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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
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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.
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t SUGAR ECONOMY
j WILL BE PRACTICED
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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."
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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.
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i COTTON BIGS .
: TOP Of MARKET;
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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.
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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
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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. |
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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.
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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
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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.
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seeing the Jficturea.
Mrs. Oscar Lanier brought her
children to town Friday night to see
"Daddy Long Legs", the attractive
| picture shown at the Opera House.
I Mrs. Lanier was the guest of Mrs. R.
jo. Edwards.
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