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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-18
CALLS ON CHURCHES
If They Fail There is No Sope For
Future.> ~.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 17.-"If the
churches fail in their high and holy
tasks there is small hope for civiliza-
tion," President Harding told a ma
tional conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church here today in a
message read by Bishop William F.
Mcdowell of Washington. The mes
sage was read at the opening of the
conference, regarded by leaders of
the denomination as one of the most
important in the church's history.
"Whoever halts the churches must
march forward more swiftly than
they have done," the Presidents mes
sage continued.
"The churches must not fail"
The President paid tribute to the
church for its work during the war,
adding:
'The world never before was in
such need of right morals, right
ideals, right relations among men
and nations, right spirit for meeting
unparalleled conditions and sound re-
ligion in personal, social and public
life"
The President closed his message
by extending "best wishes for the
work your church and other churches
are trying and planning to do in all
the countries"
The conference brought to Detroit
about rs bishops of the church in the
United States and other countries
and hundreds of ministers and lay
men. The meeting is intended to be
and, according to
church leaders, is the outgrowth of
the centenary movement.
Bishop Mcdowell sounded the key.
note of the gathering in opening the
conference this morning, declaring
"the success of the church's world
rests upon our willingness
to surrender ourselves entirely to
Christ" :, ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-18

the fatherless and widows in their
Affections and to keep himself un-
spotted from the world"
All contributions should be sent to
Thos. P. Noe, Church Home, York;
W. D. Roberts, Epworth Orphanage,
Columbia; A. T. Jamison, Connie
Maxwell, Greenwood; L. Ross Lynn,
Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-18
NEGRO is ARRESTED FOR
MURDER OF WHITE MAN

Macon, Ga., Nov. 17.-In connec-
ton with the shooting of Jesse Mil
Ter, Haddock merchant, who, it is
alleged, was lured from his store to
a nearby pasture for the purpose of
robbery, Hudson Hurst, negro,
was arrested today and lodged in the
jail at Gray. William Dennis, negro
was arrested on the day of the
shooting and brought to Macon for
safe keeping.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-18
IN FLANDERS FIELDS.

In connection with the Afmistice
Day celebration there was much de-
mand for the poem, 'In Flanders
Field,',, as well as much incorrect
quotation of it. Below We give the
poem in. full: =;
In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still braVely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago -
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from falling hands, we throw
The torch! Be yours to hold it high!
If you break faith with us who die
We shall not Sleep, though poppies
. grow
.. In Flanders fields.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-18

Anderson, Nov. 17.-Benjamin B
Gossett, of this city has been offered
and has accepted the presidency Of
the Chadwick-Hoskins chain of cot.
ton inills in North Carolina and Vir.
ginia and will, within. the next
month, resign the various positions
he holds with South Carolina cotton
mills and locate in Charlotte.
Mr.. Gossett is president and treas
urer of several South Carolina cot
ton mills and is also an official in
South Carolina banks and railways
The Chadwick -Hoskins mills are
capitalized at $5,sOO,0OO, operating
1O1,656 spindles and 2,313 looms.
Mr.. Gossett who is 81 years old, is
the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
P: Gossett of Williamson. He was
educated at Clemson and the U. S.
Naval Academy. He is president and
treasurer of the Riverside Mfg. Co.,
and the Toxaway mills Of Anderson,
and of the Pendleton cotton mills,
and treasurer of the
Brogon mills at Anderson, vice
president of the Williamson mills
and Of the Citizens National Bank
of Anderson, president of the Co.
hannet mills at Fingerville and a
director of the American Trust Co.,
of Charlotte. He was "a delegate
from this state to the Democratic ma
tional convention at Baltimore in
1912, was state fuel administrator
for a year during the World War
and later a captain in the u. S.
army in the war. He is one of the
best known and most popular of the
younger cotton mill executives in
The South. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-18
GEER AND OTHERS BUY
CHADWICK HOSKINS MILLS
At Charlotte and Name B. B. Cos
sett of Anderson President
Capitalized at $3,O0O,O0O

\ Charlotte, N. c., Nov. 17.-A., J.
Draper, Word H. Wood, W. S. Lee,
Charlotte capitalists, B. B. Gossett
of Anderson, and B. E. Geer of
Greenville, have bought for $780,
900 the majority interests in the
Chadwick-Hoskins string of five cot
ton mills, capitalized at S3,0O0,OoO
and Mr.. Gossett was elected presi-
dent at meeting of the directors
held in New York Wednesday.
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Twenty-Five per cent of the men
who were drafted into the army
not read nor write English.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
SOUTH AMERICA
OFFERS MARKET
FOR U. S. CATTLE

Washington. March South
America offers IAN excellent market
for pure bred American livestock. the
Department of Agriculture asserted
today in an announcement of sngrps-
tions and advice To prospective ship
perS
The trade last year amounted 10
nearly 100000 as q result of the CO.
operation between the department and
individuals and breeding associations.
the statement said, but Il: the same
time warning was given that this
kind of export requires highly
complex" process.
Certain machinery is involved and
numerous details must be given atten
ton" the statement sad, If the ex
porters would avoid serious losses
due to delays. 0vercharges and mis-
directions.
The difficulties to b. met and
methods Of overcoming them is out
lined at length.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
CONEY STARTS TO
CALIFORNIA JUST
AFTER MIDNIGHT
Everything Ready for Long Flight
With Only One Stop Seized
uled on the Way

Jacksonville, Fla. March 22-Lieut.
w. ID. Coney, 92nd aero squadron. VITO
recently few from San Diego, Cali
fornia, to Jacksonville in - hours. -
minutes, establishing new record
Tor the rans-continen'al flight, Wa
making final preparations today to be-.
gin his return trip to the Pacific coa t
shortly after midnight tonight
The start will begin from Pablo
Beach on the Atlantic Ocean and the
aviator expects to be in San Diego by
twilight Wednesday afternoon. Only
one scheduled stop en route is plan
ned. brief one al Dallas. Texas, some
time in the forenoon. fer fuel and OH
The deHavland four in which the
west to east flight was made will l.
used fOr the return trip and the IN D.
thanics at Camp Johnston here. said
ii was in perfect condition mechani-
cally The machine recently wLN
flown to the aviation Re pair depot 1T
Montgomery. Ala. where it was over
hauled and worn mechanical parts IL
placed
Lieut. Coney' mother. two brothers
and large delegation OF citizens q,
Brunswick, Ga. his hom-. were here
to witness his departure
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFS INCREASE
CONSIDERABLY DURING LAST MONTH

$50, 1877 ,451 pounds worth 1864 ,632,306
for the same months of 1920 =. ~.
Meat and dairy products exported
during February aggregated $780,
S73 compared with $57 .579, ,S45' during
the same month a year ago and for
the eight months period the total was
$500, ,8S2 ,564 as against $497 ,644 1886 for
the eight months ending February
1920.
Exports of mineral oils in February
aggregated 257,5S7, ,146 gallons worth
$46,37S,SS5 compared with 226,72S.360
gallons worth $34 4,161,626 in the same
month last year while for the eight
months ended with February these
exports totalled $2.171 ,290,76 gallons
worth $407 7,476,956 compared with l.
7S1,1l3.28S gallons wirth $243, 3,520,S79
for the corresponding months of last
year. H.. I
Wheat exports for the month aggre-
gated 1S,46S.711 bushels worth $780,
scoops compared with $4.93S,l22
bushels worth $ll,96S,907 in .Febru-
ary. 1920.
Exports of flour aggregated 1923.
666 barrels worth SS.575.7g5 In Ftb
ruary compared with l,254,0S1 barrels
worth $13,S90.726 in February yeal
ago. Corn exports for the month ag
gregated S,l44,346 bushels worth &c..
918,863 compared with 1,791,161 bush
els worth $2,76sO9S in February Of
last year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
MAY DISREGARD
PLEBISCITE AND
GIVE POLES MINES
Disorders Reported In One Section
Where Vote was Close--MOst
Places We're Quiet

Paris, March 81 Newspapers OF
this city, commenting on the result of
the plebiscte Sunday in Upper Silesia
to determine the future political sta
tus of that region, declare that there
is Il possibility that mining districts
in the western and southern parts OF
upper Silesia may he given to Polanc
by the allies. Most of them declare
that France will BE- satisfied with the
verdict rendered at the polls.
Disorders at Polls
Oppeln, March 22.-Disorders are
at Beuthen, where the close
ress of the vote has led to discord
and charges of fraud. There has been
some shooting during the trouble
there, according to the German pla-
Discite commission.
Districts where the plebiscte Sun
day showed q substantial majority in
favor of either Poland or Germany
have been quiet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
WITNESS PLANNED
TO OPEN STORE FOR
STOLEN PACKAGES
Trial of Express Fraud Case at
Macon Continued Today With
W. A. Hughes on Stand

Macon, Ga, March 22.-W. A.
Hughes, star witness for the govern
ment in the trial of SO men charged
with conspiring to rob the American
Railway Express company of goods in
shipment valued at more than $1,000
900, resuming the witness stand in
federal court this morning, testified
that the alleged robbery syndicate as
sumed such proportions that he plan
ned to open a store to market stolen
goods.
Hughes testified he made plans to
open the store when told by another
defendant that more than 100 emp
ployes of the express and railway en-
ployes would ship him stolen goods
He also spoke of the alleged thieves
having different prices. He said one
of the defendants was selling oranges
at 50 a box while another was selling
the same fruit at 81 a box. Hughes
testified further that he and another
of the defendants, o. c. Stovall, stole
sugar which they sold to W. V. Meeks
also a defendant, who, Hughes testl
fed yesterday threatened his life just
after the indictments were returned
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22

Washington, March 22.-EXports Of
breadstuffs, cotton seed oil and min
eral oil increased considerably during
February as compared with the same
month year ago while cotton exports
s!umped heavily, according to foreign
trade figures issued today by the de-
partment of commerce.
During February exports of bread
stuffs amounted to $63916,506 COM
pared with $43,S34,673 for the same
month a year ago, while for 8 months
ended with February the total was
1926, ,950,03l as against $503, l93,584 for
the corresponding months OF 1920.
Cotton seed oil exports for the month
amounted to 39,689,396 pounds worth
$4,276,772 as against 20,S1S,2S4 pounds
OF $4,515.952 in February 1920 while
for the eight months ended with Feb
ruary the total was3192,7 III, $50 worth
$24,044,6 GIT as against 94.975.703 valued
at $50 for. the corresponding
period last year.
Cotton exports in February totalled
493.426 bales weighing 256,776.530
pounds valued atii$44, 1892, $40, against
640.320 bales weighting S2S,98l.S81
pounds valued at '$l35 $50, 1877 during
February, 1920.
For the eight months ended with
February cotton exports aggregated
3,7Al.010 bales Weighing 1880, ,753, ,64S
pounds worth $4S3.642,635 as compar-
| - with 4,96S. 40 bales weighing q
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
ILLICIT DRUG
TRADE TO BE CURBED
BY NEW YORK POLICE

New York, March .22.-Opening of
fight to surb the activities of an in
ternational drug ring said to be head
ed by business men Of Germany, ia
pan and England, was announced TO
day by DR.. Carleton Simons, special
deputy police commissioner
Declaring high ranking officers Of
steamships plying between New York
and Mediterranean and South Amer
ican ports have been transporting
drugs to this country. DR.. Simons sail
many raids are planned and .devel-
opments OF startling nature expect
ed. The crew of six steamships now
are under surveillance, he added.
The deputy police commissioner
said the leaders of the ring are iden-
titled but that action against them
was impossible as the laws. OF their
countries do not prohibit traficking
in narcotics.
Drugs manufactured in Germany
it is charged, have; Heen carried from
that country into Switzerland BY
means OF. underground passagewayi
which have been discovered. Through
Switzerland. these. drugs, DR.. Slmons
asserted. have been transported Il
America, China, Japan and Italy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
CEMANS TRYING
AMERICANS FOR
CHASING EVADER

f. Mosbaclr. Baden. March 20, Trial
of Carl Neuf and Franz thinner.
Americans. who attempted to arrest
Grover G.. Bergdoll. American draft
eyader at Everbach, last January
which was hegun here yesterday, was
continued here today.
With the two Americans there were
placed on trial four Germans. who. il
was alleged, were their acComplces
in an attempt to kidnap Bergdoll The
case is b ing tried before the local
criminal court.
Neuf and thinner are charged with
illegal assumption of authority
while an additional charge OF care
lfsSly inflicting bodily injury has been
preferred against Neuf.
This charge is Il result of wounds
inflicted upon Il young woman by
shots fired, it is averred, by the
Americans while they were attempt
ing to arrest Bergdoll The Germans
who are being tried are Gustav Seti-
ger. Gottffried Keim, August Farm
Zach and Herr Hildebrand They are
accused OF aiding and abetting the
Americans
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
TARIFF BILL
TO Be RUSHED
TO PASSAGE
in THE HOUSE
President Harding Eager
for Fordney Measure
to be Taken Up and
Ways and M e a n s
Committee Agree to
Give 1t Precedence
Over Other Business.

Washington. March 22-With the
decision by Republican leaders to put
through the Fordney Emergency tar
i'll bill. previously vetoed by President
Wilson. Immediately upon the conven-
ing OF congress- the major legislative
program for the extra session was
believed today to be definitely set
tlpd
Reversing the previous position
against the enactment OF an emer
gency tariff, members of the house
ways and means committee yesterday
acceded to the request OF President
Harding for passage at once Of a
measure designed to afford protection
to the farmers against foreign com
petition. Agreement to the program
also was given by Senators Penrose.
Smoot and McCumber and conferees
from the senate finance committee.
Senator Penrose stating there would
be limitation OF debate ii necessary
to secure speedy passage OF the bill
through the senate. II probably will
be rushed through the house under
special rule
With the emergency measure out
OF the way, the house. according To
the final program agreed on. then will
take up the anti-dumping bill. to BE-
followed by permanent tariff revision.
The actual work OF framing the tar
iff bill will be begun by the ways and
means committee at once. II is
planned to speed up the program by
having the senate committee consider
revenue legislation while the house
is at work on the tariff.
Recess Appointments
Washington. March 22.-John !.
Esch, former representative from Wis
consn. was given recess appoint
ment today by President Harding as
a member OF the interstate commerce
commission
MIR Esch as one Of the authors OF
the transportation act. was nominated
to the commission during the recent
special session of the senate. but con
trmation was held up on objection by
Senator IaFollette Republican. Wis
rUnSin.
Dwight Davis. of St Louis, Mo, was
given a recess appointment today as
director of the war finance corpora
tiOn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
CONFERENCE
WITH DAVIS
ON WAGES TO
Be RESUMED
Packers and Labor Lead
ers Have Appoint
ment With Secretary
Of Labor Late T hi S
Afternoon Develop
ments to be Brought
to Attention of Presi-
dent and Cabinet.

Washington. March 22-Repressn-
tatives of the packers employees wer6
in private conference today with Sec
retary Davis before the meeting Of
President llarding's cabinet, at which
the controversy between the packers
and the workers was expected to be
discussed.
The conference this morning fol
lowed one last night at which Secre-
taries Davis. Hoover and Wallace
heard further arguments by spokes-
men for the packers Colcilliatore for
the department OF labor attended that
conference but only Secretary Davis
met today with the union officials.
Secrecy has surrounded the meet
ingS thus far. None OF the cabinet Of
ficers will say what progress has been
made and the representatives of the
workers and the packers remain sill
ent under Secretary Davis injunction
not to discuss what has transpired.
The controversy Is understood to
center largely around the wartime
agreements as to wages and working
conditions which the employees claim
the packers now seek to break by pro
posing a reduction in wages of from
1912 to Is per cent The employees say
the agreement was to be effective for
one year after the war ended, while
the contention OF the packers Is re
ported to be that the war actually has
ended and the agreement therefore is
no longer in effect.
Mr.. Davis took much data rgarding
the controversy to the cabinet meet
ing. On leaving for the White House.
he said he hoped to have some good
news" within short time. but re-
fused to add to that statement
There had been no indication to-
day of the progress made at the
initial conference yesterday, the
participants needing request of
Secretary Davis that they make no
statements regarding the status of
the discussions, Decision to hold
conferences only in the afternoon
dictate that Secretary Davis desired
opportunity to bring to the. .atten-
tiop of President Harding and the
members OF the cabinet. the cur
rent developments in the situa-
tioh. ..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS CALLED TODAY BY
4 PRESIDENT HARDING TO CONVENE ON APRIL II
ARGUMENTS OFFERED
IN ATLANTA HEARING
A. B. & A. WAGE CASE

Atlanta, March 22--rhr depart
ment OF Justice will offer argument in
defense of the twenty days Wapr re-.
duction notice in the NeMlands act
during the itlanta. Birmingham amt
Atlantic railway wage reduction hrtr
ing on its resumption TINS afternoon
before Federal District Judge Sibh-y
here, it was announced b.! nitcd
States District Attorney AmXander
Mr.. Alexander said he was acting
under instructions from Attorney
General Doueherty in taking Il hand
in the cast in which the twenty days
provision was attacked as Il Violation
Of The tifth amendment to the ronsti
tuition in that it was termed cuIfic
tory.
The unions are Scekine in Tie hear
ing to have Judge Sibley rrscind hi.
wage reduction order which followed
the receiVprship into which the road
was placed on petition OF the Birmine.
ham Trust and Savings Company \
strike followed the wage cut
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
INTRICATE PROBLEM
FACES CHESS EXPERTS

Havana, March 22-Resumption OF
play in the third game of the world
championship chess tournament be-
tween Or. Emanuel Lasker and Poss
r. Capablanca here tonight will bring
each of these masters face to face
with an intricate problem. The ar
rangement OF the pieces on the board
when play was adjourned at l O'Clock
Monday morning was such as to ex-
cite the admiration of chess experts.
Rarely have two players succeeded in
establishing such firm defensive po-
sitions. Both seem to be gaining con
fidence
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
COL. J.P. COOMBS COMING
BACK FROM THE NEAR EAST

Jacksonville Fla, March 22-Col. j.
p Coombs, of Apalachicola, who has
been managing director Of the Near
East Relief in ConstantinOple and who
for several months was held captive
by Turkish nationalists. expects to re.
turn to Florida within, the near future
according to advices today to the state
headquarters of the Near East Relief
He plans to sail for Constantinople
about April l. Coli Coombs has served
with the Near East relief for two
years, first as assistant managing di
rector and since April last year as
managing DIRECTOR. OF the Constants
nOple area.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
TARIFF AND
TAX REVISIONS
TOBETAKEN UP
FIRST THINGS
Objects Of Call not Men
toned In Proclama-
ton Which Is an Ex-
ceedingly Brief Docu-
ment : Many Things
May be Undertaken
by Law Makers Be-
fore S e ssion A d :
JOurns.

Washington, March pa prOcla.
nation cOnvening congress in special
session at noon April III TO receive
such communication as may he made
by the chief executive" was issued to-
day by President Harding.
Tariff and tax revision will he the
principal subject before the next con
gresS but many other important sub
iectS including the transportation
problem. regulation of the packing
and coal industries: and immigration
restriction are expected to be taken
up.
None of the subjects to be consid,
cred was mentioned in the call for the
session. the text of which follows:
Whereas, public interests require
that the congress of the United States
should he convened in extra session
at T. o'clock noon on the nth DAY of
April, 1921. to receive such communi-
cation as may be made by the eXeru-
tive;
Nov. therefore. |. Warren G. Hard
ing. president of the United States of
America. do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the congress OF the United
States to convene in extra session at
the capitol in the city of Washington
on the l1th day of April, 1921, at IL
o'clock noon. of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled to act as
members thereof, he required to take
notice"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK

Washington, March 22.-Capi tall
zation of the North German Lloyd
Company has been increased from
125 100000 marks I'd 250.0 0.0OO, 900 marks,
the new issue of st6dk to participate
in dividend earnings in 1921, accord
ing to report toothe department OF
commerce today from Consul General
Coffin, of Berlin. 'h'/L ="
Construction of'ships and the de-
velopment of service, he, said, are ex.
pected to be carried put with this in
crease in capital. n0"'a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-22
LAKE CITY MEN HELD
ON CHARGE OF MURDER

Lake City. Fla. March 22-Fred and
e. H. Norris, brothers, are under ar
rest here. charged with the shooting
of Luther Keen. farmer who resides
ten miles north of here. Keen. who
was brought here Sunday night suf-
fering from gunshot wounds in both
arms. told authorities the Norris
brothers had ambushed and shot him
while he was on his way to visit a
neighbor The shooting is said to
have been the elimination of grudge
of long standing.