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COIN SPUING
SHOWING ACTIVITY
INDUSTRY SHOWS! GREATER E
ACTIVITY THAN f^OR MANY
MONTHS? THE NOVEMBER
CONSUMPTION IS 577,561
* BALES
Washington, Dec .14.?More cotton
was utilized during November ti
than in any month since October, L
1917, the census bureau an- c<
nounced today in its monthly re- p
port on cotton consumption. The si
cotton spinning industry has show- t(
ed increased activity for several a;
months. c<
Cotton consumed during Novem- w
ber amounted to 557,561 ibales of
lint and 55,122 of linters, compared
with 533,950 of lint and 62,- ^
406 of linters in October this year C1
527 of lint and 57,949 of linters in ^
November last year, the census bureau
announced today.
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Cotton on hand for November 30 j
in consuming establishments
amounted to 1,731,425 bales of lint ^
and 95,969 of linters, compared
with 1.379,770 of lint and 82,169 |cj
of Sinters compared with 1,379,770
of lint and 82,169 of linters on Oc- ^
tober 31, and 1,655,359 of lint and w
152,652 of linters on November 30 ^
last year.
Cotton on hand November 30 in a]
public storage and at compresses jc
amounted to 4,198,095 bales of gj
lint and 21,634 of linters, com- tfc
pared with 4,329,902 of lint and e:
16,212 on October 31 and 5,292, te
941 of lint and 177,378 of linters
on November 30 last year. w
Active spindles numbered 34,- a<
664,630 in November, compared tc
with 33,859,076 in October this la
year and 34,428,339 in November al
lastf year.
Imports and exports not available.
Statistics for cotton growing
states follow: si
Consumed during November 363- 1:
?13 Dales, compared wun a
in October this year, and S22,593 in ^
November last year. n
. Cotton held November 30, in a
consuming establishments totalled n
1,107,82^5 bales, compared with
S55,981 on October 31 this year o
and 877,486 on November 30, last li
year. e
Cotton held Noverrfber 30 in pub- n
lie storage and at compresses total- ^
led 3,983,041 bales, compared with h
4,124,598 on October 31 this year, si
and 4,952,202 on November 30, t'
1 A.
iasi year.
Cotton spindles active during v
November numibered 15,8i59,962 &
compared with 15,831,959 in Octo- d
ber this year and 15,489,965 in No- F
vember last year. a
Cotton exports for November a
were 835,337 bales, including 2,- e
872 bales of linters, compared with t
798,664 bales, including 1,535 of ^
linters in October. n
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FIRE AT PROSPERITY
Newberry, Dec. 14.?iFire that at C
one time threatened the business
section of the town, today destroy- S
ed the Southern railway passenger
station at Prosperity. A bucket
brigade saved the other buildings
after the Newiberry fire de'part- A
ment which was summoned was un- y
ab8e to get in action because of n
lack of water facilities. o
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COLUMBIA VISITORS 1]
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Hon. J. Fraser Lyon and Mrs. h
Lyon are here from Columbia and tl
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nil* oytuu o ua/o WiVU UL9. d J
Hayne McDill at her home on Greenvill
street.
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Not Afraid of the Weather h
Miss Dolly Carlisle braved the bad *<
weather today and came into the g
Curb Market. She bxoaght a dozen jN
fresh eggs along and had a dozenIg
customers for the one dozen eggs. I h
jWSLEY OUTLINES
PLANS OF LEGION
:ffort made for legislative
program?hope felt
for enactment of proposed
measures before next
march.
Washington, Dec. 14.?A legisla
ve program which the American
egion will seek to have enacted by
sngress before March 4, including
assage of the bonus bill and the
lipping measure, was announced
might by Alvin M. Owsley, nationl
commander, after a two days'
inference with past national comlanders
and committee chairman.
Legislation for relief of disabled
jrmer service men, action "to pro*ct
the interests of veterans" in the
ivil service, suspension of all immiration
for a period of years and enctment
of the Bursum bill providing
>r retirement of more than 1,000
rnergency army officers disabled in
le World war, also will be sought.
-Legislation for the disabled" was
iven "first and supreme imporcance
i the outline of purpose. This inudes
efforts to bring about passage
f the Sweet bill and to liberalise
le war risk insurance law in such a
ay as to extend the time for obtining
certificates of disability, ex>nd
the period in which tubercular
nd mental disabilities are automatally
rated as being of service oriin,
provide that tuberculosis ether
tan pulmonary be compensatory and
ctend the time for conversion of
;iiii itiouxattvc |yu4iv4va?
With reference to the bonus, it
as determined "that the fivefold
ijusted compensation bill be pushed
) enactment; this to contain a
.nd reclamation feature, preferbly
the Smith-McNary amendment."
W. A. HAGEN DEAD
W. A. Hagen, of the Level Land
sction of the county, died suddeni
at his home yesterday, December
4 th., from heart trouble, with
rhich he had heen afflicted for a
umber of years. Mr. Hagen was
bout 60 years of age. He was a
lember of the Presbyterian church.
W. A. Hagen was the second son
f the late Alexander Hagen, who
ved near the Buckstand. His mothr
was a Miss Stevenson before her
larriage. For a number of years
V. A. Hagen owned the old Hagen
ome place in that section, but he
old it sometime ago and moved ino
the Level Land section.
The deceased is survived by his
rife, who before her marriage was
liss Susie Perry, and three chilren,
Erskine Hagen, Mrs. Ellen
on/1 XT r\-rt y?tt laffnr
i uiwt aiiu ijlciu j v'iv i?vwvi
student at Erskine College. He is
lso survived by one brother, Robrt
G. Hagen of Abbeville, two sisers,
Mrs. B?, P. Greene and Mrs. L.
l. Jackson of Abbeville, and large
lumbers of other more remote kinred
residing in the county.
The funeral services were held
oday and interment was at Long
lane.
TUDENTS AT ANDERSON
QUIT UNTIL JANUARY 2
Anderson, Dec. 14.?Studies at
inderson college were suspended
esterday afternoon for the Christlas
holidays and the resumption
f work at the institution will bein
Tuesday, January 2. PracticalY
the entire student body and
lembers of the faculty were leavig
today for their homes where
hey will spend the holidays.
Mr. Cobb and the Co-Operatire
Ax 1* Xl J* i. ~ t
At a meeting 01 tne airectors ui
ie Co-operative Mercantile company
eld Wednesday night, the directors
selected Mr. 0. H. Cobb as manaer
of the concern for next year,
[r. Cobb's friends will take this as
ood news and will be pleased that
e is to stay with us.
NEW TREATY ON
! WARSHIPS PROPOSE!
. COMES AS SURPRISE IN HOUSE
UNITED STATES MAY ENTE1
INTO PROGRAM IN SWIF
CRUISERS?PRESIDENT NO"
CONSULTED.
Washington, Dec,, 14.?Blunt nc
tice that the United States can nc
avoid a new naval program i
: swift cruisers and fleet submarine
i unless treaty limitations are extend
ed to such craft, was served by th
House appropriations committee t<
day in reporting the $293,806,53
, naval appropriation bill. A six lin
provision placed in the bill by th
committee requested President Hare
ing to negotiate with Great Britaii
i France, Japan and Italy for such a
extension of the treaty limitatio
of aircraft to be included.
The committee report said larg
cruiser and submarine programs wer
planned a broad-ending in othe
words, competition is on again in th
single direction to which the unrat
fied agreement (the Washington m
val treaty) does not extend, and i
it be allowed to go unchecked, th
purse strings again must be relaxe
and this government, like all other;
will be constrained to launch
new -nrneram to the extent neces
sary to keep up at least abreast o
any of the other powers.
President Harding was not cor
suited by the committee with rels
tion to its limitation conference r(
quest. The project for negotiation
apparently came as a sruprise eve
to naval officials. It was originate
by Chairman Kelly, of the naval a{
propriations subcommittee. The chie
reason prompting Mr. Kelly to pre
pose a new naval conference wa
understood to have been the ligl:
cruiser program recommended b
the navy general board. No mer
tion of this is included in the put
lished copies of committee hearing
on the bill. The program urged, hov
ever, as necessary to keep the Uni"
ed States navy on a parity wit
other navies in cruisers included sij
teen light cruisers, within the 10
000 ton size limitation of the Wasl
ington treaty and to cost $68,000
000.
JAPANESE BEETLE
MEANS REAL THREA
One of Most Dangerous Insect Ii
troductions Made in Country
In Years.
Washington, Dec. 14.?A real Ja]
.ianese invasion threatens the coui
I try in the form of the Japanese bei
tie, Dr. C. L. Marlatt, chairman <
, the federal horticultural board, ai
nounced today in his annual repor
jHe expressed the belief that this
one of the most dangerous insect ii
troductions made into the counti
in many years, threatening large fi
ture losses, particularly to fruit aii
forage crops. There is no questioi
i he said, that in time it will sprea
throughout the United States.
Vigorous combat was given du
ing the year to insect pests that yei
lv do millions of dollars damage 1
American crops. The work of erad
eating the pink boll worm is in be
ter status now than ever befor
' substantial reduction in the infestc
areas having been effected.
1 CHRISTMAS VISITORS.
Mrs. W. C. Reedy and young soi
William, of Maiden, N. C., are in th
ritv and will sDend until after tt
I
Christraaa season .with her fathe:
Mr. C. A. Haigler. Dr. Reedy wi
come down later. Mrs. Wlstar Ha:
, mon, of McCormick, ie also here vii
iting her father.
Da> We?t Visitors
Mrs. Leila Todd and Mr. and Mi
i J. C. Todd were here from Due Wej
; Thursday shopping in our store
They are alwayB welcome visitors.
BROADSIDES FIRED
) AT SHIPPING BILL
nn/\nn>ir>n<? * t im Ur AC1IDIT
' rwrunfln 1 o iTuun^
R AS AID TO FARMERS?SENAT
TOR FLETCHER! CHARGES
T MOVEMENT AS "DIRECT
RAID ON TREASURY."
>- Washington, Dec. 14. ?The ad't
ministration shipping bill was held
n up (before the Senate today as a
is measure "for the benefit of the
I- American farmer, the American
e business man and the American na>
tion" and on the other hand as "a
8 direct raid on the treasury to pay
e some people to do what they ought
e tc do without payment."
The measure was praised by
Senator Jones, of Washington,
n chairman of the commerce commitn
tee, and attacked iby Senator
iFletcher, of Florida, ranking Demo6
cratic member of the same commite
tee.
x
e iMeanwhile foes of the measure
and advocates or rural credits leg{m
islation further cemented their al[f
liance designed to displace the ship
e bill in favor of the farm measure,
d Indications (became increasingly
3) apparent, however, that this move
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a could not be maae in ine near iuj.
ture, as no rural credit (bill iposf
sessing any considerable degree of
support appeared in sight in the
i- Senate committee work rooms.
l" ^Senator Jones in concluding his
opening statement which he began
s yesterday appealed for support by
n the farmers and 'by labor. He em^
phasized the national defense prob
abilities of a firmly established
Merchant Marine and declared the
German merchant marine won the
iS war for the Allies. When Senators
expressed surprised at the declara-l
y tion he presented figures to show J
l" that German ships which were!
J" seized in American ports carried
' 600,000 American soldiers to
t 'France whereas American ships
transported only 246,000 troops.
-h
t_ "Why Senators," he explained,
"if we had gotten, only about 240,000
troops overseas, the result of
. the World War would have beer
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different.
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
T MET YESTERDAY
i- Will Ask Ffor Three And a Half
Mills Levy For Up-Keep
Of Road*
P- Th^ State Highway Commission
held a meeting Thursday in the of
e- fice of Supervisor Keller ana trans>f
acted such business as came before
the body. The Legislative Deflegat
tion met with the Commission and
i? discussed means of keeping up the
roads that have been built. A levy
y of three and a half mill will be
J" asked for and the commission will
l<* retire thirty thousand dollars worth
of bonds in the next two years and
l<* will borrow thirty thousand dollars
with which to build additional roads
r" This will not increase the levy but
ir will lengthen the life of the bonds
'? for two years, making them the
l~ equivalent of thirty two year
bonds. The commission will aJso ask
for an appropriation with which to
build bridges.
The meeting was well attended,
there being present, J. 9. Stark,
chairman, J. A. Gilliam, J. R. Lomax,
C. B. Leonard, S. J. Wakefield,
R L. Barmore, Dr. Hicks, J.
ie Claude Ashley, T. O. Kirkpatrick,
ie T. TXT ITallaf onrl Snnfnr/1 TTowie.
r' the clerk of the commission.
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r" COTTON STATISTICS
3Mr.
S. S. Boles, of Lowndesville,
who is cotton enumerator for the
county of Abbeville reports the nam's
ber of bales ginned up until Dec.
?t 1, as 8,392 while the crop of 1921
a. was 16,114, a falling off of nearly
half the crop.
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RIVER PROBLEM Bl
NOT SECTIONAL
NEW ORLEANS REPRESENT A- R1
TIVES DECLARE CITY IS
KEEPER OF MOUTH OFi MISSISSIPPI?DEMAND
FOR ACTION.
Washington, Dec. 14.?A broader
view of the problems of the qu
Mississippi river and its tributaries to
was urged on the house flood con- lir
trol committee today by citizens of ch
the lower Mississippi valley, who of
declared that they were constantly on
? ? ? it_ _ i i_
iDemg subjected 10 me nazaras 01 m<
flood water notwithstanding that re
their districts had not contributed pr
"a drop of water to the swollen
streams. ho
One after another the witnesses ed
ibefore the committee insisted that Bi
the problem was one for the natioA an
as a whole. James E. Edmonds of fu
New Orleans said years ago the su
slogan was "After the Panama inj
canal, the Mississippi river," but on
that the dream had never been cr;
realized. The witness told the committee
of huge acreage of rich top ed
soil .being carried away by the no
river, while at the same time the an
country was draining marsh land re,
and irrigating arid lands to provide lai
for the fast growing population. At sel
the same time, they said, an enor- mi
mous wastage of water resources th;
and transportation possibilities was su
going on. Great sums were being ap
spent for temporary work which
should go into a permanent pro- tir
gram, they said, and threats of thi
floods were stifling investment and fie
I ? - * aL. 1 ! rv*
reducing ine purcnasmg ipuwas uj. an
many communities. ed
The New Orleans delegation took re
the view that New Orleans was the all
I "keep .* of the mouth of the Miosis.- lai
sippi" and Mr. Edmonds said the ox
problem was how to keep an im- ah
| mense tool of commerce from be- er
coming a destructive force."
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SHERIFF McLANE SICK er
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At His Home Here,?Suffering From at
An Abicessed Tooth. to
Foster B. McLane, Sheriff of Ab- m
beville County, is seriously sick at ec
his residence in the city. Mr. McLane a
has been suffering with an abscessed 0(
tooth for some days and yesterday of
was unable to be out. Last night his su
condition became alarming and phy- fi
sicians were called in. He was found
to be suffering from blood-poison- W
ing.
The news from his bedside this afternoon
is that he is some better fif
though his condition remains very "W
serious. Members of his famliy have in
been called to his bedside. ai
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ATTENDS LEGION MEETING cl
ec
Major R. B. Cheatham command- G:
er of the Abbeville Post American I to
>- 1 ml I i
Legion, went to u-reenwooa inurs- 01
day and was a guest of the Post at P<
that place. The meeting at Green- G
wood was attended by about two ai
hundred veterans and the annual A
election of officers was held. Af- Jc
ter the business a banquet was Tl
served by the Legion Auxiliary and M
a thoroughly pleasant evening was th
spent. o'<
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ATTENDS MEETING wi
At the meeting of the State
Board of Civil Engineer Examiners to
held in Columbia last week, Mr. H.
B. Hum(bert was the only Abbeville
man to take and pass the examination.
This puts him on the list of
accredited engineers. B(
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COTTON MARKET wi
ho
Cotton on the local market today tw
was 26 cents. Futures closed ho
December 25.29
January 25.24 Mi
May 25.26 se'
July 25.32 ho
ROADEN SCOPE OF J
NAVAL LIMITATION I
^COMMENDATION , IN AN- M
MiVAii ani U/ITU
il ?1/Vf J-bl4 U k Kmis 'Willi
FOREIGN POWERS TO LIMIT
CONSTRUCTION OF SMALLER '
TYPES OF WAR VESSELS.
Washington, Dec. 14.?A re- ' . J
est that President Harding' seek '3
broaden the sccjpe of the naval , |
tiitation agreement, so as to inlde
a limitation on construction
smaller types of war vessels and ?
military and naval aircraft, is
eluded in the annual naval bill as /;
ported today ,by the house appro- 1
iations committee.
Under the bill as brought in the
use the president would be ask- ' 3
to open negotiations with Great
itain, France Italy and Japan for
agreement which would limit
ture ibuilding of all surface and
bmersible types of ware raft haver
a tonnage of 10,000 or less and
all classes of army and navy airaft.
f
In its reporti the committee pointout
that the armd conference did
t limit the number ofj war vessels
d added that information had
ached congress that "already
ge programs are planned of ves!s
up to the maximum size per
tied under the agreement and . ?
at new and large types of subrface
craft have begun to put in
pearance."
"In other words," the report conlued,
'^competition is on again in
e same direction to which unratid
agreements does not expend
d if it be allowed to go uncheck- '
the purse strings again must be S
laxed and this government, like v
I others, will be constrained to
inch upon a new program to the
tent necessary to keep us at least
reast of any of the other pows."
(For completion of 16 warships, , |
trmissfible under the arms conferice
treaty, the appropriations
mmittee proposed to make availile
during the coming fiscail year a
tal of $55,000,000, or $14,000 ( r
ore than the amount recommendI
in the budget, to be made up by
direct appropriation of $20,000,>0
and $35,000,000, indrect, out
: cash to the credit of < the naval
ipply account and small stores
inds.
1NSTON CHILDS IN TROUBLE '
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Winston Childs, who is a familiar
jure around town got into trouble
rednesday night when he broke
to Sam Edwards Pressing Club
id helped him self to a suit case,
l over coat, two or three suits of
othes and a skirt or two. He packl
up his suit case and started to
reenwood but tarried long enough
take a pistol out | of Dr. Gam ell's
car and one out of Dr.
ewer's car. He rode a freight to
reenwood where he was promptly
Tested and was .brought back to
bbeville Thursday night by Chief
hnson and Policeman Schroeder.
lie negrc( was given 6o days in thei
. V ,T__ 4-Vz*
ayors COUIT tms morning im vms
eft of the two .pistols and iby t^n
clock was, on his way to "th?
mg." The higher court will deal
ith him on the question of clothes.
The gang is in Due West and
Vinst" will have pflenty of time
thhxk over his sins.
LANDER GIRLS HOME
Misses Mildred Cochran, Lena
.Tnhnson and Fannie DuPre
me today from Lander college and
11 spend the holidays with" their
me folks. The students made up
o days in their studies and are at
me before the other college girls.
Miss Lila Teal came home with
iss Mildred Cochran and will spend
1 J? i-T* rm ATfTI
wr&i utija uciwAD w w**
me in Chesterfield.
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