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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07
SHIPPING MANY COCKS
FROM HESTER TO MEXICO
Three Way" Conversation Estab'
lished Between Buyer AND Seller
Last Night.

Daily Mail.
"Two Mexicans trying to talk Eng
lish, and Col. Tobe Hester and his
gang trying to talk Spanish, all OF
them sports" and admirers Of fine
Chickens" said DR.. Herbert Harris
this morning, "surely does make
some confusion"
DR.. Harris refers to the two Mexi-
cans who are now at Colonel Hester's
buying chickens. They have been
there for some time now, and are
still buying and shipping garte CHICK
ems to Mexico. y
DR.. Harris struck a mediui thru
which a limited conversation could
be carried on. He tried out his war
French" on the Mexicans and was
rewarded by having one of them re-
spond readily to his queries in
French. Then "three way CONVEX
sation was begun. DR.. Harris and one
Of the Mexicans laborously convers-
ed in French, which in turn, DR.. Har-
ris translated to Mr.. Hester in Eng
lish, and the Mexican translated his
in turn to his partner.
"Those fellows" continued DR..
Harris are buying about 200 OF Mr..
Hester's finest chickens. They ship
them to Mexico as fast as they can.
They build coops, and ship them out
from Calhoun Falls, and with the ex-
cellent service, they arrive inLare-
do, Mexico in five days. The cocks
have to be put into separate coops'
with partitions. between so they Will
not attempt to fight.
Zone sweet potato, one apple and
a handful of corn soaked in water
are placed in the coops. This is traV-
cling rations for the fowls on their
trip to Mexico. No water is placed IN
the coops. The coops, too, are cover
ed over with CLOTH"
DR.. Harris says that the fowls
average $3.50 each in price, and
that even under the difficulties, the
Mexicans are proving themselves
good buyers, and are certainly good
Judges of fine chickens.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07
SCHOOL POPULATION
OF u. S. is 33,25O,S7O

Washington, Nov. 3.-The school
poulat;on, of the United States is
33,250,879, the Census Bureau an
nouncing today. Of this number COM
prising citizens five to 20 years old,
more than 21,37O,OO0 were attending
school between September 1919, and
January, 1920, when the Census was
taken. Utah apparently is the most
studious state, 78 per cent Of her
citizens eligible by age being regis
tered in schools. Massachusetts leads
in the 73 year group with 96.1 per
1919 per cent. +
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07

Mr. Ed. Cain spent the weekend
with his sister, Mrs. L. C. Galloway.
Mrs. Knox writes from Columbia: ::
"We are getting on we'll here and ev-
erybody pleased with DIR. Moffatt."
DR.. and Mrs. Moffatt came up
from Columbia and attended the fun
aral of Miss Eleanor Long.
Miss Mary Jordan returned Satur-
day from visit to friends and rel
atives in Georgia.
Mr.. Overcash of Kannapolis, N. C..
has been on a visit of some days as
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. ]. B.
Pressly.
Mr.. R. S. Galloway left for. Green
vile, Heidelberg and Hendersonville
last Monday evening to meet interest
ed parties at these points.
The Due West High School defeat
ed the Seneca High School last Fri
day on the local ground by the score
of to 0.
Mr.. S. A. Mitchell and DR.. j. H.
Saye of Sharon, were brief isitors
Ito our town last week. The former
has a daughter in the Woman's COL
|lege.
The Erskine football team is in
good condition for the three remain
ing games of the season, which are
as follows: Wofford at Spartanburg,
Nov. 3rd; Newberry at Due West,
November 11th; Clemson at Clemson
November 18th.
Mr.. and and Mrs. Henderson Long,
Mr.. Ed Long, Messrs. Bynum and
Hazel Long, of Gastonia, N. c., Mrs.
Worth Falls of Spartanburg and Mrs.
R. R. Moffatt of Chester, were in
Due West last Thursday on account
of the funeral of Eleanor Long.
Mr.. ]. C. Reid and Mr.. J. o. Ross
of Charlotte made a pop call on Due
West last week. They came down in
their machine and spent Friday night
in Due West as the guests of Prof. E.
L. Reid and returned Saturday
morning before but a few of their
friends were aware of their presence
in town. They each are patrons of
our colleges.
1t was a pleasure to have Mr. and
Mrs. J. VI. Whorton, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. W..:crton make this Office Wis
it. They were especially looking for
Sabbath School literature. They came
down to spend the day on the fair
grounds and to visit friends. We were
glad to have them. They are fine c;ti-
zens.
1t will be a fine day of fellowship
and fun to have a big crowd of the
alumni al friends of Erskine here
on Armistice day. One of the hard
est fought football games of the sea-
son will be played here on that day.
We want you to be here to share the
hoped for victory with US, and to in
spire by your presence the students
and faculty of your college. A crowd
of the old Erskine men will be here.
You come.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07
Treasurer's Notice.

In accordance with an act to. raise
supplies for the fiscal year 1921, be-
ginning January 1st, the treasurer's
Office will open from October Is to
December 31st for collection of taxes
without penalty.
After January 1st, 1922 the pen
atty will be one per cent; after Feb
ruary 1st, penalty two per cent; at
ter March 1st, penalty seven percent.
after March 18th, the unpaid taxes
will 90 into execution and will be
collected by the Sheriff.
One dollar Poll tax will be collect
ed from all male citizens between
ages of FL and go years.
A two-dollar road tax on all male
citizens between the ages of IL and
SO years.
A dog license of $1.25 must be
paid on all dogs. This license is in
lieu of all other taxes and licenses,
city or otherwise.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07
PRESIDENT HARDING WAS
Sc YEARS OLD WEDNESDAY

Washington, Nov. 3.-President
Harding celebrated his 56th birthday
yesterday quietly at the White House
no special program having been ar
ranged for the occasion. Scores OF
congratulatory letters and kilograms
were received during the day from
friends throughout the country and
many from abroad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07
EXCHANGED 7s SHOTS
IN BLOODLESS DUEL

Rome, Nov. Count Pietro Rus
conf and Lieutenant Altibelli both of
this city, recently enaaged in a duel
that is believed to have set the rec
ord for small gun practice. They fac
ed each other on the field of honor
and began hostilities, which contin-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07

The American Legion estimates
that seven hundred thousand war
veterans are jobless. But that's all
right; the world is safe for democ-
racy.-sLife.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07
GERMAN MARKS MAKE
A NEW LOW RECORD

New York, Nov. 3.-German marks
today dropped to 4s, new low rec
ord. This was a decline of 1-2 point
from the previous low record made
yesterday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07
Erskine Defeats WoHord

Spartanburg, Nov. 3.-Erskine
college football team defeated the
Wofford college team at the county
fair grounds here this afternoon, 10
to 6.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07

ued until they had exchanged 78
rounds, neither one having suffered
serious damage. At last their seconds
and the surgeons in attendance and
stopped the fusillade.
The two men, before retiring, de-
clared themselves reconciled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-07

In addition to the above the follow
ing Special School Tax will be COL
lected on the following named school
districts:
School Districts and Numbers With
Rate of Special Tax
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Says Dining Car Prices
Are Down p Per Cent

CHICAGO, July 14.-Dining car
prices have dropped 25 per cent since
the war and will be reduced further
according to T. A. Dempsey, presi-
dent of the American Association of
Dining Car Superintendent, in ses-
sion here.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
WILLIAMS SCORES
RESERVE SYSTEM

AUGUSTA, Ga, July 14.-Stubborn
refusal of the federal reserve board
to modify its rules and policies to
adapt them to changing conditions
and to sectional and SeaSonable de-
mands has caused unnecessary hard
ship and obstruction of return to
healthy conditions, John Shelton
Williams, former comptroller of the
currency, declared here today in an
address before the Augusta board of
citation and farmers of the state.
The reserve board, he asserted,
stiff and inelaatic, consoquently op,
pressive and injurious, where it
should have been helpful, and dan
have been repressive.'
Mr.. Williams declared the policies
CT the board had resulted in "cruel
cramping of banks, small merchants
and farmers of the country, and ac-
tual stimulating of wild speculation
and destructive usury in New York"
THE intent of the farmers of the
great federal reserve act" Mr.. Will
liams continued, was that the sys-
tenn be governed and conducted on
plain common sense principles, APP
pllcable to both the village and small
town, and the big town man. One
of the principal and most vital pur-
poses was to prevent congestion OF
money at the centerS for use in gam
bling or for eXactions from gamblers
when funds are needed for moving
or carrying crops, or for develop
ment and conduct of productive en-
terprises. / say that broad and no.
Bile purpose has been hindered, per-
Verted and in large measure reversed
by the majority of the federal re-
serve board to maintain and enforce
rules unnecessarily lard, inflexi-
BILE and unVarying."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Arsenate Instructions
Sent Cotton Planters
Throughout State

Instructions and information re-
garding the application of calcium
arsenate to cotton plants to
discourage the advances of the boil
weevil, have been sent out all over
the state by the Georgia Experiment
Station, in response to many in
|quiries. The suggestions are SIS fol-
lows:
AS with other farm operations, this is an
Individual problem and will differ radically
with the skill of the operator and amount
of care exercised in the busting. There is,
however, particular thing to be re-
membered. busting must be done we'll or
efforts will have been in vain.
In appliGs ton of calcium arsenate some
kind of instrument is required There are
many kinds and sizes on the market and the
size required depends upon acreage and
requirements for future busting. Machines
vary from small hand guns costing about
SIS to the larger power machines at $500.
As n rule, larger machines will dust at
a much lower unit cost per acre than
smaller hand machines provided the machine
is used to its full capacity.
Calcium arsenate costs about Is cents
1 per pound. The amount required will de-
/ pend upon the machine in use and the
acreage When properly applied, five pounds
per acre is enough for application, but
in unskilled hands an inefficient machine
more may be required. The number of ap-
plica lions per will depend upon the
season. but a rough estimate of the calcium
arsenate necessary per acre would be about
twenty pounds.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
REPUBLICANS JUMP
ON TARIFF ITEMS

WASHINGTON, July 14-Attacks
on various schedules of the Fordney
tariff bill came from the Republican
side in the last day of general de-
bate on the measure today.
The duties on oil were opposed
by Representative Treadway, Massa-
cnusetts, a member of the ways and
means committee.
Representative Stafford, Wisconsin,
declared there was no justification in
increasing the rate on ferro-manga-
nese steel from SIS a ton in the Ding
ley tariff low of 1897 to $40 a ton:
in their work by high duties on sur
gical instruments, Representative
Goodykoontz, West Virginia, said.
In his speech, Mr.. Ireadway pre-
scented a telegram from Governor
Cox. of Massachusetts, protesting
against the oil duties, stating that
New England annually uses 100000
900 gallons of Mexican fuel oil.
1T would be a serious blow to
New England industries" Governor
Cox wrote, land would tend to raise
the price of coal and gasoline.
Unless Mexican oil can be brought
into this country our natural resour-
sources soon will be diminishing so
into this country our natural re-
fast it will cause CONSERVATION" said
Mr.. Treadway.
Mr. Goodykoontz declared that i'm
porters of surgical instruments have
been laying in big supplies and in
tend to raise the price if these ar
ticles are made dutiable.
Stafford insisted that the duty on
ferro-manganese amounted to more
than 100 per cent.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16

LONDON, July 14-With 'ndica-
lens is nearer than in centuries, the
eyes of the world are Oh five men.
These men will take the leading
parts in the Irish peace negotiations.
at a series of meetings here. They
are:
Lloyd George
Lloyd George, British premier, is
in the center of the stage at the
Irish peace negotiations.
Born in modest circumstances,
Lloyd George early gained reputa-
ton by championing the rights of
the common people, his antagOnism
toward landlordism, and his fight
for greater religious freedom.
He first came into national prom
inence by his opposition to the Boer
war.
Elected to parliament and given
high offices, Lloyd George carried
on his fight for reforms. He was
named secretary of state for war in
the coalition cabinet, during the
World War.
He forced the resignation of Pre-
mier Asquith and was himself
named premlcr.
The voice of the Sim Fein at the
Irish peace negotiations will be that
of Eamonn. de Valera, revolutionary
leader, soldier, professor of sciences,
diplomat and president.
De Valera was born in New York
City: His father was Spanish, his
mother Irish.
The future president was teach
ing mathematics in the National
Training college when he actively
entered the fight 70" Irish freedom.
In the Irish instruction of 1916,
De Valera defended one of the
seized areas brilliantly.
He was largely responsible for the
organization of the country with the
Sim Fein as nucleus.
General SHUTS
General Jan Christian SHUTS,
premier of the Union of South At
RIGA, who is credited with promoting
the Irish peace negotiations, is law
yer, soldier and statesman.
He has fought England, and has
served her
General SHUTS first gained great
prominence by his brilliant achieve
ments for the Beers in the Eoer
war.
SHUTS commanded the troops in
British East Africa in 1861, and
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
JAPAN ACCEPTS PLAN
TO TALK ARMAMENT;
CHINA ALSO ACCEPTS
BEEN BLOWING
BUBBLES ALL LIFE:
TRIES SUICIDE

1T have been blowing bubbles al
WAYS the champion mistake
maker Now I am about to
make the biggest 'bulp of all"
Those few phrases from the letter
he wrote Just before he turned on
the gas are taken by his friends to
explain the cause of Wade Hampton
Buffers attempt at suicide Wednes-
day night.
Mr.. Butler, well-known Albanian.
for many years was with the Atlanta
Freight bureau. Recently he had or
ganized new business. Its appa-
rent failure, it is said. led to de-
spondency and the suicide attempt.
Today he is at the Georgia Bap-
fist hospital in dangerous condi-
ton. The doctors entertain hopes
that he will recover.
Mr.. Buffers brother b c. Butler.
treasurer of the Southern Auto and
Equipment company, received a
three-page typewriter letter in the
mails the first thing Thursday morn
ing. 1t said in part:
My dear Bias: You probably re-
member me eating cake of soap
while quite young, and as a conse-
quence l have been blowing bubbles
ever since. Seriously, 1 am the cham
plCn mistake maker. Practically ev
erything that l ever did or attempt
ed to do during my whole life turn
ed out to be all wrong, and 1 am now
about to take a step that is prob
ably the biggest 'bulP that I have
ever made yet. Twenty years of pow
erty and debt has about gotten my
goat, and in view of everything get
ting worse all the time, 1 see moth
ing to encourage sticking around, so
have decided to kick the bucket"
The letter said that the STRAW that
broke the camePs back was Mr.. But
ler's latest venture, the formation of
the Cooperative League of America.
Il turned out badly, said the letter,
which continued:
Capped the Climax
This disappointment absolutely
caps the climax, and while this Incl
dent in itself is not enough to make
a man quit, it confirms me in the
hopelesSneSS of ever getting out of
the hole. I'm on the shady side of
40, out of d job or an income of any
kind worth mentioning and not ca
pable of holding a job if I had one so
long as my mental distress remains
over the possibility of my family
coming to want more pronounced
than it is. When you receive this,
l will probably be where debts and
poverty don't count for much, and if
you will be good enough to have my
worthless body looked after, it will
be at some of the hotels-possibly
the Terminal. Have it put away as
cheaply as possible and without any
fuss and feathers. I don't want
funeral of any kind. If God will not
answer agonizing prayer in this life,
empty and hypocritical ceremonies
will not help, man any in the life
beyond. -"
Mr.. Buffers brother read no fur
Their, but made all speed to the
Terminal hotel. There he found Mr..
Butler registered and reached his
room in time to rescue him. The
door was locked, the windows down
and every crevice plugged. The gas
had been turned on several minutes,
and Mr.. Butler was unconscious.
He was rushed to the Grady hos
pital and later taken to the Georgia
Baptist hospital.
He has a wife and six children.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
HENRY FORD WANTS
To OPERATE PLANT
At MUSCLE SHOALS

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Secre-
tary Weeks announced last night
that he would ask congress for au-
thority to accept a proposal by Hen
ry Ford for acquiring the govern
ment nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals,
Ala, if the offer was found to be
"substantial." The proposal, which
yesterday, was on his desk, Mr..
Weeks said, adding that he would be-
gin the study of it's terms at once.
Mr.. Ford offers to buy the nitrate
plant, equipment and lands for $5,-
100000 and ease for 100 years the
pleted, at an annual obligation of ST.
100000. He proposes to convert the
works into fertilizer plant, the
profits of which would be limited to
8 per cent and to keep it in readi-
ness for the manufacture of explo-
sives by the government in time of
war. If acceptance of the offer is
found advisable, Mr.. Weeks said he
would ask congress for authority to
sell the plant and lease the dams and
for an appropriation to complete the
electric installation on them. This
work is estimated to cost $28,000,000
and on this sum Mr.. Ford proposes
to pay interest at the rate of per
cent, and to amortize the entire cost
of both dams over a period of 100
years.
Discussions with Mr.. Ford leading
up to the offer, Secretary Hoover
said, were conducted by Assistant
Secretary Of Commerce Houston
with the approval of Secretary
Weeks.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
Comptroller Crissinger
Recommends Meeting
OF Financial Experts

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 14.-An
international conference of financial
experts to consider a plan to place
the commercial transactions of the
nations of the world on a uniform
basis and eliminate the uncertain
ties of exchange was advocated to-
day by Comptroller of the Currency
|Crissinger in an address here before
the Ohio Bankers association.
Mr.. Crissinger suggested the adop-
tion of a unit for international COM
mercial transactions which, backed
by gold and securities, could be main
tanned at an even level and obviate
fluctuations, and at the same time
preserve the stability of the gold
standard through more effective use
of the reserves of Europe and this
country.
II think" he said, eve may be
reasonably confident that a united
effort of the banking interests in
the stronger countries would be ca
pable of establishing such a pool of
gold and of superior credit, repre-
gerting the live and moving process
es of commerce as would insure the
maintenance of such a unit of set
Element and exchange
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
PACIFIC QUESTION
NOT DISCUSSED IN
TOXIC ACCEPTAN

WASHINGTON. July 1.-the
state department today was notified
of Japars acceptance of the invita-
ton to a disarmament conference.
The Japanese communications, now
ever, omitted any reference to dis
cussion of problems in the Pacific,
which was also included in the ten
tative invitation sent out last Satur-
day.
1t was stated on high authority
that Japan's failure to include the
Pacific questions in her acceptance
was not necessarily regarded as an
expression of IIsarprOval of the
American proposal.
1t was added, however, that the
Japanese government would have 20
agree beforehand to include Pacific
problems, becausce any practical re-
suits of disarmament would have TO
be based on an amiCable settlement
in the Pacific.
Officials were plainly perpleXed by
the Japanese answer and 1t was as
sumed that no formal invitation nam
ing date for the conference will be
prepared until the Japanese attitude
Is cleared up.
Answer Foreseen
The possibility of Japan making
some such answer had been foreSeen
and discussed here, but it was be-
lieved that she would finally accept
unreServedly.
Formal notification that China
would partake in the conference also
was received today.
China'S notification of her willing
ness to participate in the conference
included a statement that she would
welcome discussions of the Far East
ern problem.
All the five'nations which received
the American query as to whether
invitations to a conference would be
welcome, have now replied with an
unconditional affirmative except ia
pan.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16

was the South African representa-
tive in the imperial war cabinet.
191T-1S.
He is a firm believer in the League
of . Nations and the arbitration of
International differences.
Sir James Craig
Lieutenant Colonel Sir James
Craig, spokesman for the Orangemen
at the Irish peace negotiations, has
long been recognized as leader of
the Ulster UnioniStS.
Craig has served Great Britain
in war and in peace.
He won distinction in the Boer
war as a commander of troops. Fol
lowing the war, Craig was elected
to parliament He has held many
Secretariats.
When the new home rule bill was
put into effect, Craig was selected
as leader of the Ulster parliament
This assured his election as pre-
mier of Ulster, a position which he
now holds.
King George
While King George V is not eX-
pected to take a leading part in the
Irish peace negotiations. his speech
at the opening of the Ulster parlia-
ment was a basis for opening nego-
tiations for the meeting.
The personality of the king may
have considerable Influence on the
work of the representatives.
His democratic manners and GUS
toms and his knack of saying the
right thing at the proper time have
won him hosts of friends.
The king, now in his 56th year.
is an able public speaker, and a
tireless worker.