davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
SATURDAY MORNING
OF Heroes of Both the War Between
the States and the World War
Splendid Program Be-
ing Arranged.

The exercises in honor of the dead
heroes of both the War Between the
States and of the Word War will
be held on the public square Satur-
day morning at eleven o'clock. 1t is
hoped that Major Henry Tillman OF
Greenwood will be present to make
the address. There will be special
music, arranged by Mrs. J. F. Brad
ley and Mrs. J. D. Fulp, during the
exercises and several patriotic songs
will be sung by the school children.
A laurel wreath for the departed
Confederate soldiers and one for the
American soldiers who gave their
all in the World War will be placed
at the base of the monument on the
square.
At the conclusion Of these exer-
cises the graves of the soldiers bur-
led in the city will be decorated.
A specially prepared dinner will
be served the Confederate veterans
at the Eureka hotel at 1890 o'clock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
TRIAL OF GOSNELL
WELL UNDER WAY

Greenville, May 1I.-Charged with
the murder Of Sheriff Hendrix Rec
tor, on July 4, 1919, Jake Gosnell,
federal revenue agent, was placed on
tIial this morning in the court of
general sessions which convened yes
terdsy. The jury was secured by
uoon anu afternoon session of the
court was devoted to the beginning
of state testimony. It is generally ex-
peced that the case will last until the
latter part of the week.
The following jury was selected in
the case: C. B. Martini foreman; P.
W. Shockley, Herman McManaway,
E., E. Gary, A. H. Wells, Frances j.
Beatty, Sloan Black, T. D. Davis, J.
M. Hughes, Robert Bailey, Charles
Manly, Lafayette Talley.
The state at the outset introduced
as witnesses w. B. Kellar, friend of
Gosnell and eye witness of the kill
ing and DR.. W. C. Black, who per-
formed two autopsies upon Rector's
body.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
PICTURES FOR SCHOOL
ANNUAL BEING MADF

F. S. Hays, the local photographer,
srent Tuesday morning at the schools
making pictures of the athletic
teams, Proper Gander staff, bicycle
brigade, children at play on the play
ground equipment and views of the
school children in assembly for the
gchool annual which is to be pub
lished in June.
Each of the 1920 class, nme young
ladies and one young man, will have
the distinction of appearing in half
tone twice in the annual. One Of
these portraits will be a reproduce
ton of their first photographs as a
baby.
1t is rumored that the only baby
portrait of one Of the young ladies
is of extremely high art, one of those
baby-taking-her- -bath-in-a-basin af-
fairs which will not detract from the
sale of the annual at all.
Several of the old views of Able
vile owned by ]. A. Hill have been
loaned the staff for reproduction In
this annual. These pictures are ex-
tremely valuable and we'll worth the
price of the annual themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
Abbevle, Wednesday, May IL, l9zO Single Cope
OF SURPLUS
CAUSES WARM DISCUSSION
AT THE A. R. P. SYNOD

The Rev. NJ. r. flaxco and DR.. C.
H. McMurray returned Monday from
the meeting of the A. R. P. Synod at
Gastonia, N. C. One of the interest
ing developments of the meeting was
the request of Rev. J. G. Dale, for
many years missionary to Mexico, to
withdraw the Mexican mission be-
cause of the unsettled condition of
the country. DR.. McMurray said that
it was the sentiment of the Synod to
take such action, but that the matter
was referred to a committee for
action.
Another question of Importance
that was taken up at the Synod was
the matter of the apportionment Of
the $25O,OOO surplus. $5OO,OOO was
raised in the recent drive for funds
in the A. R. p. Church, or twice as
much as was asked TOR. SZ5U,UUU had
been apportioned to definite causes
and other causes wanted to get in on
the surplus, leaving. little of the sur
plus to the original causes. The
fight was made over this and "waxed
quite warm," said Dr.. McMurray. It
vcs finally left to a committee -
investigate and report.
A movement was started to move
the Theological seminary, located as
an adjunct to Due West College, but
nothing definite was done about the
matter
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
RADICALS LOSE
IN FIRST TEST
RED FLAG" SOCIALISTS MEET
DEFEAT-SOME BITTER DE.
BATE-HILLQUIT AND ENG.
DAHL CLASH IN SPEECHES AS
THEY SPEAK FOR OPPOSING
FACTIONS.

New York, May 1.-THE "red flag
internationalists" of the Socialist
party of America went down to
their first real defeat in the party's
national convention here today. By
the decisive vote of 103 to 33 the
convention crushed a radical de-
claration of principles submitted by
the delegation from Illinois which
provided for the dictatorship of the
proletariat" and limitation Of citi-
zenship throughout the United
States.
bitterness of invective marked the
Cay-long debate between the "con-
sarvative' forces of Morris Hillquit
Of New Tcrl: and the radicals" led
By J. Louis Engdahl of Chicago.
You are afraid of the dictator
hip of the proletariat," shouted
Gngdahl in closing the debate on the
Illinois measure. "Yet you have the
dictatorship of Palmer. Wilson and
Burleson. You can't fool anybody by
phrases, nor can you fool anybody
with the decorations of this conven-
tion hall, the American flag, the flag
Of Wall street and the dictatorship
of Wilson.
"There is only one road to victory.
There is only one flag, the red flag
cf international socialism. We can do
nothing better than align ourselves
with our comrades in Russian, Italy
and everywhere else where they be-
lieve in international socialism"
James O'Neal of Brooklyn, arguing
for the victorious Hillquit "conserva-
tive platform bitterly arraigned the
word Relationship"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
HON. J. HOWARD MOORE
WILL MAKE RACE FOR
SOLICITOR OF 9TH CIRCUIT

The Hon. J. Howard Moore, present
State senator from Abbeville Coun
ty, has announced his intention of
making the race in the coming Demo
cratic primary for solicitor of the
Eighth Circuit, opposing Homer S.
Blackwell, present incumbent. Moore
and Blackwell are the only two can
didates for the office so far.
The eighth circuit is composed Of
the counties of Abbeville, Laurens,
Greenwood and Newberry. Mr..
Moore has a strong following in Alb
beville and Greenwood Counties and
should run strong in Newber!'.'
County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
THE GREENVILLE STREET WAY

Col. C. E. Williamson made enough
on "dog-tail" cotton the past season
to get into partnership with the
Greeville street boys in the purchase
Of a baseball mitt. The purchase was
completed Monday afternoon, Col.
Williamson contributed $500, Jack
Bradley. Hugh Bradley, Foater Barn
well and Bill Greene fifty cents each.
Bill sold enough copies of the Press
and Banner to put him across, while
the other boys already had theirs.
The purchasers promise to give us
some lessons in fine pitching and
receiving on the hot afternoons
which are to come.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
------- -
OFF FOR TEXAS

DR.. P. B. Carwile, of Cold Springs,
\. F. Carwile, of Level Land, Walter
w. Wilson, of Level Land, and T..
Sloan Ellis of Due West, were here
Tuesday to take the Seaboard on
their way to Texas. They are leaving
for three weeks visit to relatives in
the Lone Star state. They will stop
first at Marshall, Texas and visit Dr..
H. R. Carwile. From there they will
go to Dallas and visit W. L. Carwile.
Afterwards they expect to visit the
family of Mr.. Jeff Carwile at Doug
lasvilIe and Mr.. J. C. Wilson, of At
lanta, Texas.
The Texas Carwiles are brothers
of the Messrs. Carwile of this county
and uncles of Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Ellis, J. C. Wilson is brother of Mr..
Wilson Of this county
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
VOTES
FOR UNDERWOOD

Birmingham, Ala, May ll.--Sena-
tor Oscar W. Underwood has a sub
stantial lead for the nomination to
:2cceed himself and Representative
Hcflin was running q nect; and ngcl;
"ace with Capt. Frank white for the
domination to the short term senator
ship in the state primary today, &c
cording to incomplete, unofficial re-
turns gathered late tonight by the
Age-Herald
Available figures at midnight iNdi-
Gated, according TO the A"e-H2rald
that Underwood was drawing stoaAi-
ly away from his opponents and that
re had obtained substantial leads in
Montgomery, Birmingham and Mo-
bile. Representative Heflin's advan-
tage was smaller. Only a few hun
dred votes separating him from
Capt. Frank White.
Lloyd NJ. Hooper, campaign mana
ger for Senator Underwood, declared
the latter would have a majority of
100000. Musgrove supporters, how
ever, refuse to concede debate and
claimed their candidate regain the
lost ground with the receipt of later
return"
In the short term contest all cam
!idatat with the exception of Rush
on were claiming victory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
CITY COUNCIL REJECTS
BID FOR PAVING BONDS

The City Council met in special
session Wednesday afternoon to pass
on bids for the new paving bond issue
of 100000, only one firm, j. H.
Hilsman and Co.,! of Atlanta, making
a bid. This bid was 92 for 80 year
bonds and 80 for 20 year bonds
and was rejected by council
on motion Of Alderman Henry. A
representative of the J. H. Hilsman
Co., appeared before council and said
that his firm was not enthusiastic
about making a bid for any city
bonds since the bond market was n
such an unsettled state, but that he
would make a bid But his bid was so
low that council rejected it without
discussion.
Major ]. D. Fulp, superintendent
of the Public Schools, appeared be-
fore the council and asked aid of the
city in getting out an Annual of the
City Schools. He said that the publ
cation would include sketches of
Abbeville, pictures of historical in
terest and data concerning the city,
such as census figures, directory of
officials, ETC., as would be of general
interest. This matter will be taken
up at the regular meeting Of the
council Wednesday night.
The contract for the new paving
was let to the Southern Paving Con-
struction Co., Wednesday afternoon
by council at ten percent. increase
over the price paid for the present
paving. 1t is very probably that the
side streets will be of concrete IN
stead of asphalt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
OUR FINE STORES

Mrs. Lena Dickson, of Brownlee,
and Mrs. S. J. Wakefield, of Antre-
vile, were here Tuesday shopping in
the fine stores kept by Abbeville
merchants The display of millinery
and fine dress goods, and the ready
+o-wear garments being sold by Abb
beville merchants are attracting at
."ntion all over the Piedmoat, bring
ing customers from far-away points.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
CARRANZA'SF FATE
STILL IN DOUBT
OVERTHROW OF GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALLY REPoRTED-DIs-
PATCHES FROM NAVAL OFF,
GERS AND STATE DEPART
mENT REPRESENTATIVES
CONTINUE REASSURING.

Washington. May 11.-Otficlal re-
ports telling of the overthrow OF
President Carranza of Mexico were
before President Wilson and his
cabinet today but the new turn of
events south of the border was un-
derstood to have been given only
passing attention:
Dispatches from navy officers and
state department representatives
have all indicated thus far that as
surances of protection to Americans
and other foreigners had been given
by victorious leaders of the revolu-
tionary forces, and there was moth
ing of an emergency nature in the
situation, officials indicated that
called for action by the Washington
government.
The question of recognition of the
new government apparently in pro
cess of formation in Mexico may
arise soon. 1t was reported today that
plans for asking recognition were
being pressed by revolutionary lead
ers. No such request has yet beer
presented, however, and officials here
believe there must be Considerable
developments in Mexico before it
could be forwarded with reasonable
expectation of Acceptance.
> The fate of Carranza still remain
ed in doubt.>Q Official advices threw n"
light on his present whereabouts. He
was variously reported unofficially
as prisoner and as fugitive after
escaping from the hands of his cap
tors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
SELECTED HOUSE PRESIDENT


1t Nlbe Of interest to the many
friends Vi Miss Edna Bradley to
know of the honor that has been con-
ferred upon her at Brenau College
Conservatory, Gainesville, Georgia.
Miss Bradley has been elected House
President of Yonah Hall, and by
virtue of this Office becomes mem-
ber of the Student Executive Coun-
Gil. This is a tribute of love and es-
TEEN from her fellow students, and
Miss Bradley is to be congratulated
on having won for herself such an
honor in her college.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
STILL BUYING AND SELLING

Albert Henry, DR.. j. c. Hill and D.
H. Hill have purchased six residences
on the street leading from Seaboard
Depot along the park on Cothran's
branch, to Pinckney street, which
they will improve imme1:"t".? and
offer to prospective purchasers or
tenants. The demand for houses in
Abbeville is unprece@entedly great,
but the real estate men are keeping
their eyes open and lool;in". ~ I -
those who want homes = :, -
themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
RED CROSS DONATES
$1,000 FOR HOSPITAL
Mrs. Coleman, Home Service Secre-
tary Resigns $1,000 Still in
Treasury-Miss Ellis is in
Charge of Work

An open meeting of the local chap
ter American Red Cross was held
Monday afternoon in the Red Cross
rooms over Mrs. Cochran's store.
Less than a dozen members were
present yet the meeting iasted over
two hours. Miss Elizabeth Ellis, one
of the field secretaries from the At
lanta office was present.
Dr.. G. A. Neuffer, president of the
Abbeville chapter, presided and an
nounced that such business would be
transacted as came BEFORE the meet
ing. Mr.. J. S. Cochran, chairman OF
the home service. section, announced
that he wished to present the resig-
nation of Mrs. N. T. Coleman as
secretary of the home service section.
The letter of resignation from Mrs.
Coleman was read beforG the meet
ing by Mrs. C. C. .Gambrell and it
was moved and carried that Mrs.
Coleman's resignation be accepted.
Following this, upon motion of j.
S. Morse it was decided to 90 away,
or discontinue the home service Sec
ton of the Red Cross work. After
approximately an hours discussion,
pro and con, the motion prevailed.
The treasurer announced that
scme S2250 remained in the treas
ury and that less than 500 of out
standing Bills remained unpaid.
Again Mr.. Morse moved that the
chapter donate $1,000 of this money
to endow a sterilizer room in the
County Memorial Hospita.. This mo-
tion, after being seconded, was sub
jected to multitudinous discussion,
but finally prevailed
DR.. C. C. Gambrell advocated the
appointment of committee OF five
members to handle any emergency
cases that may occur, to1ook into the
advisability of establishing health
center for the County, and to attend
to the minor details which may arise
in the future. This motion also was
carried.
A vote of thanks to the Civic Lea
que for the use of the furniture in
the rooms was taken, which. carried
unanimously.
Miss Ellis announced that she
would probably remain IN hbpeville
until June 1 to complete the wind
ing up of the business already under
way in the home service suction.
No motion was offered as to what
is to be done with the remaining
$1,000 in the treasury.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF

The report of Chief of Police
Johnson for April was filed with City
Clerk Perrin Wednesday. 1t showed
70 cases tried during the month and
fines to the amount of $337.50 COL
lectcd. Disorderly cases and violation
of the auto ordinance predominated.
There were a few drunks and some
Eases of petty larceny.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
NEW TEACHERS ASSIGNED

Among the new teachers for next
session in the city schools, Miss Re-
becca Jones, daughter of County
Jones, will have a section
IF the third grade vice Miss Annie
CAN'T, resigned. Miss Clara Adams
has been transferred from the fourth
grade work and will have one of the
irst grade sections for the 1920
1921 session. Miss Harriet Coan, of
Winnsboro, will teach second grade
section.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
: -G'TEND BAPTIST CONVENTION

The following Baptists left here
Tuesday for Washington to attend
the Southern Baptist Convention,
leaving on a special Seaboard train
The Rev. and Mrs. Louis j. Bris-
tow, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Stark. w. D.
Barksdale, Mrs. Richard Sondley, C.
N. Norris, J. R. McGee, Due West;
d.. Farrow. of Calhoun Falls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
ACCEPTS CALL AS
PASTOR OF LONG CANE
CONGREGATION

The Rev. George M. Telford, of
Pizgah, KY, has accepted the call
made to him by the Long Cane Pres
byterian Church and will come to
this city to live some time in June.
The manse on North Main street will
be repainted and repaired at once
for the occupation of himself and
family.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
HONOR ROLL FOR APRIL
Of the City Schools For The Past
Month-Only One More Month
OF School Term.

First Grade: William Cheatham,
Frank Dawson, Mary Maxwell, Mar
ME Reese, Dale Welsh, Edwin Nc
Cuen, Eugenia Swetenburg, Bennie
Evans, Walter Hagen, Manning
Bauknight.
Second Grade: Highly distinguish
ed: Martha Aiken, Florence Sprouse,
Jane Harrison, Frances Wosmans-
ky, Myer Poliakoff, William Martin,
Helen Gambrell, Frank Denard.
Distinguished: Cassel Ferguson, John
Richard Fulp, Mabry Miller, Ladson
Perrin, Lucia McCord, Lillian Blan-
chett, Ovelle Gillian, Frances john
son, Ruth Mundy, Sara Tiddy.
Third Grade: Highly distinguish
ed: Eleanor DuPre, Emily Morse,
Anne Smith, Virginia Starnes, Hen
ry Power, William Dawson, Sara
Evans, Sara Smith, Edna White,
Sam Shiver, Jr. Distinguished:
Ethel Bowen, Lillian Coleman, Mary
Chalmers, Lennie Reynolds, Char
lotte Reese, Alvin Wham, Sara Will
son, Archie Cheatham, Jack Suther-
land, William Thomson.
Fourth Grade: Highly Distinguish
ed: Mabel Bradley, Martha Calvert,
James D. Fulp, Jr. Distinguished:
Nellie Flynn, John McMurray.
Grade Four-Highly Distinguish
ed: Adair Aiken, Josephine Barn.
well, Jean Milford, Estelle Lyon
Minnie E. Swetenburg, Joe Finley,
Mary Norwood Perrin. Distinguish
ed-Leon Ellis. }
Fifth Grade: Highly Distinguished:
John Harrison, Lucy Thomson. Dis
tinguished: Elizabeth Beehs, Eliza
beth Corley, Frances Ferguson, An
ma Jones, Margaret Stallings, James
Graves, Carol Stands.
Sixth Craze: Highly distinguish
ed: Elliott Coleman, Rachel Min
shall, William P. Greene, Jr. Dis
tinguished: Ellen Nabers, Stella
Seitz, James McCombs, Mary Barks-
dale, Lavinia McCuen, Mary Stall
ings.
Seventh Grade: Highly distinguish
ed: Frances Gillian, Donald Harris,
Judith Hill, Ellis Poliakoff, Jeanie
White, Virginia Wilson. Distin-
guished: Foster Barnwell, Louis
Bristow, Sara Edwards, Madge Fer.
guson, Estelle CASTOR, Robert Link,
Kathleen Lomax, Eve elyn McAllister,
Myrtle McMahan, Rayford Mcmillan,
Pauline Russell, Gus Smith, George
Wood.
Eighth Grade: Highly distinguish
l: Mary Shaw Gillian, Elizabeth
lyon, Grace Milford. Distinguished
Carolina Chalmers, Mary Jones, An
ME Mabry, Lucia Norris.
Ninth Grade: Highly distinguish
ID: Addie Bowen, Ada Faulkner.
Distinguished: Edwin Barksdale,
Fred Minshall, Celia Chalmers, Ma
ria Neuffer, Elizabeth Thomson,
Ruth Coleman.
Tenth Grade: Highly distinguish
ed: Elizabeth Gambrell, Mary White,
Hal Moore. Distinguished: Helen
Milford, Annie Wilson.
Eleventh Grade: Highly distin-
guished: Victoria Howie, Gwen Bris-
tow, Mary Greene.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. A supply has been
secured from the Theological Semi
nary in Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

The Rev. H. w. Provence, of
Greenville, will preach in the Bap-
tist Church next Sunday morning.
Doctor Provence is member of the
faculty of Furman University, and is
we'll and favorable known in the
South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
PROPERTY SOLD

". T.. Cam bought a store, house
and lot on South Main street from
G. W. Godfrey, paying $500 for the
property, the sale being made
through the Dixie Land Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12
BIG RISE IN VALUE

Mike Kustos sold Wednesday afte1-
noon the property on Washington
street, bought less than a year ago
for $4,000, to DR.. S. G. Thomson for
s12,5OO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-12

The vital statistics report for
Abbeville for the month of April
shows 6 deaths and ID births.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1920-02-18
fs!Gu HEELS As,r, s><p,;;.na1> TOYS

Narrow, pointed boots ana high
heels are the authors Of hammer toes,
corns, weak muscles, falling arches,
backaches, eye strain and nervous ir-
ritability.
The Paris Academy of Medicine is
so impressed by the effects Of high
heels upon the health of women, that
it has made an appeal to the public to
end this injurious fashion.
In the United States during 1918,
1,14s people were killed and over A.
600 crippled, from falling downstairs
while wearing high-heeled shoes.
The American Museum Of Safety
states that ninety per cent of the ci-
william population have feet more or
less deformed, resulting in lessened
efficiency.
One. child in every five in the high
schools in New York was found to suf-
fer with weak arches, practically all
due to tight shoes.-Canadian Journal
of Medicine and Surgery.