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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
LIKE NERO QF OLD, . AMERICA F|DDLES
 AS WORLD STARWS
Secretary Daniels Declares the People Will See That Faith Is Kept and Lib-
 critics Restored
sy Associated Prsss

New York. February 1.-The past year for tbc United states has been lone Of fddling and delay and was characterized as the tragedy of tragedies by secre- tary of the Navy Daniels who addressed the opening meeting here today of the campaign for the near east relief fund Although America had not kept faith with the allies, he said. he had conf derce that the American people would do their duty.
 eOne of the beliefs that carried us gnfo the war added Secretary Daniels, was that small peoples have the right and literty to control their own destiuies. Shall America alone fail now in sustain { ing that principle? do not believe it- l am confident that the American people will respond to this call. Give 10 Ar menia present relief from the perils Of starvation and then provide for the free dom of the country from the rule of the Turk
 They will respond to this caIl as they responded 10 every call made up tlieni since April (, i9i7
 THE NAyY'S MISSION
 Secretary Daniels. m speaking Of the navy said that the popular idea of the navy was that 1t only exists as fight ing machine This. he added, is it's cflief mission but if 1t had not proved powerful agency in protecting the people and upholding tho dignity of the flas at all times it had failed Of it's mission. In the war. he declared, 1t had proved it's worth and had done it's full share ir bringing about peace. There was nothing the matter with tho American navy during the war, James w Gerald. former ambassador to Ger many. said in a brief address. The trouble with the secretary is that he is too good-natured added Mir. Ger ard If had been Secretary of the Navy and a bunch of admirals or anybody else would have had them on the slide and their heads in the basket inside of 2f hours
 Capt George E. Hyde. near east relief worker, told of horrible conditions and suffering in Armenia, and charged that the Turkish leaders were still attempting ito wipe out the Armenian neoplc
 TWO MILLION STARyE He declared that more than e0n.-- men. women and children had been aeDortesi to Turkey. He described at lcastll the Turk ish treatment of Armenian women. vSich he declared to be the ''e,aekeSt crime of all horrors.
 Not far from million Christians have been murdered by their Turkish op- Tressors.'' Henry Morgenthau. former ans bassador 10 Turkey declared. Hungry. terror-strlcken. hundreds of thousanNs of refugees now look to the United states for s1ccor
 ~we cannot refuse, Next to their faith in God is their trust in the dlsinterested
 'cen.inued on Page Eleven,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Poles Get American Goods By Assecistsd Prvss

Paris, February lone hundred car loads of American war materials pur- chased from the American army have arrived in Poland. The goods are be- army materials have been supplement- ed by an issue of Underwear, socks and sweaters provided by the American Red Cross. A new levy of 100000 men is being outfitted almost entirely with American army uniforms. including 2 overseas caps.
 half million pairs of.American Red Cross socks and a quarter of million sweaters were distributed in December American uniforms are being worn by most of the Polish army at the front seventy thousand men of the army either are American born or natural ixad Americana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Heads Relief Activities av Axsoeiated Press

New York. February i,r-Dr. Julius e,, Goldman of this city. aetiNe iil J"" ian ' philanthropy for a half eehlu,s, nas gs,,,ias of inc joint dis.ribution com ',aittaa If the American funds for Jew isb war sufferers in Europe. felix M Warburr. chairman. announcea to night. pr. Goldman. N.ao VII nave .I inc title of director general: salls to- ,,.arrov on the steamship Mauretania and will be absent more than q year,
 pr. Goldman's departure Iollo"s close upon that of the ftrst Annerican Jewish relief unit headed pN pr DOT - p t,aaen which is on it's way to polana and which is to be followed by other units.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
END OF PERSECUTION

He declared that one of the delayed blessings that shall be some compensa- ton for the tragedy of the war lis that we shall not onlv in our day see religious persecution ended through out the whole world. lut. what is quite as important, we will help to usher in a year which not only the letter of the law but the spirit as well will remove from our country even the semblance of persecution or prejudice toward any American citizen
 the constitution. guaranteeing freedom of speech and freedom of the press the secretary declared Some people think they are ordained to say what others shall think or-@what others shall say or what others shall print"
 There are laws aAstnst islander, and laws against libel by an irresponsible press he added. "1Aese laws should be enforced and the uniform of a con- vict on a slanderous editor is the only costume that becomes him. Any pri- yate citizen or public officer ought not to be called upon to bear the burden by suit for libel against villificaton and slander Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Ford had the money and the prestige to compel a verdict of libel in civil suits. but the state should have undertaken such prosecution and the penalty should not be damages, much or little hut criminal sen- tence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
BANK REPOSITORIES
 ID BE REDUCED BY FEDERAL TREASURER
Nation Will Rely on Re serve Banks In Carrying on Its Business, 1t Is
 Stated
By Associated Press

Washington, February 1.--Drastic re- duction in the number of national banks desi gnated as government Repositories is i, being made by the treasury department with the result that less than 100 of the 1,2Sl such institutions holding federal funds on June %, 1919. are expected to survive the pruning knife.
 Changes in the governments financial situation, brought about by wars fiscal operations, it was said officially today. have made it necessary to abolish hun dreds of the Repositories and revise the plan for distribution of government moneys among banks employed since prior to 1912
 While the treasury is cutting off the inactive accounts, it also is reducing the balances carried by many other banks-in al, in fact, where government transac- tions do not require the use of large sums.
 Scientific apportionmentf f.it is said, vii be the basis in the future for dspos- tion of surplus funds. Officials ex- plained the new policy as to Repositories would operate so that each bank will be able to realize equal returdns basis of business done for the government
 Included in the list of national banks already struck off are 55S banks which had accounts Of only $i,0oo and which were designated as government deposi- tories during the administration Of Franklin Mcveagh, assistant secretary of the trea surv for President Taft BALANCE REDUCED
 Practically half of the hanks to be de- prived of government balances, already have been eliminated from the rolls and outstanding balances thus have been re- duced from s52 eco ooo to s27ooo.ooo Other banks will be taken off the official list os Repositories and other accounts will be reduced until by the end of the calendar year 1t is expected the new policy will be fully completed. Officials were re- t.cent today as to the geographical loca- ton of the repositories cancelled.
 The new policy of the treasury does not contemplate disturbance of the present system of special Repositories which was created as an emergency measure during the war There was total of 9,5o0 of these institutions al the first of the year Such sdepositories automatically will cease to function when the period of their usefulness terminates. but so long as it Is necessary to employ extraneous fiscal gramme of financings of hangover" it is understood the governments accounts will be retained in the specially chosen bs nls.
 LEANING ON RESERVE BANKS
 The monetary operations Of the gov ernment were conducted entirely through the sub-treasuries and national bank de- positories prior to the creation Of the federal reserve system. With the estab- lishment of the federal reserve banks and branches. government payments have been made more and more through them and thus aboiishment of the national bank Repositories therefore represents a further leaning of the treasury on the reserve banks in carving on the nations business.
 Deposits in the national banks pay the
 tContinued on Page Eleven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Wood Leader Resigns

New York, Februsry i.-rhe Leonara uo@d national campaign committee an nounced today that J. J McGraw t;onsl republican committeeman fo' isboma has offered his resignauo' lnenpes t..,ar - bas not vet bee spted ms res's a.a,nd tba+ Mr Mcf wished it Mas racsuse ..of the 5ment of 10 reI,o ,o his lea6ersf 4l his own Dir.,s' as conseou> e conflict st ,xo factions of U dcan party in Oklahoma"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
s6 DEATHs IN CHJCACO

fEFcago, February l.-New cases oi influenza and pneumonia and deaths from the diseases in the last s4 hours showed sharp decline from Saturday, and health denartment officials an- nounced tonight that the outlook was eneoura gire.
 TnfiueDza cases reported today mum bered 591. against $50 Saturday. and pneumonia cases decreased from 352 to .4s- Influenza caused 9s deaths as compared with 122 yesterday. and 75 persons died of pneumonia. a decrease of ten from the previous day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
END OF RELIGIOUS
 PERSECUTION ONE
 OF RESULTS OF WAR
Convict Stripes Are Proper Thing for Libelers, Says Secretary Daniels, at
 Zionist Meeting
By Associated Pres.

New York. February l-Endorse. ment of Arthur J. Balfour's pledge in behalf of Great Brit&in TOT the estab- iishment in Palestine of national home for the Jewish people was cou- pied with a prediction that the end of religious persecution throuEhout the world would result from the war by Secretary of the Navy Damels in an address here tonight. He spoke at dinner given by the Zionist organ ization of America for the Palestine restoration fund.
 The Secretary said that this holy movement has our godspeed to all who are engaged in it.. adding:
 ''We love every foot of land which David's psalms and Solomon's songs have made dear to all Jews and Chris tians. But l could not in conscience be with you and share your religious and patriotic fervor as do in full measure if I did not know vour whole hearted devotion to the principle of religious liberty and that you hold as dear my right and the right of all men to religious freedom as you de- Inand il for yourselves and your chill 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Expert Testimony on @ Socialism

New York. February LA subpoena 10 ,>near al Albany to give expert testimony or Socialism before the judiciary commit saa bsarln the cases of the five sus- nended socialist assembiymen was served tonight on Peter w. Collins, direefor oA reconstruction and supervlsor oI 'ns s,i n .,s..rs,o,t system of the Knights of Co., ,,.ssh,,s Mr. Collins, who was formerly ,rasSdant of the Boston Labor Council bas Iectured throughout the couhtry holshevism and kindred theories under the '.,.,,;cse of fhe Knights of Columbus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
IMPROVEMENT AT AsHEyILLE

AshevIIIe. N. q. Tebruarv 1.-FeWer new cases of influenza but an increase in pneumonia were shown by reports today in Asheville, The Red Cross has decided 10 open an emergency hos pital of 50 heds tomorrow
 County school teachers in sections free from influenza have protested against the order set out Saturday closing all country schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Storm recks Shin

I f,reef Saturf JanuarQ 3I---tiaY asl-- The British sr--.Sero was wrecked near Moienc island in storm which swept the English channel today The crew O. twenty men. has landed but there IS no
 news from the second.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
COTTON PRODUCTION DECREASED IN FACE OF WORLD SHORTAGE
South Increases Number of 7 Spindles Over 100000 In Four Year Period, Hay-
 ing 15,OOO,O0O
By AsSoriated Press

Washington, February 1.--Although the 1918 crop was the fourth successive small" cotton crop produced both in this country and throughout the world the carry over" at the end of the sea- son in the United States was the larg- est ever recorded, as shown by the sta tistics in the census bureaus annual report on cotton production and distri . button for the season 191S-1919. just issued by Director Sam l.. Rogers. The worlds total for the four crops not in- cluding linters in the United states was 70.SS3.00 equivalent 500-pound net weight bales, compared with s7,S55,Vov bales for the preceding four years
 Two factors were mainly responsible for this condition. the report says The actual quantity of cotton consumed in Europe was very much below normal although there had never been such scarcity of cotton goods since the pe- riod immediately following the Civil < War. and transportation facilities for exporting cotton had not yet become normal Another factor was the in ability on the part of Europe to pur- chase cotton freely because of unstable conditions In some of the countries and the extraordinary high rates of ex- change.
 CONSUMPTION DECREASES
 Consumption of cotton In the United States during the cotton year which ended July 31 1919. was the smallest for any year since 1915 Compared with 1918 it showed reduction of nearly million and a half bales in cluding linters. having been 6,223.S37 bales The heavy decrease was largely due to the reduced consumption of lint CTS owing to the cessation of hostili- ties in Europe The reduction wa sabout 700 GOO bales on that account. Lint cot ton consumption was 5,765,sss bales and linters 457.so1 bales.
 The rapidly increasing manufacture of cotton in the cotton growing states is shown in an increase of nearly 1000, 900 spindles in that section since 1914, the total at the end of the 1919 cotton year being 14,9sS,311. Massa- chusetts leads in the number of spin- dies, with 11,63o,3s7: South Carolina 2 comes second, with 4,955,765. while North Carolina is a close third with 4,789.322. Rhode Island is fourth, with 2.s7s,18o and Georgia fifth with 2,51S,- Q5a. j SAVINGS IN COTTON SEED
 In consumption of cotton Massachu- setts also leads. with 1,324s15 bales,l , while North Carolina is in second place. with 1035,717 bales
 South Carolina's consumption was l7s4.7s4 bales and Georgia's 7a2ss76 bales.
 The utilization of what was formerly considered a waste and in many in- stances nuisance is illustrated in the statistics of cotton seed and cotton seed products which had combined value of ssss, ,5so,o0o for the year. Pro- duction of cotton sed was 5.36o,0o0 tons, of which 447s,5os tons were used in manufacture. Crude products obtained cal V Q attIa a s227,31s,o0o; cake and meal. 2.170.000 tons, valued at s116,119, ,oo0 hul1s, 1.1s7,000 tns. valued atss17.917,000, and Iinters valued at s22,22s,00o, Exports were 2s,S2797S gallons of cottonseed oil and 155,S13 tons of cake and meal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Missionary secretary Dies

Cleveland. Ohio. February 1.--Rev Geo. Johnson. for twelve years treasurer of the Parent Missionary Society of Evan gelical churches. died here today. lie was 59 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02
Gaby Deslys Seriously III

Paris February I.-Gapy Deslys. the actress, again is in serious condition She has suffered d further relapse and another operation has been necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20
THE TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION

Attention is called to the tractor
demonstration to be held on the farm
of Mr.. w. E. Leslie, Wednesday, Sep
tember 22nd. County Agent Rowell
has been at great pains and expense
to arrange for this demonstration,
and to properly advertise it. The
tractor is becoming an indispensable
piece of machinery on the modern
farm. The efforts of Mr.. Rowell to
assist the farmers of the county in
determining just which of the makes
of tractors will best serve their sew
eral purposes should be appreciated
If you are farmer it will pay you
to attend the demonstration at the
time and place stated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20
HOUSES
SUE JACK PICKFORD

Paris, Sept. 18.-Jack Pickford is
being sued for $4,000 by five dress
making houses which ailege the
money is due them for gowns and
other garments ordered by his wife.
Olive Thomas, whose subsequent
death from mercurial poisoning was
a sensation to the entire world.
The gowns it is alleged were Or
dered by late Miss Thomas in The
week preceding the poisoning. Olive
spent much of her time in the most
sumptuous of the dressmaking estab-
lishments. She had ordered hfty dres-
ses and two fur coats, one of erm!ne
and seal and one of mink. She has
lad but two fittings and none Of. the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20
GOOD PRINTING.

For the first time since the war,
The Press and Banner has a full force
of help, and is prepared to turn out
all kinds of good printing on short
notice. Our patrons will be pleased,
we are sure, to know that Mr.. C. W.
Hinson, who was formerly with us is
back at his old place, and is prepared
to set the newspaper advertisements
in the most approved fashion. Mr..
Hinson is one of the best in the busi-
ness, and knows how to make the
space taken by advertisers count.
Mr.. James A. Mintz has taken a
position in the job printing depart
ment. His long experience as print
er in his line should enable him to
satisfy our customers by giving them
the best job printing, at the lowest
prices consistent with good work.
Misses Cochran and Cox will con-
t.nue to operate the linotype ma
chimes. For the last several months
the work on them has been exceed
ingly heavy, especially upon Miss
Hannah Cochran who in addition to
her other work has set most of the
jobs and a great portion Of the ad-
vertisements. We are glad to be able
to relieve her somewhat from all the
hard work she has been doing.
Ramey Thornton will continue to
assist in the office, acting as press
man, general utility man and pinch
hitter.
The Press and Banner is about to
install some new and approved ma
chinery in it's job department which
will enable it to do better work than
heretofore and to turn it out in
shorter time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20

There is no way to BEAT the
Came"
When the report is made up at the
end of the week, or month"; some
one FAILED to do what was right.
it usually shows on that report.
No man can do MORE than a
mans work and do it we'll. No man
can do LESS than a Mans work and
not weaken the WHOLE ORGANI-
ZATION!
Wherever you go, whether you
work for YOURSELF or OTHERS
You MUST produce SAT1SFAC-
TORY RESULTS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20
BACK IN THE OLD HOME

Mrs. Ina Pinkerton Lathrop is in
the city from Charleston and is
spending some time at the Eureka
with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Taggart.
-N.s. Lathrcp is we'll remembered in
Abbeville as Miss Ina Pinkerton, hav-
ing spent her childhood here with
Mrs. Taggart.
Mrs. Lathrop is accompanied by
two children, a handsome son and a
pretty daughter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20
THE LAY BY SCHOOLS.

If there is any South Carolinian
who is under the false impression that
Anderson county is not advancing,
let him consider the splendid work
done by the lay by schools over there
this summer. In these schools there
have been students of both sexes, old
and young. Men and women fifty
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20
BUSINESS DEMANDS RESULTS

Business is the master of US all
and business demands results.
The head of the House, the Repre-
on the Road, the Bookkeep-
er and stenographer, the department
head, the skilled worker, the dayla-
hcrer-
Each and everyone of US must bow
-. to ne same law to get results.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20
ON THE JOB.

Some two weeks ago The Press and
Banner called attention to the fact
that the delivery of mail from South
ern Railway trains was anything but
satisfactory and asking for better
service.
The next day after the editorial
came out, the Press and Banner had
a letter from Congressman Dominick
stating that he had just read the edi-
torial, and had forwarded it to the
Post Office Department with a re-
quest that we be given relief.
We are now in receipt of another
letter from Mr.. Dominick enclosing
a letter from the Post Office Depart
ment as follows:
Washington, Sept. 16, 1920
Hon. Fred H. Dominick,
Member of Congress,
Newberry, S. G,
My dear Mr.. Dominick:
Receipt is acknowledged of your
letter of September 9, 1920, relative
to the handling of mails between the
post office and the Southern Railway
station at Abbeyille, S. C.
You are advised that the records
of the Department show that Depart
ment mail messenger service covering
the handling Of mails between the
post Office and the Southern Railway
depot at Abbeville was established
July l, 1920, and since that date
:-,silcc for both the Seaboard Air Line
and the Southern Railway Companies
have been handled by a Government
messenger 1t appears therefore that
the Southern Railway has not been
responsible for the alleged delays in
the handling of mails since July /,
1920.
Your letter will be referred to the
First Assistant Postmaster General
who has jurisdiction over mail mes
senger service in order that he may
issue such instructions to the post
master as may be necessary in regard
to the character of service rendered
by the mail messenger. The postmas-
ter will no doubt be instructed to sec
that there is no further cause for
complaint as to the manner
in which mails are handled by
the messenger between his office and
the Southern Railway depot.
Very respectfully,
Otis Praeger,
Second Asst. Postmaster General
From this it will appear that thu
people of Abbeville who have beer
waiting half and three quarters o:
of an hour for the delivery of thu
morning mail from the Southern sta
+;o,, will boya sonoe relief
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-20

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