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HAMMOND HEADS
COAL COMMISSION
PROGRAM FIXED FOR FUTURI
OPERATION. ? INTERESTEr
PARTIES WILL BE INVITEE
TO ATTEND INFORMAL CON
FERENCE NEXT WEEK.
Washington, Oct. 19.?The Unit
ed States coal coanmission create<
by congress to investigate and re
port the fact on all phases of th<
corai industry with recommendia
toons for possible legislation of gov
' ? fA^Ol
emmeitt at its jirsi mccuug wu?j
oifeaniEcd by selecting John Hays
Hammond as chairman and laid ou1
a jrogram for its future operation
As a preliminary step the com
mission >telegraphed John L. Lewis
preside?t of the United Mine Wor
kers of America, A. M. Ogle, presi
detft of the National Coal association
representing bitmmionus opera
tons and S. D. Warriner, who has
served as chairman of the polict
committee of anthracite mine operatttts
asking all three to attend inf-csanal
conferences with the commission
next week for the purpose
of suggestive methods of procedure,
in addition those invited were
?!
asked to suggest the names or representatives
of their own associations
;vho might serve on consulting
committees to assist and cooperate
I with the association in its work.
After the meeting Mr. Hammond
with his associates, George Otis
Smith, director of the geological survey,
Clark Howell editor af the Atlanta
Ga. Constitution, Federal Jud
ge Alechuler of Chicago, Charles P.
Nefl and Former Vice President
Mafl&all made a formal call upon
President Harding. Dr. Edward Devine
of New York, the seventh member
?f the commission, did not attend
the opening session.
rne commision iq require a Dy iaw
to render a preliminary report upon
its work next January but is author
ized to continue investigations there
aft ear.
"The sole object of the commission
said a statement issued by its
members as declared at the meeting
today "is to endeavor to get all the
essential fact touching the coal indus
try to the end that practical measures
may be found to insure a constant
supply of the most' necessarj
coaanodity at as reasonable prices
as are consistent with fair wages
to those engaged in the industry.
"The policy of the commission
will be to invite and welcome evers
suggestion and offer of assistance
from the mine workers, operators
dealers and consumers of coal. The
commission will from time to time
nvaike public findings of fact wit!
the view of informing the public
as well as of electing additional
information before Its formal reports
are submitted to the presidenl
and congress. AH the outset it is re
cognized that only with the cooperation
of both the industry and the
work of the coal commission be
made to bringing about the indus
I trial security and peace so sorelj
needed.
PRESBYTERIANS DOWN
SECEDERS IN GREENWOOD
I Greenwood, Oct. 19.?The Bine
Stocking team of Presbyterian college
defeated Erskine in their firsl
annual football clash at the Piediiioirt
fair here today by the score
of 19 to 0. The Seceders were clearly
outclassed by the fast little teair
from Clinton, but put up a game
fight at all stages, taking the ball or
downs on several occasions.
Jeck Wilson, left halfback for the
Presbyterians, was the star of the
two elevens, his broken field running
and forward passing were the
chief feature of the contest.
Extemporaneous Speech.
Mr. C. Lee Gowan made an exten
wojaneous speech at the Smithville
school Thursday aftertioon on the
ceming corn show.
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ERSKINE ADDING
I MORE EQUIPMENT
I Greatest Opening in History of the
) College?Additional Teach^
ing Force.
Due West, Oct. 19.?Erskine college
is now entering upon its fourth
week of its work for the present
* year after tho most successful open*
ing she has had in her history of 80
- years. The freshman class furnishes
- not only the largest number the
" college has ever had, but also the
" high school preparation. The men's
f dormitory has bean filled and over5
flow quarters have been sought elset
where on the campus.
In order to care for the increased
number of students and to provide
' better facilities, provision has been
made for an increase in the teaching
force and for additional equipment.
Professor W. C. Halliday and
J. R. Sandidge are the new mem1
bers of the faculty in the depart*
ments and science.. Professor Halli"
day succeeds Prof. G. B. Williams
' in mathematics and Professor Sand'
idge takes charge of the department
1 of biology and geology. Professor E.
L. Reid of the physics and chemis1
try department announces the ex'
penditures of $2,000.00 for added
equipment in these branches. A
' *?* - - * -1 AAAAtMinA.
11 pnysics itmyritwi jr vu otvuinm.
I date 40 students has bean purchas-!
ed from the Central Scientific Co.
The tables for this laboratory with
: no?ded attachments and accessories
were purchased in Kewaunee, Wis.
Other equipment has been seceured
in the departments of electricity,
optics, sound, and mechanics. Some
of the added material consists of a
Wimbush electrical machine, an oil |
seal pump, and two exhibition cab-i
inets. Professor Reid has been given!
an assistant in physics. The new apparatus
and supplies in chemistry
, have added $500,00 to the already
t well equiped chemical laboratory.
Professor J. R. Sandidge ,and M. 8.
. Vanderbilt and a Vanderbilt instructor,
has charge of the biology and
sreolog-y work. The present Y. M. C.
, A.f and chapel haJl is being concetft.
ed into a biology laboratory to ac,
commodate 48 workers. New tables
. and microGCopes and complete dis,
i secting apparatus have been order,
ed and in addition a cu3jture room
, has been provided.
j Following a recent meeting of the
t Board of Trustees, President Grier
announced jflans |or the remodel,
ing of the basement rooms of the
, college building and for their con,
version into a Y. M. C? A. hall, and
a gymnasium, Shower baths and
, dressing rooms for the athletics
, teams are being built in connection
, with the gymnasium.
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1 MORE ABOUT TAXES
' Some Factc the Taxpayers Should
Know.
Taxes in execution October 1st
! in Abbeville County amounted to
J $47,000.00. These executions are
now ready for the Sheriff and parties
' wishing to pay same should see the
Sheriff and not Treasurer Cheatham.
Tax books for 1922 will open No(
kvember 15, the time of opening being
changed from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15
; by the Comptroller General to avoid
. confusion.
The dog license law was changed
. at the 1922 session of the General
, Assembly, the time for paying this
+ OV AIaaao n y-%7 1 1 Q95 Q
irGA U1UOCO JL tui U?i/ A) AVWW) V...V4 ?r
l fine or pTison sentence follows if the
. license is not paid by that date, and
( the law will be strictly enforced.
Trustees are required to assist in
; collecting this license, as the fund
. goes to the schools of the county.
, ABBEVILLE HAS FROST
Abbeville folks woke Thursday
morning with a distinct feeling of
i chilliness. There was a real frost in
s fthe air. Barn covers in the early
J morning, and black potato vises at
midday told the story.
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ABBEVILLE T(
BIG C
WILL BE HELD IN ABBEVILLE
SHOW IS BEING CONDUCTED
COUNTY AGENT GOWAN? S
ARE OFFERED FOR 1
I
Probably the biggest strictly Corn c
Show to be held in South Carolina S
this fall will be held in Abbeville
November 16, 17 and 18. The pre- c
miura list has just come from the \
press and is now ready for distribu- 5
tion. Liberal prizes are offered for $
the best ten ear exhibits with stalks
and without stalks, for yellow corn t
and there is a special department for J
boys and girls. In fact there is
prizes for good corn and a prize c
for the poorest ear, so everybody J
has a chance.
There .* is a special sweepstakes j
prize to the individual who has the t
i x 1 ?vrvtL -i. ?
utbL general eAiuuii, aw wic ouvn v^n
$16 in cash, and $20.00 will be
given to the School District winning
the most prize money and $10.00 to \
the School District winning the sec- {
ond greatest amount of prize money.
This show is being conducted by c
the Planters Bank, under the super- a
vision of County Agent C. Lee Gowan
of the S. C. Extension Service, s
Committees for the various school
districts will be announced in a e
few days.
The following is the- premium list: C
Adult Department.
" Best ten ear exhibit of Prolific n
Corn, white, accompanied by a stalk i
with ears attached?1st $7.00; 2nd' I
$5.00; 3rd $3.00; 4th $2.00 and &th a
$1.00. ie
Best ten ear exhibit <rf Prolific t
negro" killed by train ,/
AT CALHOUN FALLS
J. E. Spearman Killed Whan Sea- A
board Train Hits Truck on
Which He Waa Sitting.
J. E. Spearman, a colored man,"
was killed Thursday morning before! m
day at the Seaboard Air Line sta- j t
tion at Calhoun Falls. He and Will J
Giddens were in charge of a truck \
with two trunks for the early morn- t
ing Seaboard train, the truck was 1
backed down by the two men, to be j ]
near the place where the baggage j <
car would stop when .the train arriv-j p
ed from the North. As the engine^
passed it caught the end of the I j
truck, jerking it around and throw- <
ing Ed Spearman underieath aji
freight car that was standing on,}
the side tracking killing him instant- .<
ly. The only eye witness was the 1
helper, Will Giddens, and this is
his story of the accident. ,
An inquest was held over the t
body yesterday before Magistrate t
Joseph tticKs, acting as coroner, me <
foreman of the jury was J. T. Black,.
and the following composed the jury:
S. A. Wakefield, G. A. Tucker, J. F.
Edwards, J. B. Wilson and T. G.
Sutherland. They found "that Ed.
Spearman came to his death by accident
or mischance due to the train
on the Seaboard Air Line Railway/'
Fine Georgia Apple*
Mrs. Ira Sprouse has returned
from the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta.
She was impressed with the
fine exhibits, especially the apples
grown in the Georgia mountains.
J. P. ABNEY NAMED HEAD
PANOLA COTTON MILLS
t
Greenwood, Oct. 19.?J. P. Ab- j
I ney was elected preeident and treas .
urer of the Panola Cotton Mills of j
this city at a meeting of the direc- s
tore yesterday. He succeeds B. B. r
Gossett, of Charlotte, N. C. resigned.
For several years Mr. Abney has
been president of Grendel Mills Nos.
one. and two here.
Miss Murphy Sick.
Miss Nelle Murphy was taken to
J the Hospital this morning and had
a slight operation. She is improving
after the operation.
3 HAVE I
ORNSHOW
JOVEMBER 16, 17 and 18.?THE
BY PLANTERS BANK AND
OME SPLENDID PRIZES
["HE BEST EXHIBITS
:orn, white?1st $7.00; 2nd $5.00;
Ird $3.00; 4th $2.00 and 5th $1.00.
Best ten ear exhibit single eared
:orn, white, accompanied by a stalk
vith ear attached?1st $7.00; 2nd
>5.00; 3rd $3.00; 4th $2.00 and 5th
51.00. ,
Best ten ear exhibit of single earid
corn, white?1st $7.00; 2nd $5.00,
ird $3.00; 4th $2.00 and 5th $1.00.
Best ten ear exhibit of * Yellow
:orn?1st $3.00; 2nd $2.00; and 3rd
11.00.
Best stalk t>f corn containing the
greatest amount of grain by measirement?1st
$5.00; 2nd $3.00 and
trd $1.00.
Boys and Girls Department.
Best ten ear exhibit Prolific Corn,
vhite?1st $6.00; 2nd $3.00 and 3rd
51.00.
Best ten ear exhibit single eared
*>rn, white?1st $5.00; 2nd $3.00
md 3rd $1.00.
Poorest ear of corn brought to the
how?$1.00.
SWEEPSTAKES.?Best general
xhibit shown by any one individual
?Quantity counting one half and
Quality, counting one half?$16.00
The School District winning the
aost prize money at this show will
e given $20.00 and the School
ninninv SM>nn<) larwst
niUUiUg WMV WWVV.M 0
mount of; prize money will be givn
|10.00. This money is to go for
he improvement of the school.
IBBEVILLE COUNTY
S. S. ASSOCIATION
frs. M. B. Clinkscalet, of Dae Wert,
. It Named County Superintendent
of Sunday Schools.
Due West, Oct. 19.?The Abbeille
county Sunday School Associaion
held its annual convention last
Saturday at Erskine College. The
veather interfered somewhat with
he attendance, but a most success'ul
insititute was held by Leon C.
Palmer, secretary of the State Sunlay
School association. A beautiful
>icnic dinner was served on the
:ampus. Mrs. M. B. Clinkscale of
>uo West, was elected county sup;rtendent
of Sunday schools. This
s the first time a woman has been
lonored with this position. Mrs.
31inkscales is a teacher in the Due
tVeet Baptist Sunday school.
An enthusiastic local alumni rally
ind dinner afforded entertainment
;o a: good crowd of alumni and visi:ors
at the College Home of Erskine
college last Friday night, Professor
Sdgar Long of the department of
English was the toastmaster, and
he following guests made delightful
short speeches: President R. C.
arier, Professor E. L. Reid, Dr. W.
Li. Pressly, Mr. W. L. Brownlee, and
Vfrs. W. M. Patrick. Improvement
>f the campus and buildings, the
ibrary, the science department, and
football were among the subjects
liscussed. Officers elected for the
:oming year are as follows, Presdent
0. Y. Brownlee; vice-presilent
Edger Long, Treasurer, Dr. R.
3. Brice.
CHIC GALLOWAY ARRIVES
Chic Galloway, Abbeville's baselall
celebrity, who has been with the
^iladelphia League this season, is
n town. Chic broke into the lime1.1.
J-V i_T_ ? 1% Ani
l?lll tnis suabun aa me ucat auui utop
in the country and is making a
lame for himself.
THE COTTON MARKET.
Cotton brought 24 cents on the
ocal market today. Futures closed:
Oct. _____ 23.20
Dec. 23.46
Jan. _ 1 23.10
March 23.18
May 23.24
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TOLBERT NAMED I
U. S. MARSHAL
To Assume Office Shortly?To Hold C
Office Without Pay, Until Action
Taken by Senate.
Greenville, Oct. 19.?Joseph Warren
Tolbert of Greenwood county
has been appointed United States
marshal for the Western District of
t
South Carolina and will assume the 0
duties of that office as soon as he has c
filor? +V10 nsiinl hnnri. ^
He received a recess appointment
from President Harding and will hold
office for an undetermined peripd,
pending the action of the United
States Senate upon his nomination
by the President, which remains unconfirmed
due to the opposition of
Senator N. B. Dial of this State. ,
Information of Mr. Tolbert's appointment
was received here this
morning by Federal officials, his commission
having been forwarded by
the United States Department of Justice
to District Judge H. H. Watkins.
Mr. Tolbert for many years has
headed the Republican party in this
State and is the South Carolina
member of the Republican National
Committee.
When informed today of the appointment
of Mr. Tolbert, the inoumKftti'f
\T o roV\ ol r. .T t.T7 fcorfll
/ 1
no statement to make.
Mr. Tolbert will draw no salary *
-under the recess appointment and
cannot draw any until he has been *
confirmed by the Senate, if he should *
be confirmed. He can, however, exercise
all the other duties and pow- (
ers of the office. I
Washington, Oct. 19.?Joseph W. t
Tolbert, whose nomination as mar- r
shal of the western South Carolina a
district failed of confirmation at the t
last session of Congress was appointed
today to that position by c
President Harding. 1
A 1 H 1' -.T *
opposing connrmauon 01 jl uiueri. a | c
nomination, Senator Dial, Democrat It
Soiith Carolina charged, when thejc
matter was pending before the senate,
that Tolbert was selling patron- v
age in South Carolina. He also de- (
clAred Tolbert had discriminated a- I
gainst former service men and worn- t
en. i'
Under the appointment made to- 1
day by President Harding, Tolbert \
can immediately take over duties of s
marshal. Hia nomination, however, 1
will have to be again submitted to
the senate for confirmation when
Congress reconvenes if he is to continue
in office.
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ALL ABBEVILLE WOMEN WORK? ?
Ur At Least We Know Mrs. w. i .
Rogers Does.
Abbeville women all work. Some 1
work to keep from working and oth- 1
ers as farmers and producers. A- 1
mong the latter class you will find 1
Mrs. W. C. Rogers of Penney's
Creek who has sold $375.00 worth
of produce at the Club Market since
April and in addition to this about (
20 pounds of butter a week at 40 1
cents a pound. This makes her to- t
tal sales about $550, while Miss Alma ?
Blanchett of Antreville planted four ]
short rows of beans, about fifty feet 1
in length, in the home garden, and ?
from these four rows she sold $20 I
worth for cash, canned about 25 1
gallons and had enough left for i
home use. <
So when you hear an old grouch <
complain about the modern girl tell
him one mother in Abbeville remarked
Wednesday that since her daughters
had joined the garden club she
was sitting back and "letting the t
girls do the work." d
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j ABBEVILLE WINS 7 TO 6 t
\
Abbeville Hi beat Greenwood h
Hi in the football game between 1
the two teams today by a score i
of 7 to 6. This will win for the
local team a free trip to the
State Fair, which was promised
them by football fans if they t
would whip the Greenwood team p
today. S
LOYD GEORGE
:OALITIQN CABINET RECEIVES ^
DEATH BLOW?GREAT POLIT1CAL
UNCERTAINTY PRE- . |
VAILS IN ENGLAND.?OTHER
RESIGNATIONS.
London, Oct. 19.?The resignation
?f Prime Minister Lloyd George was
ifficially announced this evening at
1:05 p. m.
The resignation of Viscount Peel, / %
he secretary of state for India, alsovas
announced. "
After a brief audience with King ||
jeorge this afternoon, Mr. Lloyd -J
jeorge returned to Downing' street M|
vhere he received a miner's delega- . ^
;ion but according to Frank Hodges '
vho headed the delegation Mr. Lloyd
jeorge said he couid not consult
urith them as prime minister, sines ,
le had resigned. \ '.'h
Members of the miners delegation
laid Mr. Lloyd George had told them '/M
-he king had accepted his resign- W
;ion. ' j : ^;$p!
When Mr. Lloyd George tendered
lis resignation to the king this evennor
va o/ltnfla^ vio mn ihiw . '/ <
ugj uc aunocu uuj w sum"
non Andrew Bonar Law, the con- i
(ervative leader, to form a new cabi- V/ras
let. Up until 6 o'clock this evening,
tfr. Bonar Law had not been to
Buckingham palace.
The resignation of Prime Minister 'V |
Lloyd George carried with it that of
lis entire cabinet.
Londo>n, Oct. 19.?The Lloyd
Jeorge coalition received its death
>low at the hands Of the eonserva- --fm
ive party whpn the conservative .1
nembers of the house of commons ,J
md government ministers at their i. *
oeeting in the Carlton ehib todiiy 1 ^
roted by J86 to 87 to appeal to the ,{
ountry ae the conservative party. .
rhis creates a situation of the ?reat>st
political confusion and UTicer- f|
ainty the country has known to* ksjjj
oany years.
The next move certain to be made
vill be the resignation of Austen }.{
Chamberlain and his associates, Lord 1.
Jalfour and Lord Birkenhead from ?.
he cabinet. It is 'expected Prime Min -V,
ster Lloyd George will then present ^
lis resignation to the king and ad,
* Y.in
rise his majesty to summon a cbn- i ^
iervative leader to form a govern- , j'j
nent. 1
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COUNTY CAMPS.
Newell's Camp is on Turkey
Creek this week 'between Donald#?
and the /Mattox Mill Bridge, working
on the Buckett's Bridge on the
Donalds and Ware Shoals road.
rEllis'
Camp will soon move from
the old Gilmer place where they
have been engaged and will widen
the road from the Reid place across
to the Buckett's Bridge road.
Spartanburg Bans Pool Rooms.
Spartanburg, Oct. 18.?The click
>f ivory balls on public pool and
billard tables will not be heard in '
his city after tomorrow night if the
lecree of the city council which was
raised several months ago is not
held up by an order of court There
iruthree pool rooms and it was said
that an effort might be made to restrain
council from putting its order
nto effect. No steps have 'been tak?n
as yet to delay action 'by th*
:ouncil.
ABBEVILLE BOOSTERS
Abbeville sent a strong d^legaion
of boosters to Greenwood tolay
to take in the Fair and to root
or the Abbeville team at the foottall
game at noon between Abbeille
Hi and Greenwood Hi. Every?ody
in town that could go, went,
"hose not going to Greenwood took
n the Textile Show at Greenville.
New Cut Road.
The County has just finished cut- ing
a new road from the Jim Bell
lace near Lowndesville to the S. A.
Ipeed place at Swearingen's Mill.