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PAGE FOUK Established 1844. [ THE PRESS AND BANNE ABBEVILLtf, S. C. ' The Press and Banner Compai Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Frida p. ? : Entered/as second-class matter post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One Year v $2 <t1 Six lYJontns Three Months Foreign Advertising Represent AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATH MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 195 EXPLANATION NEEDED. Senator Lodge in particular ? the republican party in general hi been coming in for criticism on count of the adoption of the Fc Power pact by the. present Disam ment#Conference after rejecting 1 League of Nations covenant, it "1 inc stated bv some of the brethr that Article 2 of the recent trej negotiated by the four big powers practically identical with the prov ions of Article X of the League Nations covenant which was stror ly objected to by the republican n jority in the United States Senat< It has been stated that in reje ing Article X of the League of N tions covenant and then adopti Article 2 of the recent treaty the i publican party has proved unable get away from Mr. Wilson's work the Paris Conference, and that "W son's idealism" still rules. That all sounds pretty piausib that is if the two articles contain t same obligations in substance, a we shall for the present assumfc t* they do. * So assuming, what will those w have so severely criticised Senai Lodge for first rejecting the "Wils idealism" and then adopting it (as is said) now say for Mr. Wilson, w when his own child (in another dri it is said) is brought to him and refuses to own it? What shall th say when Mr. Wilson not only 1 fuses to approve Article 2 of t present treaty but advises his f lowers in the senate to keep an op mind, keep silent, and perhaps the end oppose the very thing i which Mr. Wilson is said to ha fought to his death almost only few months ago? What will they s of Carter Glass, of Virginia, w cannot take a drink of water wi1 out eeemg Wilson, when they km he now opposes Article X (in oth language only) when only a ft months ago he was loudly demar ing its adopt'on? What will th say of the other democratic senatoi followers of Wilson, who some litl time ago were trying to put over A tide X as the world's last hope . salvation and who are now trying deprive the world of that last hop Mr. Lodge they say is only playii the politician in first opposing ai then approving the covenant. Wh are Wilson and Glass and the re doing in first approving and th opposing the covenant? All of which is said, of course, i the assumption that Article 2 ai Article X are identical practical so far as the obligations imposed a concerned. The Wilsonites said th were; we "didn't. And we are willi: noJy to say that there is one diffe V>ot-?roevi tWpim -Tnp Tlimill does not claim to have approved A tide 2 before its adoption. He w not even consulted. !fe-v ??? YEAR OF PROBATION San Francisco, Dec. 17.?M ? Bambina Maude Delmont, w swore to the complaint chargi Roscoe Arbuckle with murderii Virginia Rappe, was granted tod I: ? one year on .probation when s appeared in court for sentence charge of toigamy who pleaded gu ty last week. The complaint Mrs. Delmo 'swore out was reduced to one manslaughter by ithe police cpi and th^ jury which tried Arbucl on it failed to agree. Deaf people will have speci churches in Gjermany with tel phones between the pulpit ai . the pews. COTTON PRODUCTION LOWEST SINCE Springs and. Company Thinks 1 Js Around New Starting Point. Springs and Company has sen the following discussion on cotl "ine mantei was prepaieu x*. final estimate of 8,000,000 from the department of agricul but it was not ^prepared for a ri 00 of 8,340,000 bales?although the 00 ference is only equal to about .50 week's takings of American c< at the present rate. The Bureau iye!the blame for its'earlier miscal ON tions to inaccurate reports from them sources of information !1 in the spring and summer. "Even with the new figures 8,340,000 bales instead of the < ber estimate of 6,537,000 bales crop is smallest American yield the 7,147,000 bale outturn of 1 96 and it falls 5,100,000 bales low last years. And while the effect was to banish consideratio ia"jall othei; factors these last will ihe be denied when. it cotpes to the be- 'analysis."The price"of cotton, ,en | lieve, is now around a new staj {point and with the other factors i jtioned again gradually forcing: tl 1S, Stives towards the front the adv is-| should be resumed, though hesitf of land jerkily at first. The world is jg? a good place to live in and the v must have clothes, for its old ia- ? ' are pretty well worn. "If?and it's "not such a.bif ct ?if Germany is to get a three f*" moratorium or extension of rei ng tions payments it means virtual re. loan to tnat government 01 tnat mount, a loan that does not have be repaid in bulk at the end of t years, but extended over to the end of the present declared rep tions period, for the whole set ^e> j of reparations, as the plan is ! ke understood, is to be moved a' nt*| three years if the advocates of ia^j project succeed. The additional jgestion that Germany be perm k?|to float a $1,000,000,000 long-' :orjloan secured by its customs duti on | not very seriously received ; neither was the moratorium j well received \tfhen first defin 2SS; advanced. The action of the foi j exchanges suggests that the po\ iey j that-be are doing more than absi re~ | theorizing. ""-j "Witn uermany proviaea wun ?1" I financial crutch she needs the cc en; market would receive an impetus *ni stronger than Washington's croj ;oritimate blow. ve| "Nor must the likelihood o: a J small American crop next summe *y , lost sight of. The 8,340,000 k? j crop estimate, and the break ^"j carried Spring options below 17 c )W I will operate to repress the optir ier in some parts of the South that 5W lead;ng to the probability of a n 1(*- larger acreage being planted ey I Spring. rs? "In the meantime the supplies the staple are being steadily redi lT~ and as we advance into the new ; OI1 the size and weight of next seas to | carryover should gradually declin many purely psychological or ima ary influences are removed. The ter fctive options do not appear be too high, all things conside and we expected to see them sel much higher by Spring or early S mer."' ' NOTICE SCHOOL ELECTION Whereas, a petition has been p erly signed and approved by o County Board of Education, an < tion will be held in school d'si No. 6, Wednesday December 28,1 at school house for the purpose as [voting an eight mill tax on all ! ".I. ?? property of said district for : leral school nurnoses in said dist At the said election the Board Trustees shall act as managers, the election shall be conducted is provided by law for the conduc general elections. At said elec each elector favoring the prop levy shall cast a ballot contai: he'the word "yes" written or pri: on'thereon, and each elector oppose :il said levy shall cast a ballot corrt ing the world "no" printed or -v nt'ten thereon. 0?' By order of the irtj COUNTY BOARD OE ED c|elDec. 19. 3t. Americans, on the average, jaj eating 8 per cent less meat 1 I | they did twenty years ago. i tid A woman conducts an * exten i dog farm at Skagway, Alaska. 1?95 ^Stuff Around Town Price 1 Honeysulde Bloom*. It is 110 unsusal thing tof roses in bloom in the front ya t out' of Abbeville. Indeed they may ton: seen every day. But the hon >r a suckle is not quite so hardy. To bales it in bloom denotes a very mild ? ture, J son. Yesterday honeysuckle " eport i seen in bloom in the yard of P. : dif-1 Cheatham on North Main street i * one ? otton Pop, Goe? the Money. lays ?To the thrifty go the spoils," cula- i Uft/iadIiIawd fit, lova ac > of Dcto , the since .895 be first n of not filial ;*be rting men hem ance intly still rorld ones smilingly pass out the contents the Christmas savings clubs. ^ this is one form of saving whicl never overlooked in the rush of b ing presents, and already the ba have paid out the accumulated s ings of the year of thrift. This k of saving is growing more and m popular, says one banker, as peo realize the timeliness?of the Ii1 hoard. ? -? *> .*> Rubbing Ft I??. People <^n 'be good natured t all that and yet not <be invulnera to insult if properly administer The Press and Banner has st( with a good humored tolerance ' appellation of "Press and Banani as administered iby a few of < 'best humorists. With quiet ass ance it has received mail address to the "Progress" and Banner. I the end is near, the time has co when an explosion is imminent will not be addressed as "The iPr and Barrier." Thait is a direct suit, a slap at its dignity. Putting, it Over Darkness closes over the hoi and outside the house not a no 'breaks the stillness. Then there the roar of an automobile tru iStealthily it draws up in fronit the house. Noiselessly a man clin down and gently he steals k> 1 front door. A confederate me him at the door and a hurr whispering ensues. The two reti to the rear of the truck and di something out of the bo> Stealthily they carry the burden the darkest part of the porch z deposit the heavy thing on floor. Now the truck driver huri out and climbs to his seat z away he whirls. Johnny's Christr present has been delivered. AMERICAN LEGION BEHIND CHRISTMAS SEAL SAJ Pledging its entire support ka*e (the cause of the struggle agai that J tuberculosis, the American Legi ;ents. at the third national convention nism j Kansas City adopted resolulbit was, embodying statement as to >< 1UC^.serious pro'blem of the disej nex^: among ex-service men. Tuber losis was found in 24 men out every thousand examined toy 1 draft board. On first examinatio 69,000 cases were found and 2 ;on's 000 developed in the service. Mi of the men were unaware that tt had ,the disease. The American Legion delegait from all over the United Stai passed the following resolutions "Whereas, The prevalence u'berculosis among ex^ervice .In* has created a problem of most se ous proportions, both to the G< ernment and to the Americ Legion; and "Whereas, The National Tujbe culosis Association has 'been g( erous in its continuous cooper tion with the American Legion a the Federal agencies that ha | been trying to solve this probl< *ax" j and to provide proper care i ?en" tuberculosis ex-service men; and "Whereas, The State and lo< tuberculosis associations have cc stantly supported the efforts of t American Legion in securing ac quate care for ex-service m and are still continuing with th osed | educational and organization ca nin^ paigns to reduce the incidence tuberculosis among ex-soldiers: "That the American Legi pledges its unqualified support the National Tuberculosis Assoc tion and its affiliated state and r.al associations in the fiffht a^aii rict of and as :t of tion nted d to ;ain vrit tuberculosis which they are can ing on, and that we urge all lo< posts of the American Legion aie cooperate with local and sta *^an several campaigns for the preve tion of tuberculosis and especia sive in the fourteenth annual Chrii mas sale." A HIGHER LUMBER PRICES PREDICTED FOR 1922 (Memphis Tenn. Dec. 16.?A run away lumber ' market with high prices and a serious shortage of the product, was predicted for 1922 by Charles S. Keith, former president of the Southern Pine association, at the convention of the organiza tion here today. He declared the price of lumber would probably in crease $10 a thousand feet during the year. "During 1921 the nation has *ot only consumed all of the lumber manufactured Ibut has depleted stocks on hand from 20 to 50 per cent" said Mr. Keith. '-'We are from 26 to 28 bililon - feet short now of anticipated demand, an amount about equal .to the total production this year. "In the face of tremendous build ing activities reflected in the in crease in building permits through out the country, which we /believe will require about 45,000,000,000 YOU AR American IN THE COURT H am Thursda IF YOU BOX SfZKR m 2< ? Kuppei i N Part of the satisfac mingle among yow which is gained thr perous quality app give. Such satisfa< with uncommonly $20 $25 Motor Coats, Great C ig thick, warm laoncs, 1 0 ij j bust styling; staunch on ffi weather. The suits? t0 j i tiful fabrics?differei 13 more quality for less y-1 ?The 111 PARK 31 feet offjumber, the nation's forests will produce only 28,000,000,000 1 feet this year due largely to the falling resources of the south. Pro duction for 1921 was 32,000,000,- i 000 feet. _ 1 * i * 1 6 Standard Set $25 Each? A nice Xmas pres Satisfaction 1 L C. HA > Men E INVITED TO ATTE Legion Supper a ' *. . # } QUSE AT ABBEVILLE .y Decemb WILL BE THERE, W 424, ABBEVILLE, S. i contentment? lheimer & Styl Good Clothes :tion that you get on Chrii r friends and relatives it ough good appearance? earance which a fine Suil - v :tion is assured, because i fine values at $30 $35 'oats, Storm Coats, JJlste ;heir generous roomy coi ly tailored to keep you ^ -never have we shown a: it patterns in new color mrmpv. i Christmas Store for M< ER & F Artificial eye makers in the six teenth century used to stamp their names on the white- of each eye. Nettles have, been made into sub stitutes for cotton, paper, gas man tles and dyes. . Spot Cash. ient~ask your wife Guaranteed, S lSKELL er 29th RITE ,C. .j s.. ' I I i'iVh ifiiJ'llliiil'ii.J'iiiliiil.ii . ?T~~' ' ' inuiifiuzmannmann^ i> !i eplus stmas Day as you i the satisfaction -the smart, pros I !| il L U1 V/VCI LUai VOll aft are are prepared 11 . . ii and $40 11 rs. You'll like their [ j nfort, and their ro- [j rarm in the coldest j! finer variety?beau- ij tonps. Rig* values- K en. IEESE