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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
INDUSTRY DEFEATED
DECLARES, FORD
MOTOR CAR MANUFACTURER
ANNOUNCES THAT PLANT
MUST CLOSE NEXT MONTH
ON ACCOUNT OF FUEL SITUA-
TON, 100000 OUT OF WORK

Detroit, Aug. 27.-Industry the
country over must throw up its
hands in surrender" within a few
weeks, if the rail and coal strikes
continue, Henry Ford declared today
in announcing the decision Of the
Ford Motor company to close its
plants here and in many other cities
September 16 because of the fuel
situation.
Mr.. Ford held financial interests
responsible for the industrial tie up,
declaring the money barons' were
manipulating the labor unions and
the public officials, state and nation
al, were impotent in the crisis.
The strikes would end, he continu-
ed, "when the majority of the peo-
pie are cold and hungry enough to
resort to drastic action"
Continuance of these disturbance
es to the economic life Of the nation
is due simply to the greed and avar-
ice of Wall street," Mr.. Ford as
serted, adding that these interests
dominated the railroads, coal mines
and public utilities of the country.
The deadlock in strike negotiations
indicated, he declared, the existence
of "a plot to unload the demoralized
and rundown railroads on the gov
ernment at their own price and to
mulch the people through excessive
prices"
Employees of the Ford Motor
Company throughout the 4 country
to be without jobs after September
16, will number 10000.
In addition, several hundred thou
sand other workers employed in in
dustries furnishing materials for the
Ford plants will be affected.
Henry Ford gave these figures to-
day in announcing that his three big
motor plants located in ! Detroit
suburbs and his assembling plants
throughout the country would be
closed on that date, because of the
coal shortage.
The announcement was the most
severe blow that industrial Detroit
has sustained since the industrial de-
preston of two years ago. It means
according to Mr.. Ford, that $4,000
men employed in the Highland Park,
River Rouge and Dearborn plants of
the company here will be without
work. Thirty thousand others now
working in the various assembling
plants scattered throughout the coun-
try also will be thrown out of en-
ployment.
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FEDERAL CONTROL
Of FUEL WILL GO
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION TO
pIsBAND-coNGRESS MA Y
CREATE COMMISSION TO HAN
DIE THE MATTER.-PRODUC-
TION INCREASES.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The VOL
unteer federal fuel distribution or
panization will cease to function
next week, it was indicated tonight
bv coal committee officials in
creased bituminous coal production
it was said, will make use of the
super-priority system Of fuel dis
tribution unnecessary after next
Monday.
With the discontinuance of this
method or emergency coal handling
fuel movement will be left to the
regular priority classification OF
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion pending the enactment Of leg
islation by Congress to meet the
fuel supply situation. Federal Fuel
Distributor Spencer. it IS believed
will, retain a skeleton organization
for a time to provide nucleus to
build up any distribution agency
which may he created by Congress
but the advisory committee OF coal
operators, of which c. E. Bockus,
of New York, is chairman and the
district committees , (which have
REPRESENTED the federal coal COM
mittee in West Virginia, Kentucky.
Tenneeees, AaEhama !and Virginia
will be disbanded in the course OF
the week.
The effect of sharply increased
coal production from fields recent
" reopened, according to commit
tee officials, is manifested in the
decreasing number Of applications
for emergency coal received by
Mr.. Spencer. While at the begin
ming of the week, officials declared
applications were received in great
numbers, with the reopening of va
rious coal fields, many of these ap-
plications have been returned with
the advice that the applicants fuel
requirements can no doubt best be
taken care of in their States.
The major fuel distribution prob
lem now before the central commit
tee officials asserted, was the
question of real supply for the
Northwest and a definite program
for facilitating the movement OF
the required tonnage to that Sec
tion. 1t was indicated. probably
will be relied upon pending legs-
lation.
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UNION SERVICES.

Union services were held in the
Presbyterian church Sunday night.
Rev. ]. B. Green, D. D., of Columbia
preached. There was a large congre-
cation present and Rev. Mr.. Green
delivered an excellent sermon. He
addressed his. remarks chiefly to the
young married people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
FORMER KAISER TO WE'D
Betro.hed to Widow of German
Aristocrat.

London, Aug. 26.-Former EN-
peror William is betrothed to the
widow of a German aristocrat, ac-
cording to a report received by the
Times. The woman is said to be al
most of royal rank, and the mother
of three children. She and the chill
dren recently visited the former en-
peror at Doom, Holland. 1t is said
the marriage will take place during
the coming winter.
The report adds that this is not
the woman to whom the one-time
emperor was reported some time
ago to be betrothed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
SPECIAL TRAINING CLASS

Prof. Peele of the University OF
South Carolina is in Abbeville con-
ducting a training class in the Meth
odist Church for the Sunday School
teachers. Prof. Peele is brother of
Rev c.. E. Peele and is visiting him
at the Methodist parsonage.
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REAL FIGHT TO
FINISH IS STARTED
BROTHERHOOD LEADERS ARE
HANDS OFF-STRIKE LEAD
ERS AND RAILWAY EHECO-
TIVES REFUSE TO GIVE
GROUND.

New York, Aug. 26.-The rail
strike developed into fight to the
finish when peace negotiations were
blown sky high yesterday.
Heads of the big five railroad
brotherhoods, acting as medlators
between executives and striking
shopmen in a final effort to effect
separate settlement with individual
roads after the Association OF Kali
way Executives as a whole had re-
jected the running trades first peace
overtures, reported to the represen-
tatiyes of seventy-seven roads at the
Yale Club this morning that the shop
crafts had turned down a proposition
made to them yesterday by the car
riers. The negotiations then were
sharply broken off and executives
strike leaders and brotherhood chle1s
hacked up their bags and began
leaving town prepared for test OF
endurance.
Before he departed for his head
Quarters in Chicago, Bert M. jewell
official spokesman for the strikers
asserted that he believed the execu-
tives who had fingered for the par
lev on individual settlements soon
would be enabled to bring home to
their hard-shelled colleagues the rail-
road situation in it's grim reality.
1--WE shall be content to let the
condition of equipment prove that
the railroads cannot operate with
unskilled strikebreakers," declared
Mr.. Jewell, adding later that I'VE
can and we will fight for our terms
and for a nationwide settlement"
Labor leaders then dispatched
telegrams to all parts Of the coun-
try calling upon strikers to renew
the struggle with redoubled vigor.
The latest peace proposal, center
ING as was the case with all the otf1-
ers, on the question of seniority,
briefly was that roads interested in
individual settlements would pledge
themselves to find employment for
all strikers not convicted of acts Of
violence; would not curtail pension
rights "or other privileges" and
would agree to submit to a commits
sion of ten brotherhood leaders and
executives all disputes which could
not be settled by direct conference.
The strikers who have maintained
that they had not authorized the big
five to suggest individual settlements
rejected this proposal with the ex-
planation that it did not guarantee
seniority to the men who might re-
turn on one-third of the country's
roads and at the same time would
destroy the effectiveness of the strike
being carried on the other wo-thirds.
Then, from the mediating brother
hoods, came the statement that they
reluctantly notified all concerned
that they considered further peace
efforts futile and had nothing more
to suggest.
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COUNTY CAMPAIGN
CLOSED SATURDAY
COUNTY CANDIDATES SPOKE IN OPERA HOUSE TO SMALL
AUDENcE.-w A. STEVENSON INTRODUCED SPEAKERS
CANDIDATES FOR HOUSE SPOKE FIRST FOLLOW.
ED BY CANDIDATES FOR TREASURER.

The candidates for the county Of
fees spoke in the Opera House Sat-
urday morning. About 800 people
were present of which about rs were
women. The meeting was called to
order by W. A. Stevenson who in
troduced the speakers. Candidates
for the House of Representatives
spoke first.
Thomas A. Putnam said that he
was glad to see so many ladies pres
ent because they stand for law and
order which in turn stands for a
great state. He gave a history of his
last term in the legislature and de-
clared that he always had voted for
the people. He is in favor of main
tanning good roads. He thinks cotton
mills are a good source-of revenue
and gives Anderson and Greenville
counties as examples. 81 am in favor
of good schools but the state colleges
do not give a man a square DEAL"
he declared.
NJ. ]. Ashley, candidate for the
house spoke next. He asserts that he
is proud of the fact that he has been
a representative from Abbeville. He
is strongly in favor of luxury tax
and tax on hydro-electric plants as
a means of reducing the tax on farm
ers. Ashley stands for a cut in ap-
propriations of institutions of high
er learning if a cut is to be made.
He said "as farmer, I am qualified
to represent the farmers"
w. L. Brownlee was third candi-
date for the house to speak. Mr..
Brownlee said he had two reasons
for running for the office. The first
was that he believed he was quail
fled and the other one was that he
wanted the honor in the position. He
resents the fact that South Caro-
lina's stand in illiteracy does not do
Justice to her white men. He de-
clared himself against useless offices
being created by the general assem-
bly, and for a luxury tax. He Joined
in greeting the ladies present.
The next speaker for the House
was A. R. Erwin. He said that while
he was at Carolina he spent lot
of his time at the general assembly
and became acquainted with its
workings. He believes in compulsory
education to the age of 16. He said
81 believe in reducing taxes but not
enough to paralyze the government.
Wallace Harris, the next speaker
said he was born and raised here in
Abbeville. He maintains that per-
son should get common school edu-
cation at least. Is for maintaining
good roads and pensioning old SOL
diers. He declares that the state sys-
tenn of taxation is defective and that
he will look to the interests of Alb
beville if elected.
R. H. McAdams, the last speaker
for the house said that while in the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
ANOTHER TEACHER

Miss Alpha Bolt of Laurens, a
Winthrop graduate, who has taught
in the Clinton high school the past
two years, has accepted position in
the Abbeville high school for next
session.
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legislature ne worked hard to start
the system of standard text books
in the state. He declares there is no
necessity for a tax to maintain the
good roads as we already have the
machinery. He thinks the U. S. gov
ernment has thrown away the money
from taxes, and "now we are busted
and disgusted. Even the sky above
US is blue" He declared that women
mean clean and better government.
Mr.. J. Howard Moore has no op-
position for the senate but he is
making the campaign anyway. He
believes in helping state institutions
when they need help. He declares
that this is not the time to spend
money for good roads.
Next were the candidates fol
Treasurer. Mr.. R. B. Cheatham was
first speaker. He paid tribute to
the women and showed that he had
not been loafng while in Office. Mrs
Mary Douglass Evans, the only wom-
an candidate in the race based her
claim on the fact that she had been
clerk to the Supervisor and was fa-
miliar with the work in the different
Offices in the Court House. Frank B.
Jones gave a short talk, declaring
that he would make a better treas.
urer than speaker.
Richard Sondley, present auditor,
being in his home town kindly gave
up his time to his three opponents
Ben Evans spoke first. He said he
was against all peanut politicians
He served in the army under Gen.
Joe Wheeler. Then came Kay Car.
vile who said he was a farmer and
a Clemson man. Last among the
candidates for auditor was Roy Pow.
er, who has been bookkeeper in town
for years. He recommended himself
by that fact, and thought he could
put real Power in the Office.
w. D. Wilkinson, candidate fo,
Judge of Probate told the womer
how to vote. He said he was an Alb
beville County boy, his mother was
an Abbeville County woman, his faith
er was an Abbeville County man anc
he was born in the Abbeville County
Jail.
Jones F. Miller, running for re-
election to the Office of Judge Of
Probate said he had been in office
for fifteen years and had given per
feet satisfaction in all his dealings.
R. S. McComb, candidate for the
office of Magistrate showed that he
makes no fortune out of his office.
On account of the lateness of the
hour Mansfield Hollingsworth, can
didate for Magistrate, excused him
self from speaking.
Mr.. Stevenson closed the meeting
with appropriate remarks about the
attention accorded each candidate
and thanked the people of Abbeville
for it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
ELEVEN HURT IN WRECK
Street Car in Syracuse Runs Wild
And is Wrecked.

Syracuse, N. Y, Aug. 26.-Eleven
passengers were seriously injured
tonight when a trolly car ran wild
down the Walnut avenue hill and
was wrecked when it left the rails
and crashed against telegraph poles
three city blocks from the point
where the car got beyond control.
A number of other passengers were
slightly injured. The accident oc-
cured as a severe rain and electri-
cal storm was passing over the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
TONSIL OPERATION.

Little Miss Josephine Philson had
her tonsils removed this morning at
the County Memorial Hospital. DR..
T. L. Davis of Augusta performed
the operation and Josephine is doing
fine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
DISMISSED FROM HOSPITAL

Mrs. R. L. Young from near the
city was dismissed from the Hospi-
tai Saturday and has returned to
her home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
MAYORS COURT.

Two cases came up before the
Mayor this morning charged with
disorderly conduct and were fined
$50 each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-28
Small Blaze at Coca-Cola Plant.

The fire alarm sounded Saturday
morning at 8 o'clock. The Abbeville
Bot:ling Works has blaze start on
the ~oof, which was quickly put out
without any amount of damage.
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COTTON MARKET.

Cotton brought % 3-4c on the To-
al market today. Futures closed:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10

APARTMBNT-Two rooms. 2ls Mar
ket street June10-3t.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10
BASSETT TRAINS
FOR MORE FIGHT

Billy Bassett, formerly of Brook
view, Md. but now OF this city. II
training daily at the keystone Field
Club for his coming fights. Billy ID
matched to fight Joey Watson, at
Kennett Square. on July 4th and
Kid Ward. at Salisbury, the latter
part of this month. Bassett, also
has under consideration an offer
from Western Pennsylvania for a
ten-round fight. Bassett, at present,
weighs 121 pounds. but expects TO
be down to his best fighting weight
in about a week. He will also make
his appearance at the Chester club
in the near future. Bassett trains
daily at the Keystone Field Club and
extends an invitation TO his friends
to come down and look him over
After his fight with Watson. Bas-
sett will spend a few days with his
at Brook View, Md.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10
Watching ScOreboard

Yesterdays hero-Jack Fournier
Cardinal first baseman, hit a homer
with one on and beat the Phils 4
to 8.
During a severe electrical storm
that ragged in the eighth inning, the
Braves slipped over three runs on
the Pirates and beat them to 8.
Babe Ruth hit his fifth homer and
Bob Meusel hit his fifth, but the
White Sox mauled Sam Jones and
beat the Yanks 10 to 6.
Three runs in the sixth inning,
scored on a single by STATE, Hol-
lacher's sacrifice, pass to Grimes,
Friberg's single and Miller's double
enabled the Cubs to beat the Giants
4 to 3.
The Athletics took advantage OF
the wildness of Young Lii Stoner
and beat the Tigers 10 to 3.
The Browns pulled up to within
two games and half of the Yanks
by beating the Red Sox to /.
Superb pitching by Grimes and
errors by Burns. Wingo and Caven-
ny gave Brooklyn a 2 to l victory
over the Reds.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10
BACHARACH SLABS
ROYERSFORD HARD

The Twin City nine. OF Royersford-
Spring City, Pa. victors over Amer
lean Chain, of York. Pa. the day be-
fore. was sent down to overwhelm-
ing defeat by the Bacharach Giants
at Harlan Field yesterday afternoon.
Q to 1. The Giants were in hitting
mood and TANNED out base hits to
all sections when they got started
in the NTH, many OF them extra-base
blows.
Hartman, who started on the
mound for the visiting club pitched
great baseball during the first three
innings, sending the Bacharach bat
ters back TO the bench in one-two-
three order. The Lundymen got two
In the fourth.
Manager Dick Lundy, OF the
Bacharach nine, was the real star
OF the game. His sensational field
ing and base running were the feat
ures. Dick also contributed his
regular pair OF hits.
"Speedball' johnson, who did
mound duty for the Giant crew, al
lowed only six hits, and kept them
well scattered. Faye ielded in SEN
sational style for the losers, one
play. the misjudging OF a fly ball,
spelling a perfect day for the Roy
ersford shortstop. Earle touched
Johnson's delivery for three safe
bingles. Score:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10
POWER OF 2.oENT STAMP

WASHINGTON. D. C. Omitted
Press) Few places are left on the
globe where the ubiquitos American
two-cent stamp won't take ian ounce
or fraction thereof" of hrst-class
mail.
The recent addition Of Haiti and
Bermuda to places where two cents
will carry a letter draws nearer the
day when a two-cent stamp will
take letter anywhere. be it north
or south, east or west.
The National Geographic Society
here has just published a bulletin
calling attention to the present
cruising radius" of our familiar
little red square, bearing George
Washington and the memory of his
deeds to all corners of the earth.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10
BUSY WEEK FOR
ST. THOMAS NINE

st. Thomas Club. regarded as the
leading local nine. outside of per-
haps the Bacharach Giants who are
also claiming Wilmington as their
home, will be busily engaged in pro-
viding superior ball during the COM
Ing week. Tomorrow afternoon the
west-siders meet Lit Brothers In
Philadelphia and on Monday they
will engage the Baltimore Black Sox
at Harlan Field. They met Phila-
delphia Terminal in a return tilt at
Pottstown, Pa, this afternoon.
In addition to the Black Sox game
the Saints have a number of others
pending for local presentation and
they will be announced as soon as
officially arranged. The game at
Harlan Field on Monday will start
at $40 o'clock.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10
No. I Wins Second Leg
in Grammar School Fight

into the game gave a good account
of himself. Only four hits were got
ten off OF his delivery.
Guy Bishop assumed the mound
duty for the grammar school cham
pions and let his opponents down
with four scattered hits. Two errors
and a base on balls accounted for
2S's first score which came In the
fourth inning. Smith. the first bat
ter up in the seventh frame. drew a
pass, stole second and went home on
Robert Shelladay sacrifice fly
Neither scores was the result OF hits.
Jackson, No. is lead off man had
big day at the bat and in five trips
to the plate connected for two sin
giles and a double. Karczmarczyk
was also credited with a double and
single. Score by innings;
R.H. e.
School No. 1850 2x-11 10 8
School No. ,O001010- 4
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-10
RAYMOND AGAIN
INCHESTER Ring
Delaware Welterweight to
Meet Johnny Herman in
Tuesday Scrap
OTHER LOCAL
BOYS ON CARD

Wilmington boxing fans will be
treated 10 another all star boxing
show next Thursday evening at the
Smedley Field. Seventh and Lloyd
streets. Chester. The show will carry
unusual local interest as three classy
local boys appear on the bill featur-
ing Ralph Raymond, Delaware's
premier welterweight, who will APP
pear in the windup opposed to New
York's star. Johnny Herman, who is
recognized all over the country as
contender for Jack Britton's crown.
Raymond is in great shape, having
/ trained the past ten days for a re-
turn fight with Johnny Horba-
Should Raymond defeat the classy
New York entry he will be in line for
matches with the best in the game.
The semi-windup should be one of
the most sensational fights ever wit
messed in this locality as 1t brings to-
gether two great rivals of Chester.
Young Frank, the fighting wop, and
X. o. Mangus. the lighting Greek.
Frank is the same boy who stopped
Joe Denny of this city at the open
ing show, but in Mangus he meets a
glutton for punishment who can also
hand out some of the rough stuff
himself. 1t would not be surprising
to see Frank take the short end in
Tuesday bout.
The main preliminary will bring
together Bucky McGinnis, the local
Ia Te~h
Martin, the fighting harp of New
York. McGinnis is training very
hard for this go as he realizes that !
a win over the highly touted New |
Yorker will place him in line for |
matches with the leading bantam |
weights in the world.
The second bout will introduce
Patsy Murphy of this city, to the
Chester fans. He will oppose Johnny
rraub of Chester, who is well known
In this oity. These two boys recently
put up one OF the greatest fightsever
witnessed in Maryland and are be-
ng rematched by special request. If
they put up the fight they did at
they are bound to be the
nit of the evening, as their battle
vas thriller the entire six rounds.
The opener brings together Lenny
formerly Battling Leonard
" this city. and X. o. Walker. who l
$ listed as the fiyweight champion
" Maine. Sullivan is a brother of
Marty Sullivan, formerly known as
Kid Sum.
This show should draw hundreds
" local fight followers as II is about
he classiest boxing card ever offered =
n this locality. Tickets can be Sc
'ured at the Sewer Hotel, s1s Mar Z
ret street and at Buckmaster's phar-
macy, Fourth and Poplar streets.
Murphy, McGinnis and Raymond ]
will train tomorrow afternoon at 2
''clock and all local followers are in
tted down to the Keystone Field !
Tub TO see them go through their
work which will include boxing.