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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-13
90 The Year TWeeky Abbele Wednesday, October 49,
SYNOD HOLDING
ANNUAL SESSION
In Bennettsville This Week.-Dr. S.
c. Byrd, President of Chicora
College is Elected Mod
orator of Meeting

Bennettsville, Oct. 12.-The Synod
of South Carolina met today in the
Presbyterian church here for its
108th annual session. The retiring
moderator, the Rev. Hugh R. Muir
Gibson of Columbia seminary, accord
ing to custom preached the opening
sermon from Galatians 1:11-!2. His
subject was, Paul and His Message"
and was presented in discourse Of
rare clearness and force rising at
times to eloquence. The music was led
by the Columbia seminary quartet,
Messrs. Berryhill, Spencer, Pratt, and
Yandell, with B. F. Whitner, presid-
ing at the organ.
At the conclusion of the preaching
service synod was constituted with
prayer by the moderator. The synod
was then organized for the session by
the election of the Rev. S. C. Byrd,
D. D., president of Chicora College,
for Women, as moderator. The stat
ed clerk announced the death during
the year of DR.. W. S. Bean, the Rev.
J. G. Henderson, the Rev. R. N. Mar
ion and the Rev. James A. Wilson.
The Rev. ]. R. Bridges, D. D. of
the Synod of North Carolina, the
Rev. DR.. Miley, the Rev. DR.. Adams,
the Rev. Alex Martin, D. D., and DR..
A. E. Spencer, were appointed a
steering committee for this session..
The Rev. Mr.. Wilcox, pastor of the
Bennettsville church, delivered a
short address of welcome. \
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-13

administrative officer the right to
say what kind of business shall
have credit and what shall not" he
asserted.
Smith and Wannamaker
Declaring that the. New York re-
gional bank had made 200 per cent,
profit when the law allowed it only
6 per cent, Senator Smith said
"they are robbing US in interest to
pay taxes"
"Just let this situation continue"
said the senator, "and let the wheat
men, the cotton men and the cattle
men say 'here is our price" We de-
mand our rights and we will not
loosen up one pound of meat, wheat
or cotton until we get them"
A suggestion by J. S.. Wanna
maker, that a committee be ap-
pointed to work for federal revolv-
ing fund of 100000 to be
used for the economic handling and
maketing of crops was not acted
upon.
Ben L. March of the Farmer Ma
tional council protested against the
motioR saying no one body could
be said to represent all the Ameri-
can farmers.
Mr.. Marsh also opposed a strike
of farmers, which he said, was sug-
gested by Senator Smith, adding:
Everybody knows there is no panic.
Let US not be Bolsheviks."
DR.. W. J. Spillman, former chief
of the bureau of farm marketing of
the department of agriculture,
charged that Secretary Houston and
the reserve board were engaged in a
drive to force down the price of
wheat.
"Those gentlemen are using au-
thority placed in their hands for the
purpose of manipulating the mar
ket" he asserted.
Alfred Tumlin of Cave Springs,
Ca, said not half crop of cotton
would be raised in his section next
year. "The whole trouble" he said,
is in Washington. There are night
riders in Georgia and day riders in
Washington"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-13
H. L. MILLER VISITS FATHER

H. Leroy Miller, Mrs. Miller and
their young son left Abbeville today
to spend few days in Hartsville with
Mr.. Miller's father, Mr.. L. T. Miller.
Mr.. H. Leroy Miller holds a re-
sponsible position with Natio 'al Bis
cult Company, at Houston, Texas. His
friends in Abbeville, will be glad to
know that he has succeeded in his new
home and that he upholds the tradi-
tions of his old county and the repu-
tation of his people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-13
MISS VICTORIA HOWE.
Talented Abbeville Girl, Graduate
High School 1920, Elected Presi-
dent Freshman Class At
Agnes Scott.

The friends of Miss Victoria Howie
of Abbeville, the pretty daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. V. Howie, will be
pleased to know that at the election
of officers of the Freshman Class at
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
where Miss Howie is student this
year, she was chosen president of her
class.
Miss Victoria is a talented musi-
clan and was an honor graduate of
the high school the past session. She
is very popular with the students a.
her college as is attested by her Sc
lection for this honor.
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INDIANS
WIN WORLD SERIES
This Speaker is Bigger Man Today
Than President WilsonNHis
Team Wins Baseball
Championship

League Park Cleveland, Oct. IL.
The American League pennant
winners are the worlds champions
of 1920. The defeated the Brook
lyns by score of 8 to 0 today and
won the big championship in base
ball. The big pole, Covelskie win
ming his third game Of the series
held the Brooklyn helpless. The Sc
ries ended with five victories for
the Clevelands and two for the Ma
tional league champions.
Brooklyn 1900 900 000-0
Cleveland 1900 10 10x-3
League Park, Cleveland, Oct. r..
On the sunburnt, dusty field Of
League Park, this afternoon the
Cleveland Indians closed in with a
rush on the hopeless Brooklyn Dodg-
ers for what the Cleveland home
folks declare will be the final con-
test with the National League
Champions for the worlds series
championship. Easily 10000 cheer
ing Clevelanders, sensing that the
end of the worlds series was at
hand, journeyed out here to watch
the Indians clash with the Brook
lynites, whose three straight defeats
here have dealt their championship
aspirations seeming mortal blow.
John Heydler, president of the
National Leaugue, talked with the
members of the Brooklyn club be-
fore the game to smooth down the
ruffled feathers of the Robins.
"Just play the game that you did
in winning the championship" Hey
dler told Zack Wheat, captain Of the
Brooklyns. Remember the strain Of
today's game is on the Indians. Get
the jump on them today and then
you can go back home and win the
series. This is Cleveland's hardest
game"
we have the better team,' said the
Cleveland manager, "and I think
four straight victories in League
Park will prove it to the most biased
National League partisan.
There was another jam of Cleve-
lands cheering fans here today to
make Roman holiday. All seats
were taken and there were bids of
$50 apiece for grandstand chairs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-13
CAROLINE DeLORNE

There is a new young lady at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Eason,
of Wyoming, NJ, J. The new young
lady arrived Tuesday, October 18th,
and she is Caroline DeLorne Eason.
Her mother was before her marriage
Miss Caroline Gary, of Abbeville, the
youngest daughter of Chief Justice
and Mrs. Eugene B. Gary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-13
Walnut Street To Front.

Walnut Street To Front.
A petition was presented by the
property owners on Walnut Street re-
questing that this street be paved.
The City Council took the matter un-
der advisement and will decide the
matter later. Walnut street just now
is ditch by which all the water from
the South side of the city finds its
way to the property of the Ice Plant.
It should either be paved or the
ditch should be dug deeper so that the
boys may sail boats in it when the
water is high.
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Ihe City Council met last night for
the regular monthly meeting. Out
side of attending to matters Of rou-
tine, the chief thing to engage the
attention of the members was the
leasing of the Opera House. Adver-
tisements for the lease of the Opera
House for a term of five years
brought three bidders for the lease.
Mr.. ]. A. Verchot- put in bid for
$4,000 per month; Mr.. James A.
Hill a bid at $4,000 per month; and
Messrs H. L. Paschal and J. W. Mar
tin bid at $77.5O per month. The
lease was awarded to Mr.. Verchot, he
being the highest bidder.
In order to show his appreciation
and at the same time. help out the
City Councils "sunken ship" Mr..
Verchot Immediately paid in a years
rental in advance.
The City Council sometime ago in
creased the rentals Of the Offices in
the Municipal Building to $112.50
per year each. The Offices are alr oc-
cupied. But even at this rate and at
the new rental for the Opera House
the Municipal Building will not be
more than self-supporting.
The new lease of the Opera House
will safeguard the interests of the
city to a much greater extent than
the previous lease. The re is to be a
provision in the leasS that the city
authorities are to have the Opera
House twelve nights in the year free
of charge for. public entertainments,
etc, on seven days notice of their de-
sire to have an entertainment Of this
kind. This will provide for the school
exhibitions, commencements and
meetings of this kind.
Chief of Police Reports.
Chief of Police Jos. L. Johnson
submitted his monthly report to the
City Council at this meeting. The
report was full and indicated that the
police force have been on the job. 1t
showed that during the month of Sep
| tember the force made 80 cases for
/ violations of ordinances of the city.
In 79 cases there were convictions by
the Mayor, and 10 cases were dis
missed. The amount of fines collec-
ted was $475.50.
The following is a statement of
the number of cases of the laws in,
fractions:
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OPERA HOUSE IS
LEASED FOR.5 YRS.

LEASE FOR ABBEVILLE OPERA
HOUSE GRANTED TO J. A. YER
CHoT FOR TERM OF S YEARS
AT A MONTHLY RENTAL OF
$110-PAYS YEARS RENT IN
ADVANCE-CHIEF OF POLICE
MAKES REPORT.
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THE COTTON MARKET

Cotton was still far from king to-
day. December futures closed about
10 points down from yesterdays
close. The best spot cotton. sold for
$3.50 on the local market today.
The forecast by the local cotton
Office was for better prices in the
next few days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
SOUTHERN CITIES INCREASE
San Antonio and Dallas, Texas, Both
Passed Nashville in Census
l s. Figures. W 80.


Washington.-Atla with 200,616
people. retains her rank as second city
in the south, figures for Birmingham
showing the Alabama city has 17S,270,
an increase of 1855, or 34.4 per cent.
Southern cities of 100000 or more
thus far in the 14th census are:
New Orleans. SS74OS; increase 14.3
per cent
Atlanta. 20O,616; increase 2s6 per
cent.
Birmingham, 1920; increase s4.4
per cent.
Memphis. 162.a51 increase 2S.S per
cent.
San Antonio. 1sl.soS; increase 81 per
cent.
Dallas, 1895; increase 72.s per
cent.
Nashville, 1892 Increase ~ per
cent.
Norfolk, l1s,777; increase 7ls per
cent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
EXECUTIVES TAKE ACTION TO
PRESERVE PRIVATE OWN )
ERsHiP OF PROPERTIES.
U, S. WILL BUILD UP iaARINE
Shipping Board Chairman Warns For
eien Interests Not to Interfere.
50 viii Work With Interstate
Commerce Commission.

- New York,-An advisory committee
of nine railway executives was au-
thorized to deal with transportation
emergencies through cooperative ac-
tion on the part OF all the railroads
at a meeting here Of the Association
of Railway Executives.
This committee will cooperate, it
was announced, with the interstate
commerce commission, and will ad-
wise concerning matters brought to
its attention from any proper
source HHf
Subordinate toethe committee there
will be local committees of execu-
tives at leading railroad centers.
such as Boston, New York, Phi adel-
phia, Chicago, st. Louis and Atlanta.
This action was taken, it was stat
ed, after discussion of special com
mittee's report, which concluded that
in order to preserve private owner,
ship, it is incumbent upon the indi-
vidual companies by voluntary action
and cooperation to establish an agency
authorized, to, deal promptly and ef-
fectively with such emergencies as
contemplated in section 402 Of the
transportation act"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
WARNS FOREIGN INTERESTS
--- f7f 779- w v 4
Must Not Attempt Interference With
Development of American Mer-
chant Marine.

Washington.-Wa foreign int
terests not to attempt interference
with the development of the Ameri-
can merchant marine. Chairman Ben.
son Of the shipping board declared
that the board was determined to
build up an American merchant ma.
rine as, contemplated by. the. Jones
shipping act, despite threats and
propaganda by such interests to de-
feat the law. ~
1.-The United Statesy' said Admi-
raj Benson, "is in earnest in its ef-
forts TO pace within the ownership
by United States citizens the control
Of at least a part of its traffic in
imports and exports. If 1t should
by any possible means be. held that
the departments. Of the government
lack such authority as will insure
their being able to protect American
interests in such control, additional
authoriiyewill be asked by the admin
istration and will undoubtedly be
granted by congress.
Foreign carriers and those in the
United States interested more in for
eign than American institution will
do well to let sleeping dogs"
Admiral .Bensons warning was
sounded in a talk to representatives of
Pacific coast chambers Of commerce.
and trade bodies and American rail-
roads who have been disturbed by
threats of foreign carriers to divert
business from American ports on the
Pacific coast because OF the section
of the merchant marine act permit
ting preferential rate over carriers
within the United States on merchan-
disc moving in export and import in
American vessels.
Such threat. the chairman said. is
futile and idle" ~ ~" ~ai e
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
RAILROADS WANT BIG SUM
VIII Use $500, 100000 Provided BY Gov
crnment for New Equipment
oa and Repairs. ss,.,-y.

Washington.-De Detailed recommends
tions for the distribution on the sums
set aside out of the $500 0o0000 re-
volving fund provided by the trans
portation act for the. purchase OF nese
equipment and for additions and bet.
terments were made to tire Enterstats
Commerce. Commission by Thomas De
Witt Cuyler. chairman OF the Associa-
ton of Railway Executives. {"
The report proposes the distribution
among the roads of $50, 6,000000 to be
used in rebuilding and !. repairing, 12,-
$40 cars and locomotives and in ths
purchase Of new equipment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
CAR CO. INCREASES REVENUE
'ssssV-------.- 'iI*IlA.
Report Of Receivers to City. Commits
sion Shows an Increase OF
17H Per Cent.

Memphis, Tenn.-The monthly. re-
port of the number OF revenue pas
sengers carried by the Memphis Street
Railway, received by Commissioner
HORACE Johnson. shows that 4.444 .728
fares were rung upon the registers of
the street cars last month From these
figures the commissioner of public
utilities computes that the daily in
crease in revenue on the system is
17h per cent higher than it was at
this time last year. The .six-cent fare
was at that time in operation. having
been put into effect on June 6, 1919.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
BENCH WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED
"t FOR ARREST OF 2,256 Al i
LEGGED EvADERs.
WILL ROUND UP AUGUST |
Federal Attorney Believes Many Saw
Service as Volunteers, But Failed
to Send Notice to Draft
ra'f Boards. @''.

New York-Indictments charging
2,256 Brooklyn, Long Island and Staten
Island men with stacking war duty
were returned by the federal grand
jury in Brooklyn for the month of May.
Bench warrants will be issued and ar
rests Of the al eyed slackers will begin
about August /, Federal Attorney Ross
( said, .na -. ~. sa,s ~,
Failure to file question1aires, report
for physical examination and to en-
train are charged in the Indictments,
on some of which all three counts are
included. Those, charged with failing
TO entrain. after taking the two pre-
liminary steps to induction into. the
service, will be classified as deserters,
it is expected, and turned over to the
United States armyVfor court-martial.
Assistant Federal Attorney. 1 Har-
wood, who Investigated the cases, said
he believed many names in the list up
pear there becatse Of the failure Of
enlisted men, some of whom died or
were killed during the war, to notify
their draft, boards Of their enlist.
ments.
These men or their relatives should
communicate with me at once" Mr..
Harwood said ANY. service man who
is confused as to whether he sent no.
tification of his enlistment to his draft
board should not wait until arrested
before clearing up the matter, as It
will work delay in the courts and it,
terfere with the expeditions punish
ment of the genuine service dodgers" 4"
1t took Federal Attorney Ross Of
flee several weeks to prepare the in
1 dictments and month at least will
! elapse, it is expected, before the round
up begins. ~a
Federal authorities of this city arc
hunting for 5000 alleged ,sackers
who once lived here, but cannot be To-
! Gated. 1t was said recently at the Of
flee of the federal district attorney
that informations, which are the
equivalents of indictments, have been
returned against that number of de-
linquents, and that although efforts
have been made to run them down, SO
! far they have avoided the net spread
for them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
VIOLA kRAuS AND "Mlss Will
( SON" PROVE TO BE ONE AND
THE SAME PERSON..
MISS KRAus DENIES STORY
Emphaticaay Decfsteo1 She Never
Threatened to "Kiir Eiwef If He :
Deserted Her H9ain'--Inves- =
tieation Goes On. ~

New a1@viofa Kraus; divorced
wife Of Victor Won Schiegei, and Miss.
Wilson, the gfrl of the lingerie in the.
FJwell murder mystery. are the one
and same person ''''@ ~, -
District Attorney Edward Swami
made this known in statement he
issued after examining Miss. Kraus'
statement after statements made by
Annie Kane, Eiwell's former house,
keeper iii an exclusive interview OBJ
tained' from her IN her home In, ire
land by Universal, Service. :, - = =.
Miss Krauy denied the story told
by Annie that she threatened to skill
Elwell if he ever deserted, her again" !"
The district attorneys office is not
through, however, investigating the
evidence furnished BY Annie Kane.
They will question MRS Joseph Will
merding, the "other woman" Of. whom
Miss Annie told Universal Service
Miss Wilson was Jealous"
I'VE have communicated with Mrs.
Wilmerding and she will DE question
ed as to her acquaintance with Elweli
and what she knows of bis life up to
the time he was slain"
Assistant District Attorney John T.
Dooling said. s1-F
+ Il understand that Mrs. Wilmerding
| has denied in an interview with news
paper men that she had ever quar-
relied with Miss Wilson over Elwell.
We must, however. sRt this inforlKa-
4. tion to tho bottom.
There was undoubtedly scores upon
scores of persons who knew Elwell
at Palm Beach, at the race courses,
at Newport, at other resorts and here
in the city, persons of high standing
in many cases. We have questioned
many such people on what they knew
Of Elwell. in AN effort to find some
clew as to the motive for the crime
said the assistant district attorney,
when questioned about several Others
whose names were mentioned. by An
ME Kane as being friends or asso-
ciates of Elwell. These people, un-
less their stories have some direct
bearing on the solution OF the mur.
der, should not be brought into the
lmelight., 1t Is not fair to them."' he
continued. When we, find the man
or woman we are. looking for, who
pulled the trigger and sent a bullet
crashing into Eiwell's brain, we will
make it known, all right"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
ADMIRAL BENSON WARNS FOR
EIeN INTERESTS AGAINST uN-
DUE INTERFERENCE.
GOVERNMENT IN EARNEST
" Attempt MsseitssCarry Out Threat
~ Board Viii Allocate American
- Ships to Handle Business
m from All Ports.


\, Washington. Warning foreign in
.terests not 70 atrelnpt Interference
with the development of the American
merchant marine, Chairman. Benson Of
the shipping hoard declared that the
board was determined to build up an
American merchant marine as con-
templated BY the Jones shipping act,
despite threats and propaganda by.
such Interests to, defeat the law.
"The United States" said Admiral
Benson, lis in earnest in its efforts
Ito place within the ownership by
United States "citizens the control Of
at least part eof-its traffic in imports
and.exports. If It should by any pos
fsfble means be held that the depart
ments of the government lack such
authority as wifi insure their Being
able TO protect American interests in
such control additional authority will
7 be asked. by. the administration and
will. undoubtedly be, granted by con-
gress.
- Foreign carriers and those in the
| United States interested more iu for,
eign than American, institutions will
do we'll toilet sleeping dogs lie'...,.
Admiral Benson's warning was
sounded in talk to representatives
of Pacific coast chambers OF com
merce and trade bodies and American
railroads who have been disturbed
1 by threats of foreign carriers to d.
vert business from American ports on
the Pacific coast because of the Sec
/ tion OF the merchant marine act pe--
mittfng a preferential rate over car
riers Within the United States .pn
merchandise moving, in export and
import in American vessels.
Such a threat, the chairman said
! is futile and idlesf fse'
IF suchfa threat is sincere and the
attempt is made Ito so, divert the
business" Admiral Benson continued,
"the shipping board will alIoca.e
|. American ships to move the business.
The shipping board and the InterstafS
Commerce Commission will follow
! this action by other steps :. which
would further protect the interests gf
the United States against such for
eign efforts TO defeat the purposes OF
the merchant marine act. !" ~ TT ss
Nothing could more surely brin.
about the enforcement of this, sectipn
LOT the. law than adoption by foreign
carriers of their threat to divert bas-
mess from American ports"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
Truth and Conscience.

An unsigned letter. with 40 cents
incIosed. came to the r. w. Furnas
Ice Cream company Friday. 1t read:
~ little contribution to the con-
science fund
'Durtng the Slippery Culch cele-
bration in indianapolis some months
ago had occasion TO purchase--and
consume-some refreshments to the
extent Of 4) cents from the man in
charge of your &C cession.
"Neither of us having the proper
change we let it go for the moment
] forgot 1t.
"sTruth being the slogan in this
fair city this week. | am glad I'm
here to reimburse you.
sPlease put the incfosed In the pop.
er place" News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
"wora out. Land Yield. Money,

Columbia, Mo.-There is money in
raising popcorn. II you doubt 1t ask
John r. Smith. a farmer near here.
Last year Smith rented 40, acres Of
worn out" land for $27O, and planted
4 Al - popcorn. The crop harvested
acted enith sl.s0o.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-07-09
Ship Motor ,eeat overseas.

New york.-Two OF the fastest 'in5-
tor tcats in the country.0Miss Detroit
", and siss America, which will req
resent the United States in the
Harmsworth cup motor boat contest
in England early in August, uwere
shipped abroad on the .Adriatic. Ar
rangements have been made to stow
the racers OH the liners upper decks
as minimum risk against accident