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\ " Abbeville Press and Banner I Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, November 1, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents, 78th Year. 1 HIGH IN QUALITY f BUI LOW IN COST ^ SUGGESTION MADE FOR COTTON PRODUCTION?UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES RESULT OF ITS OBSERVATIONS. Washington, Oct. 31.?Continued supremacy of American cotton in world trade is dependent upon the production of cotton of high quality at relatively low cost, according to the United States department of agriculture in its 1921 year book just published. Production of high* quality can be continued or restored through the adoption of proved varieties and the establishment of a single variety in communities where superior varieties of cotton can be kept pure, it is said The custom among growers of planting many different varieties in the same locality, the practice of using ordinary "gin run" seed for planting and the popular idea that cotton varieties "run out* are also touched , upon. The fact, is the writers assert, that many times locally selected seed , of good varieties has proved better 1 than the new stock and that some of ( the be?t known varieties have been grown continuously in the same districts for many years with no indication of "running out" as long as isolation, selection and clean ginning'' were maintained. Concerning the boll weevil, it is ^ said that a profitable crop of cotton ( may be raised by adopting certain , measures which will control the pest , under ordinary circumstances. The ^ use of calcium arsenate in dry dust form, which has proved fairly suecessful, is recommended. Other pro tective measures are the fall destruc- ; tion of the cotton plants, either by ^ burning or by plowing under, the use of early maturing varieties of cotton and planting early in the spring to get the crop well along before the weevils have become numerous enough to be destructive. Regarding cost of production the department says that the grower , who knows his own actual cost of production and has average standard figures t<> compare with his own is in a fair way to stop small leaks in his expenses and to reinforce those features of his practice in which he IIHS au auvaauiKf. m planning tiujr ping systems, farmers are urged not only to provide for sufficient acreage of corn, small grains, hay and other feed crops to feed pigs, chickens, the farm stock, and tha family cows, but also to build up and maintain soil fertilizer to get the best returns j'r?m the land used and the capital sind labor expended. The article is the most complete t'conornic discussion of the cotton crop ever attempted by the department of agriculture. It has been prepared by a group of the nation's: leading agronomists and agricultural j economists connected with the de-1 i partmemt. CANVASSING FOR CORN SHOW County Agent C. Lee Gowan and Supt. of Education Paul H. Mann are making a canvass of all of the schools in this district in the interest of the com show to be held in Nori-Riber. Their visit takes up about thirty minutes and both Mr. Gowan and Mr. Mann make talks which are both interesting and instructive. They have visited this week Arborville, Pineville, Long Cane andj Smithrille schools. THREE BARNS, 147 BALES COTTON ARE BURNED ! ColunvMa Oct. 31.?Throe barn? on the State Penitentiary Farm, De Saussure, in Sumter county, were burned Saturday, with the destruction of a large part of the year's corn crop and 174 bales of cotton. No: stock was burned. The loss was well injured. ' RELATIONS SEVERED WITH STATE OF N. Y. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT. COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE WITH NEW YORK FIRMS IS FORBIDDEN Mexico City, Oct. 31.?Commercial relations between the Mexican government and all persons or groups of persons residing in New York state were under suspension today until further notice as the result of instructions sent to the department of the interior late last night by President Obregon. The president also had the various Mexican state governments instructed to refrain from commercial intercourse with New York firms. The cause of his action was the writ of attachment obtained against the Mexican consulate in New York City in a civil action brought by the Oliver-American Trading company. (This writ was ordered lifted last night by Supreme Court Justice Tompkins at Nyacy, N. Y. News of the lifting of the writ was filed to Mexico City at about the same time that dispatches telling of President Obregon's action were sent out from the Mexican capital.) President Obregon's order, he said also was prompted by other matters. Among these he mentioned that the New York court had not permitted the Mexican government to obtain redress there on contracts such as those made for the purchase of ooats by general Salvador Alvarado, when he was secretary of the treas ury. A later date, President Obregon's instructions pointed out, the zourts of New York permitted the Mexican government to be sued and its consulate closed, which action he held to he contrary to international law. . Coupled with his instructions last night was the announcement that he had ordered the foreign office to apply article 33, pertaining to pernicious foreigners to Howard T. Oliver, president of the Oliver-American Trading company, should he attempt to return to Mexico City. Oliver, said President Obregon's announcement, "has abused the traditional Mexican hospitality, and, unsatisfied with material advantages he realized during his operations here, he sought to provoke a conflict between Mexico City and the United States." Formal orders for reopening the New York consulate had not been dispatched from Mexico City last night. It was explained the delay was due merely to the absence of instructions from the embassy at Wash ington. Judges At Antreville Fair Miss Lola Snider, food and nutrition specialist from Winthrop College, is expected in the city tomor row to spend several days here with Mrs. Alma C. Gibbons. She will be one of the judges at the Antreville Community Fair to be held Friday. Mrs. Gibbons and Miss Snider will be joined here Friday by Misses Louise Fleming and Janie Roberts of Greenwood, who will also act as judges at the Antreville Fair. To Widen Street Spartanburg, Oct. 30.?City council decided yesterday at once to proceed with the work of widening South Dean street one of the central residence streets of the city. The com pletion of the S.'JOO.OOO high school building on South Dean street makes the widening of the street a necessity Fire At Greenwood. Greenwood, Oct. 31.?Fire of unknown origin early Sunday morning destroyed the store and general mer1 i:.._ -.4. 1. ? -f T HT T .. ~ criUIldJM" 2>t??v:rw ul n. ji. i.un^;, uii wit outskirts of the city. The loss is estimated at about $3,000 with insurance amounting to $2,000. * STATE WILL GET FEDERAL FUNDS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA?MONEY FROM WASHINGTON TO BE MATCHED BY STATE OR LO CAL FUNDS. Columbia, Oct. 31.?J. C. Wright, director of the federal board for vocational education at Washington, has notified J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, of the allotment of $72,857.04 to South Carolina for the scholastic year, 1922-23. This allotment was made by the federal authorities after scrutiny of the South Carolina plan for next year as well as the statistical report for last year. This money provides ?47,312.73 for agriculture; $9,550.43 for trade, industry and home economics, and $15,993.88 for the training of vocational teachers. All federal funds are paid quarterly to the state treasurer. This allotment, it was announced yesterday, guarantees federal aid for all classes in agriculture, all evening classes in textiles and all classes in home economics under the SmithHughes act. "Since the bulk of our population is rural, by far the larger part of the money goes for agriculindwiiAfiATi TAO nli ore nf VA/*Q buiai iuou uvbivu. -l tuvutio wa iwvmtional agriculture for white schools must be trained at Clemson, while such teachers for negTO schools must be trained at the State Negro college at Orangeburg," said Mr. Swearin?en. "The allotment for trade, industry and home economics is based on our urban population and is, therefore, small. South Carolina has never been able to use the money for all day trade and industrial classes. The new vocational school in Charleston will relieve this situation, it is hoped. The amount for home economics is one-fifth of two-thirds of the allotment for trade, industry and home economics. During the scholastic year 1921-22 three cooking and sewing classes were aided from federal money. Federal funds must be match ed by state or local funds, or both. Continuation and development of the present program in home economics will require a liberal appropriation at the hands of the legislature," said the state superintendent. "All payments from federal aid go as reimbursement to local school district authorities, hence both the federal money and the state money for vocational training must be paid to the schools about the close of the session," Mr. Swearingen said. POTATO CURING BEGINS Thursday and Will Last About Ten Days. The Abbeville potato curing house is being heated and storing will be finished by Thursday when the curing process will begin Thursday night and last about ten days. , Curing is accomplished by placing the potatoes in an air tight house and holding a temperature of approximately 100 degrees for a period of ten days,, after which time all of the moisture is forced out and the potatoes cured. It is only necessary then to maintain heat sufficient to keep the potatoes from frosting. Sales will be made under the jul risdiction of the South Carolina Po I tato Growers Association in January lor February and payments will be | on a monthly basis. Potatoes sold in 'February will bring an average February price of all sales made during that month by the association. I HALLOWE'EN SPRITES Thr Hallowe'en sprites were at work in Abbeville la-t night, but it must have been a healthy looking specimen, that ,;<"ted one of the benehas from the park in tne square and placed it in the* branches ol one of the trees. ' to furnish music for the Key West Athletic Club this winter. TEST VALIDITY OF nrmu nminrn aht UKAIIUUIUKttAUl MOVE MADE BY THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE?MANY OWNERS OF GRAIN WILL BE DEPRIVED OF PRIVILEGE OF INSURING AGAINST PRICE Chicago, Oct. 31.?The Chicago board of trade today made its first move to test the constitutionality of the grain futures act when it filed in federal district court here a petition for injunction restraining the government from enforceing the provisions of the act. District Judge Carpenter issued a stay order preventing enforcement of the act until November 13 when he will hear the proposition for a temporary injunction^ against enforcement of the regulating act. The law enacted to take place of the former Capper-Tincher act de clared unconstitutional 'Dy tne supreme court wa3 passed to become offective November 1. The bill of complaint filed by the board charges that the law seek? to regulate as interstate commerce trade that i3 wholly state: that it interferes with state rights to governor exchanges and that it seeks to de prive board member3 of their property by admitting representatives of co-operative bodies and permitting them to rebate commissions in violation of rules observed "by other members. Further charges of unconstitutionality are made on the ground that the law makes violation of its provisions aj crime, "and constitutes the secretary of agriculture, the secretary of commerce and the attorney general, a commission with power to deprive offenders of their rights to thereafter pursue a lawful avocation whereas such criminal Iaws are un' der the constitutional enforceable only in the couTts with a jury trial. Other sectiong granting wide powres of control to the secretary of agriculture, who is given authority to designate what exchanges shall or shall not be contract markets are attacked as unsound. Fear of what might result from the drastic provisions of the law, the complaint says, may bring on a serious disturbance of the grain markets of the country." "Many owners of grain," it stated i "will be deprived of the privilege of insuring themselves against price fluctuations through hedging contracts, and irreparable Joss to memll J -i-1 1 J " j Ders anu OLneiis wuuiu icouio. MAY INCREASE CAPITAL j Judson Mills Stockholders to Hold Meeting Greenville, Oct. 31.?An increase in the capital stock of Judson Mills from $1,200,000 to $2,500,000 will . be considered at a meeting of stockholders of the mill to b3 held here November 28, according to legal announcement made here today by D. E. Geer, president, and B S Mills secretary. The stock is to be divided into three shares of the per value of $100 each. NEW SPARTANBURG PAPER Will Come Out About November 9, and to Be a Hum-Dinger. The Carolina Citizen is the name of a new weekly paper that will start up in Spartanburg about November 9. It will be edited by A. M. I Carpenter, who was a former editor of the Anderson Daily Mail, and who is one of the best newspaper men in South Carolina today. CAROLINA SYNCOPATORS Left Yesterday for Key West, Fla., To Spend the Winter. The Carolina Syncopators left yesterday for Key West, Florida, where they they have an engagement ALLIES WITHDRAW CONTROL OF ROAD CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY IS LEFT TO DIRECTORS?AMERI-1 CAN GOVERNMENT WILLj KEEP ITS EYE ON CHINESE MANAGEMENT. Washington, Oct. 31.?Withdraw-] al of Allied troops from Siberia has been followed by relinquished cottrol of the Chinese Eastern Railway on the part -of the American, British, French, Italian and Japanese governments through their representatives on the Inter-Allied committee at Vladicostoc and the technical board at Harbin. Each of the five governments it was announced today at the State Department, has instructed its representative on the two commissions to conclude their affairs and immediately terminate further activities leaving further manageannt of the railway in the hands of its board of directors. Consideration wes given the Chinese Eastern Railway fuestion during the Washington conference and suggestion^ were made to the Chinese Eastern Railway question advisable for it to invite the continued cooperation of the five nations in maintaining and operating the railway as ai trust, penning the reestablishment of a recogniced government in Russia, Failure of the Chinese gov ernment to ertend tse invitation it was idi indncated officially was followed by the Allied action. Formal notification of the decision of the country was contained in a note to Minister Schurman for delivery of the Chinese foreign office at Peking. It was pointed out that the American government "will not fail to con tinue to observe carefully the admin istration and operation of the railway and the manner in which the gov ernment of China discharges the obligations which it has assumed." The note also assured the Chinese government that the United States was ready to assist or cooperate with the Chinese government and the other powers at an-y time in any practical war with a view to cinserving tha railway and assuring its efficient operation. I ' t n uti i/\m rnmi /> ? c t a v i nALr miLLiwii rnv/m onj i/\a Figures to Date Given By the Tax Commission. Columbia, Oct. 29.?The two cent a gallon tax on gasoline in South Carolina has brought in a total of $524,166.90 so far. including figures through September 30, the tax commission announced Friday. The amount collected in September was $77,695.52. The tax for September was payable by October 20 and the figure given out for the month's collection was practically complete, only one or two delinquents being out. The collection to date has been w fli c n o "Trvll rwiTC UldUXUUUCU VJJ luuiii/iio iVA^vnwt March, $67,838.50; April, $74,764.71; May 73,575.33; June $72,388.20; July, 76,360.24; August, $81,544.40; September, $77,695.52. In connection with the figures the commission announced that the Consumers' Oil company of Pamplico had for five months been the first to report each month to the commission. Football Player Died of Injuries Danville, Va., Oct. 31?Eugenic Fratarcangelo, 21. South Boston mili tary academy halfback, died at a hospital hero early today of injuries sustained in a football game Saturday between his team and that of the Chatham Training- school. On Visit to Greenville. Mrs. P. B. Speed left yesterday for a visit of ten days to Greenville, where she will stay with Tom and Pete Marchant while Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Marchant are absent from humc on a trip to New York. ' FURTHER DECLINE IN COIN CROP FAVORABLE WEATHER FAILS TO CHECK DETERIORATION. SOUTH CAROLINA SHOWS THE HEAVIEST LOSS WITH A DECLINE OF 3 PER CENT. New York, Oct. 31.?Regarding the cotton crop the Journal of Commerce will have the following to say in its issue of tomorrow: Notwithstanding the favorabl? weather that has prevailed over the greater part of the cotton belt during October, further slight deterioration has taken place. Final reports of nearly 1,500 competent correspondents of this journal, "under an average date of. October 24, indicate a decline in percentage conditions of 0.8 per cent. from the condition (figure of 52.5 per cent estimated a month ago. Last year there was a loss of 1.4 per cent from a condition of 44.7 per cent, while in 1920 a drop of no less than 8.7 per cent was shows. It should, however, be noted that with the exception of the unusually poor showing made a year ago, and a condition of 48.1 per cent in 1919, the present estimate is the lowest for any October since 190Q. For the past ten years the average deterioration has been 3.4 per cent. South Carolina, was the heaviest loser, showing a decline of 3 per oent Georgia is a close second, with a drop of 2 per cent, while North Carolina, Louisiana and Alabama lost each 2 per cent. In Texas percentage condition was maintained, while Missouri gained 2.3 per cent and Tennessee 1.6 per cent. Smaller increas es have also been made in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Florida. This, when contrasted with the report of October last year, at which time individual declines were numerous and heavy. Probably the most noteworthy feature of the returns is their similarity with those of a year ago. It will be recalled that at that time a further long period of excessive rain, followed by drouth, fine weather set in, which greatly aided farmers in their picking operations and n served to some extent to counteract the unfortunate conditions prevailing earlier in the season. This year a like state of affairs is revealed, and cotlon, after making a favorable ' start, suffered a severe setbaek as a result of excessive rainfall, aad later on of prolonged drouths. The redeeming clement in the cotton situation has again been the almost ideal weather conditions prevailing during the picking season. Although the improvement came too late to materially^ affect production, it has undoubtedly done much to increase the yield by allowing rapid and close picking. 1,000 BALTIMORE NEGROES SOUGHT TO LYNCH NEGRO Baltimore, Oct. 31.?A policeman I ana an aiiegeu iiegru muiuciw wuv stabbed in a disturbance here today when about 1,000 negroes attempted to take Bishope Hawkins, arrested for the killing of Ethel Staring, negroes sought to lynch the afleged slay er. Police dispersed the mob and took the wounded men to a, hospital. MAYOR'S COURT. Twelve cases for gambling fined $10 each and one case of larceny fined $50 or 30 days, were before the Mayor's Court yesterday. COTTON MARKET Cotton brought 24 Vs Cents on the local market today, and futures closed Oct 24.36 Dec. - 24.04 Jan 24.10 March ___ ___ ___ ___ 23.99 I May 23.76