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Abbeville Press and Banner itablished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Monday, August 14, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. ' " : : t \ PRESSES COTTON GROWERS IF TWO COUNTIES?URGES EE AND KERSHAW COUNTY ARMERS TO SIGN MARKET *G CONTRACT ? v Jlifcfaopville/ Aug. 12<?Declaring t the time has come when it is [>hately necessary for the far to conduct his business in a ness like way. Dr. Clarence Poe K>r of The Progressive Farmer, ly made an earnest appeal to >e farmers of Lee county who e not yet signed th? cotton coop ;ive marketing contract to do so e. He spoke in the court house 11 o'clock and was heard by a reeentative audience of farmers majority of whom had alrea'dy led the South Carolina Cotton wers Cooperative Association tract. h*. Poe traced the history of co rative mariceting told of the sue iful operation for yeaxs 01 coop Live associations in Denmark, re ved the achievements of the as- i ation in California and coming 1 er home related the success in : x first year's operations of the : perative cotton marketing as- 1 actions in Texas, Oklahoma Miss- : ppi, and Arizona, Cooperative ' rKeung 01 oonon is nv wiigxn. . erimerit he declared. It has been < ren feasible and practical. ' 1 liive Southern states have as- ] iatkms ready to handle this rs crop,Dr. Poe said thes<3 being ] :as, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Ariz . Georgia, North Carolina, Ar sa^ and Alabama. In each of ' se states the growers have se?l- 1 xfr boards of directors composed +-Vio von; Krvst. 'hii<driess men and i mere in the the states. They in i n have selected the very be6t ( n available as officers. The far s have put their houses in order I are going to do business in a < inees-like -way. )r. Poe was introduced by J. P. j incy,county agent, who announ- ' sl rjimnfliim for members aid. 'be conducted during the'next r weeks. V. Rogers Scarborough treasurer the South Carolina Cotton Grow ' Cooperative association and un he entered upon the duties of t position vice president of the hopville National bank, made a ef speech in which he stated > association had made its finan i plans tor me year, ne s?iu t the association had experienced difficulty in securing money I on good terms. BOWLING TOURNAMENT. I bowling tournament with an ht weeks schedule starts Friday ;ht on the alleys at the Conimun Building. The all?ys are proving y popular and the tournament >uld be a gTeat success. Team itn the Spinning: Room contested s Cloth and Shop departments day night. The girls Sunshine Club enjoyed )rivate bowling party Wednesday <ht and while no great scores re made all thoroughly enjoyed > evening and the use of the &ys. The refreshments were ved which did not in any y detract from the enjoyment of ? evening. UR. ALEWINE LOSES BARN Hr. P. T. Alewine of Level Land t his barn by fire Sunday morn . He lost three thousand^bundles fodder and other feedstuff, farm \ implements, Desmes ms gear, a pron and a buggy with no insur \e. This is a heavy loss and a time en a friend who will lend a help I hand is a true friend indeed and such acts of kindness will be hly appreciated, be they great or 111. rUKHIilll lUtNU EXPECT NO FURTHER COMPRO MISE MOVES FROM GOVERN MENT?BROTHERHOODS ACT ING AS GO-BETWEENS FOR THE STRIKERS. Washington, Aug. 13.?Rail exe cutives have represented all their as sociates in negotiating over Satur day and today with President Hard ing and railroad labor organization heads for a compromise settlement of the railroad strike left Washing ton tonight convinced that the pres ent strike would be fought out to a finish. The executives further indicated, through an authorized spokesman, that they expected the government would not attempt further compro mise in the situation and made pub lic the text of their answer to Presi dent Harding's final settlement pro posal. Union leaders, however, declared that mediation and compromise ef forts would still be continued with officials of the four brotherhoods of) train service men acuug as a com mittee to go between the striking shop craft representatives on the one iiand and the government or the rail roads on the other. Meanwhile they withheld from publication the re sponse of the striking shopmen's :hiefs to the president's settlement offers and also a statement of the policy which other unions intended to nursue. thouch (both had been prepared for the public. There was no statement from the White House or from administration sources as to any further course in tended. All the heads of the railroad labor organizations remained in Washing ton, agreeing to meet again at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Officers of the four brotherhoods, members of which are not now on strike, declar ed themselves a committee of medi ation, endeavoring to deal with the government and railroad manage ments, in behalf of the eight unions which have definitely ordered strikes. Lee Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, in a concilia tory statement issued after the day's conference, indicated that they in tended to remain acting in that ca pacity "until congress gets back into session." BOYS AT CAMP. Fourteen boys from the Abbeville Cotton Mills are spending the week at Camp Tippacanoe, Lake Summit, N. C. in the State Industrial Camp of the Y. M. C. A. The boys report themselves as having a great time catcning lots 01 nsn ana navmg a great time in general. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Blanchett ac companied the boys into camp, and Messrs. John James, C. F. Martin and Executive Secretary Marwick spent two days in camp with the boys. The following are the names of the boys in camp: Leroy Wilson, Charlie Wilson, Lloyd McCurry, Guy Blanchett, Ansel Blanchett, Robert Walker, Carl Bond, Eldred Camp bell, Zan Singleton, Emory Williams, Amos Creswell, Fred Carroll, Leroy Goings and Fred Godfrey. NEGRO STABS ANOTHER Frances Harper and Minnie Cade, two negro women got into a diffi culty Saturday evening about dusk in front of Bosdell's Market, result ing in a personal encounter in which the Harper woman stabbed the other through the lungs, the knife or dirk used going in the back and coming out in front. The injured woman was taken im mediately to the hospital where her wounds were dressed by Dr. Neuffer. She has a fighting chance for recov ery. Frances Harper is in jail await-j ing the outcome of the wound which I ?he inflicted. UNEXPECTED TRAGEDY IN TROUBLED IRELAND.?FEW KNEW THAT PRESIDENT OF DIAL EIREANN HAD BEEN cirir ^IVXV* Dublin, Aug. 13.?Dublin was shocked early yesterday to learn of the sudden death of Arthur Griffith, president of the dail eireann, and everywhere it was commented on as one of the most 'tragic and wholly unexpected eyents in troubled Ire land. Death came at a nursing hom?, ap parently from heart attack follow ing an operation a few days ago for tonsilities. Few people in Dublin ouon If now fVinf Hip nrrlpnt. worker I for the Free State cause had been ill. Immediately signs of mourning were displayed, flags were set at half mast on buildings and ships in the harbor. The first question on all sides was what effect the death of the leader would have on the solution of the problems before the provisional gov ernment. His colleague, Michael Col lins, recently has devoted his atten tion almost entirely to the military operations against the irregulars while the country looked to Mr. Grif fith to manage the civil affairs until the rebellion was suppressed. Though president of the dail eir eann, Mr. Griffith held no ministe rial portfolio. William CosgTOve, minister of local government, acted as head of the Irish government dur ing Mr. Griffith's illness. The president's associates were stunned by the news of his death. Not one of them was prepared to discuss its effects, but they all agree that Ireland had sustained a great loss. UftMTUl V rni TWfMT MCFTIMfi Held in Council Chambers Friday Night The regular monthly meeting of the City Council was held .Friday the 11th at 8:30 p. m., having been post poned from Tuesday on account of the Junior Order being in town. May or Mars and all the aldermen except Mr. C. L. Link were present. A + 4-V%?p? WI Anfi r? r+ fko rtOCC. .rx i, tuio tuccmig tuc vvuuva ed a motion that hereafter the li cense tax for boot-blacks shall be $5.00 per year for thofce who charge 5 cents for a shoe shine, and $25 a year for those who charge 10 cents for a shine. The Council also passed a motion that hereafter hackmen sjiall not charge passengers to exceed 25c in day time and 50c at night from one point to another in the city limits. Miss Eva Pratt of Due West was in town shopping Saturday. ABBEVILLE vs. TODAY AND The season of the Carolina League is drawing to a close and as it does a neck and neck race is witnessed between Anderson and Abbeville. As it stands now Anderson has the advantage of one-half game, but Abbeville has been playing well lately, having won eight and tied one of the last ten games started. The Anderson team is a strong one too. It is made up of real ball tossers, heavy bat ters and heady fielders. This team has been a tough proposi tion for the Abbeville boys the whole season, but Manager Gal loway believes now that the Abbeville machine is working that the time has come for a turn of luck. Tk? A n#l?car\n f #>jkm Arrived in Abbeville thia afternoon for a two game series. One of the games is being played as we get . j* wMMl SHEALY GETS COAL FOR COHON MILS WIRES GOVERNOR ARRANGE MENTS ARE MADE?SUPPLY ON HAND AND DEMAND FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER MUST BE KNOWN. Columbia, Aug. 13.?Frank W. Shealy, chairman of the railroad commission, wired Governor Harvey from Washington yesterday that he had made satisfactory arrangements to procure sufficient coal to enable fV?o pnffnn millc allio/1 in^ncfriPQ to continue in operation in South Carolina. . i Mr. Shealy went to Washington after a conference between the rail road commission and the governor in an effort to obtain more coal for the cotton mills and like plants in order that an industrial tie up might not result The mills were facing a shut down, they told the commis sion, as they were unable to get coal, havintr been Dlaced in classes 4 and 5, the bottom of the list. If they had been forced to shut down many people would have been thrown out of work and the situation would have been very bad. Condi tions became so acute that Mr. Shea ly and R. S. Grier, a member of the staff of the commission went to the Tinilnnnl An.nUol *v-? uabiuaai vaymai. iiA&uivgio va w**w South Carolina delegation in Wash ington cooperated with Chairman Shealy. In his telegram Mr. Shealy advised the governor that he had made "sat isfactory arrangements" for suffic ient coal to allow the mills to con tinue in operation. He asked that the cotton mills immediately report the supply they have on hand now and how much thev will need for September and October. This report is essential, Mr. Shealy wired. REV. S. L. WATSON PREACHES Missionary From Brazil, Preached Here Sunday. Rev. S. L. Watson, a missionary from the Baptist Church to Brazil, and who is now in the United States on furlough, proached in the Bap tist Church last night, giving some insight into the work the mission aries are doing in that country. Mr. Watson married Miss Annie Miller, a daughter of Rev. B. F. Mil ler of Smithville> this county, and a sister of Mr. Joe M. Miller of Ab beville. He is accordingly interested in Abbeville people, as they are in him. Rev. S. F. Epps preached in the Baptist church Sunday morning. Home From Hendersonville Judge and Mrs. Frank B. Gary are at home again after a two weeks visit to Hendersonville. They made the trip through the country. ANDERSON TOMORROW out thia issue and the other game will be played tomorrow at 4:30. If we are able to win the two game* played here wtih Anderson we should have a long lead in the race for the rag. We have two more games with Greenwood and two more with Laurens, but at the pace we have been setting lately theae teams do not worry uti at much at formerly. Laurent though hat been a tough proportion for Anderton all year and Anderton mutt go up againtt them for teveral garnet yet. The game* to be played this week are going to be worth seeing. Every loyal fan in Abbe* ville, and every person who love* good clean sport should turn out 4- ?!?? Vnmn t?nm th* hpln ing hand. We can win the rag, and we must win it. RAILROAD TO BE BUILT IN A ! YEAR'S TIME?HALF MILLION DOLLAR REAL ESTATE DE VELOPMENT FOR NORT H CAROLINA. Charleston, Aug. 13.?Two an nouncements as to projects of im portance here were made today, a $500,000 real estate development in the upper part of Charleston and be ginning work on a $600,00 railroad enterprise between Jamestown and Mount Pleasant by way of McClel lanville for a distanae of 55 miles. W. H. Powers, a local contractor, has purchased 82 lots on an area known as Rutledge Heights at the ipper end of this city and will pro ceea at once to construct ez resi dences of model design, 50 of which are to be completed, according to his schedule, by January 1, $nd the remaining 32 by next March 15. The dwelling will be of modern design and well constructed, medium sized and meeting a popular demand for small houses. rne rauroaa enterprise, wnicn nas been spoken of before, is launched by the Tuxbury Lumber company and will involve an expenditure of $600,000, it is estimated, with com pletion expected to be reached in a year's time. Grading has started near MeClellansville and within 30 days laying of rails will begin. At , Jamestown the new line will connect with the Seaboard. Primarily, the railroad is designed to handle timber t I.... -I Urr f Vl o iium iaigc uatio unucu ujr mc j lumber concern in Charleston and Berkeley counties, enough for a 10 years' cut. The new line will open to transportation 100 square miles of fertile lands. TRAIN JUMPS TRACK NEAR COLUMBIA. Engineer John Preacher of Savan nah Killed and Fireman Hurt. Columbia, Aug. 13.?Seaboard Air Line railroad train No. 3, north bound, Jacksonville to Washington, jumped the track at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon half a mile from Dixiana, S. C., killing engineer John Preacher of Savannah, Ga. and in i juring Fireman Dave Stevens of Savannah. One passenger was taken to a -Columbia hospital badly shaken . up hut is not thought to be serious ly hurt. Sand on the track railroad offi cials say caused the derailing of ! the locomotive -which practically buriedd itself beside the track. Three cars were also derailed. ^ 4 AM I ITTI E* DIUCD LAmruivt wn l.i i ibE. m ? b>\ Mrs. F. B. McLane and children, C. L. Rock and family of Haskell's, Mr. and Mrs. C F Gilliam of Watts, R H. Gilliam, Mr and Mrs. Giles Mc Lane of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McLane of Greenwood, Mr and Mrs C S. Todd of Columbia, are camping this week at Island Ford Bridge on Little River. Sheriff McLane, Capt. J. Ti. Pprrin. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ken nedy and Mrs. Mary I Kennedy went out and took Sunday dinner with the campers. LEAVING US. Mrs. Lanier Eason is returning to her home in Charleston this after noon after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Eason who are at the home of Chief Justice and Mrs Eugene B. Gary. Mr. Eason is leav ing also this afternoon to resume his work in New York. Earth Shocks Felt. Washington, Aug. 12.?An earth quake of moderate intensity was re corded tonight on the seismograph instruments at Georgetown univer sity. The shocks be<j?an at 7:fl2 p. m. and continued for 48 ' minutes. It was centered about 5,500 miles from Washington. IE AUTHORITY FOR PRESIDENT SENATE APPROVES FLEXIBLE TARIFF PLAN.?OPPOSED BY THREE REPUBLICANS AND SUPPORTED BY TWO DEMO CRATIC MEMBERS. Washington, Aug. 12.?A flexible tariff plan proposing authority for the president to increase or decrease the tariff rates in the pending bill until July 1, 1924, was approved to night by the senate. The vote was 36 to 20 with three Republicans op posing and two Democrats support ing. Just before approving the plan the senate adoDted. 34 to 19. an amend ment by Senator Bursum (Republi can) of New Mexico which would provide that after July 1, 1924, no duties could be changed except by authority of congress. Eighteen Re publicans and all the Democrats supported this amendment. The plan as finally approved is a sharp modifi cation of that originally proposed. The president is prohibited from us- v ing American valuation except in the case of dyes and certain coal tar chemicals covered in two Daraeraohs of the-bill and is required to base changes in rates on the differences in the "cost of production" at home and abroad instead of on difference in "conditions and competition." Also the jtaresid^nt could not change duties from specific to ad val orem or from ad valorem to specific, nor transfer articles from the duti able list to the free list or from the free list to the dutiable list, nor could he raise any rate beyond any maximums specifically fixed in the./ bill. Alterations in rates, which would be limited to 50 per cent, of the figures fixed in the bill, would become effective within 60 days after the issuing of a proclamation pro viding for such changes, but a pro clamation could not be issued until there had been investigation and a report of findings as to facts by the tariff commission. Under an amendment by Senator Reed (Democrat) of Missouri the commission before making its recom J_i.: A, ?+ ?1,1 V>a uieiiuaiiuiia IU LUC picoiucav nvuiu wv required to hold public hearings and give public notice in advance of such hearings. In ascertaining the differences in costs of production the president as far as he found it practicable would be required to take into considera tion: "The differences in conditions in production including wage:), costs of material and other ijems in costs of production of such or similar mer chandise in the United States and in competing foreign countries. "The differences in the wholesale selling price of domestic and foreign merchandise in the principal markets of the United States. "Any advantages granted to a for eign producer by a foreign govern ment or by a person, partnership cor poration or association in a foreign country." The original provision that in con sidering prices as factors the presi dent should allow for only "reason able" profits was eliminated. FIRST OPEN COTTON BOLL C. D. Jackson brought to the Press and Banner office this morning the first open cotton boll of the sea son from his farm at "Cotton Hill." rne couon is ml mie iwuit shows no sign of a struggle with the boll weevil. COTTON MARKET The best price offered for cotton on the local market today was 21 cents. Futures closed: Oct Dec. 20.24 Jan 20.12 March __ 20.16