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New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

AN EGG A DAY for
94 consecutive days
entities this handsome
member of the poultry
nobility, Lady Walnut
Hill, to the worlds
record for continuous
egg production. This
prize hen, which is
owned by the College
of Agriculture of the
University of Ken
tucky, started her
fifth year of laying on
January 25, and up
to that time her total
production was 811
eggs. International
Left - u P GOE S
T H E TOY BAL
l. o 0 N MARKET.
Ever since the recent
activities of the three
adventurous n a v al
balloonists, the vend-
ers of this vari-colored
toy have been az light
hearted as their light
er-than-air commod-
ity. For, in addition
to the patronage of
t n e ung sters,
grown-ups have begun
to buy with enthusi-
asm. Here's a migra-
tory balloon merchant
doing a land Office
business in Bronx
Park. cor,o,,o,,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

THE LATEST IN
DIAMONDS. r h e
Syrac Gus e Snowshoe
Club goes in for a little
winter baseball on the
ice at the Lake Placid
Club. Who says our
national game isn't an
all-year-round sport?
One advantage this
novelty diamond has
over the summertime
one is that it quickly
develops experts at
sliding for home.
Underwood
Right - B JILL EFT
PROOF GLASS. Fir
ing pointblank at a
plate of the new glass
with 45-caliber steel
jacketed bullets. The
shots merely dented
the glass slightly, as a
hockey stick does when
struck on ice, and
dropped harmlessly off
What a blessing for
bank cashiers! : And
w h a t a courageous
pair of demonstrators
international
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TRUSTEES REFUSE BIDS
FOR SCHOOL BONDS
No Satisfactory Offer Received and
Securities Will Be Readvertised
For August 10.

The school trustees announced af-
ter the meeting yesterday to open
bids for. the sale Of the 100000 Of
school bonds, that no satisfactory Of
fer was received for the securities
and. that all offers were refused. The
bonds will be readvertised and bids
received until August 10.
The highest offer received was 80,
or 100000 for the lot which at par
are worth 100000 and accrued in
terest. The bonds are to be issued
in denominations to suit purchaser
and will bear interest at 6 per cent,
payable semi-annually. The generous
terms of these bonds made it imprac-
ticable to sell them at so low figure
and Mr.. w. M. Barnwell, chairman of
the board, said the trustees would
not consider the offer.
The offer of 80 was made by Colin
s. Monteith of Columbia, represent
ing a Cincinnati house.
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MILL PEOPLE ENJOY
PICTURE ON HEALTH
Hayden and Filby Make Addresse
Full Of Advice and Compli-
..I ments to Village. .I.'

In connection with the health pic
ture provided by the department Of
rural sanitation of the state Board
of Health, enjoyed by a large
audience at the mill school auditori-
um Wednesday night, DR.. Hayden
epidemiologist of the State Board of
Health, and Engineer Flby, expert
on water supply and sanitation, told
the people of specific violations Of
principles of sanitation and suggest
ed remedies for their correction.
They had previously made an inspec-
toin of the homes in the village, MAX
ing house to house canvass. After
the inspection, DR.. Hayden told The
Press and Banner representative
that the Abbeville Mill village was
"far ahead of the best" in the matter
Of sanitation and cleanliness.
1t had been planned to show the
health picture accompanied with a
good comedy, on screen attached to
the bandstand in the yard, but the
generator gave trouble and the pic
ture had to be shown inside. DR..
Hayden spoke from the bandstand
to the people seated on the grass: His
first talk had to do with the obser-
vance Of the law concerning vaccina-
ton of school children for smallpox.
|Mr. Fitby5aspoke Of the excellent
water and Sewerage system provided
in.the village and advised the people
to use the water from the system
rather than any private supply from
wells or pumps in the yard. He also
emphasized the necessity of keeping
solids out of the sewers, so that they
would not become clogged and con-
taminate the water supply by af-
fecting the pressure.
After the picture, DR.. Hayden
spoke again, complimenting the mill
people and the mill authorities on
the excellence Of the housing facili-
ties, the cleanliness of the premises,
and the purity Of the water supply.
He said that nowhere in the state
had he found more attractive mill
community or a more healthful one.
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False and Malicious.

Asheville, N. c., July 2S.-Declar.
ing that the credit and reputation Of
the South are being injured by
'false and malicious statements ema.
mating from Washington" the Ashe.
vile board of trade today addressed
a telegram to Surgeon General Cum
ming and members Of the North Car.
clina delegation in Congress asking
that the source of information re-
garding semi-starvation and pellagra
conditions, be revealed.
Newspapers carrying press dis
patches refer to epidemic of pellagra
in South due to lack of sufficient
nourishment and insufficient food
giving shortage Of money as reason
and making out conditions very ter
rible and alarming" reads the mes.
sage. "Please wire quickly if this in
terview and story authorized by your
Office and name of Representative
furnishing this information"
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cation provisions of the government,
but this has not been granted with
sufficient dispatch. To speed up the
work necessary in handling such
cases the agencies above have start
ed a cleanup campaign to relieve
;he situation as speedily as possible.
Meetings will be held at various
points in the state beginning at an
Early date. Mrs. Coleman will rep
resent the Red Cross in the cam
oaign. She was representative of this
organization here during the war and
worked with much enthusiasm.
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STORY Of FAMINE
DENIED BY BYRNES
THANKS PRESIDENT FOR OFFER
OF ASSISTANCE BUT TELLS
HIM REPORT IS UNTRUE AS
APPLYING TO SOUTH CARO-
LIMA

Washington, July 28.-Represen-
tative Byrnes Of South Carolina, in
a letter today to President Harding
declared kilograms from the South
Carolina board of health and editors
of daily newspapers in the State were
emphatic in the assertion that no con-
ditions approximating famine or con-
ducive of pellagra, existed anywhere
in South Carolina.
Mr.. Byrnes thanked the President
for his prompt action and readiness
to relieve distress but said that the
reports Of "semi-famine" and wide
spread pellagra in the South were
without the "least foundation, at least
so far as South Carolina was con-
cerned." .
eff the people Of South Carolina
ever suffer any disaster with which
the State could not cope we would
welcome aid," the letter said, "but it
would be unfortunate if the Red
Cross were called upon to relieve "a
plague and famine of which our peo-
pie are unaware.
ut would be obtaining money un-
der false pretenses."
State health board figures showed,
the letter added, that total deaths
from pellagra in June were forty
three compared with twenty-nine in
June, 1920. While the number of
new cases last month were eight as
against fourteen in the same month
last year. The letter stated that while
there had been some financial strin-
gency among few people holding
their cotton there was no shortage of
food anywhere and that even in the
remote coast villages no epidemic
was reported. Vi
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MRS. COLEMAN APPOINTED
TO RED CROSS POST
Will Cooperate With Legion and War
Risk Bureau in Cleanup
Cam paign

Mrs. M. T. Coleman of Abbeville
has been appointed by the Red Cross
to represent that organization in
South Carolina, in cooperation with
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
the Federal Board for Vocational
Training and the American Legion,
in the joint campaign that is soon to
start in the interest Of compensation
and vocational education for ex-ser-
vice men. This work is to begin i'm
mediately in the Southern Division,
composed of nine states. Mrs. Cole
man has accepted the appointment
and is now in Atlanta comforting
with divisional officers of the Red
Cross in regard to details of the
work.
Due to congestion in the various
offices and to a surplus of red tape
in the federal departments there has
been much complaint from ex-servlce
men that they were not being treated
with the dispatch and efficiency that
was their due. Examples have been
given of needy young men who were
in hospitals due to wounds or sic(-
ness while in the army, suffering be-
cause of delay in the payment Of
claims under the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance Act. Also many young men
have made application for vocational
education under the vocational edu-
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PLAN TO CLEAR UP
VETERANS CLAIMS
GOVERNMENT, RED CROSS AND
LEGION COOPERATE IN MOVE.
MENT TO ADJUST ALL CASES
NOW NEEDING ATTENTION IN
THIS STATE.

Atlanta, Ca, July 28.-A "clean.
up campaign" by the government
the Red Cross and the American Le'
gion will begin in South. Carolina
August Is. It's purpose is to get ir
touch with every war veteran in the
State, in order to give him the full
benefit of the war risk insurance act
and the rehabilitation act. .ga;,, .
A cleanup squad composed Of
medical examiners and experts ir
service claims will 60 into nearly
twenty South Carolina cities ano
towns in every part of the State
Their itinerary will be given full pub
licity and on the dates they will visit
community. Veterans are asked tc
be there, to present their claims tc
have them properly filed; to have
pending claims speeded up, and tc
find out just what grounds for claims
they have.
The plan in brief, is to DO for the
/ war veterans by visiting him person
ally on his own ground what il
might take months of correspondence
to do otherwise. Red tape will be cut
both by the cleanup squad and or
the other end at Washington, to gel
prompt action on every case.
Full plans for the Sot4h Carolina
campaign were completed at a con,
ference at Southern division head
quarters of the Red Cross today. At
tending the conference were Fred w
! Graham, service officer Of the Green
vile post of the American Legion
Major G. n. Mahon, Jr., State com
mander of the Legion in South Car
olina; John Andrews, contact officer
| of the bureau Of war risk in Soutt
Carolina; Harry L. Hopkins, manager
! of the Southern division of thssRet
| Cross, and other government, Rec
Cross and Legion officials. : 3 ~
The itinerary of the South Carolina
Cleanup squad was announced: Il
will begin in Greenville August Is
1e, II, lS, 10 and 20; Charleston
September 12, 13, IA, is, 16 and II
Columbia, September %, "a, 25, 2t
and 27. Other cities it will visit be-
tween the 18th and October 81, art
Anderson, Greenwood, Aiken, Barn
we'll, Ridgeland, Orangeburg, Sum
ter, Georgetown, Darlington, Marion
Conway, Rock Hill; Laurens anc
Spartanburg.
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JAPAN COMES ON
FOR DISARMAMENT
TELLS STATE DEPARTMENT
SHE WILL TAKE PART IN
CONFERENCES, BUT SUG-
GEsTs THAT QUESTIONS NOW
SETTLED BE LEFT OUT.

Washington, July 27.--Japan's de.
finite acceptance of a place in the
disarmament conference which
reached the State Department today
gives consent to a discussion Of Far
Eastern questions m connection
with the conference but suggests
that problems which concern only
particular powers or which can be
regarded as closed incidents be
omitted from the scope Of the meet
ing. 49,. "
There was every evidence of sat-
isfaction over the reply in official
circles here and it was indicated
that the way now was regarded rs
entirely clear for the preliminary
negotiations which will fix the time
and place of meeting and details Of
procedure. .lt#
A comprehensive consideration Cd
the conference program before the
delegates actually assemble also was
suggested in the Japanese note and
now is regarded as assured. The at
titude Of officials here has been that
such a discussion would be entirely
in place once all the invited powers
had definitely accepted invitations.
A portion Of the Japanese reply
which attracted particular attention
here was a photograph declaring it
the sense of the Japanese govern
ment that during the conference
problems such as are Of sole con-
Germ to certain particular powers OF
such matters that may be regarded
accomplished facts should be scrupu-
lously avoided" =
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SCHOOLS TO CONSOLIDATE


A meeting of the patrons Of Gen.
tral, Parks Greek and Hillville
schools will be held at Central
school house next Thursday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock to discuss the
proposed move to consolidate these
three schools. Mr.. D. L. Lewis, rural
school supervisor of the state super
intendent of education's office, will
be present to explain the advantages
of such action. Senator J. H. Moore
and Superintendent of Education
P. Il. Mann will also attend the
meeting. .... o..
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DUE WEST AHEAD,

A youth in Greenville broke his
arm attempting to pitch q curve
ball last Wednesday. But that hap,
pened to Walker Edwards, of Due
West, thirty years ago when he was
pitching for his home team against
the Lowndesville nine at game
played at Level Land. Due West is
still thirty years ahead of Green
vile.
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FARMER MEASURE
CAUSE OF SPLIT
SENATOR HOPS
."ON ADMINISTRATION WITH
MYSTERIOUS AND. SECRET
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUND.
ING SUBSTITUTE .;

washington, July Z8.-A bl-parti-
san movement in the Senate today
got behind the administration plan
for agricultural credits as substi-
tute for the Norris bill, caused a
split in the unofficial agricultural
"bloc" on Senators and reused to
vigorous protest from Senator Norris,
Republican, of Nebraska, in charge
Of the measure bearing his name.
Charges of political machine"
tactics against his bill were made by
Senator Norris, whose. verbal blast
included the administration broadly,
the White House, Vice President
Coolidge, the cabinet and other gov
ernment officials and individual SEN
ators.
The attack Of Senator Norris which
followed an agreement today between
Republican and Democratic Senators
to support the administration plan to
have the War Finance Corporation
placed in charge of agricultural cred
it's, was directed at the substitute
bill of Senator Kellogg, Republican,
of Minnesota. This measure was
drafted by Secretary Hoover and Di-
rector Meyer, of the War Finance
Corporation and was introduced yes
terday just prior to the reading of a
message from President Harding sug-
gesting such measure.
Characterizing the Kellogg bill as
"an illegitimate child" Secretary
Hoover and Director Meyer as it's
"wet nurses" and Senator Kellogg as
it's "foster: father Senator Norris
said the effort to defeat the Norris
bill was the topic of many White
House conferences. It was no "se-
cret," he said, that the administra-
ton was opposed to the Norris bill.
Suggestions of collusion between
Vice President Coolidge and Senator
Curtis, Of Kansas, Republican whip,
in connection with Senator Kellogg s
introduction of the substitute were
made by Senator Norris. He SAID
Senator Curtis, presiding over the
Senate while Mr.. Coolidge was az
tending the Tuesday cabinet meeting,
had given the floor to Senator Kel-
logg without the latter requesting
recognition. The plans all were ar
ranged, Senator Norris said, and soon
after their consummation, he contin-
ued, Mr.. Coolidge entered the Senate.
"No details of operation are over
looked by the political machine" said
Senator Norris. "If the Vice Presi-
dent has made other arrangements
push him aside"
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.BLEASE ADDRESS
HEARD AT F|LBERT
EX-GOVERNOR REMINDS PEGS
PIE OF PROPHECY OF FOUR
YEARS AGo-NoT CANDIDATE
FOR ANY OFFICE-LEAVES
THAT TO OTHERS. "

lEl<A1 ~ OAk1GNS.
T.. Il
York, July 2s.-Approximately
5000 upstate people, most of them
of York County, heard Congressman
W. F. Stevenson and Ex-Governor
Cole L. Blease, who spoke at the FIJI
bert picnic this morning. The crowd
was not as large as that which heard
the former Governors famous speech
at Fifbert four years ago, when he
denounced the entry Of the United
States into the World War.
>, II am no prophet" he said this
morning, "but four years ago from
this platform I said that Gods hand
was against any nation that went to
war; that if we did go in there would
be widows and orphans among you;
that you would arrive on the verge
of bankruptcy, and that any party
that brought the country into war
would be. put out by the great Ameri-
can public at the first opportunity.
''I ask those of you who heard my
speech then to ask your hearts and
consciences if what I said has not
come true'" s.hk
'Tt' hasw came from the crowd.
The former Governor read long
list of figures from the Record, COM
pairing appropriations of the General
Assembly for 1921 as compared with
1914, when he left the Governors
chair, and he declared that if the
drones and useless clerks and stenog-
raphers employed in the State House
in Columbia were gotten rid Of the
tax burdens of the State would be
lightened so per cent.
He bitterly attacked Senator Niels
Christensen of Beaufort, who he said
was the real boss of the General As
sembly. st
The former Governor attacked the
State Tax Commission and the activi-
ties Of textile manufacturers in
spending thousands in welfare work
rather than paying that extra money
to textile workers in order that they
might have a living wage. . -.
He said that he was not nova can
didate for any Office and he did not
know that he ever would be. "0ur
people need young man of fire and
spirit for a leader" he declared. 'T
am too old. We need a young man
of courage, who will go into every
section of the State and fearlessly
tell the people the truth"
He said that there had been more
iawlessness in South Carolina since
he left the Governors Office than in
ten years before despite increased
appropriations for law enforcement.
He attacked Senators Dial and
Smith, whose names, he said, were
unknown outside Of South Carolina,
and who did nothing for the people
they represented.
He declared that he had been
"eating better and wearing better
clothes" since leaving the Governors
chair than he had ever known before.
"God knows better what you and I
need than we do," he said. "He knew
that it was best for me that I should
not 60 to the United States Senate. I
nave made a success in the practice
Of law in Columbia and I have by
ny private and public life disproved
he charges of my enemies against
ny personal character and mode Of
living. I would not swap my achieve
nents of the past six years for a
seat in the United States Senate"
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RETURNS TO WINDER

~
Mr.. R. D. Moore, who has been
assisting his son-in-aw, Mr.. a. L.
Moore, in opening up his bakery es-
.ablishment returned to his homo
1T Winder, Ca, yesterday.
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DEMANDS RELEASE
OF ALL AMERICANS
SECRETARY HUGHES ASKS
:, THAT PRISONERS HELD BY
SOVIET RUSSIA BE GIVEN RE-
5 LEASE AS MEANS TO BETTER
8 RELATIONS. -

.
Washington, July 2S.-Formal de-
,mand for the release of American
prisoners in Russia has been made
upon the Soviet authorities by Sec
retary Hughes. The state department
was advised today that the communi.
cation has been handed to the Soviet
representative at Reval yesterday
by Consul Albrecht. -.
W The text of the communication
has not been made public, however
It is understood to be brief insist
ence that the Americans be released
before there can be any thought OF
better relations between the United
Statesa nd Russia. The action was
taken in the name Of humanity and
because all efforts to secure tho re-
aease Of the Americans made through
Dr.. Nansen Of the Red Cross, have
failed.
3 What course will be taken by the
United States if the Soviet authorf-
ties ignore or refuse to accede to the
demand was not indicated.
The communication was sent to
Consul AIbrecht July rs. The de-
rnand made upon the Russian author
tiles for the release Of American
prisoners is the first official repre-
sentation made on the subject, \al-
though Lenine and Trotzky and
their associates have been previously
advised informally of the deterni-
nation Of the United States not to
consider closer relations with Russia
until this was. done. - j.
The dispatch of the conmunica-
tion was timed so It would reach
the Russians approximately simulta-
1eously with the message sent by
Secretary Hoover in response to the
appeai made by Maxim GorEy, The
state departments message is re-
sarded officially as wholly independ-
ent of the. Hoover Gorky correspond
ence, althugh it is admitted that it
win serve to st9engthen the attitude
taken by Secretary Hoover, who
made it clear in his message that
any relief by the United States for
the suffering Russians would depend
largely upon the manner in which
Americans in Russia are treated.
There are now held IS prisoners
IN Russia eight or ten Americans. A
hanger number are believed to be de.
tanned within the borders of Russia
some of whom are restricted to lin.
: tied areas. Within those areas they
are permitted to come and 60, but
always under surveillance and with
the understanding that the efforts to
extend their movements will result
in closer confinement.
The demand Of Secretary Hughes
was intended for Maxim Litvinof
the chief of Soviet legations abroad
but in his absence it was handed to
Minister Stark. The text Of the
American secretary of states com.
munication reads:
'The American government is ad,
yised that despite the repeated eff.
forts of DR.. Nansen on its behalf to
secure the release Of the American
prisoners in Russia they are still held
in most serious plight.
ssIn the name of humanity thu
american government demands o!
the SOVIET authoritiiss that thess
Z prisoners be at once released. II j;
nanifestly impossible for the Ameri
can authorities to countenance meas
/. 1res for the relief of the distress ir
Russia while our citizeis are detain
ed"
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BUYS NEW CAR

Mr.. Walter McCord has recently
bought from Mr.. R. Glenn Kay,
manager of the Gregory Motor Car
Company, new Overland Four
;ouring car.
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Master and Slave

We speak of the LANDED interests"
That implies landless men. Is there
such a pitiable, helpless object in ex-
istence as 'slandless mana man
without any right to live. Not neces-
sarily tramp. 1t includes even a
man who has "a lot ON which his little
cottage is erected, for he uses that lot
as a fulcrum or resting place. He can
not earn enough from that lot to sup
port himself and his family. 1t in
cludes even tenant farmers-all me-
chanics, professional men and laborerS.
All must sell their services, or perish.
The landed interests are in differ
ent position. They do not need to en-
ploy their brains or muscles, they live
ON the rental of the land without effort
ON their part.