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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-08
DAY OF
'FlS1 NJ f. CHURCH
HT|NGLY OBSERVED
Mcdowell breaches
...,o sermon On "Tempta-
0f Icsus u. S. Commits
..,e- On Prohibition Says
f,r is Making Good
,ruNJSCENCES NIGHT
SERVICE THIS EVENING

ae nuarca and thirty fifth
,er ir, ot ihe organization Of the
Neiholi~n in Annapolis
tracd here in iitling man
erIt 4 the First Metho-
aa CHURCH The Rev. II.
nreu b ~, minister, and
Mac Ntl nightly services
0t ending next sunday,
l.. Is
af- service Yesterday in the
ae @tce WAS hlled. the
m ii auditorium as well
a. oa.leries being occu-
Beautiful palms and graceful
ael He1 In The decorations,
place 1T worship a holiday
Grs crv.ce Of the day. the
school Homecoming" Major
r Riley superintendent, the
VII, omewhat interfered
IN account ol The snow storm.
.4 walking While the crowd
a 50 large as hoped for. there
ar mlay reunions Of entire old
ss, and teachers The Sabbath
service gave The day good
auj ,uredcd The anniversary on
81 msp.Goasly
rr anniversary sermon was
e by ihe Key William f. Nc
Lid OF Washington. before
ht larges congregations ever
lei .lcre The choir sang two
l.i anthems besides led in sing
CONGREGATIONAL hymns.
m bishops theme was The
lus Of Jesus" from which he
IA 4n earnest. forceful sermon.
j, prae3ca. applications He.
sy,a close attention by the con-
throughout
j EpNar'b League Rally in the
,euug Was conducted by DR.
ShH,ou president of the
AN Inspiring hymns were sung
Ae kpoorh League choir and
h. other special music. Or,
irma,e made the address Of
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-08
ssOo.eeo Fire Loss In Ny.

tBy The Associated Press,l
CatletfSBHrg. N.Y.. Mar. S.-A block
in the center of Caflet;sburg was wip-
ed out BY fire today causing loss
al $500. 600.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-08

The hotel Chamberlin is familiar to
huadreds Of Annapolitans who for
years made the hosaelly their head
quarters on occasions Of trips to, the
several seacoast resorts in Virginia.
ia addition TO it's having been a great
rendezvous for Navy and Army peo-
PIE
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-08
CITY COUNCIL
MAY HAVE: TWO
ELECTIONS TONIGHT

City Clerkship And Also Direc-
tors OF Annapolis Water Com
pany Up For Decision-Chas
G. Foldmeyer's Term Expires
This Month
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...i,ted Press Dis
t.s Of late news at
and abroad are pub
Ind in The Capital.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
AMERICAN LEGION.

To organize Post of the Ameri-
can Legion here a meeting has been
called for February 2 at 8 p. M, in
the Court House of the former ser
vice men Of this county. This meet
ing is referred to in an advertisement
in this issue and it is urged upon ev.
cry soldier, sailor and marine to at
tend.
A charter for the Post has already
been obtained and it only remains to
affect the organization, elect officers
and make plans. Posts have been or
ganized in practically every town in
South Carolina and despite the fact
that the Abbeville Charter is the Sec
ond in number issued in the State no
Post has as yet been organized.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
RED CROSS.

At a recent meeting of the Home
Service Section, Abbeville Chap
ter, Red Gross "a plan was adopted
whereby the committee of sixteen
was divided into groups of three or
four to meet once every week for
conference and consultation: The
first group met at the Red Gross
rooms last Monday afternoon. The
meeting was devoted to the reading
of the records of Red Cross case in
Abbeville county, and to discussion
of plans for service for the family.
Miss Louise E. Bishop, Field Agent
of the State Board of Charities and
Corrections, was present at the meet.
ing, and gave most interesting talk
on the problem of feeble -mindedness
in the state.
The members of the Home Service
Committee attending this conference
were, Mrs. F. B. McLane, Miss Eliza
Lindsay, Hon. ]. M. Nickles, w. M
Langley, C. H McMurray ], S. Coch
ran, DR.. C. A. Neuffer and Mrs. M
T, Coleman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
Prophesying About Trees.

Foster Barnwell is a prophet who
is honored in his own country for he
makes this prophesy and the boys on
Greenville street believe every word
he says. He says that "the big pine
tree in the Bradley's yard, immedi-
ately in front of the house, will fall
on the night of January 8, 1922, and
will not hurt the house and the Brad
ley's will have plenty of stove-wood.
The pine tree at the sidewalk will
fall in 1923 and will tear up the
house."
Jack Edmunds knows something
about trees, too, for when the two
trees in front of the High School
were cut down by the street paving
force, Jack counted the circles on the
tree trunks and announced that they
were sixty-four years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
ANDERSON, S. c., CUT OFF
SINCE MONDAY FROM
OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION

Anderson, S. c., Jan. 27.-(By
Courier to Greenville, S. C.)-As
the result of one of the heaviest
formations of ice in the history Of
this section, Anderson, since Mon
day morning, has been without
electric lights, power, trolley or
telephone service, and wire COM
!munication with the outside world
has been severed completely. IN
dustry virtually is at a standstill, as
nearly all the manufacturing plants
in the city depend upon hydro-elec-
trio lines for their power, and sew
eral thousand workers are idle. The
power lines went down shortly. af-
ter midnight Sunday.
With the electric pumping station
out of commission the city's water
supply now consists of a reserve of
only 2,000,000O gallons. The Daily
Mail, which was unable to publish
yesterday, was attempting today to
rig up a gasoline driven tractor in
the basement of the plant in order
to operate typesetting machines and
press.
kilograms are being brought to
Anderson from Greenville by train.
Lineman have been at work since
Monday repairing breaks in wires,
but so widespread is the damage
there is little likelihood that wire
several days yet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
TWO CHANCES IN
CABINET MADE.
Houston Succeeds Glass-Meredith
Succeeds Secretary of Agriculture.
Secretary of Department of
Interior Lane Expected to
Resign Soon.

Washington Jan. 27.-Two more
changes in President Wilson's cabi-
net were made today and a third is
expected in the near future.
David Franklin Houston, of St.
Louis, who has been secretary of
agriculture since the beginning of
the Wilson administration, was given
the treasury portfolio and Edwin I.
Meredith, of Des Moines, Iowa, was
named to succeed him as head of the
department of agriculture The third
cabinet change eXepected soon is the
appointment of a secretary of the in
terror to succeed Franklin K. Lane,
who desires to retire to private life.
Mr.. Lanes successor has not yet
been selected and officials general
ly would not hazard a guess as to
whom it would be. T.
In selecting Mr.. Houston to sue
ceed Garter Glass as secretary of
the treasury the president ran,
counter to all guesses Of administra-
ton officials most of whom had ex-
ipected Assistant Secretary Lifting
well to be given the office.
Mr.. Meredith is the editor of
Successful Farming" and before
establishing that paper was pub
Usher Of the Farmers Tribune" He
is president Of the Associated Ad-
lvertising Clubs Of the World; a
director Of the Chicago federal re-
serve bank and one of the excess
profits advisers of the treasury de-,
'partment appointed in 1917.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
COUSIN PERCY, ARRIVES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy W. Miller, of
New York, are in the city for a few
days stay with Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Kerr on Greenville Street. Their
friends in Abbeville are always glad
to see them, and they have never
seen them looking handsomer or hap
pier.
Cousin Percy advises us that he
took no long chances on this visit as
he did on a previous visit. He wired
ahead what day and what hour he
would arrive. He says that the regu-
lar rations which Cousin Davis eats
when he is not expecting company
came near "killen of him" when the
former tried them on his last visit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
WORLD S DEBT is FIVE
TIMES AS GREAT ~:-.J
AS IT WAS IN 1914

! New York, Jan. 26.-The worlds
! debt was estimated by the National
City bank today at S2C9,00O,00O,-
900, compared with S40,000.000,-
900 in 1914.
! Paper currency throughout the
world increased 600 per cent since
1914 while tn gold reserve behind
lit increased only DO per cent, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by the
bank. The face value of paper cur
rency of thirty principal countries,
which totaled $7,25O,OOO,0OO in 49,
IA, had increased to $4O,GOQ,OOO,-
900 at the time of the armistice and
to S50,000,000,00O in December,
1919, exclusive of S34,000,000,OO0
ISSUED by the Russian Soviet gov
ernment.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Tur-
key and Bulgaria show an advance
in note circulation from 81, 0O,000,-
900 in 1914 to S12,3O0,0OO,OO0 at
the close of the war, and $18,77O,-
100000 in December, 1919, the ratio
of gold reserve falling from $780,
100000 in 1914 to S327,0oQ,oOO in
1919, the ratio of gold to notes de-
clining from 49.7 per cert in 1914
to SIS per cent in November, 291s,
and IL per cent in December, 1919.
! In the eight principal countries of
the allies, paper notes Increased from
81, ,666,000,000 in 1911 to $780,
100000 in 1919, while the gold re-
serve increased from $5lj, 100000
to $1,45O,OO0,000, ralio Of 44.3
! in 1914 and 500 in 1919.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
SUPPORT GAINED
BY MILITARY BILL

' Washington, Jan. 26.--By> a-~vc5e
of nine to five, the senate military
committee today approved provisions
providing for compulsory military
training for boys between IS and
21 years, inclusive and ordered a
favorable report on the army regula-
tion bill. The compulsory military
training provision which fixed the
training period at four months, was
opposed in the committee by Sena-
tors Lenroot, Wisconsin, and Capper
Kansas, Republicans; Senators Nc
Kellar of Tennessee, Sheppard of
Texas, Kirby, Arkansas, Democrats.
Senators Wadsworth, New York,
Warren, Wyoming, Sutherland, West
Virginia, New, Indiana, Frelinghuy-
sen, New Jersey, Knox, Pennsylvania
and Spencer, Missouri, Republicans
and Chamberlain, Oregan, and
Thomas, Colorado, Democrats, sup
ported it. Senator McKellar announ-
ced that he would submit a minori-
ty report in which a number of the
senators who opposed the plan are
expected to concur.
AS finally agreed upon the bill
lis virtually the same as reported by
the subcommittee but is radically dif.
ferent from the reorganization bill
submitted by the war department to
congress.
In addition to establishing compul-
sorry military training the bill pro-
ivides for one army to be divided in
to citizen army composed of men
who have received the compulsory
training, standing army consisting
of 100000 enlisted men and $4,000
officers, and national guard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
ASSASSIN WOUNDS
ERZBERGER, GERMAN
MINISTER OF FINANCE

Berlin, Jan. 26.-Mathias Err
berger, the minister of finance, was
wounded by a shot fired at him to-
day.
Herr Erzberger was shot as he
was leaving the criminal courts
building after a hearing in the Helf-
ferich libel suit. Only one shot
struck the minister.
His assailant, who gave his name
as Oltwig Won Hirschfield, was ar
rested.
The assailment of the finance minis
ter was seized by the police and
taken to a police station where his
name was discovered. He is twenty
years old and now is a student liv-
ing in suburb of Berlin with his
parents. His father is a bank official.
Herr Erzberger was engaged in
conversation with his solicitor. DR..
Friedlander, outside the criminal
court a. $50 o'clock when his assail-
ant, a well-dressed young man, ap-
preached and fired revolver at the
finance minister. The shot entered
his shoulder.
Dr.. Friedlander sprang at the
youth, which at the same moment
fired second shoS which hit Herr
Erzberger in the region of the stom-
ach but glanced off his watch chain
and button.
Herr Erzberger staggered into his
motor car which was awaiting to
take him home, and drove off at a
full speed.
While the finance minister is not
seriously wounded, an operation will
be necessary to extract the hsl!eS
from his shoulder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
MEN NOT INVITED.
OFFICERS REFUSE
TO DANCE IN ROME

Rome, Ga, Jan. 26.---Officers OF
an army detachment here for re-
cruiting purposes Saturday night re,
fused to attend a dance arranged in
their honor because enlisted men OF
the detachment were not invited.
The commanding officer refused to
allow the military band to play at
the proposed dance, and the young
ladies of Rome who had arranged the
affair, deeply hurt, called the func-
ton off.
Major J. A. Haywood, commanding
officer, asserts that "if nay enlisted
men cannot be entertained, my of
Ifcers will not be. I welcome this in
cident as showing democratic spirit
of the new army. In the old army
this would not have been possible.
We expect to travel throughout the
state and l put the people on notice
that where the enlisted men are in
vited the officers, will go, and not
elsewhere. That point was decided
before we started on our recruiting
trip"
Major Haywood declares that q
committee declined to arrange a
dance for the enlisted men after be-
ing requested to do so. The commit
tee says the only reason for declina-
ton was that it was impossible to
obtain dancing partners for nearly
200 men in Rome, and that no hall
was large enough to accommadtc
that number, while plans for a
street dance were abandoned due to
the opposition of church people and
bad weather.
The troops are from Camp Gordon
and Camp Benning and have been
here for week, stimulating re-
cruiting and illustrating army life
to the people. They left Sunday
morning for Dalton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
SENATE APPROVES ..-.~-
EDUCATION BILL

Washington, Jan. 26.-The senate
by vote of Sc to IA today passed
the Kenyon Americanization bill
which require all residents of the
United States of 16 to 21 years of
age, not mentally or physically dis
qualified, and all alien residents be-
tween the ages of 16 and as who
can not speak, read or write Eng
lish, to attend school not less than
200 hours a year.
Administration of the bills pro-
visions was placed in the secretary
iof interior working through the bu-
reau of education. The measure re-
quires that the sum appropriated be
to the number of resident illiterates,
ito the numebr of resident illiterates,
providing, however, that the state ap
propriate an equal sum for the same
purpose. Not less than $4,000 would
be allotted to one state in any year.
Efforts to transfer the administrs-
ton of the measure to the secretary
of labor was defeated just before
the final vote was taken.
The measure had been before the
senate for about a week and during
debate several senator's expressed ap-
prehension that the variance in tic
age limits fixed for American and
alien illiterates would conflict will,
existing treaties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
INCREASE IN DEATHS

Chicago, Jan. 27.-Deaths from
influenza for the last "a hours, num-
bered SO, an increase of ten, while
pneumonia caused 81 deaths, an in
crease of II. There were 1878
cases of influenza reported today, a
decrease of 23S from Monday land
pneumonia cases totaled 360, de-
crease of 107.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
BYRNES WOULD
DISCHARGE SIMS
Congressman Says U. S. Admiral
Made False Statements Libelled
Army-Cast Slus Upon the Navy
and Otherwise Showed His Un-
fitness to Remain an Officer.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Rear Ad-
miral Sims, a leading figure in the
naval decorations controversy and
in the pending senate investigation
of the navy's conduct of the war,
was vigorously attacked today in the
house of Representative by Re-
preventative Byrnes, Democrat,
South Carolina.
Declaring if the admiral was all
monished by high naval official not
to let the British "pull the wool
over his eyes, as he testified recent
ly before The senate naval decora-
tions committee, he violated a con-
fidence in making the Instructions
public. Representative Byrns said ne
deserved "the condemnation Of every
American and a dishonorable dis
charge from the navy"
Senator Democrats succeeded
again today in blocking efforts OF
Chairman Hale, of the committee IL
vestigating naval decoration -
bring to a vote resolution authori-
zing the committee to employ coun-
sci. A motion for immediate con-
sideration was defeated 80 to 23.
Senators Porah, Idano, and Sher-
man, Illinois, Republicans, joining
with the Democrats il opposition.
Senator Hale announced he would
continue his efforts to have the res
olution taken from the calendar.
Characterizing Admiral Sims as q
'hyphenated politician" Mr.. Byrnes
charged that when serving as COM
mander of American naval forces i!
European waters during the war he
had ''hbelled the army and depreciat-
ed the work Of the navy and had
urged that the United States leave
the control of the seas to Great
Britain.
Accused Pershing of Failure
"While in Paris ,on October 80,
191S," said Mr.. Byrnes, "Admiral
Sims told Representative Glass, OF
. Virginia; Whaley, of South Carolina
and myself, that the armistice asked
for by the enemy would have to be
granted because of the failure Of
Pershing to break through the Ger
man ranks, due to the disastrous
breakdown in transportation behind
the American lines We visited the
headquarters of the service of sup
ply and found that onlya few days
previously Pershing had written the
. S. o. S. congratulating them upon
their wonderful work in supplying
the forces in the field. His state
ment was false and for his ineXcusa.
Bile SANDER he should be made tC
answer to the American doughboy. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
News of The Legislature.

Members of the lower house OF The
general assembly returned to Coium-
bia yesterday afternoon and last
night and among the bills passed in
the lower house and sent to the sell
ate was the Berry bill to increase
the salaries of members of the gen.
eral assembly from $500 a session
to $4O0. If approved by the senate,
the act would not become effective
until next session. The bill was
amended on motion of Mr.. Brad
ford of York to increase the salary
Of the speaker of the house from,
$4O0 to $3.50 instead of $500 as
first proposed.
Another measure to be sent to the
upper house was that by Messrs.
Hamblin and Busbee to prevent
teachers with tuberculosis or other
infectious disease from teaching in
the public shoots. A certificate from
county health officer or other re-
liable physician is required under
the bill.
Two Special Orders.
Ihe ways and means committee
bill to create state board Of tax
commissioners was made a special
order for II 80 o'clock this morn.
ing.
The Berry-Scurry bill to amend
the law forbidding Greek let;cl
fraternities at state institutions ot
learning was made a special order
for Wednesday morning directly af
ter third reading bills and to be con
tinued from day to day until dis
posed of.
More Pay for Jurors. .
| The Young-Lide-J Johnson bill tt
increase the compensation for jury
duty from 81 day to So a day wa:
isent to third reading. The bill alsc
provides mileage of five cents pei
mile, going to and returning from
the court house.
Mr.. McAdams: To regulate the
preparation of cotton bales for mar
ket. Referred to committee an agri
culture.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
Eating and Speaking in Chester.

The Knights of Pythias of Chester
held a big banquet last week and
among the speakers were Mr.. C. D.
Brown, who took as his subject, "the
81 Varieties" while Rev. L. J. Bris-
tow spoke on Life"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
WYOMING VOTES AYE

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 27.-The
extra session of the Wyoming legis-
lature today completed. ratification
Ct the woman suffrage amendment
to the federal constitution when the
house passed the bill, "A to 0. The
senate acted yesterday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
WILL SUCCEED BLUE

Washington, Jan. 27.-Hugh c.
Cummings of Hampton, Va, was
nominated surgeon general of the
public health service today by Presi-
dent Wilson. He succeeds DR.. Rupert
Blue, whose term has expired.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. C. A. Ormand, Davidson,
N. c., will preach at the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday morning and
night. At the morning service the
sacraments of the Lords Supper will
be administered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA

New York, Jan. 27.-Fifty-seven
deaths and 1868 new cases of in
fluenza were reported today, the
highest number since the outbreak
began about a week ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
CHIEF JUSTICE AT HOME

Hon. Eugene B. Gary has re,
turned from Columbia where the
Justices have been in consultation
on opinions about to be filed. Tues,
day the Court handed down forty.
six opinions, the largest number
ever before filed in a single day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
Williamson Home Sold.

L. NJ. Tolbert bought the G. e.
Williamson property on Wardlaw
street through R. S. Link today. Mr..
Tolbert will move his family here
from Greenwood as soon he gets
possession.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
CONTINUES
AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Washington, Jan. 27.-J. William
Thurmond of Edgefeld, was today
nominated by the president for an
other term as district attorney fol-
the Western district of South Caro-,
lima.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
WORLD REVOLUTION
IDEA ABANDONED BY
LENINE, ENVOY SAYS

Washington, Jan. 26.-Lenine
has abandoned his idea Of world
revolution, Ludwig C. A. X. Mar
tens, soviet representative in the
United States, told the foreign re-
lations subcommittee today.
The success of the soviet govern
ment, Mr.. Martens. asserted, has
demonstrated that ii can survive in
the midst of the present system.
"There was a time when the Rus
sian Socialists believed that revolu-
tion nall other countries was nee
essary," he said.
"That idea is disappearing now be-
cause Russia has demonstrated that
it san exist against the rest of the
world. Russia is now strong enough
to defy the other governments. That
is the reason Lenine wrote the Ital-
ian Socialists advising against revo-
luton. He believes this is period
of reconstruction"
Tentative contracts for American
goods totaling $7,OOO,OOO have been
made by the Russian soviet govern
ment and will be executed when
trade is open up, he asserted.
Commodities purchased include
food, largely timed meat and milk,
medicines, shoes, machine, tools, rub
Der boots and a few automobiles, he
said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28

w. A. Calvert, j. A. Gillian and
P. A. Roche left today for visit of
several weeks in Cuba.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-28
To Be Paid In Gold.

The American goods will be paid
for in gold on delivery, Mr.. Martens
said. The Russian government has
between S45O,OOO,OOO and $780,
100000 in gold in its possession, he
asserted. He promised to produce, a
list of 1900 persons in the United
States with whom contracts have
been made.