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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-21
4 GREAT ACTOR IN Il NEW PART

TYRONE POWER, he Of
l. Servant in the House"
fame, plays the role of a
blind cobbler in a new Fox
picture, "Footfalls." Would
you ever think him novice
ut the trade?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
Harrison Talks.

New York, Sept. s.-After a meet
ing Of the directors of the Southern
Railway today, President Fairfa,
Harrison issued the following state
ment in regard to the recent advance
in cotton:
"As to the situation in the South
there is every indication that the cor.
ner has been turned. The advance in
lotion was the breath of wind fol
which the Southern States have been
waiting. It has been true in the past
that good cotton prices affect all in
dustries and increases buying pow
er, which means improved business.
Goods purchased by the South will
mean better earnings for the roads.
Improvement will, Of course be
gradual, but much is gained when
sentiment changes" "
No action was taken by the direc-
tors regarding the semi-annual divi-
dend of 2 1-2 per cent on preferred
ordinarily paid June 80.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
CROWD INJURED By
EXPLOSION Of BOMB
OVER SCORE OF PERSONS ON
COAST OF ITALY INJURED
WHEN BOMB is HURLED INTO
PLACE WHERE MANY PEOPLE
T.. WERE GATHERED.

Rome, Sept. 7.-Twenty-fve per-
sons were injured among them wom-
en- and children when bomb was
cast nto a bathing station at Ver-
raza near Genoa where hundreds of
persons. were on summer vacations.
1t apparently was intended that the
bomb should fall in the main hall of
the pavilion but was DETECTED \ by
telegraph wire and fell where but a
few persons stood. ~. .
Two persons have been arrested
in connection with the affair which
is believed to have been anarchistic
work. .... o.
Sporadic encounters continue to
take place between the fascist and
the, communists. At a dance near
Pavia communists and fascist en-
gagged in a gun fight in which two
communists were shot dead. :
A general strike has been declared
in Pagua after an attack by fascist
in which several workmen were shot.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
COTTON MARKET
SHOWS STRENGTH
NEAR MONTHS SHOW GAINS
OF OVER HUNDRED POINTS
SINCE CLOSE YESTERDAY.
SPOTS STEADY AT TWENTY
= -
AND THREE-FoURTHs. - ~

Opening this morning from 30 to
so points above yesterdays closing
figures, the futures market closed to.
day with all months showing net
gains of from '73 to 1875 points. The
nearer, months were the strongest
October closing at 1880 yesterday
opened SO points up, 1880 and clos.
ed 1 ID cents net higher, at 1856.
December made a gain over night of
1f9 points, January 90 points and
MARCH 80.
The spot market seemed little in
fiuenced by the strong tendency in
futures. For several days it is said a
spot price has been paid that was
higher than the futures market JUS
tilted. Abbeville continues to pay
prices that compare favorably with
any in the section. The highest paid
pp to 2 o'clock today was 2O.s1
cents.
Charleston paid yesterday 1850
New Orleans 1900, Savannah 1850,
Augusta 1850, Atlanta 1926.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
RETURN FROM ATLANTA SHOOT
Abbeville County Men Compete
With World Champs.

E. F. Arnold, Ford representa-
tive in Abbeville, and George NJ.
Collins, of Due West, returned We'd
nesday afternoon from Atlanta
where they competed with famous
shooters from every section Of the
country in the big quadrangular
trapshooting tournament Of the At
lanta Gun Club.
Mr.. Arnold participated in every
event of the tournament, 20 in I'll.
and failed to get money in only one
event, the first when he was using an
unfamiliar gun. His average for the
two days was about 95 per cent. Mon
day Mr.. Arnold got 96 clays out Of
possible 100 in the first event and
95 out of 100 in the second, an av-
crave for the day Of 95 1-2, a
total of 191 out of 200 Shots. In
each of the events tuesday he broke
19 or 20 out of each possible 20.
Monday Mr.. Collins broke 1876
clay birds out of 200 shot at. Paule
Earle of Anderson was leading with
1913.
There was $4,000 to he divided
among the shooters. Shooting in the
event were Paul Troeh, who was one
Of the American team which won at
the Olympic games; Jim Day Of
Canal Zone; E. F. Woodward of
Texas; George D. Williams, Florida
champion, and others. In this COM.
pany of notsbles. the South Carolina
men gave an excellent account Of
themselves.
Mr.. Arnold was a member Of
squad Of FIVE that broke 20 straight,
each and was given the honor roll
score.
MIR. Arnold relates the remark Of
a member Of the club in Atlanta
that he had never seen South
Carolinian who could not shoot well.
The Abbevlle county men got their
share of the money besides having
an enjoyable trip.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
TIGHTENING UP IN
NEW YORK CITY
DRY OFFICERS IN DRIVE
AGAINST BooTLEGGERS CAP.
TURE FIFTEEN THOUSAND
CASES VALUED AT MILLION
DOLLARS, AT NORTH RIVER

New York, Sept. Roy A.
Hanes, federal prohibition commits
sioner, was here today for a confer
ence with local enforcement officials
at which plans for reorganization OF
the New York bureau and a concert
ed drive against bootleggers were to
be discussed.
Particular attention was to be Civ:
en-, it was understood, to ways and
means Of breaking up liquor smdg-
Cling by water which is declared to
be the greatest source of trouble to
the forces operating in and about
New York. -.
A round up of alleged smugglers
heralded with the arrival here re-
Gently of a "fying squaron" from
Washington, headed by E. c. Yel-
lowley, was inaugurated last night
with the arrest at an uptown hotel
Of man who. gave the name of
John Walton. He is alleged to have
contracted to deliver to a federal
agent large quantity Of liquor
from vessel off Asbury Park, N.
J. Further arrests were promised to-
day.
Fifteen thousand cases OF whiskey
valued at $1,O0o,O00 were seized at
North River piers yesterday. Most
of the liquor is allege to have been
obtained from Kentucky warehouses
and distilleries through use of forged
permits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
GET ANOTHER STILL
Crude Outfit Captured Thursday Az
NJ.

O-S~S ~s>Ae SafsSSCo 4hoESoSy <AI.
ternoon Near Town.
Sheriff McLane and Chief Johnson
made a raid Thursday afternoon in
a big gully on the Knox place near
town and captured a crude still. The
outfit looked as if it had been de-
signed by inexperienced workmen,
though the odor that permeated the
immediate community was convinc-
ing evidence that the still had re-
Gently been in operation and that
the product was of a respectable
quality.
Deputy Cam says it is growing
more and more difficult to capture
operators of stills these days. Signals
are always prearranged and upon the
approach of an officer from any di-
rection two shots announce to the
hootch makers that they are in dam
ger. Of course they disappear be-
fore the sheriff arrives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
SEEK: CONFERENCE
ON IRISH QUESTION
BRITISH CABINET ASKS DE
VALERA TO SEND DELE
GATES-IRELAND MUST RE-
MAIN IN THE EMPIRE, is on
LY CONDITION IMPOSED.

London, Sept. THE British cab
met has invited Mr.. De Valera t,
send delegates to a conference will
the cabinet ministers at Inverness o,
Sptember 20, according to the Dali!
Mails Inverness correspondent wht
adds:
"Only one condition is imposed
namely, the understanding that Ire
land must remain within the EN-
pire."
The communication to Mr.. De Va
lera accoring to tbs dispatch, ask:
for an early reply and points out the
apparent uselessness of conducting
negotiations by a further exchange
of notes, in order to allay any feats
regarding Ulster that the decision
that Northern Ireland must in any
circumstances be coerced was reaf.
firmed by the ministers.
Dealing with the cabinet meeting
the Daily Mail says:
''The premier told the ministers
that he regarded the situation as
grave and critical and he was con-
vince that further interchange of
notes was useless. One minister, who
had been in personal contact with
Sim Fein opinion, said he was in
formed that it was the real intention
of it's leaders to secure a plebiscite
resulted in a mandate for a confer
ence.
"After the conflicting\ interpreta-
tions placed n Ireland and England
on the latest Sim Fein note were re-
ferred to the premier, he said it was
necessary to impose a time limit and
ascertain beyond doubt whether the
Sim Fein was prepared to remain
within the limits. If so, perma-
nent settlement was undoubtedly
possible. If not, further negotiations
were uselss. The cabinet therefore
should make further effort to secure
an agreement on this point, with all
the blessings of peace to follow.
Thereupon the ministers quickly
made up their minds and the decision
and invitations conveyed in the re-
ply were unanimous.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN
WITH BIG ENROLMENT
Total of Seven Hundred and Twenty
three-Eleventh Grade Reaches
Total of Thirty-four. .-.

The city schools opened this morn
ing with a total enrol ollment four
less than total of last year. Present
this morning in all the grades of all
the schools were 723 pupils. Of this
number ISL were enrolled in the
high school, Ill, in the mill school
and 461 in the graded school.
The attendance this morning was
less by four than the total en-
rollment at any time last year. It is
always true that new pupils continue
to enroll for several weeks after
school opens, so that the maximum
number may not be reached for two
months.
The eleventh grade presented a
gratifying total, there being 81 pu-
pills enrolled today, against seven last
year. This large attendance speaks
well, it is thought, for the opinion
held in the city Of the quality of
work being done in the higher grades.
The first grade also assumed man.
moth proportions this morning.
Swarming over the room, standing in
every corner were 127 shiny faced
children. They will be divided into
sections.
Teachers met their classes this
morning and assigned lessons for
Monday. They also advised about
textbooks and heard arguments about
'going up"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
GASOLINE DOWN
Drop of Cent 4 Gallon Noted In
Atlanta.

Atlanta.
Atlanta, Sept. S.-One more. cent
came off the price of gasoline Wed.
nesday morning, when automobile
owners VIII filled up their tanks dis.
cvered that the conSbustible COM
modify cost wenty-two cents retail
insetad Of twenty-three, including
war tax. The wholesale price is now
quoted at twenty cents Gasoline has
dropped eleven cents since Decem-
Der.
The price of kerosene also dropped
one cent, and the wholesale price is
now twelve cents.
The price reduction effective in
Atlanta Wednesday went into forces
in all the large distributing sta
tions in the city. Many sections Of
Georgia benefited by the cut. at the
same time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
LEGION ELECTS OFFICERS
Morris LumPin Of Columbia Hsad'
Organization For Yoar.

Newberry, Sept. S.-Morris C.
Lumpin was elected commander for
the ensuing year over Ben E. Adams
Of Charleston by vote of $50 to
143.
Holmes B. Springs of Greenville
was elected vice commander and
Rev. Mr.. Gum chaplain.
DIR. J. B. Settler and Neal W.
Workman from the Newberry post
are chosen as two of the ten, dele
gates to the national convention.
Mrs. Frank Evans will return to
her home in Spartanburg Monday.
She will be accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. George White, who will
make an extended visit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
MELLON TAX PLAN
COMES UP AGAIN
ABANDONED BY WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE 1T COMES
UP BEFORE SENATE FINANCE
COMMITTEE, WITH SECRE.
TARY ON HAND.

Washington, Sept. 8.-Secretary 8.
MELONS suggestions for tax revision,
which were abandoned by the House
ways and means committee after the
intervention of President Harding,
will come up again tomorrow before
the Senate finance committee. Mr..
Mellon will be on hand prepared to
discuss those questions, the estimates
as. revised after the White House
conference on August 9, and the tax
bill as passed by the House.
The Senate committee completed
preliminary consideration of the
House measure today, but decided to
postpone any decision on the various
changes. made by the House until af-
ter the Treasury Secretary had been
heard. Mr.. Mellon said today he
would have no prepared statement for
the committee, but the Senators will
have before them the treasury tables
showing estimated revenue yields and
government expenditures.
Suggestions originally presented to
the House committee by Mr.. Mellon
were built around an estimated tax
yield requirement of approximately
s3,7oo,Ooo,ooo next year, or some
$75O,oO0,OO0 more than provided for
in the House bill. They contemplated
new sources of revenue, such as a
one cent increase in first-class post
age, stamp tax of two cents on
each bank check and graduated IL
cense tax on automobiles to average
$40 yearly for each machine, and in
creased levies on cigarettes and smok-
ing and chewing tobacco to yield an
additional s5O,oOo,Ooo annually. =
The original total tax yield as
given by Mr.. Mellon is approximately
that which some members of the
Senate committee believe will be nee
essary next year. Others and partic-
ularly the Democrats, are of the
opinion that approximately s4,OOO,-
100000 will have to be raised from
internal taxes unless the government
is to face a huge deficit at the end of
this fiscal year.
In this connection some committee
Democrats indicated today that they
desired to question the Treasury Sec
retary tomorrow as to the purpose
Of the authorization contained in the
House measure for the currency to |
issue an additional $5O0,000,0OO in
short-dated securities. They desire to |
know, they said, whether this author
;ty was requested by the Secretary in |
the belief that the deficit under the
House tax measure would total such |
q sum.
After Secretary Mellon has been
heard tomorrow the committee will |
get down to revising the House meas
lre and considering general questions
Of policy, such as the sales tax and
other new levy suggestions. Chair
man Penrose said it was the purpose
have the bill ready for the Senate
when Congress reconvenes, Septem-
Der 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
Liverpool Excited.

Liverpool, Sept. S.-The Liver
pool cotton market has for severa
days been intensely excited, owing tc
the violent fluctuations in quotations
Nothing like it has been experienced
in recent years. Prices advanced by
leaps and bounds as a result of wide.
y speculative buying from all quar-.
ters, plus extensive covering by
operators. The market this morning
continued irregular and unsettled
Prices broke more than 100 points
after which traders seemed to adopt
a waiting policy pending more set
tied conditions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
LEGION MEETING
GETS UNDER WAY
NEWBRRY HOST TO SERVICE
MEN IN SECOND ANNUAL RE-
UNION-iMORE. THAN TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY DELE
GATES PRESENT.

Newberry, Sept. with Vice
Commander William C. MCGOWAN
of Columbia, presiding the third an
nual convention of the South Caro-
lima Department of the American
Legion convened in the court house
here shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning. More than two hundred
and fifty delegates, representing
forty-eight posts throughout the
State, were present for the session
This number was increased to more
than three hundred by night. Afte,
the convention was called to orde,
this morning, Major Hayward Mahon
of Greenville, State commander, took
the chair and presided over the ex.
ercises for the day. ...
DR.. j. W. Carson offered the in.
vocation. This was followed by the
song, "Pack Up Your Troubles in
Your Old Kit Bag" led by Morris C.
Lumpkin, of Columbia. Addresses of
welcome were delivered by heads of
the following organizations: John B.
Settler commander of Newbemy post
No. "a, American Legion, "The
Host; Mayor Eugene S. Blease, G.
P. Mcdaniel, secretary, Newberry
Chamber of Commerce; DR.. Sidney
J. Derrick, pesident Newberry COL
lege; J B Hunter president Kiwanis
Club; DR.. George B. Cromer, presi-
dent Rotary Club; the Rev. J. W.
Carson, D. D., president Pastors As
ISOLATION of Newberry.
DR.. George. B. Cromer, representa-
tive Of the Rotary Club drew thun-
derous applause from the Legion
aires when he declared that the Gro
tary Club stands for service above
self without any George Harveyism
in it ALL" Vice Commander William
C. MCGOWAN, of Columbia, in hap
py speech, responded to the several
addresses of welcome. J. L. Nichol-
son, of the Federal War Risk 1nsur-
ance Bureau Of Atlanta, made
brief address in which he spoke Of
the efforts Of his department in be-
half Of the disabled service men and
asked for the support and coopera-
tion of the South Carolina depart
ment. American Legion, he pledged
himself to take care of those ex-ser-
vice men in dire distress.
Miss Lucy Chamberlain, district
representative Of the American Red
Cross for nine of the Southern
States, addressed the convention
briefly. She deplored the fact that
in many communities in South Carr
lima there was a lack of local inter-
est on the part Of the American Le-
gion men. She pleaded with the L.
gionaires to awake to the possibi 'ity
of the American Red Cross for SER
vice. She was the recipient Of grest
applause when she declared that the
Amrican Red Cross is eager and AMI
xious to place or assist in placing
all disabled service men IN hospitals
throughout the. country. Decidedly
the outstanding feature Of the open
ing SESSION Of the convention was an
adress by Col. Alvin w. Owsley, of
Texas, chairman of the National
Americanism Commission of the
Legior.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09

New York, Sept. 8.-Cotton broke
$50 points more at the opening to-
day due to overnight selling orders
and the continued weakness in Liver
pool, October dropped to 18 cents,
but heavy buying advanced prices
about 60 points from the opening
levels. The trade and New. Orleans
also bought freely on. the early break.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
BASEBALL TOMORROW
Abbeville and Whitmire Play Last
Game of Season.

Whitmire will meet Abbeville in
the last game of the season tomor.
row afternoon at 3 o'clock. Besides
being the last game of the season
this is the deciding game of the
series played by the teams. Of the
four games played each has one two.
The winner tomorrow will have a
percentage of three won and two
lost. Since there is not likely to be
another game here until next spring.
it is expected that the local team will
have generous support from the
fans.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
PRICES SHOW RISE
Bradstreet Index Numbers Show In.
.~s. -

oraosfreot Index Numbers Show In
crease in Commodity Costs.
New York, Sept. 7.-Bradstreet's
approximate index number of COM
modify prices, as Of September
was $11.0s6S, gain Of three-tenths
of per cent over August making
the third consecutive rise, shown in
the past three months. Compared
with the low point as Of June 1,
prices are now "A per cent higher,
but compared with January / of this
year would show a decrease Of 1874
per cent, and the decline from Sep
tember l last year is 1873 per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
FIVE To GANG
Recent Occupants of Jail Get A
rL.--~ &c C.>->,

NeCcht occupants Oh JAIL oce ~
Change of Scenery
AS result of the sentences impos-
ed by the recent sessions court five
defendants were removed from the
jail to the gang. They entered upon
their terms yesterday. The longest
sentence imposed was three years,
the shortest six months.
Willie Dotson, who has been in
iail pending admittance to the State
Hospital, was carried to Columbia
yesterday. There are now fourteen
prisoners in jail, with room for sew
eral others.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
FEDERAL JURY DRAWN
Court Begins in Greenville Tuesday
October 4th.

October 4th.
Drawn to serve on the jury of the
Federal court which convenes in
Greenville Tuesday, October 4th, are
the following citizens of Abbeville
County:
S. J. Link, Owen Speed, E. W.
Harper, W. D. Wilkinson, E. L. Bell,
o. Y. Brownlee, W. D. Wilson, H. n.
Carwile, o. S. Cochran, R. H. Smith,
James Ferguson, Jr., R. S. Ellis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09

Greenwood, Sept. 8.-Greenwood
spot cotton was quoted today at 20
cents. This is loss of 21s cents from
the highest price Of the season paid
early yesterday morning.
The New York herald., 1921-03-13

experimenting also along the lines OF another
war method. while 1t has been accepted
as an established fact" says the Bulletin
that the ridding Of n community of rats
through the use Of a vlrus-by inoculating
Or feeding some material which causes she
development in them of disease contagious
TO other rats-is impossible. still this depart
ment Is now experimenting with a culture
obtained from Germany which IL Is claimed,
was used by the Germans to clear their
trenches Of rats"
The quarantine station notifies the Health
Department of the arrivals of ships from any
infected port. An inspector is Immediately
sent TO the docking pier TO compel the pac-
ing Of rat guards on the hawsers extending
from the ship to the shore, and tenders or
pontoons to breast off the ship at least six
feet from the dock and to take all reasonable
precautions to prevent rats from coming
ashore. The inspector also requires the con
signee 70 forward the health pratique ra-
ceived at Quarantine to tho department. in
order TO place responsibility for the compli-
ahce with orders upon such consignee. To