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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
DEMOCRATS SEEK
CLOTURE RULE IN
TREATY DEBATE

Washington, Nov. ia move.
ment to limit senate debate on the
peace treaty by invoking the cloture
rule, was inaugurated today by
Democratic leaders. A petition fol
cloture, requiring only sixteen
signatures for submission, was circu.
lated by the administration leaders
and soon had more than double the
necessary number.
Before the movement had been
put into normal action the senate
adjourned at the news of the death
of Senator Martin, of Virginia.
Some Republican leaders said they
would support the Democratic clo-
ture proposal, which had been cir
culated after consultation between
leaders of both parties. -
The petition said in the opinion of
the signers there was an effort to
obstract the treaty by undue debate,
and asked that the cloture rule, linn
iting each speakers time to one hour
be invoked.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
News of the Dick Boys.

Alex Dick, who is so well known to
Abbevile people, has been discharged
from the army and has returned to
Oxford University, where he twill re-
sumo his studies as Rhodes scholar.
Mr.. Dick served throughout the war
as 1st Lieutenant, distinguishing
himself on the Southern battle line.
He returned to America with Gener-
al Pershing, and after a ten days
stay with his father at Hartsville,
has gone abroad again. Mr.. Dick is
young man of splendid attainments
and will reflect credit on his home
country at Oxford.
Blanding Dick is military instructor
at Harvard with the rank of Major.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
$ss3, 1856, 900 NEEDED
FOR u. s. TO SQUARE
ACCOUNTS WITH ROADS

Washington, Nov. 12.-Under
permanent railroad legislation pro-
posed in the house bill the railroad
administration estimates Congress
vii have to appropriate -s363,355,-
900 to square accounts for the period
of government operation of carriers
ending January 1, Representative
Denison, Republican, Illinois, told the
House today in closing general de-
bate on the measure. .
He presented figures received
from the railroad administration,
giving "the- result of two years Of
government operation" showing that
the total financial requirements for
the carriers would aggregate s1,613,-
855,000 of which sum congress al
ready has. appropriated s1,250000,-
600. ..... r. $50. It...
Operation loss to the government
was placed at $646,777,000.
q; Leaders expected that the rest of
the week would be devoted to read
ing the bill for amendment and its
passage on Saturday,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
LOWER TEMPERATURE
AND PROBABLY FROST is
PREDICTION FOR ABBEvILLE

The downward movement Of
Abbeville's mercury which started
Thursday. is likely to continue. ac-
cording to weather bureau announce.
ments, and by the end Of thjrty-six
hours the temperature is expected to
be about twenty-five degrees lower
than registered Thursday morning.
Abbeville people probably will awake
Friday morning to find the city COW
cred with the first frost of the season,
the weather man predicts.
However, Abbeville is not going to
enter into competition with Lander,
Wyoming, for honors as the coldest
place in the country, and the cold
wave affecting other parts Of the
country is not even expected to bring
ice to this part Of South Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
SENATOR MARTIN,
DEMOCRATS AGED
LEADER, IS DEAD

Charlottesville, Va, Nov. IT,
Senator Thomas S. Martin, the
Demoratic leader in the senate, died
here today after an illness of several
months. He was " years old.
Sen. Martin had been confined to
his bed since last July, when he was
forced to give up active work in the
United States senate after con.
tinuous service, Of "a years. He was
brought to his nome near here and
later taken to a hospital for treat
ment: He suffered from leaking
heart valve. ..>
His condition took a turn for the
worse two weeks ago and members
of his family were summoned to his
bedside.
Announcement was made here that
the funeral will be held next Friday
at p. m, at Charlottesville, Va.
A conference of the Democratic
senators to elect new leader will be
called by Senator Hitchcock, Dem.
ocrat, Nebraska, vice chairman of the
Democratic conference. Senators
Hitchcock Simmons, North Carolina
and Underwood, Alabama, have beer
mentioned to succeed Senator Martin
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
SUGAR SHORTAGE BROKEN
BY NEW ORLEANS DEALERS

New Orleans, Nov. IL. Al
though the sugar shortage here has
been broken and refineries are again
running, many housewives purchased
large quantities today in fear of an
other shortage and some retailers
threatened to Limit their sales. ..
The shortage was completely bro
ken with the unloading of several
bags of the 100000 pounds from
the ships tied up here during the
longshoremen's strike which ended
Monday. This sugar is Cuban raw and
is being refined.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
MINERS TO ASK go
PER CENT WAGE INCREASE

Springfield, Ills, Nov. 12.-
Original demands of 60 per cent
increase in wages, a six-hour day and
"a five day week will be presented to
operators by mine workers in the
joint scale conferences called for
Friday in Washington at the in
stance of Secretary of Labor Wilson,
according to Frank harrington, chair
man of the miners scale committee
who came here today enroute to the
national capital.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
STRIKING CHANGE
MADE BY BAPTISTS

The most far reaching change made
IN the Baptist state, convention dur
ing its history of 80 meetings was en-
acted yesterday afternoon when all
denominational work in South Caro-
lima was placed under the guidance
Of general board. The convention,
Immediately after creating this new
body, elected the Rev. C. E. Burts,
D. D., pastor of the First Baptist
Church Of Columbia, general secre-
tary and treasurer.
DR.. Burts, when seen last night,
said, that he had not, made up his
mind in regard to the secretaryship.
If he accepts,,it will mean, most like
ly, that he will leave the First Bap-
tist church,. where he has labored so
successfully since coming to Columbia
about ten years ago. He has great
influence in the city and is honored
and respected not only by his wn
congregation but throughout the city
and state. His congregation will be
sorry to see him leave.-The State.
DR.. Burts is a brother of Sheriff
r. NJ. Burts of Abbeville, and is a
native of this county.
Since the above was set in type
the news of DR.. Burts acceptance has
been received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
ROUNDUP OF L.W.W.
!. FOLLOWS KILLING
War. ia Death Against Murderers OF
Ex-Ssrvies Men in centraiis' Wash.
One Asi..tor Lynehed-1s Al "
lesed 1. w. w. Arc In Jail
y Protected by Soldiers.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 12-"War to
the DEATH" is now on against the
Industrial Workers of the World.
Robert G. Saunders United States
district attorney, declared here to-
day. No further evidence than the
.Centraiia murders is needed, he as
serted, to prosecute all I. W. W. to
the extent of the law. l. ;,
Seattle police today raided |. W.
w. headquarters here, asserted three
men and seized what they described
as a:"ton of literature" r.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
LENIENcY SHOWN TO
~ DIRECTORS ny WAR
DEPARTMENT Is HIT

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 12.-The
war department was censured by the
American Legion-here today as con.
tributing to the spread Of anti-Amer.
icanism through fehiency to con-
scientious objectors. = = .:.5,s
Resolutions drawing a parallel be-
tween punishment Of violators OF
military discipline and the conscien-
tious objectors were adopted unani.
'mopsly. Withdrawal Of honorable
discharges granted the objectors and
deportation of aliens among them
was urged
The legion. also recommended twt
years probation for immigrants,
provisions for teaching them Eng
lish, no "softness" for military pris.
oners who refused to serve in the
army, the filing OF records OF i'm,
migrants with every naturalization
conrt.
The "parlor Socialists" and Boil
sheviki we've condemned and the just.
ice department urged to act against
them, instead Of being a :..mere pas
sive evidence-collecting agency"
Restrictions for. foreign Language
papers were demanded. So. :
The legion took immediate notice
today Of the attack on. :lsglo lonnaires
at Centralia,; Wash, yesterday. At.
torney General Thompson. Of Wash
ington, reported the oecurance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
Abbeville vs.. Greenwood.

Abbeville High School football
team will play the Greenwood eleven
at the Fair Grounds Friday, the
game to begin at 4, P. NJ. The local
team, under the tutelage of Coach
Swetenburg has made marked prog
ress in the past few weeks and the
game Friday promises to be an in
teresting exhibition and merits the
patronage of the friends of the game
in Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
To Preach Farewell Sermon.

The Rev. J. L. Daniel, recently
transferred to the Methodist Church,
Newberry, will preach his farewell
sermon in the Abbeville Methodist
Church Sunday morning at II O'Clock
He will also preach at night.
TIC Rev. C. E. 2cele and. family
are expected to arrive here next
week and Mr.. Peele will preach his
first sermon Sunday morning, Nove2l-
Der %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel will leave
here next week for Newberry and
their departure will be a matter of
regret to their many friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
Hunting Season.

The hunting season for birds will
open Saturday, November Is, and
will close February Is. The season
for rabbits, oppossum, mink, squir-
rels, raccoons and skunks opened on
October l.
About 600 hunting licenses have
been sold to date in the county. Of
this number 800 have been sold in
Abbeville by Sheriff Burts. In the
county the licenses are dispensed by
the magistrates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
JUDGE HOLDS WARTIME
&c.. DRY LAW NOT VALID

Louisville KY, Nov. 12.-Fed-
eral Judge Walter Evans in open
court declared here today he is "firm-
ly of the opinion" wartime prohibi-
tion is unconstitutional and indicat-
ing a disposition to enjoin Elwood
Hamilton, collector of internal reve-
nue. for Kentucky from interfering
with the sale of about 100000 gal
Ions Of tax-paid whiskey known as
"floor stock"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
Now Orleans Cotton Slumps SO Per
.. Bale,

New Orleans, Nov. 12.-Contin-
ued stiffness in money rates and pre-
dictions Of dearer money abroad cut
the price Of cotton ten dollars bale,
the market slumping from the open
ing and only stopping in the decline
when the limit in fluctuations of 200
points in any one session allowed by
the rules of the cotton exchange was
reached.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
COUNCIL TAKES NO e,
~ .t ACTION ON SOFT
q 60. ~ DRINK PETITION

The petition Of Major w. q. Long,
Fourth Ward, requesting City Coun-
eli to rescind its action. Of last meet
ing, allowing restaurants J, and ho-
tells to sell bottle drinks and tobaceos
on Sunday, met a parliamentary
death Tuesday night as none Of. the
majority membersewould make a mo-
ton for reconsideration, The ques-
tion ;,elicited considerable y debate,
during which the, major. was admon.
ished to do. a little missionary work
among the Greeks-and others-such
as perspading them to a more care
full handling of that specific, com.
mandment (the number eludes mem
oryA which refers to department on
the Sabbath Day.
The question Of selling soft drinks
on the Southern train between here
and Hodges came up and as this
CONCERNS, more or less, one Of the
a1defmsn, NJ. B: syfan, who is chief
factptum on this important link Of
a great railway system. there was a
lively Interchange Of words, thoughts
and views. The result of the dis
couIye in ethics was that Mr.. Syfan
promised that from now on the train
from here to Hodges, of a Sunday,
would be like unto a travelling Sab
bathsschool, and that as far as he
was concerned he couldn't see why
the Churches Of, .Abbeville shouldn't
furnish a few Sunday school>teachers,
so that, while the Sabbath was being
warped If not fractured by the run
ming 81 train, some providential in
dulgence might be obtained by the
Sunday school idea.
The chief matter before Council
being finally disposed Of the members
got down to real business, o. KID
some bills, received reports from the
Chief of Police, the Superintendent
of the Was4 and Light Plant and
Health DAssr These reports were
received as information and filed.
An ordinance was passed making it
Unlawful for any engines or tractors
with corrugated or fanged> wheels to
move upon the paved streets of this
city unless the wheels should be so
protected as to obviate any injury to
the streets. .@
The Williams lot on Washington
street was secured by Council for a
hitching lot, the rent to be s1O0 PEI
year. 49,. ..........
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
19 Alleged /. w. w. In Jail at Cen
tralia. -.

~..''A =
Centralia, Wash, Nov. 12.-Nine-
teen alleged industrial workers of
the world are in Jail here today. The
men were rounded up yesterday and
last night after, the firing on the Arm
istice day parade, which resulted in
the death of four members of the
American Legion and the lynching of
Britt Smith, an I. w. w. member.
There was no disorder here this
morning.
One woman is in Jail. She con-
Quoted hotel in which the I. w. w.
hall was located. According to one
version, she, with her husband, when
the pafaders started to ransac.; the
place, ran out carrying small Amer
lean flags and demanded protection.
The men, it was said, took the flags
from them.
q Company F. Third regiment, ma
tional guard of Washington, which
arrived here early today from, Ia
coma, was not patrolling the streets.
Other national guardsmen WENT on
patrol duty in many parts of the
city. At $3.50 they were posted on
the main streets and were guarding
all the roads leading into Centralia.
The reason for the attack, which
came as the head of the parade
swung past I. W. W. headquarters,
today had not been developed fully,
but Herman Allen, an attorney, and
member Of committee of former
service men, and others, cooperating
with the authorities in an investiga-
ton, said evidence had been obtained
that it was premeditated.
Citizens today planned to drive all
radicals from Centralia, where they
have been increasing for some time.
>Centralia was headquarters for Lewis
county industrial workers, operating
from here into the, logging camps
and other industrial pursuits of this
section. American Legion members
expressed determination that every
I. W. W. must leave the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
Paving Certificates.

About $4,000 has been paid into
the city treasury by assessed property
owners for paving. This includes the
one-tenth paid by the majority and
the whole amount paid by a few.
This leaves s65,000 to be issued in
paving certificates, bearing 6 percent.
interest, which will be sold to the To-
cal banks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
OHIO WET 542 VOTES
ON OFFICIAL COUNT

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 12.-Offi-
cial count of the vote on Ohio's rati-
fication of the national prohibition
was completed today. It
shows wet majority of SAP votes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET BREAKS; "
COTTON DECLINES

The sensational decline in many
stocks in the New York Stock Ex-
change Wednesday was followed by
q break in cotton. =. -
New York futures closed 200
points off, the maximum decline for
q day. Atlanta spots fell $40 bale.
They were 200 points off and were
quoted at 1920 cents. New Orleans
spots were so points off, at 40 cents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
Buys Lot.

Albert Rosenberg has bought lot
near the Ball Ground from J. H.
Moore on which he will build in the
near future.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
N. Y. Cotton Market Breaks $3.50 a
Bale.

New York, Nov. 12.-The cotton
market as weak and excited today
with prices breaking about $3.50 a
bale owing to heavy liquidation as a
result of nervousness over the money
situation and declines in foreign ex-
change. ..... .
January contracts here sold off to
35.70 during the afternoon, or LAG
points net lower and more than two
cents pound below the recent high
record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14
NOMINATION SET
ASIDE By COURT


10 - 49, q, ~ 7rs,I. = p
inc "s.'e1 Ioh''eai
Question. Question .ssS Z
------
Columbia, Nov. II. Special
Holding that the action Of the Ghar
lesion City Democfatic Exective Com
mlttee, IN the manner In which it de
clared John T. Grace the Democratic
nominee for Mayor OF Charleston on
August 22 was Illegal and prejudicial
TO the incumbent Major, 7. 7. HYDE.
the State Supreme Court, in mai
or1ty opinion handed down this morn
ing shortly after Il o'clock, set aside
the nomination. Z &.
Nominee No, II . ..rn;n.d s :.E
'From what has been said. !. the
majority opinion sums up in its con
clusion, :''it is clear that we cannot de-
termine from the record before :. \,
which Of the candidates for Mavo,. -. :
ceived the majority Of tho vntas 4,,4
mef ana ought TO have been counted
"e .annot tnerefore sustain the CON
oo,,, :. = Tue petltloner that the
o,.na !, W consider tne votes and de-
tain tain tsa tne .as. e,ee'lon.. Nor Gan we sus-
sence - 80 . ss., 'has, N the alb
five :. siAla'lon 'o1 tfe execu-
ayers were -. sa 'oons OF the man man
the resnlt rs.. asnof.zea % declare
committee, and = ~ .ne executive
cording to law T. fa,i. epie % az
can do is to bold 49, =. may ..ass - we !.
the election, has not I fesal' on
certained and dac,a,.,s se., aiis a
actions Of the exoo,,.;.s,$ 1 saas. sne
attempting to d. : ,,.s nlseee ..A9 N
er,.o,. - " 80 were affected by
tioner, Hyde, and must !. "a I = 90
and it is so adjudeed,n 80, $3.50 !
The ~. .i,.;.. -.
bv Axsocioto optnion was written
and ;,,.. us',ce y =. Hydrick
tica III Dy. Cnlef Jus
:1nst;aa ausrns = > ., Gary and Associate
aser. A dissenting
p: "'i1sen oy Associate Justice
- =. "ates' was concurred in
"'e justice George W. Gage.
'ustlce Watts dissented on the
GROUNDS tnat the Charleston election
case was political and not judicial.
anu !tor tnat reason, was without
sn JURISDICTION Of the Supreme
Court AS nothing is involved in thi.
ai rights am opposed to
w oui' interfering IN any FORM" he
es ii :
Inc majority opinion dismissed
tne petition OF W. P. Sellars and
Inomas b. Mccarthy, Hyde andi-
oates Tor Aldermen, because, said the
opinion m substance, the face of the
returns showed clearly that John p.
Michel and F. d. Bold, their Grace
factional opponents had been. nomi-
mated by such majoritiees' that thew
would not be overturned even If tho
contested and disputed 81 yotes be-
fore the executive committee had
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-11-14

New York, Nov, 12.-Prices in the
stock market broke with a crash at
1 80 O'Clock today. No group in the
list was spared. General Motors fell
below 800 and Crucible Steel dropped
to 212 1-2.!
Brokers reported it was almost
impossible to borrow money at any
price, and, as a result, stocks were
thrown overheard for whatever they
would bring. Rails held up fairly
well, but they had not shared in the
rapid advance of industrials during
the year. = a
The market became completely
demoralized in the last hour when
call money rose to thirty per- cent,
the highest rate since the panic of
1907. Overnight losses of 10 to rs
points were scattered throughout
the list and General Motors showed
a decline of 65i points.
The volume of trading on the stock
exchange wal so heavy that at 2:3o
o'clock it was announced that the
ticker tape recorded the transac-
tions was 20 minutes behind market
trading.
Total sales were estimated at e.
100000 shares. The record on the
stock exchange is 100000 shares
traded in 1901. .
Marble Hill press., 1919-01-30
PROPHETS WHO MADE GOOD
Not All Who Foretold Events et IN.
Great War Lost Their Reputa.
ton by the Act.

The late war AMI IT, cni were sub
jects OF much prophecy. and Incident.
ally wrecked The reputation of many
prophets. CHANGING back over the las,
troubled year. We find however. some
forecasts that were too striking 70 he
appreciated By the world intent upo.
the Intense business - warfare.
In Detroit. Mich. March u. eight
days bcfor" the biz German drive be.
gan. Sir John Fraser of London. said
drive on the western front would be
disastrous TO the side that took the
Offensive. II was June - JunluS H.
Wood. Detroit News correspondent
with the American forces. cabled that
German prisoners were being encnur.
aged by the statement of officers that
the war would end July Is. and that
this date had made such an impress
sion on many units that. in case the
war did not then end they would rA
fuse TO fight any longer. July IS Gen.
eralissimo Foch launched his historical
counterofensIve that won the war for
the allies.
Marble Hill press., 1919-01-30
CLERKS on the Pa, Rel

The Republicans in control n, n.
hoise of f'preseuta'N,s have rsss.4
TIE report Of the clerical r,un.,..s
loading down the pay roll ~ the bon.s
Win -Hi clerks and Other employees
Following n" rrorram outlined =,
-" caucus the II nssra.4 b-as.s, -
The capital ecra placed on The .,s,c
payroll a. g. 5p pyr DAY
Il va originally planned that fh.v
should b" Jsnitafs ba, Parker -.
Louis created such stir tina, ~,
'oior'd men aere pu' on the paw roll
a. assistant doorkeepers
n" report of the oummutoe n-o
'if"s for = doorkeepcrs
Il Is said that part Of the nerro..
who viii receive s. 50 per d,y viii
De used in sweeping and cleaning tho
legislative committee rooms
The statutes provide that the rom.
mission on the permanent sea. Of gov.
eminent shall also employ eight eY,ra
janitors during a session OF the leris
iature. These men. who are all white
nav" been employed and will receive I
- per day.
Marble Hill press., 1919-01-30
TWO GLASSES or WINE

ohc of the worlds Er~at tiallass:,
Was PnEaninl. 80 ifallan hy birth lie
played before the caarts ~ Eufnpe A
great artist and tf1snt at rasahlni.
after attending sotue - the ,.al.u..,.
remarkable performance. sali. You
have played th"ss wouderfuI pa..are.
requiring the greatest faenrs. ~
touch. absolutely without fault, r,cru,
on Two nights this verN uu ihns-
nights t"u slightly blurred certain
notes why Is t9- An replied m.
great 'iolinlst. "tcfarr going cato ,h~
platform on those twu nights | toak q
glass Of vine FELT conscious iurSeit
'hat In the m"st difficult Passages I
had not transcribed them perfectly