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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

The conference will open with a
f1fteen-minute devotional exercise at 2
o'clock of the first day. This will be
may be investigated by the ministers
present.
followed by an address on the pur'
poses and scope of the Interchurch
World Movement. The remainder OF
the afternoon will then be devoted to
the foreign survey, during which the
actual facts as they now exist IN the
missionary fields of the world Will pe
placed before the delegates. The eve
ming session will be devoted to the
home survey, both in this state and IN
the rest of America.
The second days. session will open
at 9 o'clock in the morning with de-
votional exercise. The proceedings OF
the day will be divided into intervals
Of fifteen and forty-flve minutes for
the consideration of many important
subjects. First will come discussions
Of religious education, then hospitals
and homes and industrial relations.
Fifteen minutes will be given to the
literature Of the movement and also
a financial exhibit of the movements
affairs. American education will be
allotted a prominent place.
In the afternoon, the subjects Will
include evangelism, the field program,
financial organization and the educa-
tional group. The evening will be de-
voted to a general discussion OF the
need for such cooperative movement
as the Interchurch among the Protest
ant forces Of America, especially IN
their relation to home afa1rs ana
world conditions.
The final day will deal with organ
ization and the findings OF the various
committees which will have been ap-
pointed for investigation during the
course Of the conference.
One Of the most important proceed
ings Of the meeting will be the smaller
conferences Of ministers from each
denomination during the course OF the
main conference. There will be time
provided for such meetings In order
that the denominations may determine
upon denominational policies and uni
form campaigns covering the entire
state, and may take such action re-
garding cooperating with other de-
nominational bodies as may seem ad-
visable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25
GENERAL NEWS.
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Charleston is still in the grip of
the flu, thirteen deaths being report
ed from Saturday until Monday.
There have been eighty-three deaths
since the epidemic started a month
ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

W. E. Bessinger. of Fairfax, was
killed Monday in a peculiar manner.
The young man was driving a tractor
which sank deep into pool of soft
mud, reared backward and fell on
the young man, crushing the life out
of him. He was twenty-four years
old. 81
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

The largest dealer in musical instru'
ments in Western South Carolina. Sells
pianos, self f-player pianos, organs and
sewing machines. Reference: The
Bank Of Greenwood, the oldest and
strongest Bank in Greenwood County
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

which sank deep into a pool Of soft
mud, reared backward and fell on
the young man, crushing the life out
of him. He was twenty-four years
old. "
Lieut.. Maynard, the "flying par
son." is laid up in Columbia with a
light case of influenza.
Rev. Gordon Poteat, son of DR.. E.
NJ. Poteat, is home from China, where
he is serving as missionary and is
visiting in Anderson and Greenville.
He has made several interesting
talks on his work among the Chinese.
Clarence M. Rice, for the past
ighteen months, an employee of the
Richmond Guano Co., of Greenville,
received injuries from which he died
Monday when his automobile was
struck by passenger train. His body
was sent to Richmond for burial.
According to the. latest enrolment
there are one thousand and fourteen
tudents at Clemson, e.7
Ellen Beach Yaw sang at Brenau
College this week. The Concert was
given in in the open air on account of
the flu epidemic.
The railroads are to be returned
to their owners on March 1st and
many of the systems are re-electing
their old presidents. Davies Warfield
will head the Seaboard. 1t is said that
one hundred thousand employees are
slated for dismissal when the roads
are returned. s.V
The Southern Baseball Associa-
tions playing season opens April
18th and closes September 18th with
a schedule of one hundred and fifty
our games.
W. M. Davis, who lives fifteen
miles from Greenville found two
weeks old baby girl on his door step
his week. The child was we'll dressed
and had plenty of clothes in the box
in which it lay. 1t was turned over to
the Salvation Army and thirteen
applications for adoption have been
made since.
The Republican Convention of the
PHILIPPINE Isles has endorsed Gen.
Leonard Woodfor the presidency and
urges postponement of the withdraw, /,
al of American sovereignty until
the masses of Fillipinos are capable
of exercising their political fran
chise." ..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

Lieut.. Maynard, the "flying par
son." is laid up in Columbia with
light case of influenza.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

Rev. Gordon Poteat, son of DR.. E.
NJ. Poteat, is home from China, where
he is serving as a missionary and is
visiting in Anderson and Greenville.
He has made several interesting
talks on his work among the Chinese.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

According to the. latest enrolment
there are one thousand and fourteen
tudents at Clemson. aa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-25

Ellen Beach Yaw sang at Brenau
College this week. The Concert was
given in in the open air on account of
the flu epidemic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

The liquor law voted on by Wscon-
sin men and women at the election of
last week was adopted and so becomes
the law of the state regarding intoxi-
eating liquors and the sale thereof.
This law, when spoken of, is commonly
called the "Mulberger Law" from the
fact that it was introduced in the leg
stature by member named Mulber-
ger.
The Mulbergcr law as originally
passed declared Intoxicating liquors to
be- such as contained two and one-half
per cent or more of alcohol. A later
enactment of the national congress de-
carcd intoxicating liquors to mean
such as contain Onc-half of one per
cent or more alcohol This definition
coming by an authority superior to
that of the state, becomes the legal
definition of Intoxicating liquor for
Wisconsin and for all the rest of the
states in the Union. Wisconsin'S Null
berger Law is therefore superseded by
the Federal law, commonly called the
"Nolstcnd Law Wisconsin's law is
not dead, but is in sort of state Of
suspended animation, awaiting posi-
HE amendment and liberalization" of
the Nolstead law by the new congress
that will convene next March. If this
congress refuses to modify the pres
cut law (the Nolstcad Law and per-
uls it to stand without "liberaliza-
ton then the Wisconsin state law re-
mains, like the alternating animals in
winter, with animation suspended,
asleep, innocuous, awaiting return Of
the warmth Of springtime. IT, how
ever, the new congress amends the
Nolstcad Act, permitting larger per
cculagc Of alcohol in drinks than now,
the Wisconsin state law responds auto
maticalIy to the release of pressure by
congress, and reacts to the extent au-
thorizcd by that body,
The dry people worked for dry
congress, and have apparently held
their own and gained some. If by
some miscalculation their hopes are
dashed and the Nolstead act "liberal-
zcd' President Harding will sign the
bill, unless he, in the meantime, be-
comes converted to the view of the
drys Darlington Democrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
INDUSTRY AIDED
BY RELIEF WORK
BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL
CONDITIONS IN NEAR EAST
ARE IMPROVED.

The Armenians and Greeks were the
economic backbone of the former Otto
man empire. When these people were
| rudely uprooted, their homes pillaged
and their stores plundered, business
stopped. The early efforts of the Near
East Relief committee were directed
towards the re-establishment of native
I Industries and the encouragement of
all forms Of self-support.
AS far as funds permitted, oxen and
seed were supplied to the farmers, raw
wool and cotton were furnished to the
carders, spinners and weavers, mate
rial and tools to the carpenters to re-
build demolished homes, hand sewing
machines loaned to the women, and
leather was supplied to the cobbler to
make shoes for the orphans. Me-
chanics were employed in the trans.
portation department. Every means
that an ingenious American relief di-
rector could devise was utilized in
finding employment for the returned
refugees and in inducing merchants
and farmers to go back to their for
mer occupations. In the orphanages
the older children are trained along
industrial lines in preparation for
work.
The following notes from a typical
station report for one month are sug
gestive Of industrial activity in many
relief centers: $50 employed in weay-
ing; "a in the shoe shop; 16 in the
carpenter shop IA i'll the blacksmith
shop; In the tin shop.
1t has been impossible to make win
ter suits in advance because of the
late arrival of suitable cloth, but the
tailor shop equipment at present con-
sists of "a hand sewing machines, 10
foot sewing machines, 2 cutting tables
and 5 pairs of scissors.
The agricultural department has I'M
dertaken the task of providing vege-
tables and cereals for the orphanages
for the coming year. The method pur-
sued is for each orphanage of 100 chill
dren approximately, the supply of
vegetables necessary for the coming
year. About three acres for each or
phanage are being prepared to provide
crops of beans, squash, potatoes, musk
melons, watermelons, spinach, toma-
toes, cucumbers, okra, onions and
other vegetables. In addition to this
the large orphanage farms at Sursuri
Vank and Hoolavank are being plant
ed with grain which will supply con-
siderable part of the needs of the or
phanages, although it is far from ade-
quate for the entire years needs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
PROCLAMATION BY THE
GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN

The war has, we hope, determined
that peoples driven from their coun.
tries by brutal invasion shall have the
right to return, possess their lands in
established peace, and live. their own
national and political life.
For 5000 years the Armenians, who
are probably the most ancient Chris
tian people in the world, have formed
barrier against the Paganism of the
Orient, and have been for over 500
years the most Industrious and in
telligent people in the Turkish Empire
The refusal of the Armenians to fight
with Turkey against the Allies, let
loose upon these helpless people a
crusade of torture and murder so
diabolical as to be impossible of de-
scription. over 100000 of them have
been massacred, their young women
have been dragged into nameless cap
tivity; and of the survivors, 1900, 900
are starving to death, dying by the
thousands daily. If we let these peo-
pie perish, we will be completing the
work the Turk set out to do. This for
Americans must be an impossible
thing. At this point the war for us is
not yet over.
There are now 100000 helpless,
starving little orphans in Armenia
with no one to look to for aid but
America This country has never had
greater opportunity than is hers now
in caring for these 100000 children,
and in building in the heart of Asia a
nation, the influence of which will
permeate throughout the continent.
With Turkey in unrest, all of Asia is
in turmoil. With Asia in arms, Eu-
rope must necessarily become en-
broiled, and when Europe goes to war,
America now knows only too well the
result for her in life-blood and ma
terial resources. If we save these peo-
pie we save the world; let them perish
and the world will be lost to the dread
of war for another generation. 1t is
not going to be brief task to make
this nation of children selfsupporting
and independent, and to instill into
them idealism of government and life,
but it is a task decidedly worth while.
To save the life of one of these
orphans costs only seventeen cents
day or $500 per month. The Near East
Relief is incorporated by special Act
of Congress, and is responsible to
Congress for report of it's work. It's
remittances are sent thru the State
Department; its accounts in Asia are
audited by American Consular Agents.
Wisconsin headquarters are located at
270 Plankinton Arcade, Milwaukee.
urge upon every household in Wis
consin, that can spare the money from
its own requirements, to give a help
ing hand to these starving children
to the extent of agreeing to pay each
month the sum necessary to maintain
one young life. They are truly poor
and they belong to the lowly. Said
the Master: "As We do unto the least
of these, so do ye unto Me"
Il. i. PHILIPP,
Governor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
THURSDAY NOVEMBER %, 1920

There is a measure Of truth in the
assertion that the only real national
evil in America is too much prosperity
We have SO many blessings, and they
are so widely difrused, that we have
become spoiled children. We are in
clined to become callous to the want
and suffering widespread among less
favored peoples, and to accept as a
matter of course the bounty showcred
upon MS by a generous God 1t will be
well for us as a nation to pause, for
one day at least, in our pursuit of ease
and selfish pleasure, and give thanks to
the Father of the Universe for the
manifold blessings we enjoy 1t will
he well for us to give up as much as
practicable of the day to meditation
and thanksgiving 1t will be good for
our minds, our hearts and our souls
even if a turkey does not grace the
board to appease our appctites.
Though it has become an American
holiday Thank sgiying Day did not
have its origin with the Pilgrims of
Massachusetts,, as so many have come
to believe. In Europe in the Middle
Ages the observance Of day of
thanksgiving, by formal order of civil
authorities, was not uncommon. The
Pilgrims, who, exiled from England,
went to Holland in zoos and remained
there until they sailed in the Mayhow-
er in 1920, no doubt became familiar
with the custom during their residence
among the Dutch But, whatever its
origin, it was a good custom which
they established in the New World
and one which nh people Of all sec.
tons of this land ought to observe in
spirit as well as in form. In the words
Of President Wilson'S Thanksgiving
proclamation;
"In spirit, then, of devotion anG
stewardship, we should give thanks in
our hearts, and dedicate ourselves tJ
the service Of GoFs mcrcirul and low
ing purposes 20 Ills children"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
CharIemaane Relic to Relms.

The Relms treasure, so severely I'M
perlled during the German lombard
ment, has been enriched by precious
jewel of the ninth, or maybe the eighth
century, a generous gift Of the EN-
press Eugene, says lie Moniteur de la
Bijouterie in an article by the Jew
eler's Circular" The matter in ques-
ton is the reliquary of Charlemagne,
a round capsule of gold cncircled with
precious stones, In the middle OF
which, made out Of two followed out
sapphires, a piece of the true cross is
inclosed.
1t was found on the neck OF the
great emperor and the clergy of Aix'la-
Chapelle (where Charlemagne died and
was buried In 814) gave 1t in 1904 to
Napoleon |. What is less well known
is that Napoleon III. preserved this
magic tallsman, which assured, he said,
the empire to its holder in his bed
chamber at the Tuileries, at the head
of his bed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

The reaction from the war has not
had its only manifestation in the
United States, nor is Woodrow Wilson
the only head Of an allied nation to
suffer from the "harchac}' of public
sentiment which is one of the
psychological phenomena Of re.
construction. France refused Clcmcn-
ceau, the Tiger of France" the
small reward of rounding out his
public career in the presidency,
though he was idolizcd during the
stirring days of his premiership
Premier Orlando, of Italy, was
forced out Of the government in spite
Of his great service to his country in
the war Lloyd George holds ON to
his power in England by a slender
thread and may be oycrlhrown any
day
And now Greece has joined the pro-
cessicn Of victorious states to rcpudi-
ate their heads of government during
the war. Nenizclos, without whom
Greece you'd have got into the war
on the German side and now he Ia the
position Of Bulgaria or Turkey, is re.
pudiatcd by the tickle and ungratcfuI
populace. Defeated in the elections,
Nenizclos has been Obliged to retire
from the country and s"e his beloved
land once more under the influence of
the evil forces from which he rescued
It, And to crown The infuy of the
falthless Greeks, crowds are pnrad.nl
Athens, according to the Associated
Press, carrying Autographs, painting,
or photographs Of former King Con.
Stantlne, and also Of the former Ger.
man Emperor The same disutcrcsicd
news agency adds Local foreigner,
express the opinion that greater
Greece IS dead by her own hand and
reduced overnight from a second-rut,
power to a comic opera condition"
1t is a tragic example Of the cx
cessiye foolishness Of an irresponsible,
mob bent on a lynchinp The pcopl,
of all the victorious nations Of IN, war
have necessarily suffered unl4l reason
totters on its throne. In their Win,
desire for vengeance they pick ouN
their greatest and most un,clfsh lead
ers for the target Of their passions. II
their cooler moments, when sanity re-
turns they will regret what they har,
done and make such amends as thcy
may Then, and only then will III,
0rlandos, Clemenceaus, ycnizclose.
and Wilson's be accorded the ful
measure Of credit and honor that il
due them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

In your issue of Nov. there APP
pears under the heading, "Felicita-
tionS,' my message to Senator
Harding. This message was dictat-
ed over the phone. 1t seems to me
that either the stenOgrapher or the
telegrapher sadly mixed up my sem
fences. | certainly did not say that
six million Americans of German
descent cast their votes for Harding
and Governor Cox. | did say that
rejoice that six million Americans
of German descent cast their vote
for Harding, as | foretold in my
messages to Harding and Cox.
| also reioiced in the fact that
Harding enters the White House a
free man, under obligations to no
group, ethnic or economic. ! know
of no American of German descent
who voted for the Wilson-Cox
ticket
"No one" says the Republican, will
dispute him (Viereck), The election
returns indicate that 100000 Ameri-
cans of German origin voted against
Cox, meaning Wilson Hin
denburg, two years after the armistice
is quoted as saying American attacks
in the Argonne actually won
the war"
"What IIindenburg credits America
with having done explains in part the
huge plurality of Mr. Harding >
.. These 100000 voters, whose
spokesman Viereck processes to be,
began their political reprisalS in the
congressional elections in 1918.
President Wilson is the first
American President to be stabbed to
death with the powerful aid of hyphen-
atcd Americanism 1t is a fact of his
torical moment and political portent
of which the last has not been heard"
Prcsidcnt-elect Harding should not
feel indebted to the 100000 "Ameri-
cans of German descent" for their
vote. II was vote cast for revenge;
cast against Wilson rather than for
Therefore Mr. Harding
should not feel under obligations to
"any cthnic group" He has a good
to prove his Americanism
by showing that he recognizes no obi
cation to 100000 voters whose bal
lots were cast to record venom against
America as a deciding factor in the
defeat of Germany.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
Artistic Gem Recovered.

In June attention was called to the
exhibition and subsequent sale Of a
picture catalogued as by Rembrandt
entitled "Heraclitus and Democritus,"
the property of Capt. Alston-Rob-
erts-West, says the London Times
The picture was covered with such
a thick coat of old varnish that Eng
fish dealers were afraid to risk the
chance of cleaning. Many good judges
were convinced that 1t was genuine
Rembrandt, and one of these declared
that It was mot only by Rembrandt.
but one of his masterpieces. The pic
ture was bought for 4,800 guineas
(S25. OO0) by Mr. Goudstlkker OF Am
sterdam. 1t has since been cleaned.
and has been pronounced by an expert
TO be splendid example Of a Rem
brandt about 1860.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
RETAIL
EVER READY TO HELP BLIND
Americans Noted Everywhere for
Their Observation-Disclosures Lit
tie Happening In Philadelphia.

In every nook and corner OF the
globe one visits, the natives do not
fail to tell you of the generosity or
the American. The native Will give
beggar two centavo or two-centime
piece, while an American will probably
give 90 centavos or centimes. And
Americans are not only generous, but
ready to do q kind act.
Right in the city of Philadelphia a
person often sees man or woman
helping n blind person across the
street. Probably you would have done
the helping If the other person had
not been a few steps In front of you.
The other day a gentleman saw
blind man walking in circle and felt
sorry for him.
Walking promptly up, the good Sa-
marian said: rs there any way In
which l can help your"
Stopping in his tracks. the blind man
replied: YES; you can take me TO a
restaurant and fill me up."-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
EXCELLENT Artificial MIL

In japan there Is said to be a very
satisfactory substitute for milk, Just
MS The nut margnrines are suhstl.
mlo FOR butter, Cows are very scarce
IN japan ana the people are using an
artificial milk derived from the soy
hcan. The bean is first soaked md
then boiled until the liquid turns
white, when sugar and phosphate OF
potash are added. The boiling is re-
sumed until the liquid has the ap.
pearance OF ordinary condensed milk.
When water is added soy milk is hard.
~ to be distinguished from fresh
cows milk.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
Dairy Market.

Sheboygan Falls, Vision the Wis.
consin cheese exchange at Plymouth
on Monday ID factories offered l,49l
boxes of cheese, All sold as follows;
60 boxes twins at 24c; 500 boxes daisies
at 25tc; 400 boxes double daisies at
24tc; 387 cases longhorus at 26c; aud
l44 boxes square prints ~ 2Stc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
No, He

Mr.. ]. came home from work to
find Mrs. j In an unusually good
humor. oh Jack" she began In
her most honeyed tones, Il went shop.
ping today and found a perfect duck
Of q hat for only $3.50
SIR ]. looked over the top OF his
paper welt" he returned dryly,
I'm moi going TO be a goose and buy
II for you