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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-21

instratons. A farmer might read in
bulletin sent him by County Agent
or in an agricultural paper, exact
directions for pruning, worming and
spraying a peach tree but it is not
until the County Agent actually goes
into the farmers orchard with his
tools, and prunes, worms and sprays
a few trees before the farmers own
eyes that the lesson is thoroughly
impressed and permanently learned.
Of course, there are people who
learn how to do things by reading
but with the great majority of peo-
ple, farmers or not, "seeing is be-
lieving." Hence the County Agent
demonstrates scientific truths re-
lating to agriculture. He bases his in
formation not only on the work of
the experiment stations of the world
and of the great United States De-
partment of Agriculture but also
takes into account the experiences
of practical farmers or of farmers
organizations everywhere. He is IN
a position to furnish the best infor'
nation available on the various ag-
ricult1ral problems that arise. Or
course, he cannot be an authority
within himself on every farm prob
lem but through his connection with
the Extenson system he can obtain
any information that exists on CIV
en- farm subject. Moreover he. is a
scientifically trained man able to
take facts from bulletins and re-
ports and apply those facts as DEM
onstrations so that people may OBJ
serve he value of the results on their
own farms or in their community.
One of the greatest problems in
Southern agriculture is the problem
of soil fertility. County Agents at
tackled this problem by putting on
demonstrations wherever a farmer
would cooperate in the rotation of
crops, using in the rotation such
soil builders as alfalfa, clover, velvet
beans, vetch, rye, etc.
If any farmer who happens to
read this article happens never to
have had demonstrated to him be-
yond the shadow of doubt the value
of crop rotations in increasing soil
productivity let him not postpone
another month calling i'm his county
agent and laying plans for some ro-
tations that the agent will. suggest
for his particular land. The county
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-21
The Useless Bell.

1.-THE bell On your house has been
out Of order for weeks. should
think you would have 1t repaired"
whats the use? Nobody ever
rings it any more. Our friends just
cit ost 70 their cars and honk their
a!.o horns until we come to the
door,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-21

Mothers Memorial" is the name
that will be borne by a magnificent
new dormitory for women students
to be erected at Southern Methodist
University, in Dallas, at cost OF
half million dollars.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

able them to sell s.t profit. This
boosts the prices of all commodities,
while the money moon. no longer
drawing light from any golden sun.
grows paler and Aller. This cannot
be cured by 4 political coalition of
which half would abolish all capital
and unearned income. while the other
half complains that capital is getting
but per cent interest.
Appeals to World Rulers.
Small relief. but wholly insufficient,
the army of German officials, q re-
turn to the simple life, and u refusal
to purchase from countries with q
high exchange rate. But would the
world tolerate that? The present
world condition resembles Il lunatic
fering with plethora Of raw stufs
and goods. while they see their
armies of the unemployed growing
bigger and bigger because the coun-
tries which need their products can
not buy them on account of the ad-
verse exchange rates. At the same
time the nations suffering from low
exchange rates are becoming danger
Gus competitors because of the low
labor costs.
How much longer will the rulers
of the worlds economic destiny look
on without doing ANYTHING: A de-
cision not to trouble at all about
Germany and little about Europe
does not abolish the need for this
continent as paying customers. The
treaty of Versailles affects also those
who only partly ratifE. Those who
allow a nation to be forced to pay
mountainous reparations cannot ex-
products.
lOopyrixht, 1911
Evening star., 1921-10-09
What Congress Is Doing
The House.
ny WILL r. KENNEDY.

The District comes into its own
In the House this week. with to-
morrow and Tuesday given over
to consideration of the long look
ed-for measure designed to force
merger of the two street rail
way systems in the National Capt.
tai. Just when the Federation Of
Citizens Associations was protest
ing that the District Legislation
was being jOstled aside. and when
it Seemed as if nothing was going
TO be done to relieve. by lesisla-
tion, the traction rnuddle in Wash
inston. House Leader Mondell an
nounced that the District could
have right of way on the first day
that the House gets back to real
work.
Representative Fred y. Zihlman,
chairman Of u special Subcommtt-
merger bill and who helped to
write the revised bill and VIII"
drafted the report to the House. is
ready to call this measure up for
action and hopes to dispose of it
carly Tuesday.
committee will have right way to
bring up any legislation it may
desire TO take from the calendar.
The post office committee has the
call next following the naval at
fairs Committee.
Thursday and Friday should see
Il spirited contest in the House,
with lively debate on the reap
portionment bill. which proposes
70 increase the size Of the House
from 435 to 4G0 members. There
is cOnside erable opposition I" en-
larging the size of the House.
principally on tho ground that it
will lay an additional heavy bur-
den on the taxpayers.
Saturday it is expected that tN..
House will again stand III recess.
No legislation has yet been sched-
uled for consideration that day.
Verbal fireworks ere expected at
the preliminary hearing Tuesday
before the rules committe On the
Tae.ne ldemocrat) and Ryan (r.-
publican) resolutions calling for
?. congressional investigation of
th., Ku klux Khan. William J.
Simmons. imperial wizard OF the
khan has been invited to be pre-
ont. Representative William II.
Der of the Khan. who last week
introduced 8. resolution fer Il
Wholesale Investigation Of all Sc
cret societies. mentioning par
ticulariy the Masons. the Sons Of
Israel and the knights of Colum-
bNs, Will probably bt closely queS-
toned by the committee.
Secretary Mellon OF the Treas
ury department appeared Thurs
day before the ways and means
committee. urging legislation for
funding and refundiEg the for
cign loans to the allies. He said
this should be done as soon as
possible. SO As to straighten ont
the muddle in which the Treasury
is placed. Secretary Mellon said
he had no objection to Il prohibi-
tion against the substitution of
German or Austrian bonds for se-
curities given to the United States
by the allied nations.
Reorganization of the House ap-
preparations committee to make
the federal budget more effective
consideration of appropriation
needs was announced yesterday
hv Chairman Madden.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
ENGLISH DELEGATES NAMED.
Prepare for Conference With Irish
Leaders on Tuesday.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press
LONDON. Octobtr 7.-The personnel
of the English delegation to the con
ference with Irish leaders here next
Tuesday was odcia!ly announced to-
day as follows: Premier Llovd
George. Lord Birkenhead. the lord
high chancellor: Sir Hamar Green
wood, chief secretary for ireland; :;
Austen Chamberlain. government
leader in the house Of commons: Sir
LaininE, Worthington Evans, secretary
Tor war, and Winston Spencer
Churchill, secretary for the colonies,
Attorney General Hewart will be a
member or the conference whenever
constitutional questions arise.
: The Sim Fein plenipotentiaries ac-
coinpanIed by Desmond Fitzgerald
and four typists, will leave Dublin
tomorrow morning, it was said here
tonight, and they will be given ac-
tending the conference. 1t was re-
ported that final informal conyersa-
tions were held in the mansion house
at Dublin today between Eamon de
valera, the Irish leader; members of
the dan elreann cabinet and the
plenipotentiaries. 1t is understood
the Irish delegates will maintain con-
stant communication with the Dublin
headquarters during the conference,
Plea for Interned Persons.
LONDON, October s-A resolution
urging the government to release
persons 1nterned in Ireland has been
adopted by the executive committee
OF the Irish Dominion League.
WITT, TArr oHr 1prra~,p
Evening star., 1921-10-09
SENATE FARM BLOC
DECIDES PROGRAM
Will Bring Up Bills to Increase
Credits and Make Farm
Loan Board Smaller.

A program ct legislation for the re-
.ief of tn. farmers was agreed upon III
q conference of the agricultural bloc
in tn. Senate at the home of Senator
,'apper of Kansas last night.
"haImau Kenyon announced that it
vas decided to take from the banking
o.rinmittee and bring into the Senate a
iii hy Senator Fletcher, democrat.
lIori.la u increase farmer credits. to-
i.tfhrr with another bill by Senator
T'ierr'r,r t. make the Secretary of Ag-
Tiruiturc 81 member of the farm loan
hard The latter bill also would re-
t.uce the boards membership from six
~ four.
4 report was received from Eugene
Meyer, ir. director "t the War Finance
Corporation, ,f his recent trip though
cut the country. and il was decided to
Urc" extensive loans through the War
tirHuc. Corporation.
tnonr the major features OF the
agricultural relief program To be pre-
sented. seuators said. We're the Coop
tratiyr marketing bill representation
Cor agriculture Oil the federal reserve
hoard and Interstate commerce conf
mission and farmers personal credits
legislation.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
ENGLAND WILL MEET IRELAND
/ WITH THE SPIRIT OF A PARTNER
George N. Barnes Says That Coming Con-
ference Has Been Hailed in London With
Hope-Ulster Attitude Problematical.

as interest will determine an ai1irma-
tive reply. Irish and British blood
have comningled through centuries.
and large part OF the British popu-
lation. though of Irish birth. yet eX-
crcises all the rights of British citi-
up in possession of a common heritage
Of tradition with the British race.
Ireland's Interest.
All OF this tells against separation
Of Ireland from the empire. And
now as to the question of interest.
Irishmen. IN the event of the sever
ance of their country would i'll Great
Britain be aliens in an alien land
and no longer able to share i'll 4 de-
termination Of British public policy.
Ireland's best market would be
jeopardized and the country would
start it's new career handicapped by,
amenities which have come to it in
recent years In common with other
parts Of the United Kingdom.
The second question really conStl-
tutes the main difficulty. How can
provision be made for ultimate Irish
unity: To Ulster there may come
Il great opportunity. Sir James Craig
has just expressed in the Belfast par
liament his Willingness to take part
in the parley. This is very hopeful
sign. lie said few weeks ago that
after j settlement between Great
Britain and southern Ireland he
would ba willing to discuss with
Dublin matters OF common concern.
Why not discuss these matters as
part of the settlement? That way
lies the big view. VIII Ulster rise to
1t if Sim Fein makes 1t possible by
the character Of the proposals 1t puts
forward and the spirit in which it
submits them? 1t would he madness
and political blundering on the part
OF lrishmen to jeopardize Il settle
ment now by mere narrow sectional
ism on the one hand, or by pushing
extreme theoretical claims on the
other.
One essential to success is re-
m"yal of the Irish mistrust of Great
Britain. lrishmeu may Well question
the sincerity of British Statesman-
ship gauged by the past. But it is Il
matter OF fact that British democracy
is not Il little ashamed of the past
and is genuinely apprehensive OF the
possibility of 4 recurrence of the re-
cent horrors. We are prepared now
to meet Sim Fein at least half way.
Copyright. 1871
Evening star., 1921-10-09
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
REACHED ON ROADS BILL
Senate and House Conferees Will
Recommend Measure With
Few Amendments.

Senate and House crnfertcS On the
good roads bill reached Il tentative
agreement yesterday To recommend
adoption Of the bill as passed I,y thu
Senate last August, with - few
amendments.
The most important :i!ncnarne en l.
would make the appropriation avail
abl. January J, 1872, instead "f six
months after passage Of the act. and
would permit road Improvement work
/" hr carried on by The Secretary al
Agriculture for three years, instead
of two. Us provided in til. hili, in
thoS. states which, because "f their
constitution or laws. are unable 10
provide funds t" fully participatc i'll
its benefits.
AS passed by the HouS" the bil
carried an authorization for an :,r-
preparation Of SlhU,""".Vy". This Was
reduced by the Senat" to %I.,npn. """.
\ driy" has been n"d- Ia iI!cr.:,S..
this t. s15U.pha, ,h"r as IN aid ." r.
duce uLempl"Nnenr and SfiuIulat.
business.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
CANAL TOLLS BILL
DEBATED IN SENATE
McCumber. Speaking Against
Bill, Says National Honor
Is Involved.

The i'alIaIna canal FREE Tolls hjil
"lb"Wed the tax !,ill aside temporarily
during SENATE debate. yesterday. Tho
canal tolls bill l. special ord.r OF
business for rot" il IN. Svu:,te to-
morrow, under an AGREEMENT reached
several Wr.kS ago.
Another republican, S.Iiator M.''un4-
h.r Of North hakota. and Il foreign
relation committee; in"nihcr. came "ut
in "fpcsitiou to tile Bora!I bill. which
would exempt American c0aa' " Isl.
vessels from .:tnai tolls. II. declared
that the Hay -i'.,Turcfotr tr";Lty did
not give America the right {" exempt
ct.a$twiSt- vessels from, toll ana A..
serted that such q dcclart don 10y Con-
sress would be "dishonorahle."
Refers to Platform Plank.
Eeferriug to the free tolls I,iAny. ur
the republican national platform. Sen
at"r McCumber said II made "littl.a
difference. if national honor forbide
following tn" courS.- pointed out.
We are asked TO declare. that t)'..
HaE-Pauncefote trfaty- shall be treat
eG is IL scrap nf PAPER" said senator
Mct'umDer. predicting that. under th..
general arbitration treaty with Great
Britain. that nation would insist upon
srbitration Of the tolls question should
Congress enact the Rnry.h Hill.
Il d" not lselicv" the Hague tn
hunal would be Swaytd by naLivliaI
Interest wb.r- It question "f c"nStrIl--
lion of Il treaty WAS before that fri
buLal and rhar tribunal j. WiI.r- ii
j. bound 10 go if "" insist or trrah-
ine the &E-E':sunccfntc treaty" said
senator. M"r,uuth-r.
Our duty Is 4 simple one Keep
our word. We hav- invit. the oth-r
great nations /" join us in Il solemn
compact 7" check the mad and cx-
DauStinc race nf III. nations for naval
supremacy. Lei u. not enter tn. couil-
ell chanlb'r 0it' S"iicd hands
1spports Measure.
Senator E:ans.Icll, democrat, l."Ili>j-
ANA. spoke in support OF tn hjll. .ni-
p!!asiZiue that bot'l Republican an.
democratic parties had declared Ia.
The p,incipl..
~ Is n1ere On" Of business yndg-
l;g That aEJ moral consideration WIS
involved. "Thcrc ar. no tolls on our
Improved harhprs and lakes and riv-
err aud grfat national highways. and
the ]'an;tn>i canal should be treated
the same. Gre" r"adways on land and
SEA ar no; subsidies
toastwisn traffic through ii.. canal,
SelIator Esnsd"li coIt-Hled is pure
lr a dome :ric junction aad question.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Continued from First PageY
fifty-two billion marks Even if esti-
mated much higher today on account
OF the money depreciation, the state
! would have to take two-thirds of
every Germans earnings to buckle
the budget. regardless Of whether
enough was left to live on or not
1t is unnecessary to prove that such
a procedure would be impossible.
So it is easy to keep the printing
presses. working. But if the worlds
supply of diamonds was suddenly in
creased 4 thousandfoid, the price
would sink TO a ridiculous level. Why,
then, do so many wonder that money,
multiplied a thousandfold depreci-
ates? Imitation sufiices to explain our
exchange. Speculation is as moth
ing in comparison. and artificial eff
forts to improve the situation, while
the imitation lasts, are worse than
useless.
The American resident in Berlin,
readily preceives the ratio. Before
the war he paid So day for two
rooms and bath in a hotel. Today he
pays exactly the same. But before
the war the price was stated as
y marks. Today it is stated as $50
marks. Good shoes before the war
cost 80 marks. Now they cost 200
marks. but they are still sI2 to the
American
Distress Caused by Low Mark.
Well and good for the American.
but anybody with an income in Ger
man money and unable to increase it
relatively to the purchasing power of
the mark is in a sorry position This
is a case with the majority of our
townspeople. Conditions are better
in the country where the chief needs
Of the population are supplied by
their own labor and high paper
prices are obtained for their pro
duce.
Only the richest persons can live
from an income on Investments, and
only the fortunate from their earn
ings. Therefore, thousands who never
before dreamed of gambling are
speculating today. The lower the
mark sinks the more they fear the
fate of the Austrian crown. which
last year Swiss brewery adopted as
a beer label. being cheaper than new
paper. This fear drives people TO
exchange their bank notes for stocks
and bonds and foreign money and
tangible goods. Many of those who
are buying dollars and paying top
prices for them are tucking them
away il the cupboard, happy that
they have something of stable value.
Others are buying goods and boarding
them until price advances will en-
Evening star., 1921-10-09
= GIVEN BIG sEND-oFF.
Enthusiastic Crowd at Railroad
Station in Dublin.
BY the Associated Press.

BE the Associated Press
DUBLIN. October S.-A large crowd
gave a hearty send-ofs in the West
land Row station here this morning
70 the Irish peace delegates who will
meet representatives of the British
government in London next Tuesday
IN a further effort to solve the Irish
problem.
All the plenipotentiaries were in
the departing party with the excep-
ton of Michael Collins financial min
lister. who was detained by family
reasons. He will leave Monday. Ar
thur Griffith. the Sim Fein foreign
minister, said he had no statement
to make.
Although the names Of all the dele
gates have not formally been an
nounced. it is understood they com
prise Mr. Griffith, Mr.. Collins, Robert
Z. Barton. who has been, a leading
hgurs in the negotiations: Eamon J
Duggan. Sim Fein member of the
British parliament. and George Gavin
Du1ty. representative of the Sim
Fein abroad. These were the men
designated to meet the British rep
resentatives at Inverness on Septem-
her 20. the invitation to which was
canccied by Prime Minister Lloyd
George because Canon de Valera, the
Irish republican leader declared that
the Sim Fein delegates would neEo-
tfatc only as representative OF a
sovereign state.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
WHITE HOUSE SLEUTH
ROBBED OF CHEAP LAMP:
COSTLY GLOVES LEFT

When I, thief steals u 5n-crnt
trouble lamp and leaves a vaiu-
able pair Of automobil" gloves
lying unncticed on The seat, it is
considered in polite circles of the
underworld as Il Scmi-iusult to the
owner. But when it happens to
Il chief Of a secret Service division
words can't express the attitude
Of the criminal world toward the
original holder of the property.
That's why Richard Jervis. who
occupies such a position in tn"
White House secret s"rVice. Is
making every effort 1" apprcheud
the individual VII" thus acted
toward him yesterday :1fLcrnr"n.
His automobile. Was parked on
Executive avenue.
The dashboard lamp. valued at
arEr"Xin ately 80 cents, disap-
paarei durin,: the owners absence,
but his expensive driVin" gloves
greeted him from the seat whcr.
he had LEFT thrrp.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Nv GEORGE n. BARNES, NJ. p.
British Parliament Leader.

!:y' Radio to The star.
i.uNDoN, October S.-With the re-
:.,wal OF the Irish negotiations next
week. it is to be hoped that the rep
f"Sentatives OF Sim Fein Will take
idto consideration the new status OF
the British dominions when they
come 10 Il discussion OF a dominion
status for ireland.
an, afraid that the irish people
srill have the old progressive concep-
ton of the British empire. But that
conception has given way TO new
ideas of Il partnership with the do
iniuions on a basis OF equality. These
new ideas had taken root before the
war. Tho war matured them and
their application to Ireland has come
IN the sequence OF events.
The on. outstanding fact in the sit
Naiion is that the British offer has
been indorsed by the practical. in
$t!nctive common sense of the newly
.'irrancFiSed British people. -politi-
"ni party divisions have been diSsolv-
ell. On thar fact pear. must be based.
Th" coming conference regarding
ireland has been hailed here with
'"iings of hop" well as relief. II
: true that Prime Minister Lloyd
SuZcrainty is u de facto condition in
rhe situation. but that need be no bar
10 au agreement if the representa-
lives of both sides viii get down to
consideration OF tho practical is
sues Involved.
nifty In ireland Essential.
Th" real ambition of Sim Fein is Il
ruited and Sclf-@oNerned Ireland. II
IN" Sim FeinerS can bring Themselves
into alignment as willing and true
J.artucrs in the British cvmmonweal lth
.'f nations then that fact ought TO go
FAR 10 bring Ulster to the considera-
Ton OF conditions Of ultimate unity.
i:ut AN essential condition is Il unity
Epirit.
Can Irish .narjunalism h.. given due
oppression within the empire. and. il
>. can the road h.. cleared at the
ymins conference Tor the ultimat p
1t.rgiHg OF the north with the south ?
Thc>" arc the two main questions. In
2aCard to I'll. first. I believe that, de-
suite recent history. sentiment as we'll
Evening star., 1921-10-09
IRISH ENJOYS TAKE
LONDON BY STORM
Given Tremendous Ovation
by Thousands on Arrival
at Railroad Station.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, October S.-The Irish
peace delegates, who are to begin ne
Eotiations with representatives OF the
british government on October IL,
stepped from their special railway
carriages in Eustou station this even
ing and received u story welcome
from several Thousand of their coun-
trymen and partisans. whose cheers
We're reinforced by the thund.rins of
4 killed pipers' band.
just Miss Seeing King.
The Irish delegates train pulled in
at the same platform as the train
which carried the king and queen
from Ralmoral scarcely an hour be-
lofc. For the sovereisns the entire
PLATFORM had been rallied off and cor
u"ned by squalrons of police. and the,
hoor had been covered with q red
carpet. on which !: group Of court at
tendants, with the usual uniformed
tunctionaries, welcomed their majes-
ties. Their departure from the sta
ti"n was cheered by many Of those
among the crowds which had assem-
bled to greet the Irish peace mission.
Porters quickly removed the car
pet, and all evidences of the recent
presence OF royalty disappeared. In
lew minutes the delegates train ar
rived Men bearing enormous Sim
Fem color standards and women way
ing smaller republican flags, many of
them singing and the rest cheering
with the booming of guns, made the
great station reverberate until tbs.
delegates and their secretaries moved
away i'll automobiles, headed by the
piHers.
Their progress was slow for 4 con-
siderable distance from the station
as other thousands We're crowded
along the route. Many climbed on
the side Of the ears. the lighted in-
terlors OF which made plainly visible
the faces of Arthur Griffith. Robert
Z. Barton. Eamon j. Duggan and
George Gavin Duffy Th. party mo-
torcd to the Cadogan Square head
quarters through many of the prin-
cipai streets Of the West End.