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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
NEGRO IN PRISON
ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Batesburg, May 1.-Mack Thomp-
son, a negro, who claims to be IA
years of age, was taken to Columbia
tonight and lodged in the state
penitentiary, charged with attempted
criminal assault. He was spirited
away from a crowd that had gather
ed at he scene of the trouble, ana
rushed to Columbia by W. NJ. Lair!
of Pelion, deputy sheriff of Lexing-
tor county. For a good distance OF
tho wav the machine carrying the
negro was followed by a party cs
citizens. The trouble occurred near
SreadraY.
This afternoon between . and 3
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03

o'clock two little white girls, about
10 and IL yeas of age, were on their
way from school,. and as they reach
ed a place where the road crossed a
branch, negro came upon the scene
The larger girl was forced into the
woods, while the smaller one got
awhy and gave the alarm.
A description of the clothing worn
by the assailant led to the arrest OF
Thompson In the meantime two 9TH
er men had been arrested, and while
the citizens who had gathered were
questioning these two men, Thomp-
son was rushed away in an automo-
bile toward Columbia. The crowd
soon got on to the departure and
followed, but lost the trail, it is said
at Pelion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
COMPLETE RETURNS FROM
OHIO PRIMARY GIVEN

Columbus, Ohio, May THAT
United States Senator Harding's
plurality on the presidential prefer
ence vote is 16,303 and that Ohio's
delegation to the Republican nation
al convention will be made up of
thirty-nine Harding delegates and
nine Wood delegates, were the indi-
cations here early Friday, pased up
on complete unofficial returns from
all of Ohio's 5,882 precincts.
These returns, which were gather
ID and tabulated outside the secre-
tary of States Office give:
Harding, 125,561; Wood, 1O9,258.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
RE-DRAFT OF PEACE ACT
REPORTED TO SENATE

Washington, May IA re-draft
of the peace resolution passed by
the House recently was favorablr
reported to the Senate Friday after
noon by the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee by a vote of 9 to 6.
The vote was a strictly party one
Republicans voting for and Demo
cratic members against.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania
Republican member Of the commit
tee, redrafted the resolution. 1t pro.
vides for the termination OF the tech
nical state Of war between the Unit
ed States and both Germany and
y :stria.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
Called To Washington and Lee

Prof. James S. Moffatt,. Of Chapel
Hill, n. c., and a member of the
faculty of the University of North
Carolina, has been rendered a
place on the faculty of Washington
and Lee, but he has not yet indica.
ted whether. or not he will accept the
position. ,,'..
Prof. Moffatt is son of DIR. j
S. Moffatt of Erskine College.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
MAC NICKLES COTTON KING? t?

Hon. J. M. Nickles is planning to
be the cotton king of Abbeville
County this fall. He is planting prac-
tically all of his farms in long staple
cotton. On one farm, particularly
productive, he is planting some Viii
hanson special seed, bought at $3.50
a bushel guaranteed to produce cot
ton the like of which the Marlboro
farmer, who sold the seed, said he
was refusing s1.25 pound for this
spring.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03

ney Of nearly 1900 miles along the
coast line was interrupted at More
head City, N. c., where a stop was
made for fuel.
The pilot who made his landing in
darkness in the Hudson river near
Eighty-sixth street, was aided by
Sidney Schroeder and Edward F.
Bohn also of the American Flying
club. Letters were brought from
Mayor Hylan of New York and
from the president of the Miami
chamber of commerce to the New
York body.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
ELEVENTH GRADE
TRIES METTLE

Three representative pupils of the
graduating class of the city high
school. evidently inspired with a full
appreciation of their mental capa-
bilities, tackled the county teachers
examination in the court house Sat-
urday. They were Misses Margaret
Swetenbuurg Catherine Faulkner,
and Ethel Perry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
NEGRO CUTTING

Forty stitches and much adhesive
tape were nece 'sary to retabi;ltate
Sar : Zee :egro, after Eldora
Jones, negro had finished the use of
a butcher knife on her anatomy Sat
urday afternoon at tie hor.,' Of The
former near the shops The Ines
woman th:. left IN -" Southern
Sarah Reed, negro, after Eldora
presumably for Greenville where she
has relatives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
THE CROPS ARE LATE.
COTTON SITUATION
Commissioner Harris Makes Survey
Of Crop Conditions and Offers
Advice to Farmers.

Commissioner Harris has been
making a personal survey Of the
crop conditions in South Carolina
and offers some advice to the farm
ers. Casually by the middle of April,
saws Mr.. Harris, "we find planting
of cotton we'll under way, and indeed
cutie lot of cotton above ground.
This year, owing to the unusual
weather, very little cotton mas been
planted here or anywhere IN the cot
ton belt. Not over so per cent of the
average crop has been planted and
a great deal of the land is yet to be
prepared for the planting.
Therefore, in order to make a
normal crop, every day from now
henceforth must be ideal cotton
weather.
"The spinning trade Is IN the most
fourishing condition in it's history,
and it is being more generally recog-
nized that with the large demands
for goods at present high levels the
price of Southern cotton is relative
ly cheap According to the law of
supply and demand, cotton should
be selling for 60 cents, the price that
the American Cotton Association
recommended for the remainder OF
ne 1918 crop.
Affairs are entirely in the hands
farmers and spots holders. If they
positively refuse to take present
prices it will Immediately advance to
sue and above, as the spinners will
call the spectators for delievery as
they are making unheard of profits
now. So, l say again, sit steady in
the boat and freeze to your spots and
tt,,.2y' vii: pay you? price.
'!ay 10 attention to futures con-
However,. if you have no use for
However, if you have no uuse for
your money if you will hold your
cotton until July 1921 it will pay you
big interest for after careful re-
view of the first crop and weather
reports of the season, State by state
and after comparison with private
reports form every State in the belt,
we have arrived at the conclusion
that this is likely to be another sea-
son of short yield and that from the
beginning it is doomed to be a short
crcp. In the few sections of
the belt where planting mas been
done, termination is very unsatis-
factory mainly because Of the low
temperature that has prevailed and
the first planting went to naught in
large areas. +
"In many places in the belt 1t has
been planted now the third time be-
fore getting a stand. Too much rain
and low temperatures always work
injury to the crops, especially cot
ton.
"There has never been a time
since cotton has been planted that
such bear raid has been made up
on spots cotton, and they have not
succeeded in driving It down. I want
to say to spots holders that if the
weather keeps good for a week or
so they will drive October and Dec
ember contracts much lower, but
this will not affect the spots if the
holders will not get panicky and
ua11 -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
BULLFRoGs ON THE SQUARE.

Ramey Thornton of the Press and
Banner force picked up a live bull
frog, with edible legs, in the water
standing at the corner of Whites
grocery store Friday. The frog was
put in Dote Smiths fresh fish store
and was soon sold at a profit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
CAPT. SHAW HERE

Capt. W. C. Shaw. of Lowndes
vile. was here Monday, being at the
hcau of The Lcwndesvillc No. 2 dele
gat:uM . he county convention. The
Captain is active in all matters lco,:-
ing TO The welfare &c tie state. :n&
especially of that part Of it about
Lowndesville
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
CHURCH TOO RESPECTABLE
SAYS BRITISH PASTOR

London, May 1.-Declaring "'the
church is too respectable for the
average man or woman" the Rev.
H. G. Peile, vicar of Smith Action
has issued a public stateemnr saying
English churches are deserted. "They
have become nothing more nor less
than ecclesiastical refrigerators, -
to use his own words.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03

FOR SALE-The finest fresh water
fish for sale every Friday and
Saturday, at store of H. S. New,
South Main st. Want all my town
and country friends to call and
BUY FISH and talk politics. R.
W. Smith, better known as plain
"Dote Smith," 4-2s!3t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
ECLIPSE SCHEDULED BUT
NOT SEEN IN ABBEViLLE

A total eclipse of the moon was
scheduled for Sunday night between
8 and IL o'clock. but Abbeville peo-
pie would have been forced to as
cend in balloon or plane to view the
phenomenon as heavy clouds shut
off the view from earth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
LONG AIR FLIGHT
WITH BUT ONE STOP

New York, May An air flight
from Manu. Fa.. to New York with
one stop in - hours and 80 minutes
flying time, was made today by the
passenger seaplanr "Miss Miami
piloted by Harry Rogers of the A
mcrican Flying club. TIE long jour
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03

WANTED TO RENT-Five or six
room house.. preferably with wa
ter, lights and sewerage. Address
The Press and Banner, Abbeville,
S. C. 5,3-tf.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03

LOST-34x4 smooth tread tire and
rim, between Abbeville and Honea
Path, Sunday. Finder notify City
Garage, Reward. 4, 27-3tc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
WANTS

FOR SALE-Good Plug Mule, cheap.
Want to buy a few good Milk
Cows and dry Beef Cattle. MAX
WELLS MARKET. 4,30-3t-pd
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
JOHN A. HOLLAND,
The Greenwood Piano Man (

~" largest dealer in musi"ai tnstrT'
ments in Western Sourn Carolina. SELLS
p;ai.@s, s,if-pIa 'rr D:ano:, organs anu
sr,yin= marhinr~. Reference" The
BaM,l cf Grrcnioof. thc oiries. aAc
STRONGEST ranl. II "rsanwHod County
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
HAIL ON SUNDAY.

There was small hail storm in
Abbeville Sunday afternoon, which
cooled off things considerably and
made blankets comfortable again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
THE. SEPARATE PEACE.

The house Of representatives having sat on the
fence and watched the senatorial peace embrosho
pass by, has now, by virtue OF the asinnity Of the
majority. undertaken to see what it The
senaIe being weary Of the whole business ana
having great OF politics TO look after. is
fecy willing that The should take the initia-
tive desLon itself with equal ignomy. Anything
it seems, to present apparently solid, anti-ad-
ministraton front.
Some senators and representatives talk confident
y OF peace by resolution but the majority
dubious. 1t is so simple thing for congress 20
make peace for II declare There are ques-
tons constitutonality that would surely be raised
concerning resolution pronouncing the war at an
end II the possibility of constitutional resolution
for that purpose is conceded there is the practical
difficulty OF writing provision that would be bind
ing on Germany and preserve the German PENALTIES
and the American rights guaranteed in the Yer
sailles treaty. that obstacle surrounded there
the further practical difficulty Of getting such
resolution past the president Wilson it is be-
heved would certainly veto it. Could congress then
muster the two thirds vote necessary pass
his veto?
Back of all these objections is the question Of
public sentiment. The American public in its pres
ent mood disposed sanction a separate
peace with Germany, matter how that peace
might be arranged. It is remembered that each Of
the allies pledged make separate
sace; and though the United States gave no for
NAL pledge to that effect. there is general feeling
that the principle is morally binding this eoun-
try. and that by patching things up with Germany
separately. should be guilty of shamefully de-
sorting partners
What this nation wants is honorable peace
obtained by ratification of the treaty already rati
fled unreservedy by all the other enemies Of Ger
many. And that is probably what the NATION will
get sooner later
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
Other Editors Than Ours
NO NEED TO PAGE KANSAS.
(DearbOru IndppcndcntO

The fact that Gov. Alien and the Kansas Court
Of Industrial Relations continue to draw fire from
editorial. special. and magazine writer's, is not
without promise in these hours of darkness Scarce
~ a day passes that does not bring forth in daily
press and monthly periodical some bit of comment
O the effect that all eyes turned Kansas.
These comments range In tone all the way from
mere dispassionate Interpretation to high eulogy.
ExccLt for what is be found in the labor press,
admittedly opposed the plan general prin-
cipes, there is 10 be found in all these varying
comments not single note OF untavorable crit-
cism
Nor is the reason for this general approval o
the proposed Kansas method of settling labor dis
Tutes difficult undoubtedly the fact
that our political government, state and national.
has found itself utterly unable cope with the sit
uatiou. our method of dealing with these disputes
in the past. and the has been reluctant to
take part in them has been to resort either TO arbi-
tration 10 the machine gun. And except for army
officers who aspire to promotions political lead
ers who seek TO inGratate themselves with the
powerful interests the machine gun method Of
guns settle nothing; they merely show that
party the controversy is stronger than the other
ans that the weaker party bide its time
try its power in another direction The in
justice, the real seed Of the conflict, remains.
And. IS Gov. Allen maintains, the arbitration
method has inherent weaknesses. This plan results
Il the worst. when the decision goes strongly
against one or the other Of the two contending
parties complete rejection OF the decision OF
board And at best ends in "a compromise split
ting the difference" from which both PARTIES
emerge as victors: what is gained by the parties
AT dispute being extracted from entirely limo.
cent and helpless public?
II is precisely the fact that in the Kansas Court
OF Industrial Relations the public is represented
and that II IS longer TO be made the goat which
has attracted nationwide attention 10 this new de-
rarture in settling industrial disputes Kansas may
yet give the thing have looked for long.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
APRIL 10. 1920.
THE CERMAN-RUSSIAN "AMBASSA-
DOR "

II any meddling foreigner deserves deportation.
It is probably Ludwig c. A X. Martens the Soviet
ambassador from Russia. AS the representative Of
the Lenne government, which the United States
has never recognized. Martens of has
official diplomatic standing. His explanation that
his presence in America solely for the purpose
OF encouraging trade with Russia has been proved
false. The department of justice accuses him of
having been engaged from the first in revolution
airy activity intended 20 American Reds 70
violent action for the overthrow Of govern
ment His headquarters have been "A center Of boil
shevist propaganda.
More than this. Martens is declared to be a
Russian at all, but German subject masquerad-
ing under false eoors. That a German should en-
gage in such nefarious work the tool Of the
Lenine-Trotzky regime only adds to his offense.
There will be general approval of the governments
demand that ne be expelled from the country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
STANDARDIZED LOAVES.

A bill under consideration in the New Jersey leg
slature would fix standard weights for loaves OF
bread throughout the state. All bread whether for
wholesale retail trade, would be divided into
three groups. Loaves in these groups should weigh
respectively one pound, one and one-han pounds
and two rounds avoirdupos
This has a familiar ring it. During days
housewives became acutely of the fact that
a 1O-cent loaf of bread variable object In
different cities, and in different bakeries in the
city the Ioaves found TO have "A wide range
far quantity went In places regulations
passed requiring bakers to turn out uniform
,oaves and to charge within certain limits for bread
OF certain weights
The New Jersey department of. weights and
measures is backing the bill introduced in the
legislature. 1t is a sensible proposal The demand
for standardized containers for fruits and berries is
growing. Many vegetables and fruits already
sold ny the pound. with much greater satisfaction
the consumer. Bread and eggs need to be put
some such system. too, if the purchaser is
TO receive u fair return for his money every time
he buys.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
PUTTING TILE PAPER SHORT
AGE on THE RUN
April S. 1920.
Mr.. J. VI. Stephenson.
Publisher Nev-s-7-irrae

April 3, 1920.
Mr.. j. NJ Stephenson.
Publisher News-Times,
City.
Dear Mr.. Stephenson:
AS IL Is much easier for me 20
give advice than TO work I have
been making a careful study OF the
paper situation, and believe I am in
position 10 suggest q few methods
by which quite a little PAPER can be
conserved. and then used up later
on the Bob Jones revival.
In the first place, believe I would
follow the suggestion made some
time ago TO hire boys TO carry sign
boards about the city, on which the
unimportant news could be pasted
upon. The boys should be provided
with large bells. which they would
ring furiously. crying out in a loud
and unseemly manner:
Nice fresh news today"
The front windows OF the office
could also be used for some Of our
advertisers. who are inclined TO be a
bit tOuchy about position. You could
sell positions as follows: Ca) Next
10 and Immediately under office
clock; CD Middle and top OF win
dow; Co Next 10 door and sur
rounded by poor reading matter.
I am also advocating a sweeping
reform for use I'm our editorial de
partment. viz: the use of states and
pencils for the editorial department.
This might also be a Iractical idea
to be installed in the advertising de-
partment except for the fact that
occasionally I run in contact with
person, or persons, who would rile
me 10 the extent Of me hanging nay
slate over their head and fitting ii
down on their shoulders. You can
see therefore. that this might prove
an expensive proposition II put into
effect with the advertising solicitors.
In this case about the only thing you
could do would he To keep "a wagon
load o. states out in front of our Of
fiCe. but Il would perhaps prove a
sort of "A nuisance in a way
Imagine me calling the Office, eX-
citedly. as follows:
Send the wagon TO Man Adler's
Immediately with eight extra strong
MdN's bean. but I think he will re-
cover Rush those states, because he
still shows some fight"
But IN the editorial department.
the safe idea is entire'y PRACTICAL
and ! would put il into effect with
out delay as it would save great
deal of valuable white paper which
the reporters use to make their
notes on. OF course "a sponge boy
would have 90 be assigned 10 each
reporter 10 make any changes or
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10

ditions unwanted in the community. % the dis
credit OF our city administration as exposure OF
existing conditions does. VIII the mothers jon the
e. o. p clergy the ASSUME ton Of that attitude.
or will they rise above It, the premise that It
is least good politics. superior tacit approval
OF those conditions by knowing and exposing
and opposing them. It remains be how
far the mothers will go. They asked for the nfor-
nation, and received it. They have It in their pow
20 compel correction of the conditions complain
cd Of If they will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
More Truth
Than Poetry
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE
THE MEN WITH THE EnGE.

HI MIN VII III liiE fbNHI4s
ON hearing that the price of meat
Had been revised-Bnd this time
downward
In hopes TO get "A steak to eat
/ took my hat and hurried towu-
ward.
And sure enough. the price was
My butcher verified the rumor;
lie got his beef much cheaper
but
/ didn't was a consumer.
When anthracite began TO drop.
Because they stopped it's eNporta-
ton,
/ FASTENED to the fuei shop
A-throb with eager agitation.
But no reduction ! could get.
or learn a thing about. dod rot
There was a cut in price. TN bet
But no one but the dealer got it.
'Tis ever thus. when prices fall.
do YOU and I get bigger slices
For fewer dollars? Not at all.
We calmly pay the same old
prices.
When cuts are made i'm clothes or
shoes
or on the things one eats AT dinner,
or anything consumers use.
The dealer always is the winner
Ny Uncle Mike believed i'm luck
A gambler to the very marrow.
Who very often used TO buck
The pastime widely known as
faro
When told about our troubles said:
My son. you're talking like a
,suuealer.
Get this idea through your head:
Nobody ever beats a DEALER
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
NANCY.

The quantity demur name of Nan
cy which Mt come into great vogue
in modern 4mes. signifies grace
There was "a period in her evolution.
when Nancy fell into disuse, or was
bestowed as a homeiy uninspireu
cugnOmcn particularly Indigenous Co
rural communities. But Nancy's
day has come: she is fashionable
and exceedingly pleasant 10 pro-
nounce
Nancy's origin lies i'm the Hebrew
Chaanach. signifying mercy OF
grace" and her earliest prominent
forbear was Hannah. mother OF
samuel But Hannah is harsh
name because of its aspirate initial
so the process of evolution carried
the original word through the sue
cessive steps of Anna, Anne. and
finally arrived AZ Nan.
II seems curious shat Nan was
the fOrerunner OF Nancy instead of
being a contraction of the latter
name: indeed it is one of the few
such instances occurring in etym0lo-
gical records. Mamie. which is
Nancy's diminutive * Indigenous to
Scotland, though much used in Eng
land Nancy Is AnnOt in the form
er country.
France has many equivalents for
Nancy and Nan-among them be-
ing Nanette. NanOn, Ninon, Ninette,
Nichun. and Million. Nancy becomes
Mamma and Ninetta under italian in
fluence There is even a Dutch
form OF Nancy--Naatje. and Mann
and Nanneu are popular in s.; tier
land.
Amber is Nancy's talismaEic gem.
1T is a medical stone which protects
its wearer from danger and disease,
Monday is her lucky day and Z her
lucky number.
Downright, 1920
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10

If there were two water
systems in the city. one
pumping water from the
river and the other pump
ing from deep wells.
which water would you
use3 We thought so.
The same should be
true of ice, as it does not
purify water to freeze it,
ours is pure before it is
frozen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10

OF the African rivers. the Fam
best. 1000 miles in length, is the
largest river in south Africa; the
Orange river comes next with 1900
miles. and the Limpopo next, with
900 miles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
MaNhc Shc Forgot ~

Emma Goldman says she il COM
ing back to the United States 20
start revolution. Why didn't she
start one while she was over here
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-10
On The Contrary

Winter resorts are not necessarily
watering places. Look at Cuba for
example