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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-09
NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS

Florence, May 6.-Col. Holmes B.
Springs has given out for publication
a telegram which he, has received
from Theodore Roosevelt putting an
end to the canard sent broadcast that
the Confederation veterans were not
to be admitted into membership Of
the American Legion, while veterans
Of the G. A. r. as well as Spanish
American war veterans had been in
vited to join the organization.
Colonel Springs states that he felt
confident that Colonel Roosevelt's
position in the matter had BEEN mis-
represented, and telegraphed him
for an expression. The reply, says
Colonel Spring, is just what he ex-
pected it would be. '''The boys who
have been fighting overseas have
come to know no section. It was a
'one country proposition we were up
against, and the boys from the South
stood shoulder to shoulder as they
advanced against the common foe. F"
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turned. to-; ;Greensillt|e. M l| ]. slaast llaass Friday IS
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Reid Of Iva,
came down Saturday and were the
guests over the Sabbath Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. C. .Dusenberry. They were
accompanied. by their daughters
Misses Mabel. and Winnie. also Miss
Margaret Wilson. -
Miss Estelle Todd, who has spent
a number of months at Blue Ridge
N. c., is at home for short visit
She is greatly pleased with her worl
in the mountains of Western Nortl
Carolina and will return in a few
weeks. =: =; ~. :
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Creswell has been quite sick, but is
better now. !.-e'' . L" > ""'>'@ ''~: :
Miss Minnie Belle Talbert spent
last Tuesday with Eva and Alma
Young.
Mrs. J. T. Wiley Of Lethe, spent
last Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. s. +
Young and family.
Miss Mary Spence and brother
Ralph, spent Sunday in Bethia witt
Mr.. and Mrs. R. n. Beauford.
Misses Minnie Belle Talbert ane
Alma Young visited Mrs. J. P. Cres
well Tuesday. ,*
Mrs. Fannie McCsslan and Fran
ces Crcswell spent Saturday after
noon with Mrs. Mary F. Creswell ant
family. !?
Mr.. and Mrs,%F. R.'creswell spen'
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
W. D. Purdy.
MIR. Robert Creswell spent Satur
day night with Masters Ansel ant
Lucian Talbert.
Mrs. T. A. Talbert and sons, An
sci and Lucian called to see Mrs. T
P. Creswell in Harrisburg last week.
Miss Edith Horne spent Frida!
night with Mrs. w. D. Purdy.
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Mrs. J. F. Rogers spent Tuesday

Mrs. J. F. Rogers spent Tuesday in
Lowndesville with relatives. 8. "
We are sorry to say Mr.. and Mrs
Will Rogers are on the sick list. Hope
they will soon be well again. Miss
Hattye Rogers has been sick with
cold also. 80.
Mrs. ]. F. Ellenburg and three
children, Chester, Anna Belle and
Haskell spent Saturday night with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Viii
liams.
Mr.. George Ferguson and son
Fred, were in our vicinity Friday or
business. :. - .. ...%
Miss Lula Williams spent Thurs
day and Friday with her cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Williams at Martini
Mill.
Mrs. NJ. L. Williams, Mrs. Willie
Williams and Lula Williams attend
ed the picnic at Antreville Saturda!
and reported a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Price spen
Tuesday in Anderson having SOM
work done on their car.
Mr.. S. S. Ellenburg spent Sunda!
with Mr.. J. W. Bradberry.
Misses Lula Williams and Berth.
Bradberry spent Saturday night will
Mrs. w. C. Prince.
Mrs. Matte Taylor and daughter
Miss Lila, spent last Tuesday witt
their cousin, Mrs. ]. F. Rogers.
Mrs. Vandiver Of Antrevifle, wa
calling on Mrs. Will Rogers las
Wednesday afternoon.
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DUE WEST.
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Due West, May Mrs. Carrie 7.
Fleming Of Laurens, is visiting rela-
,tives here this week.
Mr.. Lane Bonner has gotten back
from France and is now at Camp
Merritt.
Miss Boggs was guest of her cous-
in, Miss Boggs at the Woman's Col
lege for a few days last week.
2 Miss Barbara Grier went to Char.
lotte last week and was guest al
the meeting of Synod.
Misses Ena and Hattie AgneW
and DR.. Frank Agnew spent the Sab
bath at home with their mother.
Mrs. Frances Ligon and daughter
Miss Louise, of Spartanburg, spent
the Sabbath at the home Of Mrs. j
B. Agnew.
Mr.. Grier Brown, Misses Pear
Wardlaw and Laura Agnew, all o1
Ninety Six, were on a recent visit
to home folks in town.
Mr.. o. A. Hamilton of Harms
Tenn, came by from Synod in Char
lotte, and spent the Sabbath in Due
West with his son, Mr.. Hamilton, Of
the Seminary.
Miss Hattie Agnew now in Spar
tanburg Business College, came
home Saturday and remained ovel
the Sabbath. She brought with hel
as her guest, Mrs. Ligon of Spartan
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson have beer
on visit to their daughter, Mrs
Putnam. Mrs. Watson will remair
in town few weeks. Mr.. Watson re
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Colonel spfinsss added Chat That hs felt
snre the unfortunate discussion Of
the discrimination against the 7 Com
federate soldier was the result Of 9
regrettable error somewhere. sS"0f
course" he said, 'T would be the
last man in South Caolina to stand
for anything Of that sort, and It was
for this reason that I immediately
sought an expression from Colonel
Roosevelt" The telegram is as fol-l
lows: T.
"col. Holmes Springs. George
town, s. c.: - -
zz,T notice clipping from New York
papers stating that the American Le-
gion proposed to admit union veter-
ans and not Confederate veterans.
This is absolutely untrue. If the
committees at the convention decid-
cd. to admit one, both would have to
be admitted. The question of eligi.
bility' is Of course one fo- the. con-
vention. The Confederate veterans
is one of the organizations which is
to- welcome delegates at st. Louis:
Trust you will do your best to, stamp
out all question of sectionism. This,
is my mind, is one Of, the important
functions Of the proposed organiza-
tion. We fought shoulder to shoulder
in this war and the Spanish war. Ny
own forbears are members Of both
the G. A. R. and Confederate veter-
ans. Please advise me concerning
the progress of the organization in
South Carolina, I feel it Of vital Inn
fportance that the South should be
properly represented at this. con-
vention." s...
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PENNEY's CREEK

Penneys Greek, May S.-The Rev.
Martin, pastor of Midway church,
filled his regular appointment on last
Sunday morning. He delivered a
fine sermon to large congregation
Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Price and little
children spent Saturday with rela.
tives near Prices Mill.
Mrs. o. B. Rogers and Mr.. and
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Olin Greene, of Greenville, is in
the city to spend a few days with
his father, Mr.. B. P. Greene, who is
very sick at his home on Church
street.
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, May 8.-We had a nice
rain Tuesday which was appreciated
by all.
Mr.. Thes. F. Young Of Puckett
y Town, spent Tuesday night with Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Crawford.
Mr.. James Long spent the Sabbath
with Mr.. David Young.
> Mrs. w. D. Purdy and little child
rsn spent a few days last week with
her mother, Mrs.4J. G: -Grssweif. Mrs,
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Engraved Cards and 1nvitaions-
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-27
GOT RICH WHILE ON TRIAL.
But Fortune Won't Save Texas Judge
From Prison.

Graham, Texas.-E. w. Fry, form
er county judge of Young county and
former member of the legislature, was
arrested about three years ago and
convicted of the charge Of forgery,
committed while he was county judge.
He was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary and appealed.
Pending action on this appeal, Fry,
out on bond, engaged in : oil opera
tions. He began business with prac-
tically no capital, but has piled up an
enormous fortune.
Now, the news comes from Austin
that the court of criminal appeals has
affirmed the sentence of the lower
court and has refused to grant re-
hearing of the case. There is nothing
now to prevent Fry being taken to the
penitentiary, except executive clem-
ency. Application for Fry;s pardon
has been filed. Protests against the
pardon have been made, however, by
a delegation headed by w. p. Simp-
sen, county judge; c. F. Marshall, of
Graham, and P. A. Martin; Of Wichita
Falls.
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numerous or strong.
With the rising prices and dropping
wages the formation of new labor
unions was the watchword of the Ia
Dor leaders. In big industrial cities
like New York and Philadelphia they
multiplied rapidly. From these, oftel'
embracing only single shop have
grown the national unions of the
present day. The new societies did
not go into politics, but formulated
the complaint and demands Of labor
as to wages and hours of work. Their
slogan was:
Eight hours for work, eight hours
for rest, eight hours for social recre-
ation.''
Strikes kept up, but with less vio-
lence. Whole trades rarely stayed out
till every employer capitulated. The
methods of the strikes were the same
as today. Capital began to make
concessions and gradually better
feeling held sway, but it was lons
time before the country settled down
to normal conditions.
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RETURN OF BODIES URGED.
State Department Instructs Embassy
to Make Strong Representations.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The Amerl-
can embassy at Paris has been in
structed by the state department to
make the strongest representations
possible to the French government for
the removal of bodies Of American
soldiers now buried in France. The
hope was expressed that an under
standing would be reached to enable
the war department to undertake as
speedily as possible the return OF bod
les to the United States, where 1t Is
desired by relatives.
Requests have been maie for the
return of 1000 of the $4,000 bodies
Of American dead buried in France
The French government has been
told that it's continued refusal would
have an "unfavorable Impression"
upon the American people.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-27
DRY ACT STANDS
DURING WAR Time
PRESIDENT WILL NOT ISSUE RE-
SCINDING ORDER.
RUMORS SET AT REST.
Failure of Senate to Ratify Treaty
Kills Hope of Wet
Christmas.

Washington, Nov. 20.-While the
supreme court was hearing argu-
ments today on the validity of the
wartime prohibition act, word went
out from the White House that Presl-
dent Wilson would not rescind the
dry act until peace formally had
been declared. This was expected
to set at rest the ever recurring ru-
mors that the dry" would be lifted
by the president irrespective of early
ratification of the treaty of Versailles.
Failure of the senate to act on the
treaty at the extraordinary session
was regarded by many administration
officials as precluding the ending OF
the technical state of war much be-
fore the constitutional prohibition
amendment became effective next
January 16.
Should such prove the case, the
only possibility of "wet' Christmas
would be for the supreme court to
declare the war time act unconstitu-
tional. Arguments on the pending
cases will be concluded tomorrow but
as the court begins recess Monday
no decision is expected until it recon-
venes on December 8.
The rights of congress to prohibit
the manufacture and sale of lntoxl-
eating liquors was sharply attacked
and vigorously defended during the
arguments.
Elihu Root and others contended
that the war time act and the Vols
tead enforcement measure not only
violated the fifth constitutional
amendment prohibiting the taking OF
property without just compensation,
but were imperative owing to the
cessation of hostilities and the de-
mobilization of the army which were
responsible for their enactment.
Solicitor General King and William
l.. Frierson, an assistant attorney
general, for the government, argued
however, that state of war still ex-
lists and that it was congress intent to
provide wartime prohibition until the
peace treaty was ratified.
The arguments which will be con-
cluded tomorrow, were in appeals
brought to the supreme court from
Kentucky where the wartime profll-
bition act was declared unconstitu-
tional mad from New York where fed
eral court DEGREES sustained both the
war time and the enforcement acts
and dismissed injunction proceedings
sought to enable Dryfuss, Blum and
company to remove whiskey from
bond, and Jacob Rupert, brewer, to
manufacture beer containing more
than one-half of per cent. alcohol.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-27
Wants Money Back.

Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 22.-Balked
by the United States in it's efforts to
get ammunition from Europe, Mexico
is trying to get it's money back, ac-
cording to a Mexican City dispatch
received by Orientacion, Hermosillo,
Sonora, newspaper.
1T has been officially announced,
says the article, that Gen. Candido
Aguilar, son-in-law of President Car
rama, who has been on mission in
Europe, has cancelled the contracts
already made with several of the gov
ernments of the Old World that had
agreed to sell to Mexico arms and ar
tillery, but which has not completed
the agreement.
"Gen Aguilar has requested that at
the least these nations return the
money they have received, amount
ing to many millions Of pesoes.
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CLAIMS MEXICO
WANTS TROUBLE
SEEKING TO AFFRONT UNITED
STATES.
ARRESTED AMERICAN.
Asserts Information Is Now In Hands
OF Foreign Relations Commit
tee of Senate.

Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 22.-The posi-
tive assertion that information is in
the hands of the foreign relations
committee of the United States senate
to the effect that the Carranza gov
ernment is deliberately seeking to af-
front the United States in connec-
ton with the kidnapping and subse-
quent. arrest of William o. Jenkins,
American consular agent at Puebla,
Mexico, and the simultaneous promul-
cation of the oil properties national
zation decree, was made tonight by a
member of the substitute committee
who has arrived here to investigate
international conditions.
Direct Defiance.
The committee member declared
that formal request for the with
drawal of the oil decree had been
forwarded to Mexico City, in addition
to the previous notification to the
Mexican government that the United
States regards the naturalization Or
der as one amounting to virtual
confscation 1t was also pointed out
that the Carranza decree, putting into
effect the oil manifesto, was issued
in the midst of negotiations between
the American government and the
Mexican government over the kid
mapping and subsequent arrest Of
Consul Jenkins. This action, the
committee member, who stated that
for obvious reasons his name could
not be divulged, before the formal
opening of the Investigation, con-
strued as direct defiance to the wishes
of the United States government. He
forecast that recognition of the Car
rama government would be with
drawn unless the two recent demands
of the United States government were
complied with very soon.
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PRICE OF FLOUR
Will Be LOWER
RUMORS OF SCARCITY DECLARED
GROUNDLESS.
statesmen TO BLAME.
United States Grain Corporation Says
Supply Will Be Available in
Three Weeks.

New York, Nov. 19.-To prove that
rumors of scarcity of -four and ad-
vancing prices are baseless, the Unit
d States grain corporation announced
today that it would enable consumers
to buy the best flour at lower prices.
Pure straight -four, made of the
finest wheat, will be sold by the cor
poration to the retail trade in IL
quarter and "a ] pound packages. It
will be available in about three weeks
and the price to the consumer will be
about Is cents for the smaller pack
age.
Mr.! Barnes said that the grain
corporations action puts the solu-
tion of one phase of the cost of liv-
ing probably up to the consumer by
making it possible for the purchaser
of flour to decide for himself wheth-
er he will continue to pay fancy prices
for such brands or buy at a lower
price pure straight flour made from
the finest wheat
Rumors, possibly inspired by over
Jealous -four salesmen, he said, had
been current in the market from time
to time of an impending flour short
age and the possibility that the use
of substitutes would be resumed. He
declared there was no authority in
the present food regulations for re-
storing war flour.
While certain grades of -four are
scarce, owing to the short crop Of
spring wheat the total wheat crop Is
100000 bushels this year against
917,0O0,000 last year, according to
Mr.. Barnes. ...
Production of -four for the season
ending November amounted to ST.
$4,000 barrels against 43,174,0O0
last year, he said. Exports have been
about the same as last. year.
"The facts are," ne said, "that
stocks of -four are very large and pro-
duction very large. Therefore the
wheat director has determined to
place in the hands of the retail trade
in the large cities particularly, a sup
ply Of -four from the immense stocks
of the grain corporation at nominal
prices"
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and capital united to keep them down.
The low pay of women was a special
grievance.
The tendency to increase the num-
ber of apprentices and to hire unskill'
ed labor for the better paying posi-
tions was another cause of complaint
This and the employment of negroes
led to violent protest, bloodshed and
murder. Longshoremen particularly
took offense to this invasion. Along
the docks of Chicago, Detroit, Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Albany, New York
Brooklyn and Boston negro strike
breakers brought on fierce riots in
which many of both races were killed
Labor wasfexasperated also by the
attempts of employees to increase the
already enormous inflow of cheap Ia
Dor through immigration. The grow
ing use of labor saving machinery
which supplanted many men emblt'
tered the industrial strife. Many
strikes were waged and lost on this
account. The quality of labor de-
Perforated, long hours coused phys1'
cal decentralization, idleness and
crime. At public meetings the coun-
try was declared to be drifting to ruin
Many localities were placed under
martial law. Military commanders
forbade strikes and enforced their
orders by arrests.
The Reading railroad tied up by
striking engineers, was seized by the
government and run by the military
power of the United States; the strik-
ing longshoremen in New York stood
idle while transports were loaded by
deserters under strong guard OF SOL
!diers. Some of the laboring men join
ed the army, some went to farms in
the West, others roved about seeking
work and fraction remained in in
dustrial centsrs and formed unions.
Labor unions were not new. They
had existed before 1887, but were not
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vantageous preliminary position
again, probably would withdraw it
and then submit it again in the open
ing days Of the new session.
It was pointed out that under such
a procedure it would come back be-
fore the senate without the compel
ling cloture restriction which
brought debate to an end yesterday.
In many quarters it was thought
doubtful whether the cloture rule, in
voked in this instance for the first
time. could again command the nee
essary two-thirds.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-27
Hampton Postoffice Robbed.

Hampton, Nov. 24-The postoftice,
located on the first floor of the Guard
ian building, was forcibly entered
some time during last night by un-
known parties, the safe blown open,
and in addition to the cash and
stamps in it, registered package
from the Federal Reserve Bank at
Richmond to the Bank Of Hampton,
containing $1,000 in Victory bonds,
was taken. No clue to the robbers
has been obtained.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-27
PUBLISHERS FACE
FAMINE IN PAPER
5. G. NEWSPAPER MEN DISCUSS
SHORTAGE.
WILL RAISE RATES.
Adopt Resolutions Favoring Increase
In Advertising Prices.-FeW
Attend Meeting.


recommending that all news paper
| consumed in South Carolina be pro-
cured through one central buying
agent, that. advertising rates be in
| creased appreciably and that con-
sumption of news paper be curtailed
in every way possible were adopted
at meeting of South Carolina news
paper publishers held at the Jefferson
hotel yesterday. A committee of
three was appointed to hold a con-
ference with paper buying concern
to see if any arrangements could be
made whereby it could supply the
publishers of the State with print
paper.
The meeting was called byA. B.
Jordan, Dillon, president of the South
Carolina Press association, and was
intended to be of special benefit to
those papers whose stocks of print
paper are running low. The short
age of fiat print paper is generally
recognized as being serious and as
threatening the very existence Of
many of the smaller papers of the
State, and this meeting was held to
consider plans for meeting the situa-
ton.
The meeting was attended by only
a few publishers and practically all
of those present said that they had
paper on hand sufficient to supply
them for a few months. The publish
ers who are known to have stocks
sufficient for only a few more issues
for some reason did not put in an
appearance.
President Jordan called the meet
ing to order about 2:30 o'clock and
briefly outlined the facts of the situ-
alton, saying that jobbing houses
have withdrawn quotations and that
even now print paper is difficult to-
secure at any price. The advance of
winter, the coal strike and the search
ty of labor will all tend to aggravate
conditions he said.
Various suggestions were made.
Ed. DeCamp, Of Gaffney, said that
there were three avenues of escape.
One was to have congress break up
the news paper trust, another to op-
crate a paper making plant and the
third to quit the business.
Necessity for increasing advertis-
ing rates was also discussed at the
meeting, and it was generally agreed
that some advance must be made.
Af.er considerable discussion it
was decided to see if some plan could
not be arranged by which every pub
Usher in the State would agree to
take so many tons of paper per year,
and that all of this paper be bought
through some paper broker in South
Carolina. A committee of three was
appointed to investigate this matter.
A resolution was also adopted rec
ommending that all publishers fix
their advertising rates on the fol-
lowing scale: 20 cents per inch for
the first thousand of circulation; 12a
cents additional Cor 323 cents) for
the second thousand and u cents ad-
ditional for the third thousand.
While it was recognized that this
increase was considerable, it was con-
sidered necessary in order to keep
the papers living.
The meeting adjourned after the
adoption of the resolutions.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-27
NEW HOME FOR PAPER.
Press and Standard Putting Up Brick
Building.

Walterboro, Nov 20.-Work began
this morning on the new buildings
for the First National Bank and The
Press and Standard, D. G. L. HERS,
contractor having been awarded the
contract. These buildings will be
quite an addition to the court house
square, and will furnish larger and
better quarters for these institutions.
They will be of brick, and are to be
two stories, the upper floor being ar
ranged as offices.
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Everything indicated that the ad-
ministration had no intention Of let
ting the treaty fight lapse, even dur
ing the interval before December l,
and that there was no thought of
abandoning the treaty and negotia-
ting a new one. The general opinion
seemed to be that the president, in
order to get the treaty into an ad-
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ranged as offices.