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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-30

vile. With good roads leading to
Augusta, trucks might in two or three
hours land our produce in Augusta,
where it might be offered in a market
with many buyers for every kind of
product offered. The farmers here
would find it profitable to produce
many things for market which now
cannot be sold at home. The people
in Abbeville would be brought ten
miles and several hours nearer the
fine stores in Augusta, and there is
no place in the whole section where
there are better stores in which to
trade than there. The people from
Augusta and to the Southwark on
their trips to the mountains and to
other points North Of us would pass
through this fine little city. They
would stop here to learn Of our. his
tSEy5s6fG1the great men who have liv-
ed here to visit the places of histori-
cal interest about the city, and to
meet the people of Greenville Street.
Some of them no doubt finding here
a! fine climate, a good community in
which to live, a good people with
whom to associate, a town with fine
systems of lights, sewerage and wat
err. and with miles of paved streets
would thereafter be content to call
no other place their home. Perhaps
q few merchants who advertise might
in time be induced to come here and
open stores. > !,
There are other advantages which
readily suggest themselves to every
person who thinks of the construc-
tion of this road from Augusta to
the mountains, and incidentally of
the building of the bridge across the
river! 1t appears to US that the build
ing of this bridge offers more of de-
velopment to the people along the
Savannah side of the state, from
Calhoun Falls to Augusta, than any
enterprise Of which we could think.
We trust that the people Of McCor-
mick and Edgefield and the people
of Georgia may be successful in see
ing the work accomplished. To this
enterprise the road commissioners of
this county should and will, we feel
sure, lend every encouragement and
assistance in their power. That they
will properly construct the necessary
link. in this county in order to com:
plete the undertaking our neighhors
may feel assured. Plans to that end
have already been made, and in a
few months our part of the road will
be an accomplished fact.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-30
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTORS
WANT SOFT SHORE JOBS

Washington, May 28.-Conditions
at the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis are described as "worse
than the Spanish inquisition" in a let
ter written by a midshipman which
was read in the Senate today by
Senator Pomerene, of Ohio. The lat
ter also termed the teaching method
at the Academy a joke.
Senator Pomerene produced the
letter in connection with his speech
in behalf of an amendment to the
naval bill which would allow the re-
instatement of students at the Acad-
emy who had been deficient in their
studies. The identity of the writer
was not revealed, the Senator ex-
planning that it would mean "his
death as midshipman."
Complaining of the ineficiency of
the instructors, the letter declared:
eve are not fools and we know
they don't know the subjects and
can't explain them. They are appoint
ed not because of their knowledge,
but because they want soft shore
billets."" :
In commenting on the letter, SEM
ator Pomerene asserted that he had
received information from other
sources which fully substantiated its
charges.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-30

little to the Presbyterian church and
to the town of Abbeville. If he shall
60 beyond what his salary bespeaks
and fill the place which the Presbyte.
rian minister in Abbeville should
fill, he will be but poorly treated by
the people for whom and among
whom he labors. Let US hope that
at the next meeting of the congrega-
ton, the good Presbyterians may set
themselves right with themselves
first, with the church next, and then
with the town and state. They owe
no less.
Of course there are preachers who
may be had for the salary offered;
many Of them are preaching for less
now. But good preachers who are
preaching for less are serving poor
churches and are working for moth
ing of necessity. There are others
who are not worth the salary offered.
They do not know how to- preach.
They prefer to make up by, ritual
what they lack Of reality. They bow
and scrape, and march and parade,
and are heard in prayer for their
much speaking. They try to make up
in the tone of their voice what they
lack of mental equipment. The Pres
byterians may, be able to get man
of this kind for even less than they
have offered, but we do not believe
they will get and keep a preacher
who ranks with the best in their own
church in South Carolina for the
amount offered. And the abundant
financial ability Of the members of
the Presbyterian church here, as we
have said, and say again, demands of
them that they give US the very best
preacher of their denomination in
the State. *....
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-30
THE NEW. PASTOR.

The people Of this city will be glad
that the congregation of the Presby
terian church has called a pastor. If
he is the proper man for the place,
and we assume that he is, we shall
all hope that he will accept the call
and come TO Abbeville.
With the internal affairs of the
church nobody but Presbyterians has
anything to do. But a church like an
individual in a way may live to it.
SELF: while in a still larger way it
may not live to itself alone. AS a
part of the public it must play its
part, and the Presbyterian church in
Abbeville should play a very large
part in elevating leadership in this
community. We say so for the rea-
son that nearly all the bankers in
Abbeville are members of that
church, nearly all the merchants of
financial means are members of that
church, and generally speaking the
moneyed men and women of the
town are it's members. The educated
people and the favored people gener-
ally are of that church. There is
nothing which adds so much to a
church inwardly as a good preacher
and good pastor, and most of all a
big, broad, good man. There is moth
ing which helps the town outside of
the church more than such a man,
and there is nothing which advertises
the town beyond it's own corporate
limits as much as a minister of this
Kind. On the Sabbath, day the people
60 up to hear him; on the week days
they discuss him, and when away
s.fsnom home theyRear hills praises and
the town is discussed of everybody
because of such a preacher.
+ 1t belongs to the Presbyterians in
Abbeville to give to this town such
a preacher. They have been blessed
with the worldly goods which makes
this possible. They may do it by be-
ing willing to pay the salary paid to
preachers of this kind by other
churches. It is a reflection alike on
them and on this community if they
fail to have such preacher. We all
regret, therefore, that the congrega-
ton yesterday decided to offer to
the preacher who has just been call
ed salary which is only a frac-
tion of that which the congregation
is abundantly able to pay. If the
preacher shall live up only to the
salary offered him, he will add but
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-30
FIND KIDNAPPED GIRL
ASLEEP IN TTIEATER

Chicago, May 2S.-The great kid
mapping mystery of Evanston was
solved when pretty little Margaret
Dorband was found asleep in the
Hepburn Theater by the manager.
The police had been notified and be-
gan a frantic search, aided by her
frenzied parents and scores of play
mates. Margaret yawned nonchal-
antly as Capt. Dennis McHenry car
ried her home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-30
$500 STRIKERS IN
CAIRO, EGYPT, Is
SUMMARILY DISMISSED

Cairo, Egypt, May 2S.-Twenty-
five hundred strikers who have quit
work; in railroad shops, here have
been summarily dismissed. The gen
eral strike, which has been threaten
ed has not materialized.
The New York herald., 1921-05-23

An advertisement On the Lost aud
Found columns Of THE NEW YORR
Herald offers q real possibility o.
recovering yovr lost property
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18

freight on pig-iron for the company
foundry would be prohibitive if shipped
by truck, a strike would mean the al
most immediate closing of the factory.
Our pig-iron is bought in Toledo,
and we could not continue without iron
shipments. A strike would mean that
we would have to close down in less
than a week"
T. B. jenkins, of the Jenkins Vulcan
Spring company, said that his company
had already issued notices to en-
ployes that he plant would be closed
in the event of a strike. 1T would
mean an immediate close-down with
u.s." Mr.. jenkins said. Freight rates
on springs transported by truck would
be prohibitive. Our statesmen, Office
help. and all other employees would
have to be dismissed
Distance Hampers.
Because of the distance to their deal
ers, the Pilot Motor Car company
would be forced TO close, according te
George Seidel, head of the plant eve
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
RICHMOND FACTORIES COMPELLED TO CLOSE
IFRAILR0AD STRIKE ORDER IS CARRIED OUT

Industries Of Richmond would find
the reign of railroad strike, accord
ing to heads of local factories, inter
viewed Tuesday. Only one of eight
factory heads said that they would
be able to continue operation should
a rail strike actually go into effect.
In many instances Richmond plants
have material with which to manu-
facture. for some weeks to come, but
without an outlet for their products,
they would be compelled to lay off all
employees Orders have already been
issued, it was learned, that in the
Immediately dismissed until trans
portation could be resumed.
The plant which could continue un.
der conditions contemplated. accord
ing to the report of the factory head
George Davis. head Of the company
said Tuesday that they would be able
to continue by means of trucks, used
for transporting purposes.
Not Much Affected
II don't think we would be much
affected" Mr. Davis said 1--WE have
plGuly VI COdl, duU d very SOCu SlOCh
of material. For transportation, we
would use trucks, and by such means
be enabled to continue"
Joseph Mills, head of the Richmond
Casket company, declared that as theil
output was shipped to every state II
! the Union, and that 80 per cent of the
output went out of this state, strike
would mean the immediate closing Of
! his plant.
| we have no storage facilities. We
( have material enough to continue oper
ation for from 80 to 60 days, but WI
would have no place in which to store
I our stock. Each day we ship out ou
days output because we need all o
our room for manufacturing purposes
Manufacturing Unsafe.
| ''It would hardly be safe to manufac
| ture during a strike even should W.
! find space for our caskets. Their
probably would be large number o
cancellations, and we would be lef
with large stock upon our hands"
H. R. Robinson, of the Swayne, Rob
inson company, said that as tn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
british ARMY CUT
IS RECOMMENDED
BY BUSINESS men
tBy Associated Press'

LONDON, Oct 18-Reduction of the
size of the British army and a cutting
of the household cavalry by one third
is recommended in a report formulat-
ed by a committee of business men
appointed to examine the expendi-
lures of the war office.
The committee, however, urges that
British troops be retained in .Mesopo-
tamia, says the Daily Sketch. Sir
Eris Geddes, who yesterday rendered
his resignation as minister of trans
portation in the British cabinet, acted
as chairman of the committee.
The household cavalry includes the
life guards and horse guards gor-
geously uniformed horsemen, who at
tend to members of the. royal family
at state functions, 1t is asserted by
the Sketch that the committee was
surprised to find the number of men
in the British army at present to be
10000 in excess of the forces in 1914
This condition may be ascribed to the
formation of the tank unit and the
building up Of the air forces, it is
said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
WEBB LODGE MASONS
MAY BACK FORMING
OF Boys FRATERNITY

Advisability of instituting a chapter
of the Order of DeMolay, the national
boys fraternity in Richmond, is ex-
pected to be considered by members of
the Webb lodge Wednesday night, it
was learned Tuesday.
Appointment of committee to for
mulate plans for the organization and
to determine the local situation also
will be made.
The order now includes about 200
chapters in all parts Of the United
States with a total membership Of
more than 100000.
In order to simplify the work of or
ganization the first class always is
recruited from among the sons of
Master Masons. However, the order is
not a Masonic body and, after organ.
ization Is effected, membership is open
to all boys from 16 to 20 years old.
who can qualify.
Masons Are Sponsors.
Under the laws of the national coun.
Gil, the placing of a chapter in any
city must be under the sponsorship OF
one Of the Masonic bodies which there
after is to supervise the operations oi
the chapter.
After the organization and formal in
stitution of a chapter, all officers are
elected and all business is transacted
by the boys, subject, only when deem
ed necessary. to final decision by the
advisor who represented the spon
soring body.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
FOCH TO REPRESENT
INTER-kLLIED. BODY
At ARMS CONFERENCE
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Oct. 18.-Marshal Foch's
relations to the conference on limi-
tation of ornaments in Washington
will be that of president Of the Inter
allied military commission. his COM
mission still maintains staff and Of
fices at Versailles, and is invariably
consulted by the supreme allied coun-
Gil when military questions come be-
fore its occasional meetings.
The marshal thus will be, in theory
and fact, military adviser to all the
European allies taking part in the con-
ference. these nations being France,
Great Britain, Italy and Belgium. He
also will, by a loose construction, still
be advisor for the American forces In
Germany, because they are part of
the army of occupation under the Yer
sailles treaty. The inter-allied commits
sion, however. has never been con-
suited by Maior-General H. T. Allen
who represents both the state and
war departments of the United States
government in the Rhineland.
To Give Information.
While in Washington, Marshal Foch
will be ready to give information and
suggestions,if they are desired by the
conference. .... ......
The French foreign office has sent q
dispatch to the embassy in Washing
ton for transmission to the state de
partment dealing precisely with thi:
point, saying that the chief of staff o.
the French army will be military ad
wiser to the French delegation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TO HOLD benefit FAIR
FOR HOME NOV. 1918

Richmond knights of Columbus will
start their winter activities with fair
to be held in ST. Mary's new COM
munity house, Nov. 14-19, it was an
nounced Tuesday.
Proceeds of the fair to be staged
under the auspices of the local
knights will be used for the benefit
of the councils new home, the John
B. Dougan property on North Tenth
street, purchase of which was an
nounced last week.
Professional decorators will be en-
gagged to trim the hall of the com
munity house in appropriate style for
a fair. Booths will be. erected and il
is promised that several attractive
and novel features will be introduced
in the arrangement of the fair,
Although definite arrangements
have not been completed, members OF
the executive committee announce
that a band will be engaged to give
concerts every evening. Vaudeville
acts also will be featured at every
evening program.
Committees Chosen
The fair executive committee has
been chosen as follows: A. P. Often
! Arnold Klein, Charles HartZell, Ru
dolph Behringer, John ZwissIer. viii
liam Kinsella, Joseph Hoch, and RAJ
/ Lichtenfels. The following member:
/ of the council compose the advisor,
committee: Arnold Klein, chairman
/ Ray Kitchen, John Zwissler, j. ]. Har
rington. Jr.
The community building in which
the fair is to be held, has been in TIL.
process of rebuilding during the pas
several months 1t was at one tim,
/ the church in which the ST. Mary
congregation worshipped, but hat
been abandoned for number of years
A wonderful change has been work
ed on the interior as well as to TIL
exterior. The floor has been laid L
provide for dancing and indoor att
letic events. 1t is the plan to US
the building for community meeting
and socials. Arrangements are bull
into the house to care for banquet:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
RAIL WAY HEADS PUSH
PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL
CUT DESPITE THREATS
CBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Undeterred
by threats of a general railroad strike
the railroads of the United States,
through the Association of Railway
executives were pushing plans today
to apply to the railroad, labor board
for an additional ten percent reduc-
ton in wages.
Determination to press Immediately
for the reduction was announced last
night by Thomas Dewitt Cuyler,
president of the association in state
ment which said that concurrently
with the reduction the benefit of the
reduction shall, with the assent of the
Interstate Commerce commission be
passed on to the public in the reduc-
tion of existing railroad rates, ex-
cept in SO far as this reduction shall
have been made in the meantime"
Referring to the suggestion of the
public group of the labor board that
the IL per cent wage decrease granted
in July be translated Immediately into
lower rates, Mr.. Cuyler declared much
of the decrease had been so trans
lated even before the new wage scale
became effective. He also cited list
which he said, on some roads "have
amounted to more than the reduction
in wages SO far made" while on other
roads the wage reductions allowed nc
net return on operations but merely
provided against the further accumu
| lation of a deficit"
! Convinced Of Strike
| Despite the note of optimism sound
/ ed in administration quarters at Wash
! ington, many railroad officials here
appeared convinced that the STRIKE
would become effective and were pre-
pairing to meet it. Some welcomed il
! This IS the time and the place TO
! it." said F. D. Underwood, presiden
! of the Erie railroad
! Mr.. Underwood declared the strik
/ was against the railroad labor boar,
rather than against the lines involve
and declared it was designed to brini
| about government control, "the de
sire of all labor bodies. some par
of the public and some members O
congress"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
INDIANAPOLIS READY
TO PUT.TRUCK FLEET
ON REGULAR HAULS
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 1S.-Plans
whereby the transportation problem
in Indianapolis will be handled ade-
quately by motor truck in the event
of the threatened railroad strike, were
announced today by Secretary Snyder,
of the Indiana Transport and terminal
association.
Within two hours notice the asso-
citation would be ready to put 1000
motor trucks into action, and would
be able to handle for the first five or
six days. 1000 tons of produce daily,
Mr.. Snyder said.
Five terminals would be established
and the trucks would be able to ope.
rate on hauls to Chicago, Detroit, Gin,
cinnati and Louisville.
There are $4,000 merchants within
radius of so miles of Indianapolis
that we would be able to serve regular
ly," Mr.. Snyder said. And we would be
able to serve regularly the 10000 agri
cultural producers in that radius"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
BOARD INVITES
union OFFICERS
TO CONFERENCE
Summon Brotherhood and
Representatives of Switch
men in Effort to Forestall
Actual Walkout.
IS TEST OF STRENGTH
(By Associated Press)


CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Telegrams sum-
moning the chiefs of the Big Four
Brotherhood and the Switchmens In
ion to conference with the United
States Railroad labor board in an ef-
fort to forestall an actual walkout on
the nations railroads were despatched
to the labor leaders today.
The conference was called for
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
labor board headquarters here
All of the members of the board are
in the city except the public group
which has been conferring with Pres
ident Harding and the Interstate Com
merce Commission at Washington. The
public members will reach Chicago late
today
No outline of what the conference
would discuss was announced, but it
was said that new proposals would be
presented to the labor men in an eff
fort to prevent an actual cessation of
work on the roads
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 1s.-A sched-
uled meeting here today of the big five
| transportation brotherhoods was can
celled this morning when the f1xe ex-
ecutives were requested by the rail
! road labor board to meet with the
board in Chicago, Thursday, at 2 p. m
President Stone, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers announced
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-The ac-
tion of the Railroad labor board il
summoning railroad union chiefs 20
| Chicago for conference was described
in high official circles today as a first
step to determine whether the railroad
board is to be regarded as an efficient
government agency or a failure.
The step, it was learned today, after
the cabinet meeting, is in entire ao-
cord with the desires of the admins
tration, although the indications were
that Mr.. Harding was not ready to
! take personal hand in the situation,
so long as the board was working
toward solution
Unofficial Summons.
The conference between the presi-
Ident and the brotherhood chiefs is in
| iiAAhCoidtS plOSpNCt, IL Is Sdlu- ue
summons issued to the brotherhood
chiefs is understood to be a purely
unofficial one and not of the forma!
character authorized under the Cum
mins-Eschback law, for cases where
there have been violations of the
boards rulings.
The discussions at Chicago are ex
pected to be largely Informal and to
be used as a basis to determine
whether formal citations shall be is
sued against the brotherhoods.
The governments view is that while
the strike grows out of an effort o.
railroad managers to meet the call
Tor general reduction in transporta
, ton rates, it is actually hinged upon
refusal of the railroad labor organi
cations to accept the cut in wages
made by the railroad labor board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-10-18
THINK GERMAN
MINISTERS ARE
READY TO QUIT
Think German Chancellor Is
Prepared to Submit Reslg-
nations to President Ebert
Radicals Lose Grip.
CRISIS OVER SILESlA
(By Associated Pressl


BERLIN, Oct. 18-Dr. Joseph Wirth,
German chancellor, was believed here
today to be prepared to submit the
resignation of his ministry to Presi-
dent Ebert.
Official announcement of the de-
cision of the council of the League of
Nations relative to the partition of
Upper Silesia was expected momen-
tarily and it was thought the cabinet
could not long survive if the official
text confirmed press dispatches Civ
ing details of the action of the coun-
Gil.
Political conditions in Germany
would seem to indicate a growing op-
position to the continuance in power
Of the radical political parties. An in
dication of this was found in the re-
suit of Sundays municipal election in
Berlin.
The Socialist and Communist
parties, which for a year have held
control of the city council, were de-
feated. The Bourgeoise parties
elected 116 candidates, while only LOG
radicals were successful there being
three districts in which the result is
still in doubt. In the council during
the past year there were 125 radicals
and 100 non-Socialists.
New Scheme Rejected
Incidentally the new education
scheme elaborated by the communists
in spite of the bitter opposition was
thrown out as a result of the elec
tion About 80 per cent of the electoT
or IiI fn nnl1c
Extraordinary scenes followed the
reopening of the bourse yesterday
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