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New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Edacords's Manager Says
Party VIII Saue Country
Predicts Fail OF ''Fanaticol
Minori'y''; 700 Delegates
Foror Vines and Beers

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Walker w.
Wick, Of New York, campaign manager
for Governor Edwards of New Jersey,
in Chicago on his way to San Francisco,
declared to-day that there would be
not less then 700 delegates in the
Democratic National Convention in ia
vor Of modification Of the Volstead
act, permitting the use of light wines
and beers in such states as wish to do
SO, with state control of regulation
under general and liberal Federal
act.
"Oppositon to the Eighteenth
Amendment IS not to-day political
ISSUE" Mr.. Vicks statment said. "but
the Nolstcad act is open to amendment,
as has been pointed out by Governor
Edwards and by such a distinguished
Republican authority q 3 Senator Knox,
of Pennsylvania.
"The Democratic party is going to
rescue the country from the
hands of a fanatcal minority whose
numerical weakness is shown every
time they attempt a separate fight.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Bryan Bars Ed,uards;
Also Glasses Cos as Yet
Asserts Ne,O Jersey Governor
VII Neuer Be Democratic
P0rtN's Standard Bearer

FARGO, n. D., June 19,-"No wet
Governor from New Jersey will ever
be the Democratic candidate for Prcsi-
dent declared William Jennings
Bryan, speaking in Fargo last night
under the auspices of q lecture asso-
citation. Mr.. Bryan, by name, also
singled out Governor Cox, of Ohio, and
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, as
vets.
Mr.. Bryan declared that he was TAX
ing a dry plank and "prison term
for protiteers' plank to the San Fran
cisco convention.
DAYTON, Ohio, June 1S.-Democrats
from all sections Of Ohio began as
sembling here to-day preparatory to
leaving on special trains tomorrow
night for the Democratic National Con-
vention at San Francisco Sixteen
carloads Of delegates and supporters
Of Governor Cox for the Democratic
Presidential nomination will make up
the party
The Ohio delegates, all of whom are
pledged to support Cox, and friends
will parade to "Truil's End" Governor
Cox's country home here, late to-mor-
row afternoon and Will be addressed
by the Governor and Senator Pom
creme. They viii remain at the Cox
home for dinner and will leave Day
ton at $50 o'clock tomorrow evening.
Governor Cox will not accompany
the Ohio delegation. Instead, he will
remain in Ohio. spending most of his
time at his desk in the State House at
Columbus
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19

Convention
Heads \ AIMED
Homer S. Cummings Is
Chosen Temporary Chair
man by the Commit
tee on Arrangements
Indianian Is Secretary
Several Assistants viii Be
Women, 1t Is Announced
After the Meetin 9

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18.-After
a meeting of the subcommittee of the
National Committee of Arrangements,
the following appointments for the
Democratic National Convention were
announced tonight, subject to the ap-
proval of the National Committee,
which is to meet June %.
Temporary chairman, Homer S.
Cummings, Connecticut
Secretary, Edward G. Hoffman, In
diana.
Executive secretary, W. R. Hollister,
Missouri.
Chief reading secretary, Representa-
tive Thomas +. Smith, New York, for
mer secretary of Tammany Hall
Chief tally clerk, A. r. Garfield,
Michigan.
ParIiamentarian, Clarence Cannon,
Missouri, former parliamentarian of
the United States House of Represen-
tatives
Honorary sergeant-at-arms, John R.
Martin, Missouri.
ergeant-at-arms, J. J. Hughes, Ok
lahoma.
Chief doorkeeper, J. J. Sinnott, vir-
ginia.
Official reporter, Harry Couch, In
diana.
The committee announced that there
were still q number Of assistant sec
retaries and assistant reading clerks
to be named and that these appointees
would likely be women.
Would Modify Volstead Act
What he characterizes as a "stren-
uous campaign for a modification OF
the Volstead prohibition enforcement
act is to be made before the Resolu-
tions Committee of the Democratic
National Convention by Theodore A.
Bell, attorney for the organized wine
grape and wne producing interests OF
the state.
The fight not only will be made
before the committee, but before the
convention,' Bell said.
Orders for a complete survey of con
ditions in San Francisco, with regard
to gambling, Illicit liquor selling and
other criminal enterprises, that thor
ough "clean-up" might be effected be
fore the Democratic National Conven-
tion, have been issued by Chief OF
Police D. A. White. The chief with
drew the sergeant who headed the
morals squad and put captain in
his place and announced that during
the convention there would be no vaca-
tions and no days off for the police
The first special train to the conven-
tion from an Eastern point arrived from
Chicago to-day, bearing James B
Preston and William Donaldson, super
intendcnts of the Senate and House
press galleries, respectively, and eighty
newspaper men. 1t was known as the
press gallery special"
Announcement that Bernard Barucl
and Thomas L. Chadbourne, who were
to maintain headquarters here to pro
mote the candidacy of William G., Nc
Adoo, had cancelled their hotel rese1
vations ard would not come to the
convention was made by party leaders
L. II. Moore, national committeeman
+ from Ohio and manager of the cam
paign of Governor James NJ Cox, of
that state, arrived with Norman f.
Mack national committeeman from
New York
Announcement of Wayne B. Wheel
er general counsel Of the Anti-Saloon
League, that the prohibition forces are
going to ask the convention to present
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19

tcrnal Revenue; Frank R. Wilson, for
mer director of Liberty Loan publicity,
and others.
Democratic leaders in upper New
York State were said to be inclined to
| favor McAdoo as an anti-Tammany
candidate at the convention, Mayor
George r. Lunn, of Schenectady being
one of the leaders in the anti-Tam-
many McAdoo movement. The strength
Of McAdoo in New York and in other
states was said to be one OF the sub
jects discussed at the Democratic
! councils at French Lick Springs, Ind
The reception Of McAdoo's declina-
ton to be a candidate was best shown
in the statement authorized by Senator
! Walsh, Democrat, Of Massachusetts.
Senator Walsh frankly admitted that
| the withdrawal Of the former Secretary
of the Treasury made the task of the
| Democrats to nominate candidate Of
powerful polling strength all the more
difficult, because of the insistence OF
the President in making the League Of
Nations the principal issue.
II view Mr.. McAdoo's withdrawal
with regret, regardless of whether |
would support him or not" Senator
Walsh said. The elimination of such
an efficient public servant from serious
consideration is unfortunate. | have
thought from tho beginning that Mr..
! McAdoo has many qualifications for
leadership that would make him
worthy of serious contemplation at the
convention.
Makes Task Difficult
II cannot help but feel, however
that MIR. McAdoo feels like every other
leader of Democracy in America, that
the party is so divided over the League
of Nations issues and the President
is so insistent that his position be
maintained that the effort to lead the
party 10 success will be doubtful and
difficult.
"In my opinion it will be very diff
cult for the party to get strong can
ddate for the nomination upon plat
form in opposition to reservations tc
the treaty and the league, which. re
gardless of the motives of otfern!
them, would protect American right:
and interests.
"The party is suffering from a wide
spread feeling of unwillingness to EN-
barrass the President upon the issue Of
the League.
"On the other Issues discussed by the
President in his statement, made public
this morning, | am in hearty accord anc
deem it a calamity and a tragedy that
they should be dissipated by absolute
insistence upon the unchanged interna
tional contract of the league"
Representative Flood, one of Vir.
ginia's four delegates large to the
San Francisco convention, in a state
ment said:
"Mr McAdoo's withdrawal add:
greatly to the strength of Senator
Glass and the Virginia delegation will
push Mr.. Glass's chances earnestly anC
enthusiastically in a great hope o
success"
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Still Seek jury for Reds

CHICAGO, June 18.-Forty days ago
William Bross Lloyd and twenty-threc
other alleged Communist Laborites
were placed on trial charged with con-
spring to overthrow the government
Eight jurors have been selected and
attorneys are still trying to find the
other four. In the meantime the eigh4
are under guard in a downtown hotel
To-day they sent the following note to
Judge Oscar Hebel, accompanying it
with a gift of q cigar box "banjo,' con-
structed during their detention
THE compliments of the eight jurors
already sworn. We are still alive and
happy"
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Says Wilson Is Recovering
Special Dispatch TO The T-tb,,n.

PHILADELPHIA, June 18. - at is
true that President Wilson has been
very sick,' said Dr.. Francis Y. Dercum,
one of his physicians, to-day, "but that
he is we'll on the road to recovery is
indicated by the fact that for long
time he has been doing hard work, at
tending TO state matters and holding
Cabinet meetings'
DR.. Dercum was asked to comment
upon the interview published to-day.
"The general impression given by
the newspaper story is correct" was
the comment of the physician. He did
not care to comment on specific parts
of the report.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Collapse of the Polish
Offensive Is Reported
Army Enveloped by Reds, Bres
lau Dispatch to Berlin
Faper Aru0urces

BEkLlN, June 1S.-A BreS,au DIS
patch to the "Taeglische Rundschau,
reports Polish communioue, signed
by General Pilsuoski. as announcing
the collapse of the Polish offensive and
the development of the Polish army by
the Bolsheviki.
WARSAW, June 1s.-Polish infantry
and cavalry detachments surrounded
and defeated one of the Russian cav
army in the region of Radomysl, fifty
miles west of Kiev, says Polish Off
cial communiqu6 issued to-day. EigA I
hundred prisoners, eight guns and 600
field wagons are reported to have been
captured.
Premier Skulski, whose Cabinet ten
dered its resignation on June 10, has de-
clined the task of forming a new one in
letter to President Pilsudski. On the
proposal of the President of the Diet,
President Pilsudski has confided the task
to Deputy John Brojski, president of
the National Labor party.
LONDON, June 1O.-All Russian Boil
shevk troops have left Enzeli, the prin-
cipal Persian port on the coast OF the
Caspian Sea, according to a dispatch to
"The Herald from Copenhagen, quot
ing advices from Moscow. The dis
patch declares the Republic of Georgia
has issued a protest to the powers
against the action of the British in as
sumlng control at Batum.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Women Put Vote
Up TO Democrats

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1s.-M Mrs.
Abby Scott Baker, Of the National Wo-
mans party, and who was one of the
women who picketcd the White House
declared to-day that the organization
she represents here will demand that
the Democrats use all their influence
to add the one state necessary to COM
plete the ratification Of the National
Suffrage Amendment.
help" she added, "but instructions by
the powers that be in the Democratic
party to those lower down viii count
most Of all"
Mrs. Baker charged the Republican
convention lodged the suffrage issue
In Vermont and Connecticut there are
Republican maj ajoritics In the. Logis-
~ ~, "a ,..a,li Ii Z; g. a,.1.,.l
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Promise 10 Marry Denied
Broker Says He Gave Mona De-
mond $4,000 for Release

Clifford Il. Hendrix a stock brot..
filed his answer in the Supreme CoS-
yesterday to the S25O.OO0 breach 4,
promise suit brought by Miss Maud G.
ballos, known on the stage as Mor,
Desmond, The Dre sden China Girls
Nh Hendrix denied the alleged prom.
Use to marry Miss Ceballos and sss
that on February % last he paid tis
plaintiff $4,000 Tor full release of INV NV
claim the actress might have aeains.
him. Since that time, Mr.. Heud. y
added, there had been no comruplc,'
ton between him and Miss Cebsllo.
The complaint in the breach Of prom,
Sc suit was fled on May E, the eve q.
Mr.. Hendrix's marriage to Miss In,
genia Terry.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Rome Hears Fiume Envoy
D'Annunzio Demands Annexa-
ton or independence for CITY

LONDON, June lS.-Premier Giolitti,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Rome, yesterday re-
ceived Alceste de mbris, D'Annunzio's
chief of cabinet, who explained Dan
nunzio's desire for REORGANIZATION"
of the Adriatic question.
De Ambris said that D'Annunzio re-
fuses to substitute regular troops in
place of his volunteers and demands
the annexation of Fiume to Italy, or
at least its proclamation as an indie
pendent state with territorial con-
tinuity with Italy.
De Ambris will leave for Fiume on
Friday. the dispatch says, with Pre4
mier Giolitti's reply and proposal.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19

solid front against Governor Cox
does not frighten US" Moore said,
wheeler, Republican, tried to beat
Governor Cox IN 1914 and failed to
do so.
up to the time left the East the
New York delegation had not decided
whom they were going to support, but
we hope to swing them over to Gov
ernOr COyn
New-York tribune., 1920-06-19

The platform will be clear, funda-
mentally democratic, progressive,
hope, brief.
1T will mbody one sentiment which
ought to be taught in every school
house in the United States that is.
respect for the President of the United
States"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-01
THE ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

The following is taken from the
Sunday issue of the Index-Journal.
The Abbeville- Greenwood Insurance
Association was organized in Able
vile a good many years ago by
Judge J. Fuller Lyon and Mr.. John
R. Blake. Mr.. Blake is still the gen.
eral agent, having his offices in
Greenwood. Many farmers in Abbe-
vile County are insured in this
company and the report will be of
interest to them.
Mr.. C. D. Hipp, a special repre-
sentative of the State Insurance De-
partment spent yesterday in the city
making the annual examination of
the books of the Abbeville-Green-
wood Mutual Insurance Association.
The inspection was made for the
fiscal year ending June 3Oth, and
showed total of Sl4,O87 ,0oO.Oo
insurance in force to that date.
Since then this amount has been in
creased to nearly sixteen million.
Mr.. Hipp was highly complimentary
of the manner in which the COM
pany is being handled and stated
that he found the books and re-
cords all in ship-shape. The Able
ville-Greenwood Mutual has recent
ly entered five new counties, Sum-
ter, Lee, Clarendon, Barnwell and
Bamberg, and is now covering twen'
ty-one counties in this state.
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LETTER FROM CAPT. SHAW

Lowndesville, Aug. %, 1920.
Mr.. Editor: Allow me space in
your paper to express my thanks to
the Press and Banner for so kindly
mentioning me as a proper man to
represent the people of Abbeville
County in the legislature, and at
the same time to thank my friends
in different parts of the county for
the many letters written me urging
me to run, and expressing the
confidence of the writer's in me as a
proper man to represent them in the
General Assembly.
l have done everything for my
people that l could but die for them
and many times l have proposed to
do that. Bat EXCEPT for the health Of
my family I would this year have
acceded to the request of my
friends in this matter. / am ad-
vanced in years but I hope the time
will still come when I can serve the
people Of this county as their repre-
sentative.
Respectfully,
W. C. SHAW.
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Miss Ella Nance and Master Johr
Nance of Anderson are visiting
Miss Elizabeth Stevenson.
Mr.. w. L. Mundy, Mrs. G. w
Mundy and Mrs. J. A. Stevenson
spent last Thursday in Abbeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Long and
children visited Mrs. Sam Hodges
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Martin and
children spent Friday in Hodges.
Mr.. M. E. Smith of Preston, Ca,
and Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Grady and
children of Greenwood were the
guests of Mrs. J. A. Stevenson Fri
day.
Miss Lila Nickles entertained the
following young folks to an elabo-
rate course dinner Wednesday
Misses Margaret Hackney and Net
tie Hoesh of Greenville, Mary
Nance of Anderson, Sarah and Allie
Cobb of Hodges, Miss Snipes of
Pelzer, Misses Tilda Mae, Sallie and
Marzette Anderson, Rebecca Nc
Querns, Messrs. Clarence and Oscar
Bolts, Charlie and Alvin McQuerns,
Clayton Anderson and J. c..
Nickles.
Mr.. G. w. Mundy and sister, Miss
Jessie, spent Friday in Greenwood.
We are glad to note that Miss
Zelma Mundy is improving rapidly
and will soon be able to return
home from the hospital in Able
vile.
Mrs. J. A. Stevenson delightfully."-
entertained the young people Tues
day evening in honor of her house
guests, Misses Margaret Hackney,
and Nettie Hoesh of Greenville,
Mary Nance of Anderson and Lii
lian Day of Greenwood.
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buyers in Columbia, Sept. 7th, to
discuss problems of the cotton grad
ing work and to bring about a
proper understanding as to the
policy of the Bureau of Markets,
the duties and responsibilities OF
official graders, etc. The conference
will be held at the jefferson hotel at
80 a. m., and letter is being
sent to all cotton mills and cotton
buyers to attend and take part. OFF,
cials of the American Cotton Asso-
citation and representatives of the
Bureau of Markets will be present
also.
The extracts below from Director
Longs letter will be of interest in
explaining the matter.
"The Bureau of Markets of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture has appointed number of
cotton grader throughout the cotton
belt during the last several years.
The Departments object is to dem
onstrate the advisability of having
the farmers cotton graded and
stapled by a competent disinterest-
ed party. The Department feels
that the farmer should have the
same information as to the grade
and staple of his cotton as the pro-
spective purchaser; the Department
also feels that this service will be
welcomed by cotton buyers as it re-
moves the possibility of suspicion
from the mind of the farmer as to
the buyer not grading and stapling
his cotton properly"
"Two-thirds of the counties of the
State have made application for the
appointment of these graders. We
have secured a sufficient number of
graders to- supply twenty counties"
"We want to disabuse the minds
of the cotton trade that those men
are in any way antagonistic to their
interests; we want the cotton trade
to understand that these men are to
serve impartially the buyer and the
seller. The Government is deter
mined that this first step in the sci
entific marketing of the farmers
cotton shall be made a success"
81 believe this matter can be
thoroughly understood by having
the buyers of the State meet with
the government cotton graders their
problems discussed, and a proper
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-01
WAGE INCREASE FOR
HARD COAL MINERS

President Wilson Approves Report
Of Commission-Get 20 Per
Cent Raise.
Washington, Aug. 31.-President
Wilson today approved the majority
of the anthracite coal commission
increasing the wages of contract
miners 20 per cent over present
rates.
The findings, the report said,
would fix minimum rate of So 1-2
cents per hour for the lower paid
men in the anthracite industry.
Miners employed as company men
are given an increase of II per cent
and the same amount is given "con-
sideration miners" and miners, la
borers and monthly men.
The president struck out of the
report a provision fixing the terms
of retroactive payments under the
award, which, he said, was outside
the commissions jurisdiction
Thomas Kennedy, chairman of the
miners scale committee, had pro-
tested this feature of the award, he
said.
Anthracite mine owrkers will re-
ceive about $1S,OOO,O0O in back
pay under the retroactive feature of
the award, which makes it effective
April 1, 1920, and the total increase
awarded to the 175,OO0 miners viii
average, the commission said "at
least ss5, ,OOO," annually.
! The mapority report declared that
the award "offers no justification
for any advance in the retail price:
of coal but on the other hand is con
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WON'T HELP
SUGAR PROFIT SEEKERS

Washington, Aug. 29.-Sugar job
bers and other larger dealers who
loaded up on sugar at high price,
and are losing heavily in declining
market, will not be aided in their
efforts to recoup some of their loss
es by wholesale cancellations of
contracts. Attorney General Pal
mer's office Saturday night authori-
zed the statement that there will be
no intervention by the department
in the present wrangling between
jobbers and refiners.
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city of Anderson.
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PLANS MADE FOR U. D. c.
Convention At Asheville Early IL
November

Ashev: J, N. c., Aug. 31.-At the
meeting of the general committee
here today the first events on the
program of the annual convention of
the annual convention Of the grand
division Of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy, which is expected
to bring 1000 women here from all
sections Of the union on November
9 were arranged.
The first social affair Of the con-
,vention will be q large luncheon on
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sistent with a decline in prices"
Any sharp advance in retail prices,
the operators, the miners or the
award" --.'--
The minority report, signed by
Commissioner Ferry, while depart
ing from the mapority's conclusion,
says that officers of the United
Mine Workers twill of course ac-
cept and carry out this majority
award with the utmost good faith" Z"
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understanding as to the policy OF
the Government and the duties OF
the Government and the duties and
responsibilities of the graders set
forth. To this end, am having the
government cotton graders meet in
Columbia at the jefferson Hotel at
half past eleven o'clock, Tuesday
September 7th. l am inviting the Of
ficers of the American Cotton AS
sociation, the State Warehouse
Commissioner, and officials from the
Bureau Markets to be present. |
shall be delighted to have you o.
your buyer with US this time"
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Anderson County growers are
complaining of a serious shortage of
warehouse space for storing cotton.
It is contended there. is room for
storing not over 1000 bales in the
CITY of Anderson.
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the opening day of the convention
to be followed by a public meeting
at the city auditorium at which the
delegates will be welcomed to the
city. Mrs. Roy Weeks Mckinney of
Paducah, KY, president general of
the U. D. c., will be present and
preside at the meeting.
After the public meeting on the
opening day a large ball for the
pages attending the convention will
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-01
Park Inn. Each

be given at Grove Park Inn. Each
state is entitled to representation
by two pages, the hostess state will
have rs young women to act as
pages.
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CONFERENCE OF COTTON
GRADING AND BUYERS

Important Meeting in Columbia,
September 7.
Clemson College, Aug. 31.-Di-
rector W. W. Long of the Extension
Service announces conference of
official cotton graders and cotton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-18

Mrs. Thomas jefferson Ryan is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Gibbs
McAdoo at Hampstead, l.. l., before
returning to Hot Springs, where she
rs spending the summer. Mrs. Ryan
will visit Mrs. Stewart Gatewood
Gibbony.