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\ \ ' > Abbeville Press and Banner THstabliahed 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. ARMISTICE Pi WILL C NATIONAL HOLIDAY WILL BE OBSERVED WITH FITTING EX; ERCISES IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANCE OF DAY AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED. ' Two years ago Friday there was signed in France by representatives of the allied nations and the central powers an instrument which meant more to the happiness of the world than any ot^er document ever signed. Immediately upon the affixing of signatures, news was flashed to the world that the war was over and that " * ? -' *-* ~ ? ? !*<* V??rl kon? an_ minions in intr/i vvnu nau uccn engaged in the effort to take life were free to return to their homes and loved ones. In recognition of the significance of that event, and in memory of those who did not hear the glad news, November 11 has been declared, by v act of congress and presidential proclamation, a national holiday everywhere to be observed. As one of the thousands of communities in the country which remember their own dead among the nation's dead, Abbeville will on that day, in proper manner, render fitting tribute. Impressive exercises have been planned for the day. Following the Abbeville-Greenville football game at II o'clock and the barbecued dinner fro*i 12 tfo 3 o'clock, the people of I the community will gather at 3:30 in ike opera house where the principal features of the day will take place. George B. Cromer of Newberry well known speaker, will make the onlj; address of the occasion. Preceding him will be other interesting features. There will be plenty of music, both on the plaza and in the opera house, both Kay's orchestra and Hatch's band having been engaged ior me day. Tiie dinner will be served in the empty store room on Trinity Street, adjoining Bowie Bros, store. Sandwiches and other eatables will be on sale at various points on the square. The day will be concluded with a dance in the Opera House following the showing of "The Affairs of Anatol." Various committees from the Hospital Auxiliary are in charge of the exercises and the net proceeds from the football game, the barbecue and the dance (will be turned over to the hospital. November 11, therefore, will be, in Abbeville, a day of pleasure though proper reverence will be shown "those who sleep in Flanders field," the spirit being that they would have the day one of gaiety rather than one of somberness. / The Chamber of Commerce says: "Both houses of Congress have passed, and the President has signed a bill declaring and making November 11, 1921 a 'National Holiday' in celebration of the signing of the Armistice, in 1918, which terminated the greatest war in the history of the worl'd. "This day should be spent in thanksgiving and prayer, and should and does mean as much to our Coun try a?' our Declaration of Independence. "In recognition of this our President has requested that at 12:00 o"clock?Washington time?which is the same as ours, that all work, business and play shall cease; that moving vehicles, trains, etc., shall come to a stop; that every person, man, woman and child shall spend two minutes in prayer for peace on earth. "This request applies to every] part of the United Stages, and we are ?ure that the citizens of Abbeville will comply." IN COLUMBIA Mr. Paul Wilson left today for Columbia where he goes for treatment. -Mr. Wilson has been in bad kealth for several years and ihs friends hope that he will improve in Columbia. ROCRA/W 'OME FRIDA Y FOUR PERSONS DIE FROM POISONED WATER Carolina Planter Critically 111 Aj " " - ' r\ ? c?i ur.i Result or L/ring ruui nmcr. Motive is Mystery. Augusta, Ga., Nov. 8.?The death last night of Mrs. J. W. Lee, wife oi a well-known planter of near Beldoc, Barnwell county, South Carolina, was the fourth to have occurred in the family within the last week as a result of an alleged poisoned well or the farm, it became known here today. Mr. Lee is in a critical condition but may recover. Three small daughters of the Lees the oldest of whom was six, died last Tuesday afternoon, a few hours after drinking water from the well The children were Mary, Velma and Elma, aged six, four and two, respectively. The youngest child, a ter months-old baby, was the only mem ber of the family not to drink of the water. . The mystery surrounding the poisoning of the water has not beer cleared up, according''to information / _ i j ? j 3 rpu_ ??11 irom r>eiaoc iuuay. .me wen nat been used by the family for years, Details as to the nature of the poison could not be obtained. The Lee family, with the exception of the baby became suddenly and violently ill last Tuesday morning after drinking water from the well. The poison evidently had been put in the water during t-he previous night, The three children died within a few hours of each other. Examination of -the water showed, it is said, that it contained a deadly poison. { "J COLLEGE IS DESTROYED Catholic Institution at Macon It Burned. ^ Macon, Ga., Nov. 8.?St. Stanislaus College, a Jesuit institution, located just outside of|the city limits, was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin tonight. The building, a -i. i. (MCA AAA T4 live siory ulick, cusu ai was insured for $60,000. There was no loss of life, but firemen rescued two priests, Rev. Father J. De Potter, president of the college, and Rev. Father Merriwether, the latter 88 year of age. Priests and students sacrificed their personal property in their efforts to save the priceless library of the institution. They succeeded in carrying out all the old books that can not be replaced was announced tonight by Rev. Father J. Bernard, treasurer of the college. There were thirty students and twenty priests and teachers in the institution when the fire occurred, Father Bernard stated. A large class had only recently been transferred to another Jesuit college, after completing their course here. DEMOCRATS WIN Mayor John F. frylan, democratic Mayor of New York, was yesterday reelected by a plurality of 400,00C votes. Trinkle. Democrat, was elected ' J governor of Virginia by a majority of 60,000 over Anderson, Republican. In Kentucky, the Democrats regained a majority in the legislature. Ten killings attended the election in Kentucky. WILL FINANCE WOMAN'S COLLEGES IN FAR EAS1 , Washington, Nov. 8.?A campaign for funds to finance Women's Union Christian colleges in China, India and Japan will be conducted during the next ninety days in 100 cities, it was I announced today. The movement is supported by mission boards of.practically all leading evangelical denominations of the United States, and is designed to raise $1,000,000 in order that the colleges may obtain an equal amount offered by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller memorial fund. STRIKE AVERTED IN COALIFIELDS "CHECK OFF" CONTINUED FOR TIME?WALKOUT WAS TO t HAVE BECOME EFFECTIVE AT MIDNIGHT MONDAY?RECALL FOR LETTER. i Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 8.?A" strike of : miners in the Pittsburg district was , averted when, after the Pittsburg i Coal Producers' association had no; tified union officials that they would . continue to enforce the "check off," i R. R. Gibbons, president of District . No. 5, United Mine Workers of Am, erica, recalled the order for a strike which was to have gone into effect at , midnight last night. [ The operators, who had previously decided to abide by Judge A. B. Anderson's injunction and discontinue the checking off of union dues, held a meeting late today and at the close of the session the producers' association, in a letter to the district union officials, declared that "by reason of the action November 4 of the circuit court of appeals of the Seventh circuit, we hereby recall our letter of November 2 and will continue the check off until further notice." Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 8.?Reports reaching headquarters of District No. 11. United Mine Workers of America, today showed that practically every mine in the district had resumed opei'ations following the orders issued by District President John Hessler Saturday instructing ' striking miners to return to work and a letter from Phil H. Penna, secre, tary of the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' association, to the operators advising them to continue the check off system until prevented from doing so by court. : FINANCIAL RUIN ; FACING GERM ; DERNBERG OUTLINES PLANS [ TO SAVE?FORMER MINISTER OF FIANCE ALSO SUGGESTS CREDIT EXTENSION FOR THE ! ALLIES. I Berlin, Nov. 8.?Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, who has held the post of ; finance minister, discusses the Geri man economic situation in The Tage; blatt and outlines a plan which, he I declares, is the only way to save Ger, many from financial ruin and "the rest of the world from slavery and 1 business instability." His plan ems braces the following points: First. That the United States grant ' the entente powers additional time ' on its credits and advance loans to " central powers for the purchase of raw materials. aecona. ine cieciarauun ox a ten year moratorium on German reparations. : Third. Arrangement of Germany's r internal financial problems. 1 Fourth. Protection of German ' money held in foreign countries. Fifth. Immediate reduction of the cost of occupation of German territory. Sixth. Expert examination of Germany's ability to pay and the establishment of her rights under Article 234 of the peace treaty. The stabilization of the mark is im< possible, says Dr. Dernburg, so long I as "reparations are being paid by i printing presses." He estimates that i taxes in Germany amount to 22,000 I marks yearly per family, of which i 6,000 is for internal expenses. i CITY COUNCIL MEETS Only routine matters were considered yesterday evening at the meet ing of city council. A resolution was passed increasing the insurance carried on the city hall building from 533,000 to $50,000. UNKNOWN DEAD II] BE HONORED ( PROGRAM COMPLETED FOR ARMISTICE DAY?ARMY BUGLE WILL SOUND "ATTENTION" AT NOON WITH NATION ALSO RESPONDING. Washington, Nov. 8.?The call of an army bugle sounding "Attention" 1 will bring the gathering at Arlington national cpmptprv to its feet at noon on Armistice day to stand two minutes in silence as a memorial to America's unknown dead from France i For the same period a similar pause J in the nation's life everywhere, by ; proclamation of the president, will 1 testify to the country's regard for : its nameless soldiers in France. Secretary Weeks will act as official master" of ceremonies. ) The detailed program1 for the service was made public today by the war department. To conclude the period of silence, the marine band will lead the audience in "America" and < the adrfTEss of President Harding, the only address to be delivered over ' the casket, will then be made. A quartet from the Metropolitan Opera company of New York will I follow with the Hymn "The Supreme | Sacrifice." The honors bestowed by the United States government and by the allied governments upon the unknown soldier will then be conferred. President j Harding will pin on tha casket the congressional medal of honor and the t distinguished service cross. H<e will be followed by Lieut. "Gen. Baron Jacques,who will bestow the Belgian croix de guerre. Earl Beatty, admiral < of the fleet, will pin the British Victoria cross beside the other dec( Continued on Page Four) INDIAN CHIEFS TO ' HONOR HERO FOUR WILL PARTICIPATE IN CEREMONIES.?COUP STICK AND WAR BONNET WILL BE BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON, RELIC^FOR CASKET. Washington, Nov. 8.?Four Ameri can Indian chiefs, each a tribal hero, I will pay to the unknown dead at Arl'ngton next Friday the . highest honors known to their race by placing upon the casket a coup stick and war bonnet. Plenty Coos, chief of the I Crows; Lone Wolf of the Kowas and jAmos Red Owl and Strange Horse of the Sioux were chosen to confer the decoration by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Burke, because of their prominence in the history of the West. Each is a high chief in his tribe and has fought American soldiers. They will be dressed in full warrior regalia. t The coup stick, prounounced "koo" is several feet long and was carried ( by warriors who considered it a brave deed to touch an enemy during a 'fight. When a warrior 'died he cut a notch in the stick or attached to it an eagle feather. The war'bonnet was regarded by the warrior as the most important article of his regalia, and only proved braves were allowed to wear one. The , long plume was made from eagle feathers. Consent of the tribe had to be obtained to make a war bonnet and the making was an occasion for much ceremony, including sinffinc ' and harangues. Each time a feather was laid in place the chief recounted the particular deed it represented. A , perfect "tail' consisted of 12 feathers ( with white plumes and black tips. , -A*-? 1 KANSAS MINE IS t WRECKED IN EXPLOSION . t Pittsburg, Kansas, Nov. 8.?The small mine of the Burgess Coal Com- i pany, one mile south of Mulberry, t was wrecked by two explosions early ^ SPEAKERS CC TO ADDRl SENATOR CLIFTON CLAIMED BY DEATH i Able Lawyer Succumbs to Heart Dis* ease Sunday Night?Long In Legislature. Sumter. Nov. 8?John Hicklin Clif ton, prominent member of the Sumter bar and state senator from Sumter county, died early tonight. Senator Clifton had been indisposed several days, but continued his duties. Saturday flight he became worse and medical attention was given constantly up until 7:30 o'clock when the end came. Death was incident to heart failure. The funeral was held from the residence on Broad street this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Besides his wife, who before her marriage, was Miss Elizabeth Law of Elliott, this county, Ije is survived by four sons: John, Sheppard, Poinsett, and Wayne. The eldest *is but 12 years old. He is also survived by two brothers and three sisters: Dr. Jesse Clifton and Sam C Clifton of Orangeburg; Mrs. J. L. Stokes of Orangeburg, Mrs. L. R. Camp of Birmingham Ala anH Mrs. Clarence H. Winkles of Brooklyn, N. Y. The death of Senator Clifton cast a deep gloom over the community. An able lawyer, he was known thruout the state and he had represented his county in the general assembly almost continuously since his first election in 1902. At that time he was elected to the lower house. After serving two terms, he was elected to the'state senate in 1906, where he remained until 1914. He was relected to the senate in 1918, which term he was now serving. As a parliamentarian, he had few equals in either house during his long tenure of service. ' Senator Clifton was born at Batesburg December 6, 1876. He was the son of the late Rev. J. A. Clifton, a well known Methodist minister.' He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. r ARMERS IN WEST USE CORN AS FUEL Grain Selling at Thirty-two Cent* Cheaper Than Sixteen Dollars" a Ton For Coal. Washington, Nov. 8.?Corn at 32 cents a bushel is equal in value to coal at $16 a ton, Secretary Wallace said today, commenting on reports that some farmers were burning corn for fuel. At 20 cents' a bushel, he /tsvi-n iin-.nl/-l V>o onni'valpnf. to aaiU; tV/lli TTUU1U ks v vv^M. fuel coal ?t $10 a ton. "In districts where corn is' very cheap now the coal is of rather poor trades and is selling at high prices," he continued. "Under such condi;ions it will pay both farmers and people in the country towns to use corn instead of coal. Undoubtedly large quantities of corn will be burned on Wtistern farms this week unless the price should materially advance." TVf?. WT foirl fVin 11 CO f\f CIITTllllS IUI. W anatc oam iiav wow v* crrain as fuel in times of low marketability was not an uncommon occurrence in other cereal raising countries, corn having been burned in Argentina under such conditions, "not only on the farms, but in the power plants." MILD EARTH TREMORS Frame Dwellings at Columbia Shake Slightly. Columbia, Nov. 8.?Mild earth runni-c worn fplt last nicrht at 6.30 /clock. It was heavy enough to diake frame dwellings and rattle the windows in more substantial struc;ures. oday. i The tipple jivas destroyed, the j nouth of the slope caved in and moors and other electrical machinery vere ruined by the explosions. ? MING ZSS FARMERS . iYiLr. 1 IINVjO 1U Bfc HLLU AT ABBEVILLE, ANTREVILLE, CALj HOUN FALLS, LOWNDESVILLE AND DUE WEST NEXT WEEK IN INTEREST OF AGRICULTURE?TWO SPEAKERS. ' ( ,J Beginning next Wednesday five . meetings will be held next week in 'Abbeville County in the interest of agriculture. Two experts from the department of agriculture will be the speakers and their subjects will be: "Economic Production Under Boll Weevil Conditions" and "Cooperative Marketing." The first of these subjects will be . j handled by N. E. Winter, agronomist of the department of agriculture. The other speaker will be D. W. jWatkins, assistant director of extension work in South Carolina, with headquarters at Clemson College. , This information was carried in a telegram received yesterday at the Abbeville County Chamber of 'Commerce. The meetings will be held at Abbeville, Antreville, Lowndesville I Calhoun Falls, and Due West begin'ning Wednesday morning in Abbe ville. The schedule for the five gatherings is as follows: Abbeville, Wednesday morning, ^November 16, at 10.30 o'clock. Antreville, Wednesday afternoon, November 16 at 3 o'clock. Lowndesville, Thursday morning A November 17, at 10:30. Calhoun Falls, Thursday afternoon 1 November 17, at 3 o'clock. | Due West, Friday morning, Nov-' ember 18 at 10:30. Both Mr. Winter and Mr. Watkins will speak at each meeting. Both are experts in the subjects they will dis cuss and those Who attend w'll receive valuable advice on questions of vital importance at this time. Farmers throughout the county are unanimous in the opinion that the boll weevil has created a situation that is going to be difficult to solve. They say that a change of method in farming ,-s necessary to future prosperity, but just what change is best is not agreed upon. Therefore, there will be much interest in the coming to the county of men who are qualified to speak with authority, and whose advice may be followed with profit next year. The number of meetings arranged and the availability of places chos- , en will insure, no doubt, that the majority of the leading farmers in the county will hear the specialists at at least one of the meetings. "Economic Production Under Boll Weevil Conditions," or, indeed, a*y Irin/} r\f cVirmlrl nrnvp a ?",u *" " 1 ?-? I (subject of universal interest now that the first ravages of the weevil have been felt and are being discussed I everywhere. The purpose on the I farm, in the future, will probably be to produce an abundance of foodstuff, the surplus, and only the surplus, energy being directed to the growing of money crops. How to ac- . . complish this, economically, is the question that Mr. Winter will attempt to answer. | G: T. Barnes, of the chamber of j commerce, is sending out circulars And advertising in the interest of the meetings. He expects that the leading men throughout the county, farmers and others, will cooperate i* the effort to make the meetings as general as possible. COTTON MARKET. Spot 17 to 17:75, small de mand. The futures market declined 75 to 90 points from yesterday's close on the strength of tke i. ginning report issued this morn* ? 1 -I 1 11 CT i ing. ueceraDer ciujeu di n.?i| 84 points below the close yesterday. The government report shows 6,646,136 bales ginned to November 1st.