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Abbeville Press and Banner ] Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, December 8, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. 1 FARM BLOC BILLTO PRODUCE NITRATES GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED CORPORATION PROPOSED TO OPERATE MUSCLE SHOALS . PLANT? TO COMPLETE THE DAMS. Washington, Dec. 7.?A government controlled corporation to pro auce imraxe ior war purpuses a?a cheap fertilizer for farmers was proposed today as a solution of the Muscle Shoals question by Representative Dickinson, republican, Iowa, a leader of the "farm bloc" who introduced a (bill to put his plan into effect. In a statement accompanying the bill, Mr. Dickinson said the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals had been suljjected tp such ''strong criticism" as to endanger the future disposition of the plant and that he had been "led to the conclusion that some plan of federal operation is the tonly solution that will insure early completion" of the work. Mr. Dickinspn's bill provides that the "federal chemical corporation" consisting of the secretary of war, the secretary of agriculture I ana tnree memDers uo oe ajppoiniw by the president, be given ptower to complete and operate the Mtfscle Shoals project for the manufacture of nitrate and fertilizer, the latter to be Sold to the consumer at cost, plus 4 1-4 per cent to complete and equip the plants. No charge would be added for equipment already installed. The corporation also would be authorized to sell excess power to states, municipalities or private enterprise, giving preference to states and cities. Dams on the Tennessee river, contemplated in 1918, would be completed under Mr. Dickinson's bill and surveys would be made for storage reservoirs. Wherever private interests benefit from establishment of these reservoirs, the IUL1I duupuicticd) llltv OilXWl. IWO-L C* proportionate share of their cost. Another sectpn of the measure provides that, subject to the approval of the president the corporation be authorized to negotiate with the Alabama Power Company to settle "the difficulties existing between the government of the United States and the said owner company by virtue of the joint ownership of the power plant at Gorgas, Alabama, and it is authorized to jell the interest of the government f the United Stats in the said plant to the said Alabama Power company." I Nitrate plant No. 1, under the plan, would be remodeled to manufacture explosives and fertilizer and plant No. 2 w)>uld ib? jtfedi altogether for production of fertilizer to be sold to consumers directly or through agencies in various parts of the country. Referring to the Ford offer, Mr. I Dickinson said, objection had (been made to "giving any individual the benefits of an investment of $105, 000,000 and obligating the government fk>r $50,000,000 and the placing of this great property in a private corporation which would' have phe added advantages of price control of fertilizer production and IvoukI gain a manufacturing advantage in war time rights. 5 ____________________________ | READY TO BUILD I Material is being laid on the Iryxwd for the erection of the angalow of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff ing which will be erected on the *cant lot on Chestnut Avenue, he housa will be of the bungalow yle and will be an ornament to e street and the town. Mr. and Mrs. King will receive a urm welcome on the avenue and i Greenville street. [SHIPPING BILL H( WILL MEET STORM THUF PRESIDENT WANTS MADDEN j AMENDMENT ELIMINATED AND SENATORS PLAN FINISH FIGHT?PLANS ALREADY SEEN IN SENATE. Hoi Eight] Washington, Deo. 7.?Storms, Caroli awaiting the administration ship- Decen ping hill in the senate were fore- reside shadowed during initial eonsidera- Gary tion of the measure today 'by the Gary senate commerce committee. month The storm center in the commit- a tee was the Madden amendment at- While tached by the house making the friend shipping aid fund subject to annual fa appropriations by congress. Advo- was 0 catee of the bill as proposed by wou^ the administration announced at dale, ' the outset they were determined to ter in eliminate the amendment and in waf S] support of their stand Chairman w^e Jones presented a letter from Pres- *ast * dent Harding in which the 8Tew executive declared he "wpuld mon" Wit rather the measure should fail entireJy than to have one enacted were which will bring to us extreme dis- ^rank appointment becaoise we have en- Ul tered upon a program inj a half ?^er hearted and rather indifferent J*1? ? B. Ga way." Elimination of the amendment was immediately opposed by a ^ group of Republican committee ^oun^ o Cen\ members composed of Senators IfiUPPPS McNary lof Oregon, Lenn,x>t of Wis- 7""""! incr wi oonsin and Willis of Ohio whp an- ^ nounced their intention of fighting ^ in the committee and in the senate ,. ... sembl: nor some provision giving congress , a measure of control over a fund ^ ,. , . ways : from which shipping companies ^ ^ may be extended loans amounting variou annually to as much as $30,000,000 p0Sj^( Discussion ranged ahput this upwar question throughout two sessions ^ held by the committee and finally ^ the matter was put over until after the committee had concluded its suppo: consideration of other sections of cjlurcj the 'bill. Late in the day the Met Nary-Lenroot-Willis group put for- ' ; ward a compromise under which the Jud approval of congress tvould be re*- at the quired pnly for any Increase over Colleg the amount of government aid fixed his fir in the original contract entered in- ed urn to between the shipping iboard and the p the private companies. This com- South * ? i < * wono promise received scant iavor irom Chairman Jones, who announced to- Abbe\ night that he stood unqualified the with the president. '^e *n islatui ^or. E AUSTIN ROCHE INJURED iglatu] speak* News was received in Abbeville years Thursday of a most distressing ac- servjn cide<nt to Austin Roche at Clemson simor College. While working in the ^teel during forge the young man was struck in mucj1 the eye with a piece of steel and cee(jir was so seriously injured that he ^ary ] "w*as hurried to the Anderson Hospi- e(j sp4 tal and was operated on by Dr. Qn Nardin last night. Mr. and Mrs. Roche and Miss Grace Roche went up to Anderson to iDe with itfte young man. Austin is a favorite in town and ev?ry one will be sorry to bear of ^a-> 5 his misfortune. 90n? ________________ over SELLING SEALS t0 , b Judge Miss McMillan's section of tbe seventh grade some weeks ago organized a Junior Civic League. When the proposition of handling the Red He Cross Christmas seals was presented the p to the school by Mrs. Gambrell, tooth chairman of Abbeville County, the urea ? Junior League was approachd with ge] a view of getting the young civilians to handle the seals. The Juniors an<j j nnnQPnttid. nnri Vftstprdav. , . J ' * -' fowin the first day they had the seals for sale got rid of over $10 worth in the first two grades they tackled. They hope to place at least $5 worth in ieaoh grade in school. They are get- Mr I ting quite a reputation as salesmen, that ani in go worthy a cause, too. herea DN. FRANK DIES IN ISDAY EVENING AFTER A DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN, JUDGE.?FUNERAL WI! SATURDAY AFTE Frank B. Gary, Judge of tl h Judicial Circuit of Sou na, died Thursday evenin iber 7th, at 6:15 o'clock at tl nee of his sister, Mrs. Ma; Eason, in Charleston. Judj was taken sick about tv is ago at Allendale while hoi term of Court at that plac the attack was violent, h s in Abbeville and members < mily believed that his sickne nly temporary and that 1 soon recover. Leaving Alle le went to the home of his si i Charleston where Mrs. Gai pending some time, and for he seemed to recuperate. In tl reek, however, his sickne more serious and yesterdt ng his condition was alarmin h him at the time of his deal Mrs. Gary and his only chil Boyd Gary, Jr., an ensign c lited States Ship Delaware, ar members of his family inclu hief Justice and Mrs. Euger ry. ge Frank B. Gary was one < rominent figures in Abbevil y for more than a quarter < tury. He practiced law he: sfully for twenty years, du tiich time he served the counl ; continuously as a member < >wer House of the General A j, of which he was speaker f< terms. He was interested a in the public affairs of the Cil iounty. He was a member < s Masonic orders and held hij >ns with this fraternity. F< ds of thirty years he had bee nber and officer of the Meth hurch of Abbeville and he w; ul in his attendance upon ar rt of the institutions of h l. Sketch of His Life. ge Gary received his educatu Coksbury School and at Unic ;e, Schenectady, N. Y., whi st knowledge of law was gai der the tutelage of his brothe resent Chief Justice of tl Carolina Supreme Court, E B. Gary. He practiced law rille from 1881 until elected idgeship in 1912, but durii terim served in the State Le re and as United States Sen [e was first elected to the Le r in 1890 and 1896 was electt er of the House. For about nil he was bill clerk of the Hous g under the late Mr. Jam is, of Charleston, speaker, ai ; that experience acquiri knowledge oi legislative pr lgs and especially of parliame [aw. He was three times elec jaker of the House. March 6, 1908, Judge Gary w HERE FOR FUNERAL s. Eugene Reily of Richmon ind Mrs. Franik Hassell of W N". C., will arrive in Aifobevi] the early morning Seaboa e present at the funeral s Gary. SICK CHILDREN len White has been sick f ast few days with an absceas and is missing all the plef of school. n jam in Barnwell has been t i of hgh fever for two da s not having a good time f g the doctor's advice. MARKET CHANGES s. Alma 'Gibbons announc the Chib Market will be h< ,fter only on Friday morning : B. GARY ( CHARLESTON 0 N ILLNESS OF TWO MONTHS. LAWYER, LEGISLATOR AND 1 LL BE HELD IN ABBEVILLE d xiaaxi at a r??r*i nnv n A f V VlrfVVIY ae elected by the General Assembly of th South Carolina to fill the vacancy in g, the United States Senate caused by tie the death of Senator A. C. Latimer, t ry During this service he made several t ;e speeches which attracted much pub- a iro lie attention and favorable comment, d- especially his address on immigra- f e. tion. It was upon the expiration of s lis this term in the senate that he was a of elected, without opposition, judge of u ss the Eighth Judicial Circuit. He was s ie successfully reelected and retained s n- the officie until his death. He was s- a member of the State Constitution- ^ ry al Convention in 1895. ^ a One of the important incidents in ^ ie his career, and one which added to ss his reputation abroad, was his ap- j_ iy pointment, upon the recommenda- 0 g. tion of then Chief Justice Pope, of 7 th the Supreme Court, by Governor !o, d, Heyward to preside at the trial of >n James H. Tillman in Lexington id County. This was a famous trial? d- the one in which Tillman was charg- ^ ie ed with the murder of N. G. Gon- & zales, editor of the Columbia State. ^ jf Judge Gary served as a delegate ^ je at large from this State to the Najf tional Democratic Convention in re 1908. He was a director of the Peo- ^ - pies Savings Bank, of Abbeville, |.y and was very active in Masonic cir- 5)1 jf cles, having been potentate of the s.' Oasis Temple of the Mystic Shrine )r in 1907. Oasis Temple at that time ' j. was the temple of both Carolinas. ^ He was a member of the Methodist sf Episcopal Church, South. ii jh On January 6, 1897, he was marjr ried to Miss Marie Lee Evans, , ;n daughter of Dr. James and Maria o- Antoinette (Powell) Evans of Flor- ^ as ence. v id Judge Gary's only son, Frank ? lis Boyd Gary, Jr., is a graduate of p Annapolis and- is now an officer in p the navy. ,a Besides his widow and son, Judge z )n Gary is survived by his brother, c I Chief Justice of the State Supreme a n_ Court Eugene B. Gary, and his sis- ^ ter, Mrs. Marie Gary Eason of Chartie lest011- s u_ The Funeral. ]j in The body of Judge Gary will ar- p to rive in Abbeville tomorrow (Satur- v lg day) morning at 11:20 o'clock, ac- p g- companied by members of the family I a- and friends. The body will be taken Jb g- to his late residence on Greenvills b sd Street where it will rest until 4 ne o'clock at which hour funeral ser- f ie, vices will be held in the Methodist d es Church, conducted by his pastor, id Rev. C. E. Peele. After the services ed at -the church interment will be at o- Long Cane cemetery. Members of n- the Abbeville Bar, of which Judge :t- Gary was a member for so many ^ years, will meet the funeral party ^ as upon its arrival at Abbeville. t ~^= 1 PASSING THROUGH 2 ^ Mr. and Mrs. Hanckle of Pendleton, passed through Abbeville on [le Thursday on their way to Charlesrd ton. They were dinner gue3ts at ^ zvf the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brown. Mrs. Hanckle visited in Ab- "c beville this summer and was the re- j. cipient of much pleasant attention. Mr. Hanckle has made his home in Pendleton for the past year and ? or ha9 raised and shipped squabs to the New York markets, is BASKET BALL BEGINS. he y3 The season for girls' basketball opens December 15, and already the p girls of the high school are beginning ^ practice. There is expected to be a a large crowd trying out, and it is hoped that this neglected feature of high school sports will take on new life when the new high school is oc- "V 1J " i .1 i :ii t i.1 J 1 ? ?iu cupiea ana Lne team win uovc wic ?u-1 a % vantage of an indoor court. b iET GOOD YIELD WITHOUT POISON "IORTH CHESTER FARMERS REPORT THEIR METHODS. DRY JULY AND AUGUST AND FREE USE OF FERTILIZER IMPORTANT FACTORS. Chester, Dec. 7.?A victory over he boll weevils in northern Cheser county, between Lewis Turnout md Smith Tumut, close to the fork county line, with the use of ertilizer, cover crops, early detraction of corn and cotton stalks ,nd frequent plowing and picking ip cottoai squares, is| attracting coniderahl? interest throughout this ection. 1 One (must take under considers- '> ion in the first place) that this seeon was very dry in ft*>th July and august. ! The first farm vialte<i was that Of ! M. Wooten who raised 50 bales 1 f cotton on 70 acres and in this i 0 acre^ there were 26 1-2 acres ujp < n which he produced 26 1-2 bales, J Mr. Wooten used 300 pounds of J ommercial fertilizer per acre, com- i osed of acid, kainit and soda. In 1 921 Mr. Wjooten planted 125 1 cree in cotton, used 600 (pounds of * srtilizers per acre and secured 108 * ales of cotton. 1 Mr. Wooioten this season discov- < red that the lack of fertilizer wash is worst trouble. He used no poi- 1 in, but picked up squares ofte?n 1 nd pl|>wed frequently. Mr. Wooten 1 as had all of his cotton stalks hopped down with cutter and his 1 eldg are now green with grain. On 1 0 acres he has planted burr clover 3 rhich he will later plow under, uslg tractors, and uppn this 30 | cre's next spring he will plant cot- j an. i The next farm visited (by Mr. | anders was that of A. H. Wherry, j rho, like Mr. Wooten, ds one of hat section's most .progressive ] lantera. Last year Mr. Wherry ] roduced .75 'bales of cotton on 85 1 cres, using 300 pounds of fertlli- i er per acre, whereas this year he i ut his fertilizer to 150 pounds per ; ere and produced only 35 .bales on i 0 acres. A third progressive farm in that + (Utf wllA. cui/LV/u vioiucu uy -JLVXJ. W?, ?? ike the other two planters, used no ioison in 'his fight against the boll zee?vil was E. T. Gwinn, whpse ilantation adjoins Mr. Wooten's. jast year Mr. Gwinn produced 61 iales on 60 acres, while this year le made 50 (bales on 61 acres. In 1922 he used 500 pouTids of ertilizer per acre, the sarnie as he lid in 1921. A CHRISTMAS VISIT iMr. R. L. Link arrived in Atbe ille Thursday and will make a Christmas visit his home folks tear town. Mr. Link is an elecrician and has a good position in Jew York.. He is a (brother of Miss iaggie Link. MR. MILLEK IMPROVING Mr. George Miller, who was sick or some time in the Florence Hospital, has recovered sufficiently to ome to Lauren^ where he is with lis mother. He hopes to be well inoongh soon to come over to Ajb eville and see again his many riends. MRS. C. T. KING SICK. Mrs. Charlie T. King is seriously ick at her home on Ferry street, of ineumonia, which developed from lu. Her family and friends are larmed at her condition. A New Bookkeeper. Miss Mary Perrm is at HaddonVilson's these days keeping books nd helping the Colonel make up his alls. MUCH INTEREST 1 IN PUBLIC ROADS ? CHIEF OF BUREAU SUBMITS REVIEW OF RESULTS TO SEC- | RETARY OF AGRICULTURE. TEN THOUSAND MILES ADD- ' ^ ED TO FEDERAL AID ROAD. Washington, Dec. 7.?Greater progress was made on the nation's highways during the last year than in any similar period in the histnrv of country and there is now apparent a real public appreciation of the importance of maintaining the roads that are built, Thomas H. McDonald, chief of the bureau of public roads, stated in his annual report to the secretary of agriculture made pub- v lie to night. "Industrial and financial conditions were better during the year," said Mr. MacDonald, "and as a consequence remarkable progress has seen made in highway construction under the states and counties as well is under the joint control of the government and states. Ten thousand miles have been added to the federal aid roads alone, and doubtess mere than an equal mileage has >een constructed without federal assistance. More significant, however, ;han the progress in the physical vork of road construction, of any )ther accomplishments of the year, ire two developments, the results of which are not immediately apparent, md which can not be measured in niles and dollars and cents, but which promise results for the future mequalled by any developments of ;he quarter century highway activty. "First of these in the passage of ;he federal highway act with its plan for a connected system of roads for the whole nation; the second is ;he extraordinary activity in economic and physical resarch in connection with the financing, location, management, and design of the highways. For more than two decades there has been in progress a slow but certain development of highway construction from a casual activity in the hands of unskilled local officials with out plan or program, other than to maintain an established minimum of facility in highway transportation toward a reasoned industry in the hands of state and national officials, supplemented by intelligent local aid the aim of which is to provide complete and economical highway transport service throughout the nation. In this development the adoption of the federal aid highway system provided for by the federal highway act and the significant researches of the past year constitute the greatest forward steps that have ever been made." During the year, 7,679 miles of road projects were completed and 17,978 miles were under construction, which were estimated as 50 per onmnloto 'PpHpral ftid earned. by the states on completed and uncompleted projects amounted to $194,660,185, of which $16,669 has acutally been paid. The roads brought to completion averaged over 200 miles for each state. _ - - ? - ? - ^ MR WILSON ELECTED. Among those who had honors conferred on them at the Shrine meeting in Greenville this week, was Mr. Harry B. Wilson who was elected "Assistant Rabban." COTTON MARKET. ^ Cotton on the local market today brought 25 1-8. Futures closed Dec. 24.75 Tan. 24.78 March 24.95 May ' 24.87 July 24.55 The ginning report received in Abbeville this morning at 10 o'clock shows a total of 9,318,146 bales of cott?n ginned up to December 1.