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Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19
The COUNTY AGENT MAKES
SUCCESSFUL FARMERS
OUT OF BOYS.

many of our acquaintances
That iniquity seemed trivial thel
to the parents-but it put deel
in every lads hearts sting anC
dent that has driven thousands
of lads to the city and lost t
agriculture untold numbers wht
might have prospered in tilline
the land, and with a. resulting
agriculture greater by far thar
that of to-day. Instead of tell.
ing the story, however, let's
leave it to the discerning poet
who summed up the situation
thusly:
Nv by did you leave the farm, my
lad?
Why did vou bolt and leave your dad?
Why did you beat it off to town
And turn your poor old father down?
Thinkers of platform, pulpit, press
Are wallowing in deep distress;
They seek TO know the hidden cause
Why farmer boys desert their pas.
Some say they long to get taste
OF faster life and social waste,
And some will say the silly chumps
Mistake the suit cards for their
trumps
In waging fresh and .germless air
Against the smoky thoroughfare.
We're all agreed the farms the
place.
So free your mind and state your
case.
"Well. Stranger, since you've been so
frank,
I'll roll aside my hazy bank,
The misty cloud of theories,
And tell you where the troble lies:
! left my dad, his farm, his plow,
Because my calf ecame his COW;
left my dad twas wrong, of
course
Bcause my colt became his horse;
left my dad to sow and reap
Because my lamb became his sheep;
| dropped my hoe ard stuck my fork
Because my pig became his pork;
The garden truck that made.grow
Was his to sell but mine to hoe;
It's not the smoke in the atmosphere
Nor the taste for life that brought
me here:
Please tell the platform, pulpit, press
No fear of toll or love of dress
Is driving off the farmer lads,
But just the methods of their dads. >
1t is not, however. the plat
form, pulpit, press" that is doing
the most toward correcting and
righting this one-time wrong.
1t is that tireless worker, the
county agent, who, with his med
ium of pig clubs, corn clubs, po-
tato clubs, calf cluds, and the
like, is giving the farmer boy
his chance. And while righting
this wrong he is developing the
lads of the county into good bus
mess farmers. And fortunately
the county agent is not the only
one to see the light. We all re-
member what the bankers of
Worcester County did for the
pig-club boys. We are seeing
what the bankers of Hartford are
doing this year to aid County
agent Derrick in his work-not
a bank in Hartford County is hold
ing back on filling out the prem
lum lists or lending the boys the
money. on their unsecured notes,
to purchase better stock or fin
ance their corn crops. Worcester
will soon be the premier pure
bred hog county in Maryland.
Hartford County will push her,
but Hartford will have glories in
another line, for her established
reputation for good corn is being
made secure for the future throu-
Oh the boys now planting the
best seed ob;ainable and through
their opportunity to dispose of
their corn through the corn
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05

assault and battery; Rosa Bowie, vio-
lating prohibition law; Lewis Chiles,
house breaking; Otto Lindsay, as
sault and battery; Arthur Rouse,
rape; Will Dooley, assault and bat
terry; C. N. Thornton, Aon-support of
wife; Wesley Minis, disposing Of
crops; Robert and Dave Alexander,
murder; John Henry Harrison, muir
der; Harry Robinson, murder; Olden
Jones, murder.
A no bill was returned against
Dock Jenkins, charged with house
breaking.
The following men were drawn
from the grand jury to hold over for
1920: w. H. White, A. L. Link, P.
A. Roche, J. s. Morse, F. P. McGee,
/. A. Putnam.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
KING GEORGE AND WIFE
TO BE WILSON'S GUESTS
ABOUT OCTOBER FIRST

.
Washington, Sept. 3.-King Al
ebrt and Queen Elizabeth, of Bel
gium, will arrive in Washington
about October /, and will be guests
of the president and Mrs. Wilson at
the White House, probably remaining
three days.
The king and queen will arrive IN
this country late this month and Will
come directly to Washington to visit
the president and Mrs. Wilson before
beginning q tour Of the country.
It was learned today that the ton
tative itinerary provides for their re-
turn to New York from Washington
for a public reception. Afterwards
they will leave on a journey that will
carry them to the Pacific coast. The
cities which will be visited In route
have not been determined Upon final
I1v
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
Mrs. G. B. Minis.

Mrs. C. B. Minis, 80 years Of age,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. S. Bailey, Columbia, Last
Monday: Mrs. Minis is the mother OF
Mrs. Fred Cason and has spent the
most of the time for the past ten
years at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cason here, and had many friends in
Abbeville who will regret to learn OF
her death.
Mrs. Minis was born in Lexington
County and lived there for many
years. She is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Fred Cason, Mrs j.
S. Bailey and Mrs. Emma Gage, New
Orleans, and two sons, J. P. Mims'
Leesville, and G. D. Minis, Edgetield.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
LABOR.cAPITAL
CONFERENCE TO
BE IMPORTANT

Washington, Sept. 3.-President
Wilson leaves Washington with the
most important problems Of his whole
administration unsettled-the domes-
tic labor crisis and the proposed en-
trance Of the United States into a
partnership of nations to preserve
world peace.
During his-absence the senate will
debate but probably not vote finally
on the peace treaty and League OF
Nations. Also, the country will be
preparing for the most vital struggle
since the civil war-a peaceful reso-
luton of the acute difficulties in Am
erican industry. The president has
called a conference, not between
capital and labor, but "between labor
and those whose direct labor" ITO
him the world peace situation and
the domestic unrest are interviewer
He believes the senate's failure to
ratify has added to the uncertainty
Of industrial conditions. He propos'
es to tell the country why he thinks
50.
Meanwhile the president believes
his action in calling a domestic labor
conference will have a salutory ef-
feet, that it will bring about truce
that it will prevent all strikes while
the captains of industry and the
leaders of labor endeavor to work
out program of industrial construc-
ton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
COMMISSION
CONSIDERS RAISE IN
TELEPHONE RATES HERE

The South Carolina Railroad Com
mission, composed of Messrs. Shealy,
Arnold and Cansler, held a hearing
here Tuesday to consider the ques-
ton of raising the telephone rates
of the Abbevine Telephone Com
pany. AS there was no opposition
to the proposition of raising the
rates it is thought probable that the
commission will grant the raise.
w. M. Barnwen appeared before
the City Council some time ago and
asked for raise in rates as follows:
business phones, from $3.50 to $500,
residence phones from $3.50 to
$780, Council recommended the
raise if it should be approved by
the Railroad Commission.
The decision of the Commission
will be announced in the near future.
In announcing the hearing the
Commission requested that any citi-
zen opposing the rates should appear
at the hearing. There was no oppo-
sition whatever; in fact no one at
tended the meeting except the men,
bers of the commission and Mr..
Barnwell.
The Commission held hearings at
Ninety-Six Wednesday and McCor-
mick Thursday to consider raise in
telephone rates at those places.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
Single Copies, Five Cents. 18th
SENATOR ,CUMMINS -
SUBMITS PLAN FOR
RAIL OWNERSHIP

Washington, Sept. 2.-President
Wilson tomorrow will send out invi-
tations for the proposed conference
between labor, capital and agricul-
ture, for some time in October, it was
learned today at the White House.
Private ownership and operation
of railroads under a number of re-
gional systems under strict govern
ment control, with strikes and lock-
outs of railroad employees prohibited,
is the plan for railroad legislation
submitted to the senate today by the
interstate commerce subcommittee.
A tentative bill embodying the sub
committees Recommendation, which
bears no resemblance to the Plumb
plans had been introduced by Chair
man Cummins and referred to the
full interstate commerce committee.
The bill is the result Of many months
of hearings and work by the sub
committee which, besides Mr.. Cum
mons, include Senators Kellogg,
of Minnesota, and Poindexter, Of
Washington, Republicans, and Pom
creme, of Ohio, and Robinson, Of Ar
kansas, Democrats.
Salient provisions of the Cummins
bill include:
Termination of government con-
troll and return Of the railroads to
private ownership on the last day Of
the month of enactment. !
Establishing the interstate COM
merce commission with greatly in
creased powers, as the supreme body
over railroad affairs.
Supervision and control of virtu-
ally all railroad affairs, including
rates, wages, operation and financing
by the government. .......
Creation of a new railway trans
portation board of five members ap-
pointed BY the president to super
wise railway development and opera
tions, subject to final action of the
interstate commerce commission.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
NEW RATES TO
GIVE SOUTH MORE
EXPORT TRADE

Washington, Sept. 3.-Prepara-
tion of class and commodity, rates
upon report traffic from the Middle
West to South Atlantic and Gulf
ports was ordered today by Director
General Hines. ,,;
The rates to be established will be
substantially the same as the rates to
New York on domestic freight and
will equalize charges so that south
ern gateways to South and Central
America can compete on equal terms
with the east. - ;F >,,..
Decision to establish the rates is
the successful outcome Of a long
fight carried on by the southern in
terests for fair share Of the ma
tion's export commerce. The mat
ter was brought to the serious At
BENTON Of the government by con-
ditions arising during the war, when
eastern ports were congested with
export shipping, while South At
lantic ports had less than they were
able to accommodate.
Representations subsequently were
made to the shipping board to OBJ
tain sufficient cargo space sailing
from those ports to take care of
outgoing traffic And/to the railroad
administration to establish equitable
freight rates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
WHEAT AND FLOUR MEN
TOLD TO GET LICENSES
OR FACE PROSECUTION

Washington, Sept. 2.-Another
move in the governments campaign
to combat the high cost of living was
made today by Wheat Director Juli-
as H. Barnes in warning all dealers
in wheat, wheat-four, and other
products, delinquent in taking out
federal licenses to obtain them at
once under pain Of prosecution by
the department of justice.
The license requirements under an
act of Congress of last March and a
presidential proclamation of last
June, will be rigidly enforced, Di-
rector Barnes notified the dealers.
The only exceptions to the regula-
tons of the wheat directors are bak-
ers consuming less than SO barrels
of wheat -four monthly, retailers,
farmers and farmers cooperative
associations.
Licenses control under the wheat
director is made necessary, Director
Barnes said in statement today, as
one of the steps in carrying out the
price guarantee for the 1919 wheat
crop, and to protect the government
against undue enhancement Of its
liabilities Hereunder.
Another effect, he said, of the IL
censing of wheat and its products
would be to prevent boarding and
profiteering in these commodities,
and permit regulation of profits.
"Not only is it a criminal offense
to engage in business requiring a IL
.ense without such license" Direc-
tor Barnes statement said, "but al
So one of the important conditions
upon which licenses, told hold their
licenses is that they will not engage
in business with anyone required to
obtain a license who has not OBJ
tanned such a license"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
PETIT JUROR HAS
AUTO STOLEN WHILE
HE SITS ON JURY

Mr.. Ray Fisher, member of the
petit jury at this term of court, had
Ford machine stolen from him
Wednesday afternoon sometime
while he was in court.
Mr.. Fisher lives near Honea Path
knd when he started to go home
found his machine was gone. No
clue to it's whereabouts has been dis.
covered.
Just whether this crime is both q
larceny and contempt of court would
be hard to tell, but probably is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
A Lawyer From Warrington.

Mr.. Thomas Bradley of Washing
ton, D. c., was in the city for few
days this week visiting among his
numerous relatives. Mr.. Bradley is
the second son of the late w. o.
Bradley, who once was a member Of
the Abbeville Bar.
Mr.. Bradley was accompanied by
his young son, Donald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
Prof. Neuffer u Visitor.

Prof. C. v. Neuffer was in the
city several days this week, the guest
of his brother, DR.. G. A. Neuffer.
Prof. Neuffer has charge of the
schools at Goldsboro, N. c., and is
succeeding in his life work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
AMENDMENTS TO TREATY
NOT TO BE ACCEPTED !.
SAYS DEMOCRATIC LEADER
:

Paris, Sept. S.-The supreme
council today decided to send an ul,
timatum to Roumanian government
:
regarding her course in Hungary. q
The ultimatum, couchef in drastic
terms and with time limit, will Be
delivered by an envoy of the couh-
Gil. Should Rumania refuse to COM
ply with the terms within a given
time diplomatic relations will cease
and the allied ENJOYS will bring
away with him from Bucharest the
allied diplomatic representatives
there.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
Teaching in Chester.

Miss Marion Mabry leaves in few
day for Chester, where she will teach
this year. This is her second year
in Chester, where she is highly es-
teemed by the school board and by
her pupils.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
Moving to Abbeville.

Mrs. L. o. Robinson was in Abbe-
Vile Wednesday. She has recently
bought the Putnam place and is pre-
pairing to move to Abbeville, which
is good news to her many friends
here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
Scholarships Awarded.

C. Cam and A. B. Link, of Abbe-
Vile County, have been awarded
scholarships by the trustees Of Glenn
son College for the coming year..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05

Washington, Sept. 3.-Declaring
the real purpose of the foreign rela-
tions committee majority in amend
ia- the peace treaty was to kill the
treaty entirely and that such course
would be suicidal to the Unifsd
States, Senator Hitchcock of Nehras-
ka, Democratic leader, asserted sins: a
senate speech today that the majer-
ity of the senators never. would &C
cept any of the committee changes.
The treaty opponents, he sssid,
"crawl on the ground with micro
scope searching for pitfalls" insthe
League of Nations and overlook sub
stantial benefits which the treaty
would bring the nation. The prepos-
al of Senator Knox, Republican,, Of
Pennsylvania, that the treaty BIZ re-
jected and a separate peace made
with Germany was characterized by
the speaker as an insane mixture
of poltroonery and folly"
"By vote of nine to eight said
Senator Hitchcock, "the committee
on foreign relations is to bring
squarely before the senate the ques-
ton of defeating the pending treaty.
Suppose the senate should sote in
favor of the Shantung amendment or
any other? What would happen?
EITHER the president wdAd refuse
to 60 further with the tresty, or he
would submit the amendpsnh to the
nations associated with the United
States. Does any one believe gthey
would accept it? Does any one be-
lieve that Great Britain, who has
already ratified the treaty and who
also is under q pledge to Japan with
regard to Shansung, would accept
the shantung amendment? Does any
one think that France, also under q
pledge to Japan, would ratify this
change? Does any one suppose chat
Japan herself would submit to this
humiliation before the eyes of the
world? .
81 cannot conceive of any intelli-
gent and candid man who would as
sumo such a thing as possibility.
We would be met by an instant re-
fusal to accept the amendment, and
then where would the United States
find itself in this international set
tlement? We would find ourselves
out in the cold, isolated from the
rest of the world. The work of rati-
flying the treaty would proceed with
out US.
"The treaty itself provides that
when three nations in addition to
Germany have signed it shall go into
effect. 1t is easy to see the enor-
nous benefits which Great Britain
and France will derive from this
.reaty. They will not take any
chances. 1t is preposterous to sup
pose that Japan will delay its ratifi-
cation. The result is beyond all
question"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10
PACIFIC FLEET ANCHORS
OFF Los ANGELES PORT
Governors OF California and New
Mexico on Board Flagship
With Daniels.
DISPLAY HOW CONVOY WORKS
Anti-Submarinc Screen Is Thrown
About Vessels at Order OF Admiral
Rodman as Great Armada Stcnms
Along Western Coast,
Try Associated pr.ss1

ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP NEW
ANGELES. August o.--The Pacific
Fleet came today to make It's bow to
heavy fiEhtinE line and two of the
older class battleships of the United
States navy dropped anchor this after
noon at the Gan Pedro breakwater.
the mother, ship, the cruiser Birmine-
ham and the tender Prairie, came up
into the inner harbor for anchorage.
The flagship. New Mexico, with the
white stars and an anchor on blue
dying from the main truck, took up
her anchorage outside the harbor.
On board the New Mexico, with Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels and fam
to San Pedro, were Governor Stephens.
OF California; Governor Larrazolo. of
New Mexico. and welcoming com
nittee from Los Angeles.
Six o'clock this morning found Ad-
miral Rodmsn with his nag. Lieuten-
anti Commander Jonas Ingram. on the
bridge Of the New Mexico. Orders had
been given TO shove on" at that hour.
and four bells had scarcely ceased
falling into single column formation.
Soon after starting, Admiral Rod
man: desiring 10 show his guests how
Ing tho war. gave an order throwing
an anti-submarine screen around the
advancing column of dreadnouShts and
oaIi!cships steaminG 800 yards apart.
SIN dcstroyers in line abreast. took an
advanced position 1900 yards ahead Of
the dreadnauGhts. while on both sides
OF the big sea lighters. 500 yards away
IN single column. So the armada
steamed away.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10
NINE BIPLANES.WILL START
FLIGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO
Real Motive of Movement liz to Give
Public nm Exhibition of What
Machines Cnn DO.
(By Associatcd prewl

,MINEoLA. N. Y. August 9.-Nine
pAthfinders," will start on a flight from
Hazelhurst Field TO San francisco
next Wednesday under the auspices or
vice. 1t was announced today. Tho
itinerary embraces stops at III cities in
hfteen states and covers 4.IS3 miles.
educational campaign designed to show
the people the actual workings OF an
aero SQUADRON; recruiting for every
lishment OF aerial mailways for gov
ernment mails: obtaining military in
formation for the air service: adyan
tase OF establishing radio stations along
ths route: testing aerial radio phones
ana obtaining information on which IN
base ations for the PLACING
OF steel hangers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10
INCREASE JUDGES SALARY
Roanoke city Council Rinse, Annual
ray for Corporation Court
from $4,000 10 &sHOu.
Especial to The Times-Dis

tSperiaI to The Times Dispatch.I
kOANOkE, VA. August 9.-The CITY
salary OF the Roanoke Corporation
court judge from 5000 to $4,000 year.
t9;Iiow'hE the receipt OF petition
lawyers who claimed the existing sal
airy insufficient to attrac: an able man
10 succeed Judge \. T.. King
Judge Kings resignation takes effect
August 20 and his successor will be
appointed by the Legislature while in
Speciai session. Major AShby Williams.
just returned from overseas is being.
prominently mentioned for the Office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10
MACON SHOP WORKERS
TO 60 BACK TO THEIR jobs

MACON. GA. August 9.-StrikiI.y
have been on strike here since last
week voted by big majority at a
meeting held here this morning TO
return TO work Monday morning. About
1000 shop workers OF the Central of
Georgia. Southern Railway. Georges
Southern and Florida Hallway. >and
Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railway
were on strike.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10
increase s:, Firms Capital.

DURHAM. =. c.. August e.-In.
crease OF the capital stock of the Dur
nam Hosiery Mills by more than 100
per cent was announced here today.
simultaneously ii was announced tina
the mills will list their stock on the
New York stock exchange The total
s9.6lo.000 II the present time the cani
tai stock is less than $4,000. 900.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10

an automobile driven by Mark Fersu.
son. Confusion on the part of:Hs
ADAMS and the inexpcrience OF ths
boys were responsible. The woman's
skull was fractured, her head hittinS
inc concrete pavement. a coronsr.s
Inquest fouud that killing was 'acc,
dental Deceased leaves u husband and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10
81 FARMERS PUT UNDER
ARREST FOR PRICE ABUSES

IBy ASsOciRted TrcSS.)
PITTSBURGH. August 9-ln a drive
TO curb protiteering among farmers
who sell foodstuffs In this city nj alb
normal prices and do not properly
mark measures as required by state
law. Murray Livingston. city ordinance
officer. today arrested thirty-two far
mers charging them with misdcmeanor.
The arrests were made ut markets in
different parts of the city. The de-
PENDANTS will be arranged before Il
police mRE iStrate this afternoon.