changed the Abbeville School District's boundaries so that a bond is sue of $20,000 could be voted. This old law, wiiich is thought to affect the present case, is still on the books. The board is holding a session this afternoon to determine what action shall be taken m the matter. The board has two alternatives: It may re-advertise the bonds, with seemingly little chance of selling them; or it may let the matter rest funiil after the meeting of the gen eral assembly when it ii possible legislation might be obtained which would obviate the present difficulty. 9