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FARM BLOC BILLTO
PRODUCE NITRATES
GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED
CORPORATION PROPOSED TO
OPERATE MUSCLE SHOALS
. PLANT? TO COMPLETE THE
DAMS.
Washington, Dec. 7.?A government
controlled corporation to pro
auce imraxe ior war purpuses a?a
cheap fertilizer for farmers was
proposed today as a solution of the
Muscle Shoals question by Representative
Dickinson, republican,
Iowa, a leader of the "farm bloc"
who introduced a (bill to put his
plan into effect.
In a statement accompanying the
bill, Mr. Dickinson said the Ford
offer for Muscle Shoals had been
suljjected tp such ''strong criticism"
as to endanger the future disposition
of the plant and that he had
been "led to the conclusion that
some plan of federal operation is
the tonly solution that will insure
early completion" of the work.
Mr. Dickinspn's bill provides
that the "federal chemical corporation"
consisting of the secretary of
war, the secretary of agriculture
I ana tnree memDers uo oe ajppoiniw
by the president, be given ptower
to complete and operate the
Mtfscle Shoals project for the
manufacture of nitrate and fertilizer,
the latter to be Sold to the
consumer at cost, plus 4 1-4 per
cent to complete and equip the
plants. No charge would be added
for equipment already installed.
The corporation also would be authorized
to sell excess power to
states, municipalities or private enterprise,
giving preference to
states and cities.
Dams on the Tennessee river,
contemplated in 1918, would be
completed under Mr. Dickinson's
bill and surveys would be made for
storage reservoirs. Wherever private
interests benefit from establishment
of these reservoirs, the
IUL1I duupuicticd) llltv OilXWl. IWO-L C*
proportionate share of their cost.
Another sectpn of the measure
provides that, subject to the approval
of the president the corporation
be authorized to negotiate
with the Alabama Power Company
to settle "the difficulties existing
between the government of the United
States and the said owner company
by virtue of the joint ownership
of the power plant at Gorgas,
Alabama, and it is authorized to
jell the interest of the government
f the United Stats in the said
plant to the said Alabama Power
company."
I Nitrate plant No. 1, under the
plan, would be remodeled to manufacture
explosives and fertilizer
and plant No. 2 w)>uld ib? jtfedi altogether
for production of fertilizer
to be sold to consumers directly or
through agencies in various parts
of the country.
Referring to the Ford offer, Mr.
I Dickinson said, objection had (been
made to "giving any individual the
benefits of an investment of $105,
000,000 and obligating the government
fk>r $50,000,000 and the placing
of this great property in a private
corporation which would' have
phe added advantages of price control
of fertilizer production and
IvoukI gain a manufacturing advantage
in war time rights.
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| READY TO BUILD
I Material is being laid on the
Iryxwd for the erection of the
angalow of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
ing which will be erected on the
*cant lot on Chestnut Avenue,
he housa will be of the bungalow
yle and will be an ornament to
e street and the town.
Mr. and Mrs. King will receive a
urm welcome on the avenue and
i Greenville street.
[SHIPPING BILL H(
WILL MEET STORM
THUF
PRESIDENT WANTS MADDEN j
AMENDMENT ELIMINATED
AND SENATORS PLAN
FINISH FIGHT?PLANS ALREADY
SEEN IN SENATE. Hoi
Eight]
Washington, Deo. 7.?Storms, Caroli
awaiting the administration ship- Decen
ping hill in the senate were fore- reside
shadowed during initial eonsidera- Gary
tion of the measure today 'by the Gary
senate commerce committee. month
The storm center in the commit- a
tee was the Madden amendment at- While
tached by the house making the friend
shipping aid fund subject to annual fa
appropriations by congress. Advo- was 0
catee of the bill as proposed by wou^
the administration announced at dale, '
the outset they were determined to ter in
eliminate the amendment and in waf S]
support of their stand Chairman w^e
Jones presented a letter from Pres- *ast *
dent Harding in which the 8Tew
executive declared he "wpuld mon"
Wit
rather the measure should fail entireJy
than to have one enacted were
which will bring to us extreme dis- ^rank
appointment becaoise we have en- Ul
tered upon a program inj a half ?^er
hearted and rather indifferent J*1?
? B. Ga
way."
Elimination of the amendment
was immediately opposed by a ^
group of Republican committee ^oun^
o Cen\
members composed of Senators
IfiUPPPS
McNary lof Oregon, Lenn,x>t of Wis- 7""""!
incr wi
oonsin and Willis of Ohio whp an- ^
nounced their intention of fighting ^
in the committee and in the senate ,.
... sembl:
nor some provision giving congress ,
a measure of control over a fund ^
,. , . ways :
from which shipping companies ^ ^
may be extended loans amounting
variou
annually to as much as $30,000,000 p0Sj^(
Discussion ranged ahput this
upwar
question throughout two sessions ^
held by the committee and finally ^
the matter was put over until after
the committee had concluded its
suppo:
consideration of other sections of cjlurcj
the 'bill. Late in the day the Met
Nary-Lenroot-Willis group put for- ' ;
ward a compromise under which the Jud
approval of congress tvould be re*- at the
quired pnly for any Increase over Colleg
the amount of government aid fixed his fir
in the original contract entered in- ed urn
to between the shipping iboard and the p
the private companies. This com- South
* ? i < * wono
promise received scant iavor irom
Chairman Jones, who announced to- Abbe\
night that he stood unqualified the
with the president. '^e *n
islatui
^or. E
AUSTIN ROCHE INJURED iglatu]
speak*
News was received in Abbeville years
Thursday of a most distressing ac- servjn
cide<nt to Austin Roche at Clemson simor
College. While working in the ^teel during
forge the young man was struck in mucj1
the eye with a piece of steel and cee(jir
was so seriously injured that he ^ary ]
"w*as hurried to the Anderson Hospi- e(j sp4
tal and was operated on by Dr. Qn
Nardin last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Roche and Miss
Grace Roche went up to Anderson
to iDe with itfte young man.
Austin is a favorite in town and
ev?ry one will be sorry to bear of ^a-> 5
his misfortune. 90n?
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SELLING SEALS t0 , b
Judge
Miss McMillan's section of tbe
seventh grade some weeks ago organized
a Junior Civic League. When
the proposition of handling the Red He
Cross Christmas seals was presented the p
to the school by Mrs. Gambrell, tooth
chairman of Abbeville County, the urea ?
Junior League was approachd with ge]
a view of getting the young civilians
to handle the seals. The Juniors an<j j
nnnQPnttid. nnri Vftstprdav. , .
J ' * -' fowin
the first day they had the seals for
sale got rid of over $10 worth in the
first two grades they tackled. They
hope to place at least $5 worth in
ieaoh grade in school. They are get- Mr
I ting quite a reputation as salesmen, that
ani in go worthy a cause, too. herea
DN. FRANK
DIES IN
ISDAY EVENING AFTER A
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN,
JUDGE.?FUNERAL WI!
SATURDAY AFTE
Frank B. Gary, Judge of tl
h Judicial Circuit of Sou
na, died Thursday evenin
iber 7th, at 6:15 o'clock at tl
nee of his sister, Mrs. Ma;
Eason, in Charleston. Judj
was taken sick about tv
is ago at Allendale while hoi
term of Court at that plac
the attack was violent, h
s in Abbeville and members <
mily believed that his sickne
nly temporary and that 1
soon recover. Leaving Alle
le went to the home of his si
i Charleston where Mrs. Gai
pending some time, and for
he seemed to recuperate. In tl
reek, however, his sickne
more serious and yesterdt
ng his condition was alarmin
h him at the time of his deal
Mrs. Gary and his only chil
Boyd Gary, Jr., an ensign c
lited States Ship Delaware, ar
members of his family inclu
hief Justice and Mrs. Euger
ry.
ge Frank B. Gary was one <
rominent figures in Abbevil
y for more than a quarter <
tury. He practiced law he:
sfully for twenty years, du
tiich time he served the counl
; continuously as a member <
>wer House of the General A
j, of which he was speaker f<
terms. He was interested a
in the public affairs of the Cil
iounty. He was a member <
s Masonic orders and held hij
>ns with this fraternity. F<
ds of thirty years he had bee
nber and officer of the Meth
hurch of Abbeville and he w;
ul in his attendance upon ar
rt of the institutions of h
l.
Sketch of His Life.
ge Gary received his educatu
Coksbury School and at Unic
;e, Schenectady, N. Y., whi
st knowledge of law was gai
der the tutelage of his brothe
resent Chief Justice of tl
Carolina Supreme Court, E
B. Gary. He practiced law
rille from 1881 until elected
idgeship in 1912, but durii
terim served in the State Le
re and as United States Sen
[e was first elected to the Le
r in 1890 and 1896 was electt
er of the House. For about nil
he was bill clerk of the Hous
g under the late Mr. Jam
is, of Charleston, speaker, ai
; that experience acquiri
knowledge oi legislative pr
lgs and especially of parliame
[aw. He was three times elec
jaker of the House.
March 6, 1908, Judge Gary w
HERE FOR FUNERAL
s. Eugene Reily of Richmon
ind Mrs. Franik Hassell of W
N". C., will arrive in Aifobevi]
the early morning Seaboa
e present at the funeral
s Gary.
SICK CHILDREN
len White has been sick f
ast few days with an absceas
and is missing all the plef
of school.
n jam in Barnwell has been t
i of hgh fever for two da
s not having a good time f
g the doctor's advice.
MARKET CHANGES
s. Alma 'Gibbons announc
the Chib Market will be h<
,fter only on Friday morning
: B. GARY (
CHARLESTON
0
N ILLNESS OF TWO MONTHS.
LAWYER, LEGISLATOR AND 1
LL BE HELD IN ABBEVILLE
d xiaaxi at a r??r*i nnv
n A f V VlrfVVIY
ae elected by the General Assembly of
th South Carolina to fill the vacancy in
g, the United States Senate caused by
tie the death of Senator A. C. Latimer, t
ry During this service he made several t
;e speeches which attracted much pub- a
iro lie attention and favorable comment,
d- especially his address on immigra- f
e. tion. It was upon the expiration of s
lis this term in the senate that he was a
of elected, without opposition, judge of u
ss the Eighth Judicial Circuit. He was s
ie successfully reelected and retained s
n- the officie until his death. He was
s- a member of the State Constitution- ^
ry al Convention in 1895. ^
a One of the important incidents in ^
ie his career, and one which added to
ss his reputation abroad, was his ap- j_
iy pointment, upon the recommenda- 0
g. tion of then Chief Justice Pope, of 7
th the Supreme Court, by Governor !o,
d, Heyward to preside at the trial of
>n James H. Tillman in Lexington
id County. This was a famous trial?
d- the one in which Tillman was charg- ^
ie ed with the murder of N. G. Gon- &
zales, editor of the Columbia State. ^
jf Judge Gary served as a delegate ^
je at large from this State to the Najf
tional Democratic Convention in
re 1908. He was a director of the Peo- ^
- pies Savings Bank, of Abbeville,
|.y and was very active in Masonic cir- 5)1
jf cles, having been potentate of the
s.' Oasis Temple of the Mystic Shrine
)r in 1907. Oasis Temple at that time '
j. was the temple of both Carolinas. ^
He was a member of the Methodist
sf Episcopal Church, South.
ii
jh On January 6, 1897, he was marjr
ried to Miss Marie Lee Evans, ,
;n daughter of Dr. James and Maria
o- Antoinette (Powell) Evans of Flor- ^
as ence.
v
id Judge Gary's only son, Frank ?
lis Boyd Gary, Jr., is a graduate of p
Annapolis and- is now an officer in p
the navy. ,a
Besides his widow and son, Judge z
)n Gary is survived by his brother, c
I Chief Justice of the State Supreme a
n_ Court Eugene B. Gary, and his sis- ^
ter, Mrs. Marie Gary Eason of Chartie
lest011- s
u_ The Funeral. ]j
in The body of Judge Gary will ar- p
to rive in Abbeville tomorrow (Satur- v
lg day) morning at 11:20 o'clock, ac- p
g- companied by members of the family I
a- and friends. The body will be taken Jb
g- to his late residence on Greenvills b
sd Street where it will rest until 4
ne o'clock at which hour funeral ser- f
ie, vices will be held in the Methodist d
es Church, conducted by his pastor,
id Rev. C. E. Peele. After the services
ed at -the church interment will be at
o- Long Cane cemetery. Members of
n- the Abbeville Bar, of which Judge
:t- Gary was a member for so many ^
years, will meet the funeral party ^
as upon its arrival at Abbeville. t
~^= 1
PASSING THROUGH 2
^ Mr. and Mrs. Hanckle of Pendleton,
passed through Abbeville on
[le Thursday on their way to Charlesrd
ton. They were dinner gue3ts at ^
zvf the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Brown. Mrs. Hanckle visited in Ab- "c
beville this summer and was the re- j.
cipient of much pleasant attention.
Mr. Hanckle has made his home
in Pendleton for the past year and ?
or ha9 raised and shipped squabs to
the New York markets,
is
BASKET BALL BEGINS.
he
y3 The season for girls' basketball
opens December 15, and already the p
girls of the high school are beginning ^
practice. There is expected to be a a
large crowd trying out, and it is
hoped that this neglected feature of
high school sports will take on new
life when the new high school is oc- "V
1J " i .1 i :ii t i.1 J 1 ?
?iu cupiea ana Lne team win uovc wic ?u-1 a
% vantage of an indoor court. b
iET GOOD YIELD
WITHOUT POISON
"IORTH CHESTER FARMERS
REPORT THEIR METHODS.
DRY JULY AND AUGUST AND
FREE USE OF FERTILIZER
IMPORTANT FACTORS.
Chester, Dec. 7.?A victory over
he boll weevils in northern Cheser
county, between Lewis Turnout
md Smith Tumut, close to the
fork county line, with the use of
ertilizer, cover crops, early detraction
of corn and cotton stalks
,nd frequent plowing and picking
ip cottoai squares, is| attracting coniderahl?
interest throughout this
ection. 1
One (must take under considers- '>
ion in the first place) that this seeon
was very dry in ft*>th July and
august. !
The first farm vialte<i was that Of !
M. Wooten who raised 50 bales 1
f cotton on 70 acres and in this i
0 acre^ there were 26 1-2 acres ujp <
n which he produced 26 1-2 bales, J
Mr. Wooten used 300 pounds of J
ommercial fertilizer per acre, com- i
osed of acid, kainit and soda. In 1
921 Mr. Wjooten planted 125 1
cree in cotton, used 600 (pounds of *
srtilizers per acre and secured 108 *
ales of cotton. 1
Mr. Wooioten this season discov- <
red that the lack of fertilizer wash
is worst trouble. He used no poi- 1
in, but picked up squares ofte?n 1
nd pl|>wed frequently. Mr. Wooten 1
as had all of his cotton stalks
hopped down with cutter and his 1
eldg are now green with grain. On 1
0 acres he has planted burr clover 3
rhich he will later plow under, uslg
tractors, and uppn this 30 |
cre's next spring he will plant cot- j
an. i
The next farm visited (by Mr. |
anders was that of A. H. Wherry, j
rho, like Mr. Wooten, ds one of hat
section's most .progressive ]
lantera. Last year Mr. Wherry ]
roduced .75 'bales of cotton on 85 1
cres, using 300 pounds of fertlli- i
er per acre, whereas this year he i
ut his fertilizer to 150 pounds per ;
ere and produced only 35 .bales on i
0 acres.
A third progressive farm in that
+ (Utf wllA.
cui/LV/u vioiucu uy -JLVXJ. W?, ??
ike the other two planters, used no
ioison in 'his fight against the boll
zee?vil was E. T. Gwinn, whpse
ilantation adjoins Mr. Wooten's.
jast year Mr. Gwinn produced 61
iales on 60 acres, while this year
le made 50 (bales on 61 acres.
In 1922 he used 500 pouTids of
ertilizer per acre, the sarnie as he
lid in 1921.
A CHRISTMAS VISIT
iMr. R. L. Link arrived in Atbe ille
Thursday and will make a
Christmas visit his home folks
tear town. Mr. Link is an elecrician
and has a good position in
Jew York.. He is a (brother of Miss
iaggie Link.
MR. MILLEK IMPROVING
Mr. George Miller, who was sick
or some time in the Florence Hospital,
has recovered sufficiently to
ome to Lauren^ where he is with
lis mother. He hopes to be well
inoongh soon to come over to Ajb
eville and see again his many
riends.
MRS. C. T. KING SICK.
Mrs. Charlie T. King is seriously
ick at her home on Ferry street, of
ineumonia, which developed from
lu. Her family and friends are
larmed at her condition.
A New Bookkeeper.
Miss Mary Perrm is at HaddonVilson's
these days keeping books
nd helping the Colonel make up his
alls.
MUCH INTEREST 1
IN PUBLIC ROADS
?
CHIEF OF BUREAU SUBMITS
REVIEW OF RESULTS TO SEC- |
RETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
TEN THOUSAND MILES ADD- ' ^
ED TO FEDERAL AID ROAD.
Washington, Dec. 7.?Greater progress
was made on the nation's highways
during the last year than in any
similar period in the histnrv of
country and there is now apparent a
real public appreciation of the importance
of maintaining the roads
that are built, Thomas H. McDonald,
chief of the bureau of public roads,
stated in his annual report to the
secretary of agriculture made pub- v
lie to night.
"Industrial and financial conditions
were better during the year,"
said Mr. MacDonald, "and as a consequence
remarkable progress has
seen made in highway construction
under the states and counties as well
is under the joint control of the
government and states. Ten thousand
miles have been added to the
federal aid roads alone, and doubtess
mere than an equal mileage has
>een constructed without federal assistance.
More significant, however,
;han the progress in the physical
vork of road construction, of any
)ther accomplishments of the year,
ire two developments, the results of
which are not immediately apparent,
md which can not be measured in
niles and dollars and cents, but
which promise results for the future
mequalled by any developments of
;he quarter century highway activty.
"First of these in the passage of
;he federal highway act with its
plan for a connected system of roads
for the whole nation; the second is
;he extraordinary activity in economic
and physical resarch in connection
with the financing, location, management,
and design of the highways.
For more than two decades there has
been in progress a slow but certain
development of highway construction
from a casual activity in the
hands of unskilled local officials with
out plan or program, other than to
maintain an established minimum of
facility in highway transportation
toward a reasoned industry in the
hands of state and national officials,
supplemented by intelligent local aid
the aim of which is to provide complete
and economical highway transport
service throughout the nation.
In this development the adoption of
the federal aid highway system provided
for by the federal highway
act and the significant researches of
the past year constitute the greatest
forward steps that have ever been
made."
During the year, 7,679 miles of
road projects were completed and
17,978 miles were under construction,
which were estimated as 50 per
onmnloto 'PpHpral ftid earned.
by the states on completed and uncompleted
projects amounted to
$194,660,185, of which $16,669 has
acutally been paid. The roads brought
to completion averaged over 200
miles for each state.
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MR WILSON ELECTED.
Among those who had honors conferred
on them at the Shrine meeting
in Greenville this week, was Mr.
Harry B. Wilson who was elected
"Assistant Rabban."
COTTON MARKET.
^
Cotton on the local market today
brought 25 1-8. Futures closed
Dec. 24.75
Tan. 24.78
March 24.95
May ' 24.87
July 24.55
The ginning report received in Abbeville
this morning at 10 o'clock
shows a total of 9,318,146 bales of
cott?n ginned up to December 1.