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EDUCATIONAL EVILS
EDUCATIONAL CONFEREN CE
PROVIDES FOR STATEWIDE
OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL WEEK DECEMBER
3 TO 9.
"Columbia, Nov. 11.?Actuated by
a desire to better the educational
system of the state ana working
with the improvement of the rural
i school as a first objective, the dele-J
gates to the educational conference,
held in Columbia Friday night under
the auspices of the Citizens' Educational
association, laid the foundations
of a statewide movement which
it is believed, will arouse South Caro-lina
to the realization of its educational
needs and shortcomings and
ultimately will result in the remedying
of the ills found. Its initial aim
will be the guaranteeing of the observance
in every county of National
Education week, December 3 to
9, and steps were taken at the session
last night to provide for committees
in each county to make all
arrangements for the statewide observance
of the week, the various
meetings so held being used to impress
upon the people of each county
the need for better rural schools.
-The conference, which was called
by Gov. Wilson G. Harvey at the re
quest oi tne citizens aaucauonai
association, was attended by approximately
90 men and women from 24
counties of the state, practically
every college and university, all the
other imits of the state educational
system, the women's clubs, the American
Legion, the American Legion
auxiliary and various other civic and
patriotic organizations being represented.
The objects of the conference, as
outlined by J. Rion McKissick of
Greenville, president of the Citizens'
Educational conference, in his keynote
address are: The securing of
the statewide observance of National
TT/Jn/iof !aw OTts? f V* nf
jLJUUV.aw;va uccxv aim va
National Education week to secure
the support of the people of the state
for a program that will result in the
strengthening of the rural school
system.
The conference as its first move in
carrying out the objects outlined '
adopted by a unanimous vote the re- '
port of the executive committee of
educational association. This report, 1
which embodies the plan of campaign 1
for education week provided for:
First: The namiijg of a committee -
on county organization which will in I:
turn appoint similar organization j'
committees in each county to super-11
vise the celebration of education j!
ive^k in each county. The county 1
:ommittees will in turn name a time J5
ind plaee for the holding of a mass!
neeting in each county Saturday,
December 9, when the educational
>roblems of the state and county may
.e aired and remedies discussed. The 1
ounty committees, upon which will \>
>e represented the various civic and 1
>atriotic organizations of each coun- a
w nrill alert hp rhnrcpd with the or- r
w^mjy - - o? -^ anization
of county units of the j
Mitizens* educational conference in t
[Hll counties which are as yet unor- j
jBanized. The programs of the county
^meetings will also be arranged ,by j
^?unty committees. v
$ Second: The naming of a commitHe
on information, which will co^fcerate
with the organization com^Bittees
in the arranging of programs
^B>r the county meetings, supplying
SB>eakers and furnishing any infor- q
SHation desired by the county organ- S(
iMation. y
gM Third: The appointment of a com^Httee
on legislation which will be t]
^Barged with the preparing of a me- g
^B>rial to the legislature setting] _
gjrth the needs of the rural schools!si
I the state and proposing such I la
sasures for school improvement as oi
ty be possible. This memorial will in
presented to the people of each th
mty at the county meetings Dec- at
ber 9 and adopted at these ses- oi
MAY BE THOUGHT
OF TAX REVISION
PROPOSITIONS TO COME FROM
BOTH SIDES-UNDISTRIBUTED
J SURPLUSES OF CORPORATION
AND EXCESS PROFITS TO GET
ATTENTION.
Washington, Nov. 11.?The pressing
of several important tax revision
proposals in the Sixty-eight congress
was forecast today by some leaders
of the "progressive" Republicans and
the 'Democrats on the basfs of the
sharp changes in the sizes of the majorities
and minorities in the house
and senate as a result of Tuesday's
elections. .They said revision propositions
would come from the majority
and majority side.
Chief among the tax plan's of the
.Republican "progressives" is an impost
on the undistributed surpluses
of corporations, effecting also stock
dividends. Such a tax also is favored
by the Democrats in the view of Representative
Oldfield of Arkansas th?
(minority "whip" and a member of
the ways and means committee which
deals with revenue matters.
Mr. Oldfield also expressed the opinion
that the Democrats would fafor
reenactment of the excess profits
tax, but in a modified form: increased
inheritance taxee on a graduated
scale and the imposition of a gift tax
in an effort to reach those of wealth
seeking to avoid the payment of
high surtaxes through gifts of money '
to relatives.
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These taxes have been opposed
heretofore -by administration officers
who have made it plain that they
hav? not now in mind any general re
vision wf the existing revenue law, j
which wad anacted last year and
which became generally effective last i
January 1.
Proponents of the proposed chang j
es expressed confidence today, however,
that with the change in the (
hoQse membership in the new con- j
gress they would have mor& than an
even chance of success. "Progress- ,
ivo" Republican leaders, in their es- (
timates of strength, count on almost
solid Democratic support for their
proposals and likewise the Democrats
look to the left wing of the ma
jority party for support for their ^
program. 0
There seems to be more doubt in I
the mid day of these le<aders about a
the situation to the senate, but they
expressed hope that with an incTased f
Democratic and Republican "progres v
jive" vote there a revision plan could s
he? put through. They pointed out s
that it was the senate as now con- s
rtituted that upset the original proposal
to reduce thfe, maximum income s
surtax to 32 per /cent. v
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METHODIST APPOINTMENTS u
u
Bishop Denny announced the fol- ^
owing appointments for Abbeville ^
^hich is in the Cokesbury District: |lr
3. S. Jones, presiding elder, Abbe
rille C. E.- Peeile and'Abbeville cir:uit
J. B. Kilgore. The people of
Abbeville as a wholo are pleased
hat there will be no change in the ^
)ersonne<l of the Abbeville conting;nt,
a3 Rev. E. S. Jones, Rev.C E a
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eeie-ana j. r>. xv.ugwe are an
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rery popular here.
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SUNDAY VISITORS ir
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Mr. and Mrs. Otis McMillan, Mrs. *?
.ee Major and Mrs. Andrews of a
[reenwood, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ca- ?.
3n and Cassandra, of Anderson and 01
Ir. Marshall Bruce of Kentucky m
sent Sundav afternoon in Abbeville
F(
:e guests of Mr. J. M. Gambrell on
outh Main street
ons will then be given to the legisture
as the exnression of the will t M
: the people of the state, who are <th
iterested in education and desire vc
lat South Carolina shall make tho, dc
Ivance demanded by its history andl p<
jportunities. j 3C
CHILE SUFFERS
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
EARTH SHOCKS AND TIDAL
WAVE?TELEGRAPH LINES
CARRIED DOWN AND COMMUNICATION
WITH STRICKEN
TOWNS CUT OFF.
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 12.?An
earthquake of magnitude and far
spread affect rocked Chile from end
to and today It was accompanied by
a tidal wave and the combined force
of the earthtreeners and the sweep of
the water did vast damage, the extent
iof which it is impossible to estimate
because telegraphic lines were
carried down at various places, cutting
off communication.
The provinces of Antofagasta, Ata
caam and Coqulmbe suffered most,
the central points of the quake lying
in the latter two provinces and so far
as advices show, Copiapo in Atacama
has the largest casualty list with aibout
100 killed and many seriously
injured.
It wag for a time feared that the
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cii-y ox Antoiagasia naa surrerea a
great disaster, but most of the damage
done at that place was duo to a
tidal wave which drove the people
out of their homes over a considerable
area. No report of the loss of
life has yet come from Antofagasta. ,
Chanaral, in Atacama has virtual- ;
ly been abandoned by the inhabi- ]
tants, as many buildings were wreck- (
ed by the immense se<as sweeping in j
when the earth shocks had ceased, j
rh? greater part of the town was ^
destroyed.
Throughout th? province >o-f Cojuim-bo
hundreds of houses were lev?led,
while the residents fled bo the
' s <
lills.
At the part of Coquimbo a tidal
ivave beat: over the entire sea front, i
flooding a large section and wreck- <
ing many buildings. 1
From the southern part of Chile 1
jam? reports of severe shocks but 1
ittle damage. <
Another earth shock was felt here 1
it 4:45 oclock this afternoon. It was ?
)f ten seconds duration. i
ROYAL BATTLE FRIDAY
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock I
nil mark the time for the beginning i
?f a battle Royal between Abbeville r
ligh and Saluda High on the new J
1.1.1 /IV ?
nmeuc neia on i^nestnut street. I
Saluda has one of the strongest i
ootball teams in the state, having t
t'on every game played the past two t
easons. In fact only one team has a
cored on the Saluda team this sea- s
on, and that on a disastrous fumble, j
Abbeville high has won five of the ^
ix games played this season and to 0
fin over Saluda Friday will put the t
jcals back in the running for the j p
n-statp rViamrnnncViin A V>V>nvil1o I
rill "put out" Friday as never be- j
ore and there is no question but ?
lat every spectator will get his full
loney's worth at this game.
AN ADDITION TO ABBEVILLE
Mrs. James F. Clinkscales has ^
ought the home of Mr.' and Mrs. a
oe A. Wilson on Greenville street, t(
nd expects to move to Abbeville
)on from her home at Monterery. ^
[rs. Clinkscales will enter her little ^
randdaughter, Vivian Clinkscales, v
t the schools here and will become '
ti active member of the forward .
, , , , . ol, . a J
lAlnnf* piriTflMp A* "
vmug vibiuvild U1 t-HC L/UVV11. fcJIIC 13 | p
woman of considerable means and|*^
: fine business ability, and a devi
ded addition to any community she ?
Ir
ight select as home.
OUNDER OF THE D. A. R.
DIED AT AGE OF 90 YEARS Vi
ec
Plymouth, Md., Nov, 11.?Mrs. M
ary Smith Lockwood, founder of
ie Daughters of the American Reilution,
died yesterday at the Horm
hospital where she has been a pc
itiont since September 10. She was ar
I years old. tu
NEW WAR PLANNED
ON BOLL WEEVIL
FLORIDA MAN ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT
DISCOVERY?PLANT
COMMISSIONER NEWELL HAS
DEVELOPED SATISFACTORY
METHOD OF CONTROL
Gainesville, Fla., NoV. ll.Devetlopment
of a satisfactory method of con
trolling the boll weevil on short staple
cotton was announced here tonight
by Dr. Wilmon Newell, plant
commissioner for the state plant
and director of the University of
Florida experiment station.
Dr. Newell's announcement was
made as the result of the successful
culmination of research work by
George D. Smith associate entomolo
gist conducted under the auspices of
the state plant 'board.
Th0 method involves a principle in
iboll weevil control heretofore not rec
ognized by other investigators, Dr.
Nowell stated and he added that the
total cost of treatment, labor includ
ed does not exceed $1,50 or $2 an ac
re. In the fields treated the cotton
crop in nearly every instance has
been: as large as that ioibtaine>d prior
to the advent of the weevil.
While some poison is used the
amount is comparatively small. Dr.
Newell said. By means of the improved
method a cotton field is cleared
of practically all boll weevils cond
tion for several weeks. During this
period a good crop of bolls in set
svithout weevil interference.
Both the state plant .board and the
sxpriment station wlli issue immedi
ite bulletins on the improved method
)f control. . '
"The boll weevil's weak point has
low been found," declared Dr. New*11,
"and by this method of control
/he farmer will be able to hand him
i solar-plexus blow The treated fields
lave produced just about a3 muchi
:otton as if there had 'been no boll
.veevils. The return of profitable
short, staple cotton culture in Florda
is now assured.
NIGHT SCHOOL STARTED
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A night school was bogun at the
Vbbeville Cotton Mill Thursday
light by Supt. J. D. Fulp assisted by
r. B. Whitten, A. R. Hafner, Mrs J
) Wilson and Mrs. Rosa Morse.
Vbcut 40 adult pupils were enrolled
he first evening, with indications
hat probably 75 will be in attendance
by the end of this week. The
chool will meet on Tuesday evening
n the school building at the mill,
rher? will be'four different sections
iiio -Pnv hfxrirmprs*' nnp -feu. pIpthpti.
..w - v^ w*v",v"
ary pupils, and two for advanced
>upils.
At the first session Thursday,
discussion and plans of the work
/ere given by Supt. Fulp, A. R. Marrick
and J. B. Whitten.
DEATH OF MR. PRUITT
Charles Enoch Pruitt died Friday
fov. 10, 1922, at 2 o'clock in tha
fternoon at his home ir^the city, af=v
an illness of several months.
Mr. Pruitt was 55 years old and <
as the son of T. P. Pruitt and his ]
'ife Martha McAdams He i? surivod
by a wife, and five step chilren,
and 'two Pruitt children. He is
Iso survived 'by one brother J. L.
ruitt, of Due West, and .two sisters
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irs. C. M. Clinkscales of Lowndeslie
and Mrs. E. W. Rush, of Mcc
ltosh Flordia. t
Funeral services were held Satur>??
r?4- C? w r\ ft r\ Mnf Un/^icf OT
ly cih ui acv; iucvuuuwu ** *
2:30 o'clock services being conduct
1 'by Rev. C R Plaxco, Burial was at
elrose Cenetery. s
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Sunday La\f Defeated
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 11.?Re- v
al of the law prohibiting Sunday e
nusementa is indicated in the re- c
rns from yesterdays election. E
METHODIST PASTORS
. GIN ASSIGNMENTS
. EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF
UPPER CONFERENCE CLOSES
i SUNDAY?REV. PEELE SEN!
BACK TO ABBEVILLE?MANY
CHANGES MADE.
Gaffney, Nov. 12.?The eighth ani
nual session of the Upper South Car
olina Methodist Episcopal conferencc
closed tonight with the reading oi
; the appointments of the preachers in
; the six districts for the coming year.
Only one change was made in the
appointment of the presiding elders,
the Rev. A. N. Brunson being assigned
to the Greenville district, succeeding
the Rev. J. M. Steadman,
who was sent to Central church at
Newberry.
The appointments for the Anderson
and Cokesbury districts are a?
follows:
Anderson: Bethel, J. B. Chick; Ori
ville, J. P. Byars; St. John's, L. P.
McGee, and Toxaw&y, J. W. Cooley.
Antreville, G. F. Clarkson; Central,
M. T. Wharton; Clemson College,
J. D. Holler; Honea Path, J. E.
Mahaffey; Lowndesville and Calhoun
Falls, W. S. Goodwyn; Pelzer, A. E.
Driggers; Pendleton, J. A. Bledsoe;
Piedmont, A. P. Smith; Princeton, R
L. Rountree; Seneca, H. B. Hardy;
Starr, J. L. Jett; Townville, G. W.
Burke (supply.)
'Cokesbury district: E. S. Jones,
presiding elder.
Abbeville, C. E. Peele; Abbeville
circuit, J. B. Kilgore; Butler, H. H.
Merritt (supply); Cokesbury, L. D.
Hamer (supply.)
Greenwood: Greenwood Mills, W.
|H. Murray; Main Street, F. E Dibble.
Greenwood circuit: J. H. Manly;
iKinards, L. W. Shealy; McCormick,
J. W. Brown; McKendree, R. M.
| Tucker.
Newberry: Central, J. M. Steadman;
Mollohon and Oakland, J. T.
|Lawrence; O'Neall Street, W. F.
jGault; Newberry circuit, W. S. G.
Smith.
Ninety-Six. J. D. Griffin; Phoenix
D. D. Jones; Plum Branch, Paul Kinnett
(supply); Pomaria, R. L. Doggett;
Prosperity, R. E. Sharpe; Saluda,
J. L. Singleton; Waterloo, G. G
Harley; Whitmire, J. F. Lupo.
President of Lander college, John
0. Willson, Main Street quarterly
conference.
t j id r\ I
J. luicwui juauuer v^uuegc, i\. vy.
Lawton, Main Street quarterly conference;
assistant Sunday school editor,
L. F. Beatty, Main Street quarterly
conference.
Rev. J. L. Daniel, former pastor at
Abbeville was changed from Newberry
to Lancaster.
DR. HARVIN SICK
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sondley
have received news of an operation
performed on Dr. A L. Harvin in
Washington, D. C., Nov. 3. The operation
was performed by the best
ivi 4-Vi a TTn Ifnrl Qf ow/1
z>uigcuiia in one uiih/cu kjuai/co auu i
was a serious one, but Dr. Harvinl
has rallied satisfactorily and is improving
at this time. Dr. Harvin is
popular in Abbeville where he made
his home for years and news of his
condition will be looked for with
interest.
ABBEVILLE'S COMMITTEE
The central committee in Colum)ia
have announced the county i
:ommitlees over the state who will i
lave charge of the campaign for edu- I
:ation through the state during Na- ?
ional EducpMon Week December 3 I
0 9. t
The Committee for Abbeville Coun
y, exclusive of the American Legion
nember who will be named by the
tate organization of the legion in
he next few days, is as follows: 1
Abbeville: Grady Nickles, Abbeille,
chairman; County Superintend
nt r. 11. Mann; Lity superintend
nt J. D. Fulp; Mrs. R. C. Brownlee, J
>ue West.
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i CHANGE WILL C1E 1
IN NEXT CONGRESS
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' MEMBERS OF HOUSE AND SENI
ATE CONSIDER QUESTION FOR
READJUSTMENT OF PARTY ;
PLOTS?NO LACK OF ASPIRANTS
FOR PLACES. < ij
Washingfton,, vNtov. 12.?Probable
. changes in the leadership of both . ,
i great .parties! in the neoct congress
! took a Tvrpdnmin?"rin-<r nlano i??
i post election discussions here and in
conference9 among members of sen- " v j
s ate and house as theyl arrived in in-.;
, creasing numbered for the extra seti
ion, which begins a week from Mon- '
day. ' ' A
> Agreement was general that sweep
; ing alterations would occur in ,the
roster of titular party managers af- ' %
rer March 4 in iboth senate and hduae
and became apparent that the impending
readjustments would be a
subject for continual negotiation and
jockeying through the next four .
months.
.
Defeat of .Representative Mondell
of Wyoming, Republican floor leader
in the house in his campaign for
selection to the senate, retirement
from the Democratic house leader
ship of Representative Kitchin <xf
North Carolina because of ill health,
.
and announcement by Senator Under ;
wood of Alabama that he would not . y 1
accept reelection as Democratic senate
today, .make it certain that new
selections must be made for three of
the chief places of party responsibility.
That Other eluMWea matr Ko i
- ? , ?
made for .political and other reasons
continues to be the subject of wide
discussion among senators and representatives.
Already a plenitude of aspirants
for leadership are springing up at
both ends of the capitol and there /'
haa been much during impromptu
office and lunch room conferences.
Some political observers will bo surprised
if the later stages of the canvesting
do not dovelope heated rivalries
and vigorous campaigning within
both parties.
' The party caucuses in which the
question of leadership will bo settled
are not to be held until, the eve of
tho convening of the new congress,
i but the situation is futher observed
I by uncertainty as to when that will
take placi?, Ordinarily the Sixty-c?ighc
congress would not meet until a
year from next December. Should an
extra session became necessary after
xhe present senate and house expire
next March, however the leader
shiD shake-u.r> he arlvanpfi-1 nrrnrH
ingly. .
In the senate, Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, Republican leader was
relocted and his friends here expect
him to< seek to hold his leadership.
They express confidence of his . '
reelection but add that, like Senator
Underwood, he is not in the best of
health and may finally withdraw his
name and conservo his strength for
'Other duties. Whether the Republican
"Irregulars" of the progressive
of radical type would oppose Mr
Lodge's reelection, but is regorded
as an important factor in view eg
general opinion that they will hold
the balance of power in the next sen
ate a^ well as the house.
AUGUSTA VISITOR.
Mrs. Ralph Scott, of Augusta, Ga.,
s here to see her son, Carter Scott,
vho attends school and fell and
?roke his collar bone and hurt his
shoulder Friday afternoon while
)laying. His mother found him able
o attend school today.
COTTON MARKET.
Cotton brought 26 ^ cents on the
ocal market today. Futures closed:
Dec. 26.27
Jan. 2G.09 v
March 25.99
May 25.75
July 25.44