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Abbeville Press and Banner
Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, June 29, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year.
DOLLAR DOEl
IF USE
Abbeville Merchants To
Saturday, July 9th, W
Store For-BuyersPrices
of Bef
Saturday, July 9th, has been des
ignated Dollar Day in Abbeville and 1
on this day prices will take such a i
; mble that the days before the war
^ill be brought back to reality. The 1
old dollar has been somewhat of a 1
niker. merchants say, for the^past 1
> x- ,
two or three years, but it is "pick- <
ing up" in size right along and 1
when th? harassed buyers come to
Abbeville a^sveek from Saturday they i
are going to be astonished. They will t
take home more values on that day s
than they ever dreamed was possible. <
Local merchants say that they are 1
determined that Abbeville County 1
money shall stay at home and work i
for this county's progress. Green- ]
wood merchants can offer no better 1
values for a dollar than can the mer- t
chants of Abbeville, as will be prov i
k ed in a satisfactory\pnd never-to-be- 1
forgotten manner July 9th. :
Abbeville shop-keepers are plan- I
ning to look over their stocks and of- 1
fer some re^ values. They will collect
groups of things that by slash- t
"???<! 4-Virti-- TtriH V>n aKlo fft ftffpr 1
lug pilVCOj UUVJ n*u W V.V.V w ir..v. at
an even dollar. They will pull <
down articles that have been selling <
at much more than a dollar and s
1 knock the blocks from under the old ]
price so that they will move for one 1
dollar, of any American brand. (No s
Mexican or Canadian dollars accept- i
ed.) Windows will be decorated with c
good goods to go for a small gem- e
laden bill of the smallest denomina- c
? tion. ; t
Over in Greenwood there is said to li
be a dollar day scheduled for Friday v
and Saturday, but when the foresighted
folks of Abbeville County s
hear about tne one to oe pui on nere, &
they will defer their purchases until I
the day comes to put their money to t
working at home. \ j
SWEETENED POISON
NOT RECOMMENDED
Clemson College Say* It is Not New c
and Never Has Succeeded? I
r ? Stick to Standard.
Clemson College, June 27.?The
use of sweetened poison for the boll
weevil is nothing new. but is nearly
a quarter of a century old, says
Prof. A. F. Conradi, chief entomologist,
in regard to the current discussion
as to poisons. As far back as
1898, poisoned sweets were employed
early in the season applied by
means of a stick, a few drops on each
eotton plant. The only difference be-J
tweeen the concoction of tnose days
and the formula recommended at
this time is in the particular materials
used. Then the^ principal formula
consisted of molasses and paris
green, or molasses and white arsenic.
One formula which attracted spe- ^
cial attention, probably because of ^
, its very complicated nature was made ^
of molasses, paris green, white ar- "
senic and arsenate of lead. All of ''
these poisons have arsenic as the ac- '
tive ingredient, and no one has ever 1
been able to see why all this array <
of. compounds.
As the early application of sweet- '
ened poison killed a certain per- <
centage of weevils, it appealed to '
many farmery in each state when- 1
ever the boll weevil appeared. Each I
year as new terc*.ory has b^en in- J
vided by the weevil and new groups <
of farmers have become panicky, i
they have been in *j;ned to nibble at [1
Ihe bait on almost any hook that is j 1
thrown out to Tiiem, but so far as j <
sweets are concerned there is no I j
evidence that hoi1 weevils h.ive been j <
attracted by their1.. So in tTi; course j i
of 24 years sweetened poison has not :
paired much recognition though the i
vyoevil has invaded eleven spates. In ;:
fact sweetened poison has seldom 1
paid the ^xp^nses of treatment and ;it j
' i
)
5 duty
:d at home
Put On Dollar Da\
ith Real Bargains In
?To Bring Back
ore the War
Greenville also recently had a dol
lar day and The Piedmont speaks ol
it in this fashion:
''By nine o'clock nearly every stor<
ivr.s crowded with a good naturec
cnow-want-I-want bunch of busj
juyers and it did not take long tc
:lean out many of the lots of popuar
articles.
"One house sold in less than 2(
l-i- - *
ninutes an enormous iot 01 smru
:hey had advertised. In another store
ill sweaters, and umbrellas, wen
:leaned out before 9 o'clock. In th<
arger department stores the crowd:
jecame so great that it was thoughl
t might be necessary to call on the
jolice department to help handle
;hem. This was not done, however, a*
he buyers were a good natured crowc
ind had carefully perused the adver
;isements in the local papers, so thej
nade direct for the particular de)4rtment
in which the article thej
vanted was on sale.
"If anyone had any doubt aboul
;he wonderful values and exceptional
>argains offered by the merchants oi
jreenville for dollar day, it was
juickly dispelled as soon as the
stores were opened, and many peojle
who came to look, soon started tc
>uy and their only limit was the
imount of cash on their person and
n the bank. Thousands of bargains
>ffered were irresistible. They inclduid
everything from the barest of neessities
at ridiculously low prices to
he finest and most beautiful of
uxuries so priced as to make them
rithin the reach of anyone.
"By ten o'clock Main street was
o crowded as to cause a traveling
alesman from New York who hap>ened
to be in town today, to remark
hat it reminded him of Times Square
ust as the theatres let out."
HURRAH FOR THE FOURTH!
The' fourth of July is the time foi
jxcitement and the people of the
nill village are planning to be in
;he limelight then. In the morning
;here will be a big barbecue in the
ifrove opposite the power house,
rhere will be a regular river of hasli
ind stacks of pies by the score. However,
this is not the only feature od
;he day for the champions of the
nill team have been "warming up'1
for some time in preparation tc
tnock a home run each in the twc
james which will be played wit?
ETonea Path at 10 and 3 o'clock.
Not will the festivities end witt
:he day, for at 9:30 there will be
?uch a display of fire works as has
leVer been seen in Abbeville before
rhis has been arranged by the Boj
>couts of the AWbeville Cotton Mills
ind will be given at he Mill Base<bal
Park. Such dazzling spectacles ai
:he Japanese Fan, the Revolving
Fountain, and the Blazing Sun wil!
be seen. This is something that nobody
should miss.
tias therefore been generally aban
ioned.
Instead of any of the special pois
ins nnw advocated bv some. tlif!
>f calcium arsenate is strongly rec
jmmnded, says Prof. Conradi, al
though calcium arsenate has nc
greater arsenic content than pari:
jreen and white arsenic of th<
?arlier day. Poisoning in the heavily
infested high yielding land will be oJ
?'ery great help n producing a cot
ton crop provided the poisoning i:
ione properly, But regardless of th(
amount of poisoning one intends t<
Jo, it is urged that every farmei
stand by his crop and give it bettei
attention than ever before. Poisoning
can never be depended upon tc
secure a cotton crop, unless the cot;on
is on good land and unde^ z
system of good farm management.
ELECTION TRUSTEES
: PUBLIC SCHOOLS
r
MESSRS J. C. THOMSON, W. M.
BARNWELL AND J. S. MORSE
SELECTED FOR THREE YEAR
TERMS AND J. D. KERR FOR
UNEXPIRED TERM
f
At the meeting of citizens held in
? the Court House yesterday afternoon
j to select four trustees for the public
1 schools, a good crowd was present,
) more than usually attends these meetings,
evidencing an interest on the
part of the people in the selection of
^ these important officers, j
j Mr. Amos B. Morse was selected
k as chairman of the meeting and Mr.
, J. C. Thomson served as secretary.
k Mr. Barnwell, as Chairman of the
. Board made his report of the collections
and expenditures for the past
, year which was received as informa,
tion and spread on the minutes of
} the meeting.
[ At the election which followed,
. Slessrs J. C. Thomson, W. M. Barn
j well and Joel ?>. Morse weTe seieciea i
. afc trustees for the full term of three'
r years. Mr. J. D. Kerr was selected for
the un-expired term of the late Al\
bert Henry, this term being for a
[ year. Messrs Thomson, Barnwell and
Kerr were already members of the
i board of trustees, their times expiri
ing at thi3 meeting. Mr. Morse was
. lfor a term a valuable member of the
> board, and his re-election is a testi?
mony to his worth as a member of
| that body. He is a college man, a
i graduate of Davidson Oollege, and is
. interested in educational matters,
. has plenty of forward ide^s and enfUnciucnrv
in fVio urnrlf nrvH will fall
> in with the progressive ideas of the
board as it has existed for the past
two or three years.
CHIEF JUSTICE GARY
RETURNS HOME
! Attended Sessions of Supreme Court
In Greenville?Bar Association
of Greenville Gives
Luncheon.
Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary has
returned to the city from Greenville
1 where he has been in attendance on
...? n n L
a session 01 tne supreme ^ourc,
' that body meeting out of the city of
* Columbia for the first time in the
' history of the court.
1 i While in Greenville the members
[ of the court disposed of much work,
the sessions being held for the pur1
pose of consultation and for Hearing
pressing matters. Many cases receiv*
ed the attention of the court.
' While in Greenville the members
1 of the court were the guests of the
Bar Association of the city. The
1 members of the latter body tender!
ed the members of the court an
* elaborate luncheon, which was at'
tended by many distinguished perr
sonages in addition to the learned
J justices. At the luncheon the Chief
Justice, each of the Associate Jus*
tices, Judge Martin F. Ansel and
i Hon. D. C. Durham, the Clerk of the
District Federal Court, responded to
toasts. Other attractions were arranged
for the members of the court,
all of which were greatly enjoyed.
A GREEK BABY
> Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Meros, of the
. Greek Colony in Abbeville, aTe re-|ceiving
the congratulations of their
> friends on the arrival of a baby girl
3 j at their house^on last Thursday. The
i little lady is growing Tight along
r into a one hundred per cent Ameri
f can citizen.
3 FISHING
> Cols. J. L. Perrin, W. A. Calvert,
r James Gilliam and Pat Roche left
r town Tuesday afternoon for a visit
- to Dysons They will enjoy the fish>
ing and the setback parties afforded
by the place along with other enteri
tainment offered by Mayor McMillan.
BIG BOND ISSUE
IS CARRIED, 65-7
PEOPLE OF ABBEVILLE VOTE
FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLAR BOND ISSUE TO
ERECT SCHOOL BUILDING.?
VOTE 65 TO 7.
The progressive program in public
school matters mapped out by the
Board of Trustees when they ordered
an election on the question of issuing
bonds in the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars for the building
of a new high school met with the all
but unanimous endorsement of the
voters yesterday, the vote being 65
for bonds and 7 against.
Many people- found themselves disfranchised
for the time. Under the
r>nn?t.it.nt.inn nf +Via c+.atp a man miiqf
-pay his poll tax on or before Dec.
31st, or he is disqualified for voting
for six months after paying the
same. A good many citizens who
were anxious to vote in favor of the
bond issue found, when they went to
the polls, that depression and defaltation
had put down the number of
voters in Abbeville as well1 as the
price of cotton. A good many when
they found they could not vote,
rushed to the telephones and told
their good wives to come down and
do what they could not do, and the
women of the city did it with a will.
The result of the election is most
satisfying to the people of Abbeville.
under tne aDie leaaersnip 01 superintendent
Fulp and his no less able
assistants, backed by a united board
of trustees, the Abbeville schools
have become among the best in the j
state. We have only been handi-J
capped by the fact that our quarters
were inadequate, and this is
now remedied.
For" somfetMte at least it appears
that Abbeville will have the only high
school in the county where students
may be prepared to enter college
unconditionally. For that reason!
we must have facilities for all who
apply, and we must be prepared to
take care of more and more each
mop With the huilHinc of roads
in the county which are to be good
roads the year round, we shall have
students coming to Abbeville from
every part of the county.
There are other improvements
yet to be made and other things
yet to be done, but these we will acf
complish as time progresses. The
people of Abbeville have every reason
to feel encouraged over the work
so far accomplished. The spirit of
progress is with us.
WATER
Suoerintendent C. P. Townsend of
tKe Water and Light Plant could
tells two pieces of news this morning.
The first is that all the the hydrants
have been tested out under
the new superintendent of the Fire
Department and are in good shape.
He also says that in spite of the
dry weather and the fact that everybody
in town is watering the lawn
and the gardens, to say nothing of
the babies,' the supply of water is
fine and will continue so.
BACK AT HOME
Mr. Thos. Grant Perrin h#6 returned
to. his home on North Main
street after a week spent in the
Memorial Hospital. His health has
improved.
ta m ncr nw n n v rni IPTH
Practically all the business houses
in the c:ty have agreed to close their
places of business Monday, July the
fourth.
| HERE FOR THE ELECTION
Prof. McTyiere Daniel came up
from Newberry Monday to see how
the bond election would go. He has
tarried a awhile to look after other
interests.
CHAMBER OF
IN ANNUi
Five New Directors Chos(
Next Year?Approves
Asks That Citizens I
' In "Birthday"
>At its annual meeting, held yes- tl
terday afternoon in the Court House, o.
the Abbeville County Chamber-'of
Commerce elected five new directors r<
to succeed those whoae terms had ex- c<
pired, heard the report of the presi- b
dent in behalf of the officers and di- b
rectors of the work begun "and ac- ei
complished during the past year and a
discussed projects to be undertaken G
in the near future. The body ap- si
proved the Calhoun highway project, le
the Dollor Day campaign, and asked;
the support of all tfie citizens of the th
city for the Abbeville County Memo- oJ
rial Hospitak ly
New directors elected are: Mr. W. ol
P< Greene, Mr. A. 0. Roche, Rev. r!<
Louis, J. Bristow, Dr. G. A. Neuffer, h<
and Mr J Moore Mars They will sue- tl
ceed Mr. C. W. Norris, Mr. M. B. hi
Reese, Mr. T. G. White whose terms T
have expired, and Mr. Albert Henry. c<
Mr. Roche, whose term also had ex- g<
pired, was re-elected, he being the tc
representative of the mill community. k<
Mr. J. M. Nickles, president, in ai
opening the meeting, said that the m
chamber was organized about a year ai
ajro when money was easy and that w
the enterprise started off with plenty tl
of enthusiasm, but as business began cs
to drop off there was a corresponding th
diminution of enthusiasm Many mem 9t
bers, he said, were discouraged and
disappointed that the organization cY
had seemed to accomplish so little, m
but when all the facts are considered ac
he said, it was remarkable that even da
so much had been done. "The indi- cli
vidual members," he continued, "had(M
their hands full trying to keep their ar
own heads above water, and had lit- ht
IMPERIAL MOIL It
nTirvrn nrnninu
mo MOT
CONSIDER BRINGING AMERICA S)
INTO TREATY, IRISH REPUBLIC
AND ANGLO-JAPANESE
TREATY QUESTIONS ?TO
HEAR DE VALERA.
London, June 28.?The imperial
conference which re-assembled today c(
and which was expected to enter tl
upon a series of discussions of the n<
various problems it was called to pi
consider, is ii&eiy to laao, muuu iwug- y
er than originally was proposed, in
probably throughout the month of u
July. Even, it is expected, it will be
found necessary to postpone action J f(
on many subjects pending further, j
discussion. I jr
Possibility of delay in the propo-s- a:
ed daily meetings also is seen in the;
fact that Premier Lloyd George has w
invited Eamonn De Valera "Preside
dent of the Irish Repulblic," and Six, &
James Craig, premier of the Ulster t(
government, to come to London for tl
a discussion of the Irish problem. !tl
During the last week there has been w
a full confidential reviewing of the <i
empire's foreign policy, but none of
the speeches'delivered in this eon-; hi
nection will be made public. !01
There has been a noticeable devel- !
opment recently in press comment' di
on the subject of the renewal of the tl
Anglo-Japanese treaty. Hitherto it a
had been generally assumed that the ki
government policy contemplated re- ai
newal of the treaty but with modifi- D
cations clearly defining its position bi
with respect to the United States ti<
J 01.,'ng |
UIIU v^iiiua.
| th
DR. FAIR TO PREACH ec
;.m
Rev. J. Y. Fair, D. D., will preach si:
in the Presbyterian Church next b<
Sunday morning. J vi
I
COMMERCE
4L MEETING
>n To Serve Body For
i Dollar Day And
Support Hospital
Celebration
e time to devote to community work
f any kind."
Mr. Otto Bristow, the treasurer, <
jported a deficit due to failure to
ollect pledges made at the first mem- . .
ership campaign. The sum ?collecti- (
le in dues, he said, is more than
nough to cover the deficit and leave
substantial working balance. Mr.
. T. Barnes urged that the memberlip
of 131 shall be increased to at
ast 200.
Secretary Barnes, in speaking of
le dollar day, said that large sum*
f money were going daily and week
away from Abbeville to towns in
ther sections. These merchants have
o better goods than our merchants,
e said, and offer no greater values
lan our stores can give, but they
ave been making a lot-more noise,
hey are bidding for our trade, he
mtinued, and they are getting a
sodly share of it>. This money ought
> be kept at home and it can be
?pt at home, but we've got to go
fter it.and keep after it." If all the
erchants will cooperate, he said,
id offer some bargains that are
orth while, there is no reason why
le dollar day should not be a sucs.
All the mrchants present gave it
ieir approval and Saturday, July
;h, was the day set to put it over.
nrv.? f 4-Vi/i r>ViOTTIKQT* traro
I W uy-l<% >*3 VI cuc vaauivwi HWftv
langecl sot that the membership
ay be divided into four classes-^
^tive, associate, and honorary. The
ite for the annual meeting was
langed from the last Wednesday in 1
ay to the last Wednsday in June
id for the quarterly meetings to be
ild in- August, Decembr and March.
10 EXPLANATION
OF Fl FVEN DEATHS
/
HERIFF MAINTAINS THEORY
THAT KENTUCKY TRAGEDY
WAS CAUSED BY MAN IN FJT
OF INSANITY?HOUSE BURNED
WITH INMATES.
Mayfield, Ky., June 28.?Mystery
>ntinues to envelop the^ tragedy in
le farm home of Ernest Lawrence,
jst here, Saturday night when 11
srsonah were slain and their bodies
ractically incinerated in the dwell
ig, which apparently had been sat*
rated with oil.
Only fragments of the bodies were
>und in the ruins of the house,
hey were placed in onone coffin and
iterred in Maplewood cemetery this
ftemoon.
Prior to the funeral the fragments
ere examined by Sheriff Marion Mc
ain and Coroner 0. M. Mettit, and
oth reported that they were unable
> find bullet wounds or any others
lat would determine the cause of
le deaths. An axe and firearms
ere found in the erafoers of the
welling which led the officials bo
-1!
eueve uiai> svmc vi w??i ?ave
been killed with the axe and
ihers shot.
Sheriff McCain announced late toiy
that he had not changed his
leory that Lawrence had developed
fit of insanity and in a frenzy had
lied his wife, their three children
id their guests. Otis Drew, Mra.
rew, her three children and Drew's
other, Delmar Drew. The indicaons
are, the sheriff said, that Lawjnce
saturated the room in which
ie bodies were found with oil, touch
' ' * ^ 1-211-j i.:
l a maxcn to ix ana mueu muwu.
rs. Lawrence and Mrs. Drew weflfe
sters and neighbors said, had long
?en accustomed to exchanging
sits over the week-end.