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Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1919. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. COLONEL HOUSE REINS HOME PretUent Wilson's Personal Advisoi Bade From Paris?Comes Back I In Poor Health?Has Nothing to Say?jFriends Help Texan Down Gangplank in New York. New York, Oct. 12.?Col. Edwarc M. House, personal adviser to Presi dent Wilson at the Paris peace con ference, arrived here today on th< transport Northern Pacific suffering from a "slight attack of grippe.' Colonel House spent nearly a yeai in Paris, where he had been repre senting President Wilson in th( supreme council since the latter's return home. With Colonel House wen his wife, Commander McLean, his personal physician, and several oth ers who have been members of th< colonel's party at Hotel Crilon. The colonel would make no state ment regarding his health except t< say ihat he was "much better," but ii was noticed that friends helped hin down the gangplank when he cam< ashore. Passengers said that he rarely lefi his stateroom during the trip fron Brest and that several times while a sea his personal physician called ii Capt. E. L. Lee, the ship's surgeon for consultation. Following these con saltations it was stated that Colone House was suffering from a "sligh attack of grippe." While newspaper men were admit ted to the ship's saloon, for a shor interview with the colonel, agreec that he seemed to be "a very sicl man," several close friends of th< diplomat expressed delight at finding him "looking so well." POSSUM HUNT WITH AUTOMOBILE SEARCHLIGH1 There are many ways to hunt th< wary 'possum but Alvin Ellis, Ha Taggart, Paul Kennedy and Russel Thomson are telling a wonderful tal< of an automobile hunt with the ai( of an automobile searchlight betweei here and Due West while returninj recentlv from the Clemson-Davidsoi football game. As the machine was coming to ward Abbeville about two miles ou of Due West the headlight disclose( a 'possum running across the roa< and into the bushes on the side. Thi machine was stopped and the search light was manipulated so as to throv v the light in any direction. Soon afte Brer Possum was found, hugging thi limb of a tree, affecting a somnolen indifference to thp snntlichf ? ?? -r-?o?* It teas easy to bag him and thi next day the four young men ha< 'possum and sweet potatoes for din ner. V LYCEUM COURSE BEGINS V HERE ON OCT. 16. V The Lyceum Course, secured V for the benefit of the AbbeV ville Memorial Hospital, will V begin Thursday, October 16, V with the Dresentation of "Thp V Colleens". The Colleens V program opens with a village V scene in Ireland and the four V youn gladies who comprise V the company are appropriateV ly dressed in Irish costumes. V The proragm will consist of V songs of Ireland, a Salvation V Army sketch, rendition of seV lections from standard operas V and an attractive playlet. V The second number of the V Lyceum course will be given V October 31, by Rich-Werno V entertainers. < Mrs. J. Dendy Miller went over to Chester Saturday to sge Walter Shor aH. who is in the hospital there. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN SESSION HERE THIS WEEK . The Court of Common Pleas con. vened here Monday morning, Judge '-r. TT- T?T ; nro. j li. VV . iUL'iniHillgCI , UIJOlIV-OKUii, j siding. Other court officials present r I were Clerk Perrin, Sheriff Burts and Stenographer Perrin. j One case, Robert Gilliam, Administrator, versus Southern Railway I Company, was tried and a verdict of j $150 was brought in for plaintiff. Court adjourned at 10 o'clock to * convene again this morning at 9 " o'clock. The following is the schedule of i case set for this week. ' Tuesday: James Haddon vs. South' ern Railway Co. r Wednesday: Mary Blackstone vs. jCity of Abbeville; Brownlee vs. * Woods. Thursday: S. H. Barnes vs. Camp bell; Fuller vs. Christian Burial Aid 5 Society; Fuler vs. Heard. Monday, Oct. 20: Calhoun Mills si vs. Black Diamond Collieries; First J National Bank vs. Calhoun Mills. -1 . > t SUGAR ECONOMY j WILL BE PRACTICED i ______ New York, Oct. 12.?Heavily in-' t creased use of sugar in candy, soft i dranks, ice cream and other luxuries t in the United States during the first i nine months of 1919, it was announ, ced- here today, by the United States sugar equalization board means that 11 such over indulgence in sweets "must t J now be curtailed in some sections of I the East for the next three months." George A. Zabriskie, president of t the board, in a statement to the I press, declared that although the talk c of shortage persists, it was a fact i chat from last January to September, r inclusive, 500,000 tons or 18 per cent ,:r/';o.'. <Vi7li7 ^ more sugar had been delivered to American consumers than for the same period of 1918. The normal increase in consumption for the period r named, he said, would have been 4 per cent. i The West should secure immediate * reMef from the harvesting of an aver1 age beet crop, said the statement, 2 which will be in full swing within a week. The Louisiana supply of 100,1 000 tons available after November 1, ? while disappointing, will serve to sup 1 ply the South until the new West Indian crop is ready next January. " The East is dependent, however, it fc was said, on the old Cuban supply and * "conservation," therefore, would * have to be practiced for a time in i this section of the country. To meet * the condition in the East, Frank C. 7 Lowery, it was announced, will superr vise and direct the distribution of all - sugar by the Eastern refiners. t After October 15 and until January 1, it was said, all territory west i of Pittsburgh and Buffalo and north 1 of the Ohio river, will have to de pend upon the sugar beet producers. Deliveries of sugar to the trade in the East, it was said, during October, k November and December would ap^ proximate those made in October, w 1918. Considerably more beet sugar ^ will be marketed this year than last." wj No Trace of Turner. < Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 12.?Joe W Turner, the negro wanted in GreenW ville, charged with the murder of two V policemen last Sunday morning, is w believed to have escaped from this W vicinity. The local police have main vnamea vigilant watch ever since the wi fugitive arrived here on a freight W train Friday night and for several W hours was thought to be surrounded V by police and an armed posse, but no V trace of him has been found since he V was said to have been seen by a neV gro tenant a few miles north of the V' city Saturday morning. *j Mr. and Mrs. J. Foster Barnwell ' I returned Friday afternoon from a visit to New York. Mr. Barnwell's o visit was on business, while Mrs. - Barnwell enjoyed the style shows and the sights of the big city. I i COTTON BIGS . : TOP Of MARKET; ; i I j AkUtrilU I. Ac r.^A I As Any In State?The State Shows j Variation in Prices in Towns of South Carolina on Saturday's Market. I I i Cotton brought 34 1-4 and seed '.95 per bushel in Abbeville Satur. [day, as high a price as paid in any market in the State. The Columbia : State in its issue of Sunday published ' reports from the various towns of the State showing the prices. There was : a big variation both in the .prices paid for cottn and for cotton seed. The reports as published in. The State follow: Newberry, Oct. 1.?Cotton 34 1-4; seed $1.03 per bushel. Rock Hill, Oct. 11.?Cotton 34 1-3 cents; seed $1 per bushel. Linarieston, uct. 11.?uouon a a cents; seed per bushel, $1.08. Greenwood, Oct. 11.?Cotton 34 cents; highest price 34 1-16; . seed $67 per ton. ' Camden, Oct. 11.?Middling cotton 33 cents; seed 67 cents per bushel wagon lots, $67 per ton car load lots. Dillon, Oct. 11.?Cotton 32.65 i cents; seed $1.05 per bushel. Bamberg, Oct. 11.?Middling cotton sold for 33 5-8 cents on the Bamberg market today; seed $70 per ton. Edgefield, Oct. 11.?Cotton 23 7-8 cents today; seed $1 per bushel St. Matthews, Oct. 11.?Cotton sold freely here today at 88 cents; seed at $73 per ton. York, Oct. 11.?The prevailing ~ 4 * price for cotton on the York market today was 35 cents; seed J;1 per bushel.^ 4 (tester, "bet. lY.?Cotton 34 cents; $1.04 was paid here today for seed. Bishopville, Oct. 11.?Short staple cotton sold here today for 33 cents; long staple 57 cents; seed $70 per ton. Greenville, Oct. 11.?Middling cotton was quoted ag high as 33 1-2 cts. here today, although the prevailing price here and in other Piedmont! markets was 33 cents even; seed was quoted at 55 cents per bushel. Darlington, Oct. 11.?Short staple cotton sold here today for 33 1-2 cts; long staple 55 to 57 1-2 cents; seed $60 per ton. Sumter, Oct. 11.?Middling cotton sold here today at 32 3-4 cents; seed by the car load at $1.09 per bushel and wagon seed at 97 cents. Springfield, Oct. 11.?Cotton brought 33 1-2 cents on the market here today; seed $1.05 per bushel. Money For Memorial. ' Last week the students of the Abbeville city schools raised^ over $100 j for the South Carolina memorial and i 'the amount raised Friday, the day set by the commission of the school drives, was $99.99, and was subscribed by the pupils. Capt. J. D. Fulp, the superintendent, had instructed the teachers the first of the week to daily remind the 1 4*1%? - ? ??J ' vuiiuiEii \jjl mc pian anu encourage them to earn the money rather than ask their parents for it. The children's interest and hard work is shown by the sum realized. TREASURER'S OFFICE READY FOR BUSINESS Treasurer Jones opened his 1919 Tax books today for business. Taxpayers have until January 1 before the first penalty of 1 percent is imposed. On February 1, the second j penalty of 2 per cent, is imposed and j on March 1 those who have not paid their taxes will have to pay 7 percent more. The taxes this year with the exception' of the school tax, is the same as last year, 18 1-2 mills. Hunting Up Kinsfolk*. Mr. C. D. Corley and Mr. Claude, I Spears, two handsome young men from Clinton, were in town Sunday visiting people whom they hope to | make close kin to them soon. FLYING PARSON 1 FIRST IN RACE! i Makes Ocean-to-Ocean Trip in Fast-,, est Time?Return Trip Oct. 28. . General Satisfaction in Army '< Circles Over Result of the i Race. | __. ? ( New York, Oct. 12.?Lieutenant ; B. W. Maynard, the "flying parson," 1 today was speed king of the army 1 air service, having completed thg , first trans-continental air flight in history yesterday when he arrived at San Francisco at 12:07 p.1 m., from r i ' Roosevelt field, Mineola. Lieutenant Maynard's total time in the air for the 2,701-mlie flight was unofficially estimated at 24 hours, 58 minutes, 55 and one-half seconds. Lieutenant E. C. Kiel, first of the San Francisco entries to reach Mineola, touched the wheels of his # % landing gear at Roosevelt field at 6:35: 10. Twenty seconds later, Major Carl Spatz, another Pacific coast starter, landed. Major Spatz had lost four minutes and a half by j mistaking Hazelhurst field for| Roosevelt and added he would not: think of contesting the point. ifl aooffirti fimn f lin linni* 1 AU VWOWKI MUIV) VUb llVUi of Maynard's arrival would be 4: 12: 07, giving him a lead of two hours and twenty-three minutes over the first to check in from the west. Major Spatz's and Lieutenant Kiel's flying time had not been computed; today. Major Spatz calculated rough- ! ly that he had averaged two miles a minutes over the entire course. Seren Expect to Finish. Seven flyers in the great trans-1 continental air race, four winding} their way westward- and Jthree- ?ast-4 ward, were expected today to check in at the finish lines on both coasts. { Racing from Mineola to San Fran-1 cisco, Captain H. C. Drayton, in aj De Haviland 4, was reported to . be i neanng the i'acinc coast in tne latest advices received by the American flying club here. Captain Dray-; ton had left Battle Mountain, Nev., on his way to Reno and Sacramento. Three more westward flyers, who reached Salduro, Utah, yesterday aft-1 ernoon, were expected today to re-1 sume their trip to San Francisco. j These men were Lieutenant L. S. j Webster, Captain J. O. Donaldson, j and Lieutenant Alex Pearson, Jr. j i Return Trip October 28. Captain Lowell H. Smith, who threatened to nose out Maynard at one stage of the race, had made the j greatest progress among the remaining entrants in the eastward flight. | He had reached Rochester in the last [reports received by the flying clubi j here and was expected to land at j Mineola this afternoon. Lieutenant [M. E. Queen and Lieutenant R. S. IWorthington were reported from | Cleveland, and they, too, if weather permitted, were scheduled to conclude their flight* General satisfaction was expressed in flying circles today over the date set for the return trip, October 20. Although the return originally was scheduled for an earlier date, it was decided that many of the planes would require a thorough overhaul-1 ing and that the pilots would need! several days' rest before resuming' their long journey. But forty planes of the original sixty-three entries remain in the race and this number is expected to J be reduced further when the return flights begin. Seeking Knowledge. m i Since his visit to Abbeville this summer, Dr. A. L. Harvin has been to New York and taken a special I course in dentistry, and is back atj his offices in Washington. Everybody in Abbeville loves Dr, Harvin and is interested in his career, wanting him to learn enough soon, to i come back to Abbeville and live | among his own folks. Washington is j no place for a really smart man. THE PLANTERS BANK ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW INSTITUTION The Planters Bank announces today the opening of that institution. A half-page in this issue sets forth the purposes, equipment and facilities of the bank. As is stated in the advertisement, Abbeville's progress and prosperity is clearly reflected in the up-to-date banking institution. The home of the Planters Bank is one of the best equipped ip the State. It is a modern home in every respect. The furnishings and fixtures are beautiful and pleasing?a bank that can certainly meet the needs of its patrons. The officials of the bank extend a cordial invitation to the public to call in and meet the Officers personally. It will be well worth the time spent to drop in and inspect the new bank. ' t The officers of the new bank are: J. S. Stark, president; Otto Bristow, cashier; L. C. Parker, vice-president. REUNION CLOSES > . , . WITH GRAND BALL Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10?The Confederate veterans' reunion of 1919 came to a close tonight with a grand ball at the auditorium armory but the crowning feature of the day was the sicht of the- old soldiers them selves marching in their annual parade. . / The remnant of Lee's army that marched today, was little more than 8,000 strong, some in uniform of the old Confederate gray and others in civilian clothes. The streets, gaily decorated for the occasion were litterall^ jammed with spectators, who cheered and wept and laughed as the heroes of the '60s passed in review, many of them for the last time. Boy Scouts carried water for the old"-soldiers and Red Cross" ambulances followed in the wake of the various divisions, but few of those who started out to march would accept a ride even though overcome. Here and there veterans dropped out of line and rested on the curb, then - J Al-- ? 4-lief AAVMA juineu tuts ucAi uiviowu muw wwuv along. Escorts In Line. The parade took nearly two hours to pass the reviewing stand, the old soldiers themselves being almost outnumbered by their excorts of honor, and members of bands that accompanied them. The band and the machine gune battalion of the Fifth divison of regulars stationed at Camp Gordon was one of the escorts. Local military schools dent their cadets and various civic and fraternal organizations also were In line. There were also a few representatives of the Confederate navy, headed by Admiral Wright of Jacksonville. Gen. J. M. Van Zandt, commander in chief of the veterans, headed the narade. accompanied bv Brieradier General Lewis, commandant of Camp Gordon. As a token of esteem for the veterans the regulars on suggestion of their officers, saluted the Confederate flags, especially the score or more of bullet town battle flags that were brought forth again and carried at the head of companies. WALTER SHERARO HURT IN RAILWAY ACCIDENT TWT 1i rt1_- -1 *9 it waiter onerara, nagman on me Seaboard, was severely hurt Thursday near Maxwell, when he was knocked off the caboose on which he was riding by a car on another track. He was hanging on the hand rods with his feet on the steps and his body extending out some distance from the car. His back was badly cut and bruised. He was taken to Pryor Hospital, Chester, where he is reported as resting well. Mrs. Jas. Sherard accompanied him to the hospital. \ Mrs. Perrin Sick. ITrion^c nf Mra Marv Pcmn liaur Mm X1V11UU WA AIAAU* AFJ.M4 J A *iV M* with sorrow of her serious illnes3 at her home on North Main street. Mrs. Pen-in was stricken with paralysis Thursday afternoon and rallies slowly from the shock. CONGRESS HAS POOR RFHORIt wit Has Accomplished Nothing is the Way of Constructive Legislation? Johnson Amendments Come Up This Week?Vote to Be Closed?Twenty-Second Week. Washington, D. C., Oct. 12.?With a record of little constructive or important legislation accomplished, congress enters tomorrow upon the twenty-second week of Hts special session. < j. This week finds the peace treaty still without i ratification and final action improbable before the middle of November. Nothing definite has been done as to railroad legislation. although the administration plans to turn the common carriers back to their owners hy th&'new year. Army reorganization is still in. abeyance. There is no policy as to immigration, the tariff and revenue / r matters; merchant marine issues have been undertermined, the soldiers settlement bill advocated by the interior department is seemingly no nearer passage, and the odds and ends of reconstruction legislation, important though they be, yet lie in the waste basket of an inactive bat loquacious congress. Someone at the capital, who has endeavored to keep track of the long debates in both houses and to check actions against words, observes that only four really important bills have so far received approval. It is a rather sad record for twenty odd weeks. Perhaps the Johnson amendment to the peace treaty may come to a vote this" week." This amendment nmnAIAD fft onno1i?n A ? i -? x?-w v^iuuiac AU1VCICSU Aim British representation in the assem bly of the League of Nations. The result according to best information obtainable will be so close that one vote may determine whether the amendment fails or stands. Some Democrats say that Senator Kellogg, Republican, of Minnesota, may -determine the issue. The Republicans stand to lose four of their number on a party alignment, but four Democrats are expected to vote for the Johnson amendment. Should Senator Kellogg vote with the administration the vote would be a tie and \ the vice-president could save the treaty. This indicates the closeness and bitterness of the senate fight. TWO CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF IN ABBEVILLE There are two avowed candidates for sheriff in this county?Deputy : Marshal U. J. Bruce and Policeman j Foster McLane. Neither one has of-, ficially entered the contest, but it is generally understood that they are in training for the race. Sheriff Burts has not said whether he intended to run for election or not. He was appointed by Governor Cooper when j Sheriff C. J. Lyon was appointed United States Marshal. I c - ? - seeing the Jficturea. 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