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m a Kstablished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C? Wednesday, January 25,1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. DR. J: S. MO _DIES J MUCH BELOVED. MINISTEI PASSES AFTER SHORT ILL NESS?FORMER PRESIDENT OJ ERSKINE AND MAN OF WID] LEARNING Dr. James Strong Moffatt, pasto of the Associate Reformed Presbyte rian Church at Columbia, and unti recently President of Erskine Col lege, died at an early hour thi morning at the Columbia Hospital Columbia, S. C., where he had gom for treatment. Funeral services wil be held at his church in Columbia to morrow (Thursday) morning at 1 o'clock after which his body will b taken to Due West, where the inter ment will take place Friday at o'clock. Dr. Moffatt had been ill for onl; a few weeks. It was last fall that h accepted a call to the Columbi church. He and his family had move there and had been most cordially re ceived by the people, not of hi church only, but of the entire city o Columbia. The work there under hi ministry held out great promise. Bu shortly after he had taken up th work his fatal sickness came and end ed a life of great usefulness to th state and to his church. JJr. uonatt was a native ox r uuu County, Arkansas, a son of Williar Samuel Moffatt and his wife Marth Jane (Wilson) Moffatt. The Moffatt are of a Scotch family which firs settled in this country in Cheste County, South Carolina. Dr. Moffatt' great-grand-father was a soldier o the Revolution. His grandfather wa a merchant of Greenville Countj South Carolina, and there was bor his father, the Rev. W. S. Moffatt wh for the greater part of his life wa a minister in the Associate Reforme Presbyterian Church. His mother wa a native of Tennessee. When James Strong Moffatt wa still a child, his father moved t Uniontown, Ohio, at which place hi father was pastor until the son wa grown. Dr. Moffatt attended diffei ent schools in Ohio, spent two yeai at Erskine College and graduate from Musgingum College, New Cor cord, Ohio, in 1883.*1886 he gradi ated from the Theological Seminar of the United Presbyterian Churcl at Alleghany, Pennsylvania. He di post-graduate work in Western Un versity, now the University of Pitt burg. He was awarded the degree c Doctor of Divinity by Cooper Collegi Kaaaas. la 1886 Dr. Moffatt was ordaine as a minister of the Associate Ri ' * l ! Ol XT ? lormea rTesDyxenan unurca. ne v*i first at Charlotte, N. C.f but in 188 he received a call from the churc at Chester, S. C., where we i was pa tor until 1907, building up there th strongest church of the denomini tion. In January 1907 he was mac President of Erskine College whei he remained until he resigned th past yar. Dr. Moffatt was,one of the mo: attractive preachers of his churc' Perhaps he had more admirers in h church than any other man. He wj a profound theologian, a student, thinker, but his sermons were neve: theless always practical. He appealc to the ordinary hearer as few preacl ers do. His style was simple but 1 was a master of eloquent speec! His kindly heart, his love for mai kind, and his eagerness to 6erve, mac of him the typical minister. It mac ^'?v? 4-l?sv rtKAofflpf tv*miefor nf V? U1 nun wic gxcat/coi/ v* i? church in his day. As President of Erskine Collej Dr. Moffatt gave most of his time 1 the larger affairs of the college ar especially to increasing the meag: endowment of the institution. He ai ded of his own efforts at one time or hundred thousand dollars to th: fund; and during his administrate many other amounts were aded, ! that he left the college with a grea ly increased endowment fund. All 1 did along this line is not yet known In 1886, Dr. Moffatt was marri< FFATT <N COLUMBIA WEEVIL MACHINE 1 PROVES POPUUR r j i_ The "boll weevil killer" which has [j 'been on sale in Abbeville for several [. days is proving very popular, ac-1 s cording to S D Cross, the agent for [ the device in this territory. He says - 1 -1 J mat nv Hits uucauy awiu luvip 500 and that he is only allowed to sell 1,000 in the county. Mr Cross, who is from Chester, says that his machine will kill the weevil. He has seen it work in Geor gia and he believes it his merit. The killer is very simple in principle, con sisting of a detachable tank for the spraying fluid, connected by a tube with the spraying nozzle. The nozzle or feed holes, are inside a heavy brush which regulates and diffuses the poison so that it covers a maxi mum amount of surface. The brush spray is suspended on a movable arm which allows the liquid to flow rapidly or slowly according as the cotton plants are large or small. The biush is desigreed not only to aid in the uniform diffusion of the spray but to knock the weevils off the plants. The whole being so de signed that it can be. attached to an ordinary plow stock in a few min utes, the plow is supposed to cover up tne weevus uiat are Knocnea oir. The appliance has been patented by a Georgia man and Mr Cross has selling rights, he says, only to intro duce it. The inventor feels so certain of the merits of the device that they have limited the number that Mr Cross may sell in any county. BLOW FOR CLERKS SAYS FITZGERALD President of Union Declares Railway Labor Board DecUion Prpves Great Disappointment Chicago, Jan. 24.?E. H. Fitzger ald, president of the Railway Clerks' union, in a statement tonight declar ed that the recent action of the rail road labor board in abolishing time and a half pay for the ninth hour of work "virtually had created a nine hour day contrary to the interest of the transportation act and to com mon practice in all industries today." Mr. Fitzgerald said he and the members of his organization were greatly disappointed over the decis ion, terming it "a hard blow, especi ally in view of the proposed further wage reduction to be sought.' "We arc also opposed to that part of the decision covering intermittent service because it provides split tricks whereby employees are required to be available for duty 12 hours in or der to gain eight hours' pay," said Mr. Fitzgerald. W. L. McMenimen, labor member of the board, in a statement tonight said that board's decision removing J ?4."U n. punitive uveruuie yay anu uuici pun itive rules for shipment, maintenance of way employees and clerks reduced the annual pay rolls of the roads by $446,000,000, according to data he had gathered. Dayton, 0, Jan 24?Demand for tickets to the "Jackson Day" dihner here tomorrow night became so le i heavy today that large premiums le were offered to secure admission. to Miss Jennie Moffatt Grier, daugh ter of Dr. W. M. Grier, then Presi dent of Erskine College. She survives him as do nine children, among them Mrs. Dr. Donald, of Honea Path; Mrs W. W. Parkinson of Ridgeway; Grier Moffatt of Wisconsin; Dr. J. S. Mof fatt* Jr., Associate Professor of Eng lish at Washington and Lee Universi ty; Gaston Moffatt, now in the Re public of Brazil; Miss Jean Moffatt, a student of Erskine College. A great and go<& man has this day fallen. y CASE PRESENTED FOR REDUC ED FREIGHT RATES?SOUTH ERN PRODUCERS FOLLOW THOSE OF EAST AND NORTH IN APPEAL Washington, Jan. 24.?Representa tives of the steel industry completed today presentation of their case in behalf of reduced freight rates be fore the hearings of the interstate commerce commission into prevailing levels of transportation charges and with practical unanimity asked foi the complete elimination of the in creases put on freight rates in 1920 Southern producers, who were the last to be heard, argued for the re moval of the 25 per cent, advance: in their territory, exactly as the Eas tern and Northern producers had ar gued the removal of the 40 per cent advances which affected them. "As a starter, we should have thf 25 per cent, taken completely off out outbound product," declared A. S Lucas, speaking for the Birmingham Ala, district. "We'd be able to dc business on the rates then." "Would the general prevalence ol railroad receiverships have any ad verse effect on your industry, Mr Lucas?" Clyde Brown, attorney foi the New York Central, asked the wit ness. The witness replied that he was "not prepared to answer," but inti mated that the risk could be taken. Commissioner Lewis sueeested t( J. L. Rooney, who testified for tht American Rolling Mills company, thai lower rates might bring poorer rail road service. "Give us a chance at the rates,' Mr. Rooney retorted, "and we'll tak< our chances at the service. WeV( got the service now but no business' Henry L. Lust, publisher of th< Traffic News and expert for a num ber of small iron concerns, was on< witness who did not argue for th< general reduction. He expressed th< opinion that general cuts would no' be advantageous to the business bu pleaded for a reduction of the differ entials existing as between differen producing centers. These should bi decreased, he said, since the per centage increase of 1920 made then unbearably high. MEN YESIERDAl E. M. Moss, a fifteen year old pu pil in the city schools, and "Love' Booth, were arrested yesterday b; Policemen Stevenson, Schroeder Ch ef Johnson and Detective M. L Blackwell on a charge of makinj whiskey. The crude outfit was locat jed in Booth's house, just outside th j city limits near the shops. The still was a homemade one consisting of a converted five galloi oil can, hose connections and i crude cast iron condenser. It wa fitted up in the kitchen and was ii operation when .the officers entered The man and boy are being held ii jail, and this morning bond had no been arranged. The Moss boy is enrolled as a pu pil in the third grade of the gram mar school. BEGIN NEW BUSINESS Atlanta People Open Hotel and Ren taurant on Square Wi- ond Mrs r T, Hpjnslev. former ly of Atlanta, have acquired th quarters occupied by the Empir Boarding room and the rooms up stairs and have opened up a res taurant and rooming house. The res taurant was opened for business thi morning. They have worked the plac over and its appearance has beei much improved. FARMER RELIEF MUST COME SOON HARDING ADDRESSES NATION AL AGRICULTURAL CONFER ENCE AND SAYS MORE ADE [ QUATE FINANCES MUST BE PROVIDED Washington, Jan 23?Immediate I relief must foe given the farmers in l the present agricultural crisis, dele gates to the national agricultural t conference which convened he?re to : day were told by speakers represent I ing every phase of the industry. President Harding, who opened the - conference with an address, Secre . tary Wallace, farmers and represen : tatives of industries dependent on agriculture emphasized the serious s ness of the situation and suggested remedies. The remedial measures outlined ' by President Harding and subse quently indorsed by many of the ' speakers include more adequate fi nancial facilities, especially working ' capital for the farmer on long time ' loans to provide for his turnover, ' extension of the cooperative mar keting, buying and loan association , ' of farmers, development of water way trasportation and power possi ' ibilities, more efficient machinery , for collecting and distributing mar- , ket information including the de mand and consumptive outlook, de- ; 5 velopment of the St Lawrence, j Great Lakes waterway project, and assurance to agriculture of equality < ' of opportunity with all other indus : tries. t Demand for reduction of freight rates was voiced generally by the , farmers and a reduction in retail prices also was suggested as a 1 [ necessary top to start increased \ consumption of farm products. r)f>r>reRsniTi in agriculture which . was declared to be general in the ? United States by speakers from five ? loading farming regions, is reflected ; in industries intimately connected t with and dependent on a prosperous t agricultures it was asserted by rep _ resentatives of the milling, packing, t fertilizer and implement industries. ? Each of the latter pledged full co _ operation with agriculture in any i effort to restoration of normal con ditions. LEGION MEMBERS COME IN SLOWLY i Adjutant Neuffer of the American Legion says that membership dues to ^ J the Abbeville post are coming in j t either slowly. Of the 84 ex-service " men who signified their desire to be = come members, less than half have " sent in the membership fee, in the B Iwo weeks period that has elapsed since letters were sent out. ^ The letters, enclosing application blanks, we're mailed out early in January and Mr. Neuffer believes ^ that the response will be greatest at I the end of the present month. The ^ legion will have much work to do in ^ the near future and the officials be lieve that the ex-service men are not going to let this opportunity pass for cooperative and material benefits. GOES TO WEST POINT n?ij: D??L? kv Ton-I UCUUIIIJJO IXUVIIC greuman Dominick P. A. Roche received a telegram e yesterday from Congressman Domi e nick to the effect that his son, Ged i- dings Roche, has been nominated for i- appointment to West Point. Nomina h tion toeing equivalent to election, s Mr Roche's entry to the military e school will depend upon his. ability to A pass the physical examination. He is now a freshman at Clemson College. MEMORIAL HC STOCKHOI Acording to the report of J Clif- C ton Rivers, state warehouse commis- e1 sioner, there were 6,591 ibales of cot- it ton stored in warehouses in this county under the supervision of the P1 state system last year. ? Tn +>i?c />rtnnt.v there are 17 warf>>- ' houses that meet the commissioner's requirements and the report be made to the legislature shows cotton stored during .the past year. There are no figures available as to the percentage of the 6,500 bales yet stored. The state (warehouse system is more than self-supporting, accord ing to Mr Rivers. Earnings for the year were $86,155.32, while the coat of operation was much leas, alb out $50,000. The location of the warehouses in this county and the "number of bales handled in each is as follows: J. M. Gibert, Willington 521 M. P. McCalla, Lowndesville __ 153 C. B. Buochillon, Bordeaux 432 J. 0. Hagen, Due West 803 J. O. Hagen, Due West 240 I. B. Bell, Lowndesville 777 S. F. Sherard, Calhoun Falls 599 C. E. Williamson, Abbeville 833 C. E. Williamson, Abbeville 677 J. C. Shrimp, Willington 26 I. B. Bell, Lowndesville 131 C. W. Cade, Bordeaux 116 C. B. Bishop, Abbeville 121 E. A. Patterson, Antreville 260 M. M. Kennedy, Willington 59 J. A. Gilliam, Abbeville 383 G. W. Watkins, Willington 60 L. W. TUTT DIES SUDDENLY EARLY THIS MORNING a Well Known Cotton Grader Puiet Unexpectedly?Funeral To morrow in Elberton L. W. Tutt, for two years govern ment cotton grader in Abbeville county, died suddenly this morning at his home on Wardlaw street at 8:45 o'clock. He was seriously ill yesterday and last night, but few of his friends being aware of his con dition.] He had undergone treatment at an Atlanta hospital several weeks ago and it was thought that he had recovered from the cerebral trouble that was responsible for his illness, but the sudden recurrence of the af fection caused his death this morn ing. Funeral services will be held in HJiDerton, ua, at iz ociock. tomor row, conducted by the Rev Mr Cooper of the ' Eliberton Methodist church and the Rev C. E. Peele of the Abbeville Methodist church. Mr Tutt has been engaged in cot ton grading for the farmers of Ab beville Couty since the fall of 1920, coming here from McCormick. His work being primarily in the interest of the farmers and directly for J them, he had made many friends throughout the county. Having bought or otherwise handled cotton for mor? than 20 years, Mr Tutt^t knew cotton and was aJble to render; e efficient service. J H Mr Tutt was 47 years old, having * been born November 4, 1874. He was! - * T~v on/4 Snann T^rpp- ii a sun ux tt u iuw man Tutt of Columbus County, I Georgia. Getting his early education c at the community schools, Mr Tutt t attended St Mary's College at Dot- il ham, N C, and for years afterwards t traveled about over the country in d connection with his work, going into the majority of the states of the I West and middle West. s Surviving Mr Tutt are his widow r and a young daughter, little Mies a X Nona Tutt, and two brothers, W. D. ^ Tutt of Elberton Ga, and Carl Tutt a of Atlanta. , e )SP1TAL LDERS MEET OARD OF MANAGERS REELECT ED.?BOARD COMPLIMENTS MISS REEP AND REELECTS HER SUPERINTENDENT?HOS PITAL IN GOOD CONDITION. The stockholders of the Abberille ounty Memorial hospital met last /ening at the hospital and re-elected s board of managers, a quorum of le stockholders being represented in erson or by proxy. Miss Blanche ieep, the superintendent, was lected to this position by the board fter a resolution had been adopted angratulating her on the excellent lanner in which she had handled the ffairs of the hospital. Dr. C. C. Gambrell was elected to 11 the place made vacant on the oard of managers by the removal of le Rev. L. J. Bristow to Alabama, he other members of the board are . S. Stark, J. F. Barnwell, D. H. [ill, Dr G. A. Neuffer, D*. J, R. ower, Dr. J. C. Hill, S. H Rosen erg and C H. McMurray. The board jain chose Sol Rosenberg, chairman, , F. Barnwell, vice chairman, C. C. ambrell, secretary and J. R. Power, easurer.. The stockholders diseased the nancial affairs of the hospital and was bought out that the inetitu on is in much better condition than was a year ago. Although part in ebtedness has not been materially jduced, the current bills payable, icurred during the past year, a lount to only $360 while accounts ;ceivable are around $2250. Capital aid in amount to about $22,000. The ospital owes $20,000 on its equip lent and building. The Hospital .uxiliary turned over to hospital lanagers during the year $l,00p rhich was applied to interest and ther charges. The present financial condition is onsidered by the board to be favor ble. It had not been hoped that the istitution would be a money maker nd its present status, after the large ervice rendered the community is atisfactory to the stockholders. The resolution adopted in appireci tion of the fine services she has ren ered is a. complimnt to Miss teep as well as to the hospital, 'hose who are authority say that# tie percentage of cases, cured or oth rwise handled successfully is above he average. In the surgical depart lent the success is even more not ble. One of the physicians says tkat i the average hospital IB per cent i the incisions developed in ections ibefore the wound eals, and he considers it remarkable fiat the percentage here is below the verage. The board of managers feel fiat this satisfactory showing is due i large measure to the capable ad linistration of Miss Reep. The hospital has done $1,000 worth f charity work during the year. Irs W. F. Nicklea represented the tock of the auxiliary and Mrs. F. B. IcLane that of the civic club. 'EBRUARY 1 OR 2 IS DATE FOR ELECTION OF POPE Rome, Jan 23?The meeting1 of he Sacred College in Conclave to lect a surccessor to the late Pope Benedict, will open February 1 or 'ebruary 2, it was stated today. While all the cardinals resident n Europe are expected to reack tome in time for the conclave, it is onsidered extremely doubtful whe her the American cardinals will find t possible to be present, at least for he opening of the session, as the late is set barey ten days away. Cardinals Maffi, LaFontaine and tatti of Pisa, Venice and Milan, re pectively, are the most prominently aentioned in Vatican circles today a the most likely candidates for the osition as successor to Pope Bene lict In these circles Cardinal Maffi apparently ia .a .pronounced favorite iven of these three prelates. ? ...v