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Aobcville Press &nd ]3&n ^u]^hedT?Tri2^0 Year.~Tri-Weekly ^Abbeville,S. cTFriday^Nog^ 24,1922 ~ Single Copiee.Fivetanta. TStfaYe^ COlfON CONFERENCE TAKES UP PROBLEMS GOVERNMENTS POLICY OUTLINED AT MEETING IN WASHINGTON IN WHICH ALL PHASES ARE DISCUSSED DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Washington, Nov. 23.?The government's policy with regard to all phases of the cotton industry was outlined tonight by members of the department of agriculture's cotton council to the cotton conference held ia connection with the annual convention of the Association of Land Grant Colleges. Presidents, extension directors and deans of colleges of the various cotton growing states, -who have long been active in promoting the cotton industry, and experts in every line of cotton growing and cotton market v ing were brought together to discuss definite policy with regard to every phase of the cotton industry. The conference was preliminary to the cot ton states conference to be held in * Memphis early in December and which Secretary Wallace of the department of agriculture will attend with several government cotton experts. Recommendations made by the cotton council of the department of agriculture, after many conferences in -vrhich experts in every branch of cotton growing or marketing participated, were laid before tonight's conference, which was developed from the ideas of Dr. H. A. Morgar., president of the University of Tennessee, and who has made several tours of the cotton belts on investigation for the department of agriculture. One of the principal subjects covered in the recommendations is the fight against the boll weevil. To over come its ravage? it was said to be of first necessity tc mature the largest possible crop in the shortest possible time. To accomplish that end rne cotton council s recuumienuations include: Selection of well-drained, fertile soils; if possible only land capable of producing, with reasonable fertilization, at le>ast half a bale per acre. ' Preparation of a good seed bed liberally fertilized. Planting of good seed of improved early maturing variety, recommended for the locality by the state experiment station and the department of agriculture. Planting of seed of a single variety by entire communities and counties. Securing and maintaining a full stand through proper planting and liberal use of seed, and early and frequent thorough cultivation. Destruction. ofN all possible adult weevils, either by hand picking or poisoning, if weevils are numerous at the time cotton is just beginning to square. Picking and destruction of all punctured squares every week or ten days for a month/if not equipped to poison by dusting. Then, if weevils are still numerous, apply calcium arsenate dry dust poison following directions of department of agriculture or state col lrgc ui o^uvuibuic* Picking of cotton in the fall aa rapidly as possible and immediately killing all cotton stalks, thereby destroying the food supply and breeding places of the weevil before hibernation period- * Burning over, or cleaning up, dur ing winter for woodland, trash or rubbish in which weevils successful1 y hibernate, especially in terraces, fence rows, ditch banks and ravines. COTTON MARKET Cotton brought 26 cents on the local market today. Futures closed Dec 25.52 Jan. ? ? ? 25.58 March 25.01 May 25.il Jul v 25.17 * 1 - - '? "I ' -y ' ... ' ' .' >viV V ,* it. CHECK FLASHER UNDER ARREST IN GREENVILLE S. E. Barton Had Previously De posited Large Check in Bank Where He Had No Fund* Greenville, Nov. 23.?S. E Barton alias J. E. Williams was arrestee here today after having deposited ir the Woodside National bank yester day a check for $5,300 on the Peo pies Trust company of Kansas City Mo.f bank officials claimed that a* investigation disclosed that Bartor 4id not have any funds in the Kansas City bank. v A trap was laid by bank official! and local detectives. Barton came tc the bank about 10 o'clock today anc presented a check for $200, whict was cashed. As soon as the transac tion was completed, Assistant Chiei of Police Hammond, arrested Barton When Barton made his deposil yesterday bank officials said he pro duced a pass book showing he wai credited with a deposit of $5,316.1? tin the Kansas City bank, and alsc showed a letter of recommendatior alleged to have been written by th< %ashier of the Bank of Rockmart Ga., the town in which Barton sayt he has relatives. CLEANING THE FIELDS ON FIGHT ON WEEVIL 'Greenwood, jgov. 23.?Farmers of this county are plowing undei cotton stalks and cleatiing up field* / m in preparation for the campaign against th? boll weevil next year. During the good weather of the last few weeks many farmers have turned under stalks and other farm ers are being urge?a to ao tms. A considerable acreage hag been sowed in grain and cover crops. Farmers have found that crimson clover land makes cotton with less tilizer, and much clover is being planted as a cover crop. One farmer at Hodges mad? seven bales of cotton on six acre? of land that hai boen planted it crimson cloven for several \ years and other farmer* of the Hodge? section have planted clover witl marked success. APPROPRIATION ASKED FOR MONUMENT AT COWPENS / ' Washington Nov. 23.?An appro priation of -30,000 for the erectioi of a monument at Cowpons battle ground South Carolina was intro duced in the house today by Re?pre sentative Stevenson, democrat, o1 South Carolina. It would commem orate General Daniel Morgan ant those who participated in the bat tie which Was fought near Ezall Cherokee county, January 17, 1781 BLACKBERRY A MIMIC Blackberry, the small black pon} to be exhibited at the Opera Hous< tonight is a perfect mimic. She go' , *11 of her education and tricks fron watching the training of the largei and finer horse "Beautiful Charm.' Blackberry can take off a Merry G( Round pony to perfection. Ever] child should see this show, SPANISH VETERANS DOING GOOD WORK 1 t ' f m.,* CW..UV TXT XIR? T cbci U10 4^ 5 is fiHing a long felt need in Abbe ville. They have rendered assistance to five different members of th< camp and are being commended foi their work. Spartanburg Hi Plays Rock Hill. --Sp&rtanburp, S. C. Nov. 23.?Th? Spartanburg high school footbal team will play the Rock Hill _Higl School team on next Saturday. Th< local team has finished its schedule ?nH Ra.tiirHav'o smmmt will have n< conneetiin with the annual 6tat< i program. V FLU REPORTED Many cases of flu are reported in town. 'Riis is not dengue fever bul old-fashioned flu or gripp*. 'LfxiU, : RURAL CREDITS COMING UP SOON , MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN1 AUGURATE STEPS?BILL IN. i TDnmirirn RY NORRIS FOR CREATION OF GOVERNMENT CAPITALIZED CORPORATION ? I j Washington Nov. 23.?Encouragj ed by the recommendation of President Harding in Tuesday's message1 that the nation's credit system be broadened to provide for the fanni ecs, members of congress from the j agricultural states today inaugurat. ed steps to bring about enactment t of rural credit legislation before the end of the present congress next ^ March. Developments at the outset . centered largely in the senate and j included introduction of a bill to ; Chairman Norris of the agriculture > committee for creation of a govemt j ment capitalized corporation to buy J and sell farm products; and address ( in the senate by SemabOr Ladd (Rej j publican of North Dakota warn ing against enactment of rural credit legislation based on the federal reserve system, and a conference , between 18 senators from the live stock growing states and a committi ee of the American National Live Stock association, at which the s draft of a new credit bill waa die cussed. These devolopemerets together ! with statements by leaders indkat1 ed that the passage of, rural credit legislation would occupy a foremost place on the program ol the a^ricul1 tural bloc. The senate members of 1 the bloc will hold the first meeting 1 of the session next week and at 'I that time will endeavor to agree -'J upon a program. The 'bill presented by Sena'.or :j Morris for a farm products corporaj tion is simMar to a moasur&d offered 11 chairman at the last session which ' I wag supplanted 'bf legislation ex3 j 'ending the life of the finance cor1 poration and its powers in the furn ishing of agricultural crcdit to next June. 3. Senator Norris would have created a corporation wLh a maximum - capital. subscribed by the governi ment of $100,000,000 and a dire ctorate of three members, the secre tary of agriculture and two others - appointed by the president. The F corporation in brief would be au h orizc<d to acquire elevators and ware J houses: to buy farm products in the - United State3 and to sell them eith i , , er m tno country or aDroaa, ana to operate uncharter-d government tannage in the carrying of products of the farm. The measure wis referred to Senator Norris' committee r but there were no indication that J 't would receive consideration much t more favorable thaji its fyredeces1 sor. r f } THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS There will be no school next Thursday and Friday on account of Thanksgiving. It has always been - customary to give Thanksgiving Day as a holiday, and the work of the j next day has been made up in the beginning of the session in order to , give the teachers an opportunity to , eat turkey at home. Practically all the teachers will take advantage of the double holiday this year and will spend the time with the home folk. TKn fAAfVoll iaom Su * 11V/ 1VWUUU11 vwttUi) OV,VVi??|/U??iV\4 ** J Supt. Fulp and Mr. Hafner, will jourj -?ey to Fort Mill Wednesday after^ noon to play a Thanksgiving game. The people of Fort Mill have notified j the Abbeville boys that a banquet will be given in their honor during their visit to their town. ft / School Month End* Next Week The third month of school ends next Wednesday afternoon at 2 i o'clock. Reports for this month will ; be given to pupils the following Wed-; "9cday morning. 't?jV . - ... ti_.-.x, . .... ... i . - ' i j. T; . . > 1 ANOTHER COAL MINE EMI 475 MEN WERE TRAPPED BY EXPLOSION?THE DEAD NUMBER 84?AT LEAST 50 OF THE DEAD KILLED BY TRAIN RUN/ N1NG WILD Birmingham, Nov. 26.?Eightyfour lives were lost and 60 persons were injured as a result of an accident and explosion yesterday in Dolomite No 3 coal mine of the Woodward Iron company, according to a statement issued at noon .today by Frank H. Crockard, president of the company. Of the injured 35 were removed to their homes and 25 were in hospitals. Woric of idenification at that hour had not been completed but it was believed there were 38 white dead and 20 white injured. Birmingham, Nov. 23.?Work of reloving the dead from Dolomite mine No 3 of th& Woodword Iron company in which men were trapi ped by an explosion yesterday was ! renewed with vigor by rescue crews aidpd by undertakers, assistants today after daylight. Company official estimated that the list of dead might b? increased from 83. Checking of injured indicated that the list of sixty was approximately correct. Of the known dead thirty-five were ' ? ? ? II* S\1<Y* Q A I I WI1II?< mcil) Willie 0[juiUAi'iiabci^ uv I per cent are negroes* according to company officials. At least 50 men who are listed in the casuals were either killed or in-1 jured when a train of trip cars run-j ning wild from the tipple crashed into the mide yard in the main en'ry. This accident causM the snapprng of an electric cable wh'ch in turn set off *he dust which resulted in the explosion. Th^ concussion rocked the earth for miles a-ound and occn^ed co nei^y s"'multan?ously with the accident which pro.^iirtQ/1 fViaf +>?o THf*+.ion? wprft not i aware of what was happening. A s the first stalk of dawn swept the eastern sky weary watchers about the pit appeared to train new hope that missing loved ones nrcht >e found, despite announcement that "all the live persons" hfcd b'vm removed, White and black huddled in the biting cold about the pit. Many children refu-ed to be comforted. Tots of tender years stood through the lon^ n;ght wa'-ch ing with sad, but eager eyes evrry crew that emerged. Joy occas:onaHy rewarded women and ch'ldren by workers tum;ng "t> fr->m out o' the night fo11owr,g fhe;r crsci^e from ^wo oLher ex'sts, ^h^e o^her evifs were m^m from *he main entrance and this caused families to 'be seoera^ed from th?se rescued for several hours in some 'nstances. j MR. CARLISLE HURT Mr. S. R. Carlisle, Sr. was painful- j ly hurt yesterday when his pair of j mules ran away with a wagon load of wood which he was hauling to fown. The accident happened near ^edar Springs. He was thrown from the wagon and caught underneath the wood, having hjs nose broken and his mouth cut. He was brought to the Abbeville Hospital for attention, and afterwards moved to hia home near the city. Mr. Carlisle is along in years and suffered considerably from the accident. INTERESTING VISITORS I Mr. and Mrs. W. l>. uaniei 011 G^e^nwood were in Abbeville Wednesday for teveral hours. Mrs. I>an:el will be remembered in Abbeville as Miss Mary Nance, having taught in the graded school here. They were accompanied by their family of eix i interesting children, Lucia, Lownjdes, Mary Nance, Lueretia, Susan McGowan and Furman. / NEW YORK CONCERN BUYS NIJiE COTTON MILL J In the South?Several South Caro lina Plant* Included in the Purchase. Ashcrviille, N. C. Nov 23.?Th< Martel Mills, Inc., of New York which it has been learned here, hai just completed purchase of nin< mills in the south is expected t* bake contrdlo of the plants soon but for the present they will con tirued to operate without change, 1 G. Bagwcdl, superintendent of th< French Boara Manufacturing Com pany'a plant here one of those in volved said today, Included ig th Vally Falls MilQs at Spartanburg. The plantg purchased by th? Mai tel concern were said here to be th Palamotto Cotton Mills, Columbia Lexington and Rel Mills. Lar Chester: Middlesburg Mills, Bate* 'burg, Martel Manufacturing Cow pany of Georgia, and the Ashecrad Mills, Florence, Alabama, as well a the local concern. The French Broad coampanj which manufactures bedspringg wa 8a t>o have brought around $300 000. NOMINATE POSTMASTERS President May Not Send Tolbert' Name to Senate. Washington, Nov. 23.?Presides Harding today sent to the Senat the nominations of Robert L. Her derson to be postmaster at Nort Charleston and James M. Graham i be postmaster at Alcolu, S. C.? The President has not yet presenl ed to the Senate any renonynation o Joseph W. Tolbert, who received recess appoiijtment as federal mai ishal for the Western District o South Carolina and is now installe in that office. If Mr. Tolbert's nom: nation is sent to the Senate at thi session Senator Dial will make point of the fact in the Senat< claiming that under the law the nonr nation which wait sent to the, Ser ate at the last session lapsed whe no action had been taken by tha body before its adjournment in Sej tember. It is suspected that the pui nose of the administration may t to keep Tolbert in office perpetuall recess nominations without sent ing his name again to the Senati which might reject him and thus d< orive him of his job. ' / COLLECTION FOR THORNWELL A collection will be tanen up i the Sunday School of the Presbyte: In church Sunday morning for tl: Thornwel! Orphanage. This collec ^on is to be a result of the "work/ Day" idea, in which every one asked to give th? proceeds -of or day's work to the orphans. ROCKY RIVER CHURCH Mr. C. Lee Gowan hag been ii vited by Presiding Elder Crawfoa *o address the Rocky River A. M. I church, colored, Saturday on tl boll weevil. Thig church is hoMin a meeting commemmorating the list anniversary and show by th invitation that they are anxious 1 keep abreast of the times. Mrs. Norwood Sick Mrs. Ellen Norwood has bee quite sick for several days with gri ind is confined to her room at ti home of Mrs. Beeks. Her frienc hope she will soon be well agaii During her illness Miss Mary Dn Pre has charge of the library. 20 OF LADY JEWELL'S EGGS BRING $50 Tacuma, Wash., Nor. 23.?j record price for eggg in this seel ion was established when H. M Leathers, of Woodland Bold twent pgga from "Lady Jewell," his chart nion white leghorn hen for $50( "Lady Jewell laid 326 for the yea ending November 1. at the officia egg laying contest cooKhwted by th Washinp+.^n experfra?*l station. ni IPIMQ DJICT VCAD ! uuiunuinoi \iwm 2 PRISON POPULATIONS SHOWS | , LARGE GAINS?PROHIBITION || B HAS FAILED TO EMPTY JAILS | 2 AS IT WAS CLAIMED, "DRY" 3 VIOLATIONS INCRtAASING ^ ~ Washington Nov ?3.?The prjBon^ljS population o<f the United States eluding 'chaingang and road gang | and women committed to religious or charitable instructions, increased ';,J| - from 147,186 <m July 1, .1917, to 150,131 on July 1 1922, the census' M bureau announced today. g . . . i Including women in such instruct 3 ioiXg and chaingangs and road | ces for which figures were complied July 1. 1922, the number <rf per" sons in the country awaiting trial, ^ sealing sentences or held as wtt~ J| 13 nesses on that date totalled 163,889 \ of whom 5,540 were in three fed r' era Is: 78,673 in 197 state prisons; * 44,283 in 2,451 county penal instituitions, 12,717 in 296 chain or road gangs in certain states; 635, in 1,319 city institutions, and | 1,041 women in 24 religious ',or'--'.':| charitable og insttution these figree * it was said, were gathered! as a preliminary to a complete deoeannial census of prisoners to (he take? | 1923. A rat& of increase of. 13.1 .per ** cent wag noted in federal and stats v-i 0 prisons combined, and the ratio of | lederai prisoners to eaefi iuu,uui> population increased from three;! 1917 to 5.1 in 1922. while the cor3 responding rate for state prison-^|| ^ ers increased from 72.4 to 75.5 A ^ The combined total which was be. lieved to be complete was placed at J 71,460 in 1917, as compared with.-,-Ta * 84,213 in 1922. The rato of state prisoners to;/j| lm each 100,000 population incieas6dv|| t. in twenty-three states and decrea?- | n ed in a like number, comparable fig- r / ^ ures not being available foj Dele- ,;.j y_ war? which maintains no state r. prison and'Georgia, whose list in- ^ ,e elude members of chain and road ^ y gangs A "tendency toward uniform- M j. ity" throughout the country waa noted that the rate ^decreased rn' ;;? ?. most states where it was relatively ^ high in 1917 and increased in mo<A of those having relative}" loir '' :jA , ration in that year. The average number of prisoners || n in each connty institution listed de-, r- creased from 10.2 to 14.7 in 1922, <-' ie 'but the number of such institutions . t- described as empty decreased from 0 a 623, of 24.2 per cent of the total , i ie number reporting in 1917 to 570, ;; te or 13.9 per cent of the total in 19- . ! 22. Ror city inistitutjon the aver- ' age in each fell from 10.1 in 1917V'^ - - - ; y-i to 8 in 1922, while the number porting no (prison ere increased from i- 1.169, or 49.7 per cent of tbe total, } d in 1917 to 1,390 or 51.3 per eenl 3. of the total in 1922. ... ' ;; . jEfl te ) ig Pase Loft $400,000 Estate. . > Washington, Nov. 23.?The late f\\ Thomas Nelson Page former ambaa 50 sadior to Italy and another, left on "; tate valued at $400,000 according to a petition filed here today by I hie ex ecu tons of the probate of hie '] n will moulded in the estate is A p $110,000 residence In Washington, ie and seven Virginia farms" estimated ' ' [s at j. : l- MAYOR'S COURT Three cases for disorderly con1 dact came up before Mayor Mars 0 thia morning, Two received fines of $7,50 each while the third was cfe* \ nrssed. Yesterday there were five t- cases up for larceny, stealing corf, -I - - ? ? ? ?* i.j and nnea $<.ou, one case i?r ubww y nrly conduct, fined $7.50 and cnt i- for beting drunk fined $500. >.] r Mr*. Graves Sick il Mrs. C. F. Graves has been quite ft nick for several days at her home <f* Magazine street. v ' *rf! jjl M - ^