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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-29
GOV. COOPER WON'T
ASK GINS TO CLOSE
Will Not Call Special Session of As.
sembly, as Requested-Has No
Right to Ask Gins to Close
tGives Reasons.

Columbia, Oct. 28.-Gov. Coop
er today stated that he would not
call a special session of the legisla-
ture, as requested in resolution
adopted by the American Cotton as
sociation here yesterday, and he also
indicated that he would not issue a
proclamation calling on the ginners
to close down for a period of thirty
days. The special session of the legis-
lature, was requested for enactment
cf legislation which would allow the
farmers to pay part of their 1920
taxes in January and the remainder
next July, the postponement being
desired because of the financial sit
uation due to the low price of cotton.
The governor stated that as the leg
islature meets in regular session in
January, and as the people will next
Tuesday vote on the question of
changing the fiscal year for the state
government, there would be nothing
gained by calling a special session.
With regard to the proclamation
fer the closing of gins, the governor
is informed that many of the farmers
are opposed to this, and he takes the
position that he has no more right to
use his influence for a closing of cot
ton gins than he would have for
closing of stores or other lines of in
dustry.
The farmers at their meeting yes
terday also adopted resolutions call
ing on President Wilson to put Will
liam G. McAdoo in charge of the
treasury. This resolution was intro
duced by ]. J. McMahan of Columbia.
In the resolution calling for the
special session of the legislature, the
farmers. also requested that legisla-
tion be enacted which would impose
a penalty on farmers who fail to re-
duee their cotton acreage next year
one-third. y
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the basement also a barber-shop, bill
lard rooms and a bowling alley.
The building will be ereced at a
cost of about fifty thousand dollars.
Plans for the building. are being
drawn by Architect James C. Hemp
hill, of Greenwood. An experienced
builder has been secured and some of
the building materials have already
been purchased.
The building is to be erected on
the lot next the Community House
and now used as a tennis court. When
completed it will be fine addition to
the mill village, and will add greatly
to the comfort and enjoyment of the
people there.
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Established 1874. $500 the Year. Tri-Weekly.
FARMERS MAY SEEK
AID FROM CONGRESS
Additional Credits For Marketing of
Crops is Desired-Federal Board
Statement is Character
lied as Bunk"

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Representa-
tives of farming interests who met
here today to consider what action
should be taken to obtain additional
credits for the marketing Of their
crops, said they might decide to ask
aid of congress when it met next
month. The conference received re-
port from the committee which re-
mained over in Washington from the
last farmers conference and received
the statement of the federal reserve
boards policy with respect to crop
financing.
Representing the national board of
farm management, Charles w. Hol-
man characterized the boards state
ment as "the same old bunk, useless
and detrimental" He declared that
since September the prices of all es-
sentials, except clothing and farm
products, had risen and that these
chad been artifcially depressed" :.
A committee to devise ways and
means of crop financing was appoint
ed and will report later. 1t is headed
by John Tromble of Kansas. Wheth-
er the farmers will seek another con-
ference with government officials,
has not been determined.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, said
that the federation was in sympathy
with the efforts of farmers to get
sufficient credits for the marketing of
their crop and declared 'profiteering'
middlemen should be eliminated.
Sterling Hillman, secretary of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, tele-
graphed that his organization was in
sympathy with the farmers efforts.
The conference sent an invitation
to the Russian cooperative society of
New York to send representatives to
the meeting.
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G. o. P. Campaign Cost $3,442, 1922
Chicago, Oct. 2S-The republican
national committees campaign to elect
Senator Warren G. Harding president
will cost $3,442,892.32, Fred w. Up
ham, national treasurer Of the party,
notified the senate committee appoint
ed to investigate campaign expendi-
lures in a report filed with the COM
mittee here today.
Of this sum $s,O42,ss2.32 has been
spent up to the close of business Sun
day, October "a, and Mr.. Upham est,-
mated the expenditures in the clos
ing week of the campaign at $400,-
900 additional. The report shows that
1901, ,38S.98 was spent between Octo-
Der 18, when a report was filed with
the clerk of the house of representa-
tives in Washington and October "a,
the date of today's report.
The total estimated cost of the
campaign-$3, ,442, ,892.32-is consid-
erably in excess off, the republican
budget of s3,O79,O37.2O, presented
to the senate committee at hearing
here last August, but Mr.. .Upham ex-
planned that the disbursements cover
ed the period from June IA while the
budget included only expenditures
from July /. About 100000 was
spent between June IA and July 1,
Mr.. Upham's Office estimated, leaving
the estimated disbursements from
July l to November 2, approximately
$3,243,O0O, about $4,000 in ex-
cess of the estimate budget. Contribu-
tions received since June IA totals
$2,914, ,7O6.OS or S12s,186.24 less
than the amount expended to date,
Mr.. Upham's report shows. Of the
amount collected, S1,293,556.54 was
devoted directly to the national cam
paign under the direction of the ma
tional committee. The remaining ST.
l21, ,149.54 was returned to the states
in which it was raised, in accordance
with an agreement whereby the ma
tional committee solicited all funds
for both state and national campaign
purposes. Senator Harding and Gov
ernor Coolidge, his running mate,
each gave $1,000, as did Fred w. Up
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THE SICK IMPROVE

Chief Justice Gary continues to
improve from his recent attack of
pneumonia. His progress towards re-
covery has been steady the last few
days.
Mr.. P! Rosenberg, who has been
quite i'll, has improved somewhat and
his condition today was encouraging.
His friends hope to see him out again
soon.
The condition of Mr.. Hiram w.
Lawson, who is i'll at the County Hos
pital, continues serious.
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New York, Oct. 28.-Total receipts
by the democratic national committee
up to October rs for the conduct OF
the present campaign amount to $S78-
S31.24, according to an announce
ment today by Wilbur w. Marsh, the
party's national treasurer.
This figure, Mr.. Marsh said, was
today submitted to the Kenyon COM
mittee investigating campaign con-
tributions and expenditures in Chica-
60.
The sum collected, the democratic
treasurer stated, is constituted al
most entirely of contributions to the
campaign fund, with\the exception OF
S15O,OO0 which was borrowed. 9th
er sources, which aggregated collec-
tions of only a few hundred dollars,
included the sale of f\the campaign
text books refunds from advertising
and such small items.
The statement itemizes moneys re-
ceived by the headquarters in New
York, Chicago adm San Francisco as
we'll as the woman's bureau. Of the
total $665,481.33 was collected in
New York, while San Francisco show
ed an aggregate fund of but $1,763.-
O9. The woman's bureau was respon-
sible for the collection of $8,544.50.
Chicago collected $53,O41.51.
Disbursement by the entire or
ganizations up to the same date, as
shown by the statement, amount to
S823,345.O9, with the New York bear.
ing by far the heaviest burden. Chi
cago a sum slightly less than its re-
ceipts and San Francisco expense ap.
proximately eight times the amount
of funds received. Running the wo-
mems bureau for the entire cam
paign to date, cast but s1,339.30, the
statement says.
The treasurer's office also show
commitments of October rs as fol-
lows:
Naturalized citizens bureau
$761.19; organization bureau, ST.
348.6O; women's bureau, $12,022.6O
treasurer's statistical, $1,403.2O; gen
eral, $21O.1O; publicity, $121, ,1O9.94
total commitments, $139,s54.69.
In addition to funds already re-
ceived, Mr.. Marsh's statement includ'
ed a memorandum to the effect that
two individuals had pledged $4,000
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TO REORGANIZE CHURCH

At the recent meeting of the South
Carolina Presbytery at Bennettsville,
evangelistic powers were given Rev.
as. L. Martin, D. D., of Abbeville, in
order that he might reorganize the
Presbyterian Church at Cokesbury.
DR.. Martin has been preaching for
the Presbyterians in Cokesbury for
sometime and the reorganization of
the church comes as the result of his
work there.
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CAROLINA DOWNS CLEMSON

In the annual game between Caro-
lima and Clemson at the State Fair
yesterday, Carolina defeated the far
mer boys by a score of 8 to 0, the
one score being made by Gressette
who kicked goal from Clemson's 20
ard line. This is the second time in
recent years when Carolina has won
over Clemson.
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DorE BUILDS WAREHOUSE

Col. R. w. Smith was up on the
Square this morning. He says the
reason brother Walter couldn't find
him Wednesday was that ne was
building the new warehouse "for Will
hanson and Jim Stark"
"The new warehouse is splendid
place to put cotton" Dote Informed
US, but if you put it in there l don't
know whether you will ever see 1t
again or not, it will about be Jim
Stark's cotton"
Dote was assisted in doing the
building by Rev. Williams.
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ham, the republican national treas
urer; John T. Adams, vice chairman
Of the national committee. A. E. Hert
of Louisville, committeeman from
Kentucky, Myron T. Herrick of Cleve
land, former ambassador to France,
and Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati,
brother of ex-President Taft.
Mr.. Upham's office estimated there
were approximately $4,000 contribu-
tors to the campaign chest.
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REGENT OF GREECE.

London, Oct. 28.-The Greek cham
Der of deputies has elected Admiral
P. Coundouriotis as regent of Greece
by a vote of 1877 to 8, says a dispatch
to the London Times from Athens.
Admiral Coundourotis is minister of
marine in the Venizelos cabinet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-29
THREE SCORE MEN
FACE INDICTMENT
SIxTY-FOUR RAILWAY AND Ex.
PRESS EMPLOYEES INVOLVED
CHARGES AT MACON-cON.
sPIRACY TO PURLoIN AND EN-.
BEzzLE PROPERTY OF GOV.
EMINENT ALLEGED.

Macon, Ca, Oct. 28:-Indictments
charging conspiracy to purloin and
embezzle property, of the UNITED
States, conspiracy to embezzle inter-
state express shipments and conspir-
acy to defraud the United States were
returned by the federal grand jury
here today against 64 express mes
sengers, express agents, railroad con-
ductors and others.
The articles alleged to have been
stolen range from furs, silk shirts,
pocket knives and guns to hogs, chick
ems, fish and eggs. -
Of the 64 persons indicted all were
white and many are prominent. Most
of them reside between Macon and
Montgomery, Ala.
There are five counts each against
the following Indicted:
Messengers: F. M. Alsabrook, M.
E. Bowdoin, j. A. Bradshaw, R. C.
Brineon, W. E. Bruner, C. H. Con-
Grey, Ernest C. Fields, W. c., Fields,
W. C. Green, W. A. Hughes, C. E.
Langford, ]. C. Macarthur, R. S. Nc
Michael, C. F. Mcmillan, CIV. Pearce,
R. E. Stanley, M. F. Stokes, Eugene
C. stovall, R: J. Gardner, and H. L.
Rocker. "
Conductors and baggagemen en-
rloyed by the Central of Georgia:
C. D. Baker, O. Baldwin, W. W.
Barber, Walter Critic, Lee Dix, o.
E. Hall, Troup Floyd, William Hack
ney, King Hardy, Charley Hunter,
Charlie Johnson, ]. L.. Johnson, W. V.
Kimbrell, N. T. McKinnon, Dan Nc
Lendon, W. v. Meeks, F. ]. Norris,
J. N. Smith, o. L. Smith, and W. W.
Woods. u
Agents of the American Railway
and Express Company: R. c. Chan
cey, E. E. Dunaway, ]. o. Hood, A. G.
Johnson, W, G. Nixon, L. B. Rodgers,
M. A. Sheppard, W. G. Simpson, o. G.
Johnson and ]. R. Radney.
Others indicted, not employees: W.
T. Prestweed, Marvin Pretwood, Ed
Redding, Joshua Stewart, K. Ed.
Knox, James Kendrick, Carlos Jor-
don, Henry Barlow, Charlie Burgess
L. G. Cason, C. M. Crasson, Will Grig-
gers, W. W. Hodges and W. P. Hosey.
The conspiracy is said to have in
Guided a password, "Will he ride?"
the answer being, eyes, he'll ride"
and when given is said to have In
sured the person seeking to enter into
negotiations for various articles that
he was all right.
The thefts are said to have started
with the world war when the book
keeping department of the express
company was unable to keep up with
the business. Messengers are alleged
to have torn the tags from shipments
and put on new tags, addressing the
shipment to a conspirator, destroying
shipping bill at the same. time. A
third party, the indictments charge in
most of the cases, disposed of the
goods and then divided the spoils.
Specific cases are named in the indict-
ments and specific sums Of money are
named as passing between the alleged
conspirators.
S. L. Rosser, special agent for the
American Railway Express Company
Superintendent R. H. May and num-
ber of detectives have been at work
=, $500 E.. 4u,o ~ opfha
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POLITICAL PARTIES
SPEND HUGE AMOUNTS
Republicans Spend More Than Three Million
Dollars in Furtherance of the Campaign To
Elect Harding and Other Ofice-seekers,
Democrats Spend Nearly One Million
Dollars.-Items Of Expense
Are Announced.

each to pay the expenses of advertis-
ing books relating to the league of
nations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-21
NORTH MONTPELIER

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill of Hard
wick were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George l.. Pray Tuesday and Wednes
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bradford-of Barre
visited at Mrs. w. G. Nye's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ellis spent the
week end at Joes pond, Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hall of Marsh
field were recent guests at Leon Ellis.
Mrs. Inez Balentine of Hardwick has
been visiting at Mrs. G. p. Spaulding'
for the past week.
Rev. George Fortier of Morrisville
will hold services in the church here
next Sunday, May %, at 2;5O O'Clock
p. M
Mrs. Ruth Butteriield has returned
home from her visit in Barre.
Professor and Mrs. 0. X. HOLSTER
were in the town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Clark and family
of Barre called at Mrs. Julie Clarke
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Spaulding and
Mrs inez Balentine were at Joe's pond
Danville, Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Greeley of Calais was
the guest of Mrs. Lucy Hollister part
of last week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-21
EAST CORINTH

Memorial Sunday is to be observed
May 23 with a union service here
Topsham and Waits River joining US
G. +. Cook and Miss Celia lngraham
will sing solos We hope TO have full
church Services at IL o'clock instead
of 1880.
An officer and teachers of the Sun
day school held meeting at the par
sonage Tuesday evening, when ar
rangements for children's day were
made.
Memorial exercises are to be held
in the school here May rs
Miss Mabel Carpenter is at G. G
Dickey's. Mr.. Dickey seems to be gain.
ing slowly, but still unable to do any
work.
Mrs. Clayton Peck has had an aunt
and uncle visiting her this week.
Mrs. b. l.. Abbott, who has been Wis
iting in Waterbury, returned Monday
Mrs. j. w. Zwicker, who has been i'll
for about two weeks with infiamma.
tory rheumatism, is somewhat better
Word has been received that Mrs
Peterson is better, but Mr.. and Mrs
Rowland have not returned yet.
Mrs. Frank Taplin is quite i'll with
eryspelas in her face. Marion King is
working for her
The Taplin Hill Farmers club met
Tuesday night at Fred Hoods; quite a
large number were out.
Mrs. j. w. White had very pleas
ant surprise on her birthday when in
the late afternoon the members OF heI
Sunday school class called on her
bringing their supper and many good
wishes with them, Dorothy Jackmar
also had birthday party last week
The ladies met Wednesday and
cleaned the church.
Worthley Bros. are installing Tho
Delco lighting system this week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-21
MORETOWN

Miss Muriel Shea, who is recovering
from pneumonia, is at her home in
town.
The remains Of the late A. c. Child
were brought to Morctown Common
for burial Saturday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Child of Montpelier was
at home for the week end.
Several from here attended the play
at Montpelier Friday evening
Mr. and Mrs. p w Bailey and son,
Charles, and Mrs +. c. Kingsbury of
Montpelier were in town Sunday.
Nelson Duba of the L. V. NJ, Bur
lineton, was a guest at b. s. Wards
over the week end.
Eldon Griffith left Wednesday for
Muskegon, Mich, after a brief visit
at his home here.
VI. NJ. Fielders has moved to Hart
ford, Conn. where he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Kennedy and
Miss Viola Hood of Rochester were
guests al NJ. r. Child's Sunday.
The Sunday school class of Mrs. b.
+. Griffith met at her home Wednes-
day evening and organized, with IL
charter members. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Dorothy
Griffith: vice president. Ina Pickett
secretary. Ruth Kingsbury; treasurer
Nyonne Atkins.
Miss Ruth Mack has returned TO
Montpelier after a several days visit
in town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-21
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

George c. West, general manager OF
the Vermont Baking company, is away
ON a business trip to New York City.
Mrs. Placid T. Adams is away on q
trip to St AIMS, Sherbrooke, Montreal,
and other place in the province of Que
bee.
4. S. Atherton of Colebrook, y. H..
visited his son, s.. F.. Atherton, manager
OF the Coop's Ice Cream company plant
recently.
The condition of Mrs: Kate Cleve-
land, who has been patient Of the
Mary Hitchcock Memorial hospital for
several weeks with a broken hip, re
mains about the same.
The funeral of Chester j. Mason OF
Bridge street, who died at his home
Monday night after a long illness, was
held from the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Waverly Kimball of Maple street,
Thursday afternoon at | O'Clock. The
service was conducted by Rev. Robert
Heseltine
The mysterious" clock, which the
Hartford Savings Bank and Trust Co
have installed in their window on
Main street, is attracting much at
tention Apparently the clock consists
only of an octagonal piece of plate
glass on which is drawn circular clock
face with the II hours printed in gold
In the center Of the face, the words
time to start an account" are inscrib-
ed. Suspended below the face of the
clock is little sign which reads: No
clock works; no magnets; no air con
troll; what makes it go! And that is
the question which White River June
ton people are trying to answer
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STAFFORD Springs, Conn, former Uni
versalist minister in Vermont, who Is
well known in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, l.. Burns have re-
turned from Daytona, Fla, where they
have been spending the winter. and
have opened their house on School
street. Mr.. Burns, who went south
on account of his health, is much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Radcliffe are
the parents of daughter
A reception was given last week to
Rev. +. T, Clark, the new pastor OF
the local Methodist church, and his
family. A large number OF people
from the church. as we'll as invited
guests, were present to welcome them,
Rev. j. b. Sargent, pastor Of the Con-
.regat ional. church. Rev. +. Nj. DeFor-
est, rector Of st. Mary's church, and
Rev. c. l.. Paddock, of the Cniversallst
church. all gave Mr., Clark hearty
welcome, to which he responded in a
pleasing manner. Refreshments were
served. Mrs. r. f. Allen sang and
Miss Emma Slack gave piano solo.
Mrs. Tnez Davis has given up her
tenement on the corner of Cross and
Union streets, and gone to Chicopee
Falls, Mass, where she has employ
ment.
Miss Bessie l.. Adams OF Lowell,
Mass, has been visiting the past week
at the home of Mr., and Mrs. +. Is.
Hutchins on Main street.
Chauncev Hayden has purchased the
house ait the Center, known as the
Barker house, of Mrs. Dora Holden and
Miss Minnie T. Smith; consideration
81 500. Mr.. Hayden has been living in
the house for the past two years.
Mrs. Nettie Rix of Randolph visited
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Mayo, re-
Gently.
Mrs. Richard Jenkins has returned
from Canada. where she has been Wis
iting and is at her home in the Mayo
East street block Mr.. Jenkins accom-
panied her to Northicld and remained
a few days, returning to Canada, where
he has employment.
Percival and Elizabeth Jackson, who
have been visiting their grandmother,
Mrs. William Jackson, have gone to
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, to join Their par
ents.
Miss Bertha Ellie. who has been en-
ployed in the Essex junction central
office for several months. has given up
her position and returned home.
Miss Helen Henry has gone to st.
Johnsbury, where she has employment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-21
NORTH CALAIS

J. Milford Earle of Springfield, Mass,
has purchased the |. S. Tabor place in
the village
Mr. and Mrs, Oscar Ainsworth re.
turned from Claremont, n, H., recently
where they spent the winter with then
daughter. Mrs. Ernest Hathaway.
Mr.. and Mrs Will White of Hard
wick were Sunday guests at the home
of Mrs. Laura Cameron.
Wilbur Martin of Montpelier was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Estelle Jackman was at George
Carley's week recently to help tend
central while MISC Ethel went to Port
land, Me, to visit her father.
Herman Carr of Wrightsville is in
town this week to do the springs work
on the place he bought of Warner Law
son.
Layake Answorth was business
visitor in Woodbury. Wednesday.
Clarence White of Pekin was at
Edith Boards several days last week.