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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
NEWS IN, BRIEF.

General Conference of Methodist Church
refuses to remove ban from dancing,
card playing, etc.
Southern Baptist Convention decides to
raise 81 100000 for foreign missions.
Presbyterian General Assembly dis
cusses divorce question. Decides to raise
half million for missions.
Mississippi food situation improving.
Great suffering.
United States launches Texas, largest
battleship Of the world.
Train robbers secure s25O,OOo in Missis-
sippi.
Taft and Roosevelt close warm cam
paign in Ohio. Primary held Tuesday.
Speaker Champ Clark carries many wes-
tern states.
Governor OF Massachusetts refused to
interfere with sentence Of death In case
of Rev. C. V. Richeson for murder OF Avis
Linnell. Executed Monday.
Floyd Allen sentenced to death for mur-
der of court officers at Wytheville, Va.
South CoroIina Democratic Convention
refuses to instruct delegates to National
Convention, but endorses Woodrow Wilson.
Supremel court Gusts Blease appointes
in Beaufort.
Comptroller General allows account Of
L. NJ. Green, special detective, when item
lied.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson invited to Co.
lumbia for celebration Of Jefferson Davis
birthday, June 8.
Million-dollar fire in Houston, Tex.
Lorimer committee makes majority re-
port recommending retention Of seat In
senate.
Samuel Hyde, under sentence OF death In
Anderson, requests that hebe the first to
occupy the electric chair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
COTTON DAMAGE WAS LESS
Extent of Loss in 1910 Was Not
So Great as During the
Previous Year.

Washington,-Thee extent Of the damage
to the cotton crop due different causes was
less last year than In 1910 or 1909, the de-
partment Of agriculture has determined.
During these three years the department
has had its correspondents report on the
damage and its cause. Climatic conditions
caused about 6l.s per cent. Of the total
damage to 1911 crops compared with 64
per cent. In 1910, and 67.5 per cent. in 1909.
Insects were the cause of 244 per cent.of
the damage last year. 17.2 per cent. in 1908.
Deficient moisture was the chief cause of
damage, while insect damage was second.
The department estimates the money
loss for 1911 at 1915, ,456, 900 compared with
s414, ,3s3, 900 in 1910 and S45S, $4,000 in 1909.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
IS IN PROSPECT i
City Council Makes Formal
Application.
Permanent AND ADEQUATE HOME
Library Now Serving Useful
PURPOSE, But Scope Should
Be Enlarged. =. :.

The city council Of Abbeville has made
formal request of the Carnegie Corpora
tion Of New York for an appropriation for
a public library building for this town.
For several weeks the library association
has been in correspondence with the Car.
negie Corporation, and the matter came
to head Tuesday evening, when the Rev.
Louis Bristow, president Of the library as
sociation, appeared before council and pre-
sented the matter atthe requestof the as
sociation.
The Abbeville public library is: a. credit
to the town as it is; but those most inter-
ested in it's succesA and work have fknown
for long that it was needful to have per-
manent and adequate home for the library
directors and officers for year or more;
and as the usefulness and permanency OF
the institution have been made more
manifest, it wes finally deemed wise to
make an effort to procure suitable build
ing for it.
The library has a frst-rate board OF d.
rectors and corps Of efficient officers, as
follows:
Directors: Justice Eugene B. Gary, DR..
| F. E. Harrison, Mr., II. G. Smith. DR.. G. G.
Gambrell, Rev. Louis Bristow, Mr.. Lewis
Perrin, Mrs. J.. F. Miller, Mrs. J:E. Nc
David, Miss Helen White, Miss Mary
Parker. ID .. ,-. 3. .. 30. e
Officers: Rev. Louis Bristow, precedent;
Mrs. ]. F. Miller and Mrs. j. E. McDaVid,
vice presidents; Miss Helen White, secre-
tary; Miss Mary Parker, treasurer; Miss
Jennie Allen, librarian. a.. u.
Between four and five thousand volumes
were read from the library last year, and
its usefulness Is growing. If building is
secured it is reasonable to believe the L.
brary will become potent factor In the
intellectual life of the county; for 1t is In
tended for the use Of the county. Anyone
is eligible to membership at the rate OF
one dollar for year-little enough surely.
The present quarters Of the, library, over
the fruit store OF Parthemos, are attrac-
tive and well kept. The association has
received support from goodly pordon OF
the town; but it deserves much more hoer-
al support. Now is agood time for pub
Lie spirited persons to manifest their In
terest in the library, by sending to the L.
brarian or treasurer dollar for the year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
GOV. BLEASE TO SPEAK.
At HOnea Path Saturday After
noon, May 25th, Ware
Shoals at Night.
Wilson vote to date:

Gov. Cole L. Blease will speak at Honea
Path on Saturday afternoon, May 25th, al
5o'clock and at Ware Shoals that night al
8 o'clock.
The Governor spent last week in Spartan.
burg county, where he was greeted by
large crowds, estimated at from 5000 tc
1000, although the newspapers put the
figures at 1,5OO. That he will be greeted
by large number of people at both Honea
Path and Ware Shoals goes without say
ing.
The friends of the Governor in Oconee
county are maxim an ofrort to get him to
deliver several speeches in that section
and this he will likely do at an early date.
Intelligehcer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
STICK TO TAFT,
SAYS CAPERS.
Former District Attorney Ad-
dresses League of Republican
Clubs.

Washington, May 14,-Special: At a
meeting OF the League Of Republican State
Clubs OF the District Of Columbia, held last
night in this city, John G.. Capers, Repub'
lican national committeeman for South
Carolina, announced candidate for the seat
in Congress now held by Representative
Joseph T. Johnson, of the 4th South Caro-
lima district, was elected president Of the
League.
Mr.. Capers made speech advising all
the members of the organization who are
In the Government service to remain loyal
to President Taft.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
HOW They STAND FOR
the PRESIDENCY
Wilson .273 Clark 242; I'm
derwOOd SO. ..,
CLARK HAS DEVELOPED STRENGTH.
Speaker Appears to be Popular
in westNo Candidate Ap-
proaches the Goal for
First Ballot.

The Washington Correspondent Of the
Atlanta Journal has sent his paper the
following tabulation of standing Of the
aspirants for the Democratic presidential
nomination. AS it is practically the only
recent statement of this kind we have seen,
we present it here for what it may be
worth. From this statement will be seen
that no candidate can possibly 60 into the
convention with anything like the major
ity necessary to choice on the first ballot,
and leaves the result in doubt, which will
not be dispelled until after the national
convention has acted.
The tabulation follows:
Wilaon vnta tO date.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
MISS BELL YOE HAS
GIVEN UP THE FIGHT.

Greenwood Miss Bell Yoe, who was re.
leased from jail last Friday after serving
80 days for contempt Of court, has moved
her household goods from the building
In which they were placed by the author.
ties after her home near the waterworks
was torn down and taken them to her bro
theirs. 1t Is supposed from this that Miss
Yoe has decided.to contest no further the
court proceedings against her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
DEMOCRATIC.

national convention, 1904.
Needed to nominate (two-thirds), 729.
Yet to be elected, 3O2.
The business Of choosing delegates to
the national conventions of the two great
political parties will soon be completed
On the republican side 124 delegates are
vet to be elected. The democrats have
800 yet to elect.
The REPUBLICAN convention will meet
June IS, and the democratic convention
June Is, one week later.
All of the politicians attach high impor-
tance to the meeting Of the republican ma
tional committee in Chicago two weeks
from next Thursday. This committee
meeting will not only draw to the conven-
ton city many Of the delegates to;the con-
vention, but influential representatives OF
the party from all sections Of the country.
1t may turn out that this meeting Of the
national committee will determine wheth-
er the party's nominee shall be Mr.. Taft
or the third term candidate. So far, moth
ing has come up in connection with choice
OF delegates to the democratic convention
which would seem to call for meeting OF
the democratic committee so many days
in advance of the assembling of the con-
vention. Only two contests have thus far
been reported to the democratic COM
mittee.
REMAINING REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
The 124 delegates yet to be chosen by
the republicans are to come from Ohio
Texas, New Jersey, South Dakota, Arizona
and few scattering districts The two
principals in the republican contest are in
what may we'll be called "life and death
struggle for the delegates who are yet to
elected. Senator La Toilette Is also in
the midst of the fighting. Apparently he
does not expect to gain any delegates
from any OF these states, unless it be from
South Dakota, but he feels that he is
standing for a cause and he does not pro-
pose to quit fighting until the battle is
over.
Interest in !the Ohio primaries, is OF
course intense, not only at the National
Capital, where the respective candidates
maintain headquarters, but throughout
the country. The contest between the
President and the former President in the
Buckeye statehas overshadowed the fight
ing on the democratic side to such an ex,
tent that many persons have overlooked
the fact that Judson Harmon, Governor OF
Ohio, is struggling for the Endorsement of
his own state.
The general run Of talk among promi-
nent democrats is that II the Ohio govern
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22

Miss Mary Lou Bowie, who holds the
honor Of highest mark for the year, will
make the salutatory address. The second
honor falls to Miss Lou Ellen McFall, who
Is class valedictorian.'
The class history will be read by Miss
Clara Adams, while the role of prophet
will be played by Miss Mary Bradley. The
will OF the class will be read and probated
by Miss Lena Ferguson. Mr. James Goth
ran will deliver an oration entitled, ''The
Death Bed Of Benedict Arnold"
Three young ladies Of the Senior class
will declaim for medal. Miss Lou Ellen
McFall, one OF the contestants, has select
ed for her subject, "Ben Hur's Chariot
Race" Miss Mary Lou Bowie will speak
on 1.-The Ride Of Jennie McNeal," and Miss
Lizzie Edmonds has announced her subject
as "Zingarella."
These young women are pleasant and
forcible speakers, and in these readings
the audience may expect treat.
Misses Eta Dorm and Marguerite Sond-
ley will play duet entitled eau Vive."
polish Dance" beautiful trio will be
rendered by Misses Lou Ellen McFalI,
Mary Bradley and Antoinette Thomson.
Judge F. B. Gary will deliver the certi-
ficates to the graduating class, w. P.
Greene, Esq, will deliver the declaimers'
medal. The invocation will be by Rev.
Louis Bristow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
NATIONAL CONTEST
DRAWS TO CLOSE
Choosing Delegates Soon to be
Completed.
HOW The CANDIDATES STAND.
Republicans to Elect 124 Dele.
gates-DemOcrats 32O-Re-
publicans Meet June %,
Democrats 25th.

STANDING OF DELEGATES.
New York, May 1s.-The Herald today
prints this summary.
These figures are based on the records
of delegates instructed or pledged, or who
have ,expressed preferences, and do not
take finto account rumors advanced by
either side OF desertions land changes.
Roughly, Its Taft delegates are unin-
structed, but are regarded as Taft men.
The Roosevelt men lay claim to many OF
them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
PLATFORM.

Condemned Republican tariff.
Condemned Federal pension laws.
Condemned Aldrich currency plan.
Declared for conservation of resources.
Endorsed farm demonstration work.
Commended extension public school
system.
Guarantees right Of all white men to
vote in primary.
Endorsed Warehouse bill.
Endorsed Senator Tillman.
Provided for re-opening entries in case
Of death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22

or does not win his own state delegation
he Will probably drop out of the race. On
the other hand, these democratic politi-
clans say. If he should win positive vic
tory he might become real factor in the
democratic contest.
DULL WEEK OUTSIDE OF OHIO.
Outside of the Ohio primaries and few
scattering district conventions the repub-
licans will be inactive next week so far as
the actual election of delegates is concern
ed. The Texas republican state conven-
tion will BE held May % and between now
and that date the districts in that state
that have net already chose delegates will
act.
The New Jersey primaries will also take
place the 2sth of this month, and the 4th
of June will bring the South Dakota pri-
maries. Both the President and Mr..
Roosevelt intend to 60 into New Jersey as
soon las they have finished with Ohio.
Each is scheduled for speeches In New
Jersey next Thursday Friday, Saturday
and Monday, the 9th. The democrats
have what might be called an off week, so
far as the actual election OF delegates Is
concerned. Only one state convention,
that Of Virginia, is scheduled for the week
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
THE SOUTH CAROLINA
STATE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION MEETS
Convention in a Nutshell |.
NO INSTRUCTION..

Refused to instruct for Wilson.
Endorsed Wilson'S candidacy.
Adopted unit rule.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
REPUBLICAN.

Total number Of delegates in Republican
national convention, 1,078.
Needed to nominate IA majority, $40.
Needed to give Taft majority, Sc.
Needed to give Roosevelt majority, 16o.
Yet to be chosen, 124.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
At The Presbyterian Church.

DR.. j. S. Moffatt, president of Erskine
college, will deliver the sermon at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
DELEGATES AT LARGE.

B. r. TiIlman, E. d. Smith,
r. I. Manning, Juo. Gary Evans.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
CLOSING EXERCISES .
OF HIGH SCHOOL
Fourteen Members of Gradual
ing Class.
OPERA HOUSE WILL Be SCENE.
Interesting Programme Arrang-
ed-Medal to be Awarded
DeclaimerS.

The Abbeville High School will close its
session on tomorrow night. The exercises
will be held in the Opera House and will
consist Of readings, essays, delivery oi
medals and diplomas.
There are fourteen members in the grad
uating class
Miss Clara Adams,
Miss Mary Lou Bowie,
Miss Mary Bradley,
Miss Lena Ferguson,
Miss Ruth Barksdale,
Miss Lou Ellen McFall
Miss Antoinette Thomson,
Miss Lizzie Edmonds,
Miss Marguerite Sondley,
Miss Mary Hodges.
Miss Eta Dorm,
James Cothran,
Arthur Rosenberg,
Charles Haigler.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-10

when he knows what it will
do for him-how much easier
he can shave with it.
He can shave at home in
three minutes instead OF
wasting time at the barber
shop. He will save many
dollars in the cost Of shaves
and tips.
Look for the Holiday
assortments of Gillettes dis
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

Florida is iull OF landsharks seekln"
to lure the unwary into their tolls,
and that honest land dealers are
rather the exception 10 the rule
here:
Under the caption, Running the
Gauntlet" the Forth Worth Herald
GeplOres the presence in Jacksonville
oil land sharks who endeavOr to
seize upon homeseekers bound TO:
Fort Worth and turn their thoughts
to other fields. The Herald is un-
duly excited over the situation AMI
is being fooled to considerable ex-
tent BY people who have little to do
but talk. That there are some un-
principled men, claiming, perhaps. to
be in the real estate business in
Jacksonville and other large cities Of
Florida. is more than likely. But the
great majority Of those engaged in
the business here are ready and will
ing to give the best information avail
able regarding lands in any and ev-
cry part of Florida. The Herald is a
very young newspaper. with very
little reading matter" except such
as suggests land dealers. The great
majority of Florida newspapers are
not worrying about misrepresenta-
ton. and Fort Worth need not be.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

For Observation-Disclosures Wilson.
For Vice Presidcnt-Thomas C.
Marshall.
Presidential DISQUALIFICATION B
Browne, J. Fred DeBerry. Charles E
Jones, W. Chipley Jones. Leland J.
Henderson, II. c. Sparkman.
Congressman. State at Large
Claude L'Engle.
Congressman. First DISTRICTS
M. Sparkman.
Congressman. Second District -
Frank Clark.
Congressman. Third Distr.ct-Em-
c,ett Wilson.
COyernor--Park Trammell.
Attorney General-Thos. F. West.
Secretary of State-H. c. Craw-
ford.
Commissioner OF Agriculture-W,
., McRac.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Comptroller-W. V. Knott.
Superintendent of Public Tnstruc.
tion-W. ~ Shes Is.
State Chemist-R. f. Rose.
Adjutant General. c. r. Foster.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

press himself in those splendid, PTS
tOl-shot phrases in which sentence
is compressed into a word, what a
relief it would be to himself and his
audience. and how much more ter
ritory he could cover both in super
fetal thought and superficial area OF
his beloved country. by the shorten
ing up made possible by this dialect
OF the diamond
lis simplified spelling reform
failed to reform worth mcntioninG.
but if he would lead off along TIL"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09
A REAL REFORM IN WHICH
TEDDY MIGHT LEAD

That Esperanto language which
is to supersede all others and become
the common tongue of the whole
world is not making much Roadway
because it fails to reach the popular
imagination and arouse popular en-
thusiasm. In its stead We recon-
mend that rising young lingo known
as baseball talk, a yernacular which
seems to have All the desired elias
ITCHY and is just now firing the pop
ular enthusiasm in way that is al
most alarming to conservative people
raised on Il diet OF plain Enslish
"Dcvore famed. SnOdgrass sin
glcd, Merkle flied, Gardner died
stealing, Herzog popped, Hooper sac
riticcd. no runs, Wood out at first,
Speaker trippled, Lewis grounded,
are specimens of this new vernacular
taken from the dispatches yesterday
describing the world series ball
game in New York. And there is a
noble simplicity about it in which
the supreme desideratum of brevity
without any sacrifice of clcarness OF
thought and elegance of dction is
triumphantly achieved, which strong
iy cOmmendS it to us as the true rs
pCrantO of the future.
It Mr.. Roosevelt, for instance, is
he RACES and roars through the
STIR zen land could be taught to ex-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

II nry Waltelson has only to 90 10
bed With an indispOsition more or
les scroius to learn that pretty near
l. all the papers next day that his
=, MACY is still secure as the hes,
beloved of all the newspaper men
and the only one remaining OF the
giants OF the old school. 1t must he
Il great aid to recovery to read re-
marks of that kind about oneself.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

The brethren of the Florida press
opposed to the initiative and refer
endum amendment are doing some
very able writing to sustain their
case; but if Governor Gilchrist will
abandon that friendly suit" and let
the amendment get to the people,
their able voting in it's behalf will
lake the able writing of the aforo-
said brethren seem like a defective
joke that failed to explode at the
psychological moment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

lines We have here su@e,>t
countrymen. thousands ii
have already adopted tbs IL
highly clarified form d 81.
would rise to his call aln.o,
masse, as you might say. adi
him Ns their deliyerer iron
bondage of congcsted lmguae, H
the clear light of thai ~
medium of thought which tho4-
OF his fellow citizens ar. ~.
employing at this -
at Polo Park. New lork
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

Tie general public is Interested in
the disposition OF that case in Geor-
a;a in which Judge a. W. Fite of
the Cherokee circuit has been cited
ty the State Court of Appeals to APP
pear before that body to answer to
the charge of contempt because OF
his published criticism of the court
for twice reversing his decision sem
fencing i negro to twenty years for
attempted assault on a white wOm-
an. We all have personal interest
il knowing just what is the radius
OF that awful circle which sur
rounds the higher courts, across
which none of us may venture with
impunity. If the court finds Judge
Fite guilty. 1t may Jail him for ten
days or fine him $500. or both. And
what about all those editors who are
SO freely criticizing our courts these
days as though they were mere hui
man institutions presided over b.
fallible human judges? They seem
tc be in contempt of court pretty
nearly all the time If we may judge
by the freedom of their remarks
concerning the judiciary and the in
effectiveness of our court machinery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

The Park National bank of New
York lost 5000, 900 in transit between
that city and Havana the other day,
stolen, of course; but strangely
enough. the example of young Bell,
the Pensacola bank rObber who
promptly returned the money he
stole, is entirely wasted on the rob-
bers in this case and they hold right
on to the swag. Thus we see that
neither remOrse nor cold feet are
necessarily infectious in this cOun-
try when it comes to returning stOl-
en- bank funds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-09

No public man of this decade has
made a speech to the American peO-
pie on the issues of campaign to
equal in clearness and force and
cumpartness and cOnclusivenesS the
address which Woodrow Wilson
made in Norton, Kan, yesterday. as
reported in full dispatch to the
Telegram. 1t was worthy of Jeffcr-
son himself in its invincible logic
and perfect analysis, and all made
so clear that the dullest understand
ing in his audience might fully get
his meaning. As an expose of the
Republican party in its relation to
organized labor, and as showing how
that party through its trusts and
is protective tariff has been in fact
Keeping down the wages of labor
even while loudly prOclaming tina.
under its rule and because of its pol
icics those wages prove it's uncxam-
pied generosity TO the wOrkingman
every wage Garner in America ought
To read il and see how he has been
tricked and duped by the alleged
blessings of the tariff and the trusts
II that speech could get into the
open mind of American labor, the
Republican party would have no
friends left among the men who
work for Il wage scale
% --
Short Talks in the Timcs-UniO
gives the following deserved and Of =
fCctive rebukc 10 pert little pap2r
cit in Fort Worth Texas. which is