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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
NEW TELEPHONE RATES
EFFECTIVE ON APRIL

Columbia, March 29.-The in
creased telephone rates become ef-
fective April 1. The increase is ap-
proximately twenty per cent, a new
schedule of rates being allowed by
the railroad commission, varying
from different cities and towns Of
the state. The order Of the railroad
commission, allowing the rate in
crease, specifies that there will be no
more free service between towns
whose exchanges are less than three
miles apart. The commissions or
der cts forth that $500 applications
from citizens in the state for tele-
phone service are on file with the
company. The increase, it is set
forth, will provide a return on the
telephone company's investment in
South Carolina, s4,557,21s, or 4.ss
per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
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Miss Jessie Mundy left yesterday
to spend this week in Greenwood.
Mrs. Boze has returned to her
home in Atlanta after spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Long.
Mr.. W. L. Mundy and children
and Miss Jessie Mundy spent Satur-
day in Anderson with relatives.
Miss Rebecca McQuerns enter
tanned a number of young folks at
a party Monday night. The honor
guests being Misses Green and
Smith of Abbeville.
Mr.. S. O. Bolts was in Abbeville
one day last week.
Miss Lidie Mundy had as he1
guests Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A
Stevenson and Mr.. w. L. Mundy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Brown spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Mundy.
Miss Green of Abbeville is spend
ing a few days with her parents, she
has as her guest Miss Smith, Of Alb
beville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
FRUIT DAMAGE REPORTS
BEGINNING TO POUR IN

Winchester, March 2s.-FSuit
damage reports began pouring into
Winchester today from the Shenan-
doah- Cumberland district in Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, southeastern
Pennsylvania and Maryland, follow
ing last nights cold wave. They
ranged from 'tbadly damaged" to
wiped out" for summer apples
peaches, plums, pears and other
small fruits. No authoritative esti.
mate Of the damage has been re-
ceived.
The mercury dropped to 22 OF
81 degrees in twelve hours here
with ice nearly an inch thick.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
TOBACCO FARMERS PLAN
COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS

Louisville, KY, March 29.-To-
;bacco men from twelve states were
here today for conference at
which adoption Of a cooperative
plan of growing and marketing to-
bacco is expected. The meeting was
called by, the Kentucky farm bureau
federation which urged the necessi-
ty of having all phases of the to-
bacco industry represented in the
proposed marketing plan.
The states represented at the
meeting included Kentucky, Con-
necticut, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, H.
nois, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, In
diana and Wisconsin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
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- - " -
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Rogers spent
Sunday in Midway with Mr.. and
Mrs. Adger Hodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Seal, of And
erson, spent the weekend with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Williams.
MIR. and Mrs. J. F. Rogers spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Crawford, of Martins Mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Ellenburg
spent Sunday with Mrs. T. B. Mar
tin who is very sick. We hope she
will soon be well again.,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Ellenburg and
children, Lucia and Ozey, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Ellenburg and chill.
dren, Chester, Anna Bell and Has
keu, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Williams. They were
Joined in the afternoon by Mr.. and
Mrs. J. o. Seal, Mrs. o. B. Rogers
and two daughters, Mrs. W. C.
Rogers and Mrs. j. F. Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene McCurry
and Mrs. Gus McCurry and daugh'
ter, Willie Mae, Of Abbeville spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Odell
Tiller.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
SLEET AND SNOW

Philadelphia, March 2s.-This
section of the middle Atlantic states
shivered early today under a mini
mum temperature of rs degrees, .af-
ter a three day hot wave in which
the Thermometer registered 80 and
SO degrees. From four p. m. yester-
day when a storm Of wind, rain,
sleet and snow struck this section,
until 6 a. m. today the temperature
dropped 81 degrees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
WOOD ALCOHOL FATAL
TO WILL REED DUNROY

Chicago, March 29.-Will Reed
Dunroy, poet and widely known as
press agent died here last night of
wood alcohol poisoning. Men with
whom he had been associated lately
said that he had not taken a drink
for years, but yesterday he asked a
friend for one to cure a cold.
Dunroy was As years old and in
his younger days was protege Of
William Jennings Bryan, who paid
his way through the University Of
Nebraska. ... a.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
OUT OF THE
ORDINARY, AS Usual

, ihis clu~ -, (the Sewing club)," the
ADD o.<ville Press and Banner says, "is
composed of twelve members and is
one of the most enjoyable clubs in
the CITY," Thousands of people live
in Abbeville but it is probably the
only town in the state containing
more clubs than inhabitants.-The
State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30

Joss sticks are made of a stem Of
bamboo rolled in preparation con-
tanning many different odoriferous
drugs, two of which are aconite and
camphor. The aconite serves to pro.
tect the sticks from rats and mice
and the camphor causes them to
burn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30
FACTS ABOUT COTTON

World production of cotton out
side of the United States, for fac
tory consumption, has averaged T.
$4,000 bales a year for the past
10 years, according to U. S. Census
figures.
Pink boil worm, the most deadly OF
all enemies of the cotton plant trst
made its appearance at Hearne'
Texas, in 1917; Like the boil weevil
it came from Mexico.
Foreign grown cotton to the num-
Der of es2,s11 bales was imported
into the United States last year. 1t
consisted mostly Of Egyptians, and
was the largest quantity ever I'M
ported.
The number of ginneries in the
United States in 1919 was 22,41S, OF
which 1885 were active, and gin
ned an average of COZ bales each.
OF the total Of 1885 active gins
in the United States during 1919 all
but 90 were saw-gins.
Roller gins are used principally IN
ginning sea-island cotton, and the
long-staple cottons Of Arizona and
California.
There is now enough cotton in the
world, unspun, to last nearly two
years.
The total capacity of gins in the
United States indicates that l2,-
100000 bale crop could be ginned in
a single month. The total engine
horse power employed in ginneries
of the United States in 1918 was
973,717.
Bolivar Co., Miss, was the only
county which ginned more than 100,-
900 bales in 1919; seven repoted
more than $4,000, rs more than 5o,-
600 and 1913 more than $4,000 bales.
The cotton crop of 1919 was gin
ned in S87 counties, of which 308
ginned less than 5000 bales each.
From the year 1900 to the out
break of the Great War in 1914 the
number of cotton spindles has in
creased at the rate Of about 3,O00,-
900 every year.
Since 1914 the number of cotton
sp:ndles fit for use has been reduced
from a total of 154, 100000, to to-
tai of 13S,000,000 decrease of
100000 during the six years.
In the United States there are 68
counties which have more than 100,-
600 cotton spindles each.
Bristol County, Mass. with 1882
003 cotton spindles, leads all other
counties in the total number.
Rough Peruvian cotton is used to
some extent for mixing with wool in
the making of wool textiles, especial
ly imitation woolens.
Chinese and Indian cotton are used
to very limited extent for mixing
with American upland cotton in the
manufacture of the cheaper grades
of goods
e Nearly all of the cotton consumed
in the United States is domestic up
Land cotton.
The term "upland' is applied to
all cotton produced in this country,
except sea-island cotton, and in
cludes the long staple upland varie-
ties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30

. The Chinese claim that certain Of
their Buddhist priests explored the
coast Of Mexico, visited the Aztec
empire and crossed into Alaska one
thousand years before the Spanish
invasion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30

The centre of population as
shown by the 1920 census is located
in the southeastern corner of Owen
county, Indiana. It has advanced
9.8 mile westward in the last decade
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-30

A giant redwood tree of California
recently produced $4,000 feet Of tim
Der
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
ANOTHER MURDER BATTLES
POLICE Of PORTSMOUTH
Body Of Unidentified VlctOm Of Mys-
terlOus Crime Found Lying Near
Portsmouth Sunday.

Portsmouth, Ohio, Dec. s. - Ports
mouth police are completely baffled
today, following the fourth murder in
this vicinity within month. Though
thousands Of residents of this and
nearby communities filed through the
morgue here Sunday and this morn
ing, viewing the body of man found
with the head cut nearly off in a
stream four miles west of the city not
the slightest clue to the victims iden-
tity has been disclosed.
The inhabitants of si1 farmhouses
within short radius of the spot
where the body was found, declare
unanimously that they heard no sound
Saturday night, at the time when the
staying is supposed to have occurred,
and saw no one near the place. A
trail of blood, visible through the
thin coating of snow led from the road
to the stream. The body, clad in
rough working garments, lay partly in
the water. The pockets had been
rifled, and all marks of Identification
cut from the garments. The body was
found by William Bolton, a schoolboy
who was on his way to church.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
ARBUCklE JURyDEADlOCKED;;
DISCHARGED SUNDAY MOON
Jury Was Unable TO Reach Verdict
Final Vote Stood 10 to 2 Says Fore.
man In Statement Issued.

San Francisco, Dec. s. - After Al
hours Of deliberation the seven men
and five women on the jury which
tried Roscoe C. Arbuckle on charge
Of manslaughter in connection with
the death Of Virginia Rappe, were dis
charged Sunday when they were un-
able to agree upon a verdict.
The jury was brought into court at
Its own request at noon, reported a
disagreement and asked that It be
discharged. The foreman announced
that the final ballot stood ten to two
but he did not say whether the ma
jority favored conviction or acquittal
Court officers said, however, that
the balloting favored acquittal
throughout The case was set for re.
trial January 9.
August Fritze, foreman Of the Ar
! buckle jury, issued signed state
ment Sunday night saying that one o
the women jurors, who was in thu
minority, refused to consider the evi
dence from the beginning and declar
ed that "she would cast her ballot an,
would not change 1t until hell froz
over"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
SEVERAL THOUSAND
GROWERS ADDED TO
LIST Of POOLERS
loO,OOO,OOO Pounds Of Tobacco New In
the Big Pool Of the Cooperative
Association Is Announce.
ment Made.

Lexington, KY, Dec. 6. - With the
election Of delegates to district con-
ventions only week away, the past
week has been busy one for the Bur-
ley Tobacco Growers Cooperative
Association.
To each Of the $4,000 members OF
the association, who have signed
nearly 190,000,000 pounds OF tobacco
to the cooperative marketing plan,
ballot has been mailed on which are
the names OF the candidates for dele
gate nominated in the main by mass
conventions In the different counties,
and blank spaces In which may be
written the names Of others If those
nominated do not suit the preference
of the individual grower.
Besides these ballots circulars have
cen sent to each grower informing
him of the progress being made by
the association since II was formally
declared successful in having signed
up nearly S5 per cent. of the tobacco
in the hurley district November Is
Since that date many growers have
s'gned, as the opening of the books
on November rs gave opportunity tC
those who had failed TO join to entei
on equal terms with those who had
joined.
This opportunity is to remain open
until December 10 and in most of the
counties is being confined to giving
growers the chance to sign. In Wes
Virginia and in some counties of Ken
lucky, however, campaigns are to bt
made the coming week and successful
growers in the Kentucky campaign
also will so to Ohio to assist in sew
eral counties in which the leaders de
sire to sign up all the crop If posi-
ble.
Committees appointed at the meet
ing here November 16 and at the con
ference of warehousemen and grow
ers here November 90 are at work oil
the various problems presented by tn,
change in the system of marketing
The large majority of the warehouse
men have agreed not to open thei
plants until the association has beef
organized permanently and its direc
tors and officers chosen.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
BUCKNER WILL PI0BATEB.

In the Mason County Court Monday
afternoon a paper bearing date OF
December 31st, 1918, and purporting
to be the last will Of N. T. Backner'
deceased, was offered for probate. The
due execution was proven by the at
testing witnesses and admitted to pro-
bate. BY the terms OF the Will Mr'
Buckner's widow is given an annuity
of $500 and the balance OF the estate
Is divided among children and grand
children.
Stanley Buckner, named In the VIII
as one Of the executors, qualified as
such without surety on bond as re-
quested in the will.
w. II. Buckner was appointed ad-
minIstrator OF N. T. Buckner, deceased
and he qualified as such with c. C.
Buckner and W. II. Anderson as sur
ETY. on bond.
Messrs. VIM. Brierly. Chas. Bentley
ana W. II. Anderson were appointed
TO appraise the estate.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
ORANGEBuRG VOTES FOR
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION
Consolidated School Wins In Orange
burg Precinct By Great Margin
Vote Canvassed Monday.

At special election on the question
of voting special tax for financing
a consolidated school held In the Or
angeburg school district on last Sat-
urday, the advocates of the new and
enlarged school won out by hand
some majority of 236 to 8S.
For several months the consolidat-
ed school idea has been boosted
through this district and the over
whelming majority given the PROPOSE
tion in Saturdays election speaks
highly for the desire of the residents
of this community to give their child.
rem the proper sort of education.
At the monthly meeting Of the
County Board Of Education held Mon
day, the vote was canvassed and certi.
fled. The School Board at its January
meeting will probably vote the specia
tax levy on the district.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
OFFICERS ELECTION IS
POSTPONED BY COUNCIL
City Officers VIII Not Be Chosen Untll
the Last Meeting Of Council In
December-Many Ordinances
Up Tonight.

Another informal meeting of the
newly elected city councilmen was
held Sunday morning and, It is under
stood, that all Of the time Of this con-
ference was spent in going over and
whipping into shape the various ord
inances which must be adopted by the
new council at their first meeting
Monday evening covering the differ
ences in charters of Third and
Fourth class cities.
Action on the selection Of city off,
clals was postponed until later in the
months. Under the new city charter,
council is required to hold two regu-
lar meeting each month and they have
unofflcially decided upon the first and
Third Thursdays Of the month for
their meetings. On the last meeting in
December, it is understood, the body
will continue over until the 29th al
which time new officers will be elect.
ed.
In the meantime councilmen and
Mayor-elect Samuel will endeavor tt
get together on officials SO that thu
election on December 29th shall bt
harmonious.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
Total amount of appraise-

ment ..........''...'. SsV'ooo'o'
The final court order in the case fol-
lows:
"This cause coming on to be heard
upon defendants motion to strike
from plaintiffs petition certain alie-
cations as to the amount Of DEFEND
ants bonds having been $11l,OOO ana
depleted $4,000 as scandalous mat
ter: and the court being sufficiently
advised overruled said notion De-
cause defendant had failed to file or
IN show cause why 1t should not file
the inventory and appraisement mere
IN. so as to enable the court to deter
mine whether or not the allegations
in the petition with respest to the de-
nletion in the amount Of decedants
bonds were true or false. Thereupon
defendant in response to the RUE
awarded herein against 1t, produced
the inventory and appraisement show
ing the par value Of all bonds In its
hands to be seventy-four Thousand
dollars 4,OOO.OO), which is ordered
filed; and then renewed its motion te
strike from said petition said allega'
tions as scandalous matter. Where'
upon the court suggested to the de-
fendant to traverse the issues ten
dered by said allegations and tha'
said motion would then be taken uh
der advisement awaiting the outcome
CT proof upon the issues rendered
There-upon the defendants declined U
plead to the issues rendered by san
petition, and the court being sum
GENTLY advised from the admitted al
Legations thereof, orders and adjudge
that defendants motion he and tn
same is hereby overruled."
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
EVOLVES OF THE NORTH
COMING TO PASTIME.

Eva Novak, Herbert Heyes, Percy
Challenger and William Eagle Eye IA
real Indian) are featured in evolves
of the North" at the Pastime Wednes-
day. This is huge and gripping
photodrama of wolf-men and the
frozen north, a tremendous adventure
Of beautiful girl and dog with two
natures in the frozen north, where
passions of men know no laws. This
is a thriller II there ever was one. See
the gold camp Of the greeat white will.
derness. See the husky dog teams
sweep over the snow wastes. See the
wild night scenes and William Eagle
Eye, a real Indian.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
BANK MERGER WAS
COMPLETED SkTuR.
DAY EVENING LATE
Citizens State Bank Of Dover and
Farmers g. Traders Bank Consolld.
ate-Equitable Trust Company
Moves TO Maysville.

Another bank merger was complet-
ed late Saturday when the directors Of
the Farmers G. Traders Bank, Of this
city, and OF the Citizens State Bank
Of Dover, voted to consolidate effect
i've January 9th.
For some time this deal has been on
between the officials of the two instl-
tutions but no final action was taken
lntil Saturday afternoon late when
the directors OF the Citizens State
Bank at Dover voted to Join with the
Farmers &c Traders will move here.
This action Of the officials Of the
two banks will make very strong or
ganization. The Farmers G. Traders
Bank is probably the fastest growing
financial institution In the county and
through this consolidation 1t becomes
much stronger in every respect. The
bank is hoping to be able to move to
their beautiful new building now
nearing completion by the first Of
the year.
The consolidation of the two banks,
automatically brings to Maysville an
other trust company - The Equitable
Trust Company, which has been oper-
ating in connection with the Dover
bank for several years, This trust
company will be operated in connec-
ton with the Farmers G Traders Bank
and will be separate corporation.
The two banks will continue to op-
crate as separate institutions until
January 9th when the consolidation
will be completed and thereafter will
operate under the Farmers & Trad
prs' mama
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
WINTER Term OF CIRCUIT
COURT OPENED MONDAY
Mason Circuit Court Is Opened for
Winter Term-Grand Jury Organ.
lied and Begins Investigations.

The winter term OF the Mason Cir
cult Court was opened by Judge c. D.
Newell at the court house Monday
morning.
After reading the reports Of the
various officers. the grand Jury was
empaneled and Judge Newell gave
them the usual instructions and sent
them TO their room on the third floor
OF the court house to begin their in
vestigations. The grand Jury is com.
posed Of the following gentlemen:
]. B. Steers, foreman; Robert Bis.
sett, B. d. Bryant, T. J. Ensor, ]. C
Lee. George Rhodes. d. s. Penland, D
d. Baldwin, Henry Maher, L. P. Fox
John Grant and W. W. Knight.
The grand jury has considerable
business referred to 1t from the lower
courts for investigation and will prob
ably be in session for several days.
The petit jury will report Tuesda,
and be empaneled when court will
begin in earnest. The setting of tn
court calendar will probably occup,
much of the time Of the court today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
GOOD WORD FOR OUR
BANDDIRECT0RFROM
HIS FORMER HOME
Oklahoma Newspaper Has Compn.
menary Remarks About George d.
Barnard, Director Of Our
Boys Band.

The following is from the Daily
Ardmoreite, published at Ardmore,
Okla:
George D. Barnard former director
Of the Ardmore Chamber OF Commerce
band, has sent friends In this city pic
lures Of the band Of which he Is now
the head at Maysville, KY, and which
has established wide reputation as
O magnificent musical organization In
the past year. The band is known as
the Maysville Boys Band and Is COM
posed Of 40 high clcass young musi-
clans.
Here Is what the citizens OF Mays
willie advertise in letting the worid
know Of their organization:
"The million dollar band from the
blue grass Of old Kentucky, organized
In February, 1919.
"The progressive citizens OF this
little city pay all expenses to educate
these boys. George D. Barnard the
eminent band master and composer
has charge Of the band as Its director
DR.. P. G. Smoot is its physician ano
accompanies them on their tours te
take care Of their health, Col. J. Bar
bour Russell Is its business manager
and arranges for all their concerts
Press notices are very flattering o
this organization, during the season
lust passed the band played for sever
al of the big state fairs where the!
made decided hit. One commentato
stated that people who went to hea
the band out of curiosity, expecting
to hear nothing but rag time, cas-
marches and at most little jazz stui
we're surprised when the program
would be opened with such overture
as civilian Tell" 0rpheuus' "CaVal
leria Rusticana, "Mignon," and other
Of like caliber, all played IN a mos
artistic manner. and concludes MS re
view of the band by saying that Mays
vile was indeed fortunate in havin
such a musical organization and sue
a director in charge.
The Chamber Of Commerce Bahd .
Ardmore when up to its full strengt
was considered the best concert ban
in the southwest, and one that pu
Ardmore on the musical map OF IN
country.
Mr.. Barnard, the director had ma
many years experience with some Q
the best musical organizations IN tn
country, for many years he was con
nected with some Of the largest musi
publishing houses in the United state
and carries recommendations froi
such musicians as John Phillip sous
Arthur Pryor, Pat Conway and man
others of international reputation
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
ARMY ASKS INFORMATION
ON HOMER KAPP.

Chief Of Police Harry A. 0rt Mon
day morning received a letter from
Camp Bragg, N. c., asking information
on the arrest and conviction Of Homer
Kapp, q former member of the army
organization located there. Kapp was
sent to the State Reform school at the
last term Of court for a term OF two
wears on q forgery charge.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-05
TO OPEN TOBACCO MARKET.

Mr.. w. E. Smith left Sunday night
for Gallipolis, Ohio, where he will
represent the R. ]. Reynolds Tobacco
Co. as buyer on that market which
opened Monday.
Mr. Harry Calvert who has resided
here all winter has gone to Hurricane
W. Va, as buyer for the same com
pany. The Hurricane market opene,
Saturday.