A LETTER FROM FRANCE (
Adjutant Fleury Remembers Abbe
' ville, the Holy City and Lady
Who Asked Questions?
France Disappointed t
About League of 1
Nations. '<
Mrs. M. T.- Cole.man has received
a letter from Adjutant Fleury which
she kindly allows us to publish. The
adjutant is well remembered by the
fc?ys of the 30th Division, the people
? Greenville, Due West and Abbe
ville, fie was among the first French
officers to come to South' Carolina
sad all were received with open
arms.
Mrs. Coleman will be glad to have
ifce names of any of the students at
Exskine or of members of Mr. Derby
shire's class who^would care to ex
change letters with the young "Mas
ters" of the Ecole d'Applieat'on.
Ecole d'Application,
Savernay, France.
Bear Madam.?
I was glad to receive your kind
letter and. the beautiful photograph
for which I thank you very much.
*X wife was especially interested in I i
the babies. Thank you also lor tne ?
Press and Banner, and next time '
job see Mr. Greene, please tell him <
low deeply I appreciate his kindness.
So many things have happened 1
since I was in Abbeville that I 1
scarcely know where to begin. Of j
course my stay in America has made 1
the deepest impression on my mind i
and thousands of times I have al- ]
ready spoken of it. My visit in Abbe- :
ville has been the subject of endless <
conversations and I think my fami- !
tj knows now as much about you as <
I myself. The talk in the Court
House, the nice party in your home,
the drive, to the Hill and to Due,
West, the Holy City, the wine of Mr.
Gseene, etc.?'How kind you were to
ne!
As you know I left America with
tiie 30th Division and stayed with it
fur a few weeks in Northern France.
I remember that one morning I met
tieet. Smitn on tne roaa. men 1 was
mecessively attached to the 6th and
Slst divisions. After the armistice
was signed I became an interpreter
in Chaumont, then in Saint Nazaire,
ay home town. In April 1919 I was
demobilized and resumed teaching
fWill be out of town two or three
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. Watch Your
Children's Eyes
Te neglect your children's eye*
? incur m vrtve reioonsi
taSty.
Hare m examine them, that yon |
wmy learn their true condition, end
whether or not glasses are' -neces*
We never advise glasses
unlets absolutely required
V. LI8ENBEE
OPTOMETRIST
TELEPHONES:
278 Res. 388
3 1-2 Washington St.
Over McMurray Drug Co.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
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/, WANTS
FOR SERVICE?My registered Jer
?ey Bull, Noble of Santee, weight
1,062 pounds. A. 0. CALVERT,
t Buckstand Place. Fee $2.00.
4t.
COST?Saturday morning between
Abbeville and Hodges, a dark red
feather handbag, containing wear
ing apparel and other articles. Re
ward if returned to L. C.Haskell's
tore. Abbeville. 5-2-2tpd
MML SALE?Best quality cream al
M eents a pint, also fresh eggs
. Vfcone 1. Mrs. D. A. Rogers. 4-lti
;annot collect
but one tax on
auto in state
Columbia, May 3.?A situation
hat may result in the outlawing of
nunicipal licensing of automobiles
md automobile dealei-s has develop
;d in correspondence between the
State Highway Department and offi
:ials of the Automotive Trades asso
ciation, of Charleston. The opinion
lias been expressed by officials of the
lighway department that the licen3
ng 6~f motor vehicles by a munici
pality is in violation of the state
iighway act, which states that the
jtate license shall be in lieu of all
)ther licenses. This opinion from the
*- *
itwwney gwa-ioi.
The highway department is in re
:eipt of an inquiry from Secretary
Smith of the Charleston Automotive
Trades association, asking if Jhe
:ity of Charleston can require a li
:ense for the operation of a motor
Tuck, when the state requires a li
:ense also. Mr. Smith states that in
Charleston the license on a one-ton
;ruck, for example, is $11. The chau
:er's license plate ds 50 cents, mak
ng the fee for operating the truck
n Charleston $16.50. The state li
:ense fee on the same truck is $11.
25, making a total fee for operation
>f the vehicle of $27.75.
The State highway department
las advised the Charleston automo
tive association that as the state law
states that the state license is "in
ieu of all other states, county or
municipal licenses, the opinion is
held that the city of Charleston has
no right to charge the municipal li
cense. J. B. Salley, of Aiken, has al
so recently made inquiry on the
same point, regarding his ( county
and the attorney general's opinion
rendered for Mr. Salley as said to
have conveyed the same view.
_lt is likely that this matter will
get into the courts for a final de
cision.
~ The state highway department has
about completed plans fox the ap
proaches to the two big steel bridges
for which contract will be first with
in a few weeks, these^ over the San
tee and the Pee Dee. The cost oi
these approarhes will be more thar
of the bridges themselves for whicl
contracts have already been 'let
Bids are to be received for severa
road projects in various parts of th<
state within the next few weeks.
The full depth of the earth's at
mosphere is about 500 mileB.
in my old school. In October, I wa:
appointed at the head of the Train
ing College Practicing School a
Savenay. At the same time I teacl
English at the Training College. Mj
work consists mainly in giving di
rections to the young Masters wh<
come by turn to teach in my School
Life in Savenay is not a very ex
citiner one. as the town is "very small
On the other hand I have not mucl
time to spare. But when the holiday!
come we hasten to fly away and tr3
to have the best possible time.
America's refusal concerning th<
League of Nations was certainly 1
sad blow to us, for we understan<
that peace will not be real unles:
you join the other Nations. I don'
know if the Entente Statesmen havi
always been wise, the fact remain;
that the different nations are nov
completely isolated. After havinf
been united against the common fo<
they are now fighting against one an
other the worst of economical wars
Think that last winter we paid fo:
coal 320f or $62 a ton! Things ar<
getting a little better in France nov
owing to German and American coal
but they are not getting better i)
England where coal remains unsold
j I don't remember if French i
taught in Erskine College. But i
so, I think that perhaps some of th
Knva fhopo rerfchf. hp willino1 t.n P*
change letters with some of my pu
pils. If 1 was not afraid of imposini
I upon your kindness I would ask yo
if you could arrange the thing fo
me next time you go to Due West.
Is it not Miss Fannie Stark wh
asked me information about ou
' great Revolution men? Please te
j her that I am now in a position t
send her everything she wants.
! I beg, you, dear Madam, to giv
I beg you, dear Madam, to giv
best regards and kindly remembt
me to all the friends I met in yot
i home. Whatever relations betwee
I our two countries may be in the f\
ture, I shall keep the best recollei
; tions of my visit in Abbeville.
Yours sincerely,
' P. Fleury.
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\ COLD SPRINGS. V
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V V V iVWWVVVV vvv
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith and fami
j ly spent the week-end at Mr. D. E.
Newell's.
Miss Sara Uldrick spent the week
end near Bethlehem with her uncle,
Mr. R. S. Uldrick.
Mr. Roy McCombs spent Saturday
night with Mr. Cornell Mundy.
Mr. Robert Hawthorne spent Fri
day night with his grandmother,
Mrs. Cornelia Pant.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McKenzie and
baby spent Sunday with Mr. and
I Mrs. W. R. Ellis and family.
Miss Allie Bell McComb spent the'
week-end in Abbeville with her
friend, Miss Permelia Culbreth.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay and chil
dren spent Sunday with Mr. T. F.
Uldrick.
Miss Mattie Uldrick spent a few
days of last week in Abbeville with
her grandmother, Mrs. Mattie
Bowen.
Miss Ola Winn, of Abbeville spent
Saturday night with her sister, Mrs.
T. M. Cochran.
Mr. Julian Uldrcik spent Satur
day night at the thome of Mrs. F. E.
Hagen.
Mrs. J. R. McCombs and baby
spent last Wednesday with her
mother, Mrs. Lark Wilson.
BABE RUTH SERVED
WITH TAX WARRANT
Boston, May 3?Baseball fans the
country over have known for two
vears that Babe Ruth had transferr
ed his batting headquarters from
Boston to New York, but city >ball
learned of it officially only today.
Served in his bathrobe with a war
rant for unpaid taxes of $27.21 on
his automobile for two years, the
outfielder protested that he had not
been a resident of this city since the
fall of 1919. His objection unavail
ing he dressed in haste and took the
constable into his automobile and
whirled to city hall. The mayor was
not there to hear his protest. The
city tax collector, however, arrang
ed for him to certify that the assess
ment was in error.
"Nice of them to keep me on as a
citizen of Boston, but rather rough
on me to ask me to pay for the
privilege," Ruth remarked as he left
the city hall.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
?OF THE?
BANK OF DONALDS
located at Donalds, S. C., at the close
of business April 28, 1921.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $18,085.47
Overdrafts 3,233.56
Bonds and Stocks Owned
by the Bank 1,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures __ 2,000.00
Banking House 1,081.63
Other Real Estate Owned 918.37
Due from Banks and Bank
ers 2,038.00
Currency __ ? 697.00
Silver and Other Minor
Coin 538.43
Checks and Cash Items 1,150.63
Collections ? ? ? 914.91
TOTAL $194,429.00
LIABILITIES
ftnr f\AA ai\
j uapnai oiock raia in __ $zo,uuu.uu
j Surplus Fund 10,000.00
i Undivided Profits, less Cur
rent Expenses and Taxes
. Paid 6,375.86
r Dividends Unpaid 1,030.00
? Individual Deposits
ir subject to check $58,273.31
, Time certificates
\ of Deposit 60,966.00
L Cashier's Checks. 671.90
s Bills Payable, including
f certificates for Money
e Borrowed 32,000.00
Reserve fund carried on
i- general individual or sav
g ijigs Ledger 111.93
u
r TOTAL $194,429.00
State of South Carolina,
o County of Abbeville.
r -Before me came B. H. Smith,
11 Cashier of the above named bank,
who being duly sworn, says tnat tne
above and foregoing statement is a
true condition of said "bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
B. H. SMITH.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 3rd day of May, 1921.
C. V. MARTIN, Notary Public
Correct Attest:
B? H. CARLTON
W. R. DUNN, Directors).
J. J. DUNN.
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ULTIMATUM PLANNED
BY ALLIED COUNCIL
(Continued from Page One.)
and also to be represented on the
reparations commission and the
council of ambassador.
All questions as to what policy the |
American government would pursue
in the matter of such representative
hftve invariably been met with the
statement that when such an invi
tation was received it would be soon
enough for an answer.
The Harding administration has
not hesitated to say'that it will be
interested in the economic adjust
ments growing out of the war but
has not indicated a desire to be-J
come politically involved in the Eu-j
ropean settlements. Whether thisj
would result in the definite refusal!
of such an invitation as was decided |
upon today, or the sending of repre
sentatives to sit in at sessions of the j
council and the commissions was not
indicated tonight.
The United States has never had
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a representative on the supreme
council but Ambassador Wallace at
Paris was authorized to sit in at ses
sions of the council of ambassadors
by the Wilson administration and
the head of a commission of experts
was for a time a duly accredited
member of the reparations commis
sion.
It is understood that the United
States still is hopeful of a solution
of the reparations controversy by
discussions, but whether it will con
sider that such a course would be
furthered by American participa
tion in the allied councils is proble
matical.
MURDERED NEGRO WOMAN
Anderson, May 3.?Essie Walker,
middle aged negro woman was shot
and killed Sunday night by a 17
year old negro boy named Broadus
Miller in Anderson. Three men were
arrested on suspicion, Miller being j
one of the three. He was released
but rearrested and then confessed.
| He claims the woman first hit him
I with a baseball bat.
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SKULL TO WARN MOTORISTS
Middletown, N. Y., May
either side of the Otterkill Bridge
on the State road between Goshen
and Cheater, the Board of Trade of
Goshen has erected large signs bear
ing the following inscription:
"Private cemetery across the
bridge for reckless drivers."
5
x lie 91511 is in umujv twiu wiuir,
decorated with a . skull and cross
bones. As the result of reckless driv
ing by autoists in the past, many ac- <*
cidents have occurred at that spot.
SPARTANBURG SPENDS
MUCH FOR BUILDING
Spartanburg, May 3.?The build
ing permits for the month of April
present the largest total for any
single month in a long time, amount
ing to $248,753. The letting of the
contract for the new high school
building added $211,925, whi?h
swelled the total to nearly a quar
ter of a million.