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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
NEBRASKA RACE
STILL IN DOUBT

Omaha, April Ex-senator Hiram
Johnson continued in the lead for the
Republican presidential preferences
as votes of the Tuesday primary were
slowly received today by newspapers
tabulating the returns. William J.
Bryan had gained enough votes in the
days count to place him among the
first four candidates for deiegat at
large to the San Francisco conven-
tion.
With less than one-half or the l.
$40 precincts in the state reporting,
Senator Johnson had a lead of 8,645
votes over Major General Wood, his
nearest competitor, with Gen. j. j.
Pershing third.
In the Bryan-Hitchcock race for
delegates at large, Bryan not only
managed to get within the coveted
four on the votes counted, but found
one of his running mates there with
him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS TO MEET

The Democratic Clubs of Abbeville
County will be re-organized Saturday
Officers are to be elected as we'll as
an executive committee, enrolment
committee and delegates to the coun-
ty convention, which meets in Able
vile, Monday May 8. Each club is
entitled to the following number of
delegates:
Abbeville No. Is; Abbevile No.
2-S; Cotton Mill-2; Antreville-4
Calhoun Falls-3; Hillville-2; Cen
traA-3; Means Chapel; Cold
Springs-2; Donalds-5; Due West
a; Keowee-3; Lebanon-2; Mt.
View-2; Lowndesville No. IA;
Lowndesville No. "a; Level Land
3; Hampton-2; Rock Springs
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
ANDERSON COUNTY TORNADO
CUTS SOME QUEER cAPERs

Anderson, April, 22-Belated re-
ports have been received of a small
tornado which did extensive proper
ty damage in the upper section of
Anderson county at o'clock We'd
nesday morning, tell of the carrying
away of house which sheltered eight
persons, one of them an aged sick
woman, and leaving them uninjured
ON the ground where the domicile
stood. Another farmers smeke-house
we'll stocked with the winters har-
vest of pork, disappeared during the
storm, leaving no trace of building or
meat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
TAX SLACkERS
IN GREAT NUMBER

Washington, April 21.-Despite the
governments war time appeal for tax
payments as patriotic duty, more
than 100000 firms and individuals
failed to make honest returns under
the revenue law in the last two years
the bureau of internal revenue an
nounced tonight. In a six months
drive which ended February /, S19,-
051, 900 in delinquent taxes were COL
lected, Commissioner Williams re-
ported.
'The amazingly large number" of
persons who did not respond to the
governments appeal has caused
treasury officials to consider the de-
llnquent tax payment problem a
grave one. A new round up of alleged
dclinquents has been instituted to
cover the tax period on which returns
were made March Is.
On the total delinquents 131, 1886
mad not paid any income taxes and
an additional 44,260 did not pay the
full amount of taxes due. From these
40 sources approximately S11, 1,00O,-
0G9 was collected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
MISS HANNAH COCHRAN
WITH PRESS AND BANNER

Miss Hannah Cochran, who has
been linotype operator for The Abb
beville Medium for several years,
has accepted a position as chief op-
orator for the Press and. Banner.
Miss Cochran is an experienced
newspaper woman, not only being a
first class operator on the type-set-
ting machine but being able to do
anything in a newspaper office. In
addition she lis capable business
woman, and will be a valuable assist
ant to the management of the Press
and Banner.
The friends of Miss Cochran are
invited to call on her at the Press
and Banner office where she will be
glad to meet and serve them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
MAY DAY CELEBRATION

The Abbeville Mill is planning to
have a May Day Celebration during
the first week of May and a good
time is in prospect for the village
and the people of the town. A pa
rade of floats will be one of the fea-
lures of the day; athletic games will
be enjoyed and the program will
close with a minstrel show at night
given by the young boys Of the viii
lage.
The. program will be IN charge of
Mr.. Roscoe who will be assisted by
the school teachers and Miss Gossett,
the community nurse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
WAGE INCREASE
ASKED OF BOARD
APPEAL IS MADE FOR CONDUC-
TORS AND SWITCHMEN-THE
STRIKERS GIVEN A SETBACK.
SECRETARY TUMULTY TELLS
YARDMEN OF PRESIDENTS
STAND ON THEIR CASES

Washington, April 22.-Argu-
ments on the wage increases demand
ed by conductors and switchmen were
made before the railroad labor board
today by L. E. Sheppard, president of
the Order of Railway Conductors, and
S. W. Heberling, president of the
Switchmen's Union of North America
Both cited the rise in the cost of liv-
ing during the past few years to sup
port the plea for higher wages. De-
mands of the switchmen call for pay
increases the approximately SO per
cent, with time and half for over
time, Sundays and holidays. Similar
overtime allowances are asked by the
conductors, together with wages suf-
ficient to enable them to live on a
pre- war standard. They ask in addi-
ton an allowance for expenses when
kept away from home.
Final setback to the efforts of the
unauthorized strikers to get their
cases before the board was given to-
day at the White House when Sec
retary Tumulty told representatives
of the yardmen's associations that
President Wilson would not inter-
cede in their behalf as long as they
remained away from work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
LOWDEN GETS IOWA.

Des Moines, Iowa, Apr. 22-Iowa's
delegation with 26 votes will 60 to
the Republican national convention
in June either instructed to vote for
Governor Lowden of Illinois for
president or with the Endorsement of
his candidacy from their respective
districts. The state convention un-
animously passed resolutions in
struc,ing the delegates at large,
eight in number with one half vote
each, for Lowden. All congressional
districts except the fourth and fifth
instructed for Lowden. These two
indorsed him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
CA[LAUX CONVICTED
ON LESSER COUNT
NOT CONVICTED OF TREASON
BUT OF COMMERCE AND COR.
RESPONDENCE WITH THE
ENEMY-THE SENTENCE WILL
PROBABLY BE LIGHT-SEV.
ERAL ATTORNEYS

Paris, April 22 (By the Associated
Press)-Joseph Calliaux, former pre-
mler of France and twice minister of
finance, stands tonight convicted of
having placed his personal political
ambition during the war higher than
the interests of the country that
honored him and gave him birth.
Calllaux, while escaping conviction
1or nigh treason, was found to have
been recklcssly imprudent and very
close to reasonably ambitious for
such is the Interpretation of the ver-
dict OF guilty of commerce and COR
respondence with the enemy" which
was rendered today against him by
the French senate.
This is the first verdict of the sort
rendered in any of the allied coun-
trles since the war began-s'com-
merce" as interpreted by the sena-
tors who were the judges not mean
ing financial trading, but commerce
by means of common ideas, while
correspondence" in this particular
case IS employed in the sense of AS
ISOLATION.
Ihe senators entered Luxembourg
palace this afternoon with the deter
mlnation to have finished with the af-
fair, which has taken up their time
durng the past three months. They
began the discussion in a vigorous
business like manner, presenting a
strange contrast to their bored at
tltude during the closing days of the
trial. No one, however, took serious
ly the prediction that the verdict
would be reached this evening. But
after the court had disposed of the
high treason charge and that of Gin
telllgence with the enemy" and had
declared its own sovereignty in less
than four hours, word was passed
that a decision was impending, and
Luxembourg gardens were filled to
overfowing in the neighborhood of
the palace by dense crowds and DO
lice reserves had to be called out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS IN DENNIS

The Abbeville High School, boys
are in denims. Whether it is the lat
est in fashion or the attrition of the
giant slide or the appeal of coq]
clothes for warm weather cannot be
determined, but it remains that over
alls are now being worn.
Some mothers view the latest ap-
parel with complaisantness, others
(and these have their little boys
wear curls as long as is possible)
with dispair. Fathers rather like the
change and hope that the clothes
will mean more inspiration for work
in the gardens.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
ERSKINE DEFEATS FURMAN

The Baptists sailed down from
,Greenville Thursday, landing at Due
West, where in the afternoon they
met the crack. ball team OF Erskine
College. The Due West boys were in
deep water for the first two innings,
but finally got on dry land, where
they proceeded to wallop the Furman
boys to the tune of 7 to 4.
The game was played in strong
wind, with sand blowing in the faces
of the batsmen and catcher, making
errors plentiful. The in field of both
teams played anything but errorless
ball, the errors accounting for three
of Furman's tallies, and some of
Erskine's.
Baird, Erskine's new southpaw,
Freshman, was on the mound for his
team, and showed the Baptist boys
some big league pitching. His won
derful work, striking out sixteen men
and giving up but two hits accounts
for the victory fer his team, because
his mates did what they could to
lose the game. In addition to pitch
mig, well, Baird got two clean hits one
of them three bagger.
Phillips at third played good game
for Erskine also. Son Bill, who
went along in his overalls to see it
we'll done, said that the home run
knocked by Phillips, with his Wide
man bat, was the best thing in the
game, but some of the Abbeville boys
who were betting the other way
didn't think so.
A good crowd of Abbeville people
attended the game. Major Fulp had
the distinction of sitting under the
wheel of the She-dam and the good
fortune to be in Corp. Kerr's COM
pany for the afternoon. Some of the
poor playing of both teams reminded
everybody present of the Corps
poor setback playing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
NEW SWEEPER ARRIVES

The street sweeper-sprinkler has
arrived and is now in operation. The
machine was made by the Austin
Western o., Chicago, and cost $3.50.
The negro driver as he drove the
sweeper around the Square Friday
morning could not have held his seat
more proudly had he held the reins
of coach and four.
The sweeper will be of inestimable
benefit to the city and along with
the new paved streets will go far to-
ward eliminating the dust nuisance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.

Griffin, Ca, Apr. 22-Otis Ellis
25, brother of Postmaster F. C. Ellis
was shot from ambush while driving
an automobile on a country road six
miles from here at o'clock tonight.
He died in a few minutes. Sheriff
Patrick has gone to the scene of the
shooting with a warrant for the ar.
rest of Charles NJ. Cole, who wit
neSses say was near the scene of the
shooting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
MORE FIGURES GIVEN

Washington, April 22-The fol-
lowing census figures have been an
nounced:
Racine, Wis, 5S,593, increase 20,-
591. or 54.2 per cent.
Hagerstown, Md, 28,029, increase
11,522, or 69.8 per cent.
Piqua, Ohio. 1904, increase, L.
Csc, or 12.4. per cent.
Venice, Calf. 1885, increase, T.
266 or 1880 per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
GIFT TO HOSPITAL

VIM. H. Cobb, of VIM. H. Cobb and
Co., Sharon, Pa, has donated to the
.Abbeville County Memorial hospital
$4,000. Accompanying the gift was a
letter from Mr.. Cobb extending his
est wishes for the success of the
institution.
1t is expected to complete the finish
ing work on the hospital early next
week and as soon thereafter as pos
.ibie the hospital vii! be put into
operation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
"FAIR AND WARMER"

Avery's Hopwood's farce comedy
Fair and Warmer, was shown
the Opera House Thursday night t
large crowd-a crowd that was en-
tirely satisfied when the show wa
over. 1t was the usual bedroom
farce, broad enough not to be vulgar
compromising enough to furnish i
number of interesting moments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
THREE MORE BODIES
RECOVERED FROM RIVER

The Savannah has given up three
more bodies of the victims of the
Harpers Ferry drowning, which oc-
Cured nearly three weeks ago. The
bodies of Miss Alice Meschine andldvt
Lester Waters and Robert Manning
were recovered Wednesday after
noon at Cades Ferry, about 20 miles
below Harpers Ferry.
A fourth body was later seen float
ing down the river and watchers on
the bank thought that the body was
that of Lester Waters, husband of
one of the victims whose body was
recovered. The body was clothed III
Inform and Mr.. Waters was, so
clothed on the Sunday of the drown
ing.
The three bodies were brought
back to Lowndesville Wednesday af-
ternoon and were buried there Thurs
day morninr.
The river rose over five feet We'd
nesday from heavy rains on the head
waters and this sudden rise is thought
10 have brought the bodies to the
surface.
The banks of the Savannah for 40
miles below Harpers Ferry are being
carefully watched for the five re-
naming bodies.
Mr. f. W. Harper and others were
stationed at Cherokee Shoals yes
terday afternoon watching for bodies
and saw the body of Mr.. Lester Wa
ters float by. The body was too
far out in the stream for them to be
able to catch it, and as the river was
swollen from heavy rains, it was
too dangerous for a man to attempt
to go out on the river to recover
this body. Two other bodies, neither
of which were close enough to be
identified were seen by the party
watching on the shoals.
River Very High.
The river was higher Thursday
than it was when the accident oc-
Cured. The measurement yesterday
aftertoon was IL feet above normal
four feet higher than on the day of
the accident.
Five Bodies Recovered
The finding of the three bodies
yesterday brings the total of recov-
cred bodies up to five, half the num-
Der lost in the river. The three bod
les seen yesterday brings the total
to eight and there are but two more
bodies yet unaccounted for. While
it was impossible to reach the bed
les seen yesterday afternoon, the
fact that they are floating upon the
surface of the river causes the
searchers to believe that they will
be found some time today further
down the river.
Ferrymen Watch River.
The ferrymen on the flats along
the river further down have been
constantly watching the river in hope
of finding the bodies. It may be pos
silbe that many of the bodies will be
found along the river during today.
Positive Identification.
All of the bodies that have been
recovered so far have been positive:
ly identified. Jewelry and other dis
tinguishing features of dress have
made this identification easy. The
funeral of three found yesterday was
held Thursday morning at Lowndes-
vile.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
HOME FROM ATLANTA.

Jack, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs
James Cox, has returned from At
lanta after long stay in one of the
hospitals of the. city. He has quite
recovered his health AMI IS a
bright and lively little fellow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-23
CONGRESS UNEASY
OVER BONUS BILL

washington, April Zl.-Wh nile SEN
timent over the country shows very
wide difference regarding the pas
sage by congress of bonus bill for
returned soldiers, it is noticeable that
it is giving members, both Democrats
and Republicans, very uneasy time.
This situation has become very ap-
parent here since it was decided by
the Republican leaders to hold a eau
Gus regarding the bill before line of
action which would be rigidly follow
ed should be announced.
The fact is that with the people of
the country already taxed almost to
the breaking point from every angle
whether it is the ordinary house
holder, the big manufacturer or any
one else, congress is necessarily very
careful not to enforce more expense
upon the people.
So far as placing a government tax
on necessities, it is now known that
this is next to impossible. The bare
necessities are in many cases already
becoming real luxuries, so that little
is TO be secured this way.
The millionaire, against whom most
of this burden may be leveled if the
bill is passed, takes the position that
he is already paying a gigantic tax
because the poor man can't, and the
big manufacturing and industrial con-
Germs look into the future with any
thing but hopeful vision with their
excess profits so heavily burdened
that they would become liability in
stead of an asset.
From the best opinion of congress
men who are familiar with this pro-
ject in all of it's phases there seems to
be doubt whether the land scheme,
that is the awarding of tracts of gov
ernment land to soldiers would ac-
complish the desired results. 1t must
be remembered that to do this would
necessarily require the use of much
government red tape and, besides,
would require many of the soldiers to
live in a part of the country not now
their homes. For instance, it may
seem that a man in Tennessee or
Florida would probably not care to
pull up stakes and 60 West merely
for the purpose of securing small
piece of land upon which to try to
make a living.
There is, of course, the vocational
educational or physical rehabilitation
feature, which is good, but this is al
ready being used and has been for
some time.
Narrowed down to a few words,
the bonus bill will, when it comes up
for consideration after going through
party caucuses, be a strictly money
bill calling for an appropriation of
something like a $1,000,000,0O0
which would be tax of approximate
ly $40 leveled against every man,
woman and child in the United
States.
There is no disputing the question
that the man who saw service abroad
should have something done for him
enough can not be done-but it is
doubtful if the man who can see into
the future would desire to accept
bonus of 5000 Of $500 when he
knows that there is staring him in the
face this amount and more which
must come from him as we'll as other
persons to make up the aggregate of
$1,00Q,000,000. This is one of the
biggest questions which congress has
been called upon to consider since the
war ended and is giving members Of
both sides much to think about.
MISS HANNAH COCHRAN
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MR. SWETENBURG NO BETTER

The condition of B. F. Swetenburg
who suffered stroke of paralysis
Tuesday, is unchanged. He remain
in semi-conscious state and ply
sicians in charge hold out little hop
for is recovery.
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PARTAIN RESCUED
AT GREGGS SHOALS

Anderson, April 22.-At 2 o'clock
this afternoon, after being maroon
ed for 80 hours on top of a pier ris-
ing above the crest of Gregg Shoals
hydro-electric plant dam on Say an
nah river, E. C. Partain who leaped
when bateau carrying him and W.
l.. Conwell went over the dam We'd
nesday morning, carrying the latter
to his death was rescued. From a ca
BILE stretched across the half mile
wide river above the dam, a boat
was let down stream by an attached
hawser and the man taken off the
pier.
Anderson, April -Marooned
already for 80 hours without food or
water, on top of pier of Gregg
Shoals hydro-electric plant on Sa-
vannah river, E. C. Partain will pro-
baby have to spend the remainder of
today on his perch, where he has
been since bateau in which he and
W. L. Conwell were crossing the
stream was swept over the dam We'd
nesday morning at 7 o'clock, dash
ing the latter to death on the rocks
below.
First reports stated that Partain
also went over the dam with MS
companion, but it has since been
learned that he leaped just as the
bateau plunged over the precipice
and clung to pier which stands a.
.bove the dam. Climbing to the, top of
the stone pillar, he spent the day and
night there, while would-be rescurers
made heroic efforts to rescue him.
Efforts to get acable across the
stream have failed, while attempts to
get the man with a boat from above
or below. the dam have been out of
the question. The only hope now of
rescuing him is to wait for the flood
waters to recede sufficiently to allow
persons to walk along the crest of the
dam and take him off the pier.
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COTTON MARKET.

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21

have been disposed to judge an
But even when we look squareiy
[ INTO our own lives and discover our
faults, il is surprising what power Of
magic there IS in names a rose may
smell as sweet by any other name.
but certainly sin Is not so black when
called by another name
What we call downright dis
honesty in another Is only bust
ness EaEacity IN us What We
call malice in Others f. only
EtralghtforyFurd frankness IN rs
And 80 on.
or, II our sins may not be CLOSED
over with euphemistic names. and we
are compelled 70 confess that we are
guilty Of certain sins, we still think
we are eNcusahle il we call those par
ucular sins our -besetting sins" as
though each individual was entitled
10 few particular sins. called be
setting sins" FOR which he Is not 20
De held accountable Paul must have
mad these very people in mind when
ne said. Let us lay aside the sin
which doth so easily beset u.s." The
very scripture which gave rise to the
expression your besetting sin" is a
strict command 20 lay that sin aside.
ourselvec on the ground that that sin
is 50 easy Tor Us 10 commit
HIndered By Difficulties.
The difficulties are many that him
der the inward look. but the aids are
more The Scotch poet who said 20
Wad some power the giftie gle US to
see oursels as ithers see us" eN-
pressed an important thought And
Il we had that power How different
would be our course in many in
Stances And II that be true. how
much greater would be the change II
we could see ourselves as God sees us.
We have been astonished at the
achievements OF science in recent
yars- The remarkable power OF the
S-ray to penetrate Opaque sub
stances. 1or Instance But now comes
science, that ha-dmaid Of truth, and
with a power more mysterious yet.
and BY the A-ray photographs the
very thoughts OF man. showing on
the sensitive plate very distinct dif-
ference between the brain stirred by
feelings Of anger and that OF a state
OF quiet and good will
II We stand in awe OF the penetrat-
ing power OF the mysterious X-ray,
" Rat must be our feeling as we think
OF the penetrating vision OF the all
seeing Eyet Thou art acquainted
with all my ways, there is not a word
IN my tongue. but 10. o Lord. thou
knoWest It altogether Thou under
slandeth my thought afar Off" Our
ways our words, our thoughts are
Wholly known to God We may de-
ceiVe others. We may even deceive
ourselves. but God we cannot deceive.
Self Reflection Possible.
IL only we could see ourselves as
God sees u.s. And we can. on the
pages OF the holy scriptures God has
drawn with the pen OF Inspiration the
portrait OF humanity with an its
Scared, stained and broken beauty.
50 terribly is IL marred that we would
be left in utter despair but for an
other picture we find thereon-the
portrait Of the perfect man. Christ
Jesus. Tho one is what we are The
other what we may be through riches
Of grace in Him.
Seest thou the stars in midnight
quietude from their heights looking
down through the sable curtains OF
night like the kindly eyes Of Guardian