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Abbeville Press and Banner Ahhpville. S. C.. Monday, June 5,1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Yean (MttltKAItUtAU UNSCHEDULED ADDRESS TO I HEROBS IN GRAY?VIEWS SOUTHERNERS AS MEN WHO FOUGHT BRAVELY IN NECESSARY WAR. Washington, June 4.?The presi ient of the United States, himself 3 ;he son of a Union veteran, joined ' with gray clad, gray haired veter- J ins of the Confederacy who stood < ?rith bowed heads at the graves of ' their comrades in the "Lost Cause" ] today in Arlington cemetery to pay i their annual tribute of love and 1 remembrance to those who had ?nni> nn the last lonsr march. I ^ Standing beneath the drooping ] folds of the Stars ami Bars, Presi- ( dent Harding uttered a prayer of 1 gratitude for a reunited nation 1 whose foundations, he said, had ' !>een cemented by the blood of ' Confederate and Federal alike. Mr. Harding spoke extemporane- * ously and his appearance on the 1 rostrum of the open air amphi theater was a surprise to the crowd. * m- lL/> "??? Wsiifffitorq of * 1 U LUC auuo aiiu veterans, Mr. Harding added a word of tribute. "Speaking as the son of one who fought in the Union cause," he said, "I want to say that I have only gratitude, commendation and the sincerest tribute a man can ut ter for their sons and daughters who have lived in the great after math and ably assisted in turning discord into concord and reclaim ing for posterity all those things so essential to the welfare of this re- J tmblic. There comes to my mind| such names as dear old Joe Wheel- 1 er whom I saw go to the front to defend his country, and Fitzhugh Lee, who headed the first troops j that entered Ha'bana in the Spanish American war. And in that con flict let me say that we of Ameri-j ca were brought into complete ac- * cord." ( C Hardine' did not hesi- , tate to laud the courage of the ^ men "who fought for the Confeder- ( acy, declaring, although he caution- , ed, that while he did not mean to < say that the Confederacy was , right, "I am glad to say to you < that I believe you thought it was right. , Applause that was little less than j an ovation greeted the president | at the conclusion of his address. < The address of Judge Edgar < Scurry of Wichita Falls, Te^as, j commander-in-chief of the Sons of \ Confederate Veterans, held a re- } newal of the pledge of fealty to the < Union of the veterans and the Sons 1 of the Confederacy. Addressing the i president, he declared: ; "I bring you a message from the Sons of the Confederacy to you as < the son of a brave Union soldier, ] that the time has passed for bitter- < ness. The time has come when [1 every America'.'s great deeds ' should become the heritage of oth er Americans, no matter in what ! cause they performed." AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT James Hester, four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hester, of the Bellevue section, was run over t>tp cnnarfi Kafmriiav .af+.ern<vr>n by a Ford car, but was not serious ly hi*t The accident, which was unavoidable was very much regret ted by the young man driving the Ford. RANDOLPH-MACON GIRLS Miss Florence Neuffer came home Friday from Randolph-Macon College, ahead of time to attend the nniyimoni>omMt pvprrisM of the Abbeville High School. Miss Eliza beth GamJbrell arrived Saturday and Miss Helen Milford has gone to Washington to spend a week with her uncle, Andrew Bonner White. MUSCLE SHOALS 10 BRING FIGHT PLAN OF DETROIT MANUFAC TURER APPROVED WITH EXCEPTION OF STEAM ,t?i a/mi* at nnur.a<; vtic. UK a TORY IN PART Washington, June 4.?'Henry Ford's proposal to develop the gov grnment's vast power projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was given :onditional approval by the house military committee today and re ported to the house with a recom mendation that it Ibe accepted in the form agreed to in committee, rhe action Was taken by a vote of L2 to 9 in executive session and was interpreted by committee men gen erally as being in effect but the pre liminary skirmish to what promisee A) -become a bitterly contested bat tie ibetween the proponents of the Ford offer in the house. In arriving at its' final decision, ;he committee decided to eliminate rom the properties covered in the ?ord offer the steam plant at Gor ?as, Ala., and agreed with W. B. tfayo and J. W. Worthington, rep resentatives of the Detroit manu facturer, upon new language emulating the manufacture of fertilizers. In all other respects, the j'ord offer Was fully approved. Mr. Mayo declared, when advised >f the committee action, that des lite elimination of the Gorgas >lant he regarded the results an lounced as a decisive victory for VIr. Ford and ever before now vould be mad? to that a more ae ;ermined effort than obtain the >roperties. To agree upon every letail involved in the negotiations, jxcept one, was a distinct achieve nent, Mr. Mayo added, particularly iince the discussions had been ex ;ended over so long a period of ;ime. < Two other developments in con gress affecting Muscle Shoals oc :urred whilo the committee was in session. The house instructed its :onferees on the army appropria ;ion bill to report back to it what lecision they reached with the sen :te on the amendment providing 57,300,000 for continuation of ,vork on the Wilson dam so that a separate vote might be had. In the senate agriculture com nittee Oscar Merrill, officer of the federal power commission, testified that tho Muscle Shoals project ?hould be completed and put in op ?ration by private enterprise. If the government decided to operate :he properties, Mr. Men-ill said, he believed the bill by Senator Norris of Nebaska, chairman of the com mittee, probably offered the best niethod of dealing with the pro jects. The house committee also decid ed to meet again Monday for the purpose of preparing a report re citing its opinion of the Ford and other proposals which will be sub mitted to the house membership when the Ford offer is presented, probably early next week. In all probability the committee will write two reports, one by the majority members and the other toy those who advocate the acceptance of Mr. Ford's tender with the Gorgas plant included. TO GO TO CLINTON. At a meeting of the young peoples' j society of the Abbeville Presbyterian church held last week, Misses Virginia Wilson and Jeansie White were nam ed as delegates to the Young Peo ples' Conference of the Synod of South Carolina which is to be held in the Presbyterian College at Clinton the week of June 9th. The Presbyterian Sunday School yesterday morning also selected two delegates to represent the school. Miss Carolina Chalmers and George Smith were named. "Dr. Joseph Hicks of Calhoun J Falls was in the city this morning. ' im iiwini nun/irMT in iivirLuimum CONFIDENCE RESTORED, SAYS LABOR DEPARTMENT OFFIC IAL?CONDITIONS ARE RE PORTED BETTER THAN IN TWELVE MONTHS. Washington, June 4.?Increase of 3.2 per cent in employment in va rious industries during the month of May was noted by the employment service of the Labor Department in its monthly report, made public to day. The report included statements of agents in sixty-five principal in dustrial centers, forty-nine recording increases in employment figures in the district covered and only sixteen showing decreases. "The country as a whole," said Director General Jones, "is rapidly getting back ! to an temployment basis with the exception of the coal and cotton textile industries. The broadening ?ut of industry in most all lines of activity for May clearly emphasizes the fact that business depression is behind us. Confidence is restored. June will accentuate the upward movement. Industry is stead iiy expanding. "Building construction widened in May over April. A genuine building boom is on throughout the country. A shortage of carpenters, bricklayers and plasterers exists in many of the 231 principal industrial centers. Wheat cutting has started in Texas and large numbers of men will be ab sorbed in the harvest fields." Marked decrease in textiles was re ported from North Carolina, but a demand for farm labor. A slight but general advance in all industrial nnes was apparent. Building construction was reported heavy in many sections of South Carolina, with the industrial situation advancing toward improve ment. There was a healthy demand for farm labor. Conditions in Char leston were said to be better than they have been for twelve months, i Georgia also showed construction increase, with an increase for farm labor, Seasonal shut-downs in the^ fertilizer industry generally in the South are noted by the report. Harvest of the potato crop in Florida was absorbing surplus labor and very little agricultural unem ployment was reported. ABBEVILLE HIGH SCI CLOSES MOS1 The commencement exercises of the Abbeville High School opened Friday night at 8:30 with a song "Springtime" by the entire gradu ating class, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Floyd Graves. The curtain in the opera house rose on a scene of loveliness such as is seldom seen with fourteen sweet girl graduates holding the center of the stage surrounded by the twelve young men of the class of 1922, WHICH Was me largest ciass ever tw graduate from this school. The stage setting was tasteful in simple decorations of shasta daisies and sweet peas. A garland of daisies en oircled the front of the stage. On the left hand side was a white lat tice with the figures "19" woven in of rose colored sweet peas, while on the right was a similar lattice with the figures "22" in red sweet peas. Miss Ada Faulkner was honor graduate and delivered the valedic tory. Miss Maria Neuffer took see on honor and was salutatorian. I Miss Celia Chalmers was Class His torian. Gilbert Nabers made a fine class poet and George Smith delivered the appreciation in his usual good crfvlo Bill Cox had the honor of mak ing the last will and testament for the class, while there is just one Jack Bradley and he was the c^ass 1 WU IUUNG WOMtN AINU 1WU YOUNG MEN DIE WHEN CARO LINA SPECIAL CRASHES INTO AUTO AT UNION.?TWO OTH ERS INJURED. Union, June 4.?Four people were killed and two others possibly fatally injured Saturday afternoon when the southbound Carolina Special struck an automobile half a mile above the city limits. Two others are possibly fatally injured. Of the dead two are young men and two young women, the ages ganging from 19* to 25 years. The dead are: James Vaughn, B. J. Vaughn, Miss Laura Austin and Miss Minnie Austin. John McKeown and 'Ben Alton Whitlock are in the Union hospital and are thought to be fatally injured. James Vaughn was killed outright Laura Austin died on the way to the hospital. B. J Vaughn died im mediately after being taken into the hospital, and Minnie Austin lived four hours after being taken to the hospi tal. The tragedy was where a communi ty road crossed the railroad. At this point the track extends from 200 to 300 yards in a straight line. The engine struck the automobile squarely and piled it in a tangled mass Iby the side of the road. Two of the occupants were pinned to the locomotive by parts of the automo bile and were fastened to the pilot when the train was brought to a stop. One of the patients at the hospital has a fracture of the skull, and the other is suffering from internal in juries. Physicians entertain little hope for the recovery of either one. Surgeons were rushed to the scene of the tragedy and rendered all pos sible aid to the injured. A great crowd of people visited'the scene im mediately after the wreck. ON THE "DELAWARE Mrs. Frank B. Gary is expected home tomorrow from Annapolis where she went to attend the graduating exercises of her son, Frank B. Gary, Jr. Frank has re ceived his commission and is as signed to the "Delaware." HOOL prophet. The oaoers were well prepared and well delivered and the Press and Banner takes pleasure in pub ling them at an early date. Musical selections were rendered by Miss Lillian Grubb of the gradu ating class, and by Miss Jeansie White and Virginia Wilson of the 10th grade. Dr. Robert alvin Grier, presi dent of Erskine College, delivered the address of the evening. Supt. J. D. Fulp introduced Dr. Grier with mention of the fact that last week Mr. Fulp's alma mater, the Pres byterian college at Clinton, con ferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on Mr. Grier, and the gratification felt iby Abbeville peo ple over this highly deserved honor. Dr. Grier made a fine talk on the foundation of an education, and the great need of a trained mind in the times to come. His address was short but to the point and was enjoyed by every one pres ent. The exercises closed with an ear nest prayer by Rev. G. M. Telford. The class of 1922 has finished its work and soon will leave for vari ous colleges. They will carry with them the "well done" of the people of Abbeville. Upon them rests the future of the city, the state and, the nation. STOCK EXCHANGE AND CURB VERY ACTIVE? CALIFORNIA a kin "re*v a c r DAi ti?c rcor/?i All!/ ILAAJ L.VIa ALLY REGISTER DECIDED GAINS DURING DAY New York, June 3.?Trading in the various financial markets today, ' including the stock exchange, the 1 "curf>" and international currencies 1 wtas attended by unusual activity < and many higher prices, especially 1 for speculative issues. 1 In the stock market where the trading , approximated 1,500,000 shares, oils were the conspicuous 1 features, especially the California 1 and Texas erouus. California ?& < troleum, Pacific Oil and Freeport Texas, in which dealings were i heaviest, registered net gains of 3 1-4 tQ 7 3-4 points. j Th* better known or more sea- ' soned shares among industrials and rails were comparatively back ward. United States Steel was the most prominent exception, rising 21-2 points to 103, ittf top figure since 1920. Steel made its new maximum soon after Wall street learned that Chairman Gary in his ' testimony before the Lockwood committee % _l! A.i XL. naa estimated tne curpuiaviirua sur plus at about $400,000,000. Dealings in bonds wer? only mod erately large, the net results show ing a confusion of gains and losses. Liberty bonds failed to maintain high levels of the midweek when a majority of the entire series rose to par or better. "On the cuifo" prices of most of the active issues were lower, leaders of that market, especially thoso Standard Oil shares which are not listed on the stock erf change easing very generally from maximum prices of the early days of the week. In the broader and more import ant field of finance, the outstanding event of the day was the further rise of Brititsh exchange to $4.47 3-4, an overnight gain of two cents and the highest quotation between this center and London in over three years. Students of interna tional conditions ascribe the strength of British exchange almost entirely to the acceptance by Ger many of the terms imposed by the reparations commission and the granting to Germany of a provi sional moratorium. These develop ments, it is believed, foreshadow an extensive international loan to j the German republic, largely under! j British auspices, with resultant in-1 dustrial and commercial benefits to that country. Another interesting international financial development of day was the sale by a banking syndicate in this market of $24,000,000 of Bolivan republic 8 per cent bonds. I The entire amount was taken al most immediately upon opening of the subscription books. COTTON MARKET Cotton on lotal market brought 20 1-2 cents today. Futures closed July 2(^.26 October 20.08 "n/vflAftrMlKar 20.00 January 19.81 Futures closed Saturday July 20j63 October 20^41 December 20.25 January 20.15 LAND SALE. A 228 acre tract of land in the case of R. C. Hagan vs. E. L. Boyd was sold by the Master, T. P. Thom son, this morning in front of the Court House. The tract was bought in by R. C. Hagan lor me sum wi $1500. Dr. C. D. Cowan was a Due West visitor in tjown today. INCLUDES [PROVISION FOR MUSCLE SHOALS -AMEND MENT PROVIDES SUM OF SEVEN MILLION ~ FIVE HUN DRED THOUSAND Washington, June 3.?Carrying1 an appropriation of $341,750,000, the annual artmy appropriation bill was passed late today iby the sen afp ,T+. fiv?l tlip ai7a nf fha #rm? fft* ? ^ the next year at an average of 12, 530 officers and 133,000 men. Passage of the bill, which was without a record < vote, followed quickly after a test vote by which the senate accepted, 41 to 29, ita committee's action in increasing the house figure on the size Of the army from 115,000 to 133,000 en listed men. The strength of 12,530 officers compares with 11,000 is voted by the house. The senate disposed of the bill speedily, the measure being taken up for the first time today and passed within six hours. All con mittee amendments except those amending the size of the army wms acted upon within three hours, con stituting what was regarded as al most a record (by the senate. Some opposition was expressed to the 133,000 enlisted strength, but Chairman Wadsworth of the military committed, in charge of* the bill, pressed for the committee figure and was sustained, as was the committee on every other amend ment to th? house bill. The measure now goes to-con ference with the house, but it is not expected that the discussions will begin before Tuesday. Next to the question of the size of the army the proposition causing most discussion was the amendment submitted by the agriculture com mittee appropriating $7,500,000 for continuation of work on the Muscle Shoals federal power project, which the senate accepted without a re cord vote- after a parliamentary tangle which lasted for more than an hour. The Muscle Shoals amendment promised for a time to reopen the whole question of the government's policy with respect to the power pi$>ject, but Chairman Norris of. the agriculture committee declared that no policy had been determined and that to delay work further on dam No. 2 in the Tennessee river would 'be an "economic crime." Party lines were broke-n when the test vote on the army bill was taken. Nine Democrats voted with the Republican majority in uphold ing the senate cpmmittee, while six Republicans were counted in the negative. Democrats voting for the 133r000 army included Ashurst Gerry, Heflin Kendrck, Myers, Sheppard, Smith, Underwood and Williams. Republicans who voted against the proposition were Borah, Capper, Ladd, La Follette, Norris and Willis. COURT CONVENES The June term of court convened this morning with Judge Prank B. Gary presiding, Solicitor Blackwell as prosecuting attorney and Ralph Syfan court stenographer. Robert Chiles, charged with as u ?j t.u ? j ?:ia? ^ sauit anu uauuery, picau guui) anu received a sentence of three years. Richard McAllister, charged with murder, was found not guilty. The case of Gid Massey, charged with murder, was called and had gone to trial with W. P. Greene as attorney for the defendant. True bills were found in the fol lowing casps? Albert Sfcalnaker. charged with larceny after trust; State vs. C. S. Sprouse. (breach of trust; Luther Brown, violation of the National probihition act; State vs. D. E. Barton, assault and bat tery; State vs. Will Self, violation of the National prohibition act.